Patent ID: 6293443
Filing Date: 2001-09-25
Classification: A47G

Abstract:
A garment hanger comprising:two shoulder support members adapted for supporting a garment thereon, each of the shoulder support members having a pivot end and a distal end opposite the pivot end, the two shoulder support members being selectively pivotable at their pivot ends between open and folded positions relative to each other, each of the shoulder support members extending from its pivot end to its distal end in a direction generally opposite the other shoulder support member when the shoulder support members are in the open position and each of the shoulder support members extending from its pivot end to its distal end in a direction side-by-side with the other shoulder support member when the shoulder support members are in the folded position, the two shoulder support members being adapted to support a garment thereon when in the open position and also when in the folded position;a main body upon which each of the two shoulder support members are pivotally attached, each of the shoulder support members being pivotal about separate parallel axes; anda hook pivotally attached to both of the two shoulder support members, the hook being adapted to support the garment hanger on a separate horizontally oriented hanger rod when the shoulder support members are in the open position and a garment is supported thereon.