Patent ID: 6609640
Filing Date: 2003-08-26
Classification: A47G

Abstract:
A hanger comprising:(A) an attachment portion for securing said hanger to a support; and (B) at least one pinch-grip for receiving an article for hanging, said pinch-grip including: (i) a pair of vertically-extending components, each said component defining an upper end and a lower end; (ii) biasing means for biasing said lower ends together to a closed position and for permitting separation of said lower ends to an open position by movement of at least one of said upper ends towards the other; and (iii) a connector, separate and distinct from said biasing means, for pivotably securing together said upper ends of said components for movement, prior to application of said biasing means to said components, between a substantially unfolded orientation and a substantially folded orientation; said connector being flexible, integrally molded with said components, and configured and dimensioned to lie between said upper ends of said components when said components are in said folded orientation.