WO2012155255A1 - Cintre de séchage de vêtements pour porte - Google Patents

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WO2012155255A1
WO2012155255A1 PCT/CA2012/000484 CA2012000484W WO2012155255A1 WO 2012155255 A1 WO2012155255 A1 WO 2012155255A1 CA 2012000484 W CA2012000484 W CA 2012000484W WO 2012155255 A1 WO2012155255 A1 WO 2012155255A1
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Sylven PENNER
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    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D06F—LAUNDERING, DRYING, IRONING, PRESSING OR FOLDING TEXTILE ARTICLES
    • D06F57/00—Supporting means, other than simple clothes-lines, for linen or garments to be dried or aired 
    • D06F57/12—Supporting means, other than simple clothes-lines, for linen or garments to be dried or aired  specially adapted for attachment to walls, ceilings, stoves, or other structures or objects
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47G—HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT
    • A47G25/00—Household implements used in connection with wearing apparel; Dress, hat or umbrella holders
    • A47G25/02—Dress holders; Dress suspending devices; Clothes-hanger assemblies; Clothing lifters
    • A47G25/08—Portable pocket clothes-holders attachable to trees, walls, tables, or the like

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  • the present invention relates to support articles of the clamping and hanging kind. More specifically, the present invention relates to a support device having a door frame clamp for supporting a plurality of spaced articles thereon to facilitate air drying and separated suspension thereof.
  • Hanging and separated support of clothing items has always been an effective method of drying laundered or otherwise moistened garments.
  • an outdoor clothes line is strung from one support location to another, while articles of clothing are pinned to the line and allowed to air dry through natural air movement.
  • Advances in household appliances allowed users to insert washed or wet articles of clothing directly into a tumble dryer, which directs an air flow over the wet garments placed within the dryer's rotating drum. As the drum rotates, the clothes are separated from one another and the moisture is able to evaporate, while the circulation of heated or room temperature air increases evaporation by convention and the removal of moisture from the environment.
  • the second drawback relates to the environmental impact and cost of dryer devices, which commonly consume large quantities of energy during their drying cycles, resulting in increased energy consumption and cost for the user.
  • dryers are not capable of accommodating more delicate clothing articles without risking permanent damage thereto, necessitating air drying or other suitable methods.
  • Alternate means of drying clothing articles are becoming increasing popular, as the physical size, energy consumption and the cost of replacing damaged clothing is unacceptable for many users.
  • These methods commonly include loosely hanging laundered garments from a clotheshorse or from individual hangers.
  • hangers and clotheshorses greatly improves the ability of the garments to dry, as the clothing is suspended and separated from itself and neighboring garments, increasing its exposed surface area and preventing pockets of moisture.
  • Common locations for supporting hangers include interior door frames and bathtub slider or curtain rails, which provide an exposed ledge or support.
  • the present invention relates to a device adapted to improve a user's ability to suspend clothing articles from an interior door frame.
  • the use of hangers directly onto an interior door frame can quickly lead to overcrowding and a shortage of available space on the door frame ledge, as the number of hangers and their spacing is limited by the width of the frame.
  • the present invention relates to a door frame attachable article support device that increases usable support area by altering the hanger direction.
  • the present invention provides a hanging article support clamp having elongated support members adapted to support hanging items through the doorway rather than across its width, while providing sufficient clamping pressure on opposing sides of a door frame to adequately support the attached articles of clothing.
  • the hanging articles are spaced along the support members and aligned through the doorway, rather than along its width, improving the spacing and overall hanging capacity of the space over traditional methods.
  • Devices have been disclosed in the prior art that relate to article support devices, and specifically to clothing hanger devices attachable to household structures. These include those devices that have been patented or published in patent application publications. Generally, these include structures that do not provide the design simplicity and effectiveness of the present invention or the ability to clamp against opposing sides of a door frame.
  • the present invention provides two connected members that form a clamping portion and an elongated support portion for supporting spaced clothing articles through a doorway for increased air drying and efficient use of interior space.
  • the devices in the prior art relate to those that require exposed support members for securement or devices that offer more complex structures for support of the device and attached garments. Specifically, U.S. Published Patent Application Publication No.
  • 2007/0062897 to Lawrence discloses an article suspension apparatus for firmly affixing a hanger apparatus to an overhead surface, whereby a clamp having a first and second member are operatively coupled together and a biasing means is connected to the members for clamping the members together.
  • a hanger body below the clamp is a hanger body that is adapted to support a plurality of articles along its members.
  • the Lawrence device provides an overhead support that is clampable to a bulkhead or door frame; however the elements of the hanger body and its incorporation into the clamping mechanism differ from the present invention.
  • the present invention provides a very simple clamping mechanism having support arm extensions that provide locations for clothes hangers and other articles to hang from while the clamping end of the members is engaged and compressing a door frame therebetween.
  • U.S. Patent No. 4,123,024 to Levy is a device that describes a clothes drying support device of the suspended type that is specifically designed for drip drying wet clothing over a shower stall, wherein the support elements are adapted to fit over a shower door beam of varying width.
  • the device comprises an adjustable clamp for fitting over a shower stall door beam, wherein the claim is a cantilevered plate suspended over the door beam and having a plurality of slots to accept adjustable drip dry support apparatuses.
  • the support apparatuses provide a location upon which to place wet clothes and hang therefrom.
  • the Levy device requires access to an exposed beam or door member, wherein the weight of the suspended laundry places load on the plate and onto the upper surface of the beam.
  • the Levy device is not operable with a standard door frame, wherein through access is not generally available.
  • the present invention bears against opposing sides of the door frame or clamps around an exposed shower stall door beam for support, providing a more modular configuration that can support hanging articles in a variety of locations.
  • the present invention provides a clampable structure that is adapted to secure a door frame between its two clamping pads, or further secure around an exposed beam wherein the clamping pads form around the perimeter of the support.
  • the hanger support region of each member provides an elongated and delimited region upon which a plurality of clothing hangers may be supported therealong.
  • the present invention provides a new support device wherein the same can be utilized for providing convenience for the user when supporting a plurality of spaced hanging garments and other articles through an open interior doorway. It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a new and improved doorway clothing support device that has all of the advantages of the prior art and none of the disadvantages. It is another object of the present invention to provide a doorway clothing support device having two pivotable members, wherein the members form an arcuate clamping region and an elongated support region.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide a doorway clothing support device that allows the device to clamp against opposing sides of an open interior door frame.
  • a final object of the present invention is to provide a doorway clothing support device that supports hanging clothing through an interior doorway rather than across its width, improving capacity and clothing separation.
  • FIG. 1 shows a perspective frontal view of the present invention.
  • FIG. 2 shows a perspective view of the present invention wherein the clamping portion of the device is in an open position.
  • FIG. 3 shows a perspective view of the present invention clamping a door frame structure.
  • FIG. 4 shows a perspective view of the present invention in a working state, clamping a door frame structure and supporting a plurality of clothing articles.
  • FIG. 1 there is shown a perspective frontal view of the doorway clothing support device of the present invention in a clamped position.
  • the device comprises a first and second member rotatably attached about a common pivot point 16 that separates each member into sections comprising a clamping arm section 12 and an article support section 1 1 .
  • the portion of each member below the pivot point is the article support section 1 1 , which comprises an elongated member having delimited hanger notches 17 therealong.
  • the notches 17 are adapted to statically support the upper portion of a clothing hanger, wherein he notches 17 are positioned along the support section 1 1 such that the garments are sufficiently spaced along the section length and in sufficient quantity to hang several items on each member.
  • each member forms an arcuate clamping arm section 12 that provides space for a tension spring 13 connected between each section 12.
  • the clamping arm sections terminate at a clamping pad 14 that is adapted to bear against opposing sides of an interior door frame.
  • This section 12 of the device members directs the pads inward such that they will align flush against a door frame surface while the spring 13 draws the sections 12 together for sufficient clamping pressure.
  • Each pivotable member is formed of a continuous structure and connected at the pivot point 16 by a pin that allows free rotation. The spring 13 is adapted to bias the clamping sections together.
  • each clamping arm section 12 is expandable by separation of each clamping arm section 12, which is easily achieved by the user handling the support section 1 1 of each member and using the length thereof as a means of gaining leverage or mechanical advantage over the spring tension.
  • FIG. 2 there is shown a perspective view of the present invention in a separated state, wherein the clamping pads 14 of each member are separated a sufficient distance between which to fit a door frame thickness.
  • the contact surface 15 of each pad 5 may be formed of a high friction or compressible material to prevent sliding of the device once installed or to prevent damage to the wall above the door frame.
  • the operation of the device is adapted to allow a user to easily expand the clamping arm sections 12 of each member and secure the assembly to the horizontal upper portion of a door frame above the head casing and against the open surface of the wall thereabove.
  • the user exerts upward pressure on the ends of each member support section 1 1 to expand the clamping pads 14, which expands the tension spring 13 and allows the pads to be placed on opposing sides of the door frame.
  • the pressure on the support sections 1 1 can be released and the pads 14 are pressed against the door frame via the tension in the spring 13, which draws the clamping arm sections 12 together for the pads 14 to bear against the door frame support surfaces and support the load on the assembly imparted by the weight of the hanging garments.
  • FIGs. 3 and 4 there are shown two perspective views of the doorway clothing support device of the present invention in an attached and working state.
  • the clamping pads 14 bear against the upper portion of an interior door frame 18.
  • Tension in the spring 13 develops bearing forces between the clamping pads 14 and the wall surface 18 to sufficiently and statically support the assembly and the weight of attached clothing articles 20 along both support sections 1 1 .
  • each support section 1 1 provides a plurality of spaced notches within which clothing hangers 19 are secured. The hangers are prevented from sliding along the support sections 1 1 and further prevented from clumping together, which would reduce the ability of damp clothing to air dry.
  • the length and number of notches is dependent upon the capacity of the specific device and the designed weight limit for which the assembly is adapted to support.
  • each support section 1 1 it is further contemplated that an upstanding notch may be desired to further prevent any articles from sliding off of the end of each member while drying.
  • the support sections 1 1 When positioned through the doorway, the support sections 1 1 are downwardly angled, thus hanger support notches are necessary to prevent the clothing articles from bunching or sliding.
  • the present invention is adapted to support a plurality of clothing articles in a spaced and efficient manner to allow for air drying.
  • the device is formed of two connected and pivotable members that form clamping arm and support sections, wherein the support sections accommodate a plurality of hanging garments along its length and through the entryway of a doorway.
  • This eliminates the need to support hangers along the width of the door frame, increasing the capacity and number of clothing articles that a single interior doorway may support for air drying purposes. It is contemplated that delicate clothing articles may be directly hung from the device, as well as articles that are suspended via clothing hangers.
  • the overall goal is to increase air drying efficiency of clothing for those individuals without a dryer device or for those with articles of clothing that are more adapted to be air dried than machine dried.
  • the consumed space of the assembly in a working state is reduced, and the overall efficiency with which the clothing is dried is also increased due to the controlled spacing of each garment. Overall energy consumption is further reduced by eliminating the need to machine dry, and the user is provided an alternative to bulky clotheshorses or laying out clothing on household furniture for drying purposes.

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L'invention concerne un dispositif de support d'article conçu pour serrer des côtés opposés d'un cadre de porte, comprenant des premier et second éléments raccordés de façon pivotante autour d'un joint commun, des parties de serrage supérieures rassemblées par l'intermédiaire d'un ressort de tension, et une partie de support inférieure conçue pour supporter et aligner une pluralité d'articles qui y sont pendus de façon espacée. Chaque élément comprend une partie de support inférieure allongée et une partie supérieure arquée se terminant au niveau d'une patte de support de serrage. La tension dans le ressort entre les deux parties supérieures des éléments rapproche chaque patte de serrage contre des surfaces opposées d'un cadre de porte, pour ainsi supporter des articles en train de pendre par frottement et pression de support. La partie inférieure des éléments comprend une pluralité d'encoches espacées pour supporter des articles pendus et d'autres articles afin de faciliter le séchage à l'air.
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JPH0866294A (ja) * 1994-08-31 1996-03-12 Okuda Seisakusho:Kk ハンガー掛け
EP0845556A2 (fr) * 1996-11-27 1998-06-03 NKG Co., Ltd. Séchoir à linge
JP2000024390A (ja) * 1998-07-10 2000-01-25 Suruga Co Ltd ハンガー懸垂用補助具
US20070062897A1 (en) * 2005-08-24 2007-03-22 Mickey Lawrence Suspended article hanger and organizer

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JPH0866294A (ja) * 1994-08-31 1996-03-12 Okuda Seisakusho:Kk ハンガー掛け
EP0845556A2 (fr) * 1996-11-27 1998-06-03 NKG Co., Ltd. Séchoir à linge
JP2000024390A (ja) * 1998-07-10 2000-01-25 Suruga Co Ltd ハンガー懸垂用補助具
US20070062897A1 (en) * 2005-08-24 2007-03-22 Mickey Lawrence Suspended article hanger and organizer

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