Patent ID: 7249699
Filing Date: 2007-07-31
Classification: A47G

Abstract:
1. A collapsible garment hanger comprising: a right hanger piece having a hook, a hanger neck, a right hanger shoulder, a right hanger arm and a right distal tip; a left hanger piece having a quick-release lever arm, a left hanger shoulder, a left hanger arm and a left distal tip; a fastener that rotationally joins the right hanger shoulder against the left hanger shoulder such that one of the shoulders is at least partially in front of the other shoulder; a locked position, characterized by the quick-release lever arm being at least partially latched around the hanger neck; at least one collapsed position, characterized by the right distal tip being in closer proximity to the left distal tip as compared to the locked position; an extended position, characterized by the right distal tip and left distal tip having been rotated away from the locked position about the fastener to a substantially maximal separation; and wherein the quick-release lever may be unlatched by a user, without the use of tools, such that the hanger arms may rotate from the locked position to the at least one collapsed position.