Wire hanger clip

Claim 1

A lightweight attachment for ready assembly to and disassembly from an end portion of a wire garment hanger of the type which is generally triangular having two inclined upper bars meeting at a hook portion and a generally horizontal lower bar and curved wire portions at each end where the lower bar joins the upper bar, said attachment comprising, a generally L-shaped body in side elevation, having generally flat top and outer end surfaces defining two outer sides of said body, with said surfaces being generally rectangular in plan, said top surface being of a materially greater width as compared to the width of said end surface with the outer end of said top surface merging smoothly into said end surface at the juncture thereof, said body having a length substantially greater than its width and having an elongated inwardly extending slot formed in the undersurface of said body, said slot forming a three-sided pocket adapted to embrace substantially the entire length of the associated upper bar and curved wire portion and associated end of the lower bar of the wire hanger, the walls of said slot being so spaced so as to firmly grip in frictional holding relation the wire of the hanger when the attachment is applied thereto, said top surface being generally uniformly rectangular in plan and being substantially wider than said slot and being adapted to extend for substantially the full length of the upper bar of the hanger, the length of said top surface being at least approximately 9 times the width of said top surface, said end surface extending downwardly and inwardly relative to said top surface.