Patent ID: 8381952

Claim:
A clothes hanger comprising: an arched body; a fold-away hook comprising a base and a flexible tongue, the base comprising a first and second side, the flexible tongue being disposed on the first side of the base; and a fastening system being disposed at least partially on the second side of the base and partially on the arched body; wherein the hook is movable between a first state where the hook is stored to a second state where the hook operatively supports the body and clothes disposed on the body with a typical function and strength; wherein the flexible tongue permits the hook to elastically twist from a substantially horizontal position to a vertical position when moving from the first state to the second state and from the vertical position to the substantially horizontal position when moving from the second state to the first state; and wherein the fastening system operatively locks the hook on the body in the second state wherein the fastening system further comprises a receiving portion disposed in the body; wherein the fastening system comprises an end element having an axis perpendicular to a main axis of the body, wherein the end element interlocks with the receiving portion; wherein the end element comprises a pin fixedly connected to the base through a bridge; and wherein the receiving portion comprises a seat defined by an open ring formed in the body.