Patent ID: 8267287

Claim:
A modular dependent loop hanger comprising: a dependent loop portion comprising a closed loop at one end thereof, a locking end at the other end thereof and a shaft extending between the closed loop and the locking end; and a dependent hanger comprising a body having a means for suspending a garment from the body, the dependent hanger further comprising a connection tab extending upward from the body, the connection tab operative to releasably secure the locking end of the connecting link thereto, wherein the connection tab comprises one of a female mating part and a male mating part and the locking end comprises the other of the female mating part and the male mating part, wherein the female mating part comprises an elongated body defining a retaining surface and a retaining band offset from the retaining surface, and wherein the male mating part comprises a second elongated body, a recess in a lateral side of the second elongated body; and a snap lock having a first horizontal surface, on an opposite lateral side from the recess.