US2823884A

US2823884A - Clothes drying rack bracket

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Publication number: US2823884A
Application number: US402990A
Authority: US
Inventors: William A Lagerstrom
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1954-01-08
Filing date: 1954-01-08
Publication date: 1958-02-18
Anticipated expiration: 1975-02-18

Description

I Feb. 18, 1958 w. A. LAGERSTROM CLOTHES DRYING RACK BRACKET Filed Jan. 8, 1954 JEL E'UZUJF WILLIAM A. LAGEBYSTBOM United States Patent CLOTHES DRYING RACK BRACKET William A. Lagerstrom, Chicago, Ill.

Applicationlauuary 8, 1954, Serial No. 402,990

1 Claim. ((31. 248-207) The invention relates to improvements in drying racks and is'particularly concerned with the novel rugged con.- struction of a collapsible rack that can be mounted readilyupon a suitable support.

The rack of the. present invention is of a type that can be easily and quickly. attached to a radiator, table, Window' sill' or other support. It is constructedso that when demounted and collapsed, it will occupy very little space.

and, consequently, can be stored readily. When mounted, the rack may be raised or lowered and a plurality of novelly mounted rack arms may be positioned securely to extend radially from its upper extremity.

It is an object of the invention to provide a novelly constructed easily mounteddrying rack.

Another object is to provide a drying rack of the character described. with novel structural feature enabling it to be collapsedor extended readily.

Another object is to provide an extensible drying rack with a novel mounting bracket.

Another object is to provide a drying rack with a novel easily joined standard.

With the foregoing. and. other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists of certain novel features of construction, arrangement and combination of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and particularly pointed out in the appended claim, it being understood that various changes in the form, proportion, size and minor details of the structure may be made without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

For the purpose of facilitating an understanding of our invention, I have illustrated in the accompanying drawings a preferred embodiment thereof, from an inspection of which, when considered in connection with the following description, our invention, its mode of construction, assembly and operation, and many of its advantages should be readily understood and appreciated.

Referring to the drawings in which the same characters of reference are employed to indicate corresponding or similar parts throughout the several figures of the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the rack extended and showing it mounted on a horizontal support.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged top plan view of the rack showing the rack arms extended and partially broken away.

Fig. 3 is a view of a portion of the rack, taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 2 showing parts of the standard in section.

Fig. 4 is a top plan view of the rack showing the rack arms in collapsed position.

Fig. 5 is an enlarged detail side elevational view, partly in section, of the mounting bracket shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 6 is a front elevational view of the bracket shown in Fig. 5.

Fig. 7 is a detail view showing the rack mounted on a steam or hot water radiator.

Fig. 8 is a sectional view taken on line ti of Fig. 7.

2,823,884 Patented Feb. 18, 1958 Referring to the accompanying drawings, the drying rack embodying the features of the present invention is of a kind which may be mounted upon various types of supports. In the Fig. 1 illustratiomit is shown mounted upon a horizontal support 11, which may constitute a table top, window sill, or the like. In the Fig. 7 disclosure, the drying rack is shown mounted upon a steam or hot water radiator. in which the drying rack may be mounted and it is tobe understood that the present disclosure of several mountings is exemplary only.

Referring particularly to the construction of the drying rack, it includes a mounting bracket generally indicated at 12, a two-piece standard 13-14 and a plurality of rack arms 15. The bracket 12 preferably isformed by casting and, as best shown in. Fig. 5, it consists offa solid body portion 16 havingv opposed. lips 1 7-18p'rojecting from one face thereof. to constitute a jaw for receiving the horizontal support 11. The lip 18 is tappedto receive a clamping screw 19 which may be adjusted manually to firmly clamp the support 11 between said screw and the lip 17. The body 16 is provided also with a pair of depending flanges 21 spaced apart to provide a flared support receiving jaw 22 to thereby adapt the bracket to be mounted upon: a vertical or slightly inclined support such as, for example, the back of a chair. In

order not to mar a chair back, a cushion is provided in the jaw 22 (Fig. 5). As shown, the cushion may consist of a: flap 2% on a rubber plug 29 mounted in the body 16 and said flap may be held in a desired position by adjustment of. a screw 30. One of the flanges 21 has a tapped opening to receive a clamping screw 23.

A relatively deep tapered well' 24 is provided in the top face of the bracket 16. This well constitutes a socket into which the lower end of the standard part 13 is thrust. It should be observed that the extreme end portion of the standard part 13 is tapered. to conform substantially to the shape of. the socket 14so thatwhen the standard part 13 is thrust into the socket, it'isheldirigidly therein. The upper end of the standard part 13 is flared outwardly as at 25 to receive the contracted end portion 26 of the other standard part 14 when said ends are telescoped one into the other. It should be quite evident at this time that the standard may be easily and quickly mounted in the bracket 16 and that it may consist of both of the

parts

13 and 14 but, if desired, the part 13 may be omitted, in which instance, the lower tapered end 26 of the standard part 14 is thrust. into the well 24.

A cap 27 is firmly mounted, as by a weld 28, on the upper end of the standard part 14. This cap may be fashioned in any approved manner and it is provided with a plurality of circumferentially spaced radial slots or recesses 29 in its top wall 31. Upon referring to Fig. 3, it will be observed that the radial slots 29 extend to the perimeter of the cap 27 and that they are of sufficient length to extend inwardly beyond the inside face 32 of the cap 27. These radial slots constitute openings for the passage of the rack arms 15. As shown, one rack arm 15 is mounted in each radial slot 29 and, when a rack arm is in the position of use illustrated in Fig. 3, it rests upon and is supported by the bottom of its related slot 29. When not in use, the rack arm may be lifted at its outer end into a substantially vertical position and then lowered into the interior of the upper standard part 14. Such position of the rack arms is shown in Fig. 4, and in broken lines in Fig. 3.

Each of the rack arms 15 is provided with means on each end to prevent its being removed from the slot in which it is mounted. As shown, the inner end of the rack arm 15 is suitably tapped to receive a headed screw 33 having a diameter of suificient size to prevent its be ing withdrawn through the slot 29. The headed screw 33,

There obviously are other ways" therefore, provides a stop to limit outward movement of the rack arm. The outer extremity of the rack arm 15 is likewise tapped to receive a headed screw 34, which screw'has' a diameter sufiiciently large to prevent the arm from dropping down into the interior of the standard part 14. The construction and manner of mounting the rack arms is such that said arms may be easily and quickly withdrawn from a collapsed position into a position of use and, when so positioned, they are rigidly supported by the underlying surface of the slot 29 in which they are mounted. Each rack arm may be provided with longitudinallyv spaced circumferential grooves 35, or notches, to receive garment hangers in spaced relationship thereon. These grooves are particularly advantageous when the drying rack is used for freshly laundered garments, or for garments which must be shaped while drying.

Referring to the disclosure in Figs. 7 and 8, the drying rack isv shown mounted upon a radiator 36. In order to accomplish this easily and quickly, the bracket 12 has associated with it a clamp plate 37. As shown, the clamp plate 37 is arranged against an inside surface of the radiator 36 and is provided with a tapped opening to receive a tightening bolt 38. The bolt 38 is adapted to be engaged easily and quickly with the bracket 12 so as to make mounting and dismounting of the drying rack very convenient. Referring for the moment to Figs. 5 and 6, it will be observed that the body 16 of the bracket 12 has a lateral slot or groove 39, in one side face thereof. This groove is adapted to receive the tightening bolt 38 when the bracket is mounted as illustrated in Figs. 7

and 8. One method for mounting the bracket 12 on the radiator 36.r'nay consist of inserting the clamp plate 37 between adjacent coils of the radiator 36 While the clamp plate is in a substantially vertical position. As soon as it has been inserted a distance sufiicient to clear the coils between which it has been thrust, it is turned into a substantially horizontal position and, while the bolt 38 is held, the bracket 12 is placed against the outwardly disposed face of the radiator in position to permit the bolt to be engaged in the lateral slot 39. When this has been accomplished, the bolt may be tightened to draw the bracket and clamp plate firmly against theopposite faces of the radiator coils.

It is believed that my invention, its mode of construction and assembly, and many of its advantages should be readily understood from the foregoing Without further description, and it should also be manifest that While a preferred embodiment of the invention has been shown and described for illustrative purposes, the structural details are nevertheless capable of wide variation within the'purview of my invention as defined in the appended claim.

What I claim and desire tosccure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

An article of the character described comprising an elongated body having a socket in one end and spaced parallel flanges integral with and extending outwardly longitudinally from the other body end defining a downwardly opening U-shaped support receiving jaw having its bight portion defined by said other body end, one of said flanges having a portion extending outwardly perpendicular thereto, and a lip on one side face of said body adjacent to the end having the socket to define with said perpendicularly extending portion a second U-shaped. support receiving jaw having its bight portion defined by said body side face.

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