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US 12,557,929 B2Granted
System for electricity-free couture air drying over rigid arms
OwnerJack Garczynskiinventor
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Abstract
A device and system for a simplified electricity-free drying hanger system for air drying clothes, garments, fabric or other items. The arms of the hanger are removable and can be stored in a vertical orientation when not in use. The hanging support can swivel and allow the arms to be oriented an angle to the vertical axis. A hub can be configured to receive, secure, and rapidly disengage at least two separation arms both during storage or active use, and may connect further self-storing with accessories. A plurality of electricity-free drying hangers may nest by hanging the mounting swiveling rod on a nesting support structure that sprouts from the hub and create a cascade of hangers.
Claims17
An electricity-free drying hanger comprising:
- a hub, at least two arms being a first arm and a second arm, and a hanging support;
- the hub comprises at least two upper mounting apertures, at least two lower mounting apertures, a back wall, a front face, a first side wall, and a second side wall;
- the hub being configured to releasably secure the at least two arms in the at least two upper mounting apertures when the electricity-free drying hanger is in use;
- the hub being configured to releasably secure the at least two arms in the at least two lower mounting apertures when the electricity-free drying hanger is to be stored or not used;
- the at least two upper mounting apertures comprising a first upper mounting aperture and a second upper mounting aperture;
- the at least two lower mounting apertures comprising a first lower mounting aperture and a second lower mounting aperture;
- the first lower mounting aperture comprising a first lower arm support ramp extending outwardly from the first side wall of the hub and into a central cavity of the first lower mounting aperture;
- the second lower mounting aperture comprising a second lower arm support ramp extending outwardly from the second side wall of the hub and into a central cavity of the second lower mounting aperture;
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- the first lower arm support ramp secures the first arm in a cavity of the first lower mounting aperture by incline plane force and the second arm support ramp secures the second arm in the second mounting aperture by incline plane force.
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An electricity-free apparel drying device comprising:
- a drying hanger comprising a hub, at least two arms, and a hanging support;
- the hub comprises at least two upper mounting apertures each comprising an arm support ramp, at least two lower mounting apertures each comprising a lower arm support ramp, a hanging support, a swivel base for engaging the hanging support to the hub a back wall, a first side wall, a second side wall, and a front face;
- the hub being configured to releasably receive the at least two arms in the at least two upper mounting apertures for active-use, wherein the at least two arms are held in a substantially horizontal position by the at least two upper mounting apertures;
- the hub being configured to releasably receive the at least two arms in the at least two lower mounting apertures for storage of the at least two arms, wherein the at least two arms are held in a substantially vertical position by the at least two lower mounting apertures;
- the at least two upper mounting apertures comprising a first upper mounting aperture and a second upper mounting aperture;
- the first upper mounting aperture comprising a first support ramp extending forwardly from a back wall of the hub and into a central cavity of the first upper mounting aperture;
- the second upper mounting aperture comprising a second support ramp extending forwardly from the back wall of the hub and into a central cavity of the second upper mounting aperture;
- wherein the first arm support ramp secures one of the at least two arms inside the first upper mounting aperture by pressing one of the at least two arms forward and against a back side of the first upper mounting aperture and a second arm support ramp secures the second arm in the second mounting aperture by pressing one of the at least two arms forward and against a back side of the second upper mounting aperture.
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A system for air drying garments comprising:
- at least two hangers;
- each hanger comprising:
- a hub having at least two upper mounting apertures and at least two lower mounting apertures;
- a pair of support arms, being each removably coupled to the upper mounting apertures in an extended position and to the lower mounting apertures in a collapsed position;
- a hanging support rotatably engaged with the hub;
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- a protrusion extending from the hub for nesting two of said at least two hangers in a cascading configuration, wherein each upper mounting aperture comprises a support ramp extending forwardly from a back wall of the hub into a central cavity of the upper mounting aperture and each lower mounting aperture comprises a lower arm support ramp extending from a side wall of the hub into a central cavity of the lower mounting aperture so that the system is configured to perform a method of drying garments, the method comprising:
- suspending a garment over the support arms to maximize surface area exposure to airflow;
- allowing air to pass through the garment via the support arms;
- rotating the hanging support to optimize air exposure based on environmental conditions;
- and collapsing the support arms for compact storage after garment drying is completed.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.