US2354099A - Garment hanger - Google Patents

Description

July 18, 1944. -C. BE 2,354,099

GARMENT HANGER Filed NOV. 2, 1942 FIG. 1.

INVENTOR. Cornelius l5. E1 E55 ATTORNEY Patented July 18, 1944 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2,354,099 GARMENT HANGER Cornelius G. Bess, United States Army, Geiger Field, Wash.

Application November 2, 1942, Serial No. 464,223

2 Claims.

hanger having a receptacle, for an insecticide or other composition of matter, with outlets for the fumes from the composition of matter, the arrangement of the hanger being such that, as the charge within the receptacle may be reduced by evaporation, etc., a fresh charge will automatically take its place, H v

Two other specific objects are to provide a means for attaching the hanger to a support when the support does not include .a hook but disassembled.

Figure 5 is a vertical section of an auxiliary suspending means for the hanger.

Figure 6 is a vertical section of an auxiliary.

hanger for the garment hanger.

In the drawing, wherein for the purpose of illustration is shown a preferred embodiment of the invention and wherein similar reference characters designate corresponding parts thruout the several views, the letter A may designate the novel hanger, B a composition of matter carried by the hanger, C an auxiliary suspension means for the hanger A, and D an auxiliary hanger for the hanger A.

The novel hanger A includes a garment shoul-- der-receiving portion land a trouser-receiving portion H, as is well .known in the art, but the shoulder-receiving portion Ill is made up, in part,

of a length of rigid tubular material l2, flattened at its transverse medial section it so that this flattened medial section [3 has a thickness of substantially twice the thickness of the wall of the length of rigidtubular material i2.

The remaining parts ll of the tubular material l2 diverge downwardly and, of course, are open at their lowermost ends I5. Telescoping with each of the parts I4 is a length of rigid tubular material 16, formed into substantially a V-shape,

so that a pair of sections l1 and iii are provided, joined by a bight section l9. One section i1, when it telescopes with one of the parts [4, forms one arm 20 of the garment hanger and the other section I! when it telescopes with the other part N forms the other arm 2| of the garment hanger. Together, the arms 20 and 2| provide the garment shoulder-receiving portion Ill. The free ends ,of the two sections is telescope and, to-

getherform the trouser-receiving portion l I. Because of the use of the lengths of tubular material l2 and I8, telescoped as described, a continuous passageway 22 is provided thru the arms 20 and 2! and trouser-receiving portion H. Ex-

tendingpreferably thru the wall of one of the lengths of tubular material I6 is an inlet or perforation 23 of a size and shape so that balls, pellets and the like may be introduced therethru into the passageway 22. This inlet 23 is disposed adjacent the telescoping end 24 of the section 11, and the section i8 may be provided with a suitable number oif outlets 25, which may be slots. Of course, these outlets 25 are for the fumes from the material B introduced thru the inlet 23, and must be of less width than the least width of the material B and less than the width of the passageway 22. These outlets 25 may be disposed to open upwardly and downwardly. Means for suspending the hanger A comprises a hook- 30, of suitable rigid material, having an enlarged base portion 3|, and extending thru a perforation 32 in the flattened medial section i3, as shown "in Figure 1, but being detachable, as is clear from Figure 4.

With the various parts of the hanger A detached as in Figure 4, the three major portions of the hanger may be assembled into telescoping relation and the hook detachably secured.

The composition of matter B may be so-called moth balls (naphthalene) 35, introduced thru the inlet 23 whereupon they will roll down the inclined portion of the passageway 22 and accumulate in the horizontal portion of passageway 22 within the trouser-receiving portion H. They may fill this horizontal passageway or only partly fill it, as desired, or a. reserve supply may be provided, when the horizontal passageway is full, in the passageways in both inclined arms 20 and 2|. That portion of the composition of matter most exposed to the air (that is, the portion within the horizontal passageway, which is open to the air thru the outlets 25) will be dissipated by evaporation first and its place will be automatically taken by those portions of the composition of matter which will gradually roll or slide down the inclined portions of the passageway and into the horizontal portion thereof.

Because of the telescoping and detachable type of hanger provided, the horizontal trouser-receiving portion has an additional function as a brace for the arms of the hanger, and, o1 course, provides a receptacle for the composition of matter B.

Since it may not be possible to always have a support to cooperate with the hook 30, an auxiliary suspending means C is provided. This comprises, preferably, a one-piece rubber ring 40 and vacuum cup ll, the ring being adapted to embrace the hook 30, as shown in Figure 5 with the vacuum cup ll positioned to be applied to a suitable flat horizontal or vertical surface.

In addition, since it is often desirable to subject other wearing apparel to the fumes emanating from the garment hanger disclosed, an auxiliary hanger D is provided. This may comprise a rigid member, comprising a ring or similar portion 45 embracing the hook 30, as in Figure 6 and a hook portion 46 extending outwardly from the ring portion. Hats, caps, furs, gloves and the like may be suspended by the hook portion 46 in juxtaposition to the composition of matter B carried by the garment hanger A.

It is apparent that the telescopin feature of the invention adapts the garment hanger A to be shortened, by telescoping the sections I8 more than shown in Figure 1 with consequent telescoping of the sections I1 and H, so that the hanger may be employed as a support for children's garments.

Various changes in the shape, size and arrangement of parts may be made to the form of invention herein shown and described, without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the following claims.

What is claimed is:

1. In a longitudinally-adjustable garment hanger comprising a garment shoulder-receiving portion and a trouser-receiving portion, a length of tubular material, flattened at its transverse medial portion and providing a. pair of downwardly diverging end portions, extending from .saidfirst-named portion and having open free throughout its length, having one end telescoping into a free extremity of one of said downwardly diverging free end portions, a second substantially v-shaped tubular portion, having a like transverse cross section along most of its length and an enlarged transverse cross at one of its ends, with said second veshaped tubular portion in telescoping relationship with the other extremity of said downwardly diverging free ends I and with said first V-shaped tubular portion in telescoping relationship, at one end with the enlarged cross sectional end of said second V-shaDed tubular portion, whereby both said garment shoulder-receiving portion and said trouser-receiving portion may be narrowed by telescoping said V-shaped portions and said end portions at the same time, and means for suspending said hanger, carried at the flattened transverse medial portion of said length of tubular material.

2. In a longitudinally-adjustable garment hanger comprising a garment shoulder-receiving portion and a trouser-receiving portion, a length of tubular material, flattened at its transverse medial portion and providing a pair of downwardly diverging'end portions, extending from said first-named portion and having open free extremities, a substantially V-shaped tubular portion, with the same transverse cross section throughout its length, having one end telescoping into a free extremity of one of said downwardly diverging free end portions, a second substantially V-shaped tubular portion, having a like 4 transverse cross section along most or its length tions having openings through the walls thereof, v

the internal diameters of all of said downwardly diverging portions and said V-shaped portions being at least as great as the diameter of a conventional moth ball.

CORNELIUS G. BESS.

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