Nestable pinch-grip hangers

A nestable hanger comprising:

• a hook for supportably hanging the hanger on a display;
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• a body supported by the hook and having two pinch grips disposed thereon for retaining a garment therein;
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• wherein the two pinch grips being equidistant from the hook on opposite ends of the body in a first direction, the pinch grips further being offset in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction by an amount equal to a thickness of at least a portion of a corresponding hook in a stack of similar hangers, the second direction being to the same side of the body of an immediately upwardly adjacent hanger in the stack of similar hangers as the hook of the nestable hanger, for nesting the hanger in the stack of similar hangers such that the hanger interlocks with the stack of similar hangers;
• a cut-out portion located on the body corresponding to at least a portion of a hook on the stack of similar hangers to accommodate the hook in the stack of similar hangers while nested together in the stack;
• wherein the two pinch grips arrangement each comprise first and second jaws provided with a pinch end and an actuatable end, the pinch ends being biased together and being actuated apart by an actuation force applied at the actuation ends, the actuatable ends defining a pocket having a shape and size larger than a size and shape of the pinch ends such that the pinch ends are accommodated into a corresponding pocket of the similar hangers in the stack of hangers.

A plurality of hangers in a nested stack, comprising:

• first and second nestable hangers, the first and second nestable hangers each comprising:
• a support means for supportably hanging the first and second nestable hangers on a display;
• a body supported by the support means and having two pinch grips disposed thereon for retaining a garment therein;
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• nesting means for nesting the first and second nestable hangers in the nested stack such that the first and second nestable hangers interlock, and are in substantially a same plane as each of the other plurality of hangers in the stack of hangers, wherein the nesting means comprises:
• the pinch grips each having first and second jaws, the first jaw being disposed on the body and the second jaw being pivotally disposed with respect to the first jaw about an axis of rotation, the two pinch grips being equidistant from the hook on opposite ends of the body in a first direction, the first jaw of each of the pinch grips further being offset in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction by an amount equal to a thickness of at least a portion of a corresponding hook in the stack of hangers;
• the nesting means further comprised of a cut-out portion on the body corresponding to at least a portion of a corresponding hook on the stack of hangers;
• the nesting means still further comprised of an arrangement in which each of the first and second jaws have a pinch end and an actuatable end, the pinch ends being biased together and being actuated apart by an actuation force applied at the actuation ends, the actuatable ends defining a pocket having a shape and size larger than a size and shape of the pinch ends such that the pinch ends are accommodated into a corresponding pocket of the hangers in the stack of hangers.

A stack of hangers comprising:

• a plurality of nestable hangers, each individual hanger in the plurality of nestable hangers being nested with at least one other individual hanger in the plurality of hangers, each individual hanger comprising:
• a hook for supportably hanging the individual hanger on a display;
• and
• a body supported by the hook and having two pinch grips disposed thereon for retaining a garment therein;
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• wherein the two pinch grips being equidistant from the hook on opposite ends of the body in a first direction, the pinch grips further being offset in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction by an amount equal to a thickness of at least a portion of a corresponding hook in the stack of hangers, the second direction being to the same side of the body of an immediately upwardly adjacent hanger in the stack of similar hangers as the hook of the nestable hanger, for nesting the individual hanger in the stack of hangers such that the hanger interlocks with a corresponding hanger in the stack of hangers;
• a cut-out portion on the body corresponding to at least a portion of a corresponding hook on the stack of hangers;
• the pinch grips each comprised of first and second jaws having a pinch end and an actuatable end, the pinch ends being biased together and being actuated apart by an actuation force applied at the actuation ends, the actuatable ends defining a pocket having a shape and size larger than a size and shape of the pinch ends such that the pinch ends are accommodated into a corresponding pocket of the hangers in the stack of hangers.

A container of hangers, the container comprising:

• walls defining an interior;
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• a plurality of stacks of hangers disposed in the interior, each of the individual stacks of hangers comprising a plurality of nestable hangers, each individual hanger in the plurality of nestable hangers being nested with at least one other individual hanger in the plurality of hangers, each individual hanger comprising:
• a support means for supportably hanging the individual hanger on a display;
• a body supported by the support means and having two pinch grips disposed thereon for retaining a garment therein;
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• nesting means for nesting the individual hanger in the stack of hangers such that the individual hanger interlocks with a corresponding hanger in the stack of hangers, wherein each of the individual hangers is in substantially a same plane as each of the other plurality of hangers in the stack of hangers, wherein the nesting means comprises the two pinch grips positioned equidistant from the hook on opposite ends of the body in a first direction, the first jaw of each of the pinch grips farther being offset in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction by an amount equal to a thickness of at least a portion of a corresponding hook in the stack of similar hangers;
• the nesting means further comprises a cut-out portion located on the body corresponding to at least a portion of a hook on the stack of similar hangers to accommodate the hook in the stack of similar hangers while nested together in the stack;
• the nesting means still further comprises a pinch grip arrangement wherein the each of the first and second jaws of the pinch grips are provided with a pinch end and an actuatable end, the pinch ends being biased together and being actuated apart by an actuation force applied at the actuation ends, the actuatable ends defining a pocket having a shape and size larger than a size and shape of the pinch ends such that the pinch ends are accommodated into a corresponding pocket of the similar hangers in the stack of hangers.

A container of hangers, the container comprising:

• walls defining an interior;
• and
• a plurality of stacks of hangers disposed in the interior, each of the individual stacks of hangers comprising a plurality of nestable hangers, each individual hanger in the plurality of nestable hangers being nested with at least one other individual hanger in the plurality of hangers, each individual hanger comprising:
• a hook for supportably hanging the individual hanger on a display;
• and
• a body supported by the hook and having two pinch grips disposed thereon for retaining a garment therein;
• and
• wherein the two pinch grips being equidistant from the hook on opposite ends of the body in a first direction, the pinch grips further being offset in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction by an amount equal to a thickness of at least a portion of a corresponding hook in the stack of hangers, the second direction being to the same side of the body of an immediately upwardly adjacent hanger in the stack of similar hangers as the hook of the nestable hanger, for nesting the individual hanger in the stack of hangers such that the hanger interlocks with a corresponding hanger in the stack of hangers;
• a cut-out portion located on the body corresponding to at least a portion of a hook on the stack of similar hangers to accommodate the hook in the stack of similar hangers while nested together in the stack;
• the pinch grips each comprised of first and second jaws provided with a pinch end and an actuatable end, the pinch ends being biased together and being actuated apart by an actuation force applied at the actuation ends, the actuatable ends defining a pocket having a shape and size larger than a size and shape of the pinch ends such that the pinch ends are accommodated into a corresponding pocket of the similar hangers in the stack of hangers.