Patent ID: 7360286

Claim:
A clip for hanging a skirt, comprising: a connecting piece having first and second ends; a first pinching piece having first and second end portions, said first pinching piece being movably connected to the first end of said connecting piece; a second pinching piece having first and second end portions, said second pinching piece being movably connected to the second end of said connecting piece; a vertically extending piece having a vertical member connected to said connecting piece and garment engaging portions that project perpendicularly from said vertical member; a lock piece having first and second end portions, the first end portion being pivotally connected to the first end portion of said first pinching piece and the second end portion being configured to alternately engage and disengage the first end portion of said second pinching piece; wherein said lock piece and said second pinching piece are configured to move independently of one another when said lock piece is disengaged from the first end portion of said second pinching piece; and wherein said lock piece maintains the second end portion of said first pinching piece and the second end portion of said second pinching piece pressed toward said garment engaging portions when the second end portion of said lock piece is engaged with the first end portion of said second pinching piece.