US542677A

US542677A - Clothes-holder

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Publication number: US542677A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1895-07-16
Anticipated expiration: 1912-07-16

Description

Patented July 16, 1895.

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CLOTHES-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 542,677, dated July 16, 1895. Application filed January 21, 1895. Serial No. 535,688. (No model.)

To all whom it mot-y concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE B. N. Dow, a citizen of the United States, residing at Manchester, in the county of Hillsborough and State of New Hampshire, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Clothes- Holders; and I do declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompany- 1ng drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to supports or holders for clothes and the like, and, while the same may be employed for general household purposes, it is more especially designed for application to the foot-boards of bedsteads to form in practice a support for bedclothes for airing purposes.

The nature of my invention will fully appear from a reading of the subjoined description, when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification, and in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view illustrating my invention, the parts being in position for use. Fig. 2 isa similar View, but showing my improved device folded. Fig. 3 is a detail .view in perspective, showing the adjustable hinge connection between the barand the sup porting-arms; and Fig. 4 is a detail View in perspective of the slidable sleeve forming a part of the hinge connection. Fig. 5 is a detail view in perspective of the hinge connection between the supporting-arms and bed; and Fig. 6, a similar view,but showing a connection adapted for application to a metallic bedstead.

Similar letters of reference denote similar parts throughout the figures of the drawings.

Referring to the said drawings by 1etter,A denotes the foot-board of a bedstead, to which my device is. applied, although, as. beforestated, said device is susceptible of application to other objects-as, for instance, washstands, sinks, dressing-cases, clothes-presses,

and the like -and B is my improved clothessupport. Said support comprises'abar c, preferably circular in cross section and provided on its inner side with grooves or recesses c, for a purpose to be presently explained. This bar is arranged parallel with the foot-board, but on a line when in use slightly above tlie'topofsaid board for convenience to the operator, the construction also permitting said bar when not in use to lie against and slightly below said top in order that the same may form no obstruction. d (1 represent thefsupporting-arms for said bar, pivotal connection being made with the latter and with the foot-board, and while I have shown but two of these bars it is evident that a greater number may be ems ployed for-added strength. Each of these bars are formed in two pieces d 01 having a pivotal connection (i and the portion (2' is formed with a brace d to relieve the strain on the hinge connection with the foot-board,which I will now describe. e denotes a face-plate secured by screws or other like means to the foot-board, and extending outward from said plate is a bracket e, having one of its sides e inwardly inclined. The inner end of the portion (1 of the supporting-arm is pivotally secured in this bracket by a pin 6 and e is an eye integral with plate for connection with the lower end of the brace d Referring now to the hinge connection between the arm d and the bar, f denotes a sleeve which fits the bar c,a depression f be ing formed therein to conform to the groove 0 in said bar. The outer end of the portion 61 is pivotally secured to said sleeve within the depression f by means of a pin f. The groove or recess 0 is of sufficient length to permit of the hinge connection to be adjusted to suit different widths of bedsteads and also to accommodate the suppporting-arms when the device is folded and not in use.

The supporting-arms and the connections are the same in construction and operation for each end of the bar, with the exception that said arms in practice fold in opposite directions or toward each other.

cilitate the folding of the device, I. prefer that the arms when unfolded shall still maintain a slight relative angle, and this is accomplished by the inclined side 6 of the bracket 6 forming a stop for the portion (1' when said por- In order to fa- 5 tion is at an acute angle to the foot-board. In this manner I prevent what I may term a dead-center, thereby enabling the bar to be pushed inward without the necessity of first moving the supporting-arms, it being understood that the bar will be supported at any distance from the foot-board by said arms. In the application of the device to a metallic bedstead I employ instead of a face-plate a clamp g, as shown in Fig. 6. The ends of the bar are preferably ornamented by metallic or other knobs h.

In the operation of my invention the bar is pulled outward from the foot-board to the full extent and the device is then ready to receive and support bedclothes, articles of apparel, or the like in the best possible manner for airing or other purposes; As before stated, the bar should preferably be arranged so that when in use it shall be in position above the foot-board; This may be accomplished in various ways, but preferably by giving a vertical inclination to the face-plate of the hinge connection with the foot-board.

The device is simple in construction, may be cheaply produced, and is' not liable to disorder. way, and for shipping can be made very cornpact. In operation the use of but one hand When folded,it is entirely out of the v is required either for opening the device for use or for folding the same when not use.

I claim as my invention I 1. A clothes support comprising a bar, and supporting arms pivotally connected at one end with and longitudinally adjustable on said'bar, and pivot-ally connected at its other end with an article of furniture, said arms being each formed in two parts connected to .board by a hinge connection provided with a stop for limiting the outward movement of said part, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE E. N. DOIV. Witnesses:

W. '1. NORTON, ARTHUR BROWNING.