Apparel apparatus – Garment hangers – Skirt or trousers
Patent
1999-05-18
2000-09-12
Mohanty, Bibhu
Apparel apparatus
Garment hangers
Skirt or trousers
223 91, A47G 2548
Patent
active
061164828
ABSTRACT:
A garment hanger is provided that includes a support member, and at least one clamp attached to an end region of the support member. Each clamp includes a clamp body and an actuator. Each clamp body comprises opposed sidewalls hinged together at the upper portions thereof. These opposed sidewalls straddle the support member. Each clamp also includes a cutout formed through the sidewalls at least in the upper portions thereof. The clamps have two ramped surfaces on the inside of the clamp to minimize the width of the clamping mechanism and thus, the width of the hanger. By virtue of these ramped surfaces, the narrow clamp can be opened to accept garments having a wide range of thicknesses. As the clamp is opened, the ramp angle is reduced, providing increased mechanical advantage to counter an increased spring force, thus providing greater ease of operation. The thumb operated push-button actuator is used to open the clamps. This actuator is moveable within the cutout region to engage the ramp members. The clamp and actuator are slidable along the length of the support member, thereby allowing the position of the clamp and actuator to be adjusted along the support member, once the spacing between respective clamps to be adjusted. Preferably, the actuator comprises an upper pushbutton portion, a rounded lower head portion, and a pair of linear walls connecting the upper portion and rounded lower head portion. According to a second embodiment of the present invention, the support member includes a top section, a middle section, and a bottom section and the top section includes at least one detent therein. The actuator according to this second embodiment includes an indexing finger located on at least a portion of an interior wall of the actuator. Movement of the actuator causes the indexing finger to pass through the detent. This detent locks the clamp in place to prevent the clamp from moving laterally along the support member. Preferably, the top section of the support member may include an array of detents, which allow the clamp(s) to be locked in a variety of positions along the length of the support member.
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