Improvements in and relating to Apparatus for Suspending Wearing Apparel.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 5th Mar., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 2nd Dec., 1890-Accepted, 21st Feb., 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and relating to Apparatus for Suspending Wearing
Apparel.
I, CARL OTTO GEHRCKENS, of No. 12, Grosse Bäckerstrasse, Hamburg,
Germany, Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in apparatus for suspending wearing
apparel, more particularly coats and trousers, and the object of the same is to
permit the garment to be hung in such a position that the fabric shall not be pulled
out of shape by the weight of the garment.
In carrying my invention into effect, I connect to the upper edge of the main
frame of the device, the inwardly bent ends of a C-shaped bow, of elastic or flexible
material, in such a manner, that the convex back of the bow is turned upwards. In
the middle between the two ends, the said bow rests upon a shoulder of an
adjustable screw, the end of which is bent to form an eye for hanging the
apparatus over a peg or the like. By means of this screw which is secured to
the main frame, a greater or less degree of curvature may be imparted to the
said bow. The latter is adapted for the suspension of a coat, if desired also a
waistcoat, in such a manner, that the ends of the said bow will be received at
the entrance of the sleeves of the garment, and the shoulder-pieces of the same will
then rest upon the upper flexible part of the bow.
In consequence of its flexibility, the back of the said bow will stick close to
the form of the garment; and it will therefore prevent the formation of ugly
wrinkles, and prevent it being pulled out of shape by its own weight.
In some cases, I combine with the apparatus described a device for sus-
pending trousers, which consists preferably of a removable cylindrical rod
journalled by means of a pair of pins in suitable bearings or eyes in the main
frame. When employing this device, the leg-ends of the trousers are placed
over the said removable rod, so that the upper or waist part of the garment is
caused to hang downward; and as the rod, when resting in its bearings, presses the
smoothly arranged leg-ends slightly against the lower smooth edge of the main
frame of the apparatus, the trousers will be stretched by its own weight, so as to
regain its original shape.
In order that the trousers may be securely held by the rod, the pins are eccen-
trically arranged, so that, if duly laid over the said rod, the excess weight of the
trousers at one side of the rod will cause the same to automatically turn in that
position, in which the leg ends are clamped towards the lower edge of the frame,
and so be held rigidly by friction. Besides, the shank of the said eyes or bearings
may be, by means of springs and screw-thread, elastically and adjustably secured
to the main frame, which arrangement I would prefer in such cases where the
same apparatus is intended to be used for garments made of very thick as well as of
very thin cloth.
Dated this 5th day of March 1890.
PHILLIPS & LEIGH,
Agents for the Applicant.

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COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and relating to Apparatus for Suspending Wearing
Apparel.
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I, CARE OTTO GEHRCKENS,,of. No. 12, Grosse Bäckerstrasse, Hamburg,
Germany, Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention, and in
what manner the same is to be performed; to be particularly described and ascer-
tained in and by the following statement:-
My invention relates to improvements in apparatus for suspending wearing
apparel, and, more particularly, such as coats and trousers; and the object of the
same is to permit the garment to be hung in such a position that the fabric of the
same shall not be pulled out of shape by the weight of the garment, but more
lastingly retained in its natural form.
I attain this object by the arrangement and combination of parts, as illustrated
in the accompanying drawing in which
Figs. 1 and 2 are a front and side view, respectively, of my improved apparatus
when out of use.
Figs. 3. and 4 present the same views of the apparatus (that part adapted to
suspend the trousers being shown in active operation) while Fig. 5 represents a
modification of the apparatus, and Fig. 6 the end view of a somewhat modified form
of that part adapted to suspend the trousers.
Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.
To the upper edge of the main frame a are connected the inwardly bent ends of
a C-shaped bow of elastic or flexible material, in such a manner that the convex
back of the bow is turned upward. In the middle, between the two ends, the said
bow rests upon the shoulder c' of an adjustable screw, the end of which is bent to
form an eye e for hanging the apparatus over a peg, or the like. By means of this
screw, which is secured to the frame a, a greater or less degree of curvature may be
imparted to the said bow b. The latter is adapted for the suspension of a coat, if
desired, also of a waistcoat, in such a manner that the ends of the bow will be
received at the entrance of the sleeves of the garment, and the shoulder-pieces of
the same will then rest upon the upper flexible part of the bow. In consequence
of its flexibility, the back of the said how will closely follow the form of the
garment, and it will, therefore, prevent the formation of ugly wrinkles, and prevent
it being pulled out of shape by its own weight.
In some cases I combine with the apparatus described, a device for suspending
trousers, which consists, preferably, of a removable cylindrical rod f, journalled, by
means of a pair of pins g, g', in suitable bearings or eyes d d' in the main frame a.
When employing this device, the leg ends of the trousers are placed over the said
removable rod f, so that the upper or waist part of the garment is caused to hang
downward; and, as the rod f, when resting in its bearings d d', presses the smoothly-
arranged leg-ends slightly against the lower smooth edge of the main frame a of the
apparatus, the trousers will be stretched by their own weight, so as to regain their
original shape. In order that the trousers may be held securely by the rod f, the
pins g, g' are eccentrically arranged, so that if duly. laid over the rod f, the excess
weight of the trousers at.one side of the rod will cause the same to automatically
assume that position in which the leg ends are clamped toward the lower edge of
the frame a and so held rigidly by clamping. Besides, the shank of the eyes or
bearings d d may be, by means of springs h and screw threads, elastically and
adjustably, secured to the frame a, Figs. 3 and 4, which arrangement I would prefer
in such cases where the same apparatus is intended to be used for garments made
of very thick as well as of very thin cloth.
In the modification shown in Fig. 5, the flexible bow for suspending the coat and
waistcoat in the described manner is made of two parts, 6162, and provision has also
been made to prevent the rod f from slipping off the open eyes d d¹ by accident
when out of use. For this purpose an elastic disc i is secured by means of its

page_text: eccentrically arranged pivot ¹ within a recess of the main frame a of the apparatus,
in such a manner that if the said disc is turned outside of the frame it will bear
elastically against the rod f and clamp the latter in its bearings d d.
Instead of a cylindrical rod turning about eccentrically arranged pins, a rod f¹,
(Fig. 6), of stellated cross-section, may be employed without departing from the
spirit of my invention.
In this case, the pivots of the rod can be obviously arranged co-axially with the
same, and the rod will still be capable of when turned in either direction of pressing
the leg-ends of the trousers against the lower edge of the frame a or of releasing
the same at will.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. In a hanger for wearing-apparel, the frame, the elastic or flexible bow
secured thereto and having curved ends, and the central suspending hook, as set
forth.
2. In a hanger for wearing-apparel, the frame, the elastic or flexible bow
having curved ends and flexibly connected at its centre to said frame, and the
central suspending hook, as set forth.
3. In a hanger for wearing-apparel, the combination with the frame, of the rod
suspended from said frame and eccentrically arranged with relation to the lower
surface thereof, and the central suspending hook, substantially as set forth.
4. In a hanger for wearing-apparel, the combination with the frame having a
central suspending-hook, of the bearings or hooks having a yielding connection
with said frame, and the rod having its ends supported by said bearings or hooks, as
set forth.
5. In a hanger for wearing-apparel, the combination, with the frame having a
central suspending-hook, of the bearings or hooks having a yielding connection
with said frame, and the rod having eccentrically arranged end pins engaged by
said bearings or hooks, substantially as set forth.
6. In combination with an apparatus provided with an elastic or flexible bow for
suspending wearing-apparel, a screw having an eye and serving for adjusting the
curvature of the elastic or flexible bow and for attaching the apparatus to a hook
or peg, substantially as specified.
7. In a hanger for wearing-apparel, the combination, with the frame having a
central suspending-hook, of the rod suspended from said frame and eccentrically
arranged with relation to the lower surface thereof, and a flexible disc eccentrically
arranged so as to bear on said rod, substantially as set forth.
Dated this 2nd day of December 1890.
PHILLIPS & LEIGH,
22, Southampton Buildings, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.