Collapsible hanger

a hanger and collapsible technology, applied in the field of collapsible hangers, can solve the problems of difficult to insert a conventional hanger into the neck of the garment without stretching the neck out of shape, and easy to collapse for storage, and achieve the effects of easy insertion into or removal, easy collapse, and easy collaps

Inactive Publication Date: 2011-11-24
KALETA BRYAN +1
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[0002]This invention is directed to a collapsible hanger that can be easily collapsed from a first position in which the arms of the hanger are in an upstanding horizontal position also referred to as being in the “up” position to a second position in which the arms are collapsed to a vertical position also referred to as the “down” position. The hanger thus serves at least two important functions. The first is that it can be easily collapsed for storage. The second...

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The first is that it can be easily collapsed for storage.
Such garments do not have a buttoned or zippered front that opens from the neck of the garme...

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[0012]FIGS. 1 and 3 illustrate the inventive hanger 10 in the up position in which the hanger 10 can support a garment which is to be hung from a rod. The hanger 10 has a right arm 12 and a left arm 14. The length of the arms 12 and 14 is of such a length to support a shirt, sweater or other desired article of clothing when hung from the hanger 10. Each arm has a distal end 16 and a proximal end 18. The proximal end 18 has a central circular opening 20. Along a portion of the outer circumference of the proximal end 18 are a series of gear teeth 22. A hook 38 is at the top of the hanger 10 to hang the hanger 10 on a pole or bar as conventionally done with most hangers.

[0013]FIGS. 5 and 5A illustrate the hanger 10 in its collapsed or down position in which the garment can be slipped off of the arms of the hanger without stretching the collar of the garment. The distal ends 16 are adjacent to each other when the hanger is in this collapsed position. The hanger as seen in FIG. 5A can be...

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Abstract

A collapsible hanger has a pair of hanger arms for supporting an article of clothing. Each arm has a proximal end pivotally mounted on a frame. A gear mechanism engages gear teeth on the proximal end of the arms and causes the arms to simultaneously rotate between a raised position to a lowered position. A locking mechanism locks the arms in the raised position and when the locking mechanism is released, allows the arms to drop down to a collapsed position, releasing the article of clothing.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application is based on and claims priority of provisional patent application 61 / 395,979 filed May 21, 2010.BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION[0002]This invention is directed to a collapsible hanger that can be easily collapsed from a first position in which the arms of the hanger are in an upstanding horizontal position also referred to as being in the “up” position to a second position in which the arms are collapsed to a vertical position also referred to as the “down” position. The hanger thus serves at least two important functions. The first is that it can be easily collapsed for storage. The second is that the arms can be easily moved from the up position to the down position allowing the arms to be easily inserted into or removed from a garment that has a continuous open neck portion often called a crew neck or “v” neck. Such garments do not have a buttoned or zippered front that opens from the neck of the garment to the...

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IPC IPC(8): A47G25/14
CPCA47G25/50A47G25/4023
Inventor KALETA, BRYANKALETA, MARK
Owner KALETA BRYAN
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