Collapsible hanger

Abstract

A collapsible hanger has a pair of hanger arms for supporting an article of clothing. Each arm has a proximal end pivotally mounted on a frame. A gear mechanism engages gear teeth on the proximal end of the arms and causes the arms to simultaneously rotate between a raised position to a lowered position. A locking mechanism locks the arms in the raised position and when the locking mechanism is released, allows the arms to drop down to a collapsed position, releasing the article of clothing.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application is based on and claims priority of provisional patent application 61 / 395,979 filed May 21, 2010.BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION[0002]This invention is directed to a collapsible hanger that can be easily collapsed from a first position in which the arms of the hanger are in an upstanding horizontal position also referred to as being in the “up” position to a second position in which the arms are collapsed to a vertical position also referred to as the “down” position. The hanger thus serves at least two important functions. The first is that it can be easily collapsed for storage. The second is that the arms can be easily moved from the up position to the down position allowing the arms to be easily inserted into or removed from a garment that has a continuous open neck portion often called a crew neck or “v” neck. Such garments do not have a buttoned or zippered front that opens from the neck of the garment to the...

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Benefits of technology

[0002]This invention is directed to a collapsible hanger that can be easily collapsed from a first position in which the arms of the hanger are in an upstanding horizontal position also referred to as being in the “up” position to a second position in which the arms are collapsed to a vertical position also referred to as the “down” position. The hanger thus serves at least two important functions. The first is that it can be easily collapsed for storage. The second is that the arms can be easily moved from the up position to the down position allowing the arms to be easily inserted into or removed from a garment that has a continuous open neck portion often called a crew neck or “v” neck. Such garments do not have a buttoned or zippered front that opens from the neck of the garment to the bottom of the garment, making it difficult to insert a conventional hanger into the neck of the garment without stretching the neck out of shape.

Problems solved by technology

The first is that it can be easily collapsed for storage.

Such garments do not have a buttoned or zippered front that opens from the neck of the garment to the bottom of the garment, making it difficult to insert a conventional hanger into the neck of the garment without stretching the neck out of shape.

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