Patent ID: 6875392

Claim:
A method of molding a molded plastic garment hanger body having a hook receiving loop element depending from and molded integrally with the molded plastic body at a lower portion thereof, wherein the hook receiving loop element defines a passageway for selectively receiving and suspending therefrom a hook of a second garment hanger, which passageway is defined by left and right side elements along opposite sides of the length of the passageway, the length of the passageway defined along the direction that a hook from a dependent garment hanger is inserted into and through the passageway, the method comprising: molding the plastic hanger body in a mold comprised of first and second mold halves, which include cavities which define the mold shape of the hanger body, and a moveable mold piece; inserting the moveable mold piece into the mold shape of the loop element of the plastic hanger body during a molding operation to define the interior of the passageway during the molding operation; and withdrawing the moveable mold piece from the passageway defined thereby after the molding operation to allow the plastic hanger body to be released from the mold.