Claims
- 1. A system for indicating the size of a garment hung on a garment hanger, the system comprising;
- a garment support member connected to a hang means,
- a tab-holding section disposed at the connection between the garment support member and the hang means, the tab-holding section including a wall connecting the tab-holding section to the hanger, the wall extending frontward toward the consumer and terminating at a base portion of a bullet-shaped member, the wall defining a thickness,
- a tab for connection to the tab-holding section, the tab including two opposing side members with a front end disposed between the two opposing side members,
- the opposing side members having smooth inward facing surfaces which are free of projecting members, the opposing side members extending rearward and terminating at inwardly curved ends, the inwardly curved ends defining a distance therebetween, said distance being substantially equal to the thickness of the wall,
- the tab engaging the bullet-shaped member so that the curved ends are in substantial abutting engagement with the wall immediately rearward of the base portion of the bullet-shaped member and the bullet-shaped member being disposed between the opposing side members and rearward of the front end of the tab, the curved ends of the opposing side members being resiliently biased inward toward each other thereby precluding removal of the tab from the bullet-shaped member without causing substantial damage to the tab.
- 2. The system of claim 1,
- wherein the inwardly curved ends of the opposing side members are further characterized as terminating in substantially flat inner walls, each inner wall being disposed between a substantially square edge and a rounded edge, the rounded edge being disposed rearward and being arranged so that the rounded edge first engages a narrow front end of the bullet-shaped member as the tab is forced rearward over the bullet-shaped member, the square edge being disposed immediately rearward of the base portion of the bullet-shaped member when the tab is fully engaging the bullet-shaped member, engagement of the square edges of the inwardly curved ends with the base portion of the bullet-shaped member precluding removal of the tab from the bullet-shaped member without causing substantial damage to the tab.
- 3. The system of claim 2,
- wherein the wall of the tab-holding section includes two opposing outwardly extending ribs, the ribs being disposed between the bullet-shaped member and the hanger, the wall also including receiving sections disposed between each rib and the bullet-shaped member, the receiving sections accommodating the flat inner walls of the inwardly curved ends of the opposing side members of the tab, the flat inner walls of the inwardly curved ends extending substantially across the receiving sections.
- 4. The system of claim 3,
- wherein the tab is generally U-shaped, the front end including a slot disposed behind the front display wall, the slot accommodating the narrow front end to the bullet-shaped member, the slot also providing a stiff hinge-like connection between the two opposing side members of the tab.
- 5. The system of claim 4,
- wherein the bullet-shaped member is connected to the wall at a central portion of the base portion, the base portion being wider than the thickness of the wall thereby defining two steps on opposing sides of the wall,
- engagement of the square edges of the curved ends of the side members in the steps defined by the connection of the base portion to the wall precluding removal of the tab from the bullet-shaped member without substantial damage to the tab.
- 6. An improved garment hanger that indicates the size of a garment hung thereon to the consumer, the hanger comprising;
- a hang means connected to a central portion of a garment support member, a tab-holding section being disposed at the connection between the hang means and the garment support member, the tab-holding section including a wall connecting the tab-holding section to the hang means and the garment support member, the wall extending frontward toward the consumer and terminating at a base portion of a bullet-shaped member, the wall defining a thickness,
- the wall also accommodating two outwardly extending ribs disposed on opposing sides of the wall and rearward of the base portion of the bullet-shaped member, the wall providing two receiving sections, one receiving section disposed between each rib and the base portion of the bullet-shaped member,
- the bullet-shaped member extending forward toward the consumer and including a narrow front end, the base portion being wider than the narrow front end and being connected to an end of the wall of the tab-holding section,
- a tab connected to the tab-holding section, the tab including two opposing side members with a front end disposed therebetween,
- the opposing side members having smooth inward facing surfaces which are free of projecting members, the opposing side members extending rearward and terminating in inwardly curved ends, the distance between said inwardly curved ends being substantially equal to the thickness of the wall, the curved ends of the opposing side members being further characterized as terminating in substantially flat inner walls, each flat inner wall being disposed between a substantially square edge and a rounded edge,
- the tab engaging the bullet-shaped member so that the square edges of the curved ends of the tab are disposed immediately rearward of the base portion of the bullet-shaped member when the tab is engaging the bullet-shaped member, the flat inner walls of the curved ends are in substantial abutting engagement with and extend substantially across the receiving sections of the wall and the bullet-shaped member is disposed between the opposing side members and rearward of the front end of the tab,
- the curved ends of the opposing side members being resiliently biased inward toward each other and engagement of the square edges of the curved ends with the base portion of the bullet-shaped member precluding removal of the tab from the bullet-shaped member without substantial damage to the tab,
- the narrow front end of the bullet-shaped member being accommodated between the curved ends of the opposing side members when the opposing side members are in a relaxed state, the base portion of the bullet-shaped member being accommodated between the curved ends of the opposing side members only when the opposing side members are forced outward under force imposed by the base portion of the bullet-shaped member as the tab is being forced rearward over the bullet-shaped member,
- the rounded edges of the curved ends being disposed rearward and the rounded edges first engaging the narrow front end of the bullet-shaped member as the tab is forced rearward over the bullet-shaped member.
- 7. An improved garment hanger that indicates the size of a garment hung thereon to the consumer, the hanger comprising;
- a hang means connected to a central portion of a garment support member, a tab-holding section being disposed at the connection between the hang means and the garment support member, the tab-holding section including a wall connecting the tab-holding section to the hang means and the garment support member, the wall extending frontward toward the consumer and terminating at a base portion of a bullet-shaped member, the wall defining a thickness,
- the wall also accommodating two outwardly extending ribs disposed on opposing sides of the wall and rearward of the base portion of the bullet-shaped member, the wall providing two receiving sections, one receiving section disposed between each rib and the base portion of the bullet-shaped member,
- a tab connected to the tab-holding section, the tab including two opposing side members with a front end disposed therebetween,
- the opposing side members having smooth inward facing surfaces which are free of projecting members, the opposing side members extending rearward and terminating in inwardly curved ends, the distance between said inwardly curved ends being substantially equal to the thickness of the wall, the curved ends of the opposing side members being further characterized as terminating in substantially flat inner walls, each flat inner wall being disposed between a substantially square edge and a rounded edge,
- the tab engaging the bullet-shaped member so that the square edges of the curved ends of the tab are disposed immediately rearward of the base portion of the bullet-shaped member when the tab is engaging the bullet-shaped member, the flat inner walls of the curved ends are in substantial abutting engagement with and extend substantially across the receiving sections of the wall and the bullet-shaped member is disposed between the opposing side members and rearward of the front end of the tab,
- the curved ends of the opposing side members being resiliently biased inward toward each other and engagement of the square edges of the curved ends with the base portion of the bullet-shaped member precluding removal of the tab from the bullet-shaped member without substantial damage to the tab.
- 8. In combination with a garment hanger having garment support means and hang means,
- size indicator means carried by said garment hanger, said size indicator means including
- a base member extending away from said garment hanger,
- a seat member disposed at a distal end of the base member,
- a portion of the seat member which is adjacent the base member having a greater thickness than a thickness defined by a distal end of the seat member,
- a size indicator tab construed and arranged to assemble to the seat member,
- said size indicator tab having a generally U-shaped configuration which includes a bight portion and a pair of side walls which extend in generally the same direction from the bight portion of the tab,
- said bight portion, when the tab is assembled to the seat member, being disposed at the distal end of the seat member,
- a distal free end of each side wall having an end portion which projects inwardly toward the base member when the tab is assembled to the seat member,
- an open distance between said inwardly projecting end portions of each of said side walls which projects toward the base member being less than the thickness of the seat member adjacent the base member
- to thereby resist separation of the tab from the seat member,
- no portion of the side walls between the bight portion and the end portions of the side walls which extend inward towards the base member being in separation restraining engagement with the seat member.
- 9. The garment hanger of claim 8 further characterized in that the distal end of seat member is seated in the bight portion of the tab.
- 10. The garment hanger of claim 8 further characterized by and including
- blocking means projecting outwardly from the base member on each side thereof at a location toward the hang means from the inwardly projecting end portion of the distal end of each side wall,
- said blocking means being located so close to the said distal ends of the side walls as to preclude obtaining a finger purchase on the said distal ends of the tab walls.
Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 08/157,139, filed on May 5, 1993.
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Continuation in Parts (1)
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