Patent ID: 8596503
Filing Date: 2013-12-03
Classification: A47G

Abstract:
1. A lower neck sizer for a hanger, comprising: a sizer body configured to generally surround a lower neck portion of the hanger, the sizer body comprising an anterior wall, a posterior wall opposite the anterior wall and a pair of lateral walls connecting the anterior wall and the posterior wall, respectively, to define a substantially trapezoidal profile of the sizer body, the sizer body having a top opening in a first plane and a bottom opening in a second plane, both openings being defined by the anterior wall, the posterior wall and the lateral walls; an inwardly extending tab secured to the sizer body, the inwardly extending tab configured to engage the hanger at the lower neck region and resist removal of the lower neck sizer; and a discontinuity formed in one of the lateral walls and extending from the top opening to the bottom opening, wherein the inwardly extending tab comprises: a relief sized to accommodate a cylindrical projection of the hanger when the lower neck sizer is engaged with the hanger at the lower neck region; and a finger directed towards the intersection between a support flange of the hanger and the cylindrical projection when the lower neck sizer is engaged with the hanger at the lower neck region.