Garment hanger with lower neck straddle sizer
AssigneeSpotless Plastics Pty. Ltd.
InventorStanley F. Gouldson
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Abstract
In a combination of an intimate apparel hanger and an indicator for displaying garment-related information, the indicator is mounted to a lower neck region of the hanger where the hanger hook intersects the hanger body. The hanger has a flange, having a sloped surface and an undersurface. The indicator has a resilient tab disposed in a wall of the indicator body. The resilient tab is outwardly displaced by the sloped surface to expand the top opening of the indicator to allow the indicator to pass over the flange. The undersurface of the flange retains the indicator at the lower neck region after the indicator passes over the flange.
Claims16
A combination, comprising:
- a hanger, comprising a hanger body and a hook extending upward from the body, the intersection of the hook and the hanger body defining a lower neck region of the hanger, the hanger further comprising at least a first flange projecting from the hook at a position distanced upward from the body of the hanger, the first flange having a first sloped surface extending downward and away from the hook and a first undersurface extending away from the hook;
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- an indicator for displaying information, the indicator positioned at the lower neck region below the first undersurface of the first flange, the indicator comprising an indicator body substantially surrounding the hook, the indicator further comprising a top opening and a bottom opening defined at the top side and bottom side of the indicator, respectively, the indicator further comprising at least a first resilient tab formed in the indicator body,
- wherein the first undersurface of the first flange provides indicator-retaining interference with the indicator to retain the indicator at the lower neck region, and
- wherein the hanger further comprises a lower flange disposed below the first flange and enclosed by the body of the indicator once the indicator passes over the first flange, the lower flange having a lower sloped surface adapted to engage an inner surface of the first resilient tab, thereby stabilizing the indicator on the hanger body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.