US1573844A - Clothes-drying rack - Google Patents

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Feb. 23 1926. 1,573,844

A. F. MARVIN CLOTHES DRYING RACK l Filed Feb. 19, 1923 Z 561g', Z

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U Dy.:- Sif A TE S f ABTH'URF. MARVIN,` OE HIGHLAND PARK, MICHIGAN.

CLOTHESDRY`ING RACK;

Application filed February 19, 1923.` Serial 110.620,019.

To all 'whom t `may concer-n:

Be it known that 1,:Anrrrrfn F, lviiinvrn, a

citizen ofthe United States, resid-ing at Highland Park, in the county of Vayne and State of lbtichigamhave invented a new and. useful Clothes-Drying Rack, of which the following is a specification.

Y This invention is a 'foldabledrying rack for laundry and similar use.

One oftheobjects of theinvention` is to provide a rack ofY simple construction-and maximum capacity, which will occupy a minimum ol" spacewhen in use, and Which may be folded up eompactly forconuenient storage when not in use. A'urtherobject is to provide a rack having means for bracing the relativelymovable partswhenin use,

Awhereby a rigid and 'stable structure is provided. A further object is to provide a rack fof the eharactermentioned provided with brace members, so v`disposed vas to be readily accessiblebut normally locked against accidentalidisplacement, when the rack 4is in either itsopen or its closed position.

Thei-nventionwill be hereinafter fully set forth and particularly pointed out in the claims.'-

Irrthe accompanying drawing Figure 1 is a top plan4 View Villustrating ka =rackconstructed in aecordancerwith the invent-ion. FigureQ is aside:elerationwith `the parts-openand ready for use. Figure 3 isabottom plan View' of the rack when elded'for storage-- Figur-e l is aflongitu- S5 dinal sectional- `view'illustrating-onel o1 "the locking members. Figure 5 is a transverse section on the Vline Fre-5, Figure 1.

Refer-ringtoi the drawing, 10 designates a reetangulartrame, constructed of suitable 40 material, the lend barsof the same having holes or perforations, through which is threaded a continuous line 11, whereby a plurality of parallel strands are surrounded between said end bars. The frame 10 is 15 sti'tlened by means of diagonally disposed r brace bars 12, connecting the sidefand end bars contiguous tothe corners.

Two-leg members are provided` each consistinglofa pair oli-legs 13, pix-'otally conf nected at their endstothe side bars of the frame 10, as indicated at 14n, the lower ends of 'each pair of legs 13v being' connected by a brace bar 15.y It will be noted thatthe legs 13 ofthe one legmember arelpivoted V to the exterior ottheside bars o'lfthe trame 10,and the legsxl otthe other leg memot lpivoted brace rods 16. its allow'A ber are pivoted to the inside of said side bars, as shown.

.lVhen the leg members are in open position to support-the frame 10, they arebraced and rigidly-held in such position by means in the drawing, said brace rods are secured in pairs, to the respective side bars oi the i.' i by means ot pairs oif appr U"sl1aped keepers 17, which are said side bars.

Pivotally mouine` l keeper is a lock 18, haring a tree handlelilre or operating end, normally pressed rmtwardly by a spring 1). The spriiui 1f) is illua- 70 trated as a commontype oit bent leaf spring which reacts against the top of the lfeeper 1T and locking bar 18, so as to normally press the free end-.of the latter outwardly as clearly shown inthe drawings. Near either end ot' rod lan anele of ninety degrees (909) is formed insuch manner that the portions 2O and` 21 thus delieeed lie in the same plane. The portion Q() extends; through keeper 1T and the leek l@ toprovido the pirotedsupport 'for the lock. The end of portion` 20 is peenedor headed thus re maining permanently in` position. Each lock 18 is providedY with anpopening 22, which-is adapted to bebrought into-register with` asimilar opening in` the keeper, by pressing in the free end ofthe leek 18 againstthe tension of its spri-ngvli). lt is obvieuslthatlatter 'the portion 2l of a brace rod 1(3 has. been` inserted through the registering openings 22 and 2?, the ,f spring; 19 Will/force the lock18 outwardlyV in a manner `tending to more said openings out o" register, thereby holding said portion 2l firmly locked against accidental witlalrawal. lt will-be noted that each side bar ot the frame 10 proridedwith a pair oi' keepers 17 and locks 18, sothat when the rack is folded for storage the portion Q1 ot each brace rod 1G, may be lockedA and heldlby the lock 1S .of the other keeper on the same side et' the frame.

Eachleg 13 is also provided with a keeper 17 and` a lock 18, said keeper and lock hai'- ing openings 22 and :23 adapted to be brought into. register to receive the offset or bent portion 2140i a brace rod 1G, the structure being identical with that used on the side bars,.exeeptthat the pivot for the lock S is in the positionJ illustrated in dotted lines in Figure 5. 1n lieu of using a portion of the brace rod as a pivot, it is ot course necessary to employ a separate pivot in the leg lock.

In practice When the rack is not in use, the parts are folded in the position illustrated in Figure 3, the pivoted brace rods 16 being located in the respective keepers 17, carried by the frame 10, and disposed in pairs as shown. That is, one brace rod ot each pair is pivoted so as to lie on the outside of the keepers 17, and the other brace rod of the same pair is pivoted to lie on the inside of said keepers. In this way the brace rods are held locked against accidental displacement, so as not to interfere .with the folding oil unfolding of the rack,

and they are so disposed that they will not catch into other objects When the rack is placed in storage. lVlien it is desired te use the rack, the leg members are swung to open position on their pivots 14, until they stand at right angles'to the frame 10. rlhe portion Q1 of each brace rod is then disengaged from the keeper 17 and lock 18 carried by the Jiframe, and engaged With the corresponding lock and keeper carried by the contiguous leg member. lt will be noted that the keepers 17 carried by the frame 10, are located contiguous to the corners of the trame so that they may be conveniently engaged with the keepers on the legs.

From What has been said it Will readily be seen that by sti-inging the line 11 in the manner described, a maximum capacity is provided to accommodate the garments to be suspended fronithe rack, and yet the device occupies but a minimum of space when not in use. By arranging the keepers and brace rods in pairs, lthe parts are rigidly braced to provide a very stable structure when in use, and yet the device may be folded up compactly for convenient storage when not in use. By providing the locks ,for the brace rods, the latter will not bel come accidentally disengaged, when the rack is in Aeither its open position or its closedV position, thereby insuring stability of the rack when in use. Y

Having thus explained the nature of the invention and describedan operative manner of constructing and using the same, although Without attempting to set forth all et the forms in which it may be made, or all of the forms of its use, what is claimed is 1. A clothes drying rack of thecharaeter described comprising a rectangular frame, a pair of legs pivoted to the inside of said frame near one end, a pair of legs pivoted to the outside of said frame near the other end, spring locking devices each on one side et' a leg,l and brace rods each pivoted to the under side of a side bar of said frame and each having itsl free end shaped to engage one et said locking devices.

2. A. clothes drying rack of the character described comprising a rectangular frame,

vlegs pivoted to the side bars of said frame,

at one end to a keeper, and locking means associated With each keeper to engage the free end of a brace rod pivoted to the other keeper, said legs also havingmeans to engage the said tree ends of said brace rods.

3. A clothes drying rack of the character described comprising a rectangular trame, legs pivoted to the side bars ofsaid frame, pairs of keepers secured to the side VVbars of said frame, pairs of brace rods each pivoted at one end to a keeper, a locking member associated with each keeper and each movably mounted on the pivoted part et' one of said rods, said locking members being positioned to engage the free end of a brace rod pivoted to the other keeper, and means on each leg positioned to also engage the free ends of respective brace rods When they have been disengaged from the locking means on the frame.

4. A clothes drying rack comprising a frame, legs pivoted thereto, pairs of keepers secured te the side bars of said frame,

pairs of brace-rods' each bent at one end, Y

the bent end of each rod being pivoted to a keeper, locking members pivotally mounted in the respective keepers, said locking members and keepers having complemental meansto engage the free ends of said bracerods when the rack is collapsed, and means on said legs positioned to'be engaged by the free ends ot' said brace-rods when the rack is in open position.

5. A clothes drying rack comprising a frame, legs pivoted thereto, keepers vsecured to the side bars o1 said frame, bracerods each bent at one end and having saidV bent end extended transversely through a keeper, and lockingmembers located Within the respective keepers and pivotally mounted upon the bent ends oi said brace rods, said locking members and keepersl having complemental means to engage the free ends of the brace-rods when the i'ack is collapsed, and means'on said legs'positioned to beengaged by the free ends of said brace-rods when the rack is in open position. y

6, A. clothes drying rack comprising a frame, legs pivoted thereto, pairs of keepers secured to the side bars otsaid frame, pairs of brace-rods each having bent ends, one bent end of each rod being pivoted to a keeper, spring-pressed locking members y pivotally mounted in the respective keepers,

the locking members and `keepers having holes positioned to register to receive the lree bent ends or" said brace-rods, when the legs are collapsed, and means on said legs also positioned to be engaged by said free bent ends when the legs are in open position.

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frame, legs pivoted to the frame, keepers secured to the respective legs, springpressed locking devices pivotally supported 5 by said keepers, each locking device and my hand.

keeper having openings positioned to reg'- ster, and brace rods each pivotally contering openings.

ARTHUR F. MARVIN.

i. A clothes drying rack comprising a nected at one end to the frame and having their free ends shaped to enter said regls- In testimony whereof I have hereunto set

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