Patent · US Expired

Garment hangers

US5649653A · kind A · utility

12Cited by
19References
25Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMar 14, 1996
Grant dateJul 22, 1997
Priority date
Expiry dateMar 14, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA47G25/32
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

An improved unitary garment hangers is provided wherein an angular leg extension of a central hanger support structure, such as a hook, cooperates with, and connects to, the apex connection between upper ends of hanger shoulder supports. The perimeter distance along one shoulder support from the outer end thereof to the angular leg extension is substantially greater than the corresponding distance for the other shoulder support. This shoulder length differential is achieved either by the support angular leg extension or by a combination of this extension with a terminally adjacent upper portion of one shoulder support. Such a garment hanger permits both rapid and easy inserting or removing of the hanger through a garment neck region without stretching or tearing of the garment, and inserting or removing the hanger from underneath the garment.

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