US3033379A - Clothes rack - Google Patents

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May 8, 1962 A. F. CLARK CLOTHES RACK Filed Sept. 13. 1960 l/VVE N 70/1 Alvin F C/ar/r United States Patent 3,033,379 QLOTHES RACK Alvin F. Clark, Rte. 2, Bellevue, Ohio Filed Sept. 13, 1960, Ser. No. 55,753 1 Claim. (Cl. 211-178) These and other objects will be fully understood with reference to the following description and taken in the light of the annexed drawing, in which:

FIGURE 1 is a perspective View of the rack of the present invention,

FIGURE 2 is a fragmentary view partially in section of one side of the rack with the lower ends of the leg broken away,

FIGURE 3 is a view partially in section on an enlarged scale, taken on the line 33 of FIGURE 1,

FiGURE 4 is a fragmentary elevational view of a portion of the rack shown in FIGURE 1, and

FIGURE 5 is a view on an enlarged scale, taken on the line 55 of FIGURE 1.

FIGURE 6 is a sectional view taken substantially along line 6-6 of FIGURE 1 as viewed in the direction indicated by the arrows.

With continued reference to the drawing, the clothes rack of the present invention is designated generally by the numeral 10 and it comprises an elongated reticulated trough 12 open at both ends and having leg means on each end for supporting the trough 12 above and spaced from a floor surface. The trough 12 is V-shaped in crosssectional configuration and the sides of the trough 12 are connected together at their apex 14 by the shank of an eyebolt 16 at one end and a plain bolt 18 at the other end for pivotal movement of the sides of the trough 12 toward and away from each other. As shown in FIG. 3, the eyebolt 16 extends through holes 17 and 19 in the legs 46 of the tubes 42, and washers 21 on the eye bolt 16 separate the legs 46. An acorn nut 23 is threaded on the free end of the eyebolt 16 and a lock nut 25 is threaded on the portion of the eyebolt 16 between the eye 27 and the adjacent leg 46.

A flexible water impervious sheet extends under the trough 12 from one side edge to the other side edge and is spaced from the trough 12 and is secured at its ends to the side edges of the trough 12.

A sheet 20 is formed on its underside at a rnidpart with a depending pocket 22, shown in dotted lines in FIGURE 1. The sheet 20 and pocket 22 form receptacles for receiving water dripping from clothing articles when the latter are supported upon the trough 12.

A clothes hanger projects over the trough 12, as at 24 in FIGURE 1.

The hanger 24 consists in a bent rod having a long leg 26 and a short leg 28 positioned with the long leg 26 horizontally and the short leg 28 vertically and extending into the upper end of a tubular member 30. The tubular member 30 is also L-shaped and has its long leg 32 vertical and its short leg 34 horizontal and resting upon the floor surface. A brace element 36 lies on the floor adjacent the short leg 34 of the tubular member 30 and has oneend 31 pivotly connected tovthe short leg 34 intermediate the ends of the latter. The outer end of brace 36 is indicated by the numeral 37 in FIGURE 1 of the appended drawing.

A collar 38 is circumposed about the short leg 28 of the hanger 24 above the upper end of the tubular member 30 and is adjustably secured on the short leg 28 by a thumb screw 40.

As shown in FIGURE 2, one of the sides of the trough 12 is seen to be fabricated of an inverted U-shaped tube 42 the bight 44 of which forms the outside edge of the side of the trough. The free ends of the legs 46 of the tube 42 form the feet which rest upon the fioor surface and support the trough 12 with rubber tips 48 (FIG- URE 1) on the free ends of the legs and protecting the floor surface. I

As shown in FIGURE 5, the end edges of the sheet 20 are formed to an open loop 50 receiving the bight of an elongated bar 52 having its legs 53 provided with threads 54 and extending through appropriately spaced holes in the bight 44 of the tube 42.

Acorn nuts 54 are on the fitted legs of the bar 52 and secure the bar 52 to the tube 42. Under the acorn nuts 54 at each end is a spring clip 56 which engages the bight 44 of the opposite side of the trough 12 when the trough 12 is collapsed.

A brace 58 extends between the leg of one side of the trough 12 and the adjacent side of the trough 12 as shown most clearly in FIGURE 1.

Bars 60 and 62 extend between the legs 46 of each of the tubes 42 which form the sides of the trough, the bar 60 having its ends received in openings 64 provided in the legs 46 but the bar 62 having its ends extending through and peened over as at 62 in FIGURE 2 to provide rigidity to the sides of the trough 12.

In use, the trough is readily assembled from its component parts and erected with the long leg 32 extending through the eye ofthe eyebolt 16 adjacent the apex 14 of the trough ends. The hanger 24 may be positioned so that the long leg'extends over the trough and when articles are hung on the long leg 26 water received in the sheet 20 will find its Way to the pocket 22 for later disposal.

The trough 12 may be employed to support articles of clothing such as wet galoshes, rubbers, shoes, and the like so that they can air out and partially or completely dry with any water or snow falling from such articles onto the sheet 20.

What is claimed is:

A clothes rack comprising an elongated reticulated trough open at both ends, leg means on each end of said trough for supporting said trough above'and spaced from a floor surface, said trough having a V-shaped cross section configuration, and a flexible water impervious sheet extending under said trough from one side edge to the other and spaced therefrom and secured to said trough side edges to form a receptacle for water dripping from clothing articles when supported in said trough, said sheet 1 i being formed at its midpart with a depending pocket to.

receive and hold water received in the receptacle formed by said sheet.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Flynn Oct. 14, 19 8f

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