Automobile hanger bracket

Claim 2

A hanger bracket adapted for use in an automobile having a hook member and a side window disposed in vertically spaced adjacent relationship to each other therewithin, said bracket comprising: an elongate frame adapted to extend generally laterally of said automobile, said frame including an upper edge portion having a plurality of hanger-receiving notches spaced along the length thereof, a lower base portion, and a discontinuous web portion interconnecting said upper edge portion and said lower base portion, said portions of said frame being substantially coplanar and said lower base portion extending angularly relative to said upper edge portion of said frame, one end of said upper edge portion and said lower base portion of said frame merging together forming a free end of the frame, and said lower base portion of said frame projecting beyond said upper edge portion of said frame at the end thereof opposite said free end portion of said frame; vertical support means carried by said frame, said support means being adapted to receive said hook member and suspend said frame therefrom; an elongate frame-stabilizing member; abutment means carried by said stabilizing member adjacent one end thereof, said abutment means being adapted to engage said automobile window; and adjustable means interconnecting said stabilizing member adjacent the other end portion thereof and said lower base portion permitting longitudinal positional adjustment of said stabilizing member and said abutment means lengthwise of the lower base portion to engage said automobile window.

Claim 3

A bracket as in claim 1, wherein said support means comprises an annular member formed integrally with and projecting substantially vertically upwardly from said frame.

Claim 4

A bracket as in claim 1, wherein said lower base portion of said frame includes an interiorally threaded bore extending therethrough and forming part of said interconnecting means, said stabilizing member comprising an exteriorally threaded rod mounted adjacent said other end thereof within said bore and rotatable about its longitudinal axis for said positional adjustment.

Claim 5

A bracket as in claim 3, wherein said lower base portion of said frame further has a plurality of weakening indentations therein adjacent said bore.

Claim 6

A hanger bracket adapted for use in an automobile having a hook member and a side window disposed in vertically and laterally spaced adjacent relationship to each other therewithin, said bracket comprising: an elongate plastic frame adapted to extend generally laterally of said automobile body, said frame including an upper edge portion, a lower base portion, an interconnecting discontinuous weB portion, and a smooth rounded free end portion, said portions of said frame being substantially co-planar and said upper edge portion and said lower base portion merging at one end with said free end portion and being interconnected along their lengths by said web portion, said upper edge portion being adapted to extend generally horizontally and having a plurality of hanger-receiving notches spaced along its length, said lower base portion of said frame having an interiorally threaded bore extending angularly relative to said upper edge portion of said frame and projecting beyond said upper edge portion at the end thereof distal from said free end portion of said frame; an annular member formed integrally with and extending upwardly from said frame adjacent the other end of said upper edge portion thereof, said annular member being adapted to receive said automobile hook member and suspend said frame therefrom; an exteriorally threaded rod member mounted within said threaded bore of said lower base portion of said frame and having one end portion thereof projecting axially from said bore at approximately a 30* angle relative to said upper edge portion of said frame; and an abutment member carried by said one end portion of said rod member for abutment with said automobile window and for positional adjustment relative to said window and said frame upon rotation of said rod member and ensuing movement thereof longitudinally of said bore.

Claim 7

A hanger bracket adapted for use in an automobile having a hook member and a side window disposed in vertically and laterally spaced adjacent relationship to each other therewithin, said bracket comprising: an elongate plastic frame adapted to extend generally laterally of said automobile body, said frame including an upper edge portion, a lower base portion, an interconnecting discontinuous weB portion, and a smooth rounded free end portion, said portions of said frame being substantially co-planar and said upper edge portion and said lower base portion merging at one end with said free end portion and being interconnected along their lengths by said web portion, said upper edge portion being adapted to extend generally horizontally and having a plurality of hanger-receiving notches spaced along its length, said lower base portion of said frame having an interiorally threaded bore extending angularly relative to said upper edge portion of said frame and projecting beyond said upper edge portion at the end thereof distal from said free end portion of said frame; an annular member formed integrally with and extending upwardly from said frame adjacent the other end of said upper edge portion thereof, said annular member being adapted to receive said automobile hook member and suspend said frame therefrom; an exteriorally threaded rod member mounted within said threaded bore of said lower base portion of said frame and having one end portion thereof projecting axially from said bore at approximately a 30* angle relative to said upper edge portion of said frame; and an abutment member carried by said one end portion of said rod member for abutment with said automobile window and for positional adjustment relative to said window and said frame upon rotation of said rod member and ensuing movement thereof longitudinally of said bore.

Claim 8

A bracket as in claim 5, wherein said frame and said annular member are formed of plastic material adapted to break when subjected to severe impact stress, and wherein said abutment member comprises a generally cylindrical rubber member secured intermediate its length to said one end of said rod and extending substantially normal thereto.

Claim 9

A bracket as in claim 5, wherein said abutment member comprises a suction cup, and further including ball-and-socket means interconnecting said suction cup and said one end of said rod.

Claim 10

A bracket as in claim 5, wherein said frame and said rod are each formed of plastic material adapted to break when subjected to severe impact stress, and wherein said lower base portion of said frame has a plurality of weakening indentations therein communicating with said bore.