Patent ID: 7815080

Claim:
A hanger comprising: at least one pinch-grip attached to the hanger for receiving an article for hanging, the pinch-grip including, first and second components extending substantially vertically from the hanger and cooperatively defining a pivot axis, each of the components including an upper end extending above the pivot axis and a lower end extending below the pivot axis, each of the components having an inner surface and an outer surface, the inner surfaces of each component being opposed surfaces facing inward toward one another and the outer surfaces of each component being surfaces facing outward away from one another, a U-shaped spring for biasing the lower ends together to a closed position and permitting separation of the lower ends to an open position by pivotal movement of at least one of the upper ends towards the other upper end, and a releasable lock having a free end extending from the first component such that the releasable lock engages the inner surface of the first component, the lock being activated to engage against the outer surface of the second component to hold the lower ends of the components in the open position.