Garment hanger lock mechanism

Claim 2

In a garment security apparatus including a frame, means for hanging a garment on said frame, a chain permanently attached to said frame at one end of the chain, retractable chain-engaging means for retracting and locking the other end of said chain against a facing panel on the apparatus, and a locking mechanism for locking said retractable chain-engaging means in the retracted position, the improvement which includes: key-operable lock cylinder pivotal around an axis which is perpendicular to said facing panel; slotted drum cam means fixed with respect to said pivotal lock cylinder, said cam means having a cam slot; cam-follower means fixed with respect to the retractable chainengaging means, said cam-follower means being operatively associated in the cam slot of said cam means; slide means for slidably supporting the retractable chainengaging means, and for maintaining the cam-follower means in operative association with said slot; over-the-center biasing means for biasing the rotation of the lock cylinder toward a first and a second position corresponding to the extended and retracted positions, respectively, of said retractable chain-engaging means.

Claim 3

In a garment security apparatus including a frame, means for hanging a garment on said frame, a chain permanently attached to said frame at one end of the chain, chain-engaging means for locking the other end of said chain against a facing panel, said chain-engaging means including a traveler which can move to an extended and to a retraced position, and a locking mechanism for locking said chain-engaging means in a retracted position, the improvement which includes: key-operable pivotal lock cylinder pivotal around an axis which is perpendicular to said facing panel, said cylinder being carried by said panel; slotted drum cam means fixed with respect to said pivotal lock cylinder; over-the-center biasing means for biasing said pivotal lock cylinder towards a first and a second position, said first position corresponding to the position of the cylinder when the chain-engaging means is in an extended position with respect to the facing panel, said second position corresponding to the position of the cylinders when the chain-engaging means is in a retracted position with respect to said facing panel; said chain-engaging means including cam-follower means fixed with respect to the traveler; and slide means for slidably supporting the retractable traveler and for maintaining the cam-follower means in operative association with said slot.

Claim 4

In a garment security apparatus including a frame, means for hanging a garment on said frame, a chain permanently attached to said frame at one end of the chain, chain-engaging means for locking the other end of said chain against a facing panel, said chain-engaging means including a traveler which can move to an extended and to a retraced position, and a locking mechanism for locking said chain-engaging means in a retracted position, the improvement which includes: key-operable pivotal lock cylinder pivotal around an axis which is perpendicular to said facing panel, said cylinder being carried by said panel; slotted drum cam means fixed with respect to said pivotal lock cylinder; over-the-center biasing means for biasing said pivotal lock cylinder towards a first and a second position, said first position corresponding to the position of the cylinder when the chain-engaging means is in an extended position with respect to the facing panel, said second position corresponding to the position of the cylinders when the chain-engaging means is in a retracted position with respect to said facing panel; said chain-engaging means including cam-follower means fixed with respect to the traveler; and slide means for slidably supporting the retractable traveler and for maintaining the cam-follower means in operative association with said slot.

Claim 5

In a garment security apparatus including a frame, means for hanging a garment on said frame, a chain permanently attached to said frame at one end of the chain, retractable chain-engaging means for locking the other end of said chain against the front of a facing panel of said apparatus, and a locking mechanism for limiting the extension of said retractable chain-engaging means, the improvement in which: a retractable traveler is slidably supported for movement between an extended and retraced position along a line substantially perpendicular to said facing panel, said traveler having a laterally extending projection, said projection extending from said traveler behind said facing panel; said apparatus includes cam means for retracting sAid traveler, including pivotal cam means, said pivotal cam means including key-operated lock cylinder means for controlling pivotal movement of the cam means; and coin-releasable lock means for locking the cam means against pivotal movement for retracting the traveler.

Claim 6

In a garment security apparatus including a frame, means for hanging a garment on said frame, a chain permanently attached to said frame at one end of the chain, retractable chain-engaging means for locking the other end of said chain against the front of a facing panel of said apparatus, and a locking mechanism for limiting the extension of said retractable chain-engaging means, the improvement in which: a retractable traveler is slidably supported for movement between an extended and retraced position along a line substantially perpendicular to said facing panel, said traveler having a laterally extending projection, said projection extending from said traveler behind said facing panel; said apparatus includes cam means for retracting sAid traveler, including pivotal cam means, said pivotal cam means including key-operated lock cylinder means for controlling pivotal movement of the cam means; and coin-releasable lock means for locking the cam means against pivotal movement for retracting the traveler.