US Patent 6863196 Apparatus for hanging hats

An apparatus (10) for hanging hats (11) comprises a hanger (12) that has a longitudinal axis. The hanger (12) includes a frame (16), across member (18) suspended from the frame and a hook (20) attached to the frame. A plurality of fasteners (14) mounts to the cross member (18) for sliding movement between a forward position and a rearward position along the longitudinal axis. Each of the fasteners (14) includes a pair of clasping members (40, 42)having a pair of clasping surfaces (49, 50) closeable upon one another for holding objects in planes extending generally transverse to the longitudinal axis. The fasteners (14) may be slid forwardly or rearwardly for sorting hats attached to the fasteners using an ergonomically advantageous motion.