Patent ID: 6508388
Filing Date: 2003-01-21
Classification: A47G

Abstract:
A hanger comprising:a support member; a clasp disposed on said support member, said clasp movable between a closed position where said clasp is effective to hold an item therein, and an open position; a releaseable locking mechanism, said locking mechanism being engageable with said clasp to retain said clasp in said closed position, and disengageable from said clasp to permit said clasp to be moved to the open position; and a release lever, said release lever being: separate from both said clasp and said locking mechanism; pivotably coupled to said hanger at a pivot point for movement relative to both said clasp and said locking mechanism; and operative to disengage said locking mechanism from said clasp when said lever is pivoted about said pivot point thereby permitting said clasp to move to said open position.