US110137A - Improvement in clothes-driers - Google Patents

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Letters Patent No. 110,137, dated`December i3, 1870.

IMPRCVEMENT IN i CLOTHES-DRlERS.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the same.

Toall whom it may concern Beit known that I, ISRAEL HOGELAXD, of Indianapolis-in the county of' Marion and State ot' Indiana,

haveA invented a new and` valuable Improvement in Clothes-Racks; and I do hereby declare that the following is'a full, clear, and exa-et description of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawingr "making apart of this specification and to the letters and'gnres of reference marked thereon.

Figure l of the drawing is a representation of my invention in perspective.'

Figure 2 is a back view thereof'. vFigures 3, 4, and are details. rLhe nature of my invention consists in the conl 'struction and arrangement oi'aclothes-drieror clothesrack, as will be hereinafter fully set fort-lr.

In order l to enable others skilled 'in the art to which my invention appcrtains to make and use the same, I will now proceed to describe its construction and operation, referring to the annexed drawing.

A A represent the side-beams of my clothes-drier, which-beams arc connected hvn'ieans. of' cross-hars I3 D. f y

Each of these bars` consists of two pieces hinged together, as shown, by lneansoi metal 'plates .a a, which are attached on their front sides and form thehinges.

.l hc ends of the cross-bars I B are pivotcd on the ii'ont sides ot` the side-beams A A, the'pivots or bolts which pivot said bars passing through the centers of' These castings are provided with turned up flanges b b, which actas stops for thc cross-bars B B, to hold them steady in a horizontal position.

The frame thus constructed supported by means of two props, D D, which are pivoted one on the outer side oieach side-beam A; and a pin, ll, ou said beam, .working in a groove on the inner side of the prop, acts as a stop for the prop that it can only be thrown out a certain distance and remain there.

The inner sides of the beams A A are grooved longitudinally forasnitable depth, and over said groove is fastened a slat, D', which is perforated with a series of holes at equal distances apart.

l Through these holes is passed the clothes-line E, back and forthfrom one beam to the other, as shown in iig. 4, so that when the rack is folded together the line can be drawn out' for a certain length, if so desired.

The line E, in all its turns from one beam to the other, passes through a guide-bar, G, which prevents the line from getting tangled, and also holds the diii'erent parts thereof at the same distance apart when the rack is spread out and Aclothes are bling on thelne. vThe sides of this guide-bar Gare grooved, as shown in lig.l3, so that when the rack is folded up the beams A A may come closeup to said guide-bar, the various folds of the line falling in these grooves and are out of sight.

On the back of one of the side-beams A is pivoted a bar; H, having` notches at its ends, as shown in Iig. 2, to it over headed pins or screws e e on the back ot' the props D D, to hold the rack together when folded up and not in use.

Having thus fully1 described my'inventlon, iVhat I claim as\ new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is e 1. llhe side-beams A A,groo'ved on their inner sides, and provided with -slats D D', in combination. with the guide-bar G and line E, when constructed and arranged substantially as and for the purpose specified. f

2. The combination of the side-beams AA, slats vD D, cross-bars B B, castings G C, props D D, guidebar G, linc E, and lock-bar H, when constructed and arranged substantially as shown and described.

In testimony that I claim the above, I have hereunto subscribed my naine in the presence of two witnesses.

ISRAEL` HOGELAND.

' Witnesses:

'lnnononn W. MoGoY, RICHARD A. BLACK.

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