Pedestal sink towel holder, and towel holding method

Abstract

A towel holder is removably outfitted upon a pedestal style sink for presenting both items to a user at a single station. The holder is formed from a single rod member uniquely bent to effect a three-dimensional structure having C-shaped lateral supports and a C-shaped central support. The lateral supports each have a free rod end, a lateral support end portion, and a rim-traversing-engaging portion. The central support has opposed central support end portions and a towel-support portion. The central and lateral support end portions integrally form opposed sink-engaging junctions. The free rod ends, rim-traversing-engaging portions, and sink-engaging junctions engage the sink, and the inherent weight of the rod member aligns the towel support portion relative to a sink rim. The towel support portion of the towel holder may thus bear a towel in adjacency to the pedestal sink.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]1. Field of the Invention[0002]The present invention generally relates to a towel holder, and more particularly, to a towel holder which removably affixes to a pedestal style sink or similar construction under the action of its weight and structural configuration as situated relative to the load-bearing sink to which it is affixed.[0003]2. Description of the Prior Art[0004]Restrooms have been the target of a wide array of development over the years. In particular, attention has been often directed at simplifying the restroom experience by placing restroom specifics within close proximity to one another so as to generally enhance the restroom visit. Some of the prior art concerned with locating restroom specifics to a limited restroom radius, including towel holding devices attachable to sinks and the like, is briefly described hereinafter.[0005]U.S. Pat. No. 573,835 ('835 patent), which issued to Taylor, discloses a Display Rack. The '835 patent desc...

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Benefits of technology

[0019]The device is simply constructed from a single load-bearing rod (approximately 0.25 inches in diameter) which rod is bent into a unique shape that allows it to hang off the front portion of a pedestal or similar other type of sink. The rod has “hooks” on each end that fit into the bowl of the sink, which hooks then bend over the front of the sink bowl or traverse the upper sink rim, and then form a “loop” that ties them together and forms the actual bar from which to hang a towel. It is believed that the towel holder according to the present invention provides a number of benefits, including a decorative benefit, a utilitarian benefit, and an ease of installation benefit.

[0020]In other words, it is believed that the towel holder design enhances the appearance of any restroom with a pedestal sink, commonly located in residential homes and frequented by guests. The towel holder further provides the perfect placement for a hand towel for both adults and children. It may further operate to prevent water from splashing on the bathroom mirror and walls, which may typically occur after one washes one's hands in the sink, and otherwise reaches up for a more traditionally located towel as mounted on a wall adjacent the sink. Moreover, the towel holder could not be easier to install. The holder is simply removed from product packaging and hung from the front of the sink.

[0021]To achieve these and other readily apparent objectives, the towel holder according to the present invention provides a towel holder for use in combination with a pedestal type sink construction or similar other bowl-like body. It is contemplated that the combination of a pedestal sink and towel holder may well function to present a restroom user with both a pedestal style sink and towel at a single wash station. The pedestal sink or bowl-like structure usable in combination with the towel or article holder according to the present invention essentially comprises an upper sink rim, an inner sink surface, and an outer sink surface. The sink surfaces and a portion of the upper sink rim are load-bearing interfaces for bearing the modest loads of the towel holder itself and any articles held or borne by the towel holder, such as towels.

Problems solved by technology

Moreover, the towel holder could not be easier to install.

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