Albert J. Parkhouse worked at the Timberlake Wire and Novelty Company in Jackson, Michigan. One day in 1903 he arrived at work to find all the hat and coat hooks were full. Parkhouse, disturbed at the time, cleverly picked up a piece of wire and bent it into two large hoops that were twisted in the center and bent a hook on the end. He then hung up his coat and went to work.

Parkhouse continued making changes to the hanger to better suit his needs and the needs of the other employess. A patent was filed in 1904 listing Parkhouse as the inventor. Click to see photo as filed with the USPTO.

Since 1904 there have been hundreds of new designs and patents for hangers to accomodate many needs.Yet all the hangers had one thing in common, they all consisted of either a stationary hook or a swivel hook with the same basic design and function.

Finally, almost a 100 years later, the hanger has been redesigned for the future with a precision 6-sided hook which allows for standard positioning of hanger and/or for 60 degree angle displays for frontal viewing of merchandise. A pressure-loaded hinge ensures the hanger stays in the correct position. An angled arc designed for two contact point hooks ensures that hangers do not pivot, sway or twist on rods. Hook and hinge allow for a six position locking swivel.

The locking swivel hooks do not twist and tangle even in hanger holders