US20100181266A1

US20100181266A1 - Collection Rack For Loose-Leaf Environmental Friendly Towels

Info

Publication number: US20100181266A1
Application number: US12/355,813
Authority: US
Inventors: Wan Chen
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2009-01-19
Filing date: 2009-01-19
Publication date: 2010-07-22

Abstract

A collection rack for loose-leaf environmental friendly towels comprises a plurality of bolt elements to correspondingly hold plural piled-up environmental friendly towels with a plurality of through apertures and a tab, and on predetermined bolt elements being inserted at least one guiding rod so that a user draws an outermost towel away from the bolt elements by using the tab and the drawn towel moves along the guiding rod toward its curved portion to be used. Thereafter, a used towel is put down to hang on the guiding rod, thus collecting used towels together to be cleaned by a cleaner.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a rack, and more particularly to a collection rack for loose-leaf environmental friendly towels which can prevent the towels from being thrown away.
2. Description of the Prior Art
In hotels or public places, environmental friendly towels are always be thrown or taken away after use, causing a mess or property loss.
The present invention has arisen to mitigate and/or obviate the afore-described disadvantages.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The primary object of the present invention is to provide a collection rack for loose-leaf environmental friendly towels which can prevent the towels from being thrown away.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a collection rack for loose-leaf environmental friendly towels which can prevent the towels being taken away by someone else.
To obtain the above objective, a collection rack for loose-leaf environmental friendly towels provided by the present invention comprises a plurality of bolt elements to correspondingly hold plural piled-up environmental friendly towels with a plurality of through apertures and a tab, and on predetermined bolt elements being inserted at least one guiding rod so that a user draws an outermost towel away from the bolt elements by using the tab and the drawn towel moves along the guiding rod toward its curved portion to be used. Thereafter, a used towel is put down to hang on the guiding rod, thus collecting used towels together to be cleaned by a cleaner.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is an exploded view of a collection rack for loose-leaf environmental friendly towels in accordance with a first embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is an assembly view of the collection rack for loose-leaf environmental friendly towels in accordance with the first embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is an operational view of the collection rack for loose-leaf environmental friendly towels in accordance with the first embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is another operational view of the collection rack for loose-leaf environmental friendly towels in accordance with the first embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is an exploded view of a collection rack for loose-leaf environmental friendly towels in accordance with a second embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is an exploded view of a collection rack for loose-leaf environmental friendly towels in accordance with a third embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 7 is an exploded view of a collection rack for loose-leaf environmental friendly towels in accordance with a fourth embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 8 is an assembly view of a collection rack for loose-leaf environmental friendly towels in accordance with a fifth embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 9 is an assembly view of a collection rack for loose-leaf environmental friendly towels in accordance with a sixth embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a base in accordance with a seventh embodiment of the present invention; and

FIG. 11 is a perspective view illustrating the base being folded symmetrically in accordance with the seventh embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, a collection rack for loose-leaf environmental friendly towels in accordance with a first embodiment of the present invention comprises a base 1 with an upper section and an intermediate section, each having two mounting holes 11 formed thereon to insert two hollow bolt elements 2, and on a lower section of the base 1 are defined two retaining sleeves 12, the bolt element 2 includes a locking opening 21 disposed therein, such that the bolt elements 2 and the retaining sleeve 12 of the intermediate and lower sections of the base 1 can be used to insert two guiding rods 3, each being formed in a U shape and including a curved portion 31 on a middle section thereof and two locking members 32 on two ends thereof.
In use, as shown in FIGS. 1, 3, and 4, a plurality of fastening elements are inserted in the locking openings 21 of the bolt elements 2 to mount the base 1 onto a wall, and the bolt elements 2 correspondingly hold plural piled-up environmental friendly towels A with a plurality of through apertures A1 and a tab A2 so that a user draws an outermost towel A away from the bolt elements 2 by using the tab A2 and the drawn towel A moves along the guiding rods 3 toward their curved portions 31 to be used. Thereafter, a used towel A is put down to hang on the guiding rods 3, thus collecting used towels A together to be cleaned by a cleaner.
Referring to FIG. 5, a collection rack for loose-leaf environmental friendly towels in accordance with a second embodiment of the present invention comprises a base 1 a with four corners, each having a mounting hole 11 formed thereon to insert a hollow bolt element 2, and the bolt element 2 includes a locking opening 21 disposed therein, such that the two bolt elements 2 on a lower end of the base 1 a are used to insert two guiding rods 3 a, each being formed in a U shape and including a curved portion 31 a on a middle section thereof, including one end with a locking member 32 a and another end which is formed openly.
In use, a plurality of fastening elements are inserted into the locking openings 21 of the bolt elements 2 to mount the base 1 a onto a wall, the bolt elements 2 correspondingly hold plural piled-up environmental friendly towels A with a plurality of through apertures A1 and a tab A2 so that a user draws an outermost towel A away from the bolt elements 2 by using the tab A2 and the drawn towel A moves along the guiding rods 3 a toward their curved portions 31 a to be used. Thereafter, a used towel A is put down to hang on the guiding rods 3 a, thus collecting used towels A together to be cleaned by a cleaner.
Referring to FIG. 6, a collection rack for loose-leaf environmental friendly towels in accordance with a third embodiment of the present invention comprises a base 1 a with four corners, each having a mounting hole 11 formed thereon to insert a hollow bolt element 2, and the bolt element 2 includes a locking opening 21 disposed therein, such that the two bolt elements 2 on a lower end of the base 1 a are used to insert two ends of a guiding rod 3 b, the guiding rods 3 b is formed in a multi-curved shape and includes two curved portions 31 b on two sides thereof includes two ends with two locking members 32 b.
In use, a plurality of fastening elements are inserted into the locking openings 21 of the bolt elements 2 to mount the base 1 a onto a wall, and the bolt elements 2 correspondingly hold plural piled-up environmental friendly towels A with a plurality of through apertures A1 and a tab A2 so that a user draws an outermost towel A away from the bolt elements 2 by using the tab A2 and the drawn towel A moves along the guiding rods 3 b toward its curved portions 31 b to be used. Thereafter, a used towel A is put down to hang on the guiding rods 3 b, thus collecting used towels A together to be cleaned by a cleaner.
With reference to FIG. 7, a collection rack for loose-leaf environmental friendly towels in accordance with a fourth embodiment of the present invention comprises a triangle base 1 b with three corners, each having a mounting hole 11 b formed thereon to insert a hollow bolt element 2, and the bolt element 2 includes a locking opening 21 disposed therein, such that the bolt element 2 on a lower corner of the base 1 b is used to insert an end of a guiding rod 3 c, the guiding rod 3 c is formed in a U shape and includes a curved portion 31 c on a middle section thereof, includes one end with a locking member 32 c and another end which is formed openly.
In use, a plurality of fastening elements are inserted into the locking openings 21 of the bolt elements 2 to mount the base 1 b onto a wall, and the bolt elements 2 correspondingly hold plural piled-up environmental friendly towels A with a plurality of through apertures A1 and a tab A2 so that a user draws an outermost towel A away from the bolt elements 2 by using the tab A2 and the drawn towel A moves along the guiding rod 3 c toward its curved portion 31 b to be used. Thereafter, a used towel A is put down to hang on the guiding rod 3 c, thus collecting used towels A together to be cleaned by a cleaner.
As illustrated in FIG. 8, a collection rack for loose-leaf environmental friendly towels in accordance with a fifth embodiment of the present invention comprises an elongated base 1 c with upper and lower ends, each having a mounting hole 11 c formed thereon to insert a hollow bolt element 2, and the bolt element 2 includes a locking opening 21 disposed therein, such that the bolt element 2 on the lower end of the base 1 c is used to insert an end of a guiding rod 3 c, the guiding rod 3 c is formed in a U shape and includes a curved portion 31 c on a middle section thereof, includes one end with a locking member 32 c and another end which is formed openly.
As illustrated in FIG. 9, a collection rack for loose-leaf environmental friendly towels in accordance with a sixth embodiment of the present invention comprises an elongated base 1 d with upper, middle, and lower sections, each having a mounting hole 11 d formed thereon to insert a hollow bolt element 2, and the bolt element 2 includes a locking opening 21 disposed therein, such that the bolt elements 2 on the middle and lower sections of the base 1 d are used to insert two ends of a guiding rods 3 d, the guiding rods 3 d is formed in a U shape and includes a curved portion 31 d on a middle section thereof, includes two locking members 32 d on two ends thereof.
As shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, a base 1 e in accordance with a seventh embodiment of the present invention can be formed in a large size and includes three arrays of mounting holes 11 e to be selected to insert the bolt elements 2 based on the size of the towel, and includes a folded line 12 e arranged on a central portion thereof to fold the base 1 e symmetrically.
The bolt elements 2 and the bases 1, 1 a, 1 b, 1 c, 1 d, and 1 e as described above can be integrally formed or welded together, and a dustproof cover can be covered onto the bases 1, 1 a, 1 b, 1 c, 1 d, and 1 e to prevent from dust.
It is apparent form the above description that the present invention has the following advantages:
1. After use, a used towel A is put down to hang on the guiding rod(s), thus collecting used towels A together to be cleaned by a cleaner, preventing from being thrown away.
2. After use, a used towel A is put down to hang on the guiding rod(s), thus collecting used towels A together to be cleaned by a cleaner, preventing from being taken away by someone else.
While we have shown and described various embodiments in accordance with the present invention, it is clear to those skilled in the art that further embodiments may be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A collection rack for loose-leaf environmental friendly towels comprising a plurality of bolt elements to correspondingly hold plural piled-up environmental friendly towels with a plurality of through apertures, and on predetermined bolt elements being inserted at least one guiding rod so that an outermost towel is drawn away along the guiding rod to be used and put down to hang on the guiding rod, thus collecting used towels together.

2. The collection rack for loose-leaf environmental friendly towels as claimed in claim 1, wherein the bolt element is formed in a hollow shape and includes a mounting opening disposed therein to insert a fastening element to be mounted on a wall.

3. The collection rack for loose-leaf environmental friendly towels as claimed in claim 1, wherein the bolt element is fixed on a base.

4. The collection rack for loose-leaf environmental friendly towels as claimed in claim 3, wherein the bolt element is inserted to the base.

5. The collection rack for loose-leaf environmental friendly towels as claimed in claim 3, wherein the bolt element is welded to the base.

6. The collection rack for loose-leaf environmental friendly towels as claimed in claim 3, wherein the bolt element and the base are integrally formed together.

7. The collection rack for loose-leaf environmental friendly towels as claimed in claim 3, wherein at least one sleeve is disposed on the base to insert the guiding rod.

8. The collection rack for loose-leaf environmental friendly towels as claimed in claim 1, wherein the guiding rod is formed in a U shape and includes at least one curved portion thereon.

9. The collection rack for loose-leaf environmental friendly towels as claimed in claim 1, wherein one end of the guiding rod includes a locking member to insert the guiding rod in the bolt element.

10. The collection rack for loose-leaf environmental friendly towels as claimed in claim 1, wherein two ends of the guiding rod include two locking members to insert the guiding rod in the bolt element.

11. The collection rack for loose-leaf environmental friendly towels as claimed in claim 1, wherein the towel includes a tab mounted thereon.