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US 10,034,587 B1Granted
Pole caddy for shower use
AssigneeKenney Manufacturing Company
InventorTimothy Elliot
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Abstract
A pole caddy comprises a pole, one or more collars to each of which is removably attached a cantilevered shelf preferably made of metal wire. Each collar, preferably made of structural plastic, has a downwardly extending tab that runs along the pole. The tab has a contact portion, preferably an elastomer pad, in contact with the exterior of the pole. The weight of the shelf and any articles on the shelf applies force through a brace part of the shelf, to cause the tab to frictionally engage the pole and thus hold the shelf at a desired elevation.
Claims12
A pole caddy comprising:
- a vertical pole having a length, a lengthwise axis, a cross section, and an exterior surface;
- at least one collar comprising a body having a central hole sized to slidably fit the exterior surface of the pole, wherein the pole is positioned with the central hole;
- said collar having a first tab extending downwardly from the collar body and along the pole length, the first tab having a contact portion for pressing against the exterior surface of the pole;
- at least one shelf, removably or permanently attached to the collar body at one or more points so that the shelf is cantilevered from and pivotable up and down at least a small amount about said one or more points of attachment;
- said shelf comprising a brace in contact with the collar first tab, for releasably pressing the first tab against the pole exterior surface to cause frictional engagement between the contact portion and the pole exterior surface;
- wherein the shelf is held at a fixed elevation along the pole length when the brace applies force to press the first tab against the pole;
- wherein the body of the at least one collar has two spaced apart tang holes centered the central hole in the body;
- wherein the at least one shelf comprises two spaced apart tangs, each tang positioned within one of said tang holes;
- wherein, the tangs are removable from the tang holes by lifting the shelf vertically;
- wherein the shelf is made of metal wire and comprises at least one rail;
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- wherein the brace comprises spaced apart drop-down portions of the least one rail in combination with a connector running between the drop-down portions.
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A pole caddy comprising:
- a vertical pole having a length, a lengthwise axis, a cross section, and an exterior surface;
- at least one collar comprising a body having a central hole sized to slidably fit the exterior surface of the pole, wherein the pole is positioned with the central hole;
- said collar having a first tab extending downwardly from the collar body and along the pole length, the first tab having a contact portion for pressing against the exterior surface of the pole;
- at least one shelf, removably or permanently attached to the collar body at one or more points so that the shelf is cantilevered from and pivotable up and down at least a small amount about said one or more points of attachment;
- said shelf comprising a brace in contact with the collar first tab, for releasably pressing the first tab against the pole exterior surface to cause frictional engagement between the contact portion and the pole exterior surface;
- wherein the shelf is held at a fixed elevation along the pole length when the brace applies force to press the first tab against the pole;
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- wherein the contact portion of the first tab comprises a pad made of material different from the material of the body of the collar.
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A pole assembly comprising:
- a vertical pole having a length, a lengthwise axis, a cross section, and an exterior surface;
- at least one collar comprising a body having a central hole sized to slidably fit the exterior surface of the pole, wherein the pole is positioned with the central hole;
- said collar having a first tab extending downwardly from the collar body and along the pole length, the first tab having a contact portion for pressing against the exterior surface of the pole;
- the body having a top with two spaced apart tang holes centered on the central pole;
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- at least one shelf, removably attached to the collar body at the top thereof, so that the at least one shelf is cantilevered from and pivotable up and down at least a small amount about said one or more points of attachment;
- the at least one shelf comprising a brace in contact with the collar first tab, for releasably pressing the first tab against the pole exterior surface to cause frictional engagement between the contact portion and the pole exterior surface;
- wherein the at least one shelf is held at a fixed elevation along the pole length when the brace applies force to press the first tab against the pole;
- the at least one shelf made of metal wire and having two spaced apart tangs, wherein each tang is positioned within one of said tang holes to thereby removably connect the shelf to the top of the collar in said cantilever and pivotable fashion, each tang vertically removable from its respective hole.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.