Patent ID: 8857677

Claim:
A lower neck sizer for a hanger, comprising: a sizer body configured to generally surround a lower neck portion of the hanger, the body comprising an anterior wall, a posterior wall substantially parallel to the anterior wall and a pair of lateral walls connecting the anterior wall and the posterior wall, respectively, to define a substantially trapezoidal profile of the sizer body, the anterior wall, the posterior wall and the lateral walls collectively defining a top opening in a first plane and a bottom opening in a second plane substantially parallel to the first plane; at least one downward extension extending from the anterior wall or the posterior wall, the downward extension comprising a recess; and an inwardly extending tab secured to the downward extension and located at the lower edge of the recess, the inwardly extending tab configured to engage the hanger at a lower neck region and resist removal of the lower neck sizer.