Patent ID: 7328822
Filing Date: 2008-02-12
Classification: A47G

Abstract:
1. An extendable clothes hanger comprising, a hook portion, a first rigid side arm connected to said hook portion and having a first arm top side and a first arm bottom side, a second rigid side arm connected to said hook portion and having a second arm top side and a second arm bottom side, a first sleeve slidably mounted to said first side arm movable between a first sleeve unextended mode and at least one first sleeve extended mode, wherein said first sleeve extended mode includes at least one first sleeve fully extended mode, said first sleeve having a first sleeve top side and a first sleeve bottom side, a second sleeve slidably mounted to said second side arm movable between a second sleeve unextended mode and at least one second sleeve extended mode, wherein said second sleeve extended mode includes at least one second sleeve fully extended mode, said second sleeve having a second sleeve top side and a second sleeve bottom side, first means for locking said first sleeve to said bottom side of said first side arm wherein said first sleeve is prevented from lateral movement relative to said first side arm in a selected one of said first sleeve unextended mode and said at least one first sleeve extended mode wherein said first sleeve is immovable relative to said first side arm, said first means for locking being mounted to said first side arm bottom side, first means for unlocking said first sleeve from said first side arm wherein said first sleeve is laterally movable relative to said first side arm, second means for locking said second sleeve to said bottom side of said second side arm wherein said second sleeve is prevented from lateral movement relative to said second side arm in a selected one of said second sleeve unextended mode and said at least one second sleeve extended mode wherein said second sleeve is immovable relative to said second side arm, said second means for locking being mounted to said second side arm bottom side, second means for unlocking said second sleeve from said second side arm wherein said first sleeve is laterally movable relative to said first side arm, first means for bracing said first sleeve from downward transverse movement relative to said first side arm when said first sleeve is in said first sleeve fully extended mode, said first means for bracing being associated with said first sleeve fully extended mode and including said top side of said first sleeve defining a first sleeve bracing pin aperture, said first means for bracing including a first bracing pin connected to said top side of said first side arm, said first bracing pin being positioned in said first sleeve bracing pin aperture second means for bracing said second sleeve from downward transverse movement relative to said second side arm when said second sleeve is in said second sleeve fully extended mode, said second means for bracing being associated with said second sleeve fully extended mode and including said top side of said second sleeve defining a second sleeve bracing pin aperture, said second means for bracing including a second bracing pin connected to said top side of said second side arm, said second bracing pin being positioned in said second sleeve bracing pin aperture, first means for unbracing said first sleeve from downward transverse movement relative to said second side arm, second means for unbracing said second sleeve from downward transverse movement relative to said second side arm, said first bracing pin being movable between a first bracing pin braced mode and a first bracing pin unbraced mode, wherein in said first bracing pin braced mode said first bracing pin is engaged with said first sleeve top side bracing pin aperture wherein said first sleeve is restrained from transverse downward movement relative to said first side arm, and wherein in said first bracing pin unbraced mode said first bracing pin is withdrawn from engagement with said first sleeve top side aperture and engagement with said first sleeve, said second bracing pin being movable between a second bracing pin braced mode and a second bracing pin unbraced mode, wherein in said second bracing pin braced mode said second bracing pin is engaged with said second sleeve top side bracing pin aperture wherein said second sleeve is restrained from transverse downward movement relative to said second side arm, and wherein in said second bracing pin unbraced mode said second bracing pin is withdrawn from engagement with said second sleeve top side aperture and engagement with said second sleeve, said first bracing pin including first bracing pin biasing means relative to the movement of said first bracing pin between a first bracing pin biased mode and a first bracing pin unbiased mode, wherein in said first bracing pin biased mode said first bracing pin is withdrawn from said first sleeve bracing pin and said first bracing pin is positioned in said first sleeve bracing pin aperture, said second bracing pin including second bracing pin biasing means relative to the movement of said second bracing pin between a second bracing pin biased mode and a second bracing pin unbiased mode, wherein in said second bracing pin biased mode said second bracing pin is in withdrawn from said second sleeve bracing pin aperture and said second bracing pin is positioned in said second sleeve bracing pin aperture, and wherein said first and said second bracing pins are positioned in said first and second bracing pin apertures, respectively, when said first and second biasing means are activated to an unbiased mode wherein said first and said second sleeves are prevented from downward transverse movement relative to said first and second side arms, respectively.