US3120331A
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Combined coat and trouser hanger with flat metal connecting member
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1961-07-18
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Granted: 1964-02-04
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Expires: 1981-07-18
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Norman E Brooke
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 20:33
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47G; A47G25/00; A47G25/14; A47G25/48; A47G25/487
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
201 words
IN A COMBINED COAT AND TROUSER HANGER WHEREIN THERE IS AN ELONGATE LONGITUDINALLY ARCUATE COAT SUPPORTING BAR AND A PAIR OF ELONGATE COOPERATING JAW MEMBERS DISPOSED LONGITUDINALLY OF THE CONCAVE SIDE OF SAID BAR; THE COMBINATION WITH SAID BAR AND JAW MEMBERS OF A ONE PIECE SUBSTANTIALLY U-SHAPED INVERTED SPRING METAL CONNECTING MEMBER BETWEEN THE BAR AND SAID JAW MEMBERS HAVING SPACED LEG PORTIONS JOINED BY AN ARCUATE BIGHT PORTION, THE SAID LEG PORTIONS BEING BIASED TO SEPARATE TO A DIVERGENT RELATION AND EACH LEG BEING SECURED AT ITS FREE END TO THE MID-POINT OF A JAW MEMBER AND SAID BIGHT PORTION BEING SECURED TO AND AGAINST THE MID-POINT OF SAID BAR ON THE CONCAVE SIDE THEREOF TO POSITION SAID SPACED APART LEGS IN A PLANE NORMAL TO THE BAR, THERE BEING A SLIDE-RING ENCIRCLING AND COUPLING SAID LEGS FOR DRAWING THE FREE ENDS OF THE LEGS AND THE JAW MEMBERS TOGETHER WHEN SLID ON THE LEGS TOWARD THE JAW MEMBERS, THE SAID SPRING METAL CONNECTING MEMBER CONSISTING OF A SINGLE LENGTH OF FLAT MATERIAL HAVING A SHORT LONGITUDINAL SECTION MIDWAY BETWEEN ITS ENDS OF MATERIALLY GREATER WIDTH AND LESS FLEXIBILITY THAN THE REMAINING PARTS WHICH FORM THE LEGS, AND SAID
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
201 words
IN A COMBINED COAT AND TROUSER HANGER WHEREIN THERE IS AN ELONGATE LONGITUDINALLY ARCUATE COAT SUPPORTING BAR AND A PAIR OF ELONGATE COOPERATING JAW MEMBERS DISPOSED LONGITUDINALLY OF THE CONCAVE SIDE OF SAID BAR; THE COMBINATION WITH SAID BAR AND JAW MEMBERS OF A ONE PIECE SUBSTANTIALLY U-SHAPED INVERTED SPRING METAL CONNECTING MEMBER BETWEEN THE BAR AND SAID JAW MEMBERS HAVING SPACED LEG PORTIONS JOINED BY AN ARCUATE BIGHT PORTION, THE SAID LEG PORTIONS BEING BIASED TO SEPARATE TO A DIVERGENT RELATION AND EACH LEG BEING SECURED AT ITS FREE END TO THE MID-POINT OF A JAW MEMBER AND SAID BIGHT PORTION BEING SECURED TO AND AGAINST THE MID-POINT OF SAID BAR ON THE CONCAVE SIDE THEREOF TO POSITION SAID SPACED APART LEGS IN A PLANE NORMAL TO THE BAR, THERE BEING A SLIDE-RING ENCIRCLING AND COUPLING SAID LEGS FOR DRAWING THE FREE ENDS OF THE LEGS AND THE JAW MEMBERS TOGETHER WHEN SLID ON THE LEGS TOWARD THE JAW MEMBERS, THE SAID SPRING METAL CONNECTING MEMBER CONSISTING OF A SINGLE LENGTH OF FLAT MATERIAL HAVING A SHORT LONGITUDINAL SECTION MIDWAY BETWEEN ITS ENDS OF MATERIALLY GREATER WIDTH AND LESS FLEXIBILITY THAN THE REMAINING PARTS WHICH FORM THE LEGS, AND SAID
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1967-02-03 | 1967-08-05 | 1968-02-04 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1971-02-03 | 1971-08-05 | 1972-02-04 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1975-02-03 | 1975-08-05 | 1976-02-04 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |