Garment hanger
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1. A garment hanger having a frame forming a hook and a pair of depending garment engaging arms and a transverse strut extending between the garment engaging arms, the improvement comprising:
- (a) a polymeric sheath extending along at least one of the garment engaging arms.
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Abstract
A garment hanger having a frame, wherein a polymeric sheath defining a garment contacting surface is located over a portion of the frame. The polymeric sheath can be of a cellular structure. A further garment hanger includes an overchannel sized to increase the garment contacting surface, wherein the overchannel engages the frame. The frame can include a continuous convex surface extending from a hook to a transverse strut.
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1. A garment hanger having a frame forming a hook and a pair of depending garment engaging arms and a transverse strut extending between the garment engaging arms, the improvement comprising:
(a) a polymeric sheath extending along at least one of the garment engaging arms. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of forming a garment hanger, comprising:
(a) forming a polymeric sheath along a portion of a metal hanger, the metal hanger having a hook and a pair of garment engaging arms. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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15. An accessory for a garment hanger having a hook and a pair of garment engaging arms, the garment engaging arms having a longitudinal axis, the accessory comprising:
(a) an overchannel having a generally U-shape cross section defined by a closed end and a pair of legs, and a channel longitudinal axis, the closed end including an aperture sized to pass the hook therethrough, the channel longitudinal axis being different than the longitudinal axis of the garment engaging arm. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A garment hanger, comprising:
(a) a frame having a hook, a pair of garment engaging arms, and a transverse strut, the garment engaging arms defining a continuously convex profile between the hook and the transverse strut, the strut being vertically spaced from the hook by a distance greater than the garment engaging arms. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25)
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26. A garment hanger, comprising:
(a) a frame having a hook, a pair of garment engaging arms, and a transverse strut, the garment engaging arms defining a continuously convex profile between the hook and the transverse strut, the garment engaging arms being entirely disposed intermediate the strut and the hook.
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