US2419857A - Garment hanger - Google Patents

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April 29, 1947. F TALCUP 2,419,857

GARMENT HANGER Filed Dec. 15, 1944 Patented Apr. 29, 1947 "UNITE-D STATE-S OFFICE.

d"ainni/ritiri? HANGER v Ivan F. startup, meeneem, Ina. Application'necember 13, 1944,'sri1Na 56%,978

2` Claims.

This'invention relates to a'garmenthaHg-GI,

and particularly'toone which may be extensible A further important object of the:` invention is to provideairounded or enlargedendon each side of the hanger to t into the shoulder of the garmenttobecarried thereby "so asto preserve the shoulder 'shape Vwil-,hout distortion and without requiring pressing even though the garment is carried' on thehangenf or 'considerable periods of time.

These and other important objects of the invention, such as .the extremely simple vmode of operation, will become apparent to those versed in the art in the following description of one particular form of the invention as illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which Fig. l is a View in side elevation of a structure embodying the invention;

Fig. 2, a View in end elevation;

Fig. 3, a bottom plan view with center portions cut away;

Fig. 4, a View in side elevation of the structure shown in Fig. 1 but in an extended position;

Fig. 5, a top plan View; and

Fig. 6, a 4detail on an enlarged scale in bottom plan View and in partial section of one end portion of the hanger, in modified form.

Like characters of reference indicate like parts throughout the several views in the drawing.

An upper portion of the hanger is formed in any suitable manner to have a hook I and a pair of downwardly and outwardly extending arms II and I2. In the present showing, this upper part is made out of a, single piece of wire bent around one portion against another at the hook end, as illustrated in Fig. 5, and then carried around and downwardly to a twisted portion I3 from which the ends of the wires extend in single formation to give the legs Il and I2. To the leg II is attached in any suitable manner, such as by looping the end of the leg II therearound and twisting it around itself to form a hinge joint, a spring loop I4 herein shown as being substantially circular in contour.

vThis loop I4 extends normally diagonally downwardly and'- outwardly `substantially in alignment with the lieg" I I andffrom thev lowerend thereof, 'a-legVl I5 onfthe one'side andlon the other side is carried substantially horizontally therefrom when the `parts are in the positions indicatedv in Fig. l.' "TheselegsIE and I6 enter within tubes I1 and I-tofnt slidably therewithin in most instances. The loop I4, as well as theextending legs I5 andI'B-being integral parts thereof i are made ora 'spring 'materi'al, such as spring steel, and' the' -legs I5 and I 6 lare 4so formed that their 'normallyrwill'hold'thejtubes Hand I8 onetangential again'st'the other. Furthermore, these arebent-inwardly onetoward the other, `Figs. 2 'and f3, soias; t'ofprovideV an' entering wedge formation undertherloop"I4fto serve as a guide forentrance-'of piecesof lclothing therebetween'such as is-suggestedby' the 'dash lines, Fig. 1, representing the cuff ends of trousers.

The same construction is employed at the end of the leg i2 in that there is a loop of spring material I9 preferably hinged to the end of the leg I2 to slope downwardly and outwardly therefrom and to have the legs 20 and 2I extending from the lower portion thereof one to-ward the other and horizontally into the ends of the tubes I'I and I8. Since the upper portion of the hanger including lthe legs II and I2 extending from the twisted portion I3 are flexible, upward pull on the hook I0 will tend to pull the respective legs carried by the loops I4 and IS inwardly within the tubes I1 and I8, and thereby reduce the overall effective length of the hanger. To retain the hanger in an extended position, such as is indicated in Fig. 4, the tubes I'I and I8 may at one end at least carry the thumb screws 22 and 24 to extend inwardly and abut the respective legs 20 and 2l appearing therewithin, whereby those legs will be held in extended positions with the legs II and I2 flexing as indicated in Fig. 4 to approach parallelism with the tubes II and I8.

The loops I4 and I9 not only serve as powerful springs but also are of sufcient diameter in themselves and are so sloped that lthey will nt within the shoulders of a coat or jacket carried on the hanger so as to support the shoulder areas suiciently to retain the garments in proper shape. While it has been indicated above that the cuff ends of trousers may be entered between the bars I1 and I8, either end being usable, the waist band of ladies skirts may be entered through either one of the loops I4 or I9 over the tubes I'I and I8 to have a skirt hang therebe- 3 tween. It is to be understood that the loops i4 and I9 have suiiicient diameter to afford clearance therethrough of that part of the garment which will be carried above the tubes i1 and I8.

Where it is desired to dispense with any adjusting mechanisms, such as the thumb screws 22 and 24, a friction retaining device may be employed as indicated in Fig. 6 on either or both ends of the tubes I1 and I8. In this form, the tubes I1 and i8 may have end portions bent outwardly one from the other slightly, and then the legs 20 and 2l, for example, when inserted into the tubes will frictionally be gripped therewithin on opposing sides of the tube particularly toward the ends thereof, so that the normal tendency for the effective length of the hanger `to be reduced by upward pull on the hook I is avoided and any adjusted length can be maintained under this frictional engagement.

While I have herein shown and described my invention in the form as now best known to me, it is obvious that structural changes may be employed, particularly inthe upper portion of the hanger and also in the extension adjustments, all without departing from the spirit of the invention, and I therefore do not desire to be limited to that precise form beyond the limitations as may be imposed by the following claims.

I claim:

1. A garment hanger comprising a hanger hook; a pair of arms each oppositely extending from the hook; a substantially U-shaped spring attached to each of said arms by the cross member between the legs of the spring, said legs sloping outwardly and downwardly, and bending back below said cross member directly into horizontally disposed positions to converge one to- Ward the other to leave a V entrance therebetween in said horizontally disposed positions; and a straight line member interconnecting each pair of opposing legs; said straight members being elastically urged one against the other by said springs; said arms being elastic and normal- 1y sloping outwardly and downwardly whereby said spring members may be yieldingly, Variably spaced, one from the other; and said legs and said straight line members being formed to have said interconnection be extensible and retractible.

2. A garment hanger comprising a pair of straight line bars normally horizontally disposed side by side; a bar end member xed to the end of each of said bars and extending laterally outwardly one from the other substantially Within the horizontal plane of said bars, to form V openings therebetween at the respective ends of said bars; an arcuate, ring-like member, open on one side to have a leg from each side of that open- 4ing bent around acutely under said arcuate mem ber and diagonally inwardly to merge one leg with the outer end of one of said bar end members and the other leg with the outer end of the other of said bar end members at one end of said bars, whereby the arcuate member is supported entirely above and inclined inwardly, and upwardly from the said bar ends; a second like arcuate member connecting and supported by said bar end members at the other of said bar ends; and a hanger interconnected with said arcuate members.

IVAN F. STALCUP.

REFEREN CES CITED The following references are of record in the le of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name v Date 2,343,865 Heitzman Mar. 14, 1944 2,014,165 Bentler` Sept. 10, 1 935 1 692 084 Gerard Nov 20, 1928

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