US2581032A - Coupling means for garment hanger racks - Google Patents

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Jan. 1, 1952 w. s. LANDsMAN COUPLING MEANS FOR GARMENT HANGER RACKS Filed Nov. 17, .1945

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ATTORN EY5 Filed NOV. 17, 1945 Jan' l, 1952 w. s. LANDSMAN 2,581,032

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Wolfl La 1mm BY MMO-@aw ATTORN E YS Patented Jan. l, 1952 UNITED sai-fares PATENT FiF-ice;

CUPL'INGMEANS FOR GARMENTIH'AN RACKS.A

WolffSJJan'dsman, Brooklyn, N Application'Novemher 17, 1945`Serial No; 6292251;

SClaims. 1A

Thisrinvention relatestoimproizementsvirr oontinuous.. supports: for garment hangers adapted tQearry wearing;apparel.:A Ithas particulanrelation -to supports of. this type, whichiconsistrof two or more tubularsections connectedA to.A each other means ofv improved coupling. means.

The `.main object of fmypresent linvention, is. ,to providefarfcontinuo-us rack or support consisting of]Y several tubular sections. vhaving `substantially equal outer and .innen diameters and adapted. to be `assembled toa continuous rack. or support having;.a'substantially,unbroken outer surface of .substantial'ly uniform cross-section,A by means oiiny improvedaunobstructed coupling means., Another object of.v myI present -i invention consis-ts-.in providing ,a continuous rack or support .of the-'above mentionedI type,in.which the individual sections canbe. easily-assembled.and.taken apart.

Stillanother: object-of my invention' is tofprovide afrackicrsupportiothis type, the .dimensions andj shapesoi. which .may. be. :easily changedfa by inserting or eliminating. tubular: sections in i the rack or-.suppor-t.

Stillanother object-ofmyinventionisto provide a-,newandi improvedl construction for-supportsfor` racks: for garmentx hangers, which. per, mits an easy change over and conversionirom existingstructures-that:employ obstruction couplings, by means of my improved coupling.

It is also anlobjectoithist invention to provide arracher" supportLA of. the. aforementioned type, which contains one or more pivotallyv arranged sections adapted to be lifted in order topermitre'- moval and'diversion of-garmentha'ngers from the rack;

Otherobjects and the advantages of my.inven tion` williappear from the following specification andi claims;, and the appended.drawings;` which show, byway of example; some preferred` embodiments-of my invention, and .in which i,

Figurel is a longitudinal, `sectional view showing-my improved coupling, and..two tubular. :rack sections, one of which is assembled withfthe'coupl-ing, while the other is separated therefrom;

FigureZfis a similar View: ofthe elements shown in: Figuren-1,; the second rack. section being-.also assembled.. with the coupling;

.Figuref 'is a sectional viewalong liriei-3'-3A in Eigure 2.- onra reduced scale,v showing anfsashaped supporting; bracket connected-to the coupling;

' Elguresf and.. 5.. show. two: further 'modifications of the supporting bracket;

Figure 6 is a sectional View of two rack Ysections assembled by means of a coupling of somewhat modied structure;

Figure 7. shows# the internalcouplingf element, and Figure 8 anv externalringgelementof the c ouf pling show-ny i-n Figureawhile,'Eigureeis aseo'- tional -viewy along. li-ne.- ll-ev Figgurcff';

Figures.- 10-1'3 illustrate/another. embodiment of. myinvention, in whichY one section of 'the-conv tinuousY rack. or .support .ma'yf be lifted, saidsrack sectionv being. shown.` in. Figure- 1l axially aligned,- and. in Figure. 13 in .liftednpositiom While Figures-1l0,..19AV and 12 shoivfcertaimpartsof. the rack-structure illustrated inFigures 1-1, and..13'.. i

Referring-V now particularly ato Rigures. 175, the continuous` rac-kor` support-according.. to.;my--in vention .consists of tubular cylindrical :ra ck,..seo. tions -of substantially equal outer and. innerishape and diameters, two of-y these sections, I.H and. being showmi-n Figures. l and 2. v Thevrightzend of. section I isprovlided-.with .internal thread andthe. left. end.v of. section. 2. withvinternal .thread Sections I-.aridelimay.y beI connected bymeans of; internalb coupling-element 3, providedatits' both ends .with .external threads :lf-.and 'I--'-, registering with: internal threads 5. and 6,; respectively.

- TheA right end.oimember 3 is-provided. with.v` bores I3; I'3, through-Which arod .or the like may be slipped in orden to conveniently-turn member.i 3..

CouplingfelementB--ts into couplingv slee-vedi,

whichfmay fbe. slid over element 3,-. andl :the outer surface-fof which forms. a: substantiallyrunbroken surface-with the'.- outer surfaces.` of.v Sections I and 2:., Sleeve, 4; isprovided:y with. a Y relatively short i right angle -branchr piece 8,. providedwith aithreadedbore 9, adapted Avto receive thetlneaded end-..-por-tionv t2 of'aesupporting bracket-.UL` The other end: of saidsupporting bracket: mayabe fastenedpforxexample, to the.v ceiling (not shown-X. A. threaded` hole l0 lis provided inthe..V wal-l of branch piece asandvis. adapted to 'receive aia-fas;- ten-i-ng .screw III The length ofcou-pling element 3.-=is. greater thanthelength .off'sleeve `4; so that both;- ends` of elementi-3+ project. longitudinally from sleevezr4-in-the position show-ninL Figui-esel and 2.". Irriorder?, izo-assemble the parts shown. .in Figures l. and,2,.section I isealigned and'brought in abntting. relation-.withsleeve-IlL Iwlfieli isfi-xedlto asu-Hable stationarysupport.. (notshown).4 by means-of bracket;v I4; and houseseinternalacoupl-ingymember 3i. The latter is nowv turnedaand screwediinto'the rig-'ht endportion of;:tubularaseo.-v tion I.. A't.`y thepointrwhere threadl 5; isiintermated, thefnternal surfacect section; provides a stop and limits the insertion of coupling member 3 into tubular section I. Tubular section 2 is now screwed upon the threaded right end portion of member 3, until section 2 is in tightly abutting relation with the end of sleeve 4. By using a series of similar couplings consisting of an internal coupling member (3) and a sleeve (4), the pipe rack may be'built up to any desired length and design. As shown in Figures 1-5, the means for fastening the rack to astationary support are applied in such a manner as to leave the top and,V front of the rack unobstructed and not to interfere with the hangers.

In the modincation illustrated in Figures 6 9, the internal coupling member 3 is provided with several slots I and the external coupling member, which houses member 3, consists of two pieces, i. e. a somewhat shorter sleeve 4' and a ring member I6 (best shown in Figure 8) provided with a bore I6'. Members 4' and I6 have the functions of sleeve 4, shown in Figs. 1 and 2. The division of the external coupling member into a shorter sleeve and a ring member of registering shape and dimensions, facilitates assembling of the rack parts and is particularly useful if the rack includes bent sections, which must maintain a iixed position with relation to the other sections.

One of the important features of the embodiment of Figures 6 to 9 resides in the fact that the external threads 1 and l of coupling member 3 are respectively right and left threads. Internal thread 5 of tubular section l (which receives thread '1) and internal thread 6 of section 2 '(which receives thread 1') are correspondingly threaded, so that there will be a proper threaded engagement when sections i and 2 are connected to coupling member 3. By so threading coupling member 3 and sections l and 2, the embodiment of Figures 6 to 9 is especially useful when the rack includes bent sections.

While Figures 1-9 show two rack sections to be assembled, it will be obvious that any desired 'number of rack sections may be assembled by means of the coupling means shown, in the above described manner. Bent tubular sections may also be assembled with straight tubular rack sections in substantially the manner described.

In the embodiment illustrated in Figures 10 to 12, tubular rack section 24 is provided with a cut-out at 25, and coupling member 23 is provided at its left end portion with a thread and screwed into the threaded right end portion of rack section 24. Tubular rack section 26, which is also provided with a cut-out 25', is pivotally connected to tubular rack section 21 and may be raised to the position shown in Fig. 13 by pulling rope 20, passed over pulleys 2l,of a conventional lifting device l1. This device includes a rod I8 provided with a pivotally connected lifting element 22, and a spring I9 which automatically forces rack section 26 back into the position shown in Figure 11 when the pull exerted on rope 2B is relieved. Pivotal connection between tubular section 26 and the adjacent section 27 may be effected by means of a threaded rod-like member 28 which is screwed into tubular section 26 at 29, and is provided with a pin-like extension 30, and a disc-like portion 3l, having a perforation 32, through which -pin 33 is passed. Tubular sections 24 and 26 have registering end portions cut along the lines shown in Figures rll and 13. Rack sections 24 and 27 may be coupled with adjacent sections in the manner illustrated in Figures 1'9.

Instead of using a tubular couplingmember 3, a vsolid rod-like member of corresponding design may be used and instead of the cylindrical shape, the rack sections and coupling elements may be of other suitable outer cross-section, if desired. It will be understood that these and other changes in the constructions herein described may be made without departing from the spirit of my invention as dened in the appended claims.

What I claim is:

1. Coupling means for :aligned axially spaced tubular sections of a support or rack for garment hangers, said tubular sections having an outer surface of substantially equal design and dimensions, and threaded end portions, said coupling means comprising an internal coupling member and a sleeve and adja-cent ring slidably housing the middle portion of said internal coupling member, the end portions of said internal coupling member being threaded and projecting from said sleeve and ring, and being adapted to be screwedV into the threaded end portions of the adjacent tubular sections, the outer surfaces of the' sleeve and ring forming a substantially continuous surface with the outer surf ace ci the tubular sections.

2. Coupling means for aligned axially spaced tubular sections of a support or rack for garment hangers, said tubular sections having an outer surface of substantially equal design and dimensions, and right and left threaded end portions, said coupling meanscomprising an internal coupling member, and a sleeve and adjacent ring slidably housing the middle portion of said internal coupling member, the end portions of said internal coupling member being threaded and projecting from said sleeve and ring respectively, and being adapted to be screwed into the threaded end portions of the tubular sections, the outer surfaces of the sleeve and ring forming a substantially continuous surface with the outer surface of the tubular sections, said coupling member being provided with at least one recess, said ring being provided with a recess positioned to register with the recess in the coupling member, said coupling member being rotatable in said sleeve.

3. Coupling means according to claim 2, in which the said threaded end portions of the coupling member are right and left threaded respectively.

WOLF S. LANDSMAN.

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