Sports clothes drying rack
AssigneeMalenger Inc.
InventorFrank Mallen
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Abstract
A base for supporting an upstanding post having a first base member and at least one second base member. The first base member includes a first socket portion and a first support portion. Each second base member includes a second socket portion and a second support portion. The first and second base members are connected to each other and the first and second socket portions together define a post socket. The post socket has a plurality of walls defining a perimeter and extending from a bottom support for surrounding an end of the upstanding post. The first and second support portions each include at least one bearing point remote from a respective one of the socket portions to engage a support surface. A sports equipment rack and a kit for an assembly of a sports equipment rack is also disclosed.
Claims20
A base for supporting an upstanding post, the base comprising:
- a first base member including a first socket portion and a first support portion;
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- at least one second base member each including a second socket portion and a second support portion, the first and second base members being connected to each other and the first and second socket portions together defining a post socket having a plurality of walls defining a perimeter and extending from a bottom support for surrounding an end of the upstanding post, the first and second support portions each including at least one bearing point remote from a respective one of the socket portions to engage a support surface.
A sports equipment rack comprising:
- an elongated central post having opposed bottom and top ends;
- a plurality of hanger members extending from the central post and adapted to receive at least one article thereon;
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- at least two base members each including a socket portion and a support portion, the base members being detachably connected to each other with the socket portions together forming a post socket having a plurality of walls extending from a bottom support, the elongated post being retained by the post socket to extend substantially upwardly with the bottom end resting against the bottom support and retained by the plurality of walls, the support portion of each of the connected base members providing at least one bearing point remote from the socket to support the rack on a support surface.
A kit for an assembly of a sports equipment rack comprising:
- a first base member including a first socket portion and a first support portion;
- at least one second base member each including a second socket portion and a second support portion, the first and second base members being connectable to each other and the first and second socket portions being complementary to together define a post socket having a plurality of walls extending from a bottom support when the first and second base members are interconnected, the first and second support portions each including at least one bearing point remote from a respective one of the socket portions to engage a support surface;
- an elongated central post having opposed bottom and top ends, the bottom end being receivable into the post socket to rest against the bottom support and be supported by the plurality of walls such that the central post extends substantially perpendicularly to the support surface;
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- a plurality of hanger members attachable to the central post and adapted to receive at least one article thereon.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.