A portable and versatile drying rack comprising:
- a U-shaped bracket;
- a first support arm;
- a second support arm;
- a drying rod;
- a first locking hinge;
- a second locking hinge;
- the U-shaped bracket comprising a first leg, a second leg, and an interconnecting rod;
- the first support arm and the second support arm being positioned parallel and offset to each other;
- the first support arm being terminally mounted to the first leg through the first locking hinge;
- the second support arm being terminally to the second leg through the second locking hinge;
- the drying rod and the U-shaped bracket being positioned opposite to the each other, across the first support arm and the second support arm;
- the drying rod being perpendicularly connected in between the first support arm and the second support arm;
- the first locking hinge comprising a cylindrical body, a body-receiving cavity, a plurality of first semi-annular ramps, a plurality of second semi-annular ramps and an elastic coupler, the cylindrical body being positioned in between the first leg and the second leg, the cylindrical body being connected adjacent and perpendicular to the first leg, the body-receiving cavity laterally traversing into the first support arm opposite the second support arm, the plurality of first semi-annular ramps being radially distributed about the cylindrical body, each of the plurality of first semi-annular ramps being terminally connected to the cylindrical body opposite the first leg, the plurality of second semi-annular ramps being radially distributed about the body-receiving cavity, each of the plurality of second semi-annular ramps being connected to the first leg, the cylindrical body being slidably and rotatably mounted within the body-receiving cavity, the plurality of first semi-annular ramps being pressed against the plurality of second semi-annular ramps by the elastic coupler;
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- the second locking hinge comprising a cylindrical body, a body-receiving cavity, a plurality of first semi-annular ramps, a plurality of second semi-annular ramps and an elastic coupler, the cylindrical body being positioned in between the first leg and the second leg, the cylindrical body being connected adjacent and perpendicular to the second leg, the body-receiving cavity laterally traversing into the second support arm opposite the first support arm, the plurality of first semi-annular ramps being radially distributed about the cylindrical body, each of the plurality of first semi-annular ramps being terminally connected to the cylindrical body opposite the second leg, the plurality of second semi-annular ramps being radially distributed about the body-receiving cavity, each of the plurality of second semi-annular ramps being connected to the second leg, the cylindrical body being slidably and rotatably mounted within the body-receiving cavity, and the plurality of first semi-annular ramps being pressed against the plurality of second semi-annular ramps by the elastic coupler.