Security garment hanger

• US 6,142,347 A
• Filed: 12/17/1999
• Issued: 11/07/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 12/17/1999
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: B & G Plastics Incorporated
• Original Assignee: B & G Plastics Incorporated
• Inventors: Kolton, Chester, Norman, Michael
• Primary Examiner(s): MOHANTY, BIBHU R
• Application Number:
  US09/465,605
• Time in Patent Office: 326 Days
• Field of Search: 223/85, 223/88, 223/92
• US Class Current: 223/85
• CPC Class Codes: A47G 25/1407 with identification means identification in general G09F
• CPC Class Codes: A47G 25/486 having clamping means on top of the shoulder portion of the hanger

Abstract

A hanger assembly is comprised of a plastic body having a central portion and garment supporting arms extending respectively outwardly of the central portion, the central portion having a generally I-beam shaped configuration having an interior upstanding part extending to upper and lower flanges which extend forwardly and rearwardly outwardly of the interior upstanding part, a recess being formed in the interior upstanding part extending from a front wall of the interior upstanding part, the recess being bounded in part by a rear wall extending rearwardly outwardly of the interior upstanding part to a location coincident with rear surfaces of the upper and lower flanges, and an EAS marker being resident in the recess, an opaque recess closure member secured to the hanger in overlying relation to the EAS marker.

Claims

1. A hanger assembly comprised of a plastic body having a central portion and garment supporting arms extending respectively outwardly of the central portion, the central portion having an interior upstanding part extending to a flange which extends forwardly and rearwardly outwardly of the interior upstanding part, a recess being formed in the interior upstanding part extending from a front wall of the interior upstanding part, the recess being bounded in part by a rear wall extending rearwardly outwardly of the interior upstanding part to a location coincident with a rear surface of the flange, and an EAS marker being resident in the recess, an opaque recess closure member secured to the hanger in overlying relation to the EAS marker.

2. The hanger assembly claimed in claim 1, wherein said plastic body is comprised on an opaque material.

3. The hanger assembly claimed in claim 1, wherein said plastic body is comprised of a transparent material, said hanger assembly further comprising a further opaque recess closure member being secured to said rear wall.

4. The hanger assembly claimed in claim 1, wherein said plastic body includes a hook portion upwardly of said central portion.

5. The hanger assembly claimed in claim 1, wherein at least one of said arms includes mutually displaceable portions for facilitating receipt of a garment part.

6. The hanger assembly claimed in claim 5, wherein said mutually displaceable portions define respective facing serrated surfaces.

7. The hanger assembly claimed in claim 5, wherein said at least one arm includes means for limiting displacement of said mutually displaceable portions.

8. The hanger assembly claimed in claim 6, wherein said at least one arm includes means for limiting displacement of said mutually displaceable portions.