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US 2008/0277359 A1Published application
Retaining system for holding fabric items
OwnerSusan St. Martininventor
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Abstract
A retaining system for holding a towel, washcloth, or other fabric item by draping a weighted and supported retaining system over an inanimate horizontal bar such as a kitchen cabinet, a shower curtain, or a kitchen drawer, so that the towel would not fall to the floor and become dirty. This device can also be used in conjunction with a paperclip as a means for holding recipe cards up to eye level while cooking. The device can also be used in recreational vehicles, while camping, or in cars.
Claims18
A system comprising:
- At least one support to secure at least one drape-able item;
- At least one stiffener to stiffen said at least, one support along at least one substantially straight length of at least one drape-able item;
- At least one passage to pass said at least one drape-able item through said at least one support;
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- At least one appendage to append said supporting means to a fixed object.
2 more elements
A kit comprising the system, a securing means to attach other items to the system, and a decorating means.
- The term “about” and “approximately” as used herein may be applied to modify any quantitative representation which could permissibly vary without resulting in a change in the basic function to which it is related. For example, the retaining system as described herein can be suspended not only over a horizontal bar, but can be used as a weighted system by placing the heavier counterweight on a flat surface and allowing the suspending compartment and the other compartments to hang from the side of the flat surface.
- The present disclosure should not be construed in any limited sense other than that limited by the scope of the claims having regard to the teachings herein and the prior art being apparent with the preferred form of the system disclosed herein and which reveals details of structure of a preferred form necessary for a better understanding of the system and may be subject to change by a skilled person within the scope of the art without departing from the concept thereof.
- If the claims are not found to be in condition for allowance, the examiner is requested to contact the attorney to schedule an interview before mailing an Office action.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.