Patent ID: 7270252

Claim:
A garment hanger comprising a body having a longitudinal axis, a movable first arm slidably mounted on the body for free movement with respect to the body substantially along the longitudinal axis, means for applying a resilient force to the first arm to urge the first arm outwards of the body so that the first arm is able to move between a retracted position and an extended position relative to the body wherein the resilient force remains one of substantially constant and increases between the retracted position and the extended position; a second arm mounted on the body for slidable movement along the longitudinal axis in an opposed direction relative to the first arm, wherein the first and second arm each include a respective toothed portion engagable with a common centrally located gear wheel rotatably mounted in the body such that movement of the first arm in a first direction moves the second arm in a second direction opposed to the first direction and the first and second arms move in opposite directions simultaneously.