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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 18, 2007
Filed:
Dec. 11, 2002
William Joseph Hunt, Buckinghamshire, GB;
Christopher Barlow, London, GB;
William Joseph Hunt, Buckinghamshire, GB;
Christopher Barlow, London, GB;
Braitrim (UK) Limited, London, GB;
Abstract
A garment hanger has a bodywith a longitudinal axis. A movable first armis slidably mounted on the body for free movement with respect to the body substantially along the longitudinal axis. A constant or decreasing force springapplies a resilient force to the first arm to urge the first arm outwards of the body so that the first arm is able to move between a retracted position and an extended position relative to the body. The resilient force exerted by the garment hanger remains substantially constant or increases between a fully retracted position and a fully extended position.