Clamp-type garment hanger
AssigneeThe Accessory Corp.
InventorsJames Capuano, Steven J. Sutton
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Abstract
A garment hanger includes a hook member and at least one clamp member coupled to a top crossbar member. At least one gripping finger is provided having a portion that is resiliently biased in a close spatial arrangement with a surface (preferably the top surface) of a bottom crossbar member. An end of the gripping finger is angled upward from the surface of the bottom crossbar member to facilitate insertion of the garment therebetween. The clamp member is used to engage and support a garment, such as a pair of pants. The gripping finger(s) and the bottom crossbar member are used to grasp and hold the garment therebetween. Together, these elements can be used to reduce the vertical dimension of the garment held by the garment hanger.
Claims19
A garment hanger, comprising:
- a) a hook member and at least one clamp member coupled to a first crossbar member;
- b) a second crossbar member;
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- c) at least one gripping finger having a portion that is resiliently biased in a close spatial arrangement with a surface of said second crossbar member;
- wherein said clamp member has a pair of spring biased jaw members directly opposing one another, wherein at least one jaw member is pivotable relative to the other between open and closed positions.
A method of hanging a garment comprising the steps of:
- a) providing a garment hanger comprising a hook member and at least one clamp member coupled to a first crossbar member, a second crossbar member, and at least one gripping finger having a portion that is resiliently biased in a close spatial arrangement with a surface of said second crossbar member, said clamp member having a pair of spring biased jaw members directly opposing one another, wherein at least one jaw member is pivotable relative to the other between open and closed positions;
- b) manipulating said clamp member to grasp onto a first part of said garment;
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- c) sliding a second part of said garment between said at least one gripping finger and said surface of said second crossbar member, whereby said at least one gripping finger and said surface of said second crossbar member cooperate to grasp onto said second part of said garment.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.