Patent ID: 8113392
Filing Date: 2012-02-14
Classification: A47G

Abstract:
1. A lower neck sizer for a hanger comprising a wire hook and a hanger body defining a lower neck portion where the hook joins the hanger body, the lower neck sizer comprising: a sizer body dimensioned to substantially surround the lower neck portion of the hanger, the body comprising an anterior wall, a posterior wall substantially parallel to the anterior wall and a pair of lateral walls connecting the anterior wall and the posterior wall, respectively, to define a substantially trapezoidal profile of the sizer body, the sizer body having a top opening in a first plane and a bottom opening in a second plane substantially parallel to the first plane, the sizer body further comprising at least one recess formed in at least one of the anterior wall and the posterior wall; and at least one inwardly extending tab secured to the sizer body, the inwardly extending tab configured to engage the hanger at the lower neck portion and resist removal of the lower neck sizer.