Clothespin caddy
OwnerRobert L. Garciainventor
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Abstract
A clothespin caddy that features a waterproof enclosure and drainage for protection of the pins from moisture and ultraviolet radiation, a removable cover for easy access to the pins, a collapsible handle with a specially designed hook for slideably securing the caddy to the clothesline to keep it within reach while hanging clothes, and a compact geometry and structure for efficient storage.
Claims14
A caddy for efficiently dispensing clothespins while hanging clothes on a clothesline and for storing them between uses, comprising:
- (a) a container, sufficiently large to house a multiplicity of average size clothespins and having a removable lid to permit easy access to them, the bottom of said container featuring an aperture to provide drainage and ventilation to the interior of said container;
- (b) a collapsible handle slideably fastened to two opposite sides of said container and incorporating a hook for handling said caddy and for securing it to the clothesline;
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- (c) means for slideably fastening said collapsible handle to said container.
A method for efficiently dispensing clothespins while hanging clothes on a clothesline and for storing them between uses, comprising the following steps:
- (a) providing a container, sufficiently large to house a multiplicity of average size clothespins and having a removable lid to permit easy access to them, the bottom of said container featuring an aperture to provide drainage and ventilation to the interior of said container;
- (b) fastening a slideably collapsible handle to two opposite sides of said container by the use of fastening means, said handle incorporating a hook for handling said caddy and for securing it to said clothesline;
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- (c) hanging said caddy to said clothesline for dispensing clothespins while hanging articles of clothing to dry and storing said clothespins in said caddy while not in use.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.