Claims
- 1. A garment hanger having an elongated body and supporting hook means midway between the ends of said body, the opposite ends of said body being identical and each comprising: a first arm at the body's outer end spaced from and overlying the top of and integral with said body, said arm forming a garment receiving first slot between the arm and the body; an upwardly and outwardly inclined finger having an outer end spaced from the inner end of said arm for defining an upwardly opening entrance to said slot; a downwardly extending second arm at the end of the body integral with the body at its upper end, said second arm forming a downwardly opening second garment receiving slot; a third arm extending toward the center of said body adjacent the lower edge of said body, said third arm being integral with the end of said body and forming a third garment receiving slot extending along the body's lower edge; the entrances to said slots formed by said first, second and third slots each being narrower than the inner portions of said slots to cause clamping of garments seated in said slots.
- 2. A garment hanger as described in claim 1 wherein a tongue is provided in the inner portion of said first slot, the inner end of said tongue being integral with said body and the outer end extending substantially to the outer end of said first slot, said tongue being spaced from both the upper and lower surfaces of said first slot and being resilient for clamping a garment seated between it and the upper surface of said first slot.
- 3. A garment hanger as described in claim 1 wherein a tongue is provided in the inner portion of said third slot, the inner end of said tongue being integral with said body and the outer end extending substantially to the outer end of said third slot; said tongue being spaced from both the upper and lower surfaces of said third slot and being resilient for clamping a garment seated between it and the lower surface of said slot.
- 4. A garment hanger as described in claim 3 wherein projections are provided on both of said tongues adjacent their free ends and on the lower surfaces of said slots and being adjacent each other and creating a garment trapping passage between them.
- 5. A garment hanger as described in claim 1 wherein a tongue is provided in the inner portion of said first and third slots, the inner end of each said tongue being integral with said body and the outer end extending substantially to the outer ends of said first and third slots; said tongue being spaced from both the upper and lower surfaces of said slots and being resilient for clamping a garment seated between it and the upper surface of said first slot and the lower surface of said third slot.
- 6. A garment hanger having an elongated body and supporting hook means midway between the ends of said body, the opposite ends of said body being identical and each comprising: a first arm at the body's outer end and spaced from and overlying the top of and integral with said body at the end thereof adjacent the end of said body, said first arm forming a receiving slot between said first arm and said body; the outer end of said slot being enlarged downwardly to form a garment holding pocket recessed into said body adjacent the end of said first arm integral with said body; said pocket at its entrance having a tongue extending outwardly of said body into said pocket and spaced from the bottom of said pocket for dividing said pocket into upper and lower portions and providing a restricted entrance to the lower portion of said pocket, a plurality of upstanding projections on the upper surface of said body in said slot and directed toward said arm for partially closing said slot; said body having a second arm, said second arm extending toward the center of said body adjacent the lower edge of said body and forming a garment receiving slot along the body's lower edge, the outer end of said second arm being integral with said body; a downwardly extending third arm integral with said body at its upper end with the end of said body and forming a downwardly opening garment receiving slot, the entrances to said slots to cause clamping of garments seated in the slots.
- 7. The garment hanger described in claim 1 wherein a depending projection is provided on said first arm, said projection being offset from the projections on said body lengthwise of the pocket.
- 8. The garment hanger described in claim 1 wherein a depending projection is provided on said first arm, said projection being vertically aligned with a projection on said body.
- 9. A garment hanger having an elongated body and support means extending upwardly therefrom, the opposite ends of said body being identical and each comprising: a downwardly extending arm at the body's outer end, said arm being spaced from the end wall of said body, said arm forming a vertically extending pocket between the arm and the body; a finger integral with said body at its lower end and extending upwardly within said pocket in spaced relationship to said end wall and dividing said pocket into a garment receiving channel open at its lower end and an elongated deflection chamber adjacent said end wall, said deflection chamber being closed at its lower end, the upper end of said finger being spaced from the upper end of said pocket whereby said finger can be deflected into said deflection chamber by a garment inserted into said channel, means at the entrance to said channel extending partially across said entrance and restricting the width thereof for positively gripping an article inserted into said channel, said finger being resiliently resistant to deflection to firmly press against an article inserted into said channel.
- 10. A garment hanger as described in claim 9 wherein said deflection chamber is wedge shaped, being wider at the top than at the bottom.
- 11. A garment hanger as described in claim 10 wherein a nexus is provided at the lower end of said finger for connecting said finger to said end wall, said body having a dependent reinforcement flange integral with said nexus to support said finger, the outer end of said flange forming said entrance restricting means.
- 12. A garment hanger having an elongated body and support means extending upwardly therefrom, the opposite ends of said body being identical and each comprising: a generally horizontally and inwardly extending arm adjacent the body's outer end, said arm being spaced from the upper edge of said body, said arm forming a generally horizontally extending pocket between the arm and the top of the body; a finger spaced from both the top of said body and the bottom face of said arm and extending outwardly into said pocket and dividing said pocket into a garment receiving channel adjacent said arm and an enlongated deflection chamber below said finger, the outer end of said finger being spaced from the outer end of said pocket whereby said finger can be deflected downwardly into said chamber by a garment inserted into said channel, a plurality of first garment gripping means projecting upwardly from the upper surface of said finger into said channel and second garment gripping means projecting downwardly from the lower surface of said arm between at least a pair of said first gripping means for positively securing a garment inserted into said channel, said finger being resiliently resistant to deflection to firmly press against a garment inserted into said channel.
- 13. A garment hanger as described in claim 12 wherein the surfaces of said gripping means are rounded whereby fabrics may be passed over them without snagging.
- 14. A garment hanger as described in claim 13 wherein the gripping means adjacent the entrance to said channel has an inclined surface facing said entrance forming a garment ramp to facilitate insertion of a garment into the channel.
- 15. A garment hanger as described in claim 12 wherein a horizontal arm and a pocket formed thereby are provided along the lower edge of said body below each of arms at the top of said body, each of the pockets formed thereby having a tongue and garment gripping means of identical construction to that at the top of the hanger body.
- 16. A garment hanger having an elongated body and support means extending upwardly therefrom, the opposite ends of said body being identical and each comprising: a downwardly extending arm at the body's outer end, said arm being spaced from the end wall of said body, said arm forming a vertically extending pocket between the arm and the body; a first finger spaced from both said end wall and said arm extending upwardly within said pocket and dividing said pocket into a garment receiving channel open at its lower end and an elongated deflection chamber adjacent said end wall and closed at its lower end, the lower end of said first finger being integral with said body and the upper end of said first finger being spaced from the upper end of said pocket whereby said first finger can be deflected into said chamber by a garment inserted into said channel, means at the entrance to said channel extending partially across said entrance and restricting the width thereof for positively gripping a garment inserted in said channel, said first finger being resiliently resistant to deflection to firmly press against a garment inserted into said channel; a generally horizontally and inwardly extending second arm adjacent to and integral with the body's outer end, said second arm being spaced from the upper edge of said body, said second arm forming a generally horizontally extending second pocket between the second arm and the top of the body; a second finger spaced from both the top of said body and the bottom face of said second arm extending outwardly into said second pocket and dividing said pocket into a garment receiving channel adjacent said arm and an elongated deflection chamber below said second finger, the outer end of said second finger being spaced from the outer end of said second pocket whereby said second finger can be deflected downwardly into said chamber by a garment inserted into said channel, a plurality of first garment gripping means projecting upwardly from the upper surface of said second finger into said channel and second garment gripping means projecting downwardly from the lower surface of said second arm between at least a pair of said first gripping means for positively securing a garment inserted into said channel, said second finger being resiliently resistant to deflection to firmly press against a garment inserted into said channel.
- 17. A garment hanger as described in claim 16 wherein a nexus is provided at the lower end of said first finger for connecting said first finger to said end wall, said body having a dependent reinforcing flange integral with said nexus to support said first finger, the outer end of said flange forming said entrance restricting means.
- 18. A garment hanger as described in claim 16 wherein each of said first and second arms are T-shaped in cross section having an outwardly extending flange, said flange providing both a crack and fatigue resistant reinforcement and a stiffener for the juncture of said arms to said body.
- 19. A garment hanger as described in claim 2 wherein a stiffening web is centered between the sides of the tongue in said first slot, said web projecting from the tongue into that portion of the slot into which the tongue would be deflected by the presence of a garment in said first slot.
- 20. A garment hanger as described in claim 19 wherein the stiffening web is tapered with its greatest thickness normal to the tongue and at the base of the tongue.
- 21. A garment hanger as described in claim 20 wherein the tongue has a stop element at its free end extending in the same direction as the stiffening web for limiting deflection of the tongue by a garment inserted into said first slot.
- 22. A garment hanger having an elongated body and support means extending upwardly therefrom, the opposite ends of said body being identical and each comprising: a downwardly extending arm at the body's outer end, said arm being spaced from the end wall of said body, said arm forming a vertically extending pocket between the arm and the body; a finger spaced from both said end wall and said arm extending upwardly within said pocket and dividing said pocket into a garment receiving channel open at its lower end and an elongated deflection chamber adjacent said end wall, said chamber being closed at its lower end, the upper end of said finger being spaced from both walls of the pocket and the upper end of the pocket whereby said finger can be deflected into said chamber by a garment inserted into said channel, means at the entrance to said channel extending partially across said entrance and restricting the width thereof for positively gripping a garment inserted into said channel, said finger having a reinforcement rib integral with the side thereof facing said end wall, said rib extending a major portion of the length of the finger from the lower end thereof for stiffening said finger against deflection, said finger as reinforced by said rib being resiliently resistant to deflection to firmly press against a garment inserted into said channel.
- 23. A garment hanger as described in claim 22 wherein said rib is tapered lengthwise with its greatest dimension adjacent the juncture of the finger with the hanger body.
- 24. A garment hanger as described in claim 23 wherein said finger has a stop element on its free end extending into said chamber for limiting deflection of the tongue by a garment inserted in the garment receiving channel.
- 25. A garment hanger as described in claim 24 wherein said pocket at its entrance has a flange extending outwardly from the lower end of said finger into the entrance to said pocket to partially close the open end of said pocket for gripping a garment inserted into said pocket.
- 26. A garment hanger having an elongated body and support means extending upwardly therefrom, the opposite ends of said body being identical and each comprising: a downwardly extending arm at the body's outer end, said arm being spaced from the end wall of said body, said arm forming a vertically extending end pocket between the arm and the body said pocket being blind at its upper end, said pocket opening at its lower end; upper and lower horizontal arms each forming a blind pocket opening toward the center of the hanger; all of said pockets having a finger therein the free end of which is adjacent the blind end of the pocket; each of said fingers being integral the hanger body at its end opposite from its free end and each finger dividing the pocket into which it is located in a garment receiving channel adjacent the arm and a deflection chamber adjacent the face of the finger opposite from the arm; means at the entrance to each of the channels extending partially across said entrance to restrict the width thereof for positively gripping a garment inserted in the channel; each of said fingers having a stop element on its free end extending into said deflection chamber for limiting deflection of said finger.
- 27. A garment hanger as described in claim 26 wherein rib means are provided in each of said deflection chambers integral with a finger forming the chamber for stiffening the finger against deflection.
- 28. A garment hanger as described in claim 27 wherein said rib means is tapered with its greatest thickness adjacent the juncture of the finger with the hanger body.
- 29. A garment hanger as described in claim 26 wherein each of said arms is "T-shaped" in cross section being reinforced by a central outwardly extending flange.
- 30. A garment hanger as described in claim 26 wherein the entrance restricting means for said upper and lower pockets is a gripper member having an inclined surface facing toward the center of the hanger forming a ramp to facilitate insertion of a garment into the channel.
- 31. A garment hanger as described in claim 26 wherein the fingers in each of said pockets formed by said upper and lower arms have a plurality of rounded gripping means integral therewith projecting into the channel formed by the finger, said gripping means being spaced apart lengthwise of the fingers.
- 32. A garment hanger as described in claim 31 wherein a gripping means of like construction is also provided on the arm forming each of said upper and lower pockets; said gripping means projecting into the channel between a pair of gripping means on the finger forming the channel.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 181,388, filed Apr. 14, 1988, now abandoned, entitled INTIMATE APPAREL HANGER WITH GARMENT LOCK which application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 108,227, filed Oct. 14, l987, now abandoned, entitled INTIMATE APPAREL HANGER WITH UPPER GARMENT LOCK which application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 049,276, filed May 13, 1987, entitled INTIMATE APPAREL HANGER, now abandoned.
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