Patent ID: 6158634
Filing Date: 2000-12-12
Classification: A47G

Abstract:
A clothes hanger device for hanging clothes from a support rail, said device comprising:a hook having a base, said hook removably cooperating with the support rail for supporting said device from the support rail;a frame suspended from said base of said hook, said frame having a first and a second end, said first end of said frame defining a first hole, said second end of said frame defining a second hole, the arrangement being such that said base of said hook rotatably extends through said frame between said ends thereof, said first end of said frame also defining a third hole and said second end of said frame defining a fourth hole;a first arm having a first and a second extremity, said first arm slidingly extending through said first and second holes, said second extremity defining a stop for limiting travel of said first arm relative to said frame;a biasing device anchored to said first arm for biasing said first arm through said first and second holes;a second arm having a first and a second side, said second arm slidingly extending through said third and fourth holes, said first side defining a further stop for limiting travel of said second arm relative to said frame; anda further biasing device anchored to said second arm for biasing said second arm through said third and fourth holes so that said arms are biased relative to said frame such that said first extremity of said first arm and said second side of said second arm engage the clothes for hanging the clothes relative to the support rail.