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US 8,113,393 B2Granted
Collapsible hook hanger
AssigneeThe Build-Up Plastic & Metal Co., Ltd.
InventorLeung Ho
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Abstract
A collapsible hook hanger having a metal hook moveable between an upright position for displaying garments and a folded position for reducing the footprint of the hanger during packaging/transportation of pre-hung garments.
Claims10
A collapsible hook hanger, comprising:
- a hook having a threaded end;
- a hanger body defining a plane P and including an upper edge;
- a hook-receiving fixture extending from said edge and including a frame and a substantially circular drum, said frame including a substantially circular opening extending therethrough in a direction substantially perpendicular to said plane P, said frame further including a guide slot extending along a substantial portion of at least one of the sides of said frame and along at least a portion of the top of said frame, said guide slot in communication with said opening, said a substantially circular drum being sized to be rotatably received within said opening in said frame, said drum including a threaded aperture sized to receive said threaded end of said hook when said threaded end is extended through said guide slot whereupon said drum is rotatably captured within said opening of said frame and rotatable between a first upright position and a second folded position.
A collapsible hook hanger, comprising:
- a hook having a threaded end;
- a hanger body defining a plane Q and including an upper edge;
- a hook-receiving fixture extending from said edge, said fixture including a frame defining an arcuate track, said fixture further including a substantially circular drum sized for receipt within said track and a boss having a threaded aperture sized to receive said threaded end of said hook, said drum including a lower opening for receipt of said boss therein and an upper opening for passage of said threaded end of said hook therethrough whereupon said threaded end of said hook engages said boss, said fixture further including a spring for biasing said boss towards said upper opening of said drum;
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- a cover sizer and configuring to fit about said frame and secure said drum within said track, said cover including a slot sized to allow passage of said hook therethrough.
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