Garment hanger

Abstract

A garment hanger comprises a first panel, a second panel connected to the first panel and having a first support and a second support for hanging a garment, and a hook attached to the second panel for supporting the second panel upon removal of the first panel from the second panel. A method of displaying and hanging a plurality of garments is also presented.

1 . A garment hanger comprising:
 a first panel;   a second panel connected to the first panel and having a first support and a second support for hanging a garment; and   a hook attached to the second panel.   
     
     
         2 . The garment hanger of  claim 1 , wherein an outermost radius of the first panel extends beyond an outermost radius of the second panel. 
     
     
         3 . The garment hanger of  claim 2 , wherein an outermost radius of the hook is less than the outermost radius of the first panel such that the first panel blocks attachment of the hook to a hook support when the first panel is located above the second panel and a garment is suspended downward from the second panel relative to the first panel. 
     
     
         4 . The garment hanger of  claim 3 , wherein the first panel further comprises an opening for receiving a suspension element, and the opening is located beyond the outermost radius of the hook. 
     
     
         5 . The garment hanger of  claim 1 , further comprising a visible separation facilitator between the first and second panels for facilitating the separation of the first and second panels. 
     
     
         6 . The garment hanger of  claim 5 , wherein the separation facilitator is an indicia for guiding the separation of the first panel from the second panel. 
     
     
         7 . The garment hanger of  claim 5 , wherein the separation facilitator is a score line between the first and second panels. 
     
     
         8 . The garment hanger of  claim 5 , the separation facilitator further comprising perforations for hand separating the first panel from the second panel. 
     
     
         9 . The garment hanger of  claim 8 , further comprising:
 a third panel connected to the second panel and having a third support and a fourth support for hanging a garment.   
     
     
         10 . The garment hanger of  claim 9 , wherein the third and fourth supports have a different configuration than the first and second supports. 
     
     
         11 . The garment hanger of  claim 10 , wherein the third and fourth supports are substantially hook shaped. 
     
     
         12 . A system of hangers, comprising:
 a first hanger;   a second hanger comprising:
 a first panel; 
 a second panel connected to the first panel and having a first support and a second support for hanging a garment; and 
 a hook attached to the second panel; and 
   a connector for connecting the first hanger to the second hanger.   
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 12 , wherein the connector extends through an opening in the second hanger. 
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 13 , wherein the opening is located in the first panel and is spaced from the hook. 
     
     
         15 . The system of  claim 14 , wherein the connector is a wire extending between the first hanger and the opening in the first panel. 
     
     
         16 . The system of  claim 12 , the second hanger further comprising:
 a third panel connected to the second panel and having a third support and a fourth support for hanging a garment.   
     
     
         17 . The system of  claim 16 , wherein the third and fourth supports have a different configuration than the first and second supports. 
     
     
         18 . A method for displaying a plurality of garments, comprising:
 hanging a first garment on a first hanger,   hanging a second garment on a second hanger, the second hanger comprising:
 a first panel; 
 a second panel connected to the first panel and having a first support and a second support for hanging the second garment, wherein the first panel is substantially exposed while the second garment is hung from the second panel; and 
 a hook attached to the second panel for supporting the second panel from a hook support upon separation of the first panel from the second panel; and 
 connecting the first hanger to the second hanger. 
   
     
     
         19 . The method for displaying a plurality of garments of  claim 18 , wherein the first and second garments are of different sizes. 
     
     
         20 . The method for displaying a plurality of garments of  claim 19 , wherein identifying indicia is displayed on either the first or the second panel of the second hanger.