US2568753A - Garment hanger - Google Patents

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Sept. 25, 1951 .w. LUDWIG 2,568,753

GARMENT HANGER Filed Aug. 28, 1946 IN VEN TOR. M/a/zer Ludcu/ Patented Sept. 25, V 1951 UNITED STATE GARMENT HANGER Walter Ludwig,

Young Spring & W

Detroit, Mich., assignor to L. A. ire Corporation, Detroit,

Mich., a corporation of Michigan Application August 28, 1946, Serial No. 693,513

I 9 Claims.

This invention relates to improvements in garment hangers.

The main objects of this invention are:

First, to provide a garment hanger comprising a suspending hook of wire and a supporting yoke of tubular cross section and of fibrous material in which both the yoke and suspending hook are conformed and shaped to facilitate ready assembly of the hook to the yoke.

Second, to provide a garment hanger of the type above described in which the tubular yoke of fibrous material is conformed or shaped to provide strength and rigidity and adapted to smoothly engage the garment supported therebird, to provide garment hangers of the type above set forthin which the tubular yoke is conformed or shaped in the bottom wallthereof for connection thereto of garment supporting means to dependingly support a garment from beneath the supporting yoke.

Fourth, to provide a garment hanger having these advantages which is attractive in appearance and economical to produce.

Objects relating to details and economies of the invention will appear from the description to follow. The invention is defined in the claims. *Preferredembodiments of the invention are illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in

which:

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a garment hanger illustrating the features of'one embodiment of my invention. a

Fig. 2 is a bottom plan view of the embodiment shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged view in vertical section on line 3-3 of Fig. 1 showing the structure of an outer end portion of the yoke.

"Fig. 4 is an enlarged view in vertical section on line 4-4 of Fig. lgshowing the structure for supporting a garment from beneath the yoke.

Fig. 5 is an enlarged fragmentary view partially in vertical section on line 55 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 6 is an enlarged fragmentary view partially in vertical section on line 66 of Fig. 5 showing the connection of the suspending hook to .the yoke.

Fig. 7 is a central longitudinal view partially in'vertical' section of another embodiment of the invention showing the-connection of the suspending hook to the yoke.

Fig. 8 is a fragmentary view partially in longitudinal vertical section of another embodiment of the invention.

Fig. '9' is an enlarged fragmentary detail view on line'9'9 of Fig. 6."

- slits H in the under wall of the yoke arms Referring to the embodiment of the inventionillustrated in Figs. 1 to 6, the garment hanger comprises a yoke I having downwardly diverging garment supporting arms 2, this yoke in the preferred embodiment of the invention being formed of a paper tube. The yoke l at the apex 4 thereof has its under wall 5 collapsed vertically upwardly against the upper wall 6 of the yoke longitudinally centrally thereof, providing a longitudinal groove-like recess 1 in the under wall as shown in Figs. 2 and 5 to impart rigidity and strength to the yoke at the apex thereof and to receive the suspending hook as hereinafter described. The yoke arms 2 are downwardly bent at their outer ends 8 to smoothly engage the garment at the shoulders thereof.

These downwardly bent portions are formed by collapsing the under Wall of the yoke longitudi-' nally centrally thereof vertically upwardly into abutting relation with the upper wall of the yoke, forming the downwardly opening groove-like recesses 9 in the bottom wall as shown in Figs. 2 and 3. These groove-like recesses facilitate bending the end portions 8 into downwardly curved. form and impart strength and rigidity to the outer ends of the yoke arms.

The yoke arms 2 intermediate the apex 4 of the yoke and the outer ends 8 of the arms are provided with pin receiving loops l0 depending from and extending longitudinally of the yoke arms as shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 4. These loops are formed, as disclosed in my copending application, Serial No. 760,383, filed July 11, 1947, which resulted in U. S.'Patent No. 2,503,829 issued April 11, 1950, by cutting spaced longitudinal, and collapsing the under wall upwardly on the outer sides of the slits as shown at 12 in Figs. 2 and 4. Safety pins l3 are connected to the pin. receiving loops I0, with the coils [4 of the pin supportingly mounted on the loops. The pins 13 detachably suspendingly' support a garment from beneath the yoke. The loops 10 are readily adapted for connection to other suitable garment supporting means. 1

The tube of the yoke is formed of a plurality of layers or plies of paper, as conventionally shown in Figs. 3, 4 and 5, convolutely or otherwise wound to tubular formation and cemented together. The yoke in its entirety, including the collapsed apex portion 4, collapsed downwardly bent shoulder portions 8 and the safety-pin receiving loop portions l0, may be collapsed and curved or conformed to shape in the process of manufacture .of the tube quite promptly after the tube is Wound to formation andbefore the glue or adhesive used in cementing the plies or layers together has set.

In the embodiment of the invention of Figs. 1 to 6 the suspending hook designated generally as I is preferably formed of a piece of wire of suitable gauge folded upon itself to provide a hook portion I6, the bight of vthe fold constituting the :bill I! of the hook as shown in Fig. '1. The strands are brought together and twisted into at least a part of the shank portion I8, the lower ends of the strands of the shank being preferably offset at H] relative to each other and terminate in relativelyshort vertical portions 20 extending through the elongated slot 2| disposed through the abutting walls 5 and 6 and intersecting the groove-like recess 1 in the bottom wall 5 at the apex of the yoke. The'vertical portions 20 terminate in outwardly bent yoke supporting arms 22. These arms from the ends of the slot 2i are inclined downwardly and outwardly away from each other in substantially parallel relation to the collapsed bottom wall 5 and terminate in upwardly inclined prong-like portions 23 extending through the slots or slits '26 in the bottom wall of the yoke and supportin y engaging at the ends thereof the upper wall of the yoke at the apex thereof. .As shown in Figs. 2 and 6, the slits 26 open into the groovelike recess '1'. The width of the slits is substantially less than th diameter of the prongs so that upon forcing the prongs through the slits the side walls of the slits yieldably and clampingly engage beneath the prongs, as shown in Fig. 9. This facilitates retention of the prongs within the slits and retention of the suspending hook in assembled relation to the yoke. In the embodiment of Fig. .8 the arms 22 are spaced from the bottom wall and the prongs 23 supportingly engage the bottom wall of the yoke in thegroovelike recess 1 instead of the upper wall as in the embodiment of Fig. 6. The yoke supporting prongs 23 of the arms 22 being substantially spaced from each other reinforce the yoke against distortion'a'nd bending for a substantial distance at the apex thereof. The twisted portion [8 of the shank extending closely adjacent the upper wall '6 of the yoke, and the diameter of the twist portion being substantially greater than the width of the slot 21, prevents displacement of the yoke longitudinally of th shank during normal usage of the garment support, but facilitates ready assembly of the suspending hook to the yoke by reason of the elastic yielding of the yoke adjacent the slot 2| when the bill I] of the suspending hook :is inserted through the open ing and the hook and shank portions are forced through the opening so that the arms 2 supportingly engage the bottom of the yoke.

In the embodiment of the invention of Fig. 7 the strands of the twisted shank portion is are offset at 24 relative to each other. These offset portions terminate in oppositely disposed horizontal arms 25 which are seatingly mounted upon the upper wall ii of the yoke at the-apex thereof. The. arms 25 terminate at their outer ends in vertically extending portions disposed through the yoke and provided at their lower ends with thearms 22] bent towards each other into crossing relation, and having the upwardly projecting prongs 23 thereof disposed through the slits 26 in the lower wall and supportingly engaging the upper wall, or the prongs may supportingly engage the lower wall as in the modification of Fig. 8.

The foregoing structures are characterized by the inexpensiverless of production thereof, by the rigidity and strength thereof, and by effectiveness thereof in supporting garments, both from above and below the yoke. The operation of the assembling may be readily performed without the use of tools, if desired, and once assembled the hanger is capable of repeated use without the likelihood of becoming disassembled.

Embodiments of the invention which incorporate the principles thereof in a highly desirable manner have been illustrated and described. It should be understood that the foregoing terminology is used descriptively rather than in any limiting sense and with full intent to use equivalents of the features shown and described within the scope of the following claims.

ing an elongated slot extending vertically through and longitudinally of the yoke at the apex thereof and intersecting said groove-like recess, and having slits through the lower wall spaced longi tudinally from the ends of said slot, said suspend ing book being formed of wire folded upon itself with the bight of the fold constituting the bill of the hook, the strands of the folded wire being twisted-together at the shank and below the twist terminating in laterally offset downwardly projecting portions extending through the slot of the yoke, and terminating below the yoke in oppositely bent arms, said arms being provided at the outer ends thereof with upwardly inclined prongs, said prongs being disposed through said slits, the outer free ends of said prongs supportingly engaging the bottom of the upper wall of the yoke.

2. In a garment hanger, the combination .of a supporting yoke, and a suspending hook, said yoke being of tubular cross section and of fibrous material and having downwardly diverging garment supporting arms integrally connected to each other at the apex of the yoke, the underwall of the yoke at the apex thereof being upwardly collapsed longitudinally centrally thereof to provide a downwardly facing groove-like recess disposed longitudinally of the yoke, said yoke having an elongated slot extending .vertically through and longitudinally of the yoke at the apex thereof and intersecting said groovelike recess, said suspending hook being formed of wire folded upon itself with the bight of the fold constituting the bill of the hook, the strands of the folded wire being twisted together at the shank and below the twist terminating in laterally offset downwardly projecting portions extending through the slot of the yoke, and terminating vbelow the yoke in oppositely bent arms, said arms being provided at the outer ends thereof with upwardly inclined prongs, said prongs having portions disposed .in said groove-like recess, the outer free ends of said prongs supportingly engaging a bottom surface of a wall of the yoke. h

3. In a garment hanger, the combination of a supporting yoke, and a suspending hook, said.

yoke being of tubular cross section and of fibrous material and having downwardly diverging garment supporting arms integrally connected to each other at the apex of the yoke, the underwall of the yoke at the apex thereof being upwardly collapsed longitudinally centrally thereof to provide a downwardly facing groove-like recess disposed longitudinally of the yoke, said suspending hook being formed of wire and having a hook portion and a shank portion, said shank portion having laterally spaced depending portions extending through the yoke at the apex thereof, said depending portions having below the yoke outwardly bent arms terminating in upwardly inclined prongs, said prongs being disposed in said groove-like recess, the outer free ends of said prongs supportingly engaging a bottom surface of a wall of the yoke, said shank portion closely adjacent to and above the yoke being of dimensions greater than the width of the yoke slot to retain the yoke against displacement longitudinally of the shank of the hook.

4. In a garment hanger, the combination of a supporting yoke, and a suspending hook, said yoke being of tubular cross section and of fibrous material and having downwardly diverging garment supporting arms integrally connected to each other at the apex of the yoke, said yoke being provided with an elongated slot extending vertically through and longitudinally of the yoke at the apex thereof and slits through the under wall thereof at each side of said slot, said suspending hook being formed of wire and having a hook portion and a shank portion, said shank portion having laterally spaced depending portions extending through the yoke slot, said depending portions having below the yoke outwardly bent arms terminating in upwardly inclined prongs, the outer ends of the prongs being disposed through said slits and supportingly engaging the bottom of the upper wall of the yoke.

5. In a garment hanger, the combination of a supporting yoke, and a suspending hook, said yoke being of tubular cros section and of fibrous material and having downwardly diverging garment supporting arms integrally connected to each other at the apex of the yoke, the under wall of the yoke at the apex thereof being upwardly collapsed, said yoke being provided with an elongated slot extending vertically through and longitudinally of the yoke at the apex thereof, and provided with slits through the lower wall spaced longitudinally from the ends of said slot, said suspending hook being formed of wire and having a hook portion and a shank portion extending through the yoke slot and having below the yoke oppositely bent arm terminating in upwardly inclined prongs disposed through said slits, the outer free ends of said prongs supportingly engaging the bottom of the upper wall of the yoke, the edges of the slits being in retaining engagement with the bottom of the prongs.

6. In a garment hanger, the combination of a supporting yoke, and a suspending hOOk,'Said yoke being of tubular cross section and of fibrous material and having downwardly diverging garment supporting arms integrally connected to each other at the apex of the yoke, said suspending hook being formed of wire and having a hook portion and a shank portion, said shank portion being disposed through the yoke at the apex thereof and terminating below the yoke in oppositely disposed arms having upwardly projecting prongs disposed through slits in the under wall of the yoke, the outer end of the prongs engaging the bottom of the upper wall of the yoke, the edges of the slits yieldingly engaging the sides and bottom of the prongs to retain the suspending hook.

7. In a garment supporter, the combination of a supporting yoke, and a suspending hook, said yoke being of tubular cross section and of fibrous material and having downwardly diverging arms and having a pair of openings extending vertically through the apex of the yoke and spaced longitudinally thereof, said suspending hook having a shank portion terminating at the lower end thereof in oppositely disposed arms seatingly mounted on the yoke, said arms at the outer ends thereof terminating in prongs projecting downwardly through said openings, said prongs beneath the yoke terminating in arms bent towards each other, said arms at the outer ends thereof having upwardly projecting prongs in supporting engagement at their outer ends with the diverging arms outwardly beyond said pair of openings.

8. In a garment hanger, the combination of a supporting yoke of tubular fibrous material having downwardly diverging garment supporting arms and having a longitudinal slit at the apex thereof extending vertically therethrough, said arms being integrally connected to each other at the apex of the yoke, and longitudinal slits in the under walls of, the arms thereof, and a suspending hook of wire provided with a shank disposed through said central slit and having oppositely projecting springable arms disposed below the yoke with their outer free ends disposed in said under slits and housingly disposed in the tubular arms.

9. In a garment hanger, the combination of a supporting yoke of tubular section and of fibrous material and having downwardly diverging garment supporting arms integrally connected to each other at the apex of the yoke, there being a central longitudinal slit extending vertically through the yoke at the apex thereof, said arms having longitudinal slits through the under wall thereof in spaced relation to the central slit, and a suspending hook having a shank disposed through said central slit and provided with oppositely disposed arms terminally projecting through said slits in the under wall and in supporting engagement with the bottom of the upper wall of the arm.

WALTER LUDWIG.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,510,737 Busch Oct. '7, 1924 1,840,665 Grauf Jan. 12, 1932 2,155,071 Young Apr. 18, 1939 2,214,849 Young Sept. 1'7, 1940 2,334,371 Young Nov. 16, 1943 2,372,999 Young Apr. 3, 1945 2,383,819 Ronning Aug. 28, 1945

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