Patent ID: 6863196

Claim:
An apparatus for hanging hats comprising a hanger having a frame including a support member having a first end and a second end opposite said first end, a first flange depending from said first end, and a second flange depending from said second end, a cross member suspended from said first flange and said second flange, and a hook attached to said frame, said support member comprising a substantially planar sheet of plastic material extending between a pair of sides, said hook being adapted to carry said frame and said cross member upon a structure, said hanger extending along a generally longitudinal axis, and a plurality of fasteners mounted to said cross member for sliding movement between a forward position and a rearward position along the longitudinal axis, each of said fasteners including a pair of clasping members having a pair of clasping surfaces closeable upon one another for holding objects in a plane extending generally transverse to the longitudinal axis of said hanger, whereby with the hook suspended from a structure, a plurality of hats may be held by the plurality of fasteners in planes oriented generally parallel to one another and transverse to the longitudinal axis of the hanger, and the fasteners may be slid forwardly or rearwardly for sorting the hats using an ergonomically advantageous motion, and the support member may shield objects held by the fasteners from inadvertent contact with other objects.