A pinch-grip hanger includes an elongated body with at least one pinch-grip positioned along the body. A pinch-grip has two opposed legs that meet at a pivot axis and the ends of the legs are movable about the pivot axis. At least one of the two opposed legs has a gripping tooth located on the lower
A pinch-grip hanger includes an elongated body with at least one pinch-grip positioned along the body. A pinch-grip has two opposed legs that meet at a pivot axis and the ends of the legs are movable about the pivot axis. At least one of the two opposed legs has a gripping tooth located on the lower end of the legs. A biasing force is exerted on the two opposed legs by a biasing mechanism. Pinching the upper ends of the front leg rearwardly overcomes the biasing force and separates the lower ends of the legs, thereby opening the pinch-grip.
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What is claimed is: 1. A pinch-grip hanger for a garment comprising: an elongated body; and first and second pinch-grips positioned along the body, each of the pinch-grips including: a first leg having an upper and a lower end; a second leg having an upper and a lower end, the first and second
What is claimed is: 1. A pinch-grip hanger for a garment comprising: an elongated body; and first and second pinch-grips positioned along the body, each of the pinch-grips including: a first leg having an upper and a lower end; a second leg having an upper and a lower end, the first and second legs being in opposed front-to-back relationship; a first gripping tooth at the lower end of one of the first and second legs, wherein the gripping tooth has a length at least four times greater than the width and a width at least twice the thickness; a biasing mechanism that applies a biasing force to the lower ends of the first and second legs such that biasing force is directed toward the area of contact between the first and second legs and the garment, when the garment is held by the hanger; and the upper ends of the legs being relatively movable toward each other about a pivot axis to separate the respective gripping teeth, and thereby to open the pinch-grip. 2. The pinch-grip hanger of claim 1, wherein the first gripping tooth is laterally disposed at the lower end of the first leg and a second gripping tooth is laterally disposed at the lower end of the second leg. 3. The pinch-grip hanger of claim 2, wherein the distance from the pivot axis to an uppermost surface of the first gripping tooth and an uppermost surface of the second gripping tooth is at least 1.5 inches. 4. The pinch-grip hanger of claim 2, wherein the first gripping tooth is perpendicular to an innermost surface of the lower end of the first leg and the second gripping tooth is offset above the first gripping tooth when the pinch-grip hanger is in the closed position. 5. The pinch-grip hanger of claim 4, wherein the biasing mechanism is a metal clip that extends along at least a portion of the lower end of each of the first and second legs. 6. The pinch-grip hanger of claim 3, wherein the first gripping tooth is laterally disposed on an inner surface of the first leg at the lower end of the first leg and an upper surface of the first gripping tooth is oriented at an angle less than 90째 to the inner surface of the lower end of the first leg. 7. The pinch-grip hanger of claim 3, wherein the second gripping tooth has an upper surface and wherein the upper surface is oriented at an angle less than 90째 to an inner surface of the lower end of the second leg. 8. The pinch-grip hanger of claim 1, further comprising: two vertically offset wall sections on opposed surfaces of each of the upper end of the first leg and the upper end of the second leg, wherein the vertically offset wall sections extend in back-to-front overlapping relationship under the pivot axis, wherein the vertically offset wall sections form a barrier that prevents the garment from being pinched within the pivot axis of the pinch-grip. 9. The pinch-grip hanger of claim 8, wherein at least one of the upper end of the first leg or the upper end of the second leg is angled relative to the lower end of the first leg or the lower end of the second leg, respectively, wherein the upper end of the first leg and the upper end of the second leg become parallel after the lower end of first leg and the lower end of the second leg are open sufficiently to insert the garment. 10. The pinch-grip hanger of claim 1, further comprising: first and second bumpers extending from opposite sides of one of the first and second legs and extending in the front-to-back direction, wherein the upper ends of the first and second legs are separated by a front-to-back distance and wherein the front-to-back distance changes depending on the thickness of the garment being held by the hanger and wherein the maximum front-to-back distance is the front-to-back distance with no garment and wherein at least one of the first and second bumpers has a maximum front-to-back dimension less than the maximum front-to-back distance of the upper ends of the legs and equal to or greater than the front-to-back distance of the upper ends of the legs, when the pinch-grip hanger is holding the garment. 11. The pinch-grip hanger of claim 10, wherein the first gripping tooth is laterally disposed at the end of the first leg, and further comprising a second gripping tooth laterally disposed at the end of the second leg such that the first gripping tooth and the second gripping tooth are staggered. 12. The pinch-grip hanger of claim 11, wherein the second gripping tooth has an upper surface oriented at an angle less than 90째 to the surface of the lower end of the second leg. 13. A pinch-grip hanger for hanging an article comprising at least one pinch-grip, each of the at least one pinch-grip comprising: a first leg having a first upper end and a first lower end; a second leg having a second upper end and a second lower end; the first and second legs being in opposed front-to-back relationship, forming a pivot axis between the first upper end and the first lower end; a biasing mechanism applying a biasing force to the first lower end and the second lower end, such that the biasing force is directed toward the first lower end and the second lower end and is effective in retaining the article hanging therebetween, even when the hanger is exposed to extreme temperatures during shipping; the first upper end and the second upper end being relatively movable toward each other about the pivot axis, wherein applying a pinching force greater than the force applied by the biasing mechanism to the first upper end and the second upper end separates the first lower end and the second lower end; and a first gripping tooth having a length, a width and a thickness, the width being at least twice the thickness, extending outward from one of the first lower end and the second lower end and having an upper surface that is flat wherein the distance from the pivot axis to the upper surface of the gripping tooth is at least 1.5 inches. 14. The pinch-grip hanger of claim 13, further comprising a second gripping tooth extending outward from the second lower end and wherein the first gripping tooth extends outward from the first lower end, and the first gripping tooth overlaps above the second gripping tooth. 15. The pinch-grip hanger of claim 13, further comprising: a first protector; and a second protector, wherein the first protector and the second protector extend from opposite sides of the upper end of the first leg, and wherein a portion of the first protector and the second protector extends a distance equal to or greater than a front-to-back distance determined by measuring the front-to-back distance from the front of the second upper end to the back of the first upper end, when the pinch-grip is opened to an extent that the first gripping tooth no longer overlaps the second gripping tooth. 16. The pinch-grip hanger of claim 14, wherein the second lower end of the second leg has an inner surface facing the first lower end of the first leg and the second gripping tooth has an upper surface, wherein the upper surface of the second gripping tooth is oriented at an angle no greater than 90째 to the inner surface of the second lower end of the second leg. 17. The pinch-grip hanger of claim 14, wherein the second gripping tooth has an upper surface, wherein the upper surface of the second gripping tooth is oriented at an angle in the range of about 10째 above and below the horizontal while the pinch-grip hanger is hanging the article.
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