US2573214A - Sack clothes drier - Google Patents

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Oct. 30; 1951 M N 2,573,214

SACK CLOTHES DRIER Filed NOV. 24, 1948 gwue/wtom Lucille '71). 777oran ATTORNEY Patented Oct. 30, 1951 UNITED SATEL'S PAT ENT FF I CE SACK- CLOTHES DRIER Lucille Kr-Moran, St. Paul, Minn.

Application November 24, 1948, Serial No. 61,859

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My invention relates to an improvement in sack clothes drier wherein it is desired to provide a means of supporting clothes'duringa. drying operation.

In drying articles of clothing such as women's hose, difficulty is experienced due to the fact that the suspended hosiery is'often blown into contact with adjacent objects or rough surfacesand are damaged by this contact. A similar difiiculty is sometimes experienced with lingerieand various other garments of light weight. Hose suspending from clothes lines or other supporting means often become tangledtogether so that they do not dry as quickly or effectively as they otherwise might. Hosiery blown against the surface of a building or some other adjacent object often become snagged and are injured by this contact.

It is the objectof the present invention toprovide a sack or container in which the garments tobe dried may be supported and through-which wind and'air may freely travel. "The garments supported in this bag or sack arequickly dried by the flow of air travelling therethrough. At

the same time the articles of clothing thus supported are contained within the sack and are protected from contact with surrounding objects.

A feature'of the present invention'lies in the fact that'a plurality'of pairs of hose or other fragile articles 'of clothing may 'besuspended in the sack at the same time. When used-forthe drying of hosiery the sad: is preferably tapered and elongated and somewhat similar in shape to a wind sack usually used to determine wind direction. The sack is held expandedat its upper end by means of a reinforcing hoopof suitable material and the hose-are clamped or otherwise secured to this reinforced edge about the periphery thereof. Air passing through the body of thesack tendsto dry the hose without danger of snagging the same or causing runs therein due to contact with objects surrounding-the-point of suspension.

Afeature of the presentinvention lies in the provision of a sack which is preferably'formed be connected to a swivel hook. The swivelhook permits relative rotation of the sack and its support and prevents the handle from becoming twisted.

An added feature ofthe present invention lies in the provision of a sack or bag of cloth orother suitable pliable material whichis connected'at its upper :end toa reinforcing ring in such amanner as to. provide'angularly spaced-exposed portions in the ring. Clamps .orclothes pins of. any suitable type are supported bythe reinforcing ring irrthe exposed portions thereof so that the garments'suspended by thegclamping-means may be contained within the. sack.

An added feature of the present invention lies in-theprovision of a drier comprising a sack of cloth or other flexible material having an air pervious lower end and :an open upper end and in providing clamping means which in preferred 'form'are pivotally supported upon a reinforcing ring or loop at the upper end of the sack. The clamping means may usually be operated by swinging-the jaw end thereof upwardly so that the garments to be suspended may be readily engaged thereby.

These and other objects and novel features of my invent-ion'will be more clearly and fully set forth in the'following specification and claims.

In the drawings forming a part of my specification:

Figure 1 is-a perspective view of a sack clothes drier of a type'suitable fordrying hosiery or the like.

Figure -2 is a perspective view of a drierof somewhat different proportions of a type which may be used for supporting lingerie or other relatively fragilearticles of clothing.

Figure 3is-asectional view through a portion of the reinforcing rim of the drier showing the manner in whichthe garment clamping means are pivotallyattached thereto.

The clothes sack drier A illustrated in Figure 1 of the drawings comprises an elongatedtubular body Nlof fabric or other flexible material. The bodyl llamay-be formed of cotton mesh or similar air-perviousmaterial, or may be formed of material less pervious to air,such as muslin or plastic'sheeting. The bodyl-Uis preferably tapered in for-m having a: relatively large diameter upper endll and-a relatively smaller diameter lower end i2. In the event the body I'll is formed of material relatively non-pervious to'air, an extension-'is-provided of netting indicated at'l3. The

netting or-mesh' lower end |3is stitched or otherwise secured to the body I l d-and provided at its extremity with a binding tape [4 which may be provided with a projecting loop Hi. The loop [5 may be supported by a hook or suitable support if it is desired to hold the bag extending in any desired direction.

The bag body is provided at its large diameter upper end H with a series of scallops providing rounded tabs 16 which may extend beyond the remainder of the end. The tabs I6 are designed to fold over a circular reinforcing ring H and to be secured to itself beneath the ring. In other words the projecting tabs I6 form a discontinuous hem at the large diameter end of the bag which encloses the reinforcing ring H. The ring I! holds the bag circular in form at its upper end.

The notches l9 between the spaced tabs l expose portions of the reinforcing ring H. A handle of cloth or other suitable flexible material is secured to the wire reinforcing ring at oppositely disposed points thereof between spaced tabs IS. The cloth handle 20 may if desired be provided with a swivel hook 2| by means of which the sack may be suspended. The swivel hook allows relative rotation of the sack and its support which is engaged by the projecting end 22 of the swivel hook 2|.

In various of the notches I9 between the spaced tabs Hi I provide clothes pins or clamps 23. These clothes pins or clamps are preferably provided with a lateral aperture therethrough through which the reinforcing ring ll may extend, thus permitting the clothes pins or clamps to pivot about the wire of which the reinforcing ring is usually formed. Thus the handle ends of the clothes pins or clamping means may be pivoted downwardly along the outer surface of the bag body so that the clamping ends of the clothes pins or clamps may project out of the bag to simplify the clamping of articles of clothing thereto.

In operation the sack clothes drier A is suspended by the swivel hook 22 to any suitable means of support and the hosiery is clamped at the upper end by the clamps 23 and is extended into the interior of the bag It) toward the small diameter end l2 thereof. the body [0 of the sack A dries the hose quickly and the tapered form of the body tends to increase the velocity of air as it travels through the sack, thus holding the hosiery or other articles of clothing longitudinally of the bag. As the articles are enclosed they are not subject to injury by engagement with surrounding objects and the bag body It] may be blown against a brick wall, rough wooden surface, or other rough object without injuring the enclosed articles. Furthermore, the form of construction of the sack body tends to hold the various articles supported from becoming tangled together and wound one about the other so that the drying operation may be completed in a minimum amount of time.

In Figure 2 of the drawings I disclose a clothes sack drier B of somewhat different proportions from the drier A illustrated in Figure 1. The drier B is usually used to contain various articles of underclothing, lingerie and the like and prevents such garments from injury through contact with surrounding objects. In general the drier B differs from the drier A only in proportion, although it should be noted that the drier B has a body which is substantially uniform in form rather than tapered, and as a result the velocity of the air is not increased as it travels toward Air blowing throughthe lower end of the bag. Furthermore the sack B has a closed lower end while the sack A preferably has an open lower end.

The sack B includes a tubular body 24 which is formed of a suitable cloth such as muslin or plastic sheeting. The body 24 is preferably provided with a closed lower end formed of mesh or netting and identified in Figure 2 by the nu meral 25. The lower portion 25 of the bag is preferably more pervious to air than the upper portion 24 thereof and the two parts of the bag are secured together by stitching or the like as illustrated at 26.

The upper end of the bag is provided with a series of spaced integral tabs 21 which are folded upon themselves and secured to themselves to form a discontinuous peripheral hem designed to enclose the reinforcing ring 29. The reinforcing ring 29 is formed of wire, plastic, or other suitable material which is preferably circular in cross section and is designed to hold the upper end of the sack body in circular formation. A handle 30 of cloth or other suitable material is terminally looped about the reinforcing ring 29 in the exposed portions of two opposite sides of the ring between spaced tabs 21. As indicated in the drawings the projecting tabs are separated by notches 3| which provide exposed portions of the reinforcing ring 29 between each adjacent pair of tabs.

A series of angularly spaced clamps or clothes pins 32 are pivotally mounted upon the reinforcing ring 29 in certain of the notches 3|. These clamps are designed to support the garments suspended within the bag and the garments may be supported from a single clamp or a plurality of spaced clamps depending upon the nature of the garment being suspended.

The clamps which I prefer to employ are of the general type illustrated in Figure 3 of the drawings. Such clamps include a pair of pivoted arms 33 and 34 which have clamping ends 35 and 36 respectively and handle ends 31 and 39 respectively. The handle ends 31 and 39 are tapered or wedge shaped in formation so that these ends of the arms may be pinched together to separate the jaw ends 35 and 36. A spiral spring 40 is interposed between the arms 33 and 34 intermediate their ends and the ends of the springs 40 are arranged to hold the arms assembled. One end 4| of the spring 40 extends across the side of the arm 33 and engages the outer surface thereof holding this arm assembled with the spring. The other end 42 of the spring extends along the opposite arm 34 and across the outer surface thereof engaging the arm to hold the same assembled to the spring. Thus the spring acts both as the pivotal connecting means between the arms and also as the means for resiliently urging the jaws together. As indicated in Figure 3 of the drawings, in preferred form, the reinforcing wire 29 extends through the axis of the spring 40, thus pivotally connecting the clamping member 32 to this reinforcing member. It will also be obvious that the entire'clamp 32 may be pivoted about the axis of its spring 40 by swinging the handle ends 31 and 39 down along the outer surface of the bag body, thereby swinging the jaw ends 35 and 36 above the open end ofthe bag so that a garment may be easily engaged in the clamp.

While I have illustrated bags A and B having a predetermined number of clamps pivotally supported at the upper ends thereof, it will be understood that the number of these clamps may be changed at will by changing the width of the projecting tabs and by increasing or decreasing the number thereof. As shown in Figure 2 of the drawings the bag B may if desired be provided with a swivel hook 43 which is useful in the supporting of this bag. The clothes contained within the bag are dried by air flowing therethrough and preferably in a direction from the open upper end to the lower end thereof.

My bags A and B have the advantage of enclosing the garments being dried and preventing injury thereto and also in concealing these garments from view. During the drying operation the garments being dried are entirely concealed except as they may be seen through the open top of the sack or through the body thereof. Thus while I prefer to have the sacks formed partially of material less pervious to air and partially of material more pervious to air, the entire sack may be made of mesh or netting if desired and still may have certain of the advantages previously described.

When the bag B is provided with a closed bottom end, any article placed therein is held from dropping through the bottom. Thus, in the event any garment should come loose from its clamping means, the garment will be retained within the bag.

In accordance with the patent statutes, I have described the principles of construction and use of my sack clothes drier, and while I have endeavored to set forth the best embodiments thereof, I desire to have it understood that obvious changes may be made within the scope of the following claims without departing from the spirit of my invention.

I claim:

1. A wind sack drier comprising an elongated tubular body of flexible material, at least one end of which is pervious to air, a ring connected to the other end of said body for holding this other end open, and a series of angularly spaced attaching means connected to said other end of said body, said attaching means being designed to support articles of clothing suspended within the tubular body, and a handle bridging said other end by means of which the body may be supported.

2. The structure described in claim 1 and including a swivel hook on the handle.

3. A wind sack drier comprising an elongated body of flexible sheet material, said body being tapered in form and having open ends, a reinforcing ring connected to the large diameter end of said body for holding said body expanded, and attaching means secured in angularly spaced relation to said large diameter end and designed to support articles of clothing within said body.

4. A wind sack drier comprising an elongated tubular body of tapered form having open ends, a series of angularly spaced tabs on the large diameter end thereof, a reinforcing ring secured to said large diameter end by said tabs, article attaching means secured to said reinforcing ring between said tabs, and means connected to the large diameter end of said body for supporting the same.

5. The structure described in claim 4 in which the tabs are folded over the reinforced ring and secured in folded relation to connect the body to the reinforcing ring.

6. The structure described in claim 4 and including a tapered extension on the small diameter end of said body formed of material less pervious to air than the remainder of said body.

7. A wind sack drier comprising a tubular body of material relatively little pervious to air, an end on said body formed of material more pervious to air, a series of angularly spaced tabs projecting from the other end of said body of material little pervious to air, a reinforcing ring to which said tabs are connected, and article clamping means secured to said reinforcing ring between said tabs.

8. The structure described in claim 7 in which the clamping means are pivotally mounted upon the reinforcing ring.

9. A wind sack drier including an elongated tubular body of flexible material through which air may flow longitudinally, a series of tabs projecting from one end of said body, a reinforcing ring to which said tabs are secured, article clamping means pivotally supported by said reinforcing ring between said tabs, and means at said one end of said body for supporting the same.

LUCILLE K. MORAN.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 929,430 Hill July 27, 1909 1,915,196 McGuire June 20, 1933 1,986,780 Loring Jan. 1, 1935 2,461,318 Folli Feb. 8, 1949

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