US2764297A - Clothes drier mounting - Google Patents

Description

Sept. 25, 1956 G. R. WATTS, JR

CLOTHES DRIER MOUNTING Filed Dec. 51, 1955' George A. Wafzs, J

IN V EN TOR.

A TTORNEY United States Patent O 2,764,297 CLOTHES DRIER MoUNTi'NG George R; Watts, Jr.,-Dallas, Tex. Application'Decemb er 31; 1953,. Serial Nb. 401,445

2 claims. Cl. 211-96)- This'invention relates-to clothes'di'iers and more-particularly to clothes 'driers having collapsible garment supporting arms.

The principal object of the invention is to provide the housewife with an expedient medium for hanging small wash indoorsfor drying and with this in View, the invention is designed to include a mounting bar rewhich is pivoted at'longitudinally spaced points thereon' thee'n'ds of a series-of article supporting rods for movementto operative positions at right angles to the bar and collapsi= ble to inoperative positions in relative parallelismwithin the confines of the sides of the bar fofconcealment.

Another object ofthe inv'entio'n istoprovide an article suspension attachment for shower curtain rods; so designed that the attachment, when secured to a shower curtain rod will support articles, such as apparel washed for drying, over a bath tub for concealment by the shower curtains or sliding panels, as the case may be.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a clothes drier mounting bar which is equipped with means to secure the same against rotation on the shower curtain rod or the slide channel for shower panels, said means including interchangeable appliances for fastening the said securing means to tile or other wall surfacing.

Other objects will appear as the description proceeds when considered with the annexed drawing wherein:

Figure l is a top perspective view of a garment drier embodying the invention and designed as an attachment to a shower curtain rod.

Figure 2 is a fragmentary top plan view showing the supporting clamp and securing means for the mounting bar.

Figure 3 is a transverse sectional view taken on line 33 of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a detail view, partly in section, showing the manner in which the article supporting arms are attached to the mounting bar.

Figure 5 is an exploded fragmentary perspective view of the assembly shown in Figure 4.

Figure 6 is a fragmentary detail view showing an appliance for securing the mounting bar to a tile Wall by suction cups, and

Figure 7 is a fragmentary perspective view showing a modified form of attaching means for the clothes drier as applied to the upper slide channel of the conventional sliding shower panels.

Continuing with a more detailed description of the drawing, reference numeral 10 denotes an elongate bar, herein referred to as the mounting bar, which has a right angular flange 11 along one edge thereof. This flange is narrower than the mounting bar 10 and is vertically disposed to provide reinforcement for the mounting bar as well as a means for securing the mounting bar directly to a wall in cases where it is not convenient or desirable to attach the same to a shower curtain rod. For the purpose of securing the device to a wall, holes 12 are provided in longitudinally spaced relationship in the flange 11 to receive screws.

A;- Series ofarticle supporting; arms' 13' of unequal" lengths are'pivoted at longitudinally spaced and staggered intervals to the mounting bar 10 from" one end thereof to its; approximate midsection; the arms becoming in creasingly'" longer from the end of the bar to its midse'c tion. Beginning at. a point spaced from the OPP' S ite end of the mounting bar 10 there are pivoted'thereto" at" one endan equal number of. article supporting. arms 14, although these latter arms are attached to the undersurface of'the bar so that there will be s'uflicient area above" and below the bar 10" tofoldthe assemblies of arms'13 and 14-wholly within-the confines" of't'he topaiid' bottom surfaces, respectively, of'thehar so thatthe'a-rtns' will' be'entirely out ofthe Way? when in"inoperative po'sitions.

The manner of pivoting'each a'rm of'both' assemblies is the same: The armis flattened" at 15 adjacentits' end apertured at16" toreceivea threaded'bolt17 having" ahead-1% countersunk-- in the surface of'th'e 'mounting'bar 10 while the opposite" end receives a wing-'nut'19.' A" bushing 20 surrounds the bolt 17 and a" pair of'w'a'sher's- 21" embraceithe" bushing at; each end' to' afford a bearing to" preclude accidental unscrewing of the nut 19*andto enable the arm'tobe'swung'freely onto and" Ofi tHemOunting bar without binding.

The shortest of the arms 13 and 14 of each "assembly are intended tobe used for suspending heavier' articles fordrying sincetheyoffer the smallest amount of'lev'en age imposing torque on the mounting bar tending to rotate the same on its support, which may be a shower curtain rod 22, as seen in Figures 2, 3 and 6. On the longest arms are supported light articles such as lingerie.

To secure the mounting bar 10 to the shower curtain rod 22, a clamp 23 is provided at each end of the bar and is secured thereto by means of a bolt 24 having a common nut 25 on its lower end and a wing nut 26 threaded onto its upper end. This bolt also serves to clamp the legs 27, which extend transversely above and below the bar 10 at its ends, firmly against the bar while at the same time contracting the loop 28 of the clamp on the shower curtain rod 22. In this manner, the bar 10 is held onto the curtain rod 22 but to insure against rotation of the bar 10, a short rod 29 is support-- ed for longitudinal sliding displacement within a passage formed by a semi-circular bend 30 in the upper leg 27 of the clamp 23. The outer end of the rod 29 is re-- ceived in the convolutions of a spring 31 whose upwardly extending end 32 has a loop 33 therein to receive a. screw 34 which is driven into the adjacent wall 35 (Figure 2). The curtain rod 22 is secured to the wall; in the usual manner by a flange 36.

In cases where the wall is surfaced with tile, the arrange-- ment shown in Figure 6 is employed. This arrangement is identical except that the spring suspension means; 31 is substituted by a rubber suction cup 37 whose recepta cle 38 receives the outer end of the slidable rod 29. In either case, the rod 29 is secured against longitudinal displacement by pressure of the upper leg 27 of clamp 23 as imposed by the tightening of the wing nut 26.

In Figure 7 is shown a modified form of supporting means for the clothes drier and is employed in cases where a bath tub shower is equipped with panels 39, supported for sliding movement by rollers 40 operating in upper and lower channels 41, only the upper channel being shown. A U-shaped clamp 42 is inverted over the top of the channel 41 adjacent each end thereof. One leg 43 of the clamp has an aperture to receive a screw 44 whose inner end bears against the outer surface of the shower panel channel 41. A nut 45 is threaded onto the bolt 44 between the flange or leg 43 of the clamp and the channel 41 and a similar nut 46 is threaded on the bolt on the opposite side of the leg 43.. A wing head 47 is formed on the bolt for rotating the same tightly against the channel 41, the nuts 45 and 46 locking the same in position.

The clamp 42 is made wider than the widest channel 41. so that it may be applied to such channels of difierent widths. The companion leg 48 of the clamp has an aperture to receive a bolt 49 which extends through the opening 12 in. the flange 11 of the mounting bar 10 and receives a wing nut 50 to hold the flange 11 of the bar firmly against the leg 48 of the clamp. Other srtucture of the clothes drier is identical to that shown in the otherfigure of the drawing and as described in the foregolng.

It is evident from the foregoing that a housewife is afforded a hanger for drying garments over a bath tub and concealing the same from view by closing the shower curtains, the collective lengths of the arms 13 and 14 afiording several feet of clothes line while occupying a relatively small space.

Manifestly, the construction as shown and described is capable of some modification and such modification as may be construed to fall within the scope and meaning of the appended claims is also considered to be within the spirit and intent of the invention.

What is claimed is:

1. In combination with the supporting rod of a bath shower curtain on a wall, a clothes drier mounting comprising a mounting bar substantially coextensive with said curtain rod, a clamp shaped to define a cylindrical head embracing said shower curtain rod and having legs extending transversely over and under said bar adjacent each end thereof, the uppermost of said legs having a transverse corrugation, a short rod slidable under said corrugation against a wall supporting said curtain rod, means on said wall receiving an end of said short rod to hold said mounting bar against rotation on said shower curtain rod and means holding said uppermost leg in clamping engagement with said short rod to prohibit longitudinal displacement thereof.

2. In combination with the supporting rod of a bath shower curtain on a wall, a clothes drier mounting comprising a mounting bar substantially coextensive with said curtain rod, a clamp carried by each end of said mounting bar, each clamp comprising a portion affixed transversely to said bar and a loop portion extending laterally from an edge of said bar and embracing said curtain rod, a short rod releasably secured to said trans versely afiixed portion of said clamp and extending beyond the end of said bar in parallelism with said curtain rod and means affixed to said wall and receiving an end of said short rod to hold said bar against rotation on said curtain rod.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 844,672 Gover Feb. 19, 1907 1,732,162 Griner Oct. 15, 1929 2,199,851 Culver May 7, 1940 2,388,366 Peterson et al. Nov. 6, 1945 2,639,816 Fogg May 26, 1953 FOREIGN PATENTS 44,829 Sweden Dec. 18, 1918

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