Retractable coat hook
AssigneeTRW Inc.
InventorGary G. Gordon
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Abstract
A coat hook assembly (10) includes a hook member (80) for connection with a structure (12). The hook member (80) is supported for pivotal movement from an opening (40) and from a stored position to an operative position. The hook member (80) has a hook portion (82) adapted to support a garment. The hook member (80) has a closure portion (84) fixed for pivotal movement with the hook portion (82), and blocking the opening (40) when the hook member is in the stored position. A latch mechanism (120) releasably hold the hook member (80) in the stored position. The latch mechanism (120) is responsive to a pushing force on the hook member (80) when in the stored position to release the hook member for pivotal movement from the stored position to the operative position.
Claims21
An apparatus comprising:
- a support adapted for connection with a structure, the support at least partially defining a chamber having an opening;
- a hook member pivotally connected to said support and pivotal relative to said support about a pivot axis and between a stored position and an operative position;
- said hook member having a hook portion adapted to support a garment when said hook member is in the operative position;
- said hook member having a closure portion fixed for pivotal movement with said hook portion, said closure portion extending upwardly from said hook portion and blocking substantially all of an upper portion of said opening when said hook member is in the operative position, said upper portion of said opening being located above said pivot axis;
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- a latch mechanism for releasably holding said hook member in the stored position, said latch mechanism being responsive to a pushing force on said hook member when said hook member is in the stored position to release said hook member for pivotal movement from the stored position to the operative position.
An apparatus comprising:
- a support having a chamber, a front surface of said support located in a plane, an opening to said chamber located in the plane;
- a hook pivotally connected to said support and pivotal relative to said support about a pivot axis and between a stored position and an operative position;
- said hook member having a hook portion which is adapted to support a garment when said hook member is in the operative position and which is located in the plane closing an upper portion of said opening when said hook member is in the stored position, an upper portion of said opening being located above said pivot axis;
- said hook member having a closure portion fixed for pivotal movement with said hook portion, said closure portion being located in the plane closing the upper portion of said opening when said hook member is in the operative position and
- a latch mechanism located within the chamber for releasably holding said hook member in the stored position, said latch mechanism being responsive to a pushing force on said hook member when said hook member is in the stored position to release said hook member for pivotal movement from the stored position to the operative position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.