Adjustable extension for a clothes hanger

Abstract

A bar or slide ( 12 ) is adapted to be movably mounted on each of the inclined arms ( 14 ) of a clothes hanger ( 16 ). The length of each slide is within the range of 4 to 10 inches. Each slide ( 12 ) has a longitudinally extending channel ( 18 ) for receiving the inclined arm ( 14 ) of the hanger ( 16 ) and two spaced apart snaps or clamps ( 20 ) disposed within the channel ( 18 ) for releasably holding the slide ( 12 ) in a selected position on the inclined hanger arm ( 14 ).

1 . An adjustable extension for a clothes hanger having a pair of outwardly extending, inclined arms, said extension comprising: a slide adapted to be movably mounted on one of the inclined arms of the clothes hanger, said slide being formed with a longitudinally extending channel for receiving the inclined arm of the hanger and with at least one clamp disposed within the channel for releasably holding the slide in a selected position on the inclined arm.  
     
     
         2 . The adjustable extension according to claim I wherein the extension comprises a pair of slides, each of said slides being adapted to be mounted on one of the inclined arms of the clothes hanger.  
     
     
         3 . The adjustable extension according to  claim 1 , wherein the length of each slide is within a range of 4 to 10 inches.  
     
     
         4 . The adjustable extension according to  claim 1 , wherein two of the clamps are disposed in spaced relation to one another within the channel of the slide.  
     
     
         5 . The adjustable extension according to  claim 1 , wherein the slide is provided with a generally rounded, longitudinally extending top portion.  
     
     
         6 . The adjustable extension according to  claim 5 , wherein a notch is provided in the rounded top portion above the clamp.  
     
     
         7 . The adjustable extension according to  claim 5 , wherein a pair of opposing walls extend downwardly from the rounded top portion in spaced relation to one another.  
     
     
         8 . The adjustable extension according to  claim 5  wherein the top portion is provided with a concave interior surface, said interior surface being sized and shaped to slidably receive the inclined arm of the hanger.  
     
     
         9 . The adjustable extension according to  claim 7 , wherein the clamp comprises a pair of relatively opposing, spaced apart detents projecting inwardly towards each other from the opposing walls.  
     
     
         10 . The adjustable extension according to  claim 9 , wherein each of the detents is formed with a rounded, hanger-engaging upper surface.  
     
     
         11 . The adjustable extension according to  claim 10 , wherein the inclined arm of the hanger has a diameter d, and the channel adjacent to the concave interior surface of the top portion is slightly smaller than said diameter d of the inclined arm.  
     
     
         12 . The adjustable extension according to  claim 11 , the detents have tapered opposing surfaces.  
     
     
         13 . The adjustable extension according to  claim 12 , wherein the space between the detents is less than one-third of the hanger arm diameter d at a juncture of the opposing surfaces and the upper surfaces  32 .  
     
     
         14 . The adjustable extension according to  claim 1 , wherein the slide is unitarily and integrally molded from synthetic resin material.  
     
     
         15 . The adjustable extension according to  claim 7 , wherein the walls of the slide are outwardly flexible.  
     
     
         16 . The adjustable extension according to  claim 1 , wherein the slide is provided with an open upper end.  
     
     
         17 . The adjustable extension according to  claim 1 , wherein the slide is provided with a rounded and closed lower end.  
     
     
         18 . The adjustable extension according to  claim 16 , wherein the slide is provided with a pair of spaced apart clamps, and wherein one of said clamps  20  is adjacent to the open end of the slide.  
     
     
         19 . The adjustable extension according to  claim 18 , wherein said pair of clamps are spaced apart a distance a distance within a range of 1.70 to 3.00 inches.