Abstract: A kit and method of presenting multiple garments for sale in a single transaction, the kit including a first shirt, a second shirt, and a hat. The first and second shirts being placed on a hanger with the hook of the hanger through a neck of the shirts. The hat connected to the hanger with a tie, the tie extending through a loop formed on the hanger and extending through a portion of the hat. The multiple garments being placed on a display bar for view by a potential purchaser.

Abstract: A compact clothes hanger having a straight member having a hooked end and an opposite end perpendicularly secured between a first end and a second end disposed opposite the first end of a horizontal top arm. A recessed area centrally disposed between the first end and the second end and operatively aligned with the hooked end.

Abstract: This invention relates to the clothing industry and, particularly to garment hangers and, more particularly, to molded plastic hangers with improved clothes clip having a relocated biasing force for the bottom of the plastic hanger. Further, this invention relates to an improved spring clip, particularly though not exclusively for providing a biasing force in the improved clothes clip of this invention for the suspending of clothes (e.g. trousers and skirts) during shipment or for display or storage. Further, application of the biasing force in the basic form of a U-shaped spring to the handle legs to hold the legs normally open during use, and therefore the gripping faces normally closed, allows the application of sufficient force to the gripping faces of the clip more efficiently allowing greater force at rest with less susceptibility to fatigue.

Abstract: An I-beam having a web curved in two dimensions is used to provide an enhanced stiffness to weight ratio for molded plastic hangers. The I-beam includes first and second generally parallel flanges which extend in a longitudinal direction. The flanges are joined by a curved web, which is defined in part by first and second radii of curvature, wherein the radii are nominally orthogonal to each other.

Abstract: An article hanger including a body having at least one clamp. The clamp has first and second jaw members with opposed first and second gripping pads, respectively. The first gripping pad includes a first gripping surface that has a relief structure formed by projections that have a depth between 0.01 mm and 0.5 mm (and most preferably between 0.01 mm and 0.25 mm). The second gripping pad includes a second gripping surface that is substantially smooth. The projections of the relief structure may have pointed ends or planar end surfaces, and may be part of a texture or pattern (e.g., a pattern of cross-hatched grooves) that is imparted to the first gripping surface. The gripping pads of the jaw members are integrally formed therewith preferably with the same thermoplastic material or other suitable material. In the preferred embodiment, the hanger body is integrally formed together with at least one jaw member of the clamp(s) and its gripping pad.

Abstract: A garment hanger having two clamps respectively provided on two ends thereof, each clamp includes a first jaw and a second jaw adapted to closing to each other for clamping; wherein the first jaw has on its inner surface thereof an elliptical protrusion, and the second jaw has on its inner surface thereof ridges circling to form an elliptical shape; the ridges in the elliptical shape form a recessed area for accommodating the elliptical protrusion, the protrusion and the recess are made mainly of soft materials such as rubber, so that taking advantage of the friction of the rubber, softer garments can be firmly clamped without damaging material of the garments.

Abstract: A clamp style garment hanger includes a cross-bar, a hook extending up from the center of the cross-bar, a pair of clamp assemblies in spaced apart relationship depending from the cross-bar, and a pair of gripping pads, one for each clamp assembly. The clamp assemblies each include first and second clamping members coupled to and biased towards each other. According to one embodiment, a clamping member has a recess surrounding a throughbore. The gripping pad has a hollow extension and is dimensioned to fit snugly in the recess with its hollow extension extending into the throughbore. An interlocking plug is inserted through the rear of the throughbore into the hollow extension. According to another embodiment, the gripping pad has a stepped recess on one side and the clamping member has an integral interlocking plug that engages the recess.

Abstract: A hanger has a body, a hook extending therefrom, and at least one clamp coupled thereto. The clamp includes a pair of opposing jaw members that are provided with slots extending through peripheral walls of the jaw member, and a gripping pad having T-shaped lateral extensions, the necks of which are extended through the slots, and the heads of which hold against the back surface of the jaw member to prevent the gripping pad from falling off the jaw member. The back surface of the clamping member includes wall areas defining wells in which the heads of the T-shaped lateral extensions are captured and substantially surrounded. By sizing the wells properly, the T-shaped extensions are easily slipped through the slots and into the wells, but it becomes difficult to remove the gripping pad from the jaw via a finger purchase.

Abstract: A combination method of a modularized clamp structure, wherein mainly, two clamping portions of two clamps on the two ends of a suit hanger are provided thereon with two engaging channels, each engaging channel has therein a first positioning portion; two slide blocks are pushed into the engaging channels, the slide blocks each has a second positioning portion to be engaged with a corresponding one of the first positioning portions, so that the slide blocks are fixed in the engaging channels. Thereby, a user can change the two slide blocks in a flexible way, when in production, the slide blocks can be assembled and released in an energy saving mode. The clamp structure is applicable to a suit hanger for hanging paints or towels etc.

Abstract: A storage apparatus is disclosed having a central post capable of rotating and having a plurality of extensions pivotably attached thereto for receiving items. The extensions may pivot between a position for displaying, selecting, or attaching items and a position for compactly storing the items. The items may be clothing, and the items may be secured by hooks, clamps, or the like.

Abstract: A garment hanger, according to one exemplary embodiment, includes a cross-bar having first and second ends and a hook member coupled to the cross-bar to permit hanging of the garment hanger. A first clamp assembly is disposed at the first end of the cross bar and a second clamp assembly is disposed at the second end of the cross-bar. Each of the first and second clamp assemblies includes first and second clamp members that are pivotably coupled to one another and urged toward one another by a biasing element; with each of the first and second clamp members having an inner clamp surface that has a pair of locking posts extending outwardly from the inner clamp surface.

Abstract: A one-hand clip of the present invention is composed of a main body, a pair of semicircular hooks a pair of rotating pins and a pair of elastic bodies. The hooks each fixed by a rotating pin and an elastic body at each bottom end of the main body pinches an inserted object by the power created by the spring of the elastic bodies as well as by the weight of the inserted object to be hung. Inserting or detaching operation is accomplished by an upward movement of the inserted object thus requiring little power or skill of the user.

Abstract: An I-beam having a web curved in two dimensions is used to provide an enhanced stiffness to weight ratio for molded plastic hangers. The I-beam includes first and second generally parallel flanges which extend in a longitudinal direction. The flanges are joined by a curved web, which is defined in part by first and second radii of curvature, wherein the radii are nominally orthogonal to each other.

Abstract: A clipping device (2) and method of use wherein the clipping device (2) comprises a hook (4) for attachment to a supporting bar or other device. The hook (4) has a shank end (6) and a curved end (8). A two-way gate (10) having an upper end (12) and a lower end (14) is pivotally coupled to the shank end (6) of the hook (4). The upper end (12) of the two-way gate (10) is adjacent to the curved end (8) of the hook (4) and forms an openable mouth (16). A method for using the clipping device (2) comprises attaching the clipping device (2) to a support by pressing the upper end (12) of the two-way gate (10) against the support causing movement of the two-way gate (10) inward providing passage (16) for the support into said hook (4). The clipping device (2) is detached from the support by pressing the upper end (12) of the two-way gate (10) against the support, causing movement of the two-way gate (10) outward, providing passage (16) for the support out of the hook (4).

Abstract: A nestable hanger including: a support means for supportably hanging the hanger on a display; a body supported by the support means and having two pinch grips disposed thereon for retaining a garment therein; where the hanger nests in a stack of similar hangers such that the hanger interlocks with the stack of similar hangers. The hanger can be in a plane substantially parallel with a plane of the stack of similar hangers, or alternatively, in substantially a same plane as the stack of similar hangers.

Abstract: A clothes clip has a biasing spring that imparts a symmetrical force to each of the gripping members of the clothes clip. The two distal ends of the spring press against the fixed jaw of the clip at point equidistant from the central axis, and a central loop of the spring presses against the movable jaw of the clip along its central axis.

Abstract: A hanger has a pinch-grip including a pair of vertically-extending components, a biasing spring, and a connector separate and distinct from the biasing spring. The connector pivotably secures together the upper ends of the components for movement, prior to application of the biasing spring to the components, between a substantially unfolded orientation, wherein the components lie in a common plane, and a substantially folded orientation, wherein the components are generally parallel. The connector is integrally molded with the components and configured and dimensioned to lie between the upper ends thereof when the components are in the folded orientation, without substantially inhibiting movement of the upper or lower ends between the closed and open positions.

Abstract: A garment hanger is provided and includes an elongated body, an integrally formed, centrally located hook member, and clip assemblies located at each opposing end of the body. Each clip assembly includes a horizontal lower clip, a horizontal upper clip and a vertical end clip. Each vertical clip includes a downwardly directed anchor arm which is spaced a predetermined distance from an inner surface of the end of the hanger and defines a receiving slot therebetween, into which clothing may be selectively inserted. The inner surface of the receiving slot includes an integrally formed upwardly and outwardly directly spring arm which is spring biased against an inside contact surface of the rigid anchor arm. It is the resiliency of this spring arm that creates a clamping action within the receiving slot which is used to force any inserted clothing snugly against the anchor arm, thereby holding the clothing in place within the receiving slot.

Abstract: A molded plastic garment hanger as is widely used for the purpose of shipping and displaying garments, comprising a unitary plastic central hook and arms extending in opposite directions from the base of the central hook to facilitate a garment to be suspended therefrom by garment clips. The garment clips enable the attachment of various kinds of garments thereto, such as underwear, slips, brassieres, swimwear and the like, and are particularly adapted to secure the shoulder straps of such garments. The garment hanger has an improved garment retaining clip wherein as a garment strap is inserted into the garment retaining clip, the garment receiving channel of the clip first opens to allow the garment strap to enter, and then closes to securely retain the garment and to prevent it from becoming accidentally dislodged therefrom.

Abstract: A molded plastic garment hanger as is widely used for the purpose of shipping and displaying garments, comprising a unitary plastic central hook and arms extending in opposite directions from the base of the central hook to facilitate a garment to be suspended therefrom by garment clips. The garment clips enable the attachment of various kinds of garments thereto, such as underwear, slips, brassieres, swimwear and the like, and are particularly adapted to secure the shoulder straps of such garments. The garment hanger has an improved garment retaining clip wherein as a garment strap is inserted into the garment retaining clip, the garment receiving channel of the clip first opens to allow the garment strap to enter, and then closes to securely retain the garment and to prevent it from becoming accidentally dislodged therefrom.

Abstract: A bra support device having a substantially rigid cup support portion having two concave cup portions, a substantially flat portion connecting said concave cup portions, and a means for retaining a bra in the cup portions. In another embodiment, the bra support device further has a hanging means. In another embodiment, the bra support device has a plurality of openings in the cup support portion. In yet another embodiment, the bra support device has a single concave cup portion.

Abstract: A method of molding a clamping garment clip for use on a hanger comprising the steps of molding a pair of support clamp arms with a first plastic material, molding a pair of support pads to said pair of support clamp arms with a second plastic material and forming mechanical interlocks between said support arms and said support pads exclusively by molded mechanical connections between said first and second plastic materials.

Abstract: A clip for a garment hanger is provided with a pair of clip jaws having gripping pads provided thereon. At least one gripping pad on one clip jaw is further provided with a retention member that preferably overlies or extends over the peripheral edge of the other gripping pad on the other clip jaw while the clip is in the closed position. The retention member effectively inhibits a garment secured between such clip jaws and gripping pads from falling through the clip jaws, or from being pulled or otherwise drawn past the gripping pads while the clip is in the closed position.

Abstract: A clothes hanger with a pants holding device comprising a shoulder contour segment with a hook, a cross bar between the arms of the shoulder contour segment and a flexible spring element which is attached to the pants holding device. The spring element extends somewhat parallel to the cross bar and is held in place by means of interlocking openings. The spring element can be moved between a release position and a clamping position, wherein the pants are firmly clamped between the cross bar and the spring element in the clamping position. In order to design the pants holding device with an economy of means and long-lasting efficiency, to securely retain the spring element in the clamping position and in the release position and to enable troublefree switching of the spring element from one position to the other, the ends of the spring element are held in the interlocking openings by forming a joint having a substantially stationary rotating axis.

Abstract: An garment supporting apparatus (100) is disclosed having a stationary horizontal supporting bar (111); a movable supporting bar (121); a mounting mechanism (112, 122) enables the movable bar to rotate freely relative to the stationary supporting bar at one of the terminal ends and a engaging mechanism (126, 114) having a step shape (113, 114) enabling the other terminal end of the movable supporting bar to engage or release from the other terminal end of the stationary supporting bar.

Abstract: A multiple garment hanger includes a hook extending in a first direction from an elongated bar. A first and second garment clip arrangement are disposed at respective distal ends of the elongated bar. Each garment clip arrangement includes a plurality of garment clips. The garments clips are tilted with respect to the first direction and with respect to the elongated bar so that a first garment clip overlaps at least a portion of a second garment clip disposed immediately below the first garment clip.

Abstract: An articulatable ship-on garment hanger having shielding means on the hanger body to prevent dislodgement of a garment from the hanger by outwardly directly dislodging forces, said means extending downwardly over the outside edges of the clamps to prevent dislodgement of a garment from a hanger by inwardly directed dislodging forces, the hanger having a pivot bar and the clamps having associated bar receiving structure which allows the clamps to swivel about the pivot bar in response to dislodgement forces imposed on the clamp means to thereby enable the clamp means to remain in gripping engagement with the hung garment under all bumps, shocks and dislodgement forces imposed on the clamp halves.

Abstract: A clamp-type garment hanger defined by a pair of opposed jaw members between which a garment is hung. The opposed jaw members have gripping members and opposed non-ribbed gripping surfaces having an enhanced coefficient of friction. The gripping members, opposed gripping surfaces with enhanced coefficient of friction and jaw members are all formed by injection molding in one piece from the same material, which may include either polystyrene, polypropylene, polyethylene, styrene-butadiene copolymers and blends, or polycarbonates. The coefficient of friction is provided to the gripping surface by forming a texture or pattern on the surface with relief structure which does not exceed a maximum elevation, or maximum depth, from the surface. The texture or pattern may be provided by molding, engraving, acid etching, electrical discharge machining, vapor honing, or sandblasting.

Abstract: A molded plastic garment hanger as is widely used for the purpose of shipping and displaying garments, comprising a unitary plastic central hook and arms extending in opposite directions from the base of the central hook to facilitate a garment to be suspended therefrom by garment clips. The garment clips enable the attachment of various kinds of garments thereto, such as underwear, slips, brassieres, swimwear, multiple garments, and the like. The garment hanger has an improved garment retaining clip wherein as a garment is inserted into the garment retaining clip, the garment receiving channel of the clip first opens to allow the garment to enter, and then closes to securely retain the garment and to prevent it from becoming accidentally dislodged therefrom. The garment hanger also has an improved panty retaining clip having an inward slant defined by a receiving channel of the panty retaining clip.

Abstract: The object of the invention is a device for holding garments, particularly hosiery, with a suspension arrangement, whereas the device (1) is provided with at least one planiform clamping device (8, 9) with two clamping jaws (11, 21; 30, 40) between which the garment (5) may be clamped. (FIG.

Abstract: A ship-on garment hanger having anti-dislodgement means at both ends of the hanger body consisting of an outwardly, downwardly curved extension of the hanger body which extends downwardly to a position below the top and upper end of the clamp assembly located at each end of the hanger body, the clamp assemblies being disposed beneath the hanger body and the curved extensions thereof.

Abstract: A garment hanger is provided that includes a support member, and at least one clamp attached to an end region of the support member. Each clamp includes a clamp body and an actuator. Each clamp body comprises opposed sidewalls hinged together at the upper portions thereof. These opposed sidewalls straddle the support member. Each clamp also includes a cutout formed through the sidewalls at least in the upper portions thereof. The clamps have two ramped surfaces on the inside of the clamp to minimize the width of the clamping mechanism and thus, the width of the hanger. By virtue of these ramped surfaces, the narrow clamp can be opened to accept garments having a wide range of thicknesses. As the clamp is opened, the ramp angle is reduced, providing increased mechanical advantage to counter an increased spring force, thus providing greater ease of operation. The thumb operated push-button actuator is used to open the clamps. This actuator is moveable within the cutout region to engage the ramp members.

Abstract: A hanger for clothes to be displayed as goods. The hanger comprises a hanger main body including an upper laterally extending member, and a hook to be hanged, connected to the upper laterally extending member. A connecting section integral with the upper laterally extending member of the hanger main body. Additionally, a hanger auxiliary body is integral with the connecting section. The hanger auxiliary body includes a lower laterally extending member which is generally parallel with the upper laterally extending member, and first and second support members for supporting a lower part of the clothes. The first and second, support members are connected respectively with opposite ends of the lower laterally extending member so as to form a generally U-shaped bent portion between each of the opposite ends and each of the first and second support members. Each of the first and second support members extends generally parallel with the lower laterally extending member.

Abstract: A ship-on garment hanger having ramp means on the hanger body to prevent dislodgement of a garment from the hanger by outwardly directly dislodging forces and end shields on the outside edges of the clamps to prevent dislodgement of a garment from the hanger by inwardly directed dislodging forces, the hanger being nestable with similar hangers to maximize shipping space.

Abstract: An apparatus consisting of a length of Bungee Cord which is folded in half, at the point of fold is created a loop for use in hanging the apparatus utilizing a half hitch knot, to which is attached to each leg of the Bungee Cord are a series of 1" hand operated wood clamps which are then used to attach various pieces of sporting equipment/gear in order to allow for the complete air drying of the wet or damp equipment as well as reduce the chance for lost or misplaced equipment.

Abstract: A garment hanger having arms, each of which has a hollow interior and an upper surface. A clamp slides along the upper surface and between a plurality of discrete locations where the clamp and the arm grips the garment between them. A cam track inside the arm moves the clamp alternatively from open to clamping positions as it moves along the arm.

Abstract: A pinch-grip hanger formed exclusively of plastic includes a hanger body formed exclusively of plastic, an attachment portion formed exclusively of plastic for securing the hanger body to a support, and at least one pinch-grip formed exclusively of plastic depending from the hanger body for receiving an article there between. The pinch-grip includes a pair of components formed exclusively of plastic (each component including a bottom end for receiving the article there between and a top end), a spring formed exclusively of plastic for biasing the bottom ends together into an abutting, closed orientation while permitting separation of the bottom ends to a separated, open orientation, and a spine formed exclusively of plastic, separate from the spring, for pivotally securing together the components.

Abstract: The subject invention is a multiple purpose coat hanger member having additional appendages extending laterally outwardly from the upper neck portion of the hanger from which hanger portions additional articles of clothing can be attached, such lateral extensions comprising a plurality of linear extending members affixed to the neck portion of the hanger, such lateral extension members having attachment means for hanging clothing articles on the extreme end thereof.

Abstract: The free ends of a coil spring are biased between a pair of jaws on a garment hanger and serve as the sole contact and connection of the spring to the jaws. A pivotable jaw pivots about a fixed jaw on a pair of stub shafts. The biasing force of the coil spring returns the pivotable jaw to a clamped position against the fixed jaw.

Abstract: An upstanding garment hanger comprises a transversely extending first 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, and a transversely extending second support member joined with upper ends of the first and second support arms, the second support member having first and second detents at respective transverse ends thereof.

Abstract: A garment hanger having a body with a top hook and a hanging rod, including a pair of clamps rotatably and slidably held on the hanger rod, by a pair of supporting arms and hanging elements to support various portions of garments on or from the hanging rod of the hanger, in selected positions. The hanging rod may include a shaped opening having a liner held therein to slidably hold top portions of the hanging elements and the pair of supporting arm and the hanging elements may include releasable-shaped areas and complementary recessed areas to enable the supporting arms and clamps to be incrementally rotated.

Abstract: A garment hanger is provided with a body supporting a hanger rod between two opposed ends, and the opposed ends support clamps by means of resilient attaching elements to allow the clamps to aid in the securing of a garment on or to the hanger rod. The resilient attaching elements prevent the loss of the clamps, and allow the clamps to aid in supporting garments on the hanger rod, or to be supported on the hanger rod, in various positions, by hooks secured to the clamps.

Abstract: A garment hanger with clamp pads proximate the opposite ends thereof. The garment hanger includes an elongated garment hanger body and the clamp pads are formed integrally with the garment hanger body to present opposing faces on opposite sides. A U-shaped clip is adapted to slide laterally along each clamp pad to provide a means for releasably locking a garment on the clamp pad. Angled or inclined rails on each pad provide a progressive tightening mechanism for selectively holding a garment against each clamp pad.

Abstract: An improved clamp-style garment hanger is provided. The hanger provides two brackets disposed on a crossbar on opposing sides of a hook. The lateral positions of the brackets are adjustable. The brackets have a garment clamp rotatably mounted on a horizontal shaft that extends between opposed side members disposed at a lower portion of the brackets. A spring-clip biases the garment engaging surfaces of opposed jaws of the clamps together and keeps the clamps engaged on the horizontal shaft of the brackets. The brackets include members that slidably engage the crossbar and provide a frictional engagement that resists bracket/clamp creep under the weight of a heavy garment. The front and rear surfaces of the crossbar also include channels which have an inner surface, an inner end and an outer end. Protruding ridges are formed on the inner surfaces of front members and rear members of each bracket such that the ridges can engage the inner surface of the channels when the bracket is assembled on the crossbar.

Abstract: An improved clamp-type garment hanger includes: a hook, a cross-bar, and at least two clamp assemblies for securing a garment to the garment hanger. Each clamp assembly includes a pair of clamping member, at least one clamping member having an inner clamping surface defined at least in part by at least one gripping pad. A first side of the gripping pad is carried by an inner clamping surface of the one clamping member, and a second side of the gripping pad is presented for contact with a garment to be hung from the garment hanger. The second side is fabricated from gripping friction material, the coefficient of friction thereof being sufficiently high to preclude movement under the weight of the garment when a normal clamping force is applied to two clamping members to move them into clamping position. The gripping pad is secured to, but preferably manually releasable from, the one clamping member for movement as a unit into and from the clamping position.

Abstract: A clothespin where a rotary body which is provided with a plurality of blade portions is pivotally supported on a pinching member to pinch the pinching object with the blade portion, the pinching object can be firmly supported with the elastic force of the blade portion and the rotation of the rotary body is adapted to be effected smoothly in the taking off operation of the pinching object.

Abstract: A clothes hanger has an elongate body which is adapted to carry a garment, and a fixing member which has arms and is movable toward and away from the body between a closed position in which a garment is held between arms and the upper side of the body, and an open position in which the garment can be removed from the hanger. The fixing member is locked in its closed and open positions by cooperating snap-in fasteners provided on the fixing member and the body.

Abstract: A clothes hanger includes a spring-loaded movable capture bar that holds clothes placed between it and a hanger bar. The capture bar is movably mounted between the hanger bar and an upper support bar to which is connected a hook for hanging the hanger of a rod or other device. The capture bar and hanger bar have cooperating curved surfaces or they may have planar surfaces one of which is covered by felt. A finger pull flange or finger hole is mounted to the top of the capture bar for one-handed upward movement of the capture bar by a user.

Abstract: A hanger which includes garment support means for retaining garments in the proper position is described. The garment support means includes a connecting part, an arm, a carrier element, a pressing member and a portion of reduced width located on the face of the connecting element. The portion of reduced width, after heating and during cooling, causes the carrier element and the pressing member to bias towards the main bar of the hanger. In addition, a stop formation and raised areas which increase the retention of the garment in the proper position are described.

Abstract: A system for displaying garments incorporating a light-weight, one-piece, molded, plastic garment hanger having a hook member, body member, and upswept arms, wherein a garment retaining clip is longitudinally positioned on either side of the hook member at a height such that an axis drawn therebetween would intersect a circle defined around a center of curvature drawn by a radius defined at the upper portion of the curve of the hook member, to provide a high rack to display ratio for garments suspended therefrom.