Patent ID: 7556180

Claim:
A garment hanger comprising: a body having a beam member, a first end and a second end, the beam member having an upper flange and a lower flange spaced apart from the upper flange; a hook member coupled to the body; a first clamp assembly and a second clamp assembly, the first clamp assembly positioned at the first end of the body and the second clamp assembly positioned at the second end of the body, at least one of the clamp assemblies comprising, a rear assembly half and a front assembly half, one of the rear assembly half and the front assembly half having a rear pivot structure including an outer hinge tab and an inner hinge tab, the other of the rear assembly half and the front assembly half having a front pivot structure having an outer hinge slot and an inner hinge slot, wherein the inner hinge slot cooperates with the inner hinge tab and the outer hinge slot cooperates with the outer hinge tab to pivotably couple the front assembly half and the rear assembly half to each other, each of the front and rear assembly halves having a garment engagement surface, and at least one spring receiving region configured for receiving a spring member; a clamp locking assembly comprising a locking tab extending from the rear assembly half, the locking tab positioned between the outer and inner hinge tabs and including a trunk member extending upwardly and a leg member defining a lower lip, and a locking slot positioned on the front assembly half between the outer hinge slot and the inner hinge slot, corresponding to the locking tab, the locking slot defining an opening and including a ledge, wherein the trunk member extends into the locking slot and the lower lip interfaces with the ledge so as to preclude disengagement of the front assembly half from the rear assembly half in a plurality of relative orientations; and at least one spring member coupled to the at least one spring receiving regions of each of the front and rear assembly halves, to, in turn, bias the garment engagement surfaces of each of the front and rear assembly halves toward each other.