Hanger support for garment bag comprising a latching device with a front plate
US5590765A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 17, 1995 |
| Grant date | Jan 7, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 17, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA47G25/54
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A hanger support construction for attachment to a garment bag has a pair of clamp jaws pivotally connected adjacent their rear ends, and a latching device for releasably securing the clamp jaws in the closed position, the latching device including a front plate forwardly of the forward ends of the clamp jaws, an actuating lever which is connected by a pivot to one of the clamp jaws, and a retainer which comprises the front plate, a link that engages a surface of one clamp jaw which is remote from the second clamp jaw, a pivot for pivotally connecting the link to the actuating lever, and a connecting structure for connecting the front plate to the link. The connecting structure may include a housing which includes the front plate and plates perpendicular to it which overlie the front end portions of the clamp jaws. The link may comprise a wire loop with transverse pivot portions extending into the actuating lever, and the front plate may form a part of a housing which is joined to the loop by bent ears or resilient ears extending from plates perpendicular to the front plate. In an alternate embodiment, the links are provided by edges of plates perpendicular to the front plate, which…
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