Clothes hanger

Abstract

A clothes hanger includes a hanger body for suspending clothes, a hook extending upwardly from the hanger body and having a latch-side end which is spaced apart from the hanger body to define an access opening, a latch movably disposed on the latch-side end and having a latch end movable between retracted and extended positions, and a closing lever pivotally mounted on the hanger body and having a catch end which is turnable between a closed position, where the catch end is engaged with and is retained by the latch end so as to close the access opening, and one of first and second open positions, where the catch end is angularly displaced from the latch end to open the access opening.

1 . A clothes hanger comprising:
 a hanger body which is configured to suspend clothes, and which has a top mount that has a seat surface confronting upwardly;   a hook which has a lower end mounted on said seat surface, a shank segment extending upwardly from said lower end, and a crook segment that extends forwardly and downwardly from said shank segment to terminate at a latch-side end which is spaced apart from said shank segment to define an accommodation space, and which is spaced apart from said seat surface to define an access opening to said accommodation space;   a latch which is disposed on said latch-side end, and which has a latch end that has a latch surface confronting said shank segment, and that is movable between a retracted position, where said latch end is remote from said seat surface, and an extended position, where said latch end is closer to said seat surface; and   a closing lever having a pivoted end which is disposed forwardly of said shank segment and which is pivotably mounted on said seat surface about a pivot axis, and a catch end which is opposite to said pivoted end and which is turnable about the pivot axis among a closed position, where said catch end is engaged with and is guarded against movement out of said latch surface of said latch end in the extended position to close said access opening, a first open position, where said catch end is angularly displaced from said latch end in a clockwise direction, and a second open position, where said catch end is angularly displaced from said latch end in a counterclockwise direction.   
     
     
         2 . The clothes hanger according to  claim 1 , wherein said latch extends along an uprightly extending lengthwise axis to terminate at said latch end, said clothes hanger further comprising a first biasing member which is disposed to urge said latch end to move along the lengthwise axis and towards the extended position. 
     
     
         3 . The clothes hanger according to  claim 2 , wherein said latch-side end has a surrounding wall which defines a tubular chamber to receive said latch and said first biasing member such that said latch end is movable between the retracted and extended positions along the lengthwise axis. 
     
     
         4 . The clothes hanger according to  claim 3 , wherein said surrounding wall has a guiding slot which extends therethrough to be communicated with said tubular chamber, said clothes hanger further comprising a keystem which has an actuating end that is received in said tubular chamber, and that is configured to move said latch end between the extended and retracted positions, and a stem body which extends from said actuating end outwardly through said guiding slot to terminate at an operated end for facilitating manual operation. 
     
     
         5 . The clothes hanger according to  claim 3 , wherein said tubular chamber is configured to extend upwardly to terminate at a ceiling surface which is integrally formed with said crook segment. 
     
     
         6 . The clothes hanger according to  claim 5 , wherein said crook segment and said latch-side end are separately formed, said clothes hanger further comprising a mortise-and-tenon mechanism disposed between said crook segment and said latch-side end to prevent movement of said latch-side end relative to said crook segment. 
     
     
         7 . The clothes hanger according to  claim 1 , further comprising a second biasing member which is disposed between said pivoted end and said seat surface, and which biases said catch end towards the second open position. 
     
     
         8 . The clothes hanger according to  claim 7 , wherein said catch and latch ends respectively have cam and follower surfaces mating with each other such that, when said catch end is angularly moved by a thrusting force in the clockwise direction against said second biasing member, said latch end is forced to move to the retracted position so as to permit said catch end to sweep over said latch end to continue to move angularly towards the first open position. 
     
     
         9 . The clothes hanger according to  claim 8 , further comprising a spacer which extends uprightly from said seat surface and which is disposed forwardly of said pivoted end such that, when said catch end is turned to the second open position, said catch end abuts against said spacer and is spaced apart from said seat surface.