US2532969A - Garment hanger - Google Patents

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Dec. 5, 1950 L. L. VALENTINE 2,532,969

GARMENT HANGER Filed Avril 8, 1946 L.. Va Zcnl'z'nc Patented Dec. 5, 1 950 UNITED STATES ATENT OFFICE 1 Claim. 1

This invention relates to garment hangers and more particularly to an adjustable garment hanger for display purposes.

An object of this invention is to provide a garment hanger of an adjustable construction whereby garments of different types may be sup ported therefrom, the hanger being so constructed as to be capable of being inserted in the garment without requiring the unbuttoning or loosening of portions of the garment in order to mount the hanger within the garment.

Another object of this invention is to provide an adjustable hanger or support in combination a standard which is constructed for the purpose of supporting a garment for display purposes in a show window so as to facilitate the mounting of the garment on the hanger without undue time being taken in loosening of portions of the garment for the purpose of mounting the hanger therein.

A further object of this invention is to provide a device of this character which is so constructed that the hanger portion of the device may be adjusted to any desired position relative to the support or standard so that a garment may be supported from the device irrespective of the size of the garment.

The above and various other objects and advantages of this invention will in part be described and in part be understood from the following detailed description of the present preferred embodiment, the same being illustrated in the accompanying drawing wherein- Figure 1 is a detail front elevation of a device constructed according to the preferred embodiment of this invention;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged side elevation partly broken away and in section;

Figure 3 is a fragmentary front elevation of the hanger;

Figure 4 is a fragmentary side elevation of a modified form of standard used for supporting the hanger;

Figure 5 is a view inside elevation illustrating a further embodiment of the invention; and

Figure 6 is a sectional view taken on the line 66 of Figure 5.

Referring to the drawing wherein like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts throughout the views, the numeral Ill designates generally a standard including a base II and, a spindle or upright member I2 which is secured to the base II. The standard member I2 is preferably round in transverse section and is provided atthe upper end thereof with a threaded portion I3.

An L-shaped hanger supporting member It provided with a threaded opening it engages the upper end of the standard [9 being threaded onto the threaded end portion it with the vertical leg I! extending forwardly of the standard member I2, and in substantially parallel relation thereto. llhe vertical member or arm I! is provided adjacent the lower end portion thereof with a transversely disposed recess or opening I3 within which a curved garment hanger or bar I9 engages. This member I9 is provided at spaced points of the under side thereof with a pair of stop lugs 20, there being one lug on each side of the depending arm ll so that the movement in either direction of the hanger I9 is limited between the spaces of the two lugs 20.

The garment hanger is yieldably and frictionally held in its adjusted position relative to the arm I1 by means of a fiber member 2| disposed in an opening 22 in the lower portion of the arm N. This fiber member 2| frictionally engages against the under surface of the hanger I9 and is maintained in contact with the under surface of the hanger member I9 by means of a spring 23 which is tensioned by means of a tensioning screw 24.

The standard member I2 is preferably adjustable in a vertical direction being constructed on two members I 2a and i217 which telescope one another, and the upper member I 2b preferably slides interiorly of the lower member I2a and is held in vertically adjusted position by means of a set screw 25.

In the use and operation of this hanger structure the hanger member I9 may initially be swung to one side with the stop member 2|] which is closer to the end of member I9 engaging against the depending arm I! as shown in Figure 3. In this position the longer portion of the hanger I9 or that portion extending beyond the arm Il may be inserted in the neck opening of the garment and projected into one of the sleeves of the garment. The shorter end of the hanger I9 may then be inserted into the neck opening of the garment and when this has been done the hanger may be moved laterally of the arm I! so that the hanger I9 will be supported from the arm I1 at substantially the central portion of the hanger I9. The frictional member 2| will hold the hanger I9 in any adjusted position between the stops 20 and the stops 20 will prevent the hanger I9 from sliding out of the opening I8 when it is moved in a selected direction relative to the arm l1.

As shown in Figure 4, the standard disclosed in Figures 1, 2 and 3 may be modified by making the L-shaped hanger supporting member 14 integral with the standard [2. This may be done by either welding the post l2 to the horizontal portion of the L-shaped member H1 or casting the two parts together. The balance of the structure used with the modified form of the standard shown in Figure 4 is similar to that shown in Figures 1, 2 and 3.

In the embodiment of the invention as illustrated in Figures 5 and 6, the hanger member 26 is provided with the stop members 21 as in the first form of the invention and the member 26 is insertible through an opening 28 disposed through a head or block 29 of desired dimensions and configuration. This head or block 29 carries a hook member 30 whereby the same may be readily suspended in the same fashion as the conventional garment hanger.

The head or block 29 is provided with an opening 3| substantially at right angles to the opening 28 and in communication therewith and in said opening 3! is freely positioned a member 32 of fiber or other preferred material which has a frictional engagement against a surface of the hanger member 26 and is maintained in such contact under the action of an expansible spring 33 which is tensioned in a well known manner by the screw 34.

From the foregoing description it is thought to be obvious that a garment hanger constructed in accordance with my invention is particularly well adapted for use by reason of the convenience and facility with which it may be assembled and operated.

I claim:

A garment hanger of the character stated, comprising a body member having an opening formed transversely therethrough, means for suspending said body member, a, single arcuate bar disposed through said opening for sliding movement transversely of the member, a pair of stops fixed to said arcuate bar in spaced relation and adapted to engage the adjacent sides of the member to limit the movement of the arcuate bar through the member opening, one of said stops being disposed adjacent to the center of the bar and the other stop being disposed adjacent to one end of the bar whereby when the said one stop is in contact with the member, the member will be substantially midway between the ends of the bar and a spring pressed friction element housed in the member and extensible into said opening for frictional contact with the arcuate bar to maintain the latter in a predetermined position of adjustment.

LOYD L. VALENTINE.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 71,136 Clemence Nov. 19, 1867 751,345 Saunders Feb. 2, 1904 1,312,043 Nixon Aug. 5, 1919 2,017,472 Re Oct. 15, 1935

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