GB2406268A

GB2406268A - Collapsible rotary clothes airer with canopy

Info

Publication number: GB2406268A
Application number: GB0416444A
Authority: GB
Inventors: Simon John Cooper
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2003-09-17
Filing date: 2004-07-23
Publication date: 2005-03-30
Also published as: GB0321765D0; GB0416444D0

Abstract

A collapsible rotary airer comprises a canopy 11 which is mounted on main and secondary supports 1,4 which are separate to the main and secondary supports 5,12 that support the drying cords 6. The main supports 1 for the canopy and main supports 5 for the cord are mounted to a support post 9 by a first central bearing 2. The secondary supports 4,12 for the canopy and cord are mounted to the post 9 by a second central bearing 3. The two bearings 2,3 are able to rotate about the post 9 and the first bearing may be slid along the post 9 to raise or lower the airer and canopy. A peg 16 is used to hold the bearing 2 in place. The canopy 11 is held on to the supports by straps 10 and pockets 13. A vented curtain [18, Figure 5] can be attached to the canopy.

Description

Collapsible Rotatable Canopy and Air Dryer The invention relates to a

canopy,which is mounted on a support above the air dryer support where garments can be hung from the air dryer cord,the structure can be easily collapsible and stored away when not in use.

The air dryer is such a well known device for drying or airing of garments, however suffer from disadvantages that, in showery weather the garments on the air dryer get wet when it rains, air dryers with a canopy suffer from disadvantages that, they can be difficult to open and close, the air dryer cord can be tangled around the support frame, on some designs when the air dryer is in a closed state the air dryer cord dangles low down to the ground and is a safety problem, on some designs the canopy and air dryer cord are held together on one support frame giving no weight distribution of the canopy and the garments so placing all the stress on one single support frame.

The object of this invention is to provide a safe and easy way of airing or drying garments and have protection from the unpredictable weather conditions.

Accordingly, this invention provides an air dryer with a canopy which is rotatable and collapsible for storage, which can be used from any position around the post.

Preferably the air dryer supports, bearings, hooks, pivots and post can be made of metal or plastics materials, but it can be instead made of wood or a combination of these materials, preferably the canopy can be made of clear plastic material or a colored or with patterns or shapes, any water resistant material could be used.

Preferably the post is placed into soil or concrete at its base in a vertical position.

A preferred embodiment of the invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings in which: FIGURE 1 shows a side view of the canopy 11, canopy supports 1 only two shown, secondary canopy supports 4 only two shown, air dryer supports 5 only two shown, secondary air dryer supports 12 only two shown, main central bearing 2, secondary central bearing 3, post 9, pivots 7, peg 16, air dryer cord 8, hooks 6 and canopy corner pockets 13, the view shows the canopy in a fully erected position, The canopy supports 1 and air dryer supports 5 are completely separate from each other, the secondary canopy supports 4 and the secondary air dryer supports 12 are completely separate from each other. When the collapsible rotary canopy and air dryer is fully erected the main central bearing 2 is at its smallest distance to the secondary central bearing 3, the canopy supports 1 and air dryer supports 5 are opened outwards. Using pivots 7 the secondary canopy support 4 which is shortest in length compared to the canopy support 1 are attached together, using pivots 7 the secondary air dryer support 12 which is shortest in length compared to the air dryer support 5 are attached together.

FIGURE 2 shows a top view looking down, canopy supports 1, secondary canopy support 4, air dryer support 5, secondary air dryer support 12, radiate from the secondary central bearing 3 and the central bearing 2 not shown, the post 9 is shown with the secondary central bearing 3 attached.

The canopy 11 with canopy corner pockets 13 to hold the canopy in position, the hooks 6 to hold the air dryer cord 8 in position, the view shows the canopy and air dryer in a fully erected position.

FIGURE 3 shows a top view and side view of the main central bearing 2, a low friction material is used, the main central bearing comprises of two parts, main central bearing 2 and the outer bearing ring 15 with pivots 7, the outer bearing ring 15 rotates the main central bearing 2, the main central bearing 2 slides along the post9 from a collapsible position to a fully opened position and held in place using a spring clip type of catch or peg 16.

FIGURE 4 shows a top view and side view of the secondary central bearing 3, a low friction material is used, the main central bearing comprises of two parts, secondary central bearing 3 and the outer bearing ring 15 with pivots 7, the outer bearing ring 15 rotates the secondary central bearing 3, the secondary central bearing 3 is held in position to the post 9 using a screw 14.

FIGURE 5 shows a side view of a collapsible rotary canopy and air dryer including post 9, canopy 11 and vented curtain 18, using fasteners 17 the vented curtain 18 is attached to canopy 11.

Parts list 1. Canopy support three or more are provided 2. Main central bearing 3. Secondary central bearing 4. Secondary canopy support three or more are provided 5. Air dryer Support three or more are provided 6. Air dryer cord hooks 7. Pivot 8. Air dryer cord 9. Post 10. Canopy strap 11. Canopy 12. Secondary air dryer support three or more are provided 13. Canopy corner pocket 14. Screw 15. Outer bearing ring 16. Peg 17. Fastener 18. Vented curtain

Claims

1. A rotary air dryer which is collapsible for storage and which comprises a canopy, post means, three or more main and secondary support means for the canopy each mounted rotatably to the post means, air dryer cord means, and three or more main and secondary support means for the air dryer cord means each completely separate from said canopy support means and mounted rotatably to the post means, whereby, in use, garments may be hung on the air dryer cord means from any position around the post means and be covered by the Canopy.

2. A rotary air dryer as claimed in claim 1, wherein the canopy extends above the canopy support means and is mounted thereto by strap means and by pocket means on corners of the canopy.

3. A rotary air dryer as claimed in either claim 1 or claim 2, wherein the air dryer cord means is mounted to the main air dryer support means by hook means.

4. A rotary air dryer as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, wherein the main canopy support means and the main air dryer support means each extend radially from respective main central bearing means mounted rotatably to the post means.

5. A rotary air dryer as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, wherein the secondary canopy support means and the secondary air dryer cord support means each extend radially from respective secondary central bearing means mounted rotatably to the post means and disposed above the main central bearing means.

6. A rotary air dryer as claimed in either claim 4 or claim 5, in which each support means is pivotably mounted to a respective central bearing means.

7. A rotary air dryer as claimed in claim 6, wherein each pivot point of the secondary support means is disposed above the respective pivot point of the main support means.

8. A rotary air dryer as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, in which each secondary support means is pivotably mounted to a respective main support means.

9. A rotary air dryer as claimed in any one of claims 4 to 8, wherein the secondary central bearing means is held in a fixed vertical position on the post means while the main central bearing means is slideable vertically along the post means between a collapsed disposition and a fully opened disposition of the canopy support means and the air dryer cord support means.

10. A rotary air dryer as claimed in claim 9, wherein releasable means such as a spring clip or a peg is provided to hold the main central bearing means releasably in said fully opened disposition.

1 1. A rotary air dryer as claimed in any one of the preceding claims comprising metal, wood, plastics material or a combination thereof.

12. A rotary air dryer as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, wherein the canopy comprises a clear or non clear plastics or non plastics or a combination of materials.

1 3.A rotary air dryer as claimed in any one of the preceding claimes, wherein the vented curtain means is mounted to the canopy means by fastner means.

1 4.A rotary air dryer as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, wherin the vented curtain comprises a clear or non clear plastics or non plastics or a combination of material.

15. A rotary air dryer substantially as described herein with reference to the Figures of the accompanying drawings.