1. Field of the Invention
The invention relates to a garment hanger, more particularly to a garment hanger having a neck part and a shoulder bar connected movably to the neck part.
2. Description of the Related Art
As shown in
Through sliding movement of the sleeves 2 on the shoulder bar portions 103 of the frame part 101, the garment hanger can be used for garments having different shoulder sizes. Although the sleeves 2 can be adjusted, the distance between free ends 1031 of the shoulder bar portions 103 of the frame part 101 is not changed accordingly and remains the same. As such, when the garment hanger is to be used for hanging a garment having a narrow neck opening (see
Therefore, the object of the present invention is to provide a garment hanger that can overcome the aforesaid drawback associated with the prior art.
According to this invention, a garment hanger comprises: a neck part having upper and lower ends and opposite first and second ends extending between the upper and lower ends; a hook extending upwardly from the upper end of the neck part; a first shoulder bar extending from the first end of the neck part and adapted to support one of shoulders of a garment, the first shoulder bar having a free end; and a second shoulder bar mounted movably on the neck part, adapted to support the other of the shoulders of the garment, and having a free end distal from the first end of the neck part and proximate to the second end of the neck part. The second shoulder bar is movable relative to the neck part between extended and retracted positions so as to permit length adjustment between the free ends of the first and second shoulder bars. The first and second shoulder bars diverge from the neck part in a first direction when the second shoulder bar is disposed at the extended position, and diverge from the first end of the neck part in a second direction different from the first direction when the second shoulder bar is disposed at the retracted position.
Other features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent in the following detailed description of the preferred embodiment with reference to the accompanying drawings, of which:
Referring to
In this embodiment, referring to
The second shoulder bar 40 further has a connecting end 41 opposite to the free end 42 of the second shoulder bar 40 and formed with a tongue 44 protruding therefrom. The channel 13 in the neck part 10 is defined by a channel-defining wall that is formed with a shoulder 133. The tongue 44 abuts against the shoulder 133 when the second shoulder bar 40 is disposed at the extended position, and is disposed outwardly of the channel 13 when the second shoulder bar 40 is disposed at the retracted position.
The first and second shoulder bars 30, 40 are formed into a generally V-shape (see
Referring once more to
The first and second shoulder bars 30, 40 and the neck part 10 are preferably made from a plastic material. During assembly of the garment hanger, as shown in
Preferably, the second shoulder bar 40 is formed with a stopper 421 (see
Moreover, each of the first and second shoulder bars 30, 40 is formed with a plurality of anti-slip ribs 331, 431 protruding therefrom.
In this embodiment, the hook 20 is preferably made from metal.
In operation, when a garment having a narrow neck opening is to be hung on the garment hanger, the second shoulder bar 40 is first moved to the retracted position so as to facilitate insertion of the first shoulder bar 30 through the neck opening of the garment (see
To remove the garment from the garment hanger, the second shoulder bar 40 is first moved to the retracted position so as to facilitate subsequent removal of the first shoulder bar 30 from the garment through the neck opening.
By mounting movably the second shoulder bar 40 on the neck part 10 of the garment hanger of this invention, the aforesaid drawback associated with the prior art can be eliminated.
While the present invention has been described in connection with what is considered the most practical and preferred embodiment, it is understood that this invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiment but is intended to cover various arrangements included within the spirit and scope of the broadest interpretation so as to encompass all such modifications and equivalent arrangements.
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