Two piece design for coordinate loop hanger
View Patent ↗The present invention is directed to the field of garment hangers, in particular, garment hangers for retaining and supporting lower body garments. Such hangers may be referred to as coordinate loop hangers, which coordinate loop hangers may be supported by upper garment hangers.
1. A hanger system comprising:
a top hanger having a hanger supporting means;
a ganging element comprising an elongated member, a top hanger engagement means disposed at a top end of the elongated member for engaging the hanger supporting means of the top hanger, and a first mating profile disposed at a bottom end of the elongated member; and
a bottom hanger having a body provided with at least one clamp for receiving an article of clothing within the clamp, the hanger body comprising a second mating profile, the second mating profile being releasably engageable with the first mating profile of the ganging member;
wherein the first mating profile comprises at least one of two complementary male or female mating parts and the second mating profile comprises at least the other one of two complementary male or female mating parts, the male mating part comprising a snap lock having a substantially horizontal locking surface, the female mating part comprising a complementary locking surface,
wherein the female mating part further comprises a support extending upwardly from the hanger body of the bottom hanger or extending downwardly from the bottom end of the elongated member, a pair of sidewalls extending from the support and a middle wall connecting the sidewalls, for defining a space into which the snap lock is received,
wherein the support comprises a through opening substantially opposite the middle wall of the support, the through opening comprising an inner surface which defines the complementary the horizontal locking surface of the snap lock, and
wherein, when the first mating profile releasably engages the second mating profile, the horizontal locking surface of the snap lock interferes with the complementary locking surface in a disassociating resisting manner.
2. The hanger system of claim 1 , wherein the ganging element, engagement means, and first mating profile are unitarily molded.
3. The hanger system of claim 1 , wherein the bottom hanger comprises at least one clamp for retaining a garment, and wherein the clamp, the body and the second mating profile of the bottom hanger are unitarily molded.
4. The hanger system of claim 1 , wherein the engagement means comprises a closed loop.
5. The hanger system of claim 1 , wherein the engagement means comprises an open loop.
6. The hanger system of claim 1 , wherein the sidewalls and the middle wall each comprises a bottom surface, and wherein at least one of the bottom surfaces constitutes the complementary locking surface for interfering with the horizontal locking surface of the snap lock.
7. The hanger system of claim 1 , wherein the through opening permits visibility of the sidewalls and the middle wall of the female mating part.
8. The hanger system of claim 1 , wherein the snap lock further comprises a sloped surface for facilitating the insertion of the snap lock into the female mating part.