US1185167A - Hanger for drying clothes and the like. - Google Patents

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T. N. BISHOP. HANGER FOR DRYINQ CLOTHES AND THE LIKE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY I0, I915- 1,185,167. Pa tented-1IIay30,1916.

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nanennjron DRYING CLOTHES AND THE LIKE.

' Specification of Letters Patent. Patented 30, 1916.

Application filed May 10, 1915. Serial No. 27,094.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Tnnononn NELSON BISHOP, a citizen of the United- States, residing at Pittsburgh, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hangers for Drying Clothes and the likeg, of which the following is a specification. l I

This invention relates to hangers for drying clothes and more particularly to that type which is attachedto the ceiling and walls of a room and which may be readily adjusted to elevate the clothesout of the way of the occupants of. the room.

The,primai'y-object of theinvention resides in the provision of means, whereby the drying frames or bars may be operated, so that the same are maintained on an even plane.

A further object of the invention is to provide a drying apparatus which may be easily operated, inexpensive-to manufacture and readily adjusted to several positions and details of construction hereinafter described and claimed.

Referring to the accompanying drawing, which forms a part ofthe specification,--Figure 1, is a perspective View of my improved hanger attached -to the supporting ceiling and wall blocks. Fig. 2, is a detail view of a cross bar, showing its connection with the longitudinal hanger rail, the latter being broken away.

Heretofore, the main objection encountered in hangers of this particular'type, is that the same occupied toomuch space on the floor, requiring the folding of the hang .ers when not in use, and I have overcome this objection by suspending the hanger from the ceiling, which I do by means of a series of pulleys 1, screwed into the ceiling blocks 2, which latter are appropriately secured by screws or other means, to the ceiling at the opposite ends of the room. These ceiling blocks 2, may be constructed of wood or metal, and in fact the entire apparatus -'may be of like construction.

The hanger proper consists of a longitudinalrail' 3, supported on, and detachably connected adjacent its ends, to the cross-bars 4 and 5, which latter, are formed with recesses 6, at their central portion for the reception of the rail. The said rail-adjacent its ends is likewise rece ed at 7, so that'a perfect connection oft e rail and bars is the device is 'equally balanced.

assured. Screws 8, may be employed th hold the rail and bar elements together.

The rail 3, may be of any desired length, and if necessary extend the entire length of the room, whereby .a vmaximum clothes hanging capacity is assured.

The rail 3, and the cross-bars 4 and5, are

suspended from the ceiling blocks 2, by

. means of ropes, which pass over the pulleys 1, j as hereinafter; will be more fully described. I

The pulleys 1, are mounted in the ceiling blocks 2, in series of two and three, on the opposite-sides of the room, andthe main rope 9, passes over the central. of the three pulleys, across the room and over the. rear pulley of the series of two pulleys, to the rear part of the cross-bar 5, Both crossbars 4 and 5, are apertured at 10, adjacent their ends for the reception of the rope ends,

which are suitablyknotted to prevent the withdrawalaof therope therefrom,- and by which'means they are supported and it consists of the features, combinations Connected to the main rope 9, at 11, are

the ropes 12, which pass over. the front and rear pulleys l, and are likewise secured to The rope 13,- is secured at 14, to the r0 e 9, and passes'over'the front pulley l, at t e opposite end of the room, to the crossbar 5, being secured thereto by knot'ting the end thereof. It will thus be seen that the frame is'evenly supported at their ends, so that The cross-bar 4, is provided with apertures 14, at its opposite ends, through which pass the ropes 15'- and l6, th' elatter being knotted at their ends, serving to hold the same therein. The ends of the crossbar 5,

arechanneled to form the wedge-shaped" grooves 15 and the ropes 15 and 18, are stretched-in alinement with thera-il 3, and have their ends inserted in. the grooves 15, knots being made for holdingthe ropes therein, the wedge-shaped opening of the slots 15, permitting the gripping. of the saidropes at this point. a

A bar 1'1, is attached in any suitable manner byinails 0r screws 18, tothe wall and carries the retaining block 19, and the main rope 9, is knotted at'several places and inserted between one of the jaws of the retainin 'blocks 19, whereby the hanger frame is hel in adjusted position.

' To elevate the hangerframe ,it is only necessary to pull down on the main rope 9,

and insert the same in-the retaining block, the proper knot thereon, holding the hanger frame in position. To lower the frame the aforesaid operation is reversed.

In operation the hanger frame is lowered and the clothes hung from the cross-rods and the ropes 15 and 16, the main rope 9, being pulled down, resultingin the elevation of the hanger frame toward the ceiling, so that the same is out "ofthe way.

The device is at all times out ofthe way of the occupants of the room and does away with the clothes horse, which occupies so much space. It is understood that changes, variations and modifications may be resorted to which come within the scope of the claim hereunto topics of this patent may he obtained for appended. p

Having fully described my invention, what I desire to claim asnew and secure by Letters Patent is:

. .a meme? In a clothes drier, the combination with a drier frame composed of recessed crossbars, a detachable connecting rail recessed adjacent its ends fitting in the recesses of 'the cross-bars, clothes lines connecting the cross-bars, pulleys in series of two and three designed to be suspended from a ceiling, a main hoisting rope passing over the central of the series of three pulleys having end branches pas ing over series of'two pulleys and secured to the cross-bar adjacent its ends, rope branches attached to main hoisting rope passing over the front and rear of .the series of three pulleys and secured to the five cents each, by addressing the "Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D, Q."

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