Lightweight top garment hanger

Abstract

In a top garment hanger, through openings are formed in the arms of the hanger relative to a center axis of the hanger body. The provision of the various through openings reduces the total weight of the hanger and the resin material used to mold the hanger. The hanger is accordingly environmentally friendly. The manufacturing cost and the transportation cost of the hanger are reduced, which provide a market advantage for the manufacturer, transporter and retailer of the garment hangers.

1 . A lightweight garment hanger, comprising:
 a body;   a hook member connected to the body;   a first arm connected to the body and extending from the body to a first end of the hanger; and   a second arm connected to the body and extending from the body to a second end of the hanger, the second arm being substantially symmetrical to the first arm relative to a center axis of the body,   wherein the first arm comprises a first upper flange, a first lower flange and a first arm web connecting the first upper flange and the first lower flange, and the first arm web comprises at least one first through opening formed therein.   
   
   
       2 . The lightweight garment hanger according to  claim 1 , wherein the second arm comprises a second upper flange, a second lower flange and a second arm web connecting the second upper flange and the second lower flange, and the second arm web comprises at least one second through opening formed therein. 
   
   
       3 . The lightweight garment hanger according to  claim 2 , wherein the at least one first through opening and the at least one second through opening are substantially symmetrical to one another relative to the center axis of the hanger. 
   
   
       4 . The lightweight garment hanger according to  claim 2 , wherein the at least one first through opening and the at least one second through opening are asymmetrical to one another relative to the center axis of the hanger. 
   
   
       5 . The lightweight garment hanger according to  claim 1 , wherein the first arm comprises a first recess extending downwardly from the first upper flange of the first arm, the first recess dividing the first arm into a first proximal portion connected to the hanger body and a first distal portion opposite to the first proximal portion, and the at least one first through opening is formed in the first distal portion. 
   
   
       6 . The lightweight garment hanger according to  claim 5 , wherein the second arm comprises a second recess extending downwardly from the second upper flange of the second arm, the second recess dividing the second arm into a second proximal portion connected to the hanger body and a second distal portion opposite to the second proximal portion, and the second arm web comprises at least one second through opening formed in the second distal portion. 
   
   
       7 . The lightweight garment hanger according to  claim 6 , wherein the at least one first through opening and the at least one second through opening are substantially symmetrical to one another relative to a center axis of the hanger. 
   
   
       8 . The lightweight garment hanger according to  claim 7 , wherein the first arm comprises a first group of three through openings formed in the first distal portion and the second arm comprises a second group of three through openings formed in the second distal portion, each one of the first group of three through openings substantially symmetrical to a respective one through opening of the second group of three openings. 
   
   
       9 . The lightweight garment hanger according to  claim 1 , wherein the body comprising a body web and a body flange substantially surrounding the body web, defining a region for displaying an information indicator. 
   
   
       10 . The lightweight garment hanger according to  claim 1 , wherein the body further comprises a hook receiving element depending from and molded integrally with the body at a lower portion thereof. 
   
   
       11 . The lightweight garment hanger according to  claim 1 , wherein the area of the at least one through opening accounts for 10-80% of the total area of the first arm web. 
   
   
       12 . The lightweight garment hanger according to  claim 11 , wherein the area of the at least one through opening accounts for 30-50% of the total area of the first arm web. 
   
   
       13 . The lightweight garment hanger according to  claim 1 , wherein the comparison of the height of the first arm, defined from the upper flange of the first arm to the lower flange of the first arm, to the height of the arm of a corresponding known garment hanger is less than 1. 
   
   
       14 . The lightweight garment hanger according to  claim 1 , wherein the first upper flange, the first lower flange and the first arm web form a substantially I-beam shaped cross section of the first arm.