US104552A - Improved clothes-drier - Google Patents

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WiLLIAMn BUELL, or UNION CITY, MICHIGAN.

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`The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the same- I, WILLIAM H. BUELL, of Union City, in the coun- ,l `series ofbracket-rodf supportshnmle to turnup and down) with said clothes-bars, and vwith a grooved pendent board, the object being to secure such bars a better, when projected and in use, and to turn them down, when not in' use, s0 that they will hang ysuspended vertically from their respective brackets, close against the vpendent board,n and out of the way, as exhibited in/th'e accompanying-drawing, in which- Figure 1 is a frontview, embodying myfinvention, as seen from a point `bellowtlle upper series ofclothcsbars projected for use. j: l y

Figure 2is a `broken vertical section through the pendent board, showin g the penetration of the clothesi A represents the pendent board, toV4 be attached or y suspended in `any convenientmanneragainst the side of a room, contiguous to a hot-air register' or stove.

This board is made ot'` such length` or height, and of such` width, as will provide for the required num-` ber of sets of clothes-bars, indicated at e, and the number of barscomprisng each set whichsuch board' is designed to carry. C

As clamp-seats for the inner ends ofthe clothesbars in the several sets, I `make transverse grooves, t', ,in the board A, and, `to increase the bearing and prevent warping, a cleat, c, (molded or plaiu,) flush withv the upper side of each groove, and, if desired, all

i around it, may be.l attached to the board-face, or the .grooves may be formed entirely by such projecting cleats, if deemed best. s y

`In order to withdraw. arndinsert the` clothes'bars readily from and within said grooves, audi to clamp them when insertedfI form the walls of the groove `as shown iu g. 2, to be hereinafter more, fully explaiued. i

The clothes-bars of each set are supported by what I call a folding bracket-rod, B, provided with `an eye j at each end, and said rod is so bent that, when hung tto `thc edges of the 'board A, by a wood-screw, orY `other pivot, passingthrough each eye, it may be turned down tlat against thei'ace `of the. board, and,

` i when turned upland supported `by the hook rod d,

willforrn a proper projected liu'e of support for the a clothes-bars to rest on, wl1e11"their ends are inserted inthe groove, and they` arecarrang'ed fan-like and pros jected for use from the board, as shown bythe upper ses in ngi.

p Awire staple, s,'s driven into the under sidedof'A even, and, wheutnrned up for use,`they will have perfeet freedom to enter the groove. In place of the staple the bar may he slotted.

I do not wish to limit myself to any particular number of sets ot' -clothesfbars,in connection with the pendent board, but when more than one set is used it is best to contract them in downward progression, as shown, so that, if deemed desirable at any time to keep the bracket-rods hookedup, the bars may be slid round on the rods, and ranged so as to hang on each side, close to the board,`aud then zthe several sets will hang free iom contact with each other; such. mode being shown in the middleset 'in the drawing, while the bottom set exhibits the rods and bars turned down flat against the board.

The bars e may project in a horizontal or in au inclined line, as shown .in iig. 1, but in either case it is 'best for the operator, when erecting the bars for use,

t0 enter 4each bar'into place within the groove,'afte1' turning up the bracket-rod by hand, and before hooking it by the rod d, fully up to its height, because `the parts are so arranged that the iiual actof hooking up still higher cramps the ends of the bars within the groove, and they cannot readily be drawn out until the bracket-rod is unhooked and lowered,` when they will fall out of themselves, (provided the upper side, bounding the groove, is beveled, as shown in iig. 2,) and will besuspended, vertically, by the staples against the board, as aforesaid. i p

As `a piece of room-furniture, my improved clothesdrier may be s'o ornamented as to be an attractive feature. It is of simple and cheap construction; its multtudinous bars canl be so folded or turned `down as to occupy but little space; it is readily movedfrom room to roomas occasion may require, and its capacity is such as to supply any need in the laundry or the nursery for the drying or airing of clothes.

Claim.

I claim as my invention- 'lhc arrangement and combination with each other, and with the -grooved and cleated boardlA, of thej clothes-bars e,'and the folding bracket-rods B, prol vided with staples s, or equivalent slots, all constructed, arranged, supported, and operated substantially as and for the purpose set forth. f

i WILLIAM H. BUELL. -Witnesses: l

WM. J onNsoN, Oruro L. JOHNSON.

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