Patent ID: 6286735
Filing Date: 2001-09-11
Classification: A47G

Abstract:
A garment hanger having at least one clamp or pinch-grip formed exclusively of plastic for suspending a garment, said clamp comprising:(A) an outer portion defining (i) a central aperture therethrough and a partial periphery extending substantially about said central aperture, and (ii) a peripheral gap therethrough in said periphery communicating with said central aperture;(B) an inner portion defining (i) a body configured and dimensioned to pass through said outer portion central aperture, and (ii) a tab extending outwardly from and communicating with said inner portion periphery, said tab being configured and dimensioned to pass through said outer portion peripheral gap;(C) a bight portion connecting said inner and outer portions for biasing said inner portion forwardly relative to said outer portion towards a retaining orientation for retaining a garment disposed at least partially intermediate a front of said inner portion and a rear of said outer portion;said inner portion being rearwardly displaceable by rearward pressure on said inner portion tab to a releasing orientation enabling a garment to pass intermediate a front of said inner portion and a rear of said outer portion; and(D) at least one rib projecting from said inner portion body and configured and dimensioned to pass through said outer portion central aperture for blocking upward movement of a garment intermediate said inner and outer portions even when said hanger is in said releasing orientation, said rib being mounted on said inner portion body for movement therewith such that said inner portion body can be moved from said retaining orientation to said releasing orientation by pressure on said rib.