Patent ID: 7240813

Claim:
A top sizer for use with a garment hanger comprising: a hollow body having an open bottom and a top wall that has a first opening formed therein that provides communication to a hollow interior and a locking feature associated therewith and formed above at least a portion of the first opening, the first opening being defined by a sidewall of the hollow body and has an area that is greater than a cross-sectional area of a hook member of the garment hanger to permit lateral movement of the hook member within the area, wherein the locking feature has a slot that defines a pair of opposing resilient locking tabs, the slot being defined by an open end portion and an inner portion that has a width greater than the open end portion, with the slot being in communication with the first opening by means of an entrance defined by ends of the locking tabs to permit the hook member of the garment hanger that is in the first opening outside of the locking tabs to be received into the open end of the slot and then into the inner portion once a biasing force of the locking tabs is overcome resulting in the hook member being captured in the inner portion and the top sizer being locked relative to the garment hanger, wherein the entrance to the slot that is defined between the locking tabs has a varying width as measured from the first opening to the open end portion of the slot.