Patent ID: 7243823
Filing Date: 2007-07-17
Classification: A47G

Abstract:
1. A collapsible garment hanger comprising: a one piece molded hanger body having a base and a cover that are separated by a cavity and held in spaced relation to each other by an elastic fulcrum, the base and the cover being substantially flat structures that substantially lie in parallel planes that are spaced by the cavity, the base including a hook at its top, a hanger neck and a back, the cover including a quick-release lever on the top of the fulcrum and release tabs on the bottom of the fulcrum, the fulcrum being part of the cover; two hanger arms, each characterized on one end by a hanger shoulder that is rotationally joined to the hanger body, and each characterized on the opposite end by a distal tip; a locked position, which places the hanger arms in a suitable position for supporting a garment, characterized by the hanger shoulders being supported by the release tabs; a collapsed position, which allows the hanger arms to freely rotate, characterized by the hanger shoulders not being supported by the release tabs.