US1974659A - Clothesline tower - Google Patents

Description

Sept. 25, 1934.

J. SALA CLOTHESLINE TOWER Filed Jan 23, 1935.

Patented Sept. 25, 1934 Joseph Sala,Brooklyn,t N.Y; Application January 23, 1933, SerialNo 53,040

Claims. (Cl. 189-33)- This invention relates to new and useful improvements in a clothes linetowerr .,The invention has for an object the construetion ofa clothesline tower which is characterized 5,by a steel or the like tower supported on a suitable foundation such as concrete, and an arrangementupon ,said tower for accommodating the outer ends of clothes lines. 7

As a still furtherobject of this invention, it is proposed, to support a plurality of transversearms upon the tower in a particularfashion for supporting theouter ends of clothes lines.

Still further the invention proposes an arrangementwhereby said transverse arms may be ,ad-

justed to various positions upon said tower.

Furthermore, as another object of this invention, it is proposed to. provide an arrangement whereby the transverse arms are automatically locked in positions when they are moved to the horizontal positions in'which they are used. Stillfurther the invention proposes the construction of a clothes line tower which is simple and durable and which may be manufactured and sold at a reasonable cost.

For further comprehension of the invention, and of theobjects and advantages thereof, reference will be had to the following description and accompanying drawing, and to the appended claims in which the various novel features of the 3d; invention are more particularly set forth.

In the accompanying drawing forming a material part of this disclosure:-

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a clothes line tower constructed according to this invention. Fig. 2 is a horizontal sectional view taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 2 but illustrating a modified arrangement of the device.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary enlarged front eleva- 40.,tional view of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a similar view to Fig. 1 showing a modified arrangement of the device. The clothes line tower according to this invention comprises a concrete foundation 10 supporting a steel tower comprising four corner angle irons 11 extending upwards. The angle irons 11 are formed from a plurality of small sections joined together by rivets. The connection between the sections preferably should comprise engaging the ends of the sections adjacent and into each other, clearly shown in Fig. 2, and riveting the overlapping ends together. A plurality of horizontal angle irons 12 are connected between the four corner angle irons 11 so as to conclude the formation of the tower. These horizontal a both of the. sides of the tower.

angle irons 12 are arranged in groups of four on the same horizontal plan. a i

The corner angle irons 11 are arranged to taper towards each other so that the tower construction is larger at the bottom than atthe top. A plural-- ity of horizontal transverse arms 13 are supported upon the front of the tower so as to extendat These transverse arms serve for supporting pulleys 14 upon which the clothes: lines are engaged. Vertically, the transversearms are spaced so asjto be suitable for the different stories of a building'provided with the lines for association withthe clothes line tower. The transverse arms are also angle irons as clearly indicated in Figs. 1 and 2. 'An 4 angle iron construction of the tower and trans-'1 verse arms insures great rigidity necessary in supporting the; clothes line and the clothes carried thereby. a

In Figs. 3 and 4, a modified form of the invent- 1 tion has been: disclosed in which provision is made forvertically adjusting the transverse arms 13. According .to this form the tower is similar to the tower in the previous form except that its front edges are parallel to each other and form tracks upon which the transverse arms may be moved. More particularly, the tower, see Fig. 3, is composed from corner angle irons 15 arranged so as to form an H-shape. Braces 16 are secured between the inner arms of the corner angles 15 and other braces 1'7 are secured at the front and rear between the front and rear arms of the corner braces. A pair of strips 18 acting as tracks are attached on the edges of the front angle irons 15. A slide 19 is arranged across the 9o front of the tower and is provided with bent ends 20 engaging over the strips 18 and the edges of the front corner angle irons 15 so as to be slidably supported.

A boss 21 projects from each of the slides 19. 955:: Screws 22 threadedly engage thru the bosses 21 and are adapted to abut against any one of the links 17 which act as the rungs for the tower so that persons may climb easily up the tower. The screws 22 are provided with enlarged rear ends comprising square portions 23 and heads 24. The transverse arms 13" distinguish from the transverse arms 13 in that they are not of angle shape but flat. Each arm 13' has a square opening which slidably engages on one of the square sections 23 and each arm is urged against the head 24 by an expansion spring 25 arranged around the boss 21 and the square portion 23 and acting between the slide 19 and the inner face of the transverse arm 13'. A pair of hooks 26 and

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