Clothing hangers and grippers

Abstract

Clothes hangers and clothes grippers are disclosed herein. One clothes hanger includes a first planar hanger profile piece including first and second hanger arms extending oppositely from a central portion and including respective pedestal portions folded upon the first and second hanger arms and the central portion, a second planar hanger profile piece including first and second hanger arms extending oppositely from a central portion, wherein the first and second planar hanger profile pieces are attached to one another with the planar pedestal portions disposed therebetween, the planar pedestal portions serving to space the first and second planar hanger profile pieces from one another.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A clothes hanger comprising:
 a first planar hanger profile piece including first and second hanger arms extending oppositely from a central portion and including respective pedestal portions folded upon the first and second hanger arms and the central portion;   a second planar hanger profile piece including first and second hanger arms extending oppositely from a central portion;   the first and second planar hanger profile pieces being attached to one another with the planar pedestal portions disposed therebetween, the planar pedestal portions serving to space the first and second planar hanger profile pieces from one another.   
     
     
         2 . The clothes hanger of  claim 1 , the first planar hanger profile piece including end pedestal portions at each end of the first and second hanger arms, a central pedestal portion at the central portion of the first planar hanger profile piece. 
     
     
         3 . The clothes hanger of  claim 2 , comprising a hanger bar hooked on the end pedestal portions. 
     
     
         4 . The clothes hanger of  claim 1 , comprising a hook piece attached to at least one of first and second planar hanger profiles at the central portion thereof. 
     
     
         5 . The clothes hanger of  claim 1 , wherein the clothes hanger is bent to follow a convex shape when viewed from one planar face of the clothes hanger whereby the central portions of the first and second planar hanger profiles pieces bulge forward and the ends of the first and second hangers arms of the first and second planar hanger profile pieces recede backward. 
     
     
         6 . The clothes hanger of  claim 5 , wherein the convex shape is formed by applying a pressure differential between the central portions and the ends of the first and second hanger arms of the first and second planar hanger profile pieces, which causes a lasting convex profile. 
     
     
         7 - 11 . (canceled) 
     
     
         12 . A clothes hanger, comprising:
 at least two planar hanger profiles disposed in face to face relation and attached to one another, each hanger profile comprising first and second hanger arms extending oppositely from a central portion;   wherein each of the first and second arms of one of planar hanger profiles includes a row of spaced teeth that are free to pinch a garment against another one of the planar hanger profiles facing the row of teeth.   
     
     
         13 . The clothes hanger of  claim 12 , comprising first, second and third planar hanger profiles disposed in face to face relation and attached to one another. 
     
     
         14 . The clothes hanger of  claim 12 , wherein the at least two planar hanger profiles are made from one piece of planar material and folded on each other. 
     
     
         15 . The clothes hanger of  claim 12 , wherein one of the at least two planar hanger profiles includes a hanger hook. 
     
     
         16 . The clothes hanger of  claim 12 , wherein the first and second arms of the one of planar hanger profiles are attached to the first and second arms of the another one of the planar hanger profiles along and above the rows of teeth so that the rows of teeth are free to separate from the facing another one of the planar hanger profiles. 
     
     
         17 . The clothes hanger of  claim 12 , wherein the central portion of the one of planar hanger profiles is attached to the central portion of the another one of the planar hanger profiles and the first and second arms including rows of teeth are free to separate from the facing another one of the planar hanger profiles. 
     
     
         18 . The clothes hanger of  claim 12 , wherein each of the first and second arms of at least one of the at least two planar hanger profiles includes an indent at an end edge distal from the central portion. 
     
     
         19 - 28 . (canceled) 
     
     
         29 . A clothes hanger, comprising:
 a hanger profile comprising first and second arms extending oppositely away from a central section, wherein first and second channels extend downwardly from an upper edge of the central section; and   a display collar comprising front and back regions including display information and side regions respectively located in the first and second channels.   
     
     
         30 . The clothes hanger of  claim 29 , wherein the display collar is formed by folding a planar piece of material. 
     
     
         31 . (canceled) 
     
     
         32 . The clothes hanger of  claim 29 , wherein the clothes hanger comprises a separate hook that is attached to the central section between the first and second channels or wherein the clothes hanger comprises an integral hook integrated with the central section and extending thereform. 
     
     
         33 . The clothes hanger of  claim 32 , wherein the separate hook comprises a hook collar at a lower end for attaching the separate hook to the central section and the display collar is disposed over the hook collar. 
     
     
         34 . The clothes hanger of  claim 29 , wherein the display collar includes at least one of front and back flaps extending downward from the front and back regions of the display collar and integrated therewith. 
     
     
         35 . The clothes hanger of  claim 29 , comprising an extended display piece including at least one of extended front and back display panels and a top panel, the extended display piece disposed over the central section such that the top panel is seated on the upper edge of the central section, wherein the extended display piece is at least partly held in place by the display collar being positioned over the extended display piece. 
     
     
         36 . The clothes hanger of  claim 29 , comprising a display box formed by folding a planar piece of material, the display box including opposed holes that allow the display box to be threaded over a hook of the clothes hanger extending upwardly from the central section.