Cloth towel hanger for use with a paper towel dispenser

A device for holding towels which comprises:

• a tubular support having a first end and a second end, the support defining an axis and being formed with a lumen extending along the axis between the first end and the second end, wherein the support has a length H and an outside diameter do, and the lumen has an inside diameter di, wherein the support is mounted on a base for holding a roll of paper towels upright on the base;
• a straight upper rod having a first end and a second end, the upper rod having a length Lu between the first end and the second end with a diameter dr, wherein a hanger is attached to the first end of the upper rod and a prong is formed to extend from the second end of the upper rod, and wherein dr is less than di;
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• a straight lower rod having a first end and a second end, the lower rod having a length LL with a diameter dr, wherein a pair of parallel opposed tines are formed onto the first end of the lower rod for receiving the prong of the upper rod therebetween for engagement therewith to establish, in combination, an extension unit having an intermediate pivot point between the upper and lower rods, wherein the extension unit is reconfigurable by a relative rotation of the upper rod and the lower rod about the pivot point between a straight configuration wherein the upper rod is aligned with the lower rod for insertion of the extension unit into the lumen of the support, and an angled configuration when the extension unit is partially withdrawn from the lumen of the support and the upper rod is rotated about the pivot point through an angle θ to extend perpendicular to the axis of the support to orient the hanger at the length Lu from the axis of the support for hanging a cloth towel therefrom.