US1574705A - Wardrobe hanger - Google Patents

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Feb. 23 1926; 1,574,705

- 7 A. L. SESSIONS WARDROBE HANGER Filed Oct. 10, 1921 v Patented Feb 23, 192%.

- units stars LSMJQS ALBERT L. SEfiSIONS, Q1?" BRISTOL, CONNECTICUT.

'WABJDROBE HAN Application filed October 10, 1921. Serial No. 506,860.

To all whom. it may concern:

lie it known that I, rim-mar Ti. SESSIONS, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Bristol, in the county of Hartford and State of Connecticut, have invented new and Improved Wardrobe Hangers, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to the class of devices employed for hanging garments, and especially as applied to wardrobe trunks and an object of my invention, among others, is to provide a hanger that shall be extremely simple in its construction and particularly etticient for the purposes to: which it is designed.

One form of hanger embodying my invention and in the construction and use of which the objects herein set out, as well as others, may be attained, is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a view or a part of the upper portion of a wardrobe "runk showin my improved hang-er in place thereon, the trunk being; shown as opened out.

Figure 2. is a view of a portion of a wardrobe trunk showing my improved hanger in side view and attached thereto.

Figure 3 is a detail view in section through my improved hanger on plane denoted by dotted line 3-3 of Figure 4:, scale enlarged.

Figure t is a view in side elevation of my improved hanger.

Figure 5 is an end View of the same Figure 6 is a view showing the parts of the hanger opened out.

Figure 7 is a perspective view of the 1nner member oi my improved hanger.

Figure 8 is a view in cross section, scale enlarged ot a part of the structure shown in Figure 6 and on plane denoted by dotted line 8-8 in said Figure 6.

Figure 9 is a perspective view ot a portion ot a support illustrating a little differ ent form of my improved device.

In the accompanying drawings the numeral 1O denotes one of the members of a wardrobe trunk supplied with my improved hanger and 11 the other member of said trunk, which members may be secured together as by a hinge or hinges 12 in the ordinary manner.

To the inside of that portion of the trunk that will be the upper end when in its nor mal position ofuse as a wardrobe 1 secure supporting brackets at opposite sides, and as illustrated in Figure 1. Each of "these brackets comprises an inner member 13 having supporting straps 1l15 at opposite ends, the straps 15 being secured to the back of the trunk and the straps 1 1 to the sides thereof, said inner member being telescoped within an outer member 16 that slides upon the inner member for the purposeoi extenuing the bracket and increasing its length. This feature, however, is not new so far as my invention is concerned, my invention having to do more especially with the construction of the part-smaking upthe bracket as a whole.

T 0 this end the inner member 13 is bent from a piece of sheet metalinto tubular form with depending flanges 17 formed at opposite edges of the piece and resting against each other. Rivet receiving depressions 18 are formed in each of these flanges opposite each other, as by indenting the metal to produce such depressions on the outer sides o1 the flanges, this for the purpose of receiving the heads of rivets 1-9 that are used to secure the parts together; Grooves 20 are formed in the upper side of the inner member and extend lengthwise thereof, preferably near to but on opposite sidesof a plane passingv vertically through the hanger lengthwise thereof when in its position for use. p

The supporting strap 1a is olfset at its upper end, said otlset portion extending between the flanges 17 preferably with its innor end resting against the top of the inner surface of the inner member, and the rivet 19 may pass through thisfstrap as a means for securing itin place. This strap is provided at the angles 2122 with a rib 23 formed by depressing the strap from one side to form the rib on the, opposite side, said rib extending from the flat portion or the strap on opposite sides of said angles and across said angles to stiffen the strap and prevent a tendency to strain atsuch angles.

The strap 15 is secured to the outer end of the inner member in any suitable manner, as by means of an opening within which the inner member is received, the two parts being secured together in any suitable manner as b means of electric welding or otherwise. A. stiffening member 24 is secured at one end to the strap 14. and extends along the inner surface of the inner member 13 preferably against the top thereof, the end of this bar being extended at the open end of as tube and bent over, said bent end being secured in any suitable manner, as by electric welding, to the outer surface of the supporting strap 15.

The outer member 16 is of tubular shape to fit upon the inner member 13 in a manner to permit free sliding movement of the parts one with respect to the other. This outer member has depending flanges 25 that are spaced apart sufliciently to receive the flanges 17 between them, the opposite sides of this member 16 being secured together as by straps 2627 secured in any suitable manner to the flanges and bridging said opening in a manner to permit free sliding movement of the one member within the other. The strap 26 is preferably extended around the end of the flanges and thereby forms a stop to determine the extent of sliding movement of the outer member upon the inner member, as shown this strap being integral with the end 30 of the tube.

Lifters 28, in the form of fingers, project from the end of the outer member 16 into the grooves 20 for the purpose of lifting hangers 29 from the inner member 13 so that the outer member 16 may slide under such hangers when such outer member is pushed into place for the purpose of closing the trunk, and in a manner that will be readily understood in devices of this class.

In that form of the device illustrated in Figure 9 the extensible member is the inner member, instead of the outer member, as shown in the preceding figures. As in the other structures, however, the outer member 31 is a tube and the inner member 32 is a tube, the outer member having flanges 33 and the flanges 34 on the inner member being formed by shaping the end of the tube comprising the member and as illustrated in said Figure 9. A support 35 is secured between the flanges 33 in a manner similar to that hereinbefore described.

In accordance with the provisions of the statutes I have described the principles of operation of my invention, together with the device which I now consider to represent the best embodiment thereof; but I desire to have it understood that the device shown is only illustrative, and that the invention may be carried out by other means.

I claim 1. A garment hanger support comprising an outer tubular member having depending flanges extending in substantially parallel relation lengthwise along one side, an inner tubular member located within said outer tubular member and having depending flanges also extending in substantially paral' lel relation along one side and located beween the flanges of said outer member, and means for supporting one of said members for sliding movement with respect to the other member as a support therefor.

2. A garment hanger support comprising an outer tubular member having depending flanges extending in substantially parallel relation lengthwise along one side, an inner tubular member located within said outer tubular member and having depending flanges also extending in substantially parallel relation and located between the flanges of said outer member, and means for supporting said inner tubular member to thereby constitute said inner tubular member as a support for the outer tubular member thereon.

3. A garment hanger support comprising an outer tubular member and an inner tubular member located within said. outer tubular member and having depending flanges extending in substantially parallel relation lengthwise along one side thereof, a supporting strap extending within the inner tubular member and secured to said flanges, and a stiffening bar secured at one end to said strap and extending along the top of the inner surface of the inner member and secured at its other end.

4-. A garment hanger support comprising an inner tubular member having depending flanges extending in substantially parallel relation along one side thereof, an outer tubular member surrounding the inner tubular member and having depending flanges extending in substantially parallel relation along one side thereof, a strap secured to one of the flanges of the outer member and extending underneath and across the opening between said flanges and secured to the opposite flange, and means for supporting one of said tubular members.

5. A garment hanger support comprising an inner tubular member having depending flangesextending in substantially parallel relation along one side thereof, an outer tubular member surrounding the inner tubular member and having depending flanges extending in substantially parallel relation along one side thereof, a strap secured to one of the flanges of the outer member and extending around the end and across the opening between said flanges and secured to the opposite flange of the outer member, and means for supporting one of said tubular members.

ALBERT L. SESSIONS.

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