Garment hanger device

Claim 2

A clothes hanger support for shipping containers, comprising: a generally horizontally extending bar member for supporting clothes, a generally U-shaped bracket member adjacent each end of said bar member adapted to be fitted into the container, tongue means on one of said members extending in a direction transverse to said bar member, slot means on the other of said members adapted to receive said tongue means, said slot means being defined by a struckout portion having an open top and an open bottom, said tongue means having a length sufficient to project from the open bottom, said tongue means having surface portions engaging the surfaces of the other member adjacent both the open top and open bottom of the struckout portion and means holding said tongue means in said slot means in said engaging position.

Claim 3

A clothes hanger support as defined in claim 1, wherein said tongue means is releasably received in said slot means, said holding means including a recess in said slot means extending generally parallel to said bar means, and a projection on said tongue means extending in a direction generally parallel to said bar means and adapted to be releasably fitted in said recess.

Claim 4

A clothes hanger support as defined in claim 1, wherein said U-shaped bracket members include an upper portion interconnecting downwardly extending portions, said upper portions having downwardly turned ends to prevent movement of the bracket along the container.

Claim 5

A clothes hanger support as defined in claim 1 wherein said slot is defined by a strap member fixed with respect to said bracket and over which said tongue is adapted to be placed.

Claim 6

A clothes hanger support as defined in claim 1 wherein said slot is defined by a strap projecting from one side of said brackets, the other side of said brackets having an Opening therein aligned with and larger than said strap whereby the brackets may be stacked for shipment.

Claim 7

A clothes hanger support for shipping containers, comprising: a generally U-shaped supporting bar having an upper portion and downwardly depending sides, an integral tongue at each end of said bar projecting downwardly from said upper portion, a projection extending from said tongue, a bracket at each end of said bar, said brackets each having a downwardly extending slot therein adapted to receive said tongue, said slot being defined by an integral strap separated from the bracket, and a recess in said strap positioned to receive said projection and lock the bar to the brackets, the width of said strap being greater than the spacing between the downwardly depending sides of the bar, the tongue being spaced a distance from said downwardly depending sides a distance substantially equal to the thickness of the strap such that the strap fits snugly therebetween.

Claim 8

A clothes hanger support for shipping containers, comprising: a generally U-shaped supporting bar having an upper portion and downwardly depending sides, an integral tongue at each end of said bar projecting downwardly from said upper portion, a projection extending from said tongue, a bracket at each end of said bar, said brackets each having a downwardly extending slot therein adapted to receive said tongue, said slot being defined by an integral strap separated from the bracket, and a recess in said strap positioned to receive said projection and lock the bar to the brackets, the width of said strap being greater than the spacing between the downwardly depending sides of the bar, the tongue being spaced a distance from said downwardly depending sides a distance substantially equal to the thickness of the strap such that the strap fits snugly therebetween.

Claim 9

A clothes hanger support for shipping containers, comprising: a generally horizontally extending bar member for supporting clothes, a generally U-shaped bracket member adjacent each end of said bar member adapted to be fitted into the container, tongue means on each end of said bar member extending in a direction transverse to said bar member, slot means on each of said bracket members adapted to receive said tongue means, and locking means to lock said tongue means in said slot means, each of said slot means being defined by a strap member fixed with respect to said bracket and over which one of said tongues is adapted to be placed, said strap member being spaced outwardly of said bracket with portions along its side edges connecting it to the said bracket and being open along its entire upper and lower edges, said strap having a transverse width greater than that of said bar, said bar being generally U-shaped and having an upper portion and downwardly projecting side portions, said tongue projecting from said upper portion and being spaced a distance from the ends of the downwardly projecting portions a distance substantially equal to the thickness of said strap so as to receive said strap and to force the ends of said downwardly extending portions into engagement with said strap, and said tongue having an axial dimension sufficiently great to project from the lower edge of the strap when the elements are assembled.

Claim 10

A clothes hanger support for shipping containers, comprising: a generally horizontally extending bar member for supporting clothes, a generally U-shaped bracket member adjacent each end of said bar member adapted to be fitted into the container, tongue means on each end of said bar member extending in a direction transverse to said bar member, slot means on each of said bracket members adapted to receive said tongue means, and locking means to lock said tongue means in said slot means, each of said slot means being defined by a strap member fixed with respect to said bracket and over which one of said tongues is adapted to be placed, said strap member being spaced outwardly of said bracket with portions along its side edges connecting it to the said bracket and being open along its entire upper and lower edges, said strap having a transverse width greater than that of said bar, said bar being generally U-shaped and having an upper portion and downwardly projecting side portions, said tongue projecting from said upper portion and being spaced a distance from the ends of the downwardly projecting portions a distance substantially equal to the thickness of said strap so as to receive said strap and to force the ends of said downwardly extending portions into engagement with said strap, and said tongue having an axial dimension sufficiently great to project from the lower edge of the strap when the elements are assembled.

Claim 11

A clothes hanger support for shipping containers, comprising: a generally horizontally extending bar member for supporting clothes, a generally U-shaped bracket member adjacent each end of said bar member adapted to be fitted into the container, tongue means on one of said members extending in a direction transverse to said bar member, slot means on the other of said members adapted to receive said tongue means, said slot means being defined by an integral strap on said other member, said bar member being channel shaped and having leg portions spaced apart a lesser distance than the width of the strap with said tongue means being spaced from said end surfaces a distance substantially equal to the thickness of said strap, said leg portions having end surfaces engaging said strap, and means to hold said tongue means in said slot means.

Claim 12

A clothes hanger support for shipping containers, comprising: a generally horizontally extending bar member for supporting clothes, a generally U-shaped bracket member adjacent each end of said bar member adapted to be fitted into the container, tongue means on one of said members extending in a direction transverse to said bar member, slot means on the other of said members adapted to receive said tongue means, said slot means being defined by an integral strap on said other member, said bar member being channel shaped and having leg portions spaced apart a lesser distance than the width of the strap with said tongue means being spaced from said end surfaces a distance substantially equal to the thickness of said strap, said leg portions having end surfaces engaging said strap, and means to hold said tongue means in said slot means.