Garment hanger

Abstract

A garment hanger is provided and includes a body having first and second ends and an upper edge and a hook member extending upwardly from the hanger body for suspending the hanger from a support location. The hook member is coupled to a base member that is attached to the upper edge of the body. The hanger also includes at least one fastener receiving feature that is associated with the hook member and is defined by a tapered recessed body that has a through hole formed therethrough and is of sufficient size to receive a fastener therethrough for securely linking at least one additional garment hanger to the hanger body.

1 . A garment hanger comprising: 
 a body having first and second ends and an upper edge;    a hook member extending upwardly from the hanger body for suspending the hanger from a support location, the hook member being coupled to a base member that is attached to the upper edge of the body; and    a fastener receiving feature that is associated with the hook member and is defined by a tapered recessed body that has a through hole formed therethrough and is of sufficient size to receive a fastener therethrough for securely linking at least one additional garment hanger to the hanger body.    
   
   
       2 . The garment hanger of  claim 1 , wherein the body has a clamp mechanism at each of the first and second ends.  
   
   
       3 . The garment hanger of  claim 1 , wherein the hanger body is formed of a plastic material and the hook member is formed of metal.  
   
   
       4 . The garment hanger of  claim 1 , wherein the base member has a proximal end integrally attached to the upper edge and a distal end having a bore formed therein for receiving the hook member.  
   
   
       5 . The garment hanger of  claim 1 , wherein the tapered body of the fastener receiving feature comprises a conically shaped bowl that has the through hole formed centrally through the tapered body for receiving the fastener.  
   
   
       6 . The garment hanger of  claim 5 , wherein a portion of the tapered body is integrally attached to the upper edge.  
   
   
       7 . The garment hanger of  claim 1 , wherein the hanger includes two fastener receiving features formed with the base section, one fastener receiving feature being formed on one side of the base section, the other fastener receiving feature being formed on the other side of the base section.  
   
   
       8 . The garment hanger of  claim 1 , wherein the tapered body of the fastener receiving feature comprises a concave bowl-shaped member defined by smooth surfaced walls so as to assist the fastener being received into the through hole that is formed through a base of the bowl and acts as an exit for the fastener.  
   
   
       9 . The garment hanger of  claim 1 , wherein the fastener comprises a twist tie.  
   
   
       10 . The garment hanger of  claim 1 , wherein the through hole has a dimension that is at least twice as great as a width of the fastener.  
   
   
       11 . The garment hanger of  claim 10 , wherein the dimension is a diameter of the through hole.  
   
   
       12 . The garment hanger of  claim 1 , wherein the through hole has an area of at least about 0.25 cm 2 .  
   
   
       13 . The garment hanger of  claim 1 , wherein the through hole has an area of at least about 0.3 cm 2 .  
   
   
       14 . The garment hanger of  claim 1 , wherein the through hole has an area of at least about 0.5 cm 2 .  
   
   
       15 . A garment hanger comprising: 
 a body having first and second ends and an upper edge;    a hook member extending upwardly from the hanger body for suspending the hanger from a support location, the hook member being coupled to a base member that is attached to the upper edge of the body; and    a pair of fastener receiving features that are integrally formed with a hook base section of the hanger body that is attached to the hook member, each fastener receiving feature in the form of a substantially hollow conically shaped body with a through hole being formed therethrough, the through hole being of sufficient size to receive a fastener therethrough for securely linking at least one additional garment hanger to the hanger body, wherein at least a portion of the conically shaped body is integrally attached to an upper edge of the hanger body.    
   
   
       16 . The garment hanger of  claim 15 , wherein the conically shaped body comprises a concave bowl-shaped member defined by smooth surfaced walls so as to assist the fastener being received into the through hole that is formed through a base of the bowl and acts as an exit for the fastener.