Patent ID: 8141722

Claim:
A garment hanging device, comprising: an elongated bar having first and second ends, and top and bottom edges extending between said first and second ends in a longitudinal direction of said elongated bar, and at least one pivot socket formed laterally into or through said elongated bar near one of said first and second ends; a plurality of receptacles defined in said elongated bar, each of said receptacles having a receiving portion open at the top edge of said elongated bar and a retaining portion between said top and bottom edges being connected with said receiving portion, the receiving portion having a length in said longitudinal direction configured to receive a garment hanger, the retaining portion being configured to retain a hanging garment hanger when said elongated bar is oriented in either of a substantially vertical position or a substantially horizontal position; and at least one hook having a coupling end pivotably coupled to said at least one pivot socket and a hooking portion extending from the coupling end through an apex portion of the hook opposite said coupling end to a terminal end, wherein the hooking portion is configured to be hooked over a closet rod or the like for hanging the garment hanging device; said hook being movable between a deployed position in which the hook is freely pivotable and a stowed position in which the apex portion of the hook is disposed within the retaining portion of a corresponding one of said receptacles and out of alignment with the receiving portion of the corresponding receptacle such that in the stowed position the hook is prevented from being pivoted away from moving through the receiving portion and the elongated bar.