CA2625010A1

CA2625010A1 - Improvements in and relating to clothes line assemblies

Info

Publication number: CA2625010A1
Application number: CA002625010A
Authority: CA
Inventors: Wayne Leighton
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2005-08-05
Filing date: 2006-08-04
Publication date: 2007-02-15
Anticipated expiration: 2026-08-04
Also published as: EP1920101A1; US20090200255A1; KR20080034495A; EP1920101A4; CN101258281A; WO2007016728A1; CA2625010C; NZ566138A; HK1121504A1; CN101258281B; JP2009502367A

Abstract

A clothes line assembly including: a support; a line carrier which is adapted to have attached thereto a plurality of lines to which clothing or other articles can be secured, the line carrier being operatively mounted to the support for movement between an in-use position in which it extends laterally from the support and a non-use position; the support including a support frame which is mountable to a wall or similar structure, the line carrier being pivotally mounted to the support frame for pivotal movement between the in-use and non-use positions; and a cover arranged so that when the line carrier is in the non-use position the cover and line carrier can adopt a stowed position in which the cover can conceal the line carrier from view, and in which the cover substantially abuts the lines and/or the line carrier, wherein the cover includes a panel operatively connected to the line carrier so that in an operative position with the line carrier in the in-use position the cover is disposed above and in spaced relation from the lines on the line carrier.

Claims

1. A clothes line assembly including: a support; a first line carrier which is adapted to have attached thereto a plurality of lines to which clothing or other articles can be secured, the first line carrier being operatively mounted to the support for movement between an in-use position in which it extends laterally from the support, and a non-use position; the support including a support frame which is mountable to a wall or similar structure, the first line carrier being pivotally mounted to the support frame for pivotal movement between the in-use and non-use positions; and a cover arranged so that when the first line carrier is in the non-use position the cover and line carrier can adopt a stowed position in which the cover can conceal the line carrier from view, and in which stowed position the cover substantially abuts the lines and/or the first line carrier, the cover being operatively connected to the first line carrier so that in a deployed position with the first line carrier in the in-use position the cover is disposed above and in spaced relation from the lines on the first line carrier.

2. A clothes line assembly according to claim 1 further including an additional line carrier which is operatively connected to the support for movement between the in-use and the non-use positions.

3. A clothes line assembly according to claim 2 wherein the additional line carrier is pivotally mounted to the support frame for pivotal movement between the in-use and non-use positions.

4. A clothes line assembly according to claim 3 wherein when the first and additional line carriers are in the in-use position they extend laterally from the support frame in spaced relation from one another, and when in the non-use position the first and additional line carriers over lie one another and the support frame.

5. A clothes line assembly according to any previous claim wherein the cover is operatively mounted to the first line carrier by connecting links which are pivotable for enabling the cover to move between the deployed position and the stowed position in which the cover is adjacent to and overlies the first line carrier.

6. A clothes line assembly according to claim 5 wherein the links are mounted in a spaced-apart arrangement so that the cover extends to a selected distance from the first line carrier while remaining substantially parallel to the first line carrier throughout the extension movement and when in the in-use position.

7. A clothesline assembly according to claim 5 or 6 wherein stops are provided to inhibit rotation of the links past a selected point, so that in the deployed position, the cover is disposed at a selected, repeatable height above the first line carrier.

8. A clothesline assembly according to claim 7 wherein the selected point of rotation of the links is slightly after they rotate past a vertical or perpendicular position during deployment, so the weight of the cover may lean against the stops when in the in-use position, retaining the cover at the selected height above the first line carrier.

9. A clothesline assembly in accordance with any one of claims 2 to 8 wherein the first line carrier is disposed above the additional line carrier when in the in-use position.

10. A clothesline assembly in accordance with any one of claims 2 to 9 wherein the additional line carrier has a peripheral dimension smaller than that of the first line carrier so the additional line carrier can rest within the first line carrier when in the non-use position.

11. A clothesline assembly in accordance with any previous claim wherein struts are provided to retainable first line carrier in the use position, the struts mounted at one end of the support frame.

12. A clothesline assembly in accordance with any one of claims 2 to 11 wherein the struts retain the additional kline carrier in the in-use position, the struts being in the form of cables.

13. A clothesline assembly in accordance with any previous claim wherein the cover includes peripheral side frame to provide a cavity in which the first line carrier may be disposed when in the stowed or non-use position.

14. A clothes line assembly substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to the drawings.