Patent ID: 7475859
Filing Date: 2009-01-13
Classification: A45B,A47G,F16B

Abstract:
1. An accessory hanger for mounting on a vertical pole, comprising: a hanger arm comprising a top end and a bottom end, the bottom end comprising a load hook; a high friction cam surface on the hanger arm intermediate the top and bottom ends of the hanger arm and offset from a line between the top and bottom ends of the hanger arm; a band for encircling a pole, the band comprising first and second ends; first and second parts of a connecting device on the respective first and second ends of the band to releasably buckle the two ends of the band together; and the top end of the hanger arm attached to the band at an attachment point; wherein a downward movement of the load hook causes the cam surface to roll against the pole and cause a radially outward movement of the attachment point relative to the pole.