US Patent 11654833 Vehicle deployable hanger assembly

A deployable hanger assembly for a vehicle is provided. The hanger assembly includes a housing having a front side, a back side having one or more ribs, and an aperture extending in from the front side, and a deployable hanger that pivots relative to the housing between a flush retracted stored position within the aperture and an outward extending deployed use position. The deployable hanger assembly also includes a backer plate having one or more slots configured to receive the one or more ribs on the back side of the housing, wherein the backer plate is configured to engage a backside of a trim component of the vehicle and the housing is configured to engage a front side of the trim component, and wherein the one or more ribs extend through an opening in the trim component.