Apparel apparatus – Garment hangers – Skirt or trousers
Patent
1990-04-17
1991-09-03
Schroeder, Werner H.
Apparel apparatus
Garment hangers
Skirt or trousers
223 88, 223 89, 223 85, 223 96, D 6315, A47G 2562, A47G 2568, A47G 2544, A47G 2514
Patent
active
050445359
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to expandable garment hangers.
2. Background Art
Garment hangers in which the outer ends are intended to grip waistbands of garments such as trousers and skirts are well known. It is also known for the hanger to have a structure which is used to accommodate waistbands of different sizes. However, up till now, it has been difficult to construct a hanger in which the full range of sizes from 8 to 20 can be accommodated. Hangers having varying widths have been proposed in which two gripping ends are moved in dependence one upon the other from a centre portion and locked in position against the waistband of a garment to be supported so that the hanger is maintained at its selected position.
There has been at least one attempt to overcome these problems by providing a garment hanger with a central guide body from which extends two movable arms, one from each end. The body has a centrally located hook and a mechanism interconnecting the arms so that movement of one causes a movement of the other in an opposite direction. A locking device is pivotally mounted on the body and is in the form of a pivotal lever which on one side of the pivot engages with a series of serrations to lock the arms from movement in one direction, and on the other side of the pivot is a release lever. When pressure is applied to the release lever the portion thereof engaging the serrations disengages from the serrations to release the arms for movement in either direction.
Disadvantageously, the hanger when inserted into a garment such as a skirt sometimes lies with the bulk of the hanger inside the garment thus making it difficult to operate a locking device to release the movable arms inwardly and detach the garment from the hanger.
Therefore, it is desirable to provide a hanger in which the above mentioned disadvantages are substantially overcome.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
According to the present invention there is provided a hanger having a body and a hook on the body for suspending the hanger, a movable arm slidably mounted on the body for free movement in at least one direction, locking means located on the body for locking the movable arm relative to the body against movement in a direction opposite to said at least one direction, and releasable means mounted independently of the locking means and comprising a lever mechanism for remotely operating the locking means to release the movable arm for free movement thereof in opposite directions.
In one preferred embodiment of the invention there is provided a hanger which will support garments with varying waist widths and maintain the portion which fits the garment at the desired spacing once the garment is mounted on the hanger.
Preferably, there is provided on the hanger a central guide body of a width at least no greater than the minimum width of the desired range of garments, two arms mounted on the central guide portion for slidable movement in opposite directions relative to each other, garment locking means on the central guide body to lock each of the arms at selected positions, preferably against inward movement of said arms. The locking means preferably comprises a series of notches or teeth on at least one arm which are arranged to engage with at least one stop on the central guide body so as to locate or lock each arm in a selectable series of positions. Such engagement can be obtained automatically where the guide body has a configuration such that on mounting a garment by the gripping means the weight of the garment tends to draw the arms outwardly to an appropriate point at which they then lock in relation to the central guide body preventing inward movement of the arms. Conveniently, a ratchet can be provided on the upper and lower sides of the arms engaging with the stop member on one or each end of the guide body. Alternatively, each of the arms can be provided with a form of ratchet which engages with a releasable catch conveniently located on the guide body, for example at one o
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Braitrim (U.K.) Limited
Mohanty Bibhu
Schroeder Werner H.
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