US2247613A - Garment hanger - Google Patents

Description

July- 1 1941- c. w. J. JOHNSON Erm. 2,247,313

GARMENT HANGER l Filed Oct. 29, 1938 www e Patented July 1, 1941 GARMENT HANGER Casimir W. Jan Johnson, Oakland, and Carl L. Bottino, Alameda, Calif.; said Johnson assignor to said Bettino Application October 29, 1938, Serial No. 237,716

Y 2 Claims.

The invention relates to garment hangers such as the common type wooden or Wire hanger for supporting coats, dresses and suits of clothes.

Two general types of construction are at present used for garment hangers of the character described. One of these is the wooden type of hanger which includes a wooden cross-bar for engaging the shoulder collar portions of -a garment, and a supporting member, usually in the form of a looped Wire for hanging the device from a supporting rod or rack or the like. The other type is the so-called wire type hanger and is generally constructed from a single length of relatively stii Wire which is bent and folded to provide a horizontal form for engaging the shoulder and collar portions of the garment, and a vertical looped extension for hanging on a rod or rack or the like. Either of these types may incorporate `an auxiliary depending cross-bar for carrying pants or the like which may be folded over the lower cross-bar, In the case of the wooden hanger, a separate wooden piece is used for the lower cross-bar and this piece is fastened by brads or other suitable means to the under side of the main cross-bar. In the wire hanger, the lower bar is frequently formed as an integral part of the hanger by suitably forming the wire from which the hanger is constructed. In the main, the wooden type hanger is preferred, due to the superior support that the same oiers the garment in the Way of breadth and smoothness of support and also, the Wooden hanger having a larger area than the Wire type hanger, will -accommodate printing or other advertising or the like. Another important advantage offered by the Wooden type hanger is the provision for swiveling of the hanger to the supporting wire therefor, whereby the g-arment and hanger may be turned relative to a supporting rack or bar. This feature is particularly convenient for cleaning establishments in checking a garment for spots or the like. On the other hand, the principal feature of advantage of the Wire hanger is the cheapness with which the same may be.

manufactured.

In accordance with the present invention and as a principal object thereof, we provide a hanger of the character described which is composed in part of wood and in part of wire, so as to combine all of the advantages of kthe Wooden type hanger with the cheapness of the wire hanger.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a hanger of the character above which may be formed of detachable sections, so that the Cil same may be used either as a single or double hanger.

A further object of the invention is to provide in a hanger of the character described a detachable -pants supporting section which may be applied to existing type single bar wooden hangers and Which may be connected to such hangers in multiples for supporting a plurality of pairs of pants or the like.

The invention possesses other objects and features of advantage, some of which, with the foregoing, will be set forth in the following description of the preferred form of the invention which is illustrated in the drawing accompanying and forming part of the specification, It is to be understood, however, that variations in the showing made by the said drawing and description may be adopted within the scope of the invention as set forth in the claims. I

Referring to said drawing:

Figure l is a front elevation of a garmenthanger constructed in accordance With the present invention.

Figure 2 is a vertical cross-sectional View of the garment-hanger illustrated in Figure 1 and isv taken substantially on the plane of line 2-2 yof Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a plan sectional view of the hanger taken substantially on the plane of line 3-3 of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a front elevation similar to Figure 1, but showing the device arranged as `a multiple hanger.

Figure 5 is `a fragmentary front elevation of an 'end portion of a main cross-bar alone showing a modified form of construction,

Figure 6 is a cross-sectional view of the hanger shown in Figure 5 and with the pants supportingsection in place.

Figure 7 is a fragmentary front elevation similar .to Figure 5 and showing a second modified `form of construction of the hanger.

Figure 8 is a cross-sectional view of the hanger shown in Figure 7 and With the pants supporting sections in place.

The garment-hanger of the present invention consists as aforementioned of a combination'of wooden and metal wire parts so as to obtain the advantages offered by a wooden hanger in combination with the advantage of cheapness oiered by the wire type hanger. In addition, the present hanger offers many advantages of its own which are not found in either the wooden or Wire type of hanger, and at the same time the cost of construction of the present hanger is less or at least not greater than the cost of a wire type hanger. The present hanger utilizes a wooden cross-bar in combination with an underlying wire crossmember detachably secured thereto, thereby obtaining the superior garment support, the swivel connection, and the necessary space for a printed advertisement all offered by the wooden type of construction, in combination with a simple inexpensive attachment for providing a pants support or the like. Further, the wire portion of the hanger may bemade separately from the wooden l cross-bar and applied thereto as needed, and may be packed and shipped with minimum space requirement.

Referring more specifically to the accompanying drawing, the hanger comprises an elongated Wooden cross-bar 8 which is preferably formed arcuate over its length so as to better t into the shoulder and collar portion of a coat or other garment and is provided with a supporting member 9 for hanging from a rack or bar or the like. The member 9 is preferably in the form of va wire having a substantially straight section l|| extended through a bore I in the body of the bar 8 at the center thereof so as to project from the convex side I2 of the hanger substantially normal tothe arcuate curvature of the hanger. Oneend AI3 of the'wire section is preferably enlarged at the under or concave side I4 soras to retain the member 9 against withdrawal from the bore. The opposite end portion I6 of the hanger is bent in the form of a loop which is adapted for hanging over a suitablerack or bar or the like.

Secured to and depending from the bar 8 is a pants support I1 which is preferably formed of a single length of wire having a substantially straight center section I8 underlying the bar 8 and a pair of end sections I9 and 2| which are bent laterally from the section I8 to a common transverse side for attachment to the bar 8. In accordance with the present invention the end sections I9 and 2| are detachably secured to the bar 8 so that they may be applied to the bar when needed to convert the wooden hanger portion from a single to a double type hanger and also, to enable the manufacture of the wire portion of the hanger separate from the wooden portion. Various means of attachment of the end sections to the wooden hanger may be used. AS here shown, in the preferred form of the invention illustrated in Figures 1 to 3, the end por- ` tions 22 and 23 of the sections I9 and 2| are formed as inverted loops (see Figure 2) for engaging over and resiliently gripping'the bar 8. Preferably, the distal ends of the end sections are roundedY and bent outwardly to facilitate the engagement of the loops over the bar and the loops are preferably narrower, when unstressed, than the bar to provide a resilient grip when sprung into place over the bar, and-thereby pre# vent relative endwise displacement of the bar and wire pants supporting section. In the forms of Vthe hanger illustrated inY Figures 2 and 6, the

slots and thereby held against longitudinal movement relative to the bar. In this latter form of the invention a flush relation of the top of the wire loops and the top of the cross-bar may be Y rotation on the wire section'l.Y Also, due tothe obtained where desired.

For each of the several forms of the invention the point of connection of the ends of the wire sectionV to the .wooden cross-bar is preferably spacedY from the opposite ends 32 and 33 of the crossebar, so as to decrease the length of the wire section and thereby increase the stiffness of `this section and yet obtain a'sufiicie'nt length of such section to accommodate a pair of pants or the like, without reducing the greater length of the cross-bar 8. required for the proper support of a garment( Also, by using a wooden cros-sbar which, as will be understood, is entirely ridged for the present purpose kand by shortening the length of the underlying wire cross-piece the .pants supportV of the hanger is considerably'stiifer than may be obtained with existing wire type garment-hangers where the wire pants support extends for the full length of the upper crosspiece and flexing of the upper wire cross-piece is unavoidable. l Y

As an important feature of the present hanger we apply to the straight pants supporting section I 8 of the device a means which maybe readily applied and detached from the wire section and which widens out the supporting Aarea afforded the pants or other garment folded thereover. This means in the present form of the invention consists of astrip 34 of relatively'stif'r` cardboard or paper or the like which is creased or bent along a longitudinal fold 39 yextending centrally andlongitudinally of the strip to permit hanging of the strip over the wire section I8 with opposite transverse sides 31 andY 38 of the strip straddling the wire section. The strip, as illustrated in Figures *l1v and 3, is preferably somewhat longer than the wire section'l andis` p-rovidedwith cut-out portions 39 and 4| adjacent theA opposite ends 42v and 43 of the strip for extension therethrough of the wire end sections |9 and 2|. As here shown, the cut-out portions 39 and 4| are in the form of a'T-slot having transversely extending slotted portions 44 and 46 for passing therethrough of the looped ends 22 and 23 of the wire and longitudinally extending slot portions 41 and 48 for engaging the opposite side of the upright wire end sections I9,

and 2|. In this manner the strip 34 may be readily applied onto the wire section ofthe hanger by passing the looped ends 22 and 23 through the slotted portions 44 andv46 and by depressing the strip to the section I8, the Vend sections I9 and 2| of the wire will be positioned in the longitudinall slotted portions 41 and 48. Duev to the engagement of the wire sections I9 and 2| in'thelongitudinal slotted portions 41 andr48, the 'strip34'is positively held against snug engagement of Vthe wire sections I9 and V2| against the side surface 49, as viewed in Figa ures 1 and 2, and the relatively greater Width In the form of the inventionY illustrated of the top folded portion 36 of the strip than the diameter of the Wire, the opposite ends 42 and 43 of the strip at the folded portion 36 will forcibly engage the side surface 49 of the wooden bar and thereby securely holdthe strip in place. Preferably, the folded portion 36 of the strip is relatively wide and the opposite sides 31 and 38 broaden out considerably from the fold 36, so as to provide a smooth, broad support for the pants which is generally superior to that obtained even with a Wooden cross-bar customarily used.

The removable feature of the pants support makes possible the use of the wooden portion of the hanger as a single type hanger heretofore used with the added feature of being able to add the pants support when desired. Also, a plurality of pants supports may be hung one on another as illustrated in Figure 4, so that a plurality of pairs of pants may be supported from a single cross-bar 8. To obtain such a result, we preferably bend the end sections I9 and 2| towards each other as illustrated in Figures 1 and 4, so as to produce a slight tapering of the end sections towards their distal ends, whereby the ends 22 and 23 of the lower hanger illustrated in Figure 4 will engage over the extremities of the straight section I8 of the upper hanger. Furthermore the detachable arrangement of the pants support of the hanger makes possible the mounting of the pants on the section I8 of the hanger prior to attachment of the pants support to the cross-bar 8.

As to the cost of construction of the present hanger, it will be noted that the wooden section of the hanger may be simply and readily made, due to the one-piece construction thereof in conjunction with the one-piece wire supporting member 9, while the wire section I'I of the hanger and the cardboard strip may be simply and separately constructed. Also, the Wire section of the hanger and the cardboard strip may be manufactured, packed and sold separately from the wooden section of the hanger and in this manner each of the sections may be packed and stored in a minimum amount of space.

We claim:

l. A garment-hanger comprising, a wooden bar, a hook carried thereby for suspending said bar from a rack or the like, a wire pants supporting section depending from and detachably secured to said .bar and including a straight intermediate portion and transversely and convergently bent end portions said end portions being provided with inverted loops for engaging over said bar, and an elongated strip of relatively stiff material folded centrally and longitudinally thereof and adapted to be hung on said straight wire portion, said strip having a length greater than said straight wire portion and being formed with T-shaped cut-out portions adjacent the opposite ends thereof for slipping over said loops and end portions and for engaging said end .portions for locking said strip on said straight portion against rotation thereof.

2,. A garment-hanger comprising, an elongated arcuate wooden bar, a hook carried therelby for suspending said bar from a rack or the like, a wire pants supporting section depending from and detachably secured to said bar and including a straight intermediate portion and transversely bent end portions, said end portions being provided with inverted loops for engaging over said bar, and an elongated strip of relatively stiifmaterial folded centrally and longitudinally thereof and adapted to be hung on said straight wire portion, said strip having a length greater than said straight wire portion and being formed with cut-out portions adjacent the opposite ends thereof for slipping over said loops and end portions and for engaging said end portions for locking said strip on said straight portion against rotation thereof, the opposite ends of said strip at the intermediate folded portion thereof being extended to and engaged with said .bar for steadying said strip on said wire section.

CASIMIR W. JAN JOHNSON. CARL L. BO'ITINO.

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