US1285191A - Clothes-hanger. - Google Patents

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C. A. HUNSTER.

CLO'IHES HANGER.

APPLICATION mso APR. 13. I91?- Patented Nov. 19, 1918.

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Be it known that I, CHARLES a citizen of the United States A residing at Tacoma, in the county of Pierce and State of Washington, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Clothes-Hangers, of which the following is a s ecification.

he object of my invention is to provide a clothes hanger to hang washed clothes in small places, such as kitchens, small laundries, bath rooms, and the like, and small rooms of apartment buildings.

Some parts of this country are subject to frequent rains lasting weeks at a time, and it becomes quite a problem to hang the wash in rooms by the ordinary clothes line pins because of the fact that each garment of the wash takesup considerable space lengthwise of the clothes line. This is true when the wash is hanging in rooms in the house as well as .when hanging outside.

A further object of my invention is to provide a clothes'hanger of such construction that the garment may be fully extended to facilitate drying and at the same time require but a minimum space on the clothes line; and with these and other objects in view my invention consists of the parts and combination of parts as will be hereinafter more fully set forth.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a perspective view of a clothes hanger suspended on a clothes line embodymg my invention.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the same.

Fig. 3 is a front elevation of the same.

Fig. 4 is a sectional view on the line H of Fig. 2 looking in the direction of the arrow. I

The reference numeral 1 designates a clothes line of any approved type. My improved clothes hanger comprises a rigid bar 2 which may be made of wood, ,wire or any other suitable material and may be of any desired length. 3 are trunnions extending from each end of the body 2 of the hanger, upon which are revolubly clasps 4 by means of which an article of clothin 5 is suspended from the hanger and hei d in extended position so as to exclothing to the drying action of the air and thereby hasten the process of drying. It will be noted that these spring clasps 4 are journaled to the trunnions 3 near their upper ends so that A. H-uNs'ljplm in the position shown by reason of the greater of America.

,wardly in the arc of a circle mounted sultable the Claspsv will hang normally weight thereof being below the trunnions.

In order that the article of clothing suspended from the clothes line 1 may require a minimum portion, of the length of the clothes line, pacity of the clothes line, and at the same time be securely suspended from the line against accidental removal therefrom, I provide the bar 2 with a suspending hook of peculiar construction. This suspending hook comprises a single piece of wire 6 having a return bend 7 and 8 at each end, one return bend, viz. 8, distance from the ,wire 6 than is the return bend 7, so that the loop between the return bend 8 and the wire 6 is wider than is the loop formed by the return bend 7, so that the free ends of the wire, after the return bends are formed are in different vertical planes as shown in Fig. 2. The free end of the bend As shown in Fig. 3 the body portion of the.

wire 6, intermediate the return bends, is defiected to one side of the point of attachment of the hook to the bar 2 and it will be seen that the return bend 7 is substantially parallel ,with the body portion of the wire 6 while the return bend 8 is at an angle thereto, all of which is clearlyshown in Fig. 3. The object of this angularity is that the hanger is less likely to be accidentally disengaged from the clothes line, as such angularity resists any tendency of the hook to ride vertically of the rope on which it is suspended.

After the various bends, just above described are formed, the main portion 6 and being positioned at a greater the return bends 7 of the hook are bent upas clearly shown in Figs. 1 and 4.

From the above it will be seen that I have provided a cheap, simple, and efi'ective clothes hanger.

What I claim is In a clothes hanger the combination with a spreader bar upon which clothes may be hung, of a suspension hook for the hanger comprising a single piece of wire bent up- Wardly in substantially crescent shape, and downwardly to serve as attaching means behaving an open return bend at each end, one tween the bar and the hook. e 1 bend being substantially parallel with the In testimony whereof I affix my signature body of the hook While the other bend is at in the presence of two Witnesses.

5 an angle thereto, whereby any tendency of CHARLES A. HUNSTER.

the hunger to move upwardly relatively to- Witnesses: the line on which it is suspended is resisted, W. H. RALINsoN, the free ends of the return bends being bent R. H. LUND,

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C.

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