Garment clamping hanger

Claim 2

A garment hanger comprising: an arm and a garment securing clamp integral with said arm; said clamp having a pair of clamping members each having a free end; a flexible web hingedly joining said clamping members at their other ends whereby they may be opened and closed; said web extending lengthwise of said arm; one of said clamping members being integral with said arm and the other member opening through a generally vertical path; latch means integral with one of said clamping members and a keeper integral with the other thereof for locking said clamping members in garment clamping position; one of said clamping members arching away from the other at the web end thereof and then arching back towards the other such that when closed, said clamping members tend to abut only at the free ends thereof; one of said latch and keeper including a plurality of teeth spaced transversely of said clamping members and the other of said latch and keeper including teeth engaging means whereby the pressure applied by said clamp when closed can be varied by using different ones of said teeth in conjunction with said teeth engaging means.

Claim 3

The hanger of claim 1 in which said one of said latch and said keeper is positioned on said arching clamping member at a point where the distance between said clamping members is maximum when said clamp is closed.

Claim 4

A garment hanger comprising an arm and a garment securing clamp integral with said arm, said clamp having a pair of clamping members each having a free end; a flexible web hingedly joining said clamping members at their other ends whereby they may be opened and closed; said web extending lengthwise of said arm; one of said clamping members being integral with said arm and the other member opening through a generally vertical path; latch means integral with one of said clamping members and a keeper integral with the other thereof for locking said clamping members in garment clamping position; said clamp including an opening extending from said latch means in said one clamping member, through said web and to said keeper in said other clamping member.

Claim 5

A garment hanger comprising an arm and a garment securing clamp integral with said arm, said clamp having a pair of clamping members each having a free end; a flexible web hingedly joining said clamping members at their other ends whereby they may be opened and closed; said web extending lengthwise of said arm; one of said clamping members being integral with said arm and the other member opening through a generally vertical path; latch means integral with one of said clamping members and a keeper integral with the other thereof for locking said clamping members in garment clamping position; said clamp including an opening extending from said latch means in said one clamping member, through said web and to said keeper in said other clamping member.

Claim 6

A garment hanger as described in claim 3, wherein said arm and said clamping members all lie generally in a common plane when said clamp is fully open such that said clamping members are generally aligned on opposite sides of said flexible web whereby said garment hanger may be formed in a two-piece mold.

Claim 7

A garment hanger comprising: an elongated arm, a hook for supporting said arm extending vertically upwardly from generally the middle of said arm and a pair of garment securing clamps integral with said arm positioned at the ends thereof; each said clamp having a pair of clamping members each having a free end; a flexible web hingedly joining said clamping members at their other ends whereby they may be opened and closed, said web being sufficiently flexible that said clamping members can be opened through a distance sufficient to allow them to lie generally in a common plane on opposite sides of said flexible web; said flexible web extending lengthwise of said arm; one of said clamping members being integral with said arm and the other member opening through a generally vertical path; said arm being positioned entirely outside of said generally vertical path, whereby said hanger can be molded in a two-piece mold with said clamp opened; one of said clamping members arching away from the other at the web end thereof and then arching back towards the other such that when closed, said clamping members tend to abut only at the free ends thereof; closure means operably joined to one of said clamping members and positively seating over at least a portion of the other for locking said clamping members in a garment clamping position.

Claim 8

A garment hanger comprising: an elongated arm, a hook for supporting said arm extending vertically upwardly from generally the middle of said arm and a pair of garment securing clamps integral with said arm positioned at the ends thereof; each said clamp having a pair of clamping members each having a free end; a flexible web hingedly joining said clamping members at their other ends whereby they may be opened and closed, said web being sufficiently flexible that said clamping members can be opened through a distance sufficient to allow them to lie generally in a common plane on opposite sides of said flexible web; said flexible web extending lengthwise of said arm; one of said clamping members being integral with said arm and the other member opening through a generally vertical path; said arm being positioned entirely outside of said generally vertical path, whereby said hanger can be molded in a two-piece mold with said clamp opened; one of said clamping members arching away from the other at the web end thereof and then arching back towards the other such that when closed, said clamping members tend to abut only at the free ends thereof; closure means operably joined to one of said clamping members and positively seating over at least a portion of the other for locking said clamping members in a garment clamping position.

Claim 9

The garment hanger of claim 5 in which said closure means comprises: a latching finger integral with one of said clamping members and projecting towards the other; a keeper integral with said other clamping member in alignment with said latching finger for engagement thereby whereby said closure means can also be integrally molded in a two-piece mold.

Claim 10

The garment hanger of claim 6 in which one of said latch and keeper includes a plurality of teeth spaced transversely of said clamping members; the other of said latch and keeper including teeth engaging means whereby the pressure applied by said clamp when closed can be varied by using different ones of said teeth in conjunction with said teeth engaging means.

Claim 11

The garment hanger of claim 6 in which all of said latching finger and said keeper are between said clamping members when said clamps are closed whereby the exposed outer surfaces of said clamping members can be smooth and snag-free with respect to garments hung on said hanger.

Claim 12

The garment hanger of claim 5 in which said web is positioned in alignment with the upper edge of said arm whereby integral molding of said hanger is further simplified.

Claim 13

The garment hanger of claim 5 comprising: an aperture through one of said clamping members; said closure means including a latch, one end of said latch being integral with said one of said clamping members at one end of said aperture and projecting therefrom towards the other of said clamping members; an opening through said other of said clamping members; a keeper integral with said other clamping member adjacent one edge of said opening and interengaging with and securing said latch when said clamp is closed; a finger pad on the end of said latch for manipulating said latch; said opening through said other clamping member being aligned with said pad to provide access thereto.