EP1964963A1 - A foldable clothes-drying rack - Google Patents
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- EP1964963A1 EP1964963A1 EP08425065A EP08425065A EP1964963A1 EP 1964963 A1 EP1964963 A1 EP 1964963A1 EP 08425065 A EP08425065 A EP 08425065A EP 08425065 A EP08425065 A EP 08425065A EP 1964963 A1 EP1964963 A1 EP 1964963A1
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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
- D06F57/08—Folding stands
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- the present invention relates to a foldable clothes-drying rack of the type comprising a rectangular shaped horizontal frame having a plurality of parallel tie rods spaced uniformly apart to receive clothes to be hung to dry, said frame being supported by a first and a second vertical side member and by an assembly of tie rods-struts, hinged to one another and to the side members, lockable in the using position to support the frame and the side members.
- the object of the present invention is to provide a clothes-drying rack wherein these operations are simple and intuitive.
- said first vertical side member is constrained superiorly to the frame by means of a pair of hinges sliding in longitudinal guides on the frame and the second vertical side member is constrained superiorly to the frame by means of releasable interlocking means.
- said assembly of tie rods-struts forms a pair of parallelogram linkages having a common vertical side, the side opposite the vertical side being in practice formed by a respective side member.
- locking struts hinged to respective side members of the clothes-drying rack and suitable to be snap-inserted against locking pawls on the upper sides of the respective quadrilateral linkages to lock the assembly of tie rods in the using position of the clothes-drying rack. Setting up for use and folding away are also facilitated by a handle that can be operated vertically fitted to the extension of said common vertical side of said two parallelogram linkages.
- the clothes-drying rack comprises: a rectangular shaped horizontal frame 1 having a plurality of parallel tie rods 1A spaced uniformly apart to receive clothes to be hung to dry; a first side member 5 and a second side member 7 vertical when operative; and an assembly of tie rods-struts 9 hinged to one another and to the side members.
- the first vertical side member 5 is constrained superiorly to the frame 1 by means of a pair of end hinges 5A ( Figures 3 and 8 ) sliding in longitudinal guides 11, 13 on the frame;
- the second vertical side member 7 is constrained superiorly to the frame 1 by means of releasable interlocking means, which will be described in detail below.
- the assembly of tie rods-struts 9 forms a pair of quadrilateral linkages 9A, 9B having a common vertical side 9C, and in each quadrilateral the side opposite this common vertical side is formed by a respective side member 5, 7.
- the assembly of tie rods-struts 9 comprises a handle 17 that can be operated vertically to facilitate setting up and folding away the clothes-drying rack.
- Said means for interlockingly engaging the side member 7 with the frame 1 comprise two lateral upper projections 7A ( Figures 5 and 7 ) of the side member 7, suitable to be inserted from below in two corresponding openings 1B in the frame 1, and a central upper projection 7B of the side member 7 provided with a pawl 7C suitable to snap-fit in an opening 1C ( Figure 6 ) in a vertical wall 1D of the frame 1, to lock/release said interlocking means.
- Hinged to the short sides of the frame 1 are two additional frames 3, 4 ( Figure 1 ) provided with tie rods 3A, 4A for hanging clothes, said frames being suitable to be rotated to the position projecting from the frame to increase the possibilities of use of the clothes-drying rack.
- short bars 19 suitable to be rotated in a position projecting from said frame (see Figures 1 and 3 ) for hanging clothes hangers or the like, or to be folded away in specific recesses on the frame when not in use.
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- The present invention relates to a foldable clothes-drying rack of the type comprising a rectangular shaped horizontal frame having a plurality of parallel tie rods spaced uniformly apart to receive clothes to be hung to dry, said frame being supported by a first and a second vertical side member and by an assembly of tie rods-struts, hinged to one another and to the side members, lockable in the using position to support the frame and the side members.
- In general, in this type of clothes-drying rack, the operations to set up and fasten the clothes-drying rack in the using position and to fold it to be put away are somewhat complex. The object of the present invention is to provide a clothes-drying rack wherein these operations are simple and intuitive.
- In the clothes-drying rack according to the invention, said first vertical side member is constrained superiorly to the frame by means of a pair of hinges sliding in longitudinal guides on the frame and the second vertical side member is constrained superiorly to the frame by means of releasable interlocking means. Moreover, said assembly of tie rods-struts forms a pair of parallelogram linkages having a common vertical side, the side opposite the vertical side being in practice formed by a respective side member. There are provided locking struts hinged to respective side members of the clothes-drying rack and suitable to be snap-inserted against locking pawls on the upper sides of the respective quadrilateral linkages to lock the assembly of tie rods in the using position of the clothes-drying rack. Setting up for use and folding away are also facilitated by a handle that can be operated vertically fitted to the extension of said common vertical side of said two parallelogram linkages.
- Other characteristics of the clothes-drying rack according to the invention are described in dependent claims.
- The invention will be better understood by following the description and accompanying drawing, which shows a non-limiting example of the invention. In the drawing:
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Figure 1 shows a perspective view of the clothes-drying rack according to the invention, in a using position; -
Figure 2 shows a side view of the clothes-drying rack according to the arrow II inFigure 1 ; -
Figure 3 shows a plan view of the clothes-drying rack inFigure 2 ; -
Figure 4 shows a side view of the clothes-drying rack analogous to the one inFigure 2 , but during folding into the position suitable to be put away; -
Figure 5 shows a view according to F3 inFigure 4 , at the end of the operation to fold the clothes-drying rack to put it away; -
Figures 6, 7 and8 show sectional views of the clothes-drying rack respectively according to VI-VI, VII-VII and VIII-VIII inFigure 3 . - With reference to the drawings, and in particular to
Figures 1 to 3 , the clothes-drying rack comprises: a rectangular shapedhorizontal frame 1 having a plurality ofparallel tie rods 1A spaced uniformly apart to receive clothes to be hung to dry; afirst side member 5 and asecond side member 7 vertical when operative; and an assembly of tie rods-struts 9 hinged to one another and to the side members. The firstvertical side member 5 is constrained superiorly to theframe 1 by means of a pair ofend hinges 5A (Figures 3 and8 ) sliding inlongitudinal guides vertical side member 7 is constrained superiorly to theframe 1 by means of releasable interlocking means, which will be described in detail below. - The assembly of tie rods-struts 9 forms a pair of
quadrilateral linkages respective side member locking struts 10 hinged torespective side members locking pawls upper sides - On the extension of said common vertical side 9C of said parallelograms, above said side, the assembly of tie rods-struts 9 comprises a
handle 17 that can be operated vertically to facilitate setting up and folding away the clothes-drying rack. - Said means for interlockingly engaging the
side member 7 with theframe 1 comprise two lateralupper projections 7A (Figures 5 and7 ) of theside member 7, suitable to be inserted from below in twocorresponding openings 1B in theframe 1, and a centralupper projection 7B of theside member 7 provided with a pawl 7C suitable to snap-fit in an opening 1C (Figure 6 ) in avertical wall 1D of theframe 1, to lock/release said interlocking means. - To fold away the clothes-drying rack from the using position in
Figure 1 to the position inFigure 5 , minimizing its overall dimensions to store it easily, by pressing the pawl 7C (Figure 6 ) with a finger and bending it beyond the edge 1 E of the opening 1C, theframe 1 can be detached from theside member 7 and rotated upward according to the arrow F1 inFigure 4 . Then, by pulling thehandle 17 upward (arrow F5), theside members frame 1 with thehinges 5A is made to slide according to the arrow F2 on the guides 11-13 thereof, to position it against the external face of theside member 5, reaching the folded position shown inFigure 5 . - Hinged to the short sides of the
frame 1 are twoadditional frames 3, 4 (Figure 1 ) provided withtie rods - Moreover, hinged to at least one of the short sides of the
frame 1 areshort bars 19 suitable to be rotated in a position projecting from said frame (seeFigures 1 and3 ) for hanging clothes hangers or the like, or to be folded away in specific recesses on the frame when not in use. - It is understood that the drawing only shows an example provided by way of a practical demonstration of the invention and that said invention can vary in forms and arrangements without however departing from the scope of the concept underlying this invention. Any reference numbers in the appended claims are provided for the purpose of facilitating reading of the claims with reference to the description and do not limit the scope of protection represented by the claims.
Claims (6)
- A foldable clothes-drying rack comprising: a rectangular shaped horizontal frame (1) having a plurality of parallel tie rods (1A) spaced uniformly apart to receive clothes to be hung to dry; a first and a second vertical side member (5, 7) and an assembly of tie rods-struts (9) hinged to one another and to the side members, the assembling being lockable in the using position to support the frame and the side members; characterized in that in combination said first vertical side member (5) is constrained superiorly to the frame (1) by means of a pair of hinges sliding in longitudinal guides (11, 13) on the frame, while the second vertical side member (7) is constrained superiorly to the frame (1) by means of releasable interlocking means (1B, 1C; 7A, 7B, 7C) and said assembly of tie rods-struts (9) comprises a pair of quadrilateral linkages (9A, 9B) having a common vertical side (9C), and locking struts (10) hinged to respective side members (5, 7) and suitable to be snap-inserted against locking pawls (9F, 9G) on the upper sides (9D, 9E) of the respective quadrilateral linkages (9A, 9B) to lock the assembly of tie rods (9) in the using position of the clothes-drying rack.
- Clothes-drying rack as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the assembly of tie rods-struts (9) comprises a handle (17) that can be operated vertically to facilitate setting up and folding away the clothes-drying rack, said handle being fitted on the extension of said common vertical side (9C) of said quadrilateral linkages.
- Clothes-drying rack as claimed in claim 1 or 2, wherein said means for interlockingly engaging the side member (7) with the frame (1) comprise two lateral upper projections (7A) of the side member (7), suitable to be inserted from below in two corresponding openings (1B) in the frame (1), characterized in that said means for interlocking engagement also comprise a central upper projection (7B) on the side member (7) provided with a pawl (7C) suitable to snap-fit in an opening (1C) in a vertical wall (1D) of the frame (1), to lock/release said interlocking means.
- Clothes-drying rack as claimed in one or more of the preceding claims, characterized in that hinged to the sides of the frame (1) are at least two additional frames (3, 4) provided with tie rods (3A, 4A) for hanging clothes, said frames being suitable to be rotated to the position projecting from said frame to increase the possibilities of use of the clothes drying-rack.
- Clothes-drying rack as claimed in one or more of the preceding claims, characterized in that hinged to the frame (1) are bars (19) suitable to be rotated in a position projecting from said frame for hanging clothes hangers or the like.
- A foldable clothes-drying rack; all as described above and represented by way of example in the accompanying drawing.
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ITFI20070030 ITFI20070030A1 (en) | 2007-02-07 | 2007-02-07 | A FOLDABLE BOWL. |
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GB887621A (en) * | 1959-04-20 | 1962-01-24 | William George Gunner | Improvements in and relating to clothes' driers and airers |
US4807766A (en) * | 1986-11-17 | 1989-02-28 | Rossano Compagnucci | Domestic clothes drying rack |
WO2004109007A1 (en) * | 2003-06-04 | 2004-12-16 | Vorscon Holding B.V. | Improved rack |
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GB887621A (en) * | 1959-04-20 | 1962-01-24 | William George Gunner | Improvements in and relating to clothes' driers and airers |
US4807766A (en) * | 1986-11-17 | 1989-02-28 | Rossano Compagnucci | Domestic clothes drying rack |
WO2004109007A1 (en) * | 2003-06-04 | 2004-12-16 | Vorscon Holding B.V. | Improved rack |
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CN109652960A (en) * | 2019-02-24 | 2019-04-19 | 崔璨 | A kind of folding support |
CN109652960B (en) * | 2019-02-24 | 2020-10-16 | 崔璨 | Folding support |
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