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The disclosure and prior art relates to hanger assemblies and more particularly pertains to a new hanger assembly for hanging an article.
An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a hook, a pair of arms, and a pair of rods. Each arm has a first endpoint that is hingedly coupled to a lower end of the hook. The arms are selectively positionable in a deployed configuration, wherein the arms extend transversely from the hook, and a stowed configuration, wherein the arms abut. Each rod has a first end that is hingedly coupled to a second endpoint of a respective arm. A coupler is coupled to a second end of a first rod. The coupler is configured to couple to the second end of a second rod. Coupling of the first rod to the second rod fixedly positions the pair of arms and the pair of rods in a triangular configuration that is suited to hang an article.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure.
The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:
With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to
As best a hook 12, a pair of arms 14, and a pair of rods 16. Each arm 14 has a first endpoint 18 that is hingedly coupled to a lower end 20 of the hook 12, as shown in
Each rod 16 has a first end 24 that is hingedly coupled to a second endpoint 26 of a respective arm 14, as shown in
A coupler 30 is coupled to a second end 32 of a first rod 34. The coupler 30 is configured to couple to the second end 32 of a second rod 36. Coupling of the first rod 34 to the second rod 36 fixedly positions the pair of arms 14 and the pair of rods 16 in a triangular configuration that is suited to hang an article, such as a shirt or a pair of pants.
The first rod 34 has a first beveled section 38 that is positioned proximate to the second end 32, as shown in
A pair of ridges 44 is coupled singly to the first rod 34 proximate to the first beveled section 38 and to the second rod 36 proximate to the second beveled section 40. The pair of ridges 44 are positioned to retain the sleeve 42 over the first beveled section 38 and the second beveled section 40.
Each of a pair of first arm rings 46 is coupled to the first endpoint 18 of a respective arm 14. A first pin 48 is positioned through the pair of first arm rings 46 so that the pair of arms 14 is hingedly coupled, as shown in
Each of a pair of second arm rings 50 is coupled to the second endpoint 26 of a respective arm 14. Each of a pair of rod rings 52 is coupled to the first end 24 of a respective rod 16. Each of a pair of second pins 54 is positioned through a respective second arm ring 50 and an associated rod ring 52 so that the respective rod 16 is hingedly coupled to the respective arm 14, as shown in
A swivel 56 is coupled to a respective first arm ring 46. The hook 12 is coupled to the swivel 56 so that the hook 12 is positioned to be rotated relative to the pair of arms 14, as shown in
In use, the arms 14 and the rods 16 are extended. The rods 16 are pivoted relative to the arms 14 to bring the first beveled section 38 into abutment with the second beveled section 40. The sleeve 42 is slid over the first beveled section 38 and the second beveled section 40 to fixedly positioned the arms 14 and the rods 16 in the triangular configuration that is suited to hang the article.
With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure.
Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.