Patent ID: 6663067
Filing Date: 2003-12-16
Classification: A47G,B60R,Y10T

Abstract:
An apparatus comprising:a support adapted for connection with a structure, the support at least partially defining a chamber having an opening; a hook member pivotally connected to said support and pivotal relative to said support about a pivot axis and between a stored position and an operative position; said hook member having a hook portion adapted to support a garment when said hook member is in the operative position; said hook member having a closure portion fixed for pivotal movement with said hook portion, said closure portion extending upwardly from said hook portion and blocking substantially all of an upper portion of said opening when said hook member is in the operative position, said upper portion of said opening being located above said pivot axis; and a latch mechanism for releasably holding said hook member in the stored position, said latch mechanism being responsive to a pushing force on said hook member when said hook member is in the stored position to release said hook member for pivotal movement from the stored position to the operative position.