Abstract: This invention relates to a garment hanger 10 having an elongate hanger bar 20 and a centrally positioned hook member 12. Garment holding means are located at opposed ends 14, 16 of the hanger bar 20. Each garment holding means includes a first jaw 30 and a second jaw 40, the second jaw 40 being moveable relative to the first jaw 30. Each garment holding means also including locking means 50 for selectively holding the second jaw 40 in a position adjacent the first jaw 30. The ability of the garment hanger 10 to selectively clamp the second jaw 40 in a position so as to hold a garment between the first and second jaws 30, 40 is a particular advantage.

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 pinch-grip hanger includes an elongated body with first and second pinch-grips positioned along the body. Each pinch-grip has a stationary back leg and a front leg movable about a pivot axis, with single gripping portions at the lower ends thereof. An inverted U-shaped spring applies a force near the lower ends of the legs to bias the gripping portions thereof toward each other. Moving the upper ends of the front leg rearwardly separates the gripping portions, thereby opening the pinch-grip. Spacers at opposite sides of the legs extend in the front-to-back direction a sufficient distance so that contact with another hanger on a rack will not move the upper ends of the legs toward each other a sufficient distance to release an item being held by the gripping portions. Opposed overlapping barriers extend from the front and back legs just below the pivot axis. These shield an item held by the hanger from the area near the pivot axis.

Abstract: A ship-on garment hanger having shielding means at each end of the hanger body to prevent dislodgement of a garment from the hanger by downwardly and inwardly directed dislodging forces, the hanger and the front and rear jaws of the clamp assemblies at the ends of the hanger body being formed integrally in one piece so that the hanger is ideally suited for production by the chain molding technique and consists of only three separate parts including two spring clips.

Abstract: A hanger for articles includes a body defining a support element, first and second clamp members supported by the support element for pivotal closing movement onto one another and locking structure releasably retaining the first and second clamp members in mutually closed relation, the body further defining guard structure aside the locking structure for limiting access thereto.

Abstract: A garment hanger includes a hook having a base, first and second hanger arms extending from the base of the hook in opposite directions and angled downwardly relative to the hook; and an elongated horizontal support rod coupled at each end to substantially S-shaped retaining portions. The retaining portions are positioned directly under the support rod and adapted to suspend and securely retain a garment between the support rod and the retaining portions in a fixed position and prevent or minimize the occurrence of creases in the garment. The first and second hanger arms, support rod, and first and second retaining portions are aligned vertically with one another on a single vertical plane and integrally formed of a rod like member with substantially the same size and shape in cross section throughout. The garment hanger is sturdy and is adapted to hold and retain numerous types of garments, as well as retain several garments at the same time, such as a jacket and pants.

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: A garment hangers has at least one clamp or pinch-grip formed exclusively of plastic for suspending a garment. The clamp includes an outer portion defining (i) a central aperture therethrough, and (ii) a peripheral gap therethrough communicating with the central aperture, an inner portion defining (i) a body configured and dimensioned to pass through the outer portion central aperture, and (ii) a tab communicating with the inner portion body and configured and dimensioned to pass through the outer portion peripheral gap, and a bight portion biasing the inner portion forwardly relative to the outer portion towards a retaining orientation for retaining a garment disposed at least partially intermediate a front of the inner portion and a rear of the outer portion. The inner portion is rearwardly displaceable by rearward pressure on the inner portion tab to a releasing orientation enabling a garment to pass intermediate a front of the inner portion and a rear of the outer portion.

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 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 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 is provided with an elongated body member having linear surfaces so that clamp assemblies may be slid, by hand applied pressure, along the body member to desired locations, thereby providing a garment hanger of infinitely adjustable width within its working range and thus reducing the number of stockkeeping units to one, the hanger and clamp assemblies being so contoured that the clamp assemblies may be easily slid along the body member, the components being so contoured that the clamp assemblies always hang vertically, thus always presenting an impression of a neat, uncluttered appearance which makes a maximum favorable impression on the eye of a potential purchaser.

Abstract: A security garment hanger (2) having a central body portion (4) formed with a hook (14) and a garment clamping arm (24) which operates to clamp a garment to the body portion, the garment hanger includes a hook closure member (18) and a combination lock (40), the arrangement being such that the combination lock (40) needs to be opened before the hook closure member can be opened to permit removal of the hanger from a hanging rail (30) and wherein, opening of the hook closure member (18) also permits opening of the garment clamping arm (24) so that the garment can be removed from the hanger.

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 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 clamping coat hanger has a main clamping member with an upper and a lower end, wherein the upper end has a hook for suspending the coat hanger and the lower end has first clamping ribs. A first clamping member has an upper and a lower end wherein the lower end has second clamping ribs and the upper end has a first pressure application location. The main clamping member and the first clamping member are pivotably connected to one another in the area between the upper and the lower ends thereof. The main clamping member and the first clamping member have cooperating pivot members. The cooperating pivot members are pivotable about a pivot axis parallel to a longitudinal extension of the clamping ribs. The pivot members engage behind one another by transversely intersecting the pivot axis.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a molded plastic garment hanger having a pair of hingedly connected jaws is provided. The jaws include a thin pad of resilient thermoplastic rubber molded to the inner surface of one or both of the garment-gripping jaws. The 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 the injection of the thermoplastic rubber forming the pad so that the pad and body become fused together at the boundary between them.

Abstract: An improved plastic, clamp-style garment hanger is provided. The hanger provides two clamps disposed on an I-beam-like crossbar on opposing sides of a hook. The lateral positions of the clamp are adjustable. The spring-clip that biases the garment engaging surfaces of the clamps together also provides frictional engagement between the clamps and the upper ridge of the crossbar. Hooks disposed at either end of the crossbar are suitable for engaging straps and also limit the outward lateral position of the clamps. Steps or stacking ribs disposed adjacent to the hook limit the inward lateral movement of the clamps. The spring bias of the spring-clip against the clamps resists clamp creep under the weight of a heavy garment.

Abstract: A clothes hanger having a transversely extending member for supporting thereon articles of clothing by means of clamps, each of which has a pair of jaws adapted to hold therebetween free edges of the garment to be supported. The jaws of the clamp are adapted to be held in confronting biased condition for retaining the article of clothing in between the jaws of the clamp. A plastic locking device is provided for maintaining the confronting jaws of the clamp in closed condition, whereby the garments are retained by said hanger.

Abstract: Apparatus are described for the management of paired garments. The disclosed apparatus includes clamps for clamping together pairs of paired garments, i.e., socks or other textile articles, while laundering, storing or displaying the same at the point of sale. Each clamp includes a pair of elongated rectilinear members which terminate at one common end at a ringshaped resilient integral member and terminate at the opposite end in a pair of interlocking members. Further, each clamp is provided with a hook for hooking it, and the paired garments borne by it, to a clothesline, a rod or dowel having the diameter of a common plastic hanger crossbar, a clothes pole, etc. The entire structure may be integrally molded as a single component in an injection mold.

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: 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 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: There is disclosed an improved tamper-proof hanger having interchangeable shoulder cups. The tamper proof hanger is provided with gripping arms which move in the vertical plane of the hanger to clamp down on the hanger arms. The shoulder cups attach to the ends of the gripping arms, and a garment is secured to the hanger by clamping it between the shoulder cups and hanger arms. A locking mechanism locks the gripping arms in the clamping position and locks the hanger to a rod to prevent theft. The shoulder cups have a U-shaped cross-section and may slide onto the ends of the gripping arms using a tongue and groove arrangement. They are lined on their underside with an anti-slip material. This material preferably consists of a rubber pad having a central band extending away from the bottom of the cup to leave a gap in between. In this way, the band may conform to the size of the shoulders of the garment being secured, so that the garment is best gripped and secured.

Abstract: A key-operable combination for use in a tamper-proof garment hanger, which combination is very simple yet efficient in structure and is capable of cooperation with a rack forming part of a garment gripping member for selectively holding the gripping member into and out of locking position. This key-operable combination comprises a cylinder lock comprising an outer lock cylinder solid with the larger casing and a key-operable rotary lock barrel mounted within the outer cylinder. An operating member is rotatably mounted on the outer lock cylinder, within the casing, this operating member and the lock barrel being coupled together for allowing rotation of the operating member when the lock barrel is key-operated into rotation. A pawl radially projects from the operating member. This pawl has a free end operatively engaging the rack of the gripping member.

Abstract: An article hanger includes a body defining a bottom flange. A pair of adjustable clips are snapped onto the hanger. Each clip includes an article clamp assembly mounted on a bracket. The bracket inclues a top portion defining a channel which is snapped onto the hanger body bottom flange.

Abstract: A detachable accessory device for a garment hanger has a fastening element, such as a clip, for fastening to a portion of a garment, and a flexible element for attaching the fastening element to the garment hanger such that the fastening element is movably attached to, but spaced apart from, the garment hanger. In the preferred embodiment of the invention, a pair of clips are connected to respective ends of a pair of elastic elements. The other ends of each of the elastic elements are connected to a ring which is suitable for connection to a garment hanger by, for example, placement over the body of the garment hanger hook. The clips are secured to portions of a garment to secure the garment in proper position and alignment on the hanger. The accessory device may be detachably attached to the garment hanger or, alternatively, be integrally formed with, or permanently attached to, the hanger assembly.

Abstract: A garment hanger includes an elongated bar member having two opposite ends; suspension means for suspending the bar member from a support, such as a rail; and garment support means at each of the opposite ends of the bar member. The garment support means each include an arm directed to the center of the bar member so that a space is formed between the arm and the bar member, a carrier element located at the free end of the arm on its side facing towards the bar member and an elongated pressing member supported by the carrier element. The pressing member is biassed towards the bar member by the arm and a part of a garment is receivable in between the pressing member and the bar member.

Abstract: A one piece plastic clamp has a generally U-shaped outer structure including two outside legs and a thinned and downwardly curved upper bridging region from which the legs integrally depend. The clamp further includes a live hinge toggle joint for spanning the upper outside ends of the legs. The toggle joint has a release position peaking freely above the upper bridging region as the legs move relatively together and apart in the release position, and has a stable snap lock position directly adjacent to the upper bridging region thereby forcing the outer legs together in a clamped position. Two oppositely facing inner clamping jaws are relatively moveable freely with respect to each other and with respect to the outer structure in the release position. The jaws are for clamping an article between opposite faces when the clamp is in its snap lock position.

Abstract: A plastic hanger for articles including garments has article gripping clamps and is provided with an auxiliary bar over with portions of the articles or garments can be draped. The auxiliary bar depends below the hanger and is wider than the spacing between the outer ends of the clamps. The bar can be a separate component pivotally supported by the hanger body or it can be molded as an integral part of the hanger.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an anti-theft device for use with a garment-hanger which is intended to be suspended from a rail. The hook (22) of the hanger (10) is fixed to the anti-theft device (12) which itself includes a fixed hook (18) for hooking to the rail (14) together with a moving arm (20) which is lockable by means of a key-operated mechanism (24, 26) in a position in which it prevents the anti-theft device (12) from being removed from the suspension rail (14). The invention is intended for use, in particular, in clothes' shops.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus for drying hanger mounted clothes, comprising a hanger rod mounted above a drip pan element, where said rod and drip pan assembly may be slidably removed from a drying cabinet so that wet clothing articles may be easily mounted on the hanger rod. In another aspect, the present invention relates to an improved clothing hanger having at least one clothing clip adapted so as to retain an article of clothing to prohibit said article from being removed from said hanger during operations, where said clothing clip may be attached to said hanger by an extension wire. In another aspect, an automatic control is provided so that the drying cycle may be preselected so as to achieve the most efficient drying of the clothing articles.

Abstract: An article hanger of the type having an elongated body with dependent arms supporting a rod. The arms have rod support means which permits the rod to be assembled to the hanger body through a face of the body after the hanger has been molded. The support means includes a member for locking the rod into its supporting means in a manner preventing unintentional release. Article clamps for the hanger are mounted on the rod.

Abstract: An improved garment-engaging grip of a plastic ship-on hanger in which a cooperating finger and wall engage an interposed garment therebetween, and the finger is movable into a clearance provided behind it to allow for the bulk of the garment, to thereby relieve, by virtue of this adjustment in position of the finger, any stress in the plastic at the juncture of the finger connection to the hanger and, thus, the tendency of rupture at said juncture.

Abstract: An improved garment-engaging grip of a plastic ship-on-hanger in which a cooperating finger and wall engage an interposed garment therebetween, and the finger is movable into a clearance provided behind it to allow for the bulk of the garment, to thereby relieve, by virtue of this adjustment in position of the finger, any stress in the plastic at the juncture of the finger connection to the hanger and, thus, the tendency to rupture at said juncture. The finger additionally has a gripping projection in the form of a bump, which significantly increases the gripping pressure on the garment.

Abstract: An upper torso frame includes a pair of vertical members with a waist well extending between and connected to the lower end portions of the vertical members. A shoulder member is positioned on the vertical members upper end portions. The shoulder member is connected to the upper ends of the vertical members for forward and backward pivotal movement. A pivot carrying link is connected by friction hinges at one end to each vertical member upper end portion and at the opposite end to the upper portion of an arm member so as to pivotally connect a pair of arm members to the upper torso frame. The pivot carrying link is pivotal on the torso frame and each arm member is pivotal on the pivot carrying link to thereby provide multiple degrees of pivotal movement of the arm members relative to the upper torso frame.

Abstract: A unitary garment hanger system fabricated in monolithic form in a single molding step to include a plurality of relatively spaced hanger elements that are formed unitary with and integrally connected by struts that join the hanger elements together for articulation between selected positions on opposite sides of each other and at relatively different heights for the attractive individual display of garments supported thereon.

Abstract: A molded plastic hanger and a clip for use therewith or with other members. The hanger includes a body portion having a diverging pair of arms including slots therein and a crossbar for mounting garment holding clips. A plastic swivel hook is connected to the body portion at a stem. The stem includes a shaft having an annular locking recess in its periphery which is adapted to be received within a mating socket of the hook to connect the hook and body portion to each other while enabling them to be swiveled readily with respect to each other. The clip is arranged for securement to the crossbar of the hanger or to any other rod-like element and is formed of a three piece construction comprising a pair of plastic jaws and a resilient U-shaped member, also formed of plastic, but having a higher tensile strength and resiliency than the plastic of the jaws.

Abstract: A molded plastic hanger and a clip for use therewith or with other members. The hanger includes a body portion having a diverging pair of arms including slots therein and a crossbar for mounting garment holding clips. A plastic swivel hook is connected to the body portion at a stem. The stem includes a shaft having an annular locking recess in its periphery which is adapted to be received within a mating socket of the hook to connect the hook and body portion to each other while enabling them to be swiveled readily with respect to each other. The clip is arranged for securement to the crossbar of the hanger or to any other rod-like element and is formed of a three piece construction comprising a pair of plastic jaws and a resilient U-shaped member, also formed of plastic, but having a higher tensile strength and resiliency than the plastic of the jaws.

Abstract: The invention relates to a tamper-proof hanger comprising at least one arm forming gripping jaw movably mounted in the plane of the hanger and whose mobile end may be applied against a part of the top edge of the bar supporting a garment, thus gripping a garment hanging on the hanger between the arm and the bar, and means for locking the mobile arm in closed position. This hanger is intended to prevent the theft of the garments, particularly in stores or cloakrooms.

Abstract: A unitary garment-retaining hanger includes a pivotally hinged arm integrally formed on the hanger body and defining a normally open garment-receiving cavity between the arm and the hanger body, the hinged arm being pivotally movable from a clearance position for positive latched engagement with a keeper notch on the hanger body to close the garment-receiving cavity.

Abstract: A molded plastic hanger and a clip for use therewith or with other members. The hanger includes a body portion having a diverging pair of arms including slots therein and a crossbar for mounting garment holding clips. A plastic swivel hook is connected to the body portion at a stem. The stem includes a shaft having an annular locking recess in its periphery which is adapted to be received within a mating socket of the hook to connect the hook and body portion to each other while enabling them to be swiveled readily with respect to each other. The clip is arranged for securement to the crossbar of the hanger or to any other rod-like element and is formed of a three piece construction comprising a pair of plastic jaws and a resilient U-shaped member, also formed of plastic, but having a higher tensile strength and resiliency than the plastic of the jaws.