US1578334A - Clothesline-supporting device - Google Patents

Description

March 30 1926.

C. MCREYNOLDS CLOTHESLINE SUPPORTING DEVICE Filed-.Marenga Patented Mar. 3f), 13126.

UNITED STATES r/ 1 l CARSON MCBEYNOLDS, F PONTIAC, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOB 'T0 IDAV'IILD In BOND, 0l'

PONTIAC, MIQHIGAN.

' CLOTHESLINE-SUPPORTING DEVICE.-

Application nea xmn s, 192s. semi m. 14,155.

To all ivhom it may concern.'

Be it known that L-CARsoN MCREYNOLDS,

' a citizen of the United States, residing at `same to be used on Pontiac, in the county of Oakland and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in a Clothesline-Supporting Device, of which the following 1s4 a specification. f

This invention relates to a device for supporting a clothes line in an elevated position for preventing clothes carried by said line from engaging the ground which would cause the soiling thereof, and aims to provide a novel and improved device of the rabove indicated character, having a pair of spring jaws for engaging the clothes line on olposite sides thereof to4 ieldably clamp sal line therebetween, an prevent slidingmovement of the line with relation to the support.

Another object of thefinvention is to provide a support for clothes lines,which is adjustable as to length, for permitting the lines arranged at various heights, said adjustment also permitting the support to be positioned in a compact form in order that the same may be moved indoors when'not in use, or for permitting convenient handling thereof.

It is also an object of the invention to provide a device of the kind indicated, which is simple and substantial in construction, which can be manufactured economically, and whichlfjvill be thoroughly eiicient and practical inise.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, which willtbe apparent as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the construction and arrangement of parts, as hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes can be made withinthe scope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is a perspective view illustrating myv improved device attached to a clothes line.

Figure 2 is a longitudinal section of thel In carr'ing out the invention, the nui meral 10 eslgnates the pole or prop, which consists of a plurality of tubular telescopic v sections arranged for sliding movement one within another, said telescopic sections being indicated by the numerals 11, 12, and 13. Adjacent the upper'ends of the sections 11 and 12 and screw threadedly ex` tending `into the interior thereof are set screws 14 and 15 adapted to engage the sections slidably received in the sections carrying said set screws. The sections 12 and 13 are reduced at their lower ends and-have received in said reduced ortions collars 16 and 17 constructed of rub er or the like for preventing the scraping olf of painted portions 18 arranged adjacent the lower ends of the sections 12 and 13, said ainted portions bein arranged for in icating the limit of a justment of one section with relation to another., The lower end of the lowermost section 11 has the interior thereof screw-threaded, as at v19, 'for receiving a threaded plug 20 which carries a depending point or rojection 21 that is adapted to engage in t e ground for reventing slipping or sliding movement o the lower end of the pole.

The upper end of the uppermost section 13 isbifurcated or slotted, as at 22, and has received in said bifurcation the lower ends of a series of plates 23 constructed of spring steel, or the like, said plates being securedl in said bifurcation by the passing of rivets 24 therethrough. The spring plates 23 project from the uppermost sectlon 13 in an upwardly direction and are arranged in pairs for providing the spring jaws between which the clothes line is clamped. The two innermost plates 25 and 26 extend upwardly in parallel relation to each other throughout the major portion of the length thereof, and have their uppermost extremities 'diverging from each other, as at 27, to provide a V- shaped guide for directing the clothes line between the parallel portion of the plates 25 and 26.

The two plates 23 positioned on the outer sides of the series of plates being designated by the numerals 28 and 29 are constructed of thicker material than the- plates 25 and 26, and have portions thereof bowed outwardly, as at 28a and 29?, in order to form greater spring tension on the innermost plates 25 and 26. The upper ends of the outermost l plates conform to the general shape of the upper ends 27 of the plates 25 and 26, but terminate short of the upper ends of said inner plates. The extremities of the inner plates and 26 are bent back upon themselves, as at\30, to provide sockets in which the extremities of the outermost plates 28 and 29 are received. It is to be noted that the outer plates terminate a short distance from the closed ends of the sockets 30 when in an inoperative osition, as indicated by the numeral 31, and) that when moved to the position indicated by dotted lines in Figure 3, a relative'sliding movement 1s effected between the outer and inner plates, otherwise the spreading of the spring jaws would be prevented.

My improved constructlon of sprlng gaws forengaging a clothes line is not only to be used upon the upper end of a clothes prop, but is also arranged for fastening or securing the opposite ends of the clothes line to the object between which the line is suspended, one of the fastening elements being indicated by the numeral 32 in Figure 1. In this form of -my invention, the spring plates are attached to the upper end of a member 33 in a similar manner to the way the plates are attached to the upper section of the prop, said member 33 having a screw ,threaded extension 34 thereon arranged in the shape of a wood screw, in order that said fastening elements maybe rigidly secured to an object, such as that indicated by the numeral 35. In order to prevent relative sliding movement of the clothes line with rela.- tion to the securing or fastening elements 32, a knot is tied in each end of the clothes line for engaging the edges of the inner and outer pla In operation, the set screws 14 and 15 are turned in order to permit the telescopic sections of the pole to beslid with relation to .ing

each other, so that said pole may be arranged in an elongated 'form or extended position. When in such position the set screws 14 and 15 are tightened to prevent relative sliding movement of the sections with relation to eachother. The pole is then moved .to a position with the clothes line arranged between the diverging ends of the inner plates 25 and 26, andby forcing the pole in a longitudinal direction the sprino' jaws will be spread or opened, thus clamping the clothes line therebetween, while the pointed end 21 is engaged in the ground. It will be noted that the clamping of the spring jaws against the clothes line will prevent the falling of the pole when the clothes on the line are blown to a high elevation due to high winds and that sliding movement of the pole with relation to the line is prevented,

Having thus described my invention. what I claim as new is:

A clothes line support comprising a member having a slot in its upper end, inner and outer sets of plates, the said plates at one end entering the said slot and being in close contact with each other, the outer plates being outwardly bowed at points between their ends and having outwardly curved outer extremities, the inner plates being in close contact .with each other along their inner portions and having outwardly curved outer end portions the extremities of which are provided with return bends and merginto iianges which bear against the outer surfaces of the extremities of the rst mentioned plates, the end edges y of the first mentioned plates being normally spaced from the inner surfaces of the return bends of the second mentioned plates.

In testimony whereof, I have atiixed my signature CARSON MoRE-YNOLDS.

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