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US 5,611,123 AGranted
Towel holder
OwnerDarin Prizziinventor
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Abstract
The holder is a plastic tube split lengthwise into substantially mirror image halves forming two opposed clamping members hingedly connected by spring operated handles which activate opening and closing of the clamping members to engage a towel or other items hanging on a support.
Claims7
In combination a releasable tube holder and a longitudinal support comprising,
- said tubular holder having a circular plastic tube about 15 to 18 inches in length split lengthwise longitudinally into substantially mirror image straight halves forming two opposed clamping members joined together at straight across split edges, each clamping member provided with two separated handle members positioned on one side of the clamping member and opposite the other two separated handle members of the other clamping member, said oppositely positioned handle members being hingedly connected by tensioned metal spring mechanisms to activate opening and closing of the opposed clamping members and split edges which engage and are secured to the support by applying and removing pressure on the oppositely positioned handle members.
In combination a releasable tube holder and a longitudinal support comprising,
- said longitudinal support supporting a towel handing therefrom,
- said tubular holder having a circular plastic tube about 15 to 18 inches in length split lengthwise longitudinally into substantially mirror image straight halves forming two opposed clamping members joined together at straight across split edges, each clamping member provided with two separated handle members on one side of the clamping member and opposite the other two separated handle members of the other clamping member, said oppositely positioned handle members being hingedly connected by tensioned metal spring mechanisms to activate opening and closing of the opposed clamping members and split edges and secured the towel to the support by applying and removing pressure on the oppositely positioned handle members.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.