A nestable hanger including: a support means for supportably hanging the hanger on a display; a body supported by the support means and having two pinch grips disposed thereon for retaining a garment therein; where the hanger nests in a stack of similar hangers such that the hanger interlocks with t
A nestable hanger including: a support means for supportably hanging the hanger on a display; a body supported by the support means and having two pinch grips disposed thereon for retaining a garment therein; where the hanger nests in a stack of similar hangers such that the hanger interlocks with the stack of similar hangers. The hanger can be in a plane substantially parallel with a plane of the stack of similar hangers, or alternatively, in substantially a same plane as the stack of similar hangers.
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What is claimed is: 1. A nestable hanger comprising: a support means for supportably hanging the hanger on a display, the support means comprising a hook; a body supported by the support means and having two pinch grips disposed thereon for retaining a garment therein; and nesting means for nesting
What is claimed is: 1. A nestable hanger comprising: a support means for supportably hanging the hanger on a display, the support means comprising a hook; a body supported by the support means and having two pinch grips disposed thereon for retaining a garment therein; and nesting means for nesting the hanger in a stack of similar hangers such that the hanger interlocks with the stack of similar hangers, the body having a cut-out portion corresponding to at least a portion of a hook on the stack of similar hangers to accommodate the hook in the stack of similar hangers while nested together in the stack. 2. The nestable hanger of claim 1, wherein the hanger is in a plane substantially parallel with a plane of the stack of similar hangers. 3. The nestable hanger of claim 1, wherein the hanger is in substantially a same plane as the stack of similar hangers. 4. The nestable hanger of claim 1, wherein the two pinch grips being equidistant from the hook on opposite ends of the body in a first direction, the pinch grips further being offset in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction by an amount equal to a thickness of at least a portion of a corresponding hook in the stack of similar hangers. 5. The nestable hanger of claim 1, wherein the support means is rotatably disposed in the body. 6. The nestable hanger of claim 1, wherein the nesting means comprises the pinch grips each having first and second jaws, the first jaw being disposed on the body and the second jaw being pivotally disposed with respect to the first jaw about an axis of rotation, each of the first and second jaws having a pinch end and an actuatable end, the pinch ends being biased together and being actuated apart by an actuation force applied at the actuation ends, the actuatable ends defining a pocket having a shape and size larger than a size and shape of the pinch ends such that the pinch ends are accommodated into a corresponding pocket of the similar hangers in the stack of hangers. 7. The nestable hanger of claim 6, further comprising means for preventing inadvertent actuation of the pinch ends while the garment is inserted between the pinch ends. 8. The nestable hanger of claim 7, wherein the means for preventing inadvertent actuation of the pinch ends comprises at least one guard member disposed on the actuation end of the first jaw, the at least one guard member projecting outwardly from the first jaw toward the actuation end of the second jaw such that an inadvertent actuation force is at least partially blocked from being applied to the actuation end of the second jaw. 9. The nestable hanger of claim 7, wherein the means for preventing inadvertent actuation of the pinch ends comprises at least one of the first and second jaws having a shape such that a widest portion of the pinch grip in a direction orthogonal to the axis of rotation is below the axis of rotation. 10. The nestable hanger of claim 1, wherein the support means is integrally formed with the body. 11. The nestable hanger of claim 10, further comprising a size indicator disposed on a transition portion between the hook and the body. 12. A nestable hanger comprising: a hook for supportably hanging the hanger on a display; and a body supported by the hook and having two pinch grips disposed thereon for retaining a garment therein; wherein the body having a cut-out portion corresponding to at least a portion of a hook on a stack of similar hangers to accommodate the hook in the stack of similar hangers while nested together in the stack. 13. A stack of hangers comprising: a plurality of nestable hangers, each individual hanger in the plurality of nestable hangers being nested with at least one other individual hanger in the plurality of hangers, each individual hanger comprising: a support means for supportably hanging the individual hanger on a display, the support means comprises a hook; a body supported by the support means and having two pinch grips disposed thereon for retaining a garment therein; and nesting means for nesting the individual hanger in the stack of hangers such that the individual hanger interlocks with a corresponding hanger in the stack of hangers, the body having a cut-out portion corresponding to at least a portion of a corresponding hook on the stack of hangers. 14. The stack of hangers of claim 13, wherein each of the individual hangers is in a plane substantially parallel with a plane of each of the other plurality of hangers in the stack of hangers. 15. The stack of hangers of claim 13, wherein each of the individual hangers is in substantially a same plane as each of the other plurality of hangers in the stack of hangers. 16. The stack of hangers of claim 13, wherein the two pinch grips being equidistant from the hook on opposite ends of the body in a first direction, the pinch grips further being offset in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction by an amount equal to a thickness of at least a portion of a corresponding hook in the stack of hangers. 17. The stack of hangers of claim 13, wherein the nesting means comprises the pinch grips each having first and second jaws, the first jaw being disposed on the body and the second jaw being pivotally disposed with respect to the first jaw about an axis of rotation, each of the first and second jaws having a pinch end and an actuatable end, the pinch ends being biased together and being actuated apart by an actuation force applied at the actuation ends, the actuatable ends defining a pocket having a shape and size larger than a size and shape of the pinch ends such that the pinch ends are accommodated into a corresponding pocket of the hangers in the stack of hangers. 18. The stack of hangers of claim 17, wherein each of the individual hangers further comprise means for preventing inadvertent actuation of the pinch ends while the garment is inserted between the pinch ends. 19. The stack of hangers of claim 18, wherein the means for preventing inadvertent actuation of the pinch ends comprises at least one guard member disposed on the actuation end of the first jaw, the at least one guard member projecting outwardly from the first jaw toward the actuation end of the second jaw such that an inadvertent actuation force is at least partially blocked from being applied to the actuation end of the second jaw. 20. The stack of hangers of claim 18, wherein the means for preventing inadvertent actuation of the pinch ends comprises at least one of the first and second jaws having a shape such that a widest portion of the pinch grip in a direction orthogonal to the axis of rotation is below the axis of rotation. 21. The stack of hangers of claim 13, wherein the support means for each of the individual hangers in the plurality of hangers is integrally formed with the body. 22. The stack of hangers of claim 21, further comprising a size indicator disposed on a transition portion between the hook and the body on each of the individual hangers in the plurality of hangers. 23. The stack of hangers of claim 13, wherein the support means for each of the individual hangers in the plurality of hangers is rotatably disposed in the body. 24. A stack of hangers comprising: a plurality of nestable hangers, each individual hanger in the plurality of nestable hangers being nested with at least one other individual hanger in the plurality of hangers, each individual hanger comprising: a hook for supportably hanging the individual hanger on a display; and a body supported by the hook and having two pinch grips disposed thereon for retaining a garment therein; wherein the body having a cut-out portion corresponding to at least a portion of a hook disposed on the stack of hangers to accommodate the hook in the stack of hangers while nested together in the stack. 25. A container of hangers comprising: walls defining an interior; and a plurality of stacks of hangers disposed in the interior, each of the individual stacks of hangers comprising a plurality of nestable hangers, each individual hanger in the plurality of nestable hangers being nested with at least one other individual hanger in the plurality of hangers, each individual hanger comprising: a support means for supportably hanging the individual hanger on a display, the support means comprises a hook; a body supported by the support means and having two pinch grips disposed thereon for retaining a garment therein; and nesting means for nesting the individual hanger in the stack of hangers such that the individual hanger interlocks with a corresponding hanger in the stack of hangers, the body having a cut-out portion corresponding to at least a portion of a corresponding hook on the stack of hangers. 26. The container of hangers of claim 25, wherein each of the individual hangers is in a plane substantially parallel with a plane of each of the other plurality of hangers in the stack of hangers. 27. The container of hangers of claim 25, wherein each of the individual hangers is in substantially a same plane as each of the other plurality of hangers in the stack of hangers. 28. The container of hangers of claim 25, wherein the two pinch grips are equidistant from the hook on opposite ends of the body in a first direction, the pinch grips further being offset in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction by an amount equal to a thickness of at least a portion of a corresponding hook in the stack of hangers. 29. The container of hangers of claim 25, wherein the nesting means comprises the pinch grips each having first and second jaws, the first jaw being disposed on the body and the second jaw being pivotally disposed with respect to the first jaw about an axis of rotation, each of the first and second jaws having a pinch end and an actuatable end, the pinch ends being biased together and being actuated apart by an actuation force applied at the actuation ends, the actuatable ends defining a pocket having a shape and size larger than a size and shape of the pinch ends such that the pinch ends are accommodated into a corresponding pocket of the hangers in the stack of hangers. 30. The container of hangers of claim 29, wherein each of the individual hangers further comprise means for preventing inadvertent actuation of the pinch ends while the garment is inserted between the pinch ends. 31. The container of hangers of claim 30, wherein the means for preventing inadvertent actuation of the pinch ends comprises at least one guard member disposed on the actuation end of the first jaw, the at least one guard member projecting outwardly from the first jaw toward the actuation end of the second jaw such that an inadvertent actuation force is at least partially blocked from being applied to the actuation end of the second jaw. 32. The container of hangers of claim 30, wherein the means for preventing inadvertent actuation of the pinch ends comprises at least one of the first and second jaws having a shape such that a widest portion of the pinch grip in a direction orthogonal to the axis of rotation is below the axis of rotation. 33. The container of hangers of claim 25, wherein the support means for each of the individual hangers in the plurality of hangers is integrally formed with the body. 34. The container of hangers of claim 33, further comprising a size indicator disposed on a transition portion between the hook and the body on each of the individual hangers in the plurality of hangers. 35. The container of hangers of claim 25, wherein the support means for each of the individual hangers in the plurality of hangers is rotatably disposed in the body. 36. A container of hangers, the container comprising: walls defining an interior; and a plurality of stacks of hangers disposed in the interior, each of the individual stacks of hangers comprising a plurality of nestable hangers, each individual hanger in the plurality of nestable hangers being nested with at least one other individual hanger in the plurality of hangers, each individual hanger comprising: a hook for supportably hanging the individual hanger on a display; and a body supported by the hook and having two pinch grips disposed thereon for retaining a garment therein; wherein the body having a cut-out portion corresponding to at least a portion of a hook disposed on the stack of hangers to accommodate the hook in the stack of hangers while nested together in the stack. 37. A method for transporting hangers, the method comprising: providing a nestable pinch-grip hanger comprising: a support means for supportably hanging the hanger on a display, the support means comprising a hook; a body supported by the support means and having two pinch grips disposed thereon for retaining a garment therein; and nesting means for nesting the hanger in a stack of similar hangers such that the hanger interlocks with the stack of similar hangers, the body having a cut-out portion corresponding to at least a portion of a hook on the stack of similar hangers to accommodate the hook in the stack of similar hangers while nested together in the stack; nesting a plurality of the nestable pinch-grip hangers into at least one stack of hangers; and transporting the at least one stack of hangers between destinations. 38. The method of claim 37, wherein the at least one stack of hangers comprises a plurality of stacks of hangers, wherein the transporting further comprises stacking the plurality of stacks of hangers in a shipping container and transporting the shipping container between the destinations. 39. A method for handling hangers, the method comprising: providing a nestable pinch-grip hanger comprising: a support means for supportably hanging the hanger on a display, the support means comprising a hook; a body supported by the support means and having two pinch grips disposed thereon for retaining a garment therein; and nesting means for nesting the hanger in a stack of similar hangers such that the hanger interlocks with the stack of similar hangers, the body having a cut-out portion corresponding to at least a portion of a hook on the stack of similar hangers to accommodate the hook in the stack of similar hangers while nested together in the stack; nesting a plurality of the nestable pinch-grip hangers into at least one stack of hangers; feeding the at least one stack of hangers into a processing station of an automated hanger processing apparatus; and processing each of the plurality of nestable pinch-grip hangers in the at least one stack of hangers. 40. The method of claim 39, wherein the processing comprises inserting a garment on each of the plurality of nestable pinch-grip hangers in the at least one stack of hangers. 41. The method of claim 40, wherein the processing comprises inserting a size indicator on each of the plurality of nestable pinch-grip hangers in the at least one stack of hangers.
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