US20080185358A1 - Attachable Expandable Drying Rack - Google Patents
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- D—TEXTILES; PAPER
- D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- D06F—LAUNDERING, DRYING, IRONING, PRESSING OR FOLDING TEXTILE ARTICLES
- D06F57/00—Supporting means, other than simple clothes-lines, for linen or garments to be dried or aired
- D06F57/12—Supporting means, other than simple clothes-lines, for linen or garments to be dried or aired specially adapted for attachment to walls, ceilings, stoves, or other structures or objects
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- This invention relates to expandable drying racks.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a side view of the embodiment depicted in FIG. 1 .
- FIG. 3 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the present invention, used in connection with an appliance.
- FIG. 1 a first embodiment of an expandable drying rack 10 , which comprises a first frame member 12 and a second frame member 14 .
- First frame member 12 and second frame member 14 are connected by assembly 20 .
- assembly 20 comprises an expanding grille-type of structure.
- assembly 20 comprises any structure that allows first frame member 12 and second frame member 14 to move toward (collapse) and away from (expand) each other, including a telescoping structure, tongue-in-groove structure, a threaded, or screw-type, structure, etc.
- assembly 20 comprises a pair of side assemblies, 21 and 121 , attached by a plurality of cross bars 24 .
- Side assembly 21 is comprised of a series of x-shaped subassemblies 30 , 40 and 50
- side assembly 121 is comprised of a series of corresponding x-shaped subassemblies 130 , 140 and 150 .
- the subassemblies 30 , 40 and 50 are identical to subassemblies 130 , 140 and 150 , only subassemblies 30 , 40 and 50 will be described in detail herein. Hence, the description of subassemblies 30 , 40 and 50 will apply to subassemblies 130 , 140 and 150 .
- FIG. 1 comprises 3 subassemblies
- the scope of the present invention includes those embodiments with more, or less, than three subassemblies.
- subassembly 30 is comprised of first member 31 and second member 32 .
- First member 31 has first end 35 and second end 37
- second member 32 has first end 36 and second end 38 .
- first ends 35 and 36 form subassembly first end 30 A
- second ends 37 and 38 form subassembly second end 30 B.
- First member 31 and second member 32 are rotatably joined at pivot point 33 , which, in the depicted embodiment, is located at the approximate midpoint of both first member 31 and second member 32 . It will be appreciated that the depicted location of pivot point 33 is exemplary and not limiting.
- Subassembly 40 is comprised of a structure that is similar to subassembly 30 .
- Subassembly 40 comprises first member 41 and second member 42 .
- First member 41 has first end 45 and second end 47
- second member 42 has first end 46 and second end 48 .
- first ends 45 and 46 form subassembly first end 40 A
- second ends 47 and 48 form subassembly second end 40 B.
- First member 41 and second member 42 are rotatably joined at pivot point 43 , which, in the depicted embodiment, is located at the approximate midpoint of both first member 41 and second member 42 . It will be appreciated that the depicted location of pivot point 43 is exemplary and not limiting.
- Subassembly second end 30 B may be pivotally attached to subassembly first end 40 A. Specifically, first member 31 of subassembly 30 is pivotably engaged to second member 42 of subassembly 40 . Similarly, second member 32 of subassembly 30 is rotatably engaged to first member 41 of subassembly 40 . In this manner, rotation of first member 31 and second member 32 about pivot point 33 will cause first member 41 and second member 42 to rotate about pivot point 43 .
- subassembly 50 may be similar to both subassemblies 30 and 40 .
- subassembly 50 comprises first member 51 and second member 52 .
- First member 51 has first end 55 and second end 57
- second member 52 has first end 56 and second end 58 .
- first ends 55 and 56 form subassembly first end 50 A
- second ends 57 and 58 form subassembly second end 50 B.
- First member 51 and second member 52 are rotatably joined at pivot point 53 , which, in the depicted embodiment, is located at the approximate midpoint of both first member 51 and second member 52 . It will be appreciated that the depicted location of pivot point 53 is exemplary and not limiting.
- subassembly second end 40 B is pivotably attached to subassembly first end 50 A.
- first member 41 of subassembly 40 is pivotably engaged to second member 52 of subassembly 50 .
- second member 42 of subassembly 40 is rotatably engaged to first member 51 of subassembly 50 . In this manner, rotation of first member 41 and second member 42 about pivot point 43 , or the rotation of first member 31 and second member 32 about pivot point 33 , will cause first member 51 and second member 52 to rotate about pivot point 53 .
- the individual sub-assemblies are connected at two connection points, such as the point where first member 31 is connected to second member 42 , and the point where second member 32 is connected to first member 41 .
- connection points such as assembly 20
- the distance between these connection points will increase as the structure is collapsed. Conversely, the distance between these connection points will decrease as the structure is expanded.
- assembly 20 is slidably engaged to both first frame member 12 and second frame member 14 .
- assembly 20 is attached to frame member 12 through subassembly first end 30 A.
- first end 36 of second member 32 is pivotally engaged to frame member 12 .
- First end 136 of second member 132 is also pivotally engaged to frame member 12 .
- First end 35 of first member 31 is slidably engaged to frame member 12 through sliding assembly 60 .
- first end 135 of first member 131 is slidably engaged to frame member 12 through sliding assembly 160 .
- Sliding assembly 60 comprises housing 62 attached to frame member 12 .
- Housing member 62 comprises groove 64 (not shown), to which first end 35 is slidably engaged.
- Sliding assembly 60 is identical to sliding assembly 160 , and therefore, it will be appreciated by those in the art that the description of sliding assembly 60 will apply to sliding assembly 160 .
- the scope of the present invention includes an embodiment in which first ends 35 and 135 are pivotally attached to frame member 12 , while first ends 36 and 136 are slidably attached to frame member 12 through sliding assemblies similar to assemblies 60 and 160 .
- the scope of the present invention also includes an embodiment where each of first ends 35 , 135 , 36 and 136 are slidably attached to frame member 12 through sliding assemblies similar to assemblies 60 and 160 .
- Assembly 20 is also attached to frame member 14 through subassembly second end 50 B.
- second end 57 of first member 51 is pivotally engaged to frame member 14 .
- First end 157 of first member 151 is also pivotally engaged to frame member 14 .
- Second end 58 of second member 52 is slidably engaged to frame member 14 through sliding assembly 80 .
- second end 158 of second member 152 is slidably engaged to frame member 14 through sliding assembly 180 .
- Sliding assemblies 80 and 180 may be identical to sliding assembly 60 , and need not be described in detail.
- scope of the present invention includes an embodiment in which second ends 58 and 158 are pivotally attached to frame member 14 , while second ends 57 and 157 are slidably attached to frame member 14 through sliding assemblies similar to assemblies 80 and 180 .
- the scope of the present invention also includes an embodiment where each of second ends 57 , 157 , 58 and 158 are slidably attached to frame member 14 through sliding assemblies similar to assemblies 80 and 180 .
- drying rack 10 may be used with fastening surface 200 .
- Fastening surface 200 may be any known appliance, such as a drying machine (as shown), a washing machine, a refrigerator, etc, or it may be any generally flat surface, such as a wall, a door, etc.
- a plurality of attachment structures 90 may be engaged to frame member 14 .
- attachment means 90 includes magnets, but it will be appreciated by those in the art that attachment means 90 can include any known means to easily attach and remove drying rack 10 from surface 200 , such as adhesives, hook and loop fasteners (i.e., VELCRO®), hooks, fasteners, snaps, etc.
- castor wheels 70 are engaged to frame member 12 at bottom end 13 thereof.
- Castor wheels such as castor wheels 70
- Each castor wheel 70 is capable of rotating 360° in a plane perpendicular to the axis of frame member 12 .
- each castor wheel 70 can also be braked through known means. It will be appreciated by those in the art that the description of castor wheels 70 is exemplary, and is by no means meant to be limiting. For example, castor wheels 70 need not be capable of rotating in a plane perpendicular to the axis of frame member 12 .
- the scope of the present invention is not limited to the use of castor wheels, but includes any means to ease the expansion and contraction of expandable drying rack 10 , such as sliders, pads, etc.
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Description
- This invention relates to expandable drying racks.
- An expandable drying rack is disclosed herein. The details of the invention are set forth below in connection with the detailed description of the embodiments.
- A better understanding of the invention will be obtained from the following detailed descriptions and accompanying drawings, which set forth illustrative embodiments that are indicative of the various ways in which the principals of the invention may be employed.
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FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the present invention. -
FIG. 2 is a side view of the embodiment depicted inFIG. 1 . -
FIG. 3 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the present invention, used in connection with an appliance. - Turning now to the figures, wherein like reference numerals refer to like elements, there is illustrated in
FIG. 1 a first embodiment of anexpandable drying rack 10, which comprises afirst frame member 12 and asecond frame member 14.First frame member 12 andsecond frame member 14 are connected byassembly 20. In the depicted embodiment,assembly 20 comprises an expanding grille-type of structure. However, it will be appreciated by those in the art that the scope of the present invention also includes anassembly 20 that comprises any structure that allowsfirst frame member 12 andsecond frame member 14 to move toward (collapse) and away from (expand) each other, including a telescoping structure, tongue-in-groove structure, a threaded, or screw-type, structure, etc. - As depicted,
assembly 20 comprises a pair of side assemblies, 21 and 121, attached by a plurality ofcross bars 24.Side assembly 21 is comprised of a series ofx-shaped subassemblies side assembly 121 is comprised of a series of corresponding x-shaped subassemblies 130, 140 and 150. Because thesubassemblies subassemblies subassemblies FIG. 1 comprises 3 subassemblies, the scope of the present invention includes those embodiments with more, or less, than three subassemblies. - In the depicted embodiment, subassembly 30 is comprised of
first member 31 andsecond member 32.First member 31 hasfirst end 35 andsecond end 37, whilesecond member 32 hasfirst end 36 andsecond end 38. As shown,first ends first end 30A, whilesecond ends second end 30B.First member 31 andsecond member 32 are rotatably joined atpivot point 33, which, in the depicted embodiment, is located at the approximate midpoint of bothfirst member 31 andsecond member 32. It will be appreciated that the depicted location ofpivot point 33 is exemplary and not limiting. -
Subassembly 40 is comprised of a structure that is similar to subassembly 30. Subassembly 40 comprisesfirst member 41 andsecond member 42.First member 41 hasfirst end 45 andsecond end 47, whilesecond member 42 hasfirst end 46 and second end 48. As shown,first ends second ends 47 and 48 form subassembly second end 40B.First member 41 andsecond member 42 are rotatably joined atpivot point 43, which, in the depicted embodiment, is located at the approximate midpoint of bothfirst member 41 andsecond member 42. It will be appreciated that the depicted location ofpivot point 43 is exemplary and not limiting. - Subassembly
second end 30B may be pivotally attached to subassembly first end 40A. Specifically,first member 31 of subassembly 30 is pivotably engaged tosecond member 42 of subassembly 40. Similarly,second member 32 ofsubassembly 30 is rotatably engaged tofirst member 41 of subassembly 40. In this manner, rotation offirst member 31 andsecond member 32 aboutpivot point 33 will causefirst member 41 andsecond member 42 to rotate aboutpivot point 43. - As seen, the structure of
subassembly 50 may be similar to bothsubassemblies first member 51 andsecond member 52.First member 51 hasfirst end 55 andsecond end 57, whilesecond member 52 hasfirst end 56 andsecond end 58. As shown,first ends second ends First member 51 andsecond member 52 are rotatably joined atpivot point 53, which, in the depicted embodiment, is located at the approximate midpoint of bothfirst member 51 andsecond member 52. It will be appreciated that the depicted location ofpivot point 53 is exemplary and not limiting. - As shown, subassembly second end 40B is pivotably attached to subassembly first end 50A. Specifically,
first member 41 of subassembly 40 is pivotably engaged tosecond member 52 of subassembly 50. Similarly,second member 42 ofsubassembly 40 is rotatably engaged tofirst member 51 of subassembly 50. In this manner, rotation offirst member 41 andsecond member 42 aboutpivot point 43, or the rotation offirst member 31 andsecond member 32 aboutpivot point 33, will causefirst member 51 andsecond member 52 to rotate aboutpivot point 53. - In an expanding grille-type structure, the individual sub-assemblies are connected at two connection points, such as the point where
first member 31 is connected tosecond member 42, and the point wheresecond member 32 is connected tofirst member 41. As is known in the art, in an expanding grille-type structure, such asassembly 20, the distance between these connection points will increase as the structure is collapsed. Conversely, the distance between these connection points will decrease as the structure is expanded. To accommodate this increase and decrease in distances,assembly 20 is slidably engaged to bothfirst frame member 12 andsecond frame member 14. - Specifically,
assembly 20 is attached toframe member 12 through subassemblyfirst end 30A. As depicted,first end 36 ofsecond member 32 is pivotally engaged toframe member 12. First end 136 of second member 132 is also pivotally engaged toframe member 12.First end 35 offirst member 31 is slidably engaged toframe member 12 through slidingassembly 60. Likewise, first end 135 of first member 131 is slidably engaged toframe member 12 through slidingassembly 160.Sliding assembly 60 compriseshousing 62 attached toframe member 12.Housing member 62 comprises groove 64 (not shown), to whichfirst end 35 is slidably engaged. It will be appreciated by those in the art that there are numerous ways to slidably engagefirst end 35 with groove 64, all of which are covered by the scope of the present invention.Sliding assembly 60 is identical to slidingassembly 160, and therefore, it will be appreciated by those in the art that the description of slidingassembly 60 will apply to slidingassembly 160. It will also be appreciated by those in the art that the scope of the present invention includes an embodiment in whichfirst ends 35 and 135 are pivotally attached toframe member 12, whilefirst ends 36 and 136 are slidably attached toframe member 12 through sliding assemblies similar toassemblies first ends frame member 12 through sliding assemblies similar toassemblies -
Assembly 20 is also attached toframe member 14 through subassembly second end 50B. Specifically,second end 57 offirst member 51 is pivotally engaged toframe member 14. First end 157 of first member 151 is also pivotally engaged toframe member 14.Second end 58 ofsecond member 52 is slidably engaged toframe member 14 through slidingassembly 80. Likewise, second end 158 of second member 152 is slidably engaged toframe member 14 through sliding assembly 180. Slidingassemblies 80 and 180 may be identical to slidingassembly 60, and need not be described in detail. It will be appreciated by those in the art that the scope of the present invention includes an embodiment in which second ends 58 and 158 are pivotally attached to framemember 14, while second ends 57 and 157 are slidably attached to framemember 14 through sliding assemblies similar toassemblies 80 and 180. The scope of the present invention also includes an embodiment where each of second ends 57, 157, 58 and 158 are slidably attached to framemember 14 through sliding assemblies similar toassemblies 80 and 180. - As seen in
FIG. 3 , dryingrack 10 may be used withfastening surface 200.Fastening surface 200 may be any known appliance, such as a drying machine (as shown), a washing machine, a refrigerator, etc, or it may be any generally flat surface, such as a wall, a door, etc. To aid in the attachment of dryingrack 10 toappliance 200, a plurality ofattachment structures 90 may be engaged toframe member 14. In the depicted embodiment, attachment means 90 includes magnets, but it will be appreciated by those in the art that attachment means 90 can include any known means to easily attach and remove dryingrack 10 fromsurface 200, such as adhesives, hook and loop fasteners (i.e., VELCRO®), hooks, fasteners, snaps, etc. - To aid in the expansion and contraction of
expandable drying rack 10,castor wheels 70 are engaged toframe member 12 atbottom end 13 thereof. Castor wheels, such ascastor wheels 70, are well known in the art, and will only be generally described herein. Eachcastor wheel 70 is capable of rotating 360° in a plane perpendicular to the axis offrame member 12. To keepexpandable drying rack 10 from involuntarily contracting, eachcastor wheel 70 can also be braked through known means. It will be appreciated by those in the art that the description ofcastor wheels 70 is exemplary, and is by no means meant to be limiting. For example,castor wheels 70 need not be capable of rotating in a plane perpendicular to the axis offrame member 12. Moreover, it will be appreciated that the scope of the present invention is not limited to the use of castor wheels, but includes any means to ease the expansion and contraction ofexpandable drying rack 10, such as sliders, pads, etc. - While specific embodiments of the invention have been described in detail, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that various modifications and alternatives to those details could be developed in light of the overall teachings of the disclosure. Accordingly, the particular arrangements disclosed are meant to be illustrative only and not limiting as to the scope of the invention which is to be given the full breadth of the appended claims and any equivalent thereof.
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