Supports: racks – Clotheslines – isolated supports
Reexamination Certificate
1999-04-27
2001-10-30
Stodola, Daniel P. (Department: 3634)
Supports: racks
Clotheslines, isolated supports
C211S104000, C211S096000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06308843
ABSTRACT:
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to a drying apparatus. More particularly although not exclusively it discloses an improved foldable and removable clothes-line for confined spaces.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Due to the requirements of high density development most urban and even suburban dwellings are being constructed with very little free space surrounding them. Available space for clothes-lines or the like is now often restricted to merely a narrow passage along the side of a house, a small courtyard or a balcony which all have to be available for other purpose. While there are clothe-lines known to be foldable when not in service to minimize space, these tend to be expensive and/or are complicated to use and do not have the ability to be completely removed.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
It is therefore an object of this invention to ameliorate the aformentioned disadvantages and accordingly a foldable clothes-line is disclosed having one or more arms together with mounting means adapted for fixing to a support surface, said arms comprising base sections which in use of the clothes-line engage in said mounting means and line carriage sections disposed at an angle to said base sections, said arms being pivotal in said mounting means in a substantially horizontal plane between a first position at which said line carriage sections extend outwardly from said support surface to deploy said clothes-line for service and second folded position wherein said line carriage sections are located substantially parallel to said support surface in a space saving flat configuration and said mounting means including retaining means to releasably hold said line carriage sections in said outwardly extended position.
Preferably said retaining means employ the weight of the arms to hold the line carriage sections in the ourwardly extended position.
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Harris Erica B.
Jacobson & Johnson
Stodola Daniel P.
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