Hanger with interlocking cam clip
A hanger with some interlocking cam clips that grip some garments together with the hanger. The clip has a pair of arms hinged together at about their middles by a resilient bar and an interlocking cam joined to one arm's end by cylindrical axles. By pushing the cam into the gap of the arms, the jaws, on the other ends of the arms, close with a clamping force.
Prior application Ser. No.: 11/892,826
Filing date: Aug. 28, 2007
Art Unit: 3731
STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENTNot Applicable
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a resilient plastic hanger with some incorporated interlocking cam clips having a strong gripping force.
2. Description of the Prior Art
U.S. Pat. No. 5,400,932 issued to Joseph C. Hollis on Mar. 28, 1995 disclosed a hanger with gripping clips. The user of this hanger has to apply a bigger force than the clamping force to open the clip.
U.S. Pat. No. 6,389,657 issued to William Joseph Hunt on Aug. 19, 1997 disclosed a clip with a locking mechanism. The user of this clip has to apply a bigger force than the clamping force to close the jaws, because the area for pressing force is between the jaws and the pivot.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,890,634 issued to Andrew M. Zuckerman on Apr. 6, 1999 disclosed a hanger with two end latching means. This hanger has many parts to be assembled.
BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTIONThe present invention discloses a resilient plastic hanger using some incorporated interlocking cam clips to grip some garments. Pushing the cam through the gap between one ends of the clip's arms, generates a clamping force to the other ends of the clip's arms, because the clip's arms are hinged together at about their middles. The generated clamping force is strong enough to keep heavy garments from falling during transportation.
Because the clip using a cam to generate the clamping force, the user of this clip can open and close the latches with a lesser force than the clamping force.
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- An imaginary garment 1 shows the relative position of the garment to the hanger.
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Claims
1. A hanger with interlocking cam clips, comprising:
- a cam connected to one arm of the clip by rotating axles.
Type: Application
Filed: Nov 21, 2007
Publication Date: Mar 5, 2009
Inventor: Thinh Duc Nguyen (St. Laurent)
Application Number: 11/984,849
International Classification: A41D 27/22 (20060101);