Hanger for use on metal rack

Abstract

A hanger for use on a metal rack, which has an upper and a lower horizontal metal bar extended across an upper and a lower end, respectively, of a vertical front edge thereof, includes an open-bottomed hook portion located at an upper end of the hanger, an open-bottomed engaging recess located closely below the hook portion, and a supporting seat located at a lower free end of the hanger. The hanger is connected to and hung from the metal rack by hooking the hook portion to the upper horizontal metal bar at the vertical front edge of the metal rack and engaging the engaging recess with the lower horizontal metal bar. A crossbar may be stably supported at each end on the supporting seat of one hanger for holding a plurality of suit hangers thereon.

1 . A hanger for use on metal rack, said metal rack including a downward bent vertical front edge, an upper and a lower end of which are welded to an upper and a lower horizontal metal bar, respectively, so that a plurality of metal wires forming said metal rack perpendicularly intersect with and extend between said upper and lower horizontal metal bars, said hanger comprising an open-bottomed hook portion located at an upper end of said hanger, an open-bottomed engaging recess located closely below said hook portion, and a supporting seat located at a lower free end of said hanger; said supporting seat defining a horizontally extended, open-topped, and curve-sectioned channel, such that a crossbar may be forced into said curve-sectioned channel via an upper opening of said channel; 
 said hanger being connected to and hung from said metal rack by hooking said hook portion to said upper horizontal metal bar at said vertical front edge of said metal rack and engaging said engaging recess with said lower horizontal metal bar.    
     
     
         2 . The hanger for use on metal rack as claimed in  claim 1 , further comprising an elastic latching member provided below said engaging recess to elastically close a lower opening of the engaging recess.  
     
     
         3 . The hanger for use on metal rack as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein said latching member includes an elastic element compressively mounted behind said latching member to normally push said latching member forward to close said lower opening of said engaging recess.  
     
     
         4 . The hanger for use on metal rack as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein said latching member includes a beveled lower front end.  
     
     
         5 . The hanger for use on metal rack as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein said latching member has an upward projected plate connected to a top of said latching member, and said plate has a horizontal long slot formed thereon; a rivet being extended through a hole preformed on said hanger and said horizontal long slot on said plate, allowing said latching member to horizontally move forward or backward relative to said hanger.  
     
     
         6 . The hanger for use on metal rack as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said hook portion of said hanger is provided on an inner wall surface near a downward opening of said hook portion with two forward protruded ribs, so that the downward opening of said hook portion is slightly smaller than an outer diameter of said upper horizontal metal bar of said metal rack.  
     
     
         7 . The hanger for use on metal rack as claimed in  claim 6 , wherein said hanger is provided at two lateral ends with a soft gasket each, said gasket being in the form of a lying letter T with a longitudinal part thereof extended forward to form said forward protruded rib.  
     
     
         8 . The hanger for use on metal rack as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said horizontal channel of said supporting seat is provided on an inner wall close to said upper opening of said supporting seat with a horizontal rib, preventing said crossbar from easily separating from said hanger via said upper opening of said supporting seat.  
     
     
         9 . The hanger for use on metal rack as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said hanger is provided at an upper part along a profile thereof with a vertically extended slit to cut both said hook portion and said engaging recess into two laterally symmetric halves.