US2720349A - Garment hanger - Google Patents

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Oct. 11, 1955 M. FINKEL 2,720,349

GARMENT HANGER Filed Nov. 26, 1952 INVENTOR. Molly Finkel ATTORJjjY United States Patent-O .r,.. .r... i .r ....i.....-.........

GARMENT HANGER M lly Finkel, Searsdale, N- Application November 26, 1952, Serial No. 322,704 2 Claims. (on. man i The present invention relates, in general, to garment hangers and, in particular, to trouserhangers which also serve as tie and/ or belt holders. The primary object of the present invention is the provision of a trouser hanger which is adapted to hang a pair of trousers by the cuffs thereof and which is additionally provided with means for hanging ties, belts, suspenders and similar articles of apparel.

Another object is theprovision of such a hanger which is formed from a single length of Wire which is bent into shape "to support trousers at the cuffs thereof and to provide bars for suspending or holding t-ies, belts, suspenders and similar articles. i A further object is to provide such a hanger which is simple light, compact, and inexpensive to manufacture, and which may be made as apart of a coat hanger, or made as an attachment for use with a conventional 'coat hanger, .ormade as a separate unit.

These and other and further objects and advantages of the invention will be more fully apparent from the following description made in connection with the accomp'anying drawings.

In the drawings: l i

Fig. l is a perspective view of the invention as embodied in an attachment for a coat hanger;

Fig. 2 is a side View of said embodiment; on a reduced scale, .apair of trousers and ties being illustrated in operat'i-ve association with the attachment; Eig. 3 is a perspective view of another embodiment of the invention; and i Fig. A is a perspective view of an additional embodiment of the invention.

- Referring now toFigs. 1 and 2 of the drawings in do tail, there is illustrated the presently preferred embodimentstof the invention in the form of a trouser hanger attachment '10 for a coat hanger 12. The coat hanger is' of conventional type, being preferably formed of wire and being provided with the hook 14 carried by the shank 16 from which downwardly and outwardly sloping-side portions 18--18 extend, said portions being interconnected by th cr ss-ba 2 1 s As here shown, the hanger attachment is preferably 2,720,349 C6 ate te Ost- 1. 5

. 2 spectively, to the upper bars 34 and 36, respectively, and the long vertical legs'44 and 46 extend between said uppe bars and the lower bar 38. It will be noted that when the attachment 10is positioned on the hanger 1 2, the e 'ess bar 20 extends tranversely between the long legs pf the companion supports 26 and 28 to substantially prevent swinging movement of the attachment 10 on the "hanger 12, the bars 38 being positioned below said cross-bar.

When using the present embodiment of the invention, the attachment 10 is first preferably disposed'on the hangs; '12 as illustrated in Fig. 1. Then the outer layer 5,8 of the cuff 60 of each trouser leg 62 is slipped over one of the supports 26 or 28, so that the upper spaced bars 34 and 36 are disposed in the pocket formed between the outer layer of the cuff and the potti n of the trouser leg under.- lying this outer layer, as illustrated in Fig. 2. It will be noted that the intermediate bar 38 is disposed below, and clears, the stitching 64 at which the cuff is sewed to the trouser leg. Said intermediate bar is also disposed below the cuff edge 66 and provides an auxiliary hanger for hanging the ties 68, as illustrated. Other suitable artieles (not illustrated) can be hung or suspended from the auxiliary hangers 38, for example, and not by way of lirr itation, trouser belts or suspenders for the trouser s may "be hung therefrom. In this connection it will be noted thgt both bars 38 of the attachment 10 are available for such use, so that, if desired, ties may be hung on one side of formed of a single length of suitable gauge wire, or sheet r material, having the ends thereof in abutment, as at 22. Said ends may, if desired, be secured together in a suitable manner, as by soldering, welding, etc. Said wire is bent to provide the looped end portions 24-24 which are adapted to removably fit over the hanger sides 18--18, respectively, and the companion laterally spaced supports 26 and 28, which are identical in construction, and which extend between said loops. The inwardly extending portions 3030 and 32-32 bent from the loops interconnect the loops and the supports. Each support is constituted by the upper horizontally extending spaced bar portions or formations 34 and 36 and by the intermediate lower horizontal bar portion 38. Said bar portions are preferably of similar longitudinal dimension. The short vertical legs 40 and 42 extend from the portions 30 and 32, re-

the attachment, and a belt or a pair of suspenders hung on the other side. It will also be noted that the use of the attachment 10 does not interfere with the use of the hanger '12 for hanging a coat. Therefore, the combination of the hanger 12 and the attachment 10 will readily proyidefqr the hanging of the coat and trousers of a suit, as well as providing for thejhanging of the tie and belt or suspenders to be worn therewith, said latter artie'les being prevented from free swinging movement by the underlying trousers.

Referring now to Fig. 3 in detail, 'there'is illustrated another embodiment of the present invention, pursuant to which the improved trouser hanger is integral with a coat hanger. The combination goat and trouser hanger 70 is formed frpm a single length of wire, or suitable sheet material, which is bent upon itself to fornn the companion strands 7274, which strands are shaped to form a'hook 14A, beyond which the strands and' the free ends 76--"76 thereof are preferably twisted together to form a shank 16A from which the downwardly and outwardly sloping double strand shoulder supporting 9; side portions 18A-18A extend. The strands are-bent inwardly and preferably twisted together, as at "l' 8-7 8, and the companion supports 26A and 28A extend between said twisted portions. Said supports are similar in'co'nstruction to the previously described supports zfi and 28 and serve to hang a pair of trousers, by the ,cufis thereof, as well as ties, belts, and suspenders on the auxiliary hangers 3'8Ae-- 38A, in the same manner as said supports '26 and '28. An'additionail advantage of the subject embodiment resides the fact that the twisted pdrtions '78''.'l8 provide a desired resiliency or spring pressure which urges the supports 26A-28A together when they are moved away from each other. This resiliency tends to clamp the inner cuff portions of the trouser legs together. It will be readily apparent that a pair of trousers, ties, a belt and/or a pair of suspenders, may be hung from the companion supports 26A-28A, the sides 18A18A are available to hang a coat.

Referring now to Fig. 4 in detail, there is illustrated an additional embodiment of the present invention, adapted solely for the support of a pair of trousers, ties, belts and suspenders, without provision for a coat. The hanger 80 is formed of a single length of wire, or sheet material, and is bent to provide the hook 82 carried by the shank 84 formed by the twisted strands 86 and 88. The'free' ends 'of' the wire are indicated'a't 90 and 92. From the shank 84, the strands are bent and shaped to form-the companion supports 26B and 28B.which are provided with the upper bar portions 34B34B and 36B36B for insertion in the pockets formedbetween the outer cuff portions and the underlying portions of the trouser legs, as previously described in connection with Fig. 2. However, in the present embodiment, the auxiliary hangers are disposed outwardly of the upper bar portions, rather than therebetween, as in the previously described embodiments. In the present embodiment, the auxiliary hangers 94-94 are in the form of loops 96 which interconnect the companion supports 26B and 28B, as illustrated. Ties, belts, suspenders, or similar articles may be hung over both strand portions which form each loop, as in the case of the tie 68A, or may hang from only one of the strand portions of the loop, as in thecase of the tie 68B. This arrangement of the auxiliary' hangers greatly increases the capacity thereof. It will be noted that each loop is bent up, at 98-98, to prevent articles hung in the manner of the tie 68A from slipping on the loop. In addition, said bent up portions constitute hooks adapted to receive belt buckles (not illustrated) for hanging belts therefrom. In order to limit movement of the supports 26B and 28B away from each other, and also to provide a clamping action for the inner cutf portions due to the inherent resiliency of the wire, the support 28B is provided with the U- shaped, bight portion 100, through which the companion strands 86 and 88 extend from the support'26B to the shank 84, as illustrated. I

'From .the foregoing, it will be apparent that I have invented a novel, simple, compact and inexpensive type of trousers hanger which may be made as an accessory attachable to a common coat hanger, or which may be made in a structure adapted for use as a coat hanger, orwhich may be made as a device solely for use as a trousers hanger, and further that each embodiment of my novel trousers hanger includes an auxiliary hanger adapted to hang other articles, for example and not by way of limitation, such as ties, belts and suspenders, whereby various wardrobe accessories may be hung with a complete suit of clothing, or with the trousers thereof, so that said other articles are readily available for use with the trousers.

While I have shown and described the preferred embodiments of my invention, it will be understood that various changes may be made in the present invention without departing from the underlying idea or principles of the invention within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. An apparel hanger comprising a single length of wire bent to form a hook, two identical pairs of downwardly diverging shoulder supporting portions extending from said hook and a cross portion extending between the outer ends of each pair of said shoulder portions, each cross portion comprising a pair of. laterally spaced companion substantially rectangular formations adapted to be inserted in a trouser cuff and an auxiliary substantially rectangular horizontal hanger portion which extends between the companion formations, each pair of said formations extending upwardly of the horizontal axis which extends between the outer ends of the associated pair of shoulder supporting portions, and the horizontal hanger portion being spaced a substantial distance below said axis to clear a trouser cuff suspended on the associated pair of companion formations, said formations and said hanger portion being substantially equal in horizontal extent whereby other articles of apparel may be hung on said horizontal hanger portions while a pair of trousers is suspended by its cuffs on said pair of companion formations, and said cross portions being twisted together between the outer therewith, respectively,

ends of the shoulder portions and the adjacent formations thereof for clamping the trouser cuffs together and for clamping articles on said horizontal hanger portions against the adjacent trouser legs, respectively.

2. An apparel hanger comprising a single length of wire bent upon itself substantially centrally thereof to form a pair of strands joined at one end thereof, said strands being bent at said one end to form a hook and being bent outwardly, below said hook to form a shoulder supporting portion for said hanger, said shoulder supporting portion ex-, tending downwardly from said hook and laterally outwardly at one side of said hook, said strands being bent inwardly from the outer end of said shoulder supporting portion to form a pair of parallel cross members integral said strands being bent toward saidhook at the ends of said cross members remote from said first shoulder supporting portion with the other ends of said strands twisted about said hook to form a second shoulder supporting portion which diverges downwardly from said hook and laterally outwardly at the other side of said hook, said cross members being twisted together adjacent the outer end of each of said shoulder supporting portions to provide coaxial resilient means at the opposite ends, respectively, of said cross members, and adjacent each of said resilient means said cross members being bent vertically upwardly from the axis of said resilient means, then bent inwardly and parallel to said axis, and then bent vertically downwardly below said axis to define in each of said cross members a pair of laterally spaced associated substantially rectangular cult inserting portions, and said cuff inserting portions of each cross member being joined by a substantially rectangular horizontal hanger portion which is spaced a substantial distance below said axis to clear a trouser cuff suspended on the associated pair of cuff inserting portions, said cuff inserting portions and said hanger portion being substantially equal in horizontal extent, and said resilient means being operable to clamp together trouser suffs suspended on the cuff inserting portions of said cross members and to clamp articles on said hori-.

zontal hanger portions against the adjacent trouser legs,

respectively. 6

1 References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,456,014 Neaves Dec. 14, 1948 2,461,179 Rogalla Feb. 8, 1949 Smith June 9, 1953,

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