Garment hanger

Abstract

A garment hanger has a spring urging a pair of clamp arms from first positions, in which the clamp arms are spaced apart from one another, towards second positions, in which the clamp arms are adjacent another; and a slide member in wedging engagement with the arms. By displacing the slide member longitudinally between the arms, the arms can be displaced from the second positions to the first positions against the action of the spring.

1 . A garment hanger, comprising: 
 a pair of clamp arms;    a spring urging said clamp arms from first positions, in which said clamp arms are spaced apart from one another, towards second positions, in which said clamp arms are adjacent another; and    a slide member in wedging engagement with said arms.    
   
   
       2 . A garment hanger as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said slide member includes a wedge formation and said arms have projections is sliding engagement with said wedge formation.  
   
   
       3 . A garment hanger as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein said slide member is elongate and has opposite longitudinal sides, said slide member having openings extending longitudinally of said opposite longitudinal sides thereof, and said projections extend through said openings to said wedge formation.  
   
   
       4 . A garment hanger as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said slide member and said arms have interengageable detent formations.  
   
   
       5 . A garment hanger as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said projections comprise trapezoidal flanges on said clamp arms.  
   
   
       6 . A garment hanger as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said clamp arms are identical to one another.