Folding garment rack

Abstract

A foldable garment rack having a collapsible frame that may be mounted on a plurality of wheel assemblies or other support feet. The present foldable garment rack comprises a rigid top frame member pivotally coupled to both a first side frame member and a second side frame member, and a rigid bottom frame member pivotally coupled to both side frame members. Each side member may include a top section and bottom section operably connected by an elbow joint. Each side member may include a locking tube slidingly disposed on the side frame member wherein the sliding lock may have a length sufficient to cover said first elbow joint and a portion of each of said top section and said bottom section of said first side frame member adjacent to said first elbow joint. The foldable garment has an erected position and a folded position.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION[0001]This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 61 / 841,985, filed Jul. 2, 2013, the entire disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]This present invention relates to consumer storage products and, more particularly, to portable garment racks.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]Portable garment racks are used in many situations to hang clothing. Portable garment racks are used for fashion shows, weddings, clothing stores, residential and commercial clothes storage, coat check stands, additional clothing storage in apartments and condominiums, and many other uses. For many applications, the garment racks need to be transported to a location. In such applications, the garment racks must be transported in their fully upright and assembled position, or the garment racks need to be disassembled, transported, and reassembled on-site. The extra time it takes to disassemble and ...

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Benefits of technology

[0008]When the present foldable garment rack is configured in the erected position, the first locking tubes may cover the respective elbow joint and a portion of each of the top section and the bottom section of the side frame member adjacent to the respective elbow joint. When in the erected position, the locking tube substantially prevents any relative pivotal displacement between the top and bottom sections of the side frame members. In addition, the locking tubes may rest on a transition step in the outer dimension of the bottom section of the side members so that gravity holds the locking tubes in the desired position to substantially prevents any relative pivotal displacement between the top and bottom sections of the side frame members.

Problems solved by technology

The extra time it takes to disassemble and reassemble the garment racks can be substantial for events that require a large number of garment racks.

Storage of garment racks in the fully assembled condition can take up a substantial volume of space, with void and open air spaces comprising the majority of the required storage volume.

Further, it takes extra time to disassemble and reassemble the garment rack.

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