Drying rack

• US 4,901,871 A
• Filed: 11/23/1988
• Issued: 02/20/1990
• Est. Priority Date: 11/24/1987
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Leifheit AG
• Original Assignee: Leifheit AG
• Inventors: Tiwi, Peter, Ohm, Heinz J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Chin-Shue, Alvin C.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Lechok, Sarah A.
• Application Number:
  US07/276,365
• Time in Patent Office: 454 Days
• Field of Search: 211/86, 211/87, 211/105.1, 211/105.3, 211/119.01, 211/123, 211/175, 211/208, 211/88, 248/297.3, 248/188.5, 248/214, 248/297.5, 248/298, 248/294, 24/585, 24/615, 24/616
• US Class Current: 211/119.004
• CPC Class Codes: D06F 57/127 for attachment or suspension to central heating radiators

Abstract

A dryer for laundry, is adapted to be clamped onto stationary objects, and has hanging bars for the laundry, which bars are arranged between two carriers. An adjustable mounting strap or bar, slidably movable in each carrier, is bent at one end to form a hanging hook, and is bent at its other end into a springy tongue. At least one part of the tongue, in combination with a catch, engages into openings in the carriers which are provided for engaging the catch to lock the carriers relative to the slidable mounting straps or bars.

Claims

1. A dryer for laundry, which is adapted to be clamped onto a stationary member such as a radiator, railing, door, window frame or the like, comprising:

a pair of spaced apart carrier members, said carrier members each having an internal elongated guiding channel formed therein;

hanging means coupled between said spaced apart carrier members and adapted to receive laundry or the like thereon;

a pair of elongated adjustable clamping members respectively coupled to said carrier members and slidably mounted in said guiding channel of said respective carrier members, said clamping members each having mounting means at an end thereof for mounting the appliance to a stationary member;

said adjustable clamping members each having a bent portion at the end thereof which is opposite to said mounting means, and which is received in said guiding channel, said bent portion comprising a springy tongue means;

an elongated open slot formed in a portion of each of said carrier members and extending along a given portion of said elongated guiding channel of the respective carrier member, said slot opening to and communicating with said elongated guiding channel;

a plurality of cut-outs formed in at least one surface of each of said carrier members which defines a surface of said slot;

a manually operable slidable catch means coupled to each of said springy tongue means and slidably mounted in said open slot of the respective carrier means in which said clamping member is received, and said catch means being releasably engageable in said cut-outs formed in said respective carrier members so as to be selectively slidable throughout the length of said slot, relative to said carrier members, together with said respective clamping member, for adjustably locking said clamping members relative to said carrier members when said catch means is engaged in a cut-out; and

said springy tongue means biasing said respective catch means toward said cut-outs and said catch means being manually operable to be moved out of engagement with said cut-outs against said biasing force.

2. The dryer of claim 1, wherein said clamping members are substantially flat, and wherein said portion in said guiding channel has a pair of end slots therein, said tongue means being formed substantially centrally between said end slots, said end slots defining respective adjacent outer guiding sections which are slidably arranged in a respective first guiding channel portion of said carrier member.

3. The dryer of claim 2, wherein said catch means comprises a sliding catch mounted on said tongue means.

4. The dryer of claim 1, wherein said catch means comprises a sliding catch mounted on said tongue means.

5. The dryer of claim 2, wherein said slidable catch means comprises a keyed sliding part;

and guide rails extending from said keyed sliding part;

said guide rails having projections thereon;

said guide rails being slidably mounted in a second elongated guiding channel portion of said carrier members, and being engageable with said cut-outs of said carrier members.

6. The dryer of claim 5, wherein said second guiding channel portion has a dimension transverse to the length thereof which is equal to or greater than the dimension of said projections of said catch means in said same transverse direction plus the dimension of said guide rail.

7. The dryer of claim 6, wherein:

said first guiding channel portion for receiving said tongue part is separated from said second guiding channel portion; and

said carrier members further comprise a groove in a lower surface of said guiding channel and having a depth corresponding to the spring travel of said tongue part when depressed by operation of said catch means.

8. The dryer of claim 7, wherein said outer guiding sections of said clamping members have cut-outs for receiving and anchoring said catch means relative to said clamping members.

9. The dryer of claim 2, wherein said outer guiding sections of said clamping members have cut-outs for receiving and anchoring said catch means relative to said clamping members.

10. The dryer of claim 1, wherein said mounting means comprises a hook portion formed by bending said clamping members.