US820815A - Clothes-line support. - Google Patents

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l PATENTED MAY 15, L96. F. MUMANUS.

CLOTHES LINE SUPPORT. APPLIGATION lFILED MAY 12, 1905.

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.Pasadas le .1906s To all whom it. may'concerm, 3

, Be it known that I, FRANK McMANUs; a

citizen of th'eiUnited States, residin vin,South Norfolk, `inthe county of 4Norfol in the State ofgltirginia, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Clothes-Line Supports, of' which the following is a specificat1on.` I

I provide for convgniently arran ing the clothes on the` line while the line is IOW and v for raising the whole after the clothes have been: properly hung. `The lines maybe lowered afrain before taking off the clothes.

IwlIl' shew and describethe device as car ried out, with many returns of a single line back and forward and as having such returns extended between two of my supports;`

but the invention may be used with a less number of returns and eveniwith one end of lzo each stretch` or return held stationary and one endfonly of the series raised and lowered. The following is a description of what I consider the best means for' carrying out the in velrlition. Y

T e accompanyin ofthis specification. g

lFigurel is aplan view showing the invention 1n condition for use. There are in this figure two of rnysupports arranged to face each other with an Vordinary clothes-line stretched back and forward between them. The remaining. figures are on a larger scale. Fi 2 is acentralvertical section on a line 2 2 in ig.. 3 with the eXtreme upperportion in elevation. Fig. 3 is mainly an elevation at right angles to the view in Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a section of'a portion corresponding to Fig. 2, but showing a modification. Fig 5 is a plan view of the U-sliapedyoke detached; and Fig. 6 is a central vertical section of the base portion, showing a modification.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all'the figures Where they appear. Y

`A is an drawings form part upright tube. It may beinade of various materials, includingwood, but I will describe it as galvanized iron. A is a foot tapered or otherwise stron ly fixed thereon. AfA3 are straps cast or ot erwise set in the foot and arranged in four sets extending radially to allow the horizontal bars A4 of wood or other suitable material to be inserted and removed at will. A5 represents pins 1nserted through holes in the straps A3, engagin'g in correspondin holes in the barsA1 to secure the arms an release them at will and or otherwise putting the support out of the` way. The other tube A is similar and isheld y at the requlred distance' iny a reversed posi-vtion. i

Near the top 'of the hollow post A is a U- I shaped bracket B, secured by screws C C,` which screws also perform another important function,` as will later on appear. Onthe two arms oftle bracket Bfis mounted a shaft D, on which is secured an operating-crank D and a spur gear-wheel D?. ranged with the gear-wheel revolving in a slot inthe ost A and acting upon an upright piece loose y inclosed by and vertically sliding in said post, which I will for brevity designate as the pole M. It is equipped with a, series of teeth constituting a rack M', eX- tending up and down on one side, arranged to be engaged by the teeth of the wheel This shaft is ar- Y The pole is raised and lowered thereby and is prevented from turning horizontally by receiving the inner ends ofthe screws C and also a small wheel P in a longitudinal groove m, extending the main portion of the length. The groove terminates suliiciently above the bottom to provide a stop, so that the slide M can never be entirely drawn out and lost.'

P is an antifrictionwh`eelv mounted on a` pivot on the upper portion ofthe tube A. It

runs in the groove .m and performs two functions-one to contribute to resist any tendency of the upright pole to be revolved and another to reduce-friction under the severe pull to which it is subjected on being raisedV or lowered when the lines are loaded with clothes. Y l

M2 is a transverse bar supported in the head carried on-the upper end ofthe pole M.

In the use of the invention two of my supports will usually be employed, and I will describe them as set a proper distance `apart and with their transverse bars M2 approximately parallel.

W 1s a clothes-line .tied or secured to one end of a transverse bar and extending across the space-to the corresponding bar of the oppositel support, Where 'it passes partial around two of the fastenings M4, and thence back again, engaging two of the corresponding fastenings on y tends backward and forward until the Whole is made available, securing the terminal end in any ordinaryed or suitable;- manner. To o erate, if the poles are not already down }he cranks are4 turned -to lower the the first bar, and thus expoles and their attachments, and the clothes are TGIIIOVG are applied and secured by clothes-pins in the ordinary manner, taking care to first fill the inner stretches ofthe line and afterward the outer. Y f

A fter the clothes are in place the cranks D are turned to raise each pole. There will usually be only one operator, and the cranks ma be turned one at a time.

he line W and its several stretches of the depending clothes (not/shown) will for a brief period be in an inclinedposition; but when the cross-bars and their attachments are'up to the proper level the arts may be secured by fastening the gear-W eel D2, and the whole will be in position for successful exposure of the clothing to the circulation of the air, and the drying will proceed in the ordinary Inanner.

To take off the clothes, the operation is reversed, the cranks being caused or'allowed to turn in the (proper direction, and the clothes first from theouter and afterward from the inner stretches of the line. The parts may be made light and graceful from metal either natural or variously surfaced. The cheaper forms of the invention may be made of hard Wood.

Fig. 3 shows a lock-bar E extending across engaging with the ear-wheel Dz and also in corresponding note esb, formedin yoke B. When the ole and its attachments have been fullyraised), this loose lock-barEis dropped in place and locks the parts, so long as 1t is yalowed to remain.

Modications may be made Without departing from the principle or sacrificing the advantages of the invention. The supports are ada ted to stand on the ground or on va fiat roo of a building Without any special con. struction, but there may be cases where it is practicable to permanently set posts of small diameter in t e yard or on a roof and to mount. the supports thereon by sim ly re ceiving such a p'ermanentlyset post o metal 0r hard wood in the hollow interior of the form accurately-spaced holes are drilled. A

lhold the inclosed parts Wheel should be cylindrical. They may be made by setting short ins in radial holes in an otherwise smooth w eel. In this form of the invention I also lshow a similar series of holes in the opposite side of the pole and mount there another Wheel with pins for teeth engaging in those holes. This construction allows Wheels to serve usefully in holding the pole and itsload against any twisting motion. L

In Fig. 4, M* is the pole and M* the series of holes which correspond to the teeth M of the other form, the series of'holes m* corresponding to the groove in the other form.

I claim as my 1nvention y 1. Two upright tubular posts and means for supportin them, a pole movable up and down int e interior of each post carrying a cross-bar on the pro'ecting upper end, fasteningslon each crossar for a clothes-line arran ed to hold such line in substantially paralle stretches between them, yokes B carry.l

ing shafts 'D with cranks D', and screws C adapted to perform the functions ofholding and liberatingmthe yoke, and pole against combined substan\tially as herein specified.

2. Two upright tubular posts A, a roller P near the top of each performing the two functions 4of relieving from friction 'and aiding to ainst being turned horizontall a pole mova le endwise in each post, carrying a cross-bar at its u avingalongitudinal groove, an `rther provisions carried in'the structure for engaging in such groove and insurino' against horizontal revolving motion, and` provisions by la shaft, gear-wheel and crank, for raising and lowering each bar audits attachments, all combined and arranged to serve, substantially as herein specified.

Signed at South Norfolk, in the county of lNorfolk and State of Virginia, this 15th day arding theV ing turned horizontally, aller end and

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