Garment hanger with locking information tab

• US 5,096,101 A
• Filed: 04/19/1991
• Issued: 03/17/1992
• Est. Priority Date: 04/19/1991
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: A&E Products Group L.P. (Mauna N.V.)
• Original Assignee: A&E Products Group L.P. (Mauna N.V.)
• Inventors: Deupree, Clifford A., Elchisak, Michael, Norman, Michael D.
• Primary Examiner(s): Schroeder, Werner H.
• Assistant Examiner(s): MOHANTY, BIBHU R
• Application Number:
  US07/687,661
• Time in Patent Office: 333 Days
• Field of Search: 223/85, 223/88, 223/92, 223/95, 211/113, 40/322
• US Class Current: 223/85
• CPC Class Codes: A47G 25/1435 at a web between the stem and hanger body

Abstract

A garment hanger including a body having a hook member and a tab holder. The tab holder includes an enlarged region. An information tab includes resilient fingers which are captured by the enlarged region to substantially prevent removal of the tab from the tab holder.

Claims

1. A garment hanger comprising a body having a hook member joined to said body at one end thereof, a tab holder formed on said body, said tab holder including a first region having an essentially triangular cross-section and a second region having an essentially triangular cross-section, and an information tab having side walls defining an internal channel including locking means in said channel for locking said information tab on said tab holder when said information tab is coupled to said tab holder, said locking means having at least a first internal resilient finger in said channel which engages and locks intermediate said first and second regions to essentially prevent manual removal of said information tab from said tab holder.

2. The garment hanger as claimed in claim 1, wherein said information tab is generally U-shaped and includes first and second opposing legs having ends defining a slot therebetween, said ends of said first and second legs being curved inwardly towards said tab holder.

3. The garment hanger as claimed in claim 2, wherein said information tab includes a second internal resilient finger, said first and second internal fingers engaging intermediate said first and second regions on said tab holder to lock said information tab on said tab holder.

4. The garment hanger as claimed in claim 2, wherein said tab holder includes a rib, said curved ends of said first and second legs being positioned adjacent said rib.

5. The garment hanger as claimed in claim 1, wherein said first region includes first and second sloping sidewalls and a base, said base being adjacent said second region and having first and second opposing ledges, said first internal finger on said information tab being captured under one of said first and second ledges when said information tab is on said tab holder.

6. The garment hanger as claimed in claim 3, wherein said first region includes first and second sloping sidewalls and a base, said base being adjacent said second region and having first and second opposing ledges, said first and second internal fingers on said information tab being captured under said first and second ledges, respectively, when said information tab is on said tab holder.

7. The garment hanger as claimed in claim 6, wherein the curved ends of said first and second legs of said information tab are positioned below said second region when said information tab is on said tab holder.

8. The garment hanger as claimed in claim 6, wherein said second region includes third and fourth sloping sidewalls and a second base, said first and second internal fingers of said information tab resting against said third and fourth sloping sidewalls of said second region when said information tab is on said tab holder.

9. A garment hanger as claimed in claim 8, wherein said tab holder includes a thin wall extending from the second base of said second region, said curved ends of said first and second legs of said information tab abutting against said thin wall when said information tab is on said tab holder.

10. A garment hanger information tab for use on a garment hanger having a tab holder, said tab holder including a ledge, comprising a U-shaped body having a top wall and first and second legs defining a slot and internal channel therebetween, said U-shaped body having a first internal resilient finger extending upwardly towards said top wall and inwardly from said first leg in said channel, said first internal finger extending under said ledge of said tab holder to lock said body on said tab holder when said body is on said tab holder.

11. The garment hanger information tab as claimed in claim 10, wherein said body includes a second internal resilient finger extending inwardly from said second leg, said first and second resilient fingers adapted to extend under said ledge of said tab holder to lock said body on said tab holder when said body is on said tab holder.

12. A garment hanger information tab for use on a garment hanger having a tab holder, said tab holder including a ledge, comprising a U-shaped body having first and second legs defining a slot and internal channel therebetween, said U-shaped body having a first internal resilient finger extending inwardly from said first leg in said channel, said first internal finger extending under said ledge of said tab holder to lock said body on said tab holder when said body is on said tab holder, said first and second legs including free ends, the free ends of said legs being curved inwardly to define a gap therebetween.

13. A garment hanger for use with a U-shaped information tab having first and second legs with free ends that are curved inwardly, comprising a body having a hook member, a tab holder formed on said body, said tab holder having at least a first enlarged region which is essentially triangular-shaped in cross-section and a second enlarged region which is essentially triangular-shaped in cross-section positioned above said first enlarged region, said curved ends of said legs of said information tab being captured under said first enlarged region on said tab holder when said information tab is coupled to said tab holder.

14. The garment hanger as claimed in claim 13, wherein said first enlarged region includes first and second sloping sidewalls and a base.

15. The garment hanger as claimed in claim 14, wherein said base defines a ledge, said curved ends of said first and second legs being captured under said ledge when said information tab is coupled to said tab holder.

16. The garment hanger as claimed in claim 15, wherein said body includes a wall extending from said base of said first region, said curved ends of said first and second legs of said information tab abutting said wall when said information tab is coupled to said tab holder.

17. The garment hanger as claimed in claim 16, wherein said body includes a rib extending from said wall, said curved ends of said first and second legs of said information tab being adjacent said ribs when said information tab is coupled to said tab holder.