Patent ID: 7040589

Claim:
An adjustable ratchet garment rod comprising: a mounting bracket having an arm slot defined completely through the mounting bracket in a vertical direction and a first toothed ratchet surface and a second toothed ratchet surface formed alongside the arm slot; an inner housing mounted pivotally in the arm slot and having an arm passage with a front opening and a rear opening, and a resilient element holder formed adjacent to the rear opening in the arm passage; a resilient element mounted on the resilient element holder and having two free ends bent toward the rear opening of the arm passage; and a suspension arm mounted in the inner housing and having an insert slidably extending into and retractably held in the arm passage through the front opening and two toothed protrusions formed transversely on the insert to engage respectively the toothed ratchet surfaces to hold the suspension arm at a specific angular position, and the insert having an inner end abutting the free ends of the resilient element, wherein the mounting bracket comprises a mounting plate with multiple mounting holes; and an outer housing mounted on the mounting plate and comprising a stationary half casing integrally formed on the mounting plate and having the first toothed ratchet surface and a through hole; a detachable half casing attached to the mounting plate, aligned with the stationary half casing to define the arm slot and having the second toothed ratchet surface and a through hole aligned with the through hole in the stationary half casing; and a fastener mounted and held in the through holes in the detachable half casing and the stationary half casing; wherein the fastener pivotally holds the inner housing in the arm slot.