US2190102A - Garment hanger - Google Patents

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C. B. HERZINGER GARMENT HANGER Feb. 13, 1940.

Filed Oct. 19; 1957 E 31 El. Herzin EP- GARMENT HANGER v Car-1B. Herzinger, Los Angelcs, Calif. Application Uctolier 19, 1937, flerial No. 169,816

2 Claim.

This invention relates to garment gripping devices that are adapted to be removably applied to coat hangers.

An important object of the invention is to pro- .vide a garment gripping device that may be readily applied to wooden or metal coat hangers of usual form. whereby womens skirts and mens trousers may be suspended therefrom. v

A further object is to provide a garment gripping device that may be adjustably mounted on a coat hanger, whereby to adaptv the same to garments of varying sizes.

I accomplish the above objects by means of the device described in the following specification reference being had to the accompanying drawing in which,

Fig. l is a side elevation of a coat hanger with my garment gripping devices mounted thereon and a womans skirt. suspended therefrom.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of a coat hanger with my gripping devices mounted thereon and a pair of mens trousers suspended therefrom.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of oneform oi the device for use in connection with the suspension oi a womans skirt.

Fig. 4 is a view similar to the above for use in connection with the suspension of mens trousers.

Fig. 5 is an enlarged cross section of the device for hanging a womans-slrlrt taken on line t-t of Fig. 1.

Fig. 6 is an enlarged cross section of the device for hanging a man's trousers taken on line t:@ of Fig. 2. I

Fig. l is a side elevation of a modified form of garment gripping device.

Fig. 8 is a cross section taken of Fig. I.

It is now the practice of garment cleaning;

establishments to deliver garments cleaned by them disposed on wooden or wire hers, and

as these hangers are of simple construction and inexpensive no charge is made for them. In some sections of the country notably the western section wooden hangers of arcuate form are used, while in the eastern section wire hangers oi endless form are employed. While these hangers answer the purpose of the cleaner, they 'do not maintain skirts and trousers in an unwrlnkled condition. and furthermore garments suspended therefrom are often accidentally detached.

By means of my invention which is easily applied to the hangers of the type mentioned skirts and trousers suspended therefrom are not readily on line fi-t ierence being that the ends oi the legs IB and Form 6 is intended for suspending womens l0 skirts from hangers, while form 6 is designed to engage and suspend men's trousers. Both, forms are constructed from a single piece of resilient wire, bent upon itself to form resilient garment gripping members is and IS, the uppermost end 15 being formed into an angular loop 8 consisting of a lateral cross piece t upwardly and outwardly extending portions iii and l I, and longitudinally extending portions I2 and it, a lateral bridge member it secured to the longitudinal portions i 2 and it, maintaining the two portions in spaced relation and iorming a closed loop. Bridge member it; and the cross piece t form a look when the devices are mounted on the hanger H and a garment suspended therefrom and prevent a movement of the devices when in an ad jiisted position, the tension oi. the garment or shirt suspended therefrom against the resilient legs iii and it slightly canting the devices to' lock the same as heretofore set forth. 7 1 30 The outer portions of the devices extending from the bridges it are bent downwardly to form garment engaging legs it and it. the ends of said legs being secured together by a garment engingmember iii formed of africtional ma terial such as rubber, or a similar substance.

The gripping devices t for suspending mens trousers therefrom are exactly similar in all respects to the form just described. the only difit are not secured together, each end being provided with a garment engaging member it formed of the same material as members I1 used on form 5.

The modified form illustrated in Figs. 7 and 8 is intended for use in connection with the endless wire garment hangers 20 heretofore mentioned. In this form" the only diflere'nce between the preceding forms resides in the manner of attachment of the bridge member 2|. it, being pivotally mounted onthe longitudinal portion I! of the device in order that the same maybe readily mounted on the cross bar 22 of the endless hanger. In Fig. 8 the bridge 2i is shown with its free end resting on the upper surface of horizontal bar 22 0! the hanger 20.

The method of attaching the modified form of device on the horizontal bar 22 of the hanger is quite simple, the pivoted bridge member being swung downwardly (as shown in dotted lines of Fig. 8) in order that the longitudinally extending portions I 2 and I: may be passed above the bar.

22 of the hanger to permit the bridge member ll to swing into operative position as shown in full lines, its under face resting on the cross bar 22 of the hanger.

The method of utilizing the gripping members in connection with the hangers'heretbfore described is comparatively simple. The forms used in Figs. 1 and 2 being merely slipped over the ends of the wooden hanger or support H and adjusted laterally thereon to conform to the size of the skirt that is to be suspended therefrom. when suspending a skirt 8 the legs I! and it of the device are inserted in its upper open end, as shown in Fig. 2 and the devices are then drawn apart. The resiliency of the depending legs securely engaging the skirt and holding the same in positive engagement. In the form illustrated in Figs. 4 and 6 the legs 15 and ii are inserted in the ends of the trousers legs and the devices are drawn apart to firmly engage the fabric of the trousers and securely hold them against dislodgement. The function of the devices shown in the modified i'orm illustrated in Figs. 7 and 8 is exactly the same as the forms 'shown in the preceding figures of the drawing.

From the above it will be seen that I have devised an extremely simple device that may be readily attached to garment hangers of ordinary form andwhichwill securely hold'the garments suspended therefrom against accidental dislodgement. l

I claim:

1. A garment hanger comprising a support, and a pair of garment engaging members slidably mounted thereon, each of said garment engaging members being formed of a single piece of spring wire bent upon itself to form depending garment engaging legs; bridge means connected with the legs adjacent the bent portion to form a closed loop, the' bridge means engaging the upper edge of the support and the bent portion engaging the lower edge of the support, whereby when a garment is supported from the legs of said garment supporting members the tension of the suspended garment against the legs of the hangers will cant the looped ends of the garment supporting members to lock the same in rigid engagement with the support.

2. A garment hanger comprising a support, a pair of garment engaging members slidably mounted thereon, each of said garment engaging members being formed of a single piece of resilient wire bent upon itself to form depending garment engaging legs, a. bridge member secured to-the legs of the garment engaging members adjacent the bent portion to form a closed loop, the bridge portion resting on the upper edge of the support and the bent portion engaging the lower edge of the support whereby when a garment is supported from the legs of said garment engaging members the tension of the suspended garmen against the legs of the hangers will cant the looped ends of the garment supporting members to lock the same in rigid engagement with the support.

- QARL B. HERZINGER.

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