BASKET HANGER

摘要

A basket hanger a method of forming a hook for the basket hanger and a method of attaching the basket hanger to a basket. The basket hanger having a hook with a plurality of steel wires strands attached at a proximal end to the hook, the steel wire strands having a substantially straight downwardly extending portion terminated at a distal end in a clip with an upwardly extending leg, the upwardly extending leg canted to one side and having a dogleg. The steel wire strands may be spring steel.

主权项

1. A method of forming a hook for a plant hanger, comprising:
inserting a plurality of steel wire strands into a tubular member, the tubular member having a longitudinal axis, a length, a first end and a second end, the plurality of steel wires extending into the tubular member a distance of approximately ¾ of the length; simultaneously crimping the tubular member in a longitudinal direction between the first and second ends, crimping the tubular member in a transverse direction proximate the second end, and bending the tubular member between said first and second ends into a hook shape.