Coat hanger shoulder support attachment

Claim 1

A shoulder supporting attachment for attaching to a conventional bent wire coat hanger having sloping garment shoulder supporting surfaces connected by curved end portions to a horizontal cross-member said supporting attachment comprising, a shoulder supporting first plate having first and second ends with said first end for mounting over and extending beyond the curved end portion of the hanger, means forming a second plate secured to and forming an integral part of said first plate and including a free portion having therein a transverse crease line inwardly of said first end and a portion manually ingagable to facilitate the bending of said free portion from said first plate at said crease-line, means forming an elongated slit extending through said free portion for receiving therein the curved end of said hanger with the sides of said slit being operative to frictionally grip the sides of said hanger as the curved end portion of the hanger is forcefully inserted to seated position within said slit to form by said slitted free portion a first securing means for fastening said attachment to said hanger, means forming a second securing means extending from the integral portion of said plates at the second end thereof and manually movable into locking engagement with the sloping garment supporting surface of said hanger and cooperative with said first securing means to maintain said shoulder supporting attachment mounted over the curved outer end portion of said hanger, said first and second securing means, when free of said hanger, being movable to a position substantially coplanar with the integral portion of said plates whereby the attachment may be compacted into a substantially flat assembly for stacking one upon the other for advantageous packaging shipping and handling.