Abstract: A pinch-grip hanger includes an attachment portion for securing the hanger to a support and at least one pinch-grip for receiving an article for hanging. The pinch-grip includes a pair of components secured to each other, each component including an end for receiving the article therebetween. The pinch-grip also includes a biasing element for biasing the ends together and for permitting separation of the ends towards a fully extended open position by movement of at least one the components. One of the components includes at least one projection extending towards the other component to inhibit some accidental movement of the pinch-grip towards the fully extended open position while permitting intentional movement of the pinch-grip towards the fully extended open position.

Abstract: A pinch-grip hanger includes an attachment portion for securing the hanger to a support and at least one pinch-grip for receiving an article for hanging. The pinch-grip includes a pair of components secured to each other, each component including an end for receiving the article therebetween. The pinch-grip also includes a biasing element for biasing the ends together and for permitting separation of the ends towards a fully extended open position by movement of at least one the components. One of the components includes at least one projection extending towards the other component to inhibit some accidental movement of the pinch-grip towards the fully extended open position while permitting intentional movement of the pinch-grip towards the fully extended open position.

Abstract: Disclosed is a garment hanger having a generally central portion and garment support arms extending therefrom, the support arms each having a movable part slidably connected to the central portion for reciprocal movement to increase or decrease the length of the arms, wherein the movable parts of the arms are connected by a flexible link member such that extending movement of one movable part causes extending movement of the other moving part.

Abstract: A display hanger is provided which allows multiple pairs of socks or other articles to be hung without interference from other pairs on arms therebelow. The display hanger can be manufactured using conventional molding techniques employing standard polymeric materials. The arms are offset to allow better viewing and convenience of the supported articles while loading and unloading the hangers.

Abstract: A clothes hanger device is disclosed for hanging clothes from a support rail. The device includes a hook having a base, the hook removably cooperating with the support rail for supporting the device from the support rail. A frame is suspended from the base of the hook, the frame having a first and a second end. The first end of the frame defines a first hole and the second end of the frame defines a second hole. The arrangement is such that the base of the hook rotatably extends through the frame between the ends thereof A first arm has a first and a second extremity, the first arm slidingly extending through the first and second holes. The second extremity defines a stop for limiting travel of the first arm relative to the frame. A biasing device is anchored to the first arm for biasing the first arm through the first and second holes. A second arm has a first and a second side, the second arm slidingly extending through third and fourth holes defined by the frame.

Abstract: A pants hanger, which is mounted on a vertical surface or is used to assemble into pants hanging array for hanging multiple pairs of pants, consists of a fixed horizontally extended base arm, a horizontally extended gripping arm and a spring element biasing the gripping arm against the base arm. The spring element is attached at the center of the gripping arm and allows for rotation of the gripping arm on the spring element to provide a substantially even pressure against an article of clothing supported between the base arm and the gripping arm. The base arm and gripping arm have a recess portion to allow for the increased thicknesses of pants along their seams. The unit may be combined with other like units to provide an array of hangers, disposed either horizontally or vertically.

Abstract: A pants hanger is comprised of fixed horizontally extending hanging arms and spring elements. Each spring element is attached to one side of a hanging arm and is biased against the opposite side of the adjacent hanging arm. The hanging arms and spring elements may receive a pair of pants or other garment between them. The garment is then supported by the compressive, gripping force of the spring being biased against the adjacent hanging arm. The unit may be combined with other like units to provide an array of hangers, disposed either vertically or horizontally.

Abstract: A garment hanger including an elongate slide member adapted to receive a garment suspended therefrom, and clamp means for holding the garment on the elongate slide member. The elongate slide member has a first end region and an opposed second end region, and is structured so as to impart a gravitational bias on the garment in the direction of the second end region. The clamp means is arranged proximate the first end region of the elongate slide member, and holds the garment on the elongate slide member in opposition to the gravitational bias imposed on the garment by the structure of the slide member. The hanger also includes support means for associating the garment hanger with a fixed support structure, such as a clothes rod.

Abstract: A pinch-grip hanger includes an attachment portion for securing the hanger to a support and at least one pinch-grip for receiving an article for hanging. The pinch-grip includes a pair of components secured to each other, each component including an end for receiving the article therebetween. The pinch-grip also includes a biasing element for biasing the ends together and for permitting separation of the ends towards a fully extended open position by movement of at least one the components. One of the components includes at least one projection extending towards the other component to inhibit some accidental movement of the pinch-grip towards the fully extended open position while permitting intentional movement of the pinch-grip towards the fully extended open position.

Abstract: A multiple item adjustable clothes hanger for simultaneously hanging one or more articles of clothing, such as pants, skirts and jackets, for storage and transport. The multiple item adjustable clothes hanger includes elongate first and second clamping jaws pivotally coupled together and adapted for pinching clothing therebetween. A clamping system provides lockage of clamping of the first clamping jaw with respect to the second clamping jaw in first, second, and third positions. The clamping system includes a lever and an adjustment sleeve. The adjustment sleeve has first, second, and third channels extending therearound. The first channel has a greater circumference than the second channel. The second channel has a greater circumference than the third channel. The lever is moved to a particular channel, by the owner, depending on the thickness of the garment materials to be held between the clamping jaws.

Abstract: The device for hanging pants and similar garments foldable in two parts is composed of a rigid frame which is provided with a central hook and in the lower part thereof with a rod, the rod being intended to support the garment folded in two parts. The device is characterized by the fact that the frame (1) is formed of a cross-piece (2) and uprights (3) at the extremities, the cross-piece (2) being located at the extremities of the uprights, which act as a guide for the rod (4). The rod is capable of moving along the uprights to be in a lower position and in a raised position in contact with the cross-piece. The blocking of the rod in different positions is achieved by means of a joint of the saw type with teeth which is unidirectional and the toothed surface (5) is located on each of the uprights while the toothed spike is formed on the sleeve (7) which serves as a guide for the rod.

Abstract: An upstanding garment hanger comprises a transversely extending support member and a succession of garment support elements depending downwardly from the support member to free ends, at least first and second adjacent ones of the garment support elements defining transversely extending, vertically spaced projections upwardly of the free ends thereof.

Abstract: A device for fixedly interconnecting two parts (1, 2) of a clothes hanger comprising at least one cylinder socket (3) on one part and at least one pin (4) on the other part to be inserted into the socket. The pin (4) has at least one non-cylindrical portion (9) with a radius exceeding the radius of the socket. This portion is flexible in the direction of insertion of the pin for wedging the pin in the socket after insertion.

Abstract: An injection molded plastic hanger including an upper hanger member and a lower hanger member having a loop segment by which to hang from the upper hanger member. The loop segment is "closed" by the overlapping placement of two fingerlike segments extending from opposite ends of the loop. The two segments are held together in the proper position by a thin film of plastic which is located between them. The overlapping design of the fingerlike segments alleviates the formation of any weld lines within the loop segment which are substantially perpendicular to the tensile forces which are imposed upon the loop segment as the hanger is used as intended.

Abstract: A pants rack assembly to be mounted on the wall of a room. It has a block shaped body member having a front surface from which extends an elongated right side gripping arm, an elongated left side gripping arm and an elongated middle spring support arm. This structure is integrally formed of plastic material. An elongated floating gripping arm is positioned between the middle spring support arm and each of the respective left and right side gripping arms. A pair of coiled springs pass through longitudinally spaced apertures in the middle spring support arm and their opposite ends are seated in recesses in the respective floating gripping arms. The rear end of the block shaped member is telescopically received in a U-shaped channel member that would be secured to the wall.

Abstract: A garment hanger which is composed of a plurality of elongated members which are to be mounted in a cantilevered manner on a supporting rod. Each elongated member includes a movable side panel. Each side panel is continuously biased to an outer position. A garment is to be inserted between a side panel and a directly adjacent elongated member which will result in retraction of the side panel and clamping of the garment between the side panel and the directly adjacent elongated member.

Abstract: A trousers hanger of the type having two integrally formed legs disposed at an acute angle which form an open end through which trousers can be easily mounted over one leg of the hanger. The other side of the hanger includes a hook end adapted to permit the hanger to be hung from a clothing rod or the like. The lower leg which accepts a pair of trousers includes a pair of spaced, linearly extending gripping bars overlying significant length portions of the lower leg and are resiliently biased in a closely spaced relationship to an upper edge of the lower ledge for engaging a pair of trousers placed between the gripping bars and lower leg in a manner which tends to hold the trousers in a slightly taunt, unwrinkled condition. The confronting inner ends of each gripping bar are spaced from one another and include an upturned edge to facilitate mounting an edge of the trousers under each gripping bar.

Abstract: A crease keeper for maintaining trouser creases and mitigate wrinkling including a pair of spring loaded trouser leg expanders hung from a support system having a hook for hanging the entire assembly with trousers attached in a closet or other location. One embodiment employs a wirelike frame having coil spring cartridges affixed thereto providing crease maintenance forces tending to stretching trouser legs. An alternate embodiment employs a wirelike frame having a first and second portion thereof formed into springs providing crease maintenance forces.

Abstract: An expandable garment hanger with which the invention is concerned has a body (1), a hook (2) on the body to suspend the hanger and a pair of movable arms (3,4), slidably mounted on the body. The arms are arranged to move in opposite directions. A locking device (8,9) is located on the body (1) of the hanger so as to lock the movable arms relative to the body. The locking device is movable along a path parallel to the path along which the arms are movable. A biasing device, preferably a spring (27), is provided for biasing the locking device (9,9) against movement in one direction so that when the arm of the hanger is set and locked in position the arms of the hanger are movable against the biasing force of the spring (27). The hanger conveniently supports garments of varying waist widths and maintains the hanger at the desired widths once the garment is mounted on the hanger but also allows the garment to be removed from the hanger by a small inward force applied to the end of the arm.

Abstract: A garment hanger includes a hanger body having an upper bar and a lower bar coupled thereto. The upper and lower bars each have upper and lower surfaces, respectively. A hook is coupled to the upper bar for supporting the hanger body. A finger is pivotably joined to the upper surface of the lower bar proximate the lower surface of the upper bar. The finger pivots upwardly towards the lower bar when a garment is supported on the lower bar over the finger to capture the garment therebetween. An extension bar on the upper bar may include arms to releaseably capture and hold the lower bar thereto.

Abstract: Heat-shrinkable tubes are fitted on a dress hanger or its clips and are then shrunk by heating them until the tubes are tightly secured to the hanger or its clips. The tubes are flocked or are otherwise provided with a constituent exhibiting a non-slip property at locations where the tubes will come into contact with clothes hung on the hanger. The clothes are thus prevented from slipping on the hanger.

Abstract: An improved hanger for pants and the like includes a hook portion and a clamp portion mounted on the hook portion. The clamp portion defines at least one clamp of generally inverted U-shaped configuration having a first leg, a second leg and a bight portion connecting the first and second legs. The first and second legs are biased together to clamp pants and the like therebetween, the first leg also defining an aperture therethrough to enable manual separation of the first and second legs for passage of pants and the like therebetween. The hook and clamp portions together are a one-piece construction formed exclusively of plastic in a single operation.

Abstract: A clamping garment hanger according to the present invention is composed of first and second jaws pivotally mounted via first and second leg members; a lever mechanism for providing a primary clamping system for the jaws; and a secondary clamping system which includes a fork connected with the lever mechanism wherein the fork includes a yoke, a collar which freely and floatingly encompasses the first and second leg members, wherein the collar includes a tongue and a foot carrying a roller, and a scuff bar connected with the first jaw. In operation, when quite thick garments are to be hung, the lever mechanism clamps and locks the first and second jaws together, while the collar floats into an abutting position with respect to the second leg member while the tongue thereof is received alignably by the yoke and the roller carried on the foot abuts the scuff bar.

Abstract: A multigarment hanger of plastic construction, such as a bra-and-panty hanger, includes a centrally located suspending member for being suspended from a support, a body connected to the base of the suspending member and oriented horizontally when used, and, at each of the opposite ends of the body, plural garment-engaging grips molded integrally therewith. One of the grips is defined by a vertically oriented wall surface of the hanger and a first resilient finger to define a first clearance space therebetween defining a first garment-receiving slot, and at least another of the grips is defined by a horizontally oriented wall surface and a second resilient finger to define a second clearance space therebetween defining a second garment-receiving slot. At least a portion of the vertically oriented wall surface of the one grip is horizontally displaceable without affecting the second clearance space of any other grip.

Abstract: A two-piece garment hanger which is fastened to the top section by gluing, snap action, or, preferably, some welding which is so smooth in outside appearance that the entire surface exposed to view readily lends itself to a decorative surface produced by the HydroGrafix wood grain finish decorating system.

Abstract: A molded plastic garment hanger constituted from two materials which are fused and bonded to form a composite hanger. Also disclosed is a method and apparatus for the two-step or co-injection molding of plastic materials for the formation of the plastic garment hanger construction. The plastic garment hanger incorporates an insert consisting of a second plastic material adapted to have indicia and/or logo means molded therein, and which insert may be fused to the hanger structure so as to form a bond with the first plastic material constituting the basic garment hanger.

Abstract: A clothes hanger of the type having two elongated flat plates which clamp an article of clothing between them. The clamping force coming from two W-shaped metal rods which are squeezed together by the hook which is used to hang the clothes hanger from a rod. The elongated flat plates of the hanger have a plurality of studs and a plurality of holes. The studs on one of the elongated flat plates are staggered with the studs on the other elongated plate. The studs of one elongated flat plate are aligned with the holes on the other elongated flat plate. The combining of the studs and the holes cause a very secure grip on an article of clothing which is placed in between the two flat plates before the flat plates are clamped together.

Abstract: Wire coat hangers having transverse cross sections of unique configuration. In a first embodiment, the hanger has a rounded, generally "T"-shaped configuration when seen in transverse section. In a second embodiment, the cross section of the hanger has the configuration of a five pointed star with circumferentially and equidistantly spaced and radially extending fins having a common extent and having round distal free ends. Other embodiments have various star-shaped cross sections and include two to twelve fins. In all embodiments, the unique cross sectional shapes are achieved by roll forming or drawing. In the "T"-shaped configuration, a 62% reduction in material is achieved, and in the star-shaped configuration, a 50% reduction in materials is attained. The new coat hangers therefore use much less material than conventional round in section coat hangers, but are about equally strong.

Abstract: A garment hanger is provided with a hook portion, a body portion, and a lower portion including a pair of legs. The legs each include lower transverse portions adapted to receive a garment therebetween. The hook is preferably engagable with a rod or the like in such a manner so as to securely clamp the hanger to the rod, so as to prevent its movement after mounting thereto. A clamping sleeve is provided on the body portion and movable into and out of engagement with the upper ends of the legs, so as to selectively move the legs between a clamping position and a release position.

Abstract: A garment hanger of the garment clamping type has a pair of jaws, the first one of which is integral with the hanger body and the other is pivotal about the top of the first jaw. A resilient clip slidably seated over the tops of the jaws resiliently holds the jaws in garment clamping position. The front face of the pivoted jaw has an elongated recessed channel to guide the user's finger to engage the clip and slide it into release position. The jaws are so designed that the free end of the pivoted jaw can pass a limited distance through the bottom of the first jaw when no garment is present.

Abstract: A garment retainer includes a saddle member having an open channel which is disposed over a garment folded over the crossbar of a conventional clothes hanger. At least two resilient members have portions which span the open channel and which are urged into said channel by the crossbar when a downward pressure is exerted on the retainer via the compression of a pair of flexible strips which are part of the retainer and which engage a portion of the hanger above the crossbar, whereby a pressure is exerted on the garment so that said garment is retained on the hanger without sliding or wrinkling thereon.

Abstract: A hanger comprised of an integral body of molded synthetic material defines a hook portion having an interior detent for the receipt of a display rod and an elongate channel open exteriorly of the hanger body and extending into communication with the detent, the detent being of cross-sectional dimension exceeding the cross-sectional dimension of the channel, the hanger being adapted to retentively, releasably contain the display rod on insertion thereof through the channel into the detent by imposing generally radially directed force onto the display rod. The hanger body includes a central portion with an extension thereabove and a transversely extending member cantilever-supported by the extension, the transversely extending member having an exterior surface bounding the channel and the detent.

Abstract: A garment hanger comprises a hook member coupled with a garment supporting frame by a pivot joint. The hook member can be rotated within a fixed degree of angle relative to the garment supporting frame so that the garment hanger can be conveniently hung on a clothes-line for holding a garment to keep it in shape. Several garment hangers can be connected in series by a hook joint, for holding several garments, to reduce space occupation.

Abstract: A hanger for the hanging of plural garments includes a body portion for hanging a first garment, the body portion having a central opening and a hook portion extending outwardly of the body portion and a cross-member bounding the central opening. A clip unit is provided for securement to the cross-member and for releasably receiving a second garment. The clip unit includes first and second members each having a mid-portion and first and second end portions extending oppositely from the mid-portion, the first end portion of the first member defining a detent for engagement with the cross-member to secure the clip unit thereto, the second end portions of the first and second members being adapted for retentive engagement with the second garment.

Abstract: A garment hanger for supporting several articles of clothing. The garment hanger has a plurality of U-shaped carrying bars that are telescopically, rotatably and slidably mounted in a carrying element. The garment hanger can be hung on a closet clothes bar so that a plurality of articles can be hung in a narrow space. The garment hanger is configured so that if one of the carrying bars is pulled out, the carrying bars that remain in position act as counter weights to balance the entire garment hanger system.

Abstract: A clothes hanger of a synthetic plastic material comprises a main part having a double-T-shaped cross-section and having a substantially vertical web wall, an upper wall and a lower flange. The main part has two ends, a clamp provided at each of the ends of the main part and including a substantially rigid abutment part and a tongue connected with the abutment part so that a gap is formed between the abutment part and the tongue for inserting an article of clothing to be clamped. A connection connects the abutment part with the tongue of one piece with one another and includes a substantially freely lying synthetic plastic ring shaped arc interrupted by the gap and connecting the abutment part with the tongue. The synthetic plastic arc has a cross-section which is greater than a cross-section of the upper flange and the lower flange. The tongue abuts against the abutment part with a prestress.

Abstract: A hanger for displaying a belt with a garment includes an elongated body and a plurality of loops or straps joined to the body for receiving a belt. The loops simulate the belt loops on a pair of slacks, pants or on a skirt. An attachment arm mounts the hanger onto a garment hanger in the approximate area of the belt loops of the garment. The attachment arm may define a clip which snaps onto the garment hanger or a slot which receives the support hook of the garment hanger. In a further alternative, a pair of clips may be joined to the body to attach the belt display hanger to the garment waistband.

Abstract: A garment hanger adapted to support an elongated rod. The hanger includes an elongated body having two ends and a hook portion therebetween. The ends of the body extend downwardly to form a pair of spaced legs each having a rod receiving portion, with each rod receiving portion being defined by a bottom wall, a back wall joined to the bottom wall and forming part of the body and an upstanding resilient tongue joined to the bottom wall and spaced a predetermined distance from the back wall to define a rod receiving slot. The back wall includes an opening therein in alignment with the tongue defined by the bottom wall, top wall and opposing side walls, the surfaces of the side walls facing the tongue each having an undercut for capturing the rod when inserted in the slot. The tongue biases the rod in the slot against the undercuts to lock the rod in the rod receiving portions.

Abstract: A garment hanger having a base element, a top element and a suspension hook is disclosed. The base element comprises at least one elongated body of resiliently bendable material, such as e.g. a rod of resin-coated spring steel, which has carrying pieces for bearing a garment or other article of manufacture at both its ends. The top element comprises two connecting arms of flexible material, such as e.g. flexible synthetic resin, which are connected to each other or to a rigid central body and which are moreover connected with their ends to the body of the base element at positions located between the center and the ends thereof. With this hanger, garments and the like may be suspended in tensioned state and stored in stands or wardrobes. In a special embodiment, the hanger is provided with an elongated attachment for keeping the garments together.

Abstract: The garment hanger is disclosed having a body and a hook mounted on the body to suspend the hanger on a rail. A movable arm is conveniently slidably mounted in the body for free movement in at least one direction, preferably the outward direction. A locking device is mounted on the body to lock the movable arm relative to the body against movement in an inwardly direction preferably by the interengagement of teeth on the locking device with ratchet teeth along the top edge of the corresponding movable arm. The locking means is releasable by a lever mechanism operated remotely from the locking device to allow free movement of the arm in either an outward or inward direction. Conveniently, the releasable lever mechanism is mounted on a garment engagable portion at the outermost end of the movable arm.

Abstract: A device suitable for hanging a jacket and trousers is disclosed, which includes a main frame having an upper portion shaped to fit inside the jacket from shoulder to shoulder and a lower portion vertically spaced apart from the upper portion, a subframe having an upper part disposed between the upper and lower portions of the main frame and a lower part adapted for hanging the trousers, and a hook member having an end portion fixedly secured to the upper part of the subframe and a vertical extending portion slidably inserted through a through hole of the main frame, so that the subframe is movable relative to the main frame between a lower position where there is formed a space between the lower portion of the main frame and the lower part of the subframe to permit the trousers to be inserted therethrough and an upper position where the lower part of the subframe is engaged by the lower portion of the main frame to nip the trousers hung on the lower part of the subframe therebetween.

Abstract: A garment hanger is comprised of an integral body of resilient material having a first portion adapted for releasable receipt of a garment and a second portion for suspending the hanger from a display support. The second portion includes a stem projecting from the first portion and a centrally slotted generally spherical member is supported by said stem and is closable on such slot to exhibit a transient reduced diametric condition for joinder with the display support. The display support has a hollow interior and an opening extending longitudinally with the support and communicating with the interior. In its reduced diammetric condition, the spherical member has a diameter equal to or less than the width of the display support opening for insertion into the display support interior.

Abstract: A combination clothes hanger comprising a collar portion, a pair of oppositely disposed shoulder supports downwardly diverging from the collar portion over which a jacket can be draped, and a generally horizontally disposed bar held by a bracket extending from the collar portion over which a pair of trousers can be positioned outside of and anterior to the jacket. The collar portion includes a conventional wire hook or other means extending upwardly therefrom for suspending the hanger from a support.

Abstract: An internal garment hanger adapted to support a garment from an inner surface of a waistband includes an elongated body defining open ends and longitudinally extending slots. A pair of elongated slides are provided which telescope into the ends of the body. Each slide includes an outer end configured to engage the garment. An elastomeric member or spring has an end fixed to the slide and an end fixed to hanger body. The member or spring resiliently biases the slide out of the open end of the body and into gripping engagement with the garment. Each slide defines a stop which limits outward movement of the slide with respect to the body. In the preferred form, the elastomeric member is molded and bonded to the slide in the manufacturing process.

Abstract: A molded plastic garment hanger having a pair of hingedly connected jaws is provided with a thin pad of resilient thermoplastic rubber molded to the inner surface of one or both of the garment gripping jaws which pad is formed by injection molding during the molding cycle which forms the hanger body itself with a short dwell period between the injection of the resin forming the hanger body and that forming the pad so that the pad and body become fused together at the boundary between them.

Abstract: A garment hanger having a base plate and a pair of front plates independently hingedly attached to the base plate. Each front plate is positioned relative to the base plate to form a gripping surface adjacent one edge of the plate. There are springs urging the front plates towards the base plate at the gripping surface.

Abstract: Hanger device for clothing and particularly womens under garments which includes an elongated flat, plastic body (10) having a central hook section (15) and including at each end a depending end portion (32,34). The end sections include a saw tooth type slot (30) extending upwardly and inwardly at a predetermined angle from end edge (20). The saw tooth shape of the slot defines a series of coacting triangular teeth. The depending end sections include a flexible lower end portion (34). A second slot (40) may be included to angle downwardly and outwardly from the top edges (16) if desired.

Abstract: A hanger having a hook and a linear beam with a flat web and a pair of spring clips on either end of the beam adapted for limited travel thereon, a first jaw of each clip is mounted for sliding movement on the beam and garment engaging ribs are provided on the inner face of the second jaw of the clip coacting with elongated ribs on the beam of the hanger for holding a garment therebetween, the clips are one-piece-molded plastics construction with a spring device urging the clips to close and the hanger is of one-piece-molded plastics construction.

Abstract: A garment hanger has at least a pair of arms on either side of the central stem. Each arm of each pair extends outwardly from a hinge connection with the stem. The hinges of each pair are disposed vertically spaced and at their opposite ends the arms are hingedly attached at spaced points to a garment retaining member. Each upper arm is hinged at a point intermediate of the two end hinge mountings to move outwardly away from the other arm on compression of the ends towards each other and resilient biassing means such as springs in the arms are provided on at least the upper arm to bias the ends of the hanger outwardly. The construction of this hanger becomes the known radial movement of the arms which tend to tilt the garment retaining member at an angle to the original vertical angle resulting in considerable pressure to effect movement of the arms. The hanger of this invention ensures that the garment retaining member remains in a desirable direction.

Abstract: A clothes press hanger including a body member having a hook member extending upwardly therefrom and pairs of arms and legs extending outwardly therefrom so that one pair of spaced apart arms extends outwardly from one side of the body member, another pair of spaced apart arms extends outwardly from the opposite side of the body member, and a pair of spaced apart arms extends downwardly from the body member. The hanger is fabricated from a plastic or rubber-like material to permit the arms and legs of each pair to be bent and spread apart from each other in order to press a garment hanging on the hanger into shape to avoid any creasing and wrinkling thereof. Preferably, reinforcement members are disposed in the arms and legs to maintain the arms and legs in their bent positions. Each of the arms and legs is bent downwardly and folded back on itself to provide a compact storage position for the hanger.