US1113880A - Towel-rack. - Google Patents

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M. J. DARLING.

TOWEL RAGK. APPLIoATroN FILED 00T. v, 191s.

,1,1 1 3,880.- Patentea oef.. 13, 1914.

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MARY J. DARLING, OF PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLA'Nll TOWEL-BACK.

Application led October 7, i913. Sera1No.`793,912.

To all @07mm it may concern Be it known that I, MARY J. DARLING, a citizen of the United States, residing at Providence, in the county or Providence and State of Rhode Island, have invented new and useful Improvements in TowehRacks, oi' which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to towel racks and the principal object of the invention is to provide a towel rack of the ordinary spider type which maybe converted into a holder for two or more roller towels.

Further objects of the invention will ap-` pear as the ollowing description is `read in connection with the accompanying drawing, which forms a partv of this application, and in which:-- p Y Figure l is a side elevation.` Fig. 2 is a position of the arms when used as a spider rack. Fig. 3 is a section on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a detail vertical section.

Referring more particularly to the drawing, 1 represents a suitable base which may be secured to the wall or other support and has pivotally mounted thereon a lsubstantially W-shaped block 2 which is by reason of its shape provided with slots 3 across which extends the common pivoting pin 4.? Pivotally mounted upon this pin are the two towel supporting arms 5 which have `free movement fromthe vertical tothe horizontal, being thus arranged to secure an operative position and an inoperative position which places the arms out of the way when not in use. Removably mounted upon the outer end of the arms 5 is a connector which joins the two arms and prevents relative movement between the two. By removing this connector and turning the block into parallel position with the support thefarms Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patent-'ed oet. 1s, 1914.

maybe turned horizontally for a quarter of the complete circuit. In other words, they may be drawn back against ythe wall or turned outwardly straight from the wall.

When the block is in horizontal posit-ion the arms are supported in horizontal position at right angles thereto by means of the botto-m walls of the notches which constitute supporting shoulders 7. The bolt 8 which pivotally connects the support to the block may be tightened so as to hold the C block stationary with the support, and, as

shown, each arm is preferably provided with aV sleeve9 which rotates thereon so that when the arms are arranged for roller towels y I i llhatl is claimedfistop plan view showing in dotted lines the l. A towel rack comprising a support, a block pivoted upon the supportand having limiting shoulders thereon, towel supporti ing arms pivoted to the block and adapted to engage said shoulders and a connector removably engaged with the outer ends of the arms and adapted to prevent relative movement therebetween.

2. A towel rack comprising a support, a

block pivoted upon the support and havingA i limiting shoulders thereon, towelsupporting arms pivoted to the block and adapted to engage said shoulders, a connector removably engaged with the outer ends of the arms and adapted to prevent relative movement there` between and. sleeves rotatably mounted upon the arms.

, In testimony whereof Iv aix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

MARY J. DARLING. Witnesses: i

JOHN J. RICHARDS, JENNIE M. GEAsLEN.

` Washington, 11.0.

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