Rack for sports equipment

• US 5,862,924 A
• Filed: 05/09/1997
• Issued: 01/26/1999
• Est. Priority Date: 05/10/1996
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Gilles Dumont
• Original Assignee: Gilles Dumont
• Inventors: Dumont, Gilles
• Primary Examiner(s): Gibson, Jr., Robert W.
• Application Number:
  US08/853,783
• Time in Patent Office: 627 Days
• Field of Search: 211/85.7, 211/196, 211/205, 211/118, D 6/552, 248/292.13, 248/218.4, 248/219.3, 248/219.4
• US Class Current: 211/85.7
• CPC Class Codes: A47F 5/04 Stands with a central pillar, e.g. tree type A47F5/02 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A47G 25/0664 Standing garment supporting racks; Garment supporting stands with swingable or extending arms

Abstract

There is provided a sports equipment rack which has a central post, a plurality of outwardly extending hanger members to receive an article of clothing or piece of sports equipment, with at least one of the hanger members being moveable between a first storage position wherein the member lies adjacent the central post and a second garment or equipment hanging position wherein the hanger member extends outwardly to receive the piece of clothing or sports equipment. An elasticized member preferably extends around the post and the moveable hanger members to retain the same in a storage position when not wanted. There is also provided a portable sports equipment rack.

Claims

1. A sports equipment rack comprising a central post, a plurality of outwardly extending hanger members to receive an article thereon, at least one of the hanger members being moveable between a first storage position wherein the member lies adjacent said central post and a second equipment hanging position wherein the hanger member extends outwardly to receive an article of sports equipment, at least one other of said outwardly extending hanger members comprising a horizontally extending hanger member, said horizontally extending hanger member extending through said central post and being supported thereby.

2. The sports equipment rack of claim 1 further including base support members, said base support members being secured proximate a bottom end of said central post.

3. The sports equipment rack of claim 1 wherein said outwardly extending hanger members include two hanger members being moveable between said first storage position and said second equipment hanging position.

4. The sports equipment rack of claim 3 further including end caps at distal ends of said outwardly extending hanging members.

5. The sports equipment rack of claim 1 further including means to retain said at least one of the moveable hanger members in a position adjacent to said central post.

6. The sports equipment rack of claim 5 wherein said means comprises an elasticized member.

7. The sports equipment rack of claim 2 wherein said base support members each include an outwardly extending stop member to support a piece of sports equipment.

8. The sports equipment rack of claim 1 further including first and second base support members, each of said base support members comprising a horizontal portion and an upwardly and inwardly extending arm at each opposed end of said horizontal portion, a distal end of each of said upwardly and inwardly extending arms being secured to said central post, said horizontal portions being attached to a bottom of said central post.