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US 9,314,124 B2Granted
Articulating garment hanger
AssigneeNeatfreak Group Inc.
InventorsBertrand Barre, Francis Lepage
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Abstract
A garment hanger includes a stationary member having a first jaw and an articulating member having a second jaw for gripping a garment therebetween. The relative tension between the jaws is finely adjustable through the click-stop engagement of teeth associated with the articulating member and a locking member. The locking member is rotatably coupled to the stationary member, and includes a gear having a set of teeth that engage a corresponding set of teeth disposed on a surface of the articulating member.
Claims12
A garment hanger, comprising:
- a stationary member having a first clamping jaw;
- an articulating member having a second clamping jaw and a first set of teeth;
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- a locking member rotatably movable relative to the stationary member and having a second set of teeth, rotational movement of the locking member causing the first set of teeth to engage the second set of teeth to, in turn, secure the first clamping jaw adjacent the second clamping jaw with a desired degree of tension therebetween;
- wherein the locking member is rotatably coupled to the stationary member and rotates about a point of attachment to the stationary member independently of any rotation of the articulating member relative to the stationary member.
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A garment hanger, comprising:
- a stationary member having a first clamping jaw;
- an articulating member having a second clamping jaw and a first set of teeth;
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- a locking member rotatably movable relative to the stationary member and having a second set of teeth, rotational movement of the locking member causing the first set of teeth to engage the second set of teeth to, in turn, secure the first clamping jaw adjacent the second clamping jaw with a desired degree of tension therebetween;
- wherein at least a portion of the locking member engages at least a portion of the articulating member in a snap-fit manner upon rotation of the locking member to a fully closed position.
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A garment hanger, comprising:
- a stationary member having a first clamping jaw;
- an articulating member having a second clamping jaw;
- a first locking member;
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- a second locking member, movement of the second locking member prompting movement of the first locking member between a first orientation and a second orientation, and causing the first locking member to fully engage at least a portion of the articulating member to, in turn, secure the first clamping jaw adjacent the second clamping jaw with a desired degree of tension therebetween when the first locking member is in the second orientation.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.