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US 2004/0200792 A1Published application
Towel rail
OwnerChin-Wen Yanginventor
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Abstract
Towel rail in accordance with the present invention has a bracket, a support and a pin. The bracket has multiple mounds defined on the bracket. The support is pivotally attached to the bracket and is arcuate. When users use the towel rail in accordance with the present invention, towels and clothes hangers will not touch wall because of the arcuate support. When users do not use the towel rail, they can fold the towel rail near a wall to decrease the total volume and easily stored.
Claims3
A towel rail comprising a bracket, an arm and a pin;
- the bracket having
- a body having multiple mounds with a bottom aligned with each other and two parallel ends;
- two end pieces integrally form with the two parallel ends of the body;
- and
- a domed protrusion formed on each respective end piece;
- the support pivotally attached to the bracket by the pin and having
- two bent rods each having
- a short portion with a free end corresponding to one of the mounds on the body;
- and
- a long portion obliquely extended from the short portion;
- an arm securely attached to the long portions;
- and
- the pin extending through the two end pieces and the short portions of the bent rods;
- wherein
- the free end of the short portion of each bent rod abuts against the bottom of the corresponding mound when the support is lowered relative to the bracket, and the arm being held in place by the domed protrusions on the end pieces of the bracket when the support is raised relative to the bracket.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.