A garment hanger including a body having a neck with a hook and a pair of shoulders having a plurality of apertures. An anti-slip insert including a plurality of raised portions corresponding to the number of apertures in the shoulders is inserted onto the garment hanger through the apertures. The construction prevents garments from slipping off of the hanger.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
This invention is directed generally to an anti-slip garment hanger and, in 
particular, to a plastic garment hanger with anti-slip inserts on the 
shoulders of the hanger that prevent a garment, especially garments such 
as sweaters or the like, from slipping off of the hanger. 
While garment hangers have taken many forms over the years, anti-slip 
garment hangers are known in the art as exemplified, for example, by U.S. 
Pat. No. 1,321,997, issued on Nov. 18, 1919. U.S. Pat. No. 1,321,997 is 
directed to a garment hanger having cut-away sections or recessed areas in 
the shoulder portions of the hanger in which inserts with upwardly 
extending teeth are provided. The teeth extend slightly above the upper 
surface of the hanger to hold thin and flimsy garments on the hanger. 
Such prior art garment hangers have several drawbacks. First, the inserts 
must be properly affixed to the hanger and therefore must be properly 
sized and formed to fit in the recessed areas. In addition, excess 
material is required to form the inserts, manufacturing costs are 
increased and manufacture may prove difficult. 
Accordingly, it is desired to provide a garment hanger with inserts that 
feature an anti-slip surface which overcomes the disadvantages of the 
prior art discussed above. 
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
Generally speaking, in accordance with the present invention, an anti-slip 
garment hanger including a body is provided. The body of the hanger 
includes a neck portion, a hook coupled to the neck for hanging the hanger 
and a pair of shoulders extending outwardly from the neck portion. Each of 
the shoulders includes a plurality of openings respectively therethrough. 
An insert for each shoulder includes a base having a plurality of raised 
portions corresponding to each of the openings in the shoulders. The 
raised portions extend through the apertures in the shoulders from below. 
In a preferred embodiment, a pair of sloped projection members extend 
laterally from the sides of each raised portion of the insert facilitating 
insertion while at the same time securing the insert in the hanger. 
Accordingly, it is desired to provide an improved anti-slip garment hanger. 
A further object of the present invention to provide a garment hanger with 
openings therein which cooperate with an insert to prevent garments from 
slipping off the hanger. 
Another object of the present invention is to provide a garment hanger 
having an anti-slip insert which is securely fastened to the hanger yet 
easy to install. 
Still another object of the present invention is to provide an anti-slip 
insert for a garment hanger which prevents garments from slipping while 
cooperating with openings in the shoulders of the hanger to permit easy 
insertion and removal while being securely retained in the hanger. 
Still other objects and advantages of the invention will in part be obvious 
and will in part be apparent from the specification.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT 
The drawings generally depict a garment hanger with a pair of anti-slip 
inserts, specifically anti-slip inserts which are respectively coupled to 
each shoulder of the hanger from its underside through openings spaced 
along each shoulder. 
In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, each anti-slip insert 
includes a base and a predetermined number of raised portions 
corresponding respectively to the number of openings in the shoulders of 
the hanger. Each raised portion includes a pair of projections sloping 
outwardly from opposing sides of each raised portion. The top surface of 
each raised portion includes ribs. This construction prevents garments 
from slipping off the hanger while also creating a relatively tight 
locking fit which prevents accidental dislodgement of the inserts. 
Reference is made to FIGS. 1 through 4 of the drawings wherein a garment 
hanger, generally indicated at 10, and constructed in accordance with a 
preferred embodiment of the present invention, is depicted. Hanger 10 is 
preferably molded from a plastic material including thermoplastic and 
thermosetting resins and other polymer materials. Hanger 10 includes a 
body 12 having a neck 16 and a pair of shoulders 18 extending outwardly 
from opposite sides of neck 16. Neck 16 includes a hook 14 extending 
upwardly therefrom for supporting the hanger from a rod or other support. 
Each of shoulders 18 includes a plurality of openings 20 spaced 
thereacross. As described below in detail, openings 20 are provided to 
support an insert 22 provided on each of shoulders 18. 
Insert 22 is preferably formed from a flexible, rubber-like material. 
Insert 22 includes a base portion 24 having a generally rectangular shape 
and a plurality of rectangular raised portions 26 extending upwardly from 
base 24. The number of raised portions 26 on each insert corresponds to 
the number of openings 20 on each shoulder 18. Each raised portion 26 has 
a top surface 34 having several ribs extending laterally thereacross. Each 
of raised portions 26 is also provided with a pair of opposing outwardly 
sloping projection members 28 and 30 on the sidewalls thereof. Projection 
members 28 and 30 preferably project from somewhat below ribbed top 
surface 34 of each of raised regions 26. 
Insert 22 is inserted in garment hanger 10 from underneath shoulder 18 
during manufacture. Raised portions 26 extend through corresponding 
openings 20 and extend above the top surface of shoulder 18. Raised 
portions 26 can easily pass through apertures 20 because a center section 
42 of each raised portion 26 is hollow as best depicted in FIGS. 3 and 4. 
As raised portion 26 passes through aperture 22, projection members 28 and 
30 are forced inward upon making contact with an edge 32 of aperture 20. 
Once projection members 28 and 30 pass beyond aperture edge 32, they resume 
their initial position and rest on shoulder 18 preventing inadvertent 
removal of insert 22. 
Once inserts 22 are in place, hanger 10 can be used to display many types 
of garments without slippage. Inserts 22 have a higher coefficient of 
static friction than most garments and therefore, when a garment 100 comes 
in contact with insert 22, there is less likelihood that garment 100 will 
slip off hanger 10. In addition, top ribbed portion 34 creates a surface 
favorable for preventing slippage. 
Furthermore, garments with thin shoulder straps can be secured to hanger 10 
by placing the shoulder straps between raised portions 26. 
Finally, due to projection members 28 and 30 locking on the surface of 
shoulder 18, insert 22 is securely coupled to shoulder 18. 
It will thus be seen that the objects set forth above, among those made 
apparent from the preceding description, are efficiently attained and, 
since certain changes may be made in the above construction without 
departing from the spirit and scope of the invention, it is intended that 
all matter contained in the above description or shown in the accompanying 
drawings shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense. 
It is also to be understood that the following claims are intended to cover 
all of the generic and specific features of the invention herein described 
and all statements of the scope of the invention which, as a matter of 
language, might be said to fall therebetween.