Patent ID: 8534626
Filing Date: 2013-09-17
Classification: A47G,F16B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method for hanging an article having a handle from either the handle of a carrier device or from a horizontal table surface, said method comprising: providing a dual-configuration hanger including in order to hang the article from the horizontal table surface, releasing the locking mechanism and moving the arms to the open configuration, positioning the distal end of one of the arms on the horizontal table surface so that the other arm hangs below the table surface, and positioning the article handle on the hook defined by the other arm; and in order to hang the article from the carrier device handle, encircling the carrier device handle and the article handle within the curved arms by relatively moving the carrier device handle and the article handle through the opening between the distal ends of the arms, and then moving the arms to the closed configuration and allowing the locking mechanism to lock the arms in the closed configuration.