Patent ID: 8523026
Filing Date: 2013-09-03
Classification: A47G

Abstract:
1. A garment hanger comprising: a first arm having a first end portion and a second end portion, the first end portion having a hook configured to be disposed over a closet rod to support the garment hanger; a second arm having a first end portion and a second end portion, the second arm coupled to the first arm for rotational movement relative to the first arm between an expanded configuration and a collapsed configuration, the first end portion of the second arm configured to selectively engage the closet rod and hold the garment hanger in the expanded configuration; and a locking mechanism configured to lock the garment hanger in the expanded configuration, the locking mechanism including a locking arm having a pin coupled to at least one of the first and the second arm, a channel having a securing protrusion disposed in the other of the first and the second arm, and a relief cut configured to allow the locking arm to move from a first configuration to a second configuration, the locking arm movable between the first configuration such that the pin selectively engages the securing protrusion to lock the garment hanger in the expanded configuration, and the second configuration such that the pin selectively releases from the securing protrusion and allows the second arm to rotate with respect to the first arm from the expanded configuration to the collapsed configuration.