Pants hanger

Claim 2

A pants hanger comprising: a pair of vertically disposed members positioned in side-by-side relation and composed of a pair of lower elongated horizontal parts in opposed relation to one another and a pair of vertically disposed parts joined with said horizontal elongated parts at their respective midpoints and extending upwardly therefrom to upper ends; and a single prestressed resilient wire element having a pair of vertical shank portions positioned outwardly of and alongside the respective vertically disposed parts, a pair of inwardly projecting lower portions integral with the respective shank portions connectedly engaging lower parts of said vertically disposed parts, and upper hook portions integral with said upper ends of said shank portions extending over said vertically disposed parts to a common juncture defining a point of a hook; and horizontal pivot means between said members parallel to said horizontal parts and located above the lower portions of said wire element so that the stress within said wire element will bias the horizontal parts together and the upper ends of said vertically disposed parts apart.

Claim 3

The structure as set forth in claim 1 characterized by said vertical parts having respective adjacent inner sides facing one another and respective outer sides with said outer sides having horizontal surface grooves beneath the horizontal pivot means extending from the edges of said vertical part and aligned horizontal openings extending inwardly and normal to the outer surfaces adjacent inner ends of said grooves, and each of the pair of inwardly projecting lower portions of the wire element include a first horizontal section seated in the respective horizontal groove and an integral second horizontal section normal to the first that seats into a respective horizontal opening.

Claim 4

The structure as set forth in claim 1 in which each of the vertical portions are U-shaped in horizontal cross section with each having a vertical wall forming the bight and a Pair of vertical sidewalls normal to and extending from the respective vertical wall toward the other vertical part and the edges of the sidewalls have notches therein at the horizontal pivot means, and the latter includes a horizontal pin received in the notches.

Claim 5

The structure as set forth in claim 3 in which the pin has radial shoulders on its ends that are engaged with the inner surfaces of the sidewalls to thereby restrict the vertical portions against relative axial movement.

Claim 6

The structure as set forth in claim 3 in which the vertical sidewalls of one vertical portion are coplanar with the sidewalls of the other vertical portion and the edges of the sidewalls are spaced apart to permit the members to move toward one another above the pivot means and to separate beneath the pivot means.

Claim 7

The structure as set forth in claim 5 in which the respective aligned edges diverge from one another above the pivot means.

Claim 8

A clothing hanger composed of a pair of T-shaped members having vertical portions in opposed relation to one another and integrally opposed horizontal portions projecting outwardly from and to opposite sides of the lower ends of the vertical portions, said vertical portions having inner sides facing one another across a transverse expanse and having horizontal grooves therein; a horizontal pivotal juncture above the grooves and between the vertical portions of the members permitting the vertical portion to move toward and away from one another across the expanse; a single piece resilient wire element having a pair of vertical shank portions disposed alongside and outwardly of the vertical portions and upper hook portions extending from the upper ends of the shanks in archlike fashion to form a hook over the upper ends of the vertical portions to a juncture therebetween defining a point of a hook, said wire element further having inwardly projecting horizontal portions extending from the lower ends of the shank portions and seated in the horizontal grooves beneath the horizontal juncture, said element being stressed to create a biasing of said horizontal portions toward one another.

Claim 9

A clothing hanger composed of a pair of T-shaped members having vertical portions in opposed relation to one another and integrally opposed horizontal portions projecting outwardly from and to opposite sides of the lower ends of the vertical portions, said vertical portions having inner sides facing one another across a transverse expanse and having horizontal grooves therein; a horizontal pivotal juncture above the grooves and between the vertical portions of the members permitting the vertical portion to move toward and away from one another across the expanse; a single piece resilient wire element having a pair of vertical shank portions disposed alongside and outwardly of the vertical portions and upper hook portions extending from the upper ends of the shanks in archlike fashion to form a hook over the upper ends of the vertical portions to a juncture therebetween defining a point of a hook, said wire element further having inwardly projecting horizontal portions extending from the lower ends of the shank portions and seated in the horizontal grooves beneath the horizontal juncture, said element being stressed to create a biasing of said horizontal portions toward one another.

Claim 10

A pants hanger comprising: a pair of rigid inverted T-shaped members in opposed relation to one another and including horizontal bar portions and vertical stem portions, the latter having inner surfaces facing one another and outer surfaces; a pair of hanger-receiving recesses, one each formed in the respective members, the recesses including horizontal grooves opening to the outer surfaces of said stem portions and continuing into second grooves normal to the first grooves; a pair of flanges on each of the respective stem portions extending inwardly toward the opposite stem portion and with each having a trunnion surface spaced above the horizontal grooves; a horizontal pin extending between said trunnion surfaces to effect a journal between the vertical portions for permitting movement of the vertical portions above the pin to move toward and away from one another and said horizontal portions to shift away and toward one another respectively; and a single resilient wire hanger member having a central and common hook portion and a pair of shanks positioned alongside and outwardly from the stem portions and extending downwardly to lower portions that include horizontal first sections seated in the respective horizontal grooves and second sections seated in the second grooves, said wire hanger member being under stress when said lower portions are seated in the grooves to thereby bias the lower portions toward one another.

Claim 11

A pants hanger comprising: a pair of rigid inverted T-shaped members in opposed relation to one another and including horizontal bar portions and vertical stem portions, the latter having inner surfaces facing one another and outer surfaces; a pair of hanger-receiving recesses, one each formed in the respective members, the recesses including horizontal grooves opening to the outer surfaces of said stem portions and continuing into second grooves normal to the first grooves; a pair of flanges on each of the respective stem portions extending inwardly toward the opposite stem portion and with each having a trunnion surface spaced above the horizontal grooves; a horizontal pin extending between said trunnion surfaces to effect a journal between the vertical portions for permitting movement of the vertical portions above the pin to move toward and away from one another and said horizontal portions to shift away and toward one another respectively; and a single resilient wire hanger member having a central and common hook portion and a pair of shanks positioned alongside and outwardly from the stem portions and extending downwardly to lower portions that include horizontal first sections seated in the respective horizontal grooves and second sections seated in the second grooves, said wire hanger member being under stress when said lower portions are seated in the grooves to thereby bias the lower portions toward one another.

Claim 12

The structure as set forth in claim 8 in which the horizontal portions have inner surfaces facing one another and inwardly projecting and horizontally spaced lugs extending from the faces with the lugs of one surface being horizontally offset from the lugs of the other surface.

Claim 13

The structures as set forth in claim 8 in which the second grooves are openings extending normal to the surfaces of the vertical portions and from the inner eNds of the horizontal grooves.

Claim 14

The structure as set forth in claim 8 in which the flanges have recesses formed above the horizontal portions forming a cuff opening for receiving the cuffs of trousers above said horizontal portions.