US1052292A - Towel-rack. - Google Patents

Description

T. K. TAYLOR.

TOWEL RACK.

APPLICATION FILED PBB.10,191'2.

Patented Feb. 4, 1913.

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TOWEL-BACK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

kppllcat'iou flled February 10, 191?. Serial No. 676,747.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS K. TAYLOR, a citizen of the United states, residing at \Vesleyville, in the county of Erie and State of Pennsylvaniahave invented new and useful Improvements in Towel-Racks, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to improvemerits in towel racks, the object of the invention bein to provide a rack for towels which may e connected with a cabinet, mirror or the like, and which is adapted to support a number of clean towels and to direct the same to a suitable receptacle after each of the towels has been used successively.

\Vith the above recited object in view, and others of a similar nature, the invention resides in the novel construction, and arrangement of towel racks set forth in and fall ing within the scope of the appended claim.

In the drawing, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a towel rack constructed in accordance with the present invention andshowing the same in applied position upon a cabinet. Fig. 2 is an elevation of'therack, the connecting members thereof being disengaged.

Referring noW to the drawing in detail, the numera'l l designates a suitable mirrored cabinet, arid 2 a rec-ptacle ad'a ted for the reception of soiled towels whic is arranged below the cabinet. I i

The cabinet and thereceptacle may be of any desired or preferred construction, and the numeralg-it designates the improved towel rack? Thisrack is constructed of a single piece of wire, and comprises a straightened longitudinally extendingmenr be: or portion 4 which is sustained upon the bottom of the cabinet 1, through the medium of suitable substantially U-shaped clips 5. The opposite extremities of the longitu inal member 4 are provided with vertical extensions 6, the said extensions being also secured to the cabinet through-the medium of clips, similar to the clips 5. The vertical members 6 are bent to provide horizontal inturned portions 7 the same being arranged at an angle to the cabinet and to the vertical extensions 6 and these horizontal members are curved upwardly and outwardly to provide the substantially goose neck shaped side members of the rack. The free extremity of both of the arms 8 are formed with open eyes or hook members 9, and these members are adapted to be brought into engagement with each other to close or lock the said arms 8. The arms 8 are arranged directly above the open-top or mouth 10 of the receptacle 2 and it will be noted that by parting the said hooked ends 9 thetow els 11, which are arranged upon thearms 8 by being provided with suitable eyes or openlugs 12, may be removed from the rack and deposited within the rece tacle 2. If desired the hooks may be ma e of such a size as to permit the towels dropping by gravity within the said receptacle, the eyes, in which instance being, ofcourse, of a greater area than the width of the books. The clean towels are arranged upon the horizontal portion 7 of the rack, and as each of the towels are used the one nearest the curved or goose-neck arms 9 is brought over the said arms andafter being used is allowed to drop by gravity until the same is deposited upon the closed ends of the arms.

From the above description taken in connection with accompanying drawing, the simplicity of the device, the sanitary result produced thereby, as well as the many other advantages of the structure will, it is thought commend themselves to those skilled in the art to which such inventions apper' tain without further detailed description. It is to be understood, however,gthat the device is not to be limited in its connection with the cabinet and receptacle shown and described, and that the device ma be employed in schools, stores, barber s ops and public places.

Having thus I claim is I In a device for the pur combination with a divi ed receptacle, a towel rack, said rack being constructed of a single piece of material and embodying a longitudinal member which is arranged centrally below the cabinet, vertical members which are secured to the opposite sides of the cabinet, inturned longitudinally extending members which overlie the open top of described the invention,

Patented Feb. 4:, 1913.

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the compartments and which are arranged In testimony whereof I affix my signature directly above the first named member, upin presence of two Witnesses. per and outwardly curved members which 11 L T V have inturned sldes and which terminate in lHOMAS KHNG TAYLOR 5 substantially vertical members, and the ter- Witnesses: 7

lninals of the last named members being MURVIN A. PUTNAM,

eachprovided with hooks. v MARY E. V. TAYLOR.

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