Hanger for footwear

Abstract

A hanger for a pair of sandals includes a pair of substantially rigid, foldable, planar wings, each wing having a support hook integrally formed with an elongate body member and a fold line extending between lateral sides of the body member for separating the support hook from the body member. An end portion of the body member remote from the support hook has a slot formed in one of its lateral sides for defining a laterally opening sandals engaging hook. The wings have substantially identical support hooks, which are arranged in overlapping registry and connected to each other. The wings fold outwardly along the fold lines for defining a cavity therebetween for accommodating a pair of sandals in sole-to-sole facing relationship therewithin, each sandal being supported by its thongs or straps from one of the sandals engaging hooks.

1 . A hanger for a pair of sandals having a sole held to the wearer's foot by straps or thongs, comprising
 a pair of substantially rigid, foldable, planar wings, each wing comprising a support hook integrally formed with an elongate body member having opposite lateral sides and an end portion remote from said support hook, a first fold line extending between said lateral sides of said body member for separating said support hook from the body member, said remote end portion having a slot formed in one of said lateral sides for defining a laterally opening sandals engaging hook, said sandals engaging hook being adapted for engaging the thongs or straps of one of said pair of sandals, said wings having substantially identical support hooks, said support hooks of said wings being arranged in overlapping registry and connected to each other for forming a double thickness support hook adapted for engaging a suitable clothes or display rod or rack,   whereby said wings fold outwardly along said first fold lines for defining a cavity therebetween for accommodating a pair of sandals therewithin, each sandal of the pair of sandals being supported by its thongs or straps from one of the sandals engaging hooks with the sandals in sole-to-sole facing relationship.   
   
   
       2 . A hanger, as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said support hook is laterally opening. 
   
   
       3 . A hanger, as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said support hook opens in the same lateral direction as said sandals engaging hook. 
   
   
       4 . A hanger, as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said support hooks of said wings are adhesively adhered to each other. 
   
   
       5 . A hanger, as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said wings are formed of paperboard or cardboard. 
   
   
       6 . A hanger, as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said body member of each said wing includes a second transverse fold line extending between said lateral sides, said second fold line being positioned between said first fold line and said slot, whereby said body members are foldable inwardly toward said cavity along said second fold line for increasing the width of said cavity. 
   
   
       7 . A hanger, as claimed in  claim 6 , wherein said second fold line is substantially parallel to said first fold line. 
   
   
       8 . A hanger, as claimed in  claim 6 , wherein said wings are formed of paperboard or cardboard. 
   
   
       9 . A hanger, as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said wings are substantially identical.