CN217810124U - Clothes airing device - Google Patents

Abstract

The application provides a clothes and luggage that dries in air puts, including the clothing subassembly that dries in the air, installation department and a plurality of couple. The clothes drying assembly comprises an outer rod and an inner rod, the outer rod is provided with a mounting hole, the inner rod is arranged in the mounting hole in a sliding mode, and the mounting hole is selectively extended out or retracted. The installation part is connected to the outer rod and used for hanging the clothes airing assembly. The plurality of hooks are arranged on the inner rod and selectively extend out of or retract into the mounting holes along with the inner rod. The application provides a clothes and luggage that dries in air device, the user sets up the clothing that needs the sunning on the couple, because installation department fixed mounting on the couple is in interior pole, so the couple can not slide along the clothing subassembly that dries in the air, and at the in-process that interior pole stretched into or stretched out the outer pole, and the coupler body in the couple that is connected with interior pole takes place to rotate to in retrieving to interior pole along the opening part on interior pole, the couple does not influence the relative motion between interior pole and outer pole.

Description

Clothes airing device

Technical Field

The application relates to the field of household articles, in particular to a clothes airing device.

Background

Along with the popularization of house is produced to intelligence, intelligence dries in air the clothing device and also more and more popularizes, in order to adapt to the length of different balconies, a lot of clothing devices that dry in the air have the telescopic link, and the user can stimulate the telescopic link to different length according to oneself demand to be applicable to different balcony length.

The telescopic rod on the market is only a simple section bar, so when the clothes are aired, the clothes are easily blown by wind and slide along the rod body, and are gathered together, and the airing effect of the clothes is influenced. And the surface of the rod body is also abraded when the hanger on the clothes slides along the surface of the telescopic rod.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The embodiment of the application provides a clothes airing device to improve the technical problem.

The application provides a clothing device dries in air, including clothing subassembly, fixed part and a plurality of couple dries in the air. The clothes airing assembly comprises an outer rod and an inner rod, the outer rod is provided with a mounting hole, and the inner rod is arranged in the mounting hole in a sliding mode and selectively extends out of or retracts into the mounting hole. The fixed part is connected with the outer rod and used for hanging the clothes drying component. The plurality of hooks are arranged on the inner rod and selectively extend out of or retract into the mounting holes along with the inner rod.

In some embodiments, the hook is rotatably disposed on the inner lever.

In some embodiments, the inner rod is provided with an inner cavity and an opening communicating with the inner cavity, the hook comprises a mounting portion and a hook body, the mounting portion is arranged in the inner cavity and fixed with the inner rod, the hook body is rotatably arranged on the mounting portion, and the inner rod extends out of the opening in the rotating process.

In some embodiments, the inner rod is provided with a protrusion, the mounting portion includes a first mounting plate connected to the protrusion, and a connecting plate connected to the first mounting plate and extending toward the opening, and the hook is hinged to the connecting plate.

In some embodiments, the connecting plates include a first connecting plate and a second connecting plate, the first connecting plate and the second connecting plate are oppositely arranged and are connected to the first mounting plate, and the hook body extends between the first connecting plate and the second connecting plate and is hinged to the first connecting plate and the second connecting plate through a pivot.

In some embodiments, the fixing portion further comprises a second mounting plate, and the first mounting plate and the second mounting plate are oppositely arranged and clamped and fixed on the protruding portion.

In some embodiments, the first mounting plate is located on a side of the second mounting plate remote from the opening, the second mounting plate having a through hole through which the connecting plate passes.

In some embodiments, the outer rods comprise a first outer rod and a second outer rod, the clothes drying assembly further comprises a connecting rod, the connecting rod is connected between the first outer rod and the second outer rod, the connecting part is connected with the mounting part, the inner rod comprises a first inner rod and a second inner rod, the first inner rod is arranged in the first outer rod in a sliding mode, the second inner rod is arranged in the second outer rod in a sliding mode, and the hooks are arranged in the first inner rod and the second inner rod.

In some embodiments, the clothes drying apparatus further comprises a lifting device disposed between the mounting portion and the clothes drying assembly.

In some embodiments, the lifting device includes a telescopic scissor frame, one end of the scissor frame is connected with the outer rod, the other end of the scissor frame is connected with the fixing portion, two ends of the scissor frame in the telescopic direction are respectively connected with the outer rod and the fixing portion, and the driving device is installed on the fixing portion and used for driving the scissor frame to be selectively folded or unfolded.

In some embodiments, the drying assembly further comprises an extension rod disposed parallel to the outer rod and having two ends which can be relatively close to or remote from each other, one of the ends being connected to the inner rod and the other end being connected to the outer rod.

The clothes drying device provided by the embodiment of the application has the advantages that clothes needing to be dried are arranged on the hook by a user, the hook cannot slide along the clothes drying assembly due to the fact that the installation portion on the hook is fixedly installed in the inner rod, the hook body in the hook connected with the inner rod rotates in the process that the inner rod stretches into or stretches out of the outer rod, the hook body retracts to the inner rod along the opening on the inner rod, and relative movement between the inner rod and the outer rod is not influenced by the hook.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application, the drawings needed to be used in the description of the embodiments will be briefly introduced below, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present application, and it is obvious for those skilled in the art to obtain other drawings based on these drawings without creative efforts.

Fig. 1 is a partial structural schematic view of a clothes drying device provided by an embodiment of the application;

fig. 2 is a partial structural schematic view of a clothes drying assembly in the clothes drying device provided by the embodiment of the application;

fig. 3 is a partial structural schematic view of an outer rod of the clothes drying apparatus according to the embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 4 is a partial structural schematic view of an inner rod in the clothes drying device provided in the embodiment of the present application;

fig. 5 is a schematic perspective structural view of the hook accommodated in the inner rod in the clothes drying device according to the embodiment of the present application;

fig. 6 is a schematic structural view of a hook in the clothes drying device provided by the embodiment of the application.

Detailed Description

In order to make the technical solution better understood by those skilled in the art, the technical solution in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. It should be apparent that the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present application, and not all embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be obtained by a person skilled in the art without making any inventive step based on the embodiments in the present application, are within the scope of protection of the present application.

In this application, the terms "mounted," "connected," "secured," and the like are to be construed broadly unless otherwise expressly specified or limited. For example, the connection can be fixed, detachable or integrated; can be mechanically or electrically connected; they may be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate member, or they may be connected through the inside of two elements, or they may be connected only through surface contact or through surface contact of an intermediate member. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present application can be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art as appropriate.

Furthermore, the terms "first," "second," and the like are used merely for distinguishing between descriptions and not intended to imply or imply a particular structure. The description of the terms "some embodiments," "other embodiments," or the like, means that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiments or examples is included in at least one embodiment or example of the application. In this application, the schematic representations of the terms used above are not necessarily intended to refer to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples. Furthermore, the various embodiments or examples and features of the various embodiments or examples described in this application can be combined and combined by those skilled in the art without conflicting.

The present embodiment proposes a clothes drying apparatus 100, which includes a clothes drying assembly 10, a fixing portion 20, and a plurality of hooks 30. Referring to fig. 1, the fixing portion 20 is connected to the clothes drying assembly 10 and is used for hanging the clothes drying assembly 10. The plurality of hooks 30 are provided on the clothes drying assembly 10, and are used for hanging clothes to be dried.

In general, when the clothes drying apparatus 100 is used, the fixing portion 20 is generally installed on a ceiling, and clothes are hung on the clothes drying assembly 10. By controlling the relative distance between the fixing part 20 and the clothes drying assembly 10 to be reduced or increased, the clothes drying assembly 10 can also ascend or descend, and the use is convenient. Therefore, in some embodiments, the clothes drying apparatus 100 may further include a lifting device 40, the lifting device 40 is disposed between the fixing portion 20 and the clothes drying assembly 10, and the lifting device 40 may relatively move the clothes drying assembly 10 and the fixing portion 20 toward or away from each other, so that after a user hangs clothes to be dried on the clothes drying assembly 10 at a low position, the clothes drying assembly 10 is moved upward and close to the fixing portion 20 by the lifting device 40, so that the clothes can be dried at a high position.

In some embodiments, lifting device 40 includes a retractable scissor holder 41 and a drive (not shown). The driving means may be provided on the fixing portion 20. One end of the scissor rack 41 is connected to the clothes drying assembly 10, and the other end is connected to the fixing portion 20. The driving means can drive the scissors shaft 41 to move the two relatively distant ends of the scissors shaft 41 toward or away from each other, so that the clothes drying assembly 10 can be moved upward or downward by the scissors shaft 41 to perform the function of raising or lowering the clothes drying assembly 10. In one embodiment, the drive means may be a hydraulic rod, both ends of which are connected to scissor holders 41. In other embodiments, the driving mechanism may be a mechanism such as a crank and rocker mechanism that can drive scissor frame 41, and is not limited herein.

In other embodiments, the lifting device 40 can also be a winch and a driving device, wherein the driving device can be a driving motor and is disposed on the fixing portion 20. The drive motor may drive the capstan in rotation. The winch is provided with a pull rope, and one end of the pull rope is connected with the clothes airing assembly 10. By controlling the winch to rotate in different directions, the pull rope can pull the clothes drying assembly 10 to ascend or descend, so that the clothes drying assembly 10 can ascend and descend.

In other embodiments, the lifting device 40 can be another device capable of controlling and driving the relative distance between the fixing portion 20 and the clothes drying assembly 10, such as a hydraulic pull rod, which is not limited herein.

As an embodiment, clothes drying device 100 may further include a control device (not shown) electrically connected to the driving device, and the driving device responds to the control device and drives scissor frame 41 to move. The control device may be a button switch, a bluetooth module, or the like, and is not limited herein. The user can operate the control device, and the control device controls the driving device to execute corresponding actions.

The clothes drying assembly 10 is used for hanging clothes. In general, the clothes drying assembly 10 may be provided along the length of the balcony, so that the space of the balcony can be fully used during the drying of the clothes. In order to adapt to the lengths of different balconies and to facilitate the storage of the clothes drying assembly 10 when not in use, the clothes drying assembly 10 may be provided with a telescopic structure. In the application, please refer to fig. 2, the clothes drying assembly 10 includes an outer rod 11 and an inner rod 12, the outer rod 11 is provided with a mounting hole 13, the inner rod 12 is slidably disposed in the mounting hole 13 and selectively extends or retracts the mounting hole 13, so that the outer rod 11 can be sleeved on the inner rod 12. A plurality of hooks 30 can be arranged on the inner rod 12, and the plurality of hooks 30 can be selectively retracted or extended out of the mounting hole 13 along with the inner rod 12, so that the extension or retraction of the inner rod 12 can not be influenced by the presence of the hooks 30. The fixing portion 20 may be attached to the outer rod 11 so that the entire clothes drying assembly 10 may be suspended. In some embodiments, the end of the outer rod 11 away from the fixed part 20 in the extension direction may also be connected to the scissor frame 41.

In order to make full use of the space of the balcony, a plurality of clothes drying assemblies 10 may be installed in the width direction of the balcony, so that the space of the balcony in the width direction can be effectively used. As an embodiment, referring again to fig. 1, the outer bars 11 may include a first outer bar 111 and a second outer bar 112, and the clothes drying assembly 10 may further include a connecting link 101. The connecting rod 101 is connected between the first outer rod 111 and the second outer rod 112, the fixing part 20 is connected to the connecting rod 101, and the connecting rod 101 enables the first outer rod 111 and the second outer rod 112 to move synchronously when the fixing part 20 and the clothes drying assembly 10 move relatively. Correspondingly, the inner rod 12 may also include a first inner rod 121 and a second inner rod 122, the first inner rod 121 is slidably disposed in the first outer rod 111, the second inner rod 122 is slidably disposed in the second outer rod 112, and the plurality of hooks 30 are disposed on the first inner rod 121 and the second inner rod 122. In some embodiments, the clothes drying assembly 10 may further include a support bar 102, and the support bar 102 may be provided in plurality and arranged parallel to the connection bar 101. The support rod 102 connects the first outer rod 111 and the second outer rod 112, so that the overall structure of the clothes drying device 100 is not easily deformed. The support bar 102 may further be provided with a plurality of hanging parts 1021, so that the clothes can be hung below the support bar 102, and the space between the first outer bar 111 and the second outer bar 112 is effectively utilized.

Referring to fig. 3, the outer rod 11 may be generally elongated and have two end surfaces 110 that are relatively far apart. The mounting hole 13 may be provided on one end surface 110, or may be provided on each of the end surfaces 110, and is not limited herein. The mounting hole 13 may have an inner wall 1131, and a space enclosed by the inner wall 1131 is substantially the same as that of the inner rod 12, so that when the inner rod 12 is accommodated in the mounting hole 13, the inner wall 1131 can slide relative to the inner rod 12 and carry the inner rod 12.

As an embodiment, the outer rod 11 may further have a plurality of hanging holes 14. A plurality of hanging holes 14 can be arranged at intervals and penetrate through the outer rod 11. The hanging hole 14 can also be used for hanging clothes. It should be noted that the hanging hole 14 may penetrate through the outer rod 11 but is not communicated with the accommodating cavity 113, so as to avoid interference between the inner rod 12 and the hung clothes when the mounting hole 13 accommodates the inner rod 12, which may affect the extension or retraction of the inner rod 12 along the mounting hole 13. In one embodiment, the outer pole 11 may extend downward to form an extension plate, and the hanging holes 14 may be spaced apart from the extension plate.

The inner rod 12 is sized to substantially match the mounting hole 13 to facilitate the retraction or extension of the inner rod 12 into or out of the mounting hole 13. As an embodiment, referring to fig. 4, the inner rod 12 may be provided with an inner cavity 121 and an opening 122 communicating with the inner cavity 121, wherein the opening 122 is used for extending or retracting the hook 30 from or into the inner cavity 121. The inner receiving cavity 121 is adapted to receive the hook 30 received in the mounting hole 13. In some embodiments, the inner rod 12 is provided with a protrusion 123, the protrusion 123 being for connection with the hook 30. The protrusion 123 is disposed within the inner cavity 121. The protrusion 123 may be formed integrally with the inner rod 12, or may be fixed to the inner rod 12, which is not limited herein. As an embodiment, there may be only one protrusion 123 extending along the length of the inner rod 12 in the cavity 121. The corresponding opening 122 may be provided in a single piece and extend along the length of the inner rod 12 so that a plurality of hooks 30 may be attached anywhere on the protrusion 123. In other embodiments, there may be a plurality of protrusions 123, and correspondingly, there may be a plurality of openings 122 with the same number as the protrusions 123 and opposite to the plurality of protrusions 123. The plurality of hooks 30 may also be the same number as the number of protrusions 123 and connected to the plurality of protrusions 123 along the opening 122. In one embodiment, a mounting port 125 communicating with the inner cavity 121 may be provided on an end surface of the inner rod 12. The mounting port 125 may extend through the opening 122. The mounting opening 125 is used to load the hook 30 into the content chamber 121 along the mounting opening 125 when the hook 30 is assembled.

The plurality of hooks 30 are used for hanging clothes to be dried. As an embodiment, referring to fig. 5, the hook 30 may be rotatably disposed on the inner rod 12, and when the inner rod 12 is received in the receiving cavity 113, the hook 30 and the inner rod 12 may rotate relatively and be received in the inner rod 12, so that the hook 30 and the inner rod 12 can be received in the outer rod 11. In other embodiments, the hook 30 is also connected to the inner rod 12 via a telescoping arrangement. When the inner rod 12 is received in the receiving cavity 113, the hook 30 can be retracted into the receiving cavity 121 through a telescopic mechanism, so that the hook 30 and the inner rod 12 are received in the outer rod 11 together. It should be noted that the telescopic mechanism may be a spring, or may be a telescopic rod, and is not limited herein.

Referring to fig. 5 and 6, in the present embodiment, the hook 30 may include a mounting portion 31 and a hook body 32. The mounting portion 31 is disposed in the inner cavity 121 and fixed to the inner rod 12. The hook body 32 may be rotatably provided on the mounting portion 31 so that the hook body 32 can be rotated and received into the content chamber 121. As an embodiment, the mounting portion 31 may be fixedly connected to the protrusion 123 such that the hook 32 may extend or retract the inner rod 12 through the opening 122 during rotation. The mounting portion 31 may include a first mounting plate 311 and a connection plate 312, wherein the connection plate 312 is connected to the first mounting plate 311 and extends toward the opening 122. The hook 32 may be hinged to the connecting plate 312. The first mounting plate 311 is used to connect with the protrusion 123 so that the hook body 32 can be fixed to the protrusion 123. In one embodiment, the first mounting plate 311 is provided with a first connection hole 3111, and bolts may be simultaneously inserted through the protrusion 123 and the first connection hole 3111 to fix the protrusion 123 and the first mounting plate 311. In other embodiments, the protrusion 123 and the first mounting plate 311 may also be fixed by other fixing methods, such as glue bonding, and the like, which is not limited herein.

When the first mounting plate 311 is connected to the protrusion 123 only, there is a problem that the first mounting plate 311 is not firmly fixed to the protrusion 123. In some embodiments, therefore, the mounting portion 31 may further include a second mounting plate 313. The second mounting plate 313 may be disposed opposite to the first mounting plate 311 and clamp the fixing protrusion 123, which makes the coupling between the mounting part 31 and the protrusion 123 more secure. In one embodiment, the second mounting plate 313 may be provided with a second coupling hole 3131, and bolts may be simultaneously inserted into the first coupling hole 3111 and the second coupling hole 3131, so that the first mounting plate 311 and the second mounting plate 313 can clamp the fixing protrusion 123. In some embodiments, the second mounting plate 313 further has a through hole therein, which is located opposite the connection plate. The first mounting plate 311 may be located on a side of the second mounting plate 313 away from the opening 122, and the connecting plate 312 may be simultaneously inserted through the protrusion 123 and the through hole of the second mounting plate 313, so that the hook 30 and the protrusion 123 can be more firmly connected.

As an embodiment, in the process of assembling the mounting part 31, bolts may be first inserted into the first coupling hole 3111 and the second coupling hole 3131, and the hook 30 may be inserted into the content cavity 121 through the mounting hole 125. The first mounting plate 311 and the second mounting plate 313 are respectively located at two sides of the protrusion 123 and can slide along the protrusion 123. The user can slide the hook 30 to position the hook 30 in the appropriate position and can secure the mounting portion 31 relative to the protrusion 123 by tightening the nut.

The hook 32 may be hinged to the connecting plate 312 through the pivot 314, but when only one end of the pivot 314 is hinged to the connecting plate, the hook 32 may be shifted to fall off during the rotation, so in some embodiments, the connecting plate 312 includes a first connecting plate 3121 and a second connecting plate 3122. The first connecting plate 3121 and the second connecting plate 3122 may be disposed opposite to each other, and the hook body 32 extends between the first connecting plate 3121 and the second connecting plate 3122 and is simultaneously hinged with the first connecting plate 3121 and the second connecting plate 3122 by the pivot 314. The first connecting plate 3121 and the second connecting plate 3122 are connected to both ends of the pivot 314 at the same time, so that the pivot 314 is not easily deviated during the rotation of the hook 32.

When the hanger 30 is used only to hang clothes, there is a problem of unstable hanging when hanging clothes with large area such as bed sheets, please refer to fig. 1 again, so in some embodiments, the clothes drying assembly 10 may further include an extension rod 103. The extension rod 103 can be used for hanging large clothes such as bed sheets. As an embodiment, the extension rod 103 may also bear the weight of the inner rod 12 together with the outer rod 11. The extension rod 103 may be a telescopic structure and have two ends that may be relatively close to or far away from each other. The expansion rod 103 may be disposed parallel to the outer rod 11 with one end connected to the inner rod 12 and the opposite end connected to the outer rod 11. In other embodiments, the extension rod 103 may be connected to the two inner rods 12 when the two inner rods 12 are inserted into or extended out of the two opposite mounting holes 13 of the outer rod 11, respectively, so that the inner rods 12 are not easily bent downward. In some embodiments, the extension rod 103 can be rotatably connected to the inner rod 12 and the outer rod 11, and the extension rod 103 can rotate along the width direction of the balcony, so as to ensure that the clothes hung on the extension rod 103 are not blocked by the clothes hung on the hook 30.

The working principle of the clothes drying device 100 provided by the embodiment is as follows:

the user can control the driving device through the control device, and the drying assembly 10 connected to one end of the scissor frame 41 is lowered to a suitable height by driving the scissor frame 41 to hang the clothes to be dried on the drying device 100. The user can pull out the inner rod 12 of the clothes drying assembly 10 along the mounting hole 13 of the outer rod 11, so that the length of the clothes drying assembly 10 can be longer, and more clothes can be conveniently dried. The user sets up the clothing that needs the sunning on couple 30, because the installation department 31 on couple 30 is fixed mounting in interior pole 12, so couple 30 can not slide along the clothing assembly 10 that dries in the air, and in the in-process that interior pole 12 stretched into or stretched out outer pole 11, hook 32 in the couple 30 that is connected with interior pole 12 takes place to rotate to draw back to interior pole 12 along opening 122 department on interior pole 12, couple 30 does not influence the relative motion between interior pole 12 and outer pole 11.

The above embodiments are only for illustrating the technical solutions of the present application, and not for limiting the same; although the present application has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that: the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments may be modified or some technical features may be equivalently replaced; such modifications and substitutions do not substantially depart from the spirit and scope of the embodiments of the present application and are intended to be included within the scope of the present application.

Claims (11)

1. A clothes drying apparatus, comprising:

the clothes drying assembly comprises an outer rod and an inner rod, wherein the outer rod is provided with a mounting hole, and the inner rod is arranged in the mounting hole in a sliding manner and selectively extends out of or retracts into the mounting hole;

the fixing part is connected with the outer rod and used for hanging the clothes airing assembly; and

the hooks are arranged on the inner rod and selectively extend out of or retract into the mounting holes along with the inner rod.

2. The clothes drying apparatus of claim 1, wherein the hook is rotatably disposed on the inner rod.

3. The clothes drying device according to claim 2, wherein the inner rod is provided with an inner cavity and an opening communicated with the inner cavity, the hook comprises an installation portion and a hook body, the installation portion is arranged in the inner cavity and fixed with the inner rod, the hook body is rotatably arranged on the installation portion, and the hook body extends out of the inner rod through the opening in the rotating process.

4. The clothes drying apparatus of claim 3, wherein the inner rod is provided with a protruding portion, the mounting portion includes a first mounting plate connected to the protruding portion, and a connecting plate connected to the first mounting plate and extending toward the opening, and the hook is hinged to the connecting plate.

5. The airing apparatus of claim 4, wherein the connecting plate includes a first connecting plate and a second connecting plate, the first connecting plate and the second connecting plate are disposed opposite to each other and are connected to the first mounting plate, and the hook extends between the first connecting plate and the second connecting plate and is hinged to the first connecting plate and the second connecting plate through a pivot.

6. The airing apparatus of claim 4 or 5, wherein the mounting portion further includes a second mounting plate, and the first mounting plate and the second mounting plate are disposed opposite to each other and are clamped and fixed to the protruding portion.

7. The drying assembly of claim 6, wherein the first mounting plate is located on a side of the second mounting plate remote from the opening, the second mounting plate having a through-hole through which the connecting plate passes.

8. The clothes drying device of claim 1, wherein the outer bars comprise a first outer bar and a second outer bar, the clothes drying assembly further comprises a connecting bar connected between the first outer bar and the second outer bar, the fixing portion is connected with the connecting bar, the inner bars comprise a first inner bar and a second inner bar, the first inner bar is slidably disposed in the first outer bar, the second inner bar is slidably disposed in the second outer bar, and the plurality of hooks are disposed in the first inner bar and the second inner bar.

9. The clothes drying apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a lifting device disposed between the fixing portion and the clothes drying assembly.

10. The clothes drying apparatus of claim 9, wherein the lifting device comprises a telescopic scissor frame having one end connected to the outer rod and the other end connected to the fixing portion, and a driving device mounted to the fixing portion for driving the scissor frame to be selectively folded or unfolded.

11. The drying apparatus of claim 1, further comprising an extension bar disposed parallel to the outer bar and having two ends that can be relatively close to or far from each other, one of the ends being connected to the inner bar and the other end being connected to the outer bar.

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