clothes rack

Abstract

clothes rack (1) comprising - a frame (2) with two outer rods (3) which are each connected at one end by a bridge (4), - further rods (5), each of which is attached at one end exclusively to the bridge (4) and extends parallel to the outer rods (3), wherein the outer and the further rods (3, 5) arranged between them lie in one plane, - at least one supporting structure (6,12) with a first support (7) and a first connecting element (8) arranged on the web (4), designed for the detachable fastening of the frame (2) to the first support (7) in a drying position, wherein all rods (3,5) lie in a substantially horizontal plane in the drying position, - a second support (11) arranged on the at least one supporting structure (6, 12) and a second connecting element (13) arranged on one of the two outer rods (3) or on the web (4), designed for detachably fastening the frame (2) to the second support (11) in a storage position, wherein all rods (3, 5) lie in a substantially vertical plane in the storage position, - a torque support (10) arranged on the bridge (4) or the first connecting element (8), designed to prevent rotation of the frame (2) about an axis parallel to the longitudinal axes of the rods (3,5) in the drying position by positive locking.

Description

[0001] The invention relates to a clothes rack.

[0002] A clothes drying rack is a device used for drying laundry. There are various types of clothes drying racks, such as clotheslines, rotary clotheslines, and wall-mounted dryers.

[0003] A clothes drying rack is a freestanding household appliance with several bars or lines on which laundry can be hung to dry. Clothes drying racks vary in size, material, and design; they may be height-adjustable and / or foldable for space-saving storage when not in use.

[0004] A rotary clothesline is a household appliance typically used for drying clothes outdoors. It consists of a base that is anchored in the ground and several extendable and rotating arms between which lines are stretched. This allows for a large drying area.

[0005] A wall-mounted clothes dryer is a household appliance used for drying laundry indoors. Unlike a clothes rack or rotary clothesline, a wall-mounted dryer is attached to the wall and, depending on the model, may be foldable or extendable. Wall-mounted dryers may have clotheslines or rods.

[0006] After the laundry has been dried and removed, the foldable clothes drying rack, the foldable rotary clothesline, and the foldable or extendable wall-mounted dryer can be stored in a space-saving manner.

[0007] From DE 81 05 893 U1 a clothes holder is already known which is not only suitable for drying laundry, but when the drying function is not in use, it is also suitable for space-saving storage of the dried laundry, for example in a wardrobe.

[0008] DE 81 05 893 U1 discloses a clothes rack comprehensively - a frame with two outer bars, each connected at one end by a bridge, - further poles, each attached at one end to the bridge and extending parallel to the outer poles, the outer poles and the further poles arranged in between lying in one plane, - at least one supporting structure with a bracket and a connecting element arranged on one of the two outer bars, designed to suspend the frame on the bracket optionally in a storage position in which all bars lie in a substantially vertical plane or in a drying position in which all bars lie in a substantially horizontal plane.

[0009] The bracket is essentially a wide hook screwed to a wall as a supporting structure. A double-bent rod welded to one of the two outer bars, together with the outer bar, forms the connecting element that extends perpendicular to the plane spanned by the bars. In the drying position, the hanging element rests on the wide hook and is braced against the wall by the outer bar.

[0010] In the storage position, the suspension element rests on the wide hook, with the outer rod not in contact with the wall.

[0011] In the drying position, the frame projects into the room over the full length of the bridge, which, depending on the load on the rods with possibly still damp laundry items, results in quite large moments acting on the hanging element and the bracket.

[0012] The hanging element simply rests on the wide hook in both the drying and storage positions. The frame with the clothes rails is therefore unstable during use. Particularly when handling laundry—that is, when loading the rails in the drying position or removing items from the rails in the storage position—the frame can tip over around an axis perpendicular to the wall to which the bracket is attached. While the relatively wide hook reduces the tendency to tip, it cannot prevent it entirely.

[0013] In the drying position, the outer rod connected to the hanging element lies against the wall. Therefore, the outer rod is not suitable as a clothesline for hanging laundry.

[0014] Due to the placement of the hanging element on one of the two outer rods, the usable clotheslines run parallel to the wall to which the bracket is attached, both in the drying and storage positions. The clotheslines running parallel to the wall require space adjacent to their free ends for horizontally placing or sliding laundry onto the rods, or for laterally removing laundry from the rods. Because of this additional space requirement, the known clothesline can only be installed in niches of sufficient width.

[0015] Furthermore, due to the arrangement of the suspension element on one of the two outer rods, there are limitations to its flush mounting on the walls of a room corner, as only one of the two walls of the room corner is suitable for mounting the bracket.

[0016] DE 84 21 274 U1 discloses a clothes rack for attachment to a support, for example a wall, with a larger number of support bars which are individually pivotable about axes perpendicular to their longitudinal direction and parallel to each other. Each of the support bars is adjustable relative to a support arm from a downward-hanging to a sideways-facing position and can be supported and locked in this position. The support arm is pivotably held at its end in a support bracket, which is preferably designed as a wall bracket.

[0017] From DE 10 2008 010 159 A1, a standard clothes dryer is known with an arrangement of parallel clotheslines spaced apart from one another, wherein the clotheslines are held in a frame and / or by a connecting rail, essentially in one plane. The clotheslines can be connected individually, in pairs, in groups, or all together at their ends and / or extended to further develop the freestanding clothes dryer in such a way that, in particular, large items of laundry, such as bed linen, can be hung up for drying without significantly changing the overall size or making it more difficult to handle.

[0018] KR 10 2014 0 128 915 A discloses a drying rack with a main frame comprising vertical bars, horizontal rods connecting the vertical bars, and a base support. Fixed drying elements are connected to the lower sections of the bars. A movable drying element is slidably mounted on an upper part of the bars and has a vertical movement mechanism for the movable drying element. A drying net can be freely moved up and down by means of the movable drying element. Furthermore, the drying rods of the drying elements are pivotally mounted to facilitate attaching the items to be dried.

[0019] WO 2004 / 109 007 A1 relates to a device for hanging laundry or towels to dry, comprising at least one pair of substantially parallel, elongated clamping elements, one end of each of which is attached to a support. The clamping elements of each pair form a narrow, slot-shaped space for clamping the laundry. The clamping elements of each pair may be designed as springs pre-tensioned against each other. Several pairs of clamping elements may be attached to the same support, and clamping elements of adjacent pairs may be connected to one another. Furthermore, the support may be mounted at a certain distance from the floor, for example, on a collapsible stand or on several hanging hooks.

[0020] Starting from DE 81 05 893 U1 as the closest prior art, the invention is based on the objective of creating a clothes rack that does not have the aforementioned disadvantages, in which, in particular with comparable loading of the rods in the drying position, lower moments act on the connecting element and the holder, the frame of the clothes rack is tilt-resistant relative to the holder during use, at least in the drying position, and the installation of the clothes rack requires little installation space.

[0021] This problem is solved by a clothes rack having the features of independent claim 1.

[0022] Advantageous embodiments of the invention result from the features of the dependent claims.

[0023] The clothes rack according to the invention comprises a frame, in particular a U-shaped frame with two outer bars, each connected to the other at one end by a crossbar. The further bars are each attached at one end exclusively to the crossbar and extend parallel to the outer bars. The outer bars and the further bars arranged between them all lie in one plane and form a comb-like structure open on one side. The open side faces the crossbar of the frame.

[0024] By ensuring that all rods attached to the bar on only one side are always horizontally aligned, regardless of whether they are in a substantially horizontal plane in the drying position or in a substantially vertical plane in the storage position, the laundry items can be advantageously placed or pushed onto the rods in a horizontal direction or pulled off laterally.

[0025] In the drying position, all rods lie in a substantially horizontal plane, preferably in a horizontal plane. Substantially horizontal means a slight angular deviation of no more than 5° with respect to all reference lines lying in the plane from the horizontal. The laundry items placed over the rods do not touch each other, so the drying process is not affected. In the storage position, all rods lie in a substantially vertical plane, preferably in a vertical plane. Substantially vertical means a slight angular deviation of no more than 5° with respect to all reference lines lying in the plane from the vertical. The laundry items placed over the rods may touch each other, but this does not affect the storage of the dried laundry items, for example, in a cupboard.When stored in a cabinet, either a wall of the cabinet or the cabinet tube provides the supporting structure for the second connecting element.

[0026] According to the invention, two different connecting elements are provided, namely a first and a second connecting element. By attaching at least the first connecting element directly to the frame's web and by providing a torque support on the first connecting element, which positively prevents the frame from rotating in the drying position relative to the supporting structure about an axis parallel to the parallel longitudinal axes of the rods, the frame with the clotheslines is tilt-resistant during use. In particular, when handling the laundry, i.e., when loading the rods in the drying position, the frame cannot tilt about an axis perpendicular to the supporting structure, for example, the wall to which the first support is attached.

[0027] Due to the placement of the first connecting element on the web of the U-shaped frame, and the resulting alignment of all rods lying in one plane, all rods in the drying position always extend perpendicular to the wall to which the first bracket is attached. This offers advantages in terms of space utilization, especially when installing the clothes rack in niches and room corners.

[0028] In an advantageous embodiment of the invention, if the first connecting element and the torque support are arranged centrally on the web, lower moments act on the first connecting element and the first support in the drying position when all bars are loaded with laundry in approximately uniform fashion.

[0029] The frame is detachably attached to the first support in the drying position preferably by suspending the frame from a hook. For this purpose, the first connecting element has an opening in a plate-shaped area, the size, shape, and arrangement of the opening in the plate-shaped area being adapted to the size and shape of the hook. The opening can be designed as a hole in the plate-shaped area through which the hook extends. Alternatively, the opening can be designed as a hook receptacle (cavity) into which the hook projects with its free end. After the frame is suspended, self-locking occurs due to the free end of the hook.

[0030] The torque support can be attached directly or indirectly to the web. In the case of indirect attachment, the torque support is located on the first connecting element, which is attached directly to the web. The torque support facing the supporting structure with the first bracket has effective surfaces. To prevent rotation of the frame with the rods relative to the supporting structure about an axis parallel to the longitudinal axes of the rods in the drying position, a counter-bearing is required. The counter-bearing also has effective surfaces, with the effective surfaces of the torque support and the counter-bearing acting in pairs to prevent rotation in both directions. The counter-bearing can be located directly on the supporting structure or be a component of the first bracket attached to it.

[0031] The effective surfaces of both the torque support and the abutment can be located on one or more components. In a structurally simple embodiment, the torque support is designed as a cylindrical opening in the first connecting element, and the abutment as a cylindrical pin engaging in the opening. The interacting effective surfaces are located approximately diametrically opposite each other on the inner wall of the opening on the one hand, and on the surface of the pin engaging in the opening on the other.

[0032] The supporting structure can be a wall, for example, a wall of a building or a cabinet. Alternatively, the supporting structure can also be a freestanding or wall-mounted frame. The frame is preferably a profile that is attached to at least one wall. The profile can be hollow or solid and, depending on the available space, attached to the wall vertically or horizontally. The first and second supports can be arranged on a common supporting structure or on different supporting structures. Preferably, however, the first and second supports are arranged on different supporting structures due to the different requirements for the drying and storage positions of the frame.

[0033] For the removable mounting of the frame in the drying position, suitable supporting structures include, for example, a wall in a well-ventilated room, an exterior wall of a building, or a profile attached to such a wall. For the removable mounting of the frame in the storage position, suitable supporting structures include, for example, an interior wall of a cabinet or a profile attached to the interior wall.

[0034] In one embodiment of the invention, the second support, arranged on the supporting structure, is a clothes rail, and the second connecting element is a suspension element arranged on one of the two outer bars of the frame. The clothes rail is, for example, cantilevered on a wall or on a rack, but particularly between the side walls of a wardrobe.

[0035] The suspension element for hanging the clothes rack frame is preferably a hook that lies in the plane spanned by the rods and whose open end preferably points towards the crossbar. If the clothes rail extends between the side walls of a wardrobe, the preferred orientation of the hook towards the crossbar ensures that the free ends of the rods point towards the front of the wardrobe. This guarantees easy removal of the laundry items from the clothes rack rods.

[0036] In order to ensure a substantially horizontal alignment of the rods in the storage position when the rods are loaded with different items of laundry, in an advantageous embodiment of the invention the position of the suspension element on the outer rod can be changed, for example by making the suspension element movable and lockable in the longitudinal direction of the outer rod.

[0037] An alternative or additional way to ensure the essentially horizontal alignment of the rods in the storage position is to - the suspension element has a hook with an elongated section and - in the elongated section, several trough-shaped support surfaces are arranged next to each other, which are adapted to the cross-section of the clothes rail.

[0038] Depending on the specific loading situation, the hook rests on the clothes rail with a trough-shaped support surface offset in the longitudinal direction of the bars.

[0039] To ensure the horizontal alignment of the rods, at least one support element can be arranged on the crossbar, either alternatively or additionally, to transfer torques acting on the clothes rail frame in its storage position into a support. If the clothes rail extends between the side walls of a wardrobe, the support is the back wall of the wardrobe, against which the suspended frame rests.

[0040] An improved design of the clothes rack in the frame's storage position, which enhances ease of use and space utilization, is achieved by the features of claim 11 in that the second bracket arranged on the support structure and the second connecting element arranged on the web together form a separable hinge. The second connecting element is positioned offset from the first connecting element along the longitudinal axis of the web, particularly at its end. The horizontally oriented bars, all lying in a vertical plane, can be pivoted around the hinge axis to a position in which the free ends of the bars are easily accessible for loading and unloading laundry. This pivotable and simultaneously detachable mounting of the frame is particularly advantageous when attaching the second bracket to an interior wall of a cabinet.The second bracket can be screwed directly to the inside wall of the cabinet as a supporting structure or attached to a horizontally running profile. The profile is attached to the inside wall of the cabinet beforehand.

[0041] A preferred embodiment of the second support and the second connecting element for forming the separable hinge results from the features of claim 12: The second bracket comprises two plate-shaped elements arranged vertically apart and parallel to each other, with aligned cutouts in both plate-shaped elements. Both cutouts have a partially circular cross-section. The width of the cutout opening preferably corresponds to the diameter of the circular cylindrical section of the second connecting element attached to the web. The circular cylindrical section can be part of the web or a component surrounding the web with a circular cylindrical cross-section. A flange ring is arranged concentrically on the web above the circular cylindrical section. The longitudinal axes of the circular cylindrical section and the circular cylindrical flange ring coincide. However, the diameter of the circular cylindrical flange ring is larger than the diameter of the circular cylindrical section.

[0042] The flange ring, which projects beyond the circular cylindrical section, rests against a semicircular rim in the bearing position. This rim is positioned on an upward-facing surface of the upper plate-shaped element. The rim can be integral with the plate-shaped element. The ring flange, interacting with the rim, captively fixes the frame and rods in the second bracket and defines the hinge axis.

[0043] The opening width of the cut in the lower plate-shaped element of the second bracket corresponds technically, i.e., with clearance, to the diameter of the cylindrical section, such that its outer surface partially contacts the semicircular part of the cut in the bearing position. The cut, which interacts with the outer surface, serves as a support for the frame of the clothes rack and stabilizes the position of the hinge axis.

[0044] In one embodiment of the invention, the handling of the clothes rack is further improved by the fact that the rod-shaped elements are at least partially designed as handles.

[0045] To ensure sufficient drying length for the clotheslines in a wardrobe with limited depth, where the clothes rack is hung after drying, one embodiment of the invention provides that the clotheslines can be extended beyond the length of the rod-shaped elements. The rod-shaped elements have a length that, in their stored position, corresponds to the depth of the wardrobe. The length of each clothesline can be changed by an extension piece arranged at the free end of the clothesline, wherein the extension piece is pivotally movable, telescopic, or connected to the free end via a plug connection, preferably in a captive manner.

[0046] Finally, in one embodiment of the invention, all rods are detachably connected to the bridge. A detachable connection is one that can be loosened without damaging the components. The detachable connection can be designed as a clamping or screw connection. To allow the screw connection to be loosened without tools, an external thread can be provided at the ends of the rods, with the external threads screwing into internal threads in corresponding blind holes in the bridge. The detachable connection of the rods to the bridge allows the clothes rack to be stored in a space-saving manner when not in use.

[0047] To reduce the risk of injury to persons, especially children, from the free ends of the clothes rack's rods projecting into the room in both the storage and stowed positions, one embodiment of the invention provides for elongated protective caps with two opposing ends at the free ends of the rods. Each protective cap is captive at one end but rotatably connected to the free end of the rod about the longitudinal axis of one of the rods, and the other end of the protective cap is not in the plane of the rods. This rotatable arrangement ensures that, regardless of whether the frame is in the storage or stowed position, the other end of the protective cap always points downwards due to gravity. Preferably, the protective cap is designed as a curved component at approximately 90°.

[0048] The invention is explained in more detail below with reference to the figures.

[0049] They show Fig. 1 a first embodiment of a clothes drying rack according to the invention in the drying position from above, Fig. 2 a frame of the clothes rack according Fig. 1 in perspective view from below Fig. 3 a perspective view of the front of the first connecting element of the embodiment according to Fig. 1, Fig. 4 a perspective view of the back of the first connecting element of the embodiment according to Fig. 1, Fig. 5 a perspective view of the front of the first bracket of the embodiment according to Fig. 1, Fig. 6 a second embodiment of a clothes drying rack according to the invention in the drying position in a perspective view from above, Fig. 7 a frame of the clothes rack according Fig. 6 in perspective view from below, Fig. 8 a perspective view of the front of the first connecting element of the embodiment according to Fig. 6, Fig. 9 a perspective view of the back of the first connecting element of the embodiment according to Fig. 6, Fig. 10 a perspective view of the front of the first bracket of the embodiment according to Fig. 6, Fig. 11 a front view of the clothes rack after Fig. 6 in the drying position Fig. 12 The first embodiment of the laundry holder according to the invention in the storage position in a perspective view from above Fig. 13 the first embodiment of the laundry holder according to the invention in the storage position in a perspective view from below, Fig. 14 a perspective view of the second bracket and the second connecting element of the first embodiment in the storage position from above, Fig. 15 a perspective view of the second bracket and the second connecting element of the first embodiment in the storage position from below, Fig. 16 a perspective view of the second bracket of the first embodiment arranged on the supporting structure, Fig. 17 a perspective view of the second connecting element of the first embodiment arranged on the bridge, Fig. 18 a third embodiment of the laundry holder according to the invention in the storage position in side view, but without showing the first holder and the first connecting element for the drying position, Fig. 19 the third embodiment in perspective view, Fig. 20 a fourth embodiment of the laundry holder according to the invention in the storage position in side view, but without showing the first holder and the first connecting element for the drying position, Fig. 21 a side view of the second connecting element of the fourth embodiment, Fig. 22 the fourth embodiment in perspective view, Fig. 23 a fifth embodiment of the laundry holder according to the invention in the storage position in side view, but without showing the first holder and the first connecting element for the drying position, Fig. 24 the fourth embodiment in perspective view, Fig. 25 a sixth embodiment of the laundry holder according to the invention in the storage position in side view, but without showing the first holder and the first connecting element for the drying position, Fig. 26 the sixth embodiment in perspective view, Fig. 27 a clothesline pole with a cap arranged at the free end in a starting position, Fig. 28 the pole after Fig. 27 in a position rotated from the starting position, Fig. 29 the rod with protective cap after Fig. 27 in side view, Fig. 30 the rod with protective cap after Fig. 27 in cut side view and Fig. 31 a drawing to illustrate the detachable fastening of the clothesline poles.

[0050] The clothes rack 1 according to the invention comprises as essential components a frame 2 with two outer rods 3, each of which is connected to the other at one end via a crossbar 4. Further rods 5 are each attached at one end exclusively to the crossbar 4 and extend parallel to the outer rods 3.

[0051] As can be seen particularly from the Fig. 1, Fig. As can be seen in Figure 2, both the outer rods 3 and the intermediate rods 5 lie in the same plane. All rods preferably have a round cross-section, as is typical for clotheslines. In this embodiment, the two outer rods 3 have a slightly larger cross-section than the intermediate rods 5 for stability reasons. All rods 3 and 5 are intended for holding laundry items not shown in the figures.

[0052] In the Fig. 1, Fig. 2. Frame 2 is in a drying position. In the drying position, all bars 3, 5 lie in a substantially horizontal plane. In the drying position, the laundry items can be slid onto the bars 3, 5 from above as well as from the side, i.e., horizontally, starting from the free end. In the drying position, in particular, Fig. 12, Fig. 13 recognizable storage position of the clothes rack according to Fig. 1 and Fig. 2, all rods 3, 5 are located in a substantially vertical plane. Regardless of whether the rods 3, 5 are located in the horizontal or vertical plane, all rods 3, 5 of the frame 2 are always horizontally oriented, as can be seen from the Fig. 1, Fig. 2 as well as 12, 13 is recognizable.

[0053] In order to selectively hold the frame 2 in either the drying position or the storage position, at least one support structure 6 is required, but preferably different support structures 6 for the drying position on the one hand and the storage position on the other: In the first embodiment, the supporting structure 6 is a frame 6.1, which is designed, for example, as a hollow profile with a rectangular cross-section (see figure). Fig. 1) The hollow profile can, for example, be attached to a wall of a room or held in place by a suitable support structure. A first support 7 is attached to the supporting structure 6 (see figure). Fig. 5), which interacts with a first connecting element 8 arranged centrally on the web 4. The connecting element 8 serves to detachably fasten the frame 2 to the first support 7.

[0054] The first bracket 7 comprises a retaining plate 7.1 and a hook 7.2 attached to the retaining plate 7.1. The hook 7.2 has a pin which has a head 7.3 with a larger diameter at its end, as can be seen from Fig. 5 is recognizable. Furthermore, a support 9 is arranged on the retaining plate 7.1.

[0055] For the detachable attachment of the frame 2 to the first support 7 in the drying position, the first connecting element 8 is arranged centrally on the web 4. A base body 8.1 surrounds the web 4 and has a plate-shaped area 8.2 in which an opening 8.3 for suspending the frame 2 from the hook 7.2 is provided. The opening 8.3 has a lower, widened area with which the first connecting element 8 is pulled over the hook 7.2 and finally hooked onto an upper, tapered area of ​​the opening 8.3 and locked in place by the head 7.3 of the support 7 against the front of the plate-shaped area 8.2, as is particularly evident in Fig. 3 is recognizable.

[0056] A torque support 10 is arranged on the rear side of the first connecting element 8 ( Fig. 4), which together with the abutment 9 arranged on the first support 7 ( Fig. 5) prevents the frame 2 from rotating relative to the supporting structure 6 about an axis that runs parallel to all longitudinal axes of the rods 3, 5. To prevent rotation in both directions, the torque support has two effective surfaces 10.1 that interact in pairs with the two effective surfaces 9.1 of the abutment 9. Each of the effective surfaces 9.1 of the abutment 9 rests flush against one of the effective surfaces 10.1 of the torque support 10, thereby preventing the frame 2 from rotating in both directions.

[0057] To place frame 2 after the laundry has dried in the frame, based on the Fig. To move the drying position described in points 1 to 5 into a storage position, for example in a cabinet, a second bracket 11 on another support structure 12 is required, as can be seen from the Fig. 12, Fig. 13 and Fig. 14 is evident. In the illustrated embodiment, the second bracket 11 is not attached directly to the inner wall 12.1 of the cabinet, but to a frame 12.2 (see Figure 14). Fig. 13), which is designed as a rectangular hollow profile and carries two further supports 11.

[0058] A second connecting element 13 is arranged on the bridge 4 ( Fig. 14, Fig. 15, Fig. 17), wherein the bracket 11 and the second connecting element 13 form a separable hinge in the illustrated embodiment as follows: The second bracket 11 has two plate-shaped elements 11.1, 11.2 arranged vertically apart and parallel to each other, in which aligned cutouts 11.3 and 11.4 are arranged ( Fig. 16) The second connecting element 13 arranged on the web 4 has a section 13.1 extending longitudinally along the web 4 and having a circular cylindrical cross-section, and a flange ring 13.2 arranged above the circular cylindrical section 13.1. From Fig. It can be seen from Figure 17 that the diameter of the flange ring 13.2 is larger than the cross-section of the circular cylindrical section 13.1. On the upward-facing surface of the upper plate-shaped element 11.2 of the second support 11, a semicircular rim 11.5, interrupted by the opening of the cutout 11.4, is arranged ( Fig. 16), on which the flange ring 13.2 of the second connecting element 13 partially comes into contact after the frame 2 has been hooked into the holder 11 (see Fig. 14) The plate-shaped element 11.2 and the rim 11.5 form the bearing housing of a plain bearing in which the flange ring 13.2 of the second connecting element 13 is rotatably mounted. The bearing axis of the plain bearing thus formed is fixed by the fact that the cutout 11.3 in the lower plate-shaped element 11.1 is adapted to the diameter of the cylindrical section 13.1, so that the outer surface of the circular cylindrical section 13.1 partially comes into contact with the cutout 11.3.

[0059] After the frame 2 has been inserted into the holder 11 using the connecting element 13, the horizontally aligned rods 3, 5 can be pivoted around the hinge axis to facilitate the removal of laundry items stored on the rods 3, 5 or to store the laundry items in the cupboard in a space-saving manner.

[0060] In particular, several brackets 11 can be arranged on a support structure 12 inside a cabinet, either to pivotally attach the frame 2 at different positions on the support structure 12 or to pivotally attach several frames 2 to the support structure simultaneously.

[0061] The Fig. 6 to 11 indicate that, otherwise, compared to the Fig. Figures 1 to 5 show an unchanged embodiment of the clothes holder 1, a simplified embodiment of the first connecting element 8, and the torque support 10. This simplified support for the frame 2 in the drying position can be combined with all the supports described in this document for the storage position. The first connecting element 8 has a plate-shaped area 8.2, which is formed by a retaining plate fixed to the web. In the plate-shaped area 8.2, the torque support 10 is designed as a cylindrical opening 10.2. The abutment 9 is attached directly to the supporting structure 6 and is designed as a cylindrical pin 9.2 engaging in the opening 10.2. The paired, interacting contact surfaces 9.1, 10.1 are located approximately diametrically opposite each other on the inner wall of the opening 10.2 on the one hand, and on the surface of the pin 9.2 engaging in the opening 10.2 on the other.Furthermore, in the plate-shaped area 8.2, designed as a retaining plate 8.4, an opening 8.3 is arranged, which is pulled over the first holder 7 designed as a hook 7.2 and is blocked by the head 7.3 of the hook 7.2, as is shown in particular in the . Fig. 8 and Fig. 11 is evident. After the frame 2 is hooked into the hook 7.2, all rods 3, 5 lie in the drying position in a substantially horizontal plane, as can be seen particularly from the front view. Fig. 11 is recognizable.

[0062] The Fig. Figures 18 to 26 show a second bracket 11, which is designed on a wall 6.2 as a support structure 6 for holding the frame 2 in the storage position. In this embodiment, the second bracket 11 is a clothes rail 11.6. The second connecting element 13 is a suspension element 13.3 arranged on the upper of the further rod 5 in the storage position. The clothes rail 11.6 is, for example, cantilevered on a wall 6.2 of a room, but more specifically between the side walls of a wardrobe. The suspension element 13.3 is designed similarly to a clothes hanger as a hook, which lies in the plane spanned by the rods 3, 5 and whose open end 13.4 points towards the web 4, as is particularly evident from Fig. 18, Fig. 20 and Fig. 22 is recognizable.

[0063] In order to ensure an essentially horizontal alignment of the poles in the storage position when the poles 3, 5 are loaded with different items of laundry, the position of the suspension element 13.3, designed as a hook, on the further pole 5 can be changed by allowing the suspension element to be moved and locked in the longitudinal direction (see Figure 1). Fig. 23, Fig. 24).

[0064] Additionally, a support element 14 can be arranged on the bridge 4, which is schematically shown in Fig. 23, Fig. 24 shows that it attaches to a wall 6.2, for example a back wall of a wardrobe, and prevents the frame 2 from rotating around the longitudinal axis of the clothes rail 11.6.

[0065] An additional possibility to ensure the essentially horizontal alignment of the rods 3, 5 of the frame 2 in the storage position is that the suspension element 13.3 has a hook with an elongated section 13.5 which extends approximately parallel to the upper, further rod 5 and in which several trough-shaped support surfaces 13.6 are arranged side by side, which are adapted to the cross-section of the clothes rail 11.6, as is particularly evident from Fig. 21 is recognizable.

[0066] Depending on the respective loading situation of the bars 3, 5, the suspended element rests on the clothes rail 11.6 with a different support surface 13.6.

[0067] Alternatively, the Fig. 25, Fig. 26 an embodiment in which the second support 11 comprises two clothes rails 11.6 arranged parallel to each other and suspension elements 13.3 are arranged on the outer upper bar 5 of the frame 2 at a distance of the two clothes rails 11.6 ( Fig. 25). By providing two clothes rails 11.6 and two hanging elements 13.3, which are simultaneously hung in both clothes rails 11.6, the frame 2 is prevented from tipping in the storage position both when removing items of laundry from the rails 3, 5 and when the rails are unevenly loaded.

[0068] The Fig. 27, Fig. 28, Fig. 29 and Fig. Figure 30 shows a rod 3, 5 of a clothes hanger 1 according to the invention, at the free end of which an elongated protective cap 15 with two opposing ends 15.1, 15.2 is arranged. The protective cap 15 is designed as a curved component at approximately 90° and is captive at one end 15.1 by means of a bearing bolt 15.3 screwed into the free end of the rod 3, 5, but rotatably connected to the free end of the rod 3, 5 about the longitudinal axis 16. The other, bent end 15.2 is not in the plane of the rods 3, 5. The rotatable arrangement causes the bent end 15.2 of the protective cap 15 to always point downwards due to gravity, regardless of whether the frame 2 is in the storage or holding position.

[0069] Fig.Figure 31 illustrates one way in which the rods 3, 4 can be detachably received in aligned receiving openings of clamping brackets 17 by means of a clamping connection. The clamping brackets are arranged on the web 4 of the frame 2.

[0070] Of course, other possibilities for the detachable connection of the rods 3, 5 to the bridge 4 are possible, in particular screw connections. Reference symbol list 1 clothes rack 2 U-shaped frames / frames 3 Outer bars / bars 4 Bridge 5 More poles / bars 6 Supporting structure 6.1 Frame 6.2 Wall 7 First bracket 7.1 Mounting plate 7.2 Hook 7.3 Head 8 First connecting element 8.1 Basic body 8.2 Plate-shaped area 8.3 Opening 8.4 Mounting plate 9 abutments 9.1 Effective areas 9.2 Pen 10 Torque support 10.1 Effective areas 10.2 Cylindrical opening 11 Second bracket 11.1 Plate-shaped element 11.2 Plate-shaped element 11.3 Cut 11.4 11.5 Incision Edge 11.6 Clothes rail 12 Second supporting structure 12.1 Interior wall of cabinet 12.2 Frame 13 Second connecting element 13.1 Circular cylindrical section 13.2 Flange ring 13.3 13.5 Suspension element 13.4 Open end of hook Elongated section of hook 13.6 Trough-shaped support surfaces 14 Support element 15 Protective cap 15.1 End 15.2 End 15.3 Bearing bolts 16 Longitudinal axis 17 clamping bracket

Claims

[1] Clothes rack (1) comprising - a frame (2) with two outer rods (3) which are each connected at one end by a bridge (4), - further rods (5), each of which is attached at one end exclusively to the bridge (4) and extends parallel to the outer rods (3), wherein the outer and the further rods (3, 5) arranged between them lie in one plane, - at least one supporting structure (6,12) with a first support (7) and a first connecting element (8) arranged on the web (4), designed for the detachable fastening of the frame (2) to the first support (7) in a drying position, wherein all rods (3,5) lie in a substantially horizontal plane in the drying position, - a second support (11) arranged on the at least one supporting structure (6, 12) and a second connecting element (13) arranged on one of the two outer rods (3) or on the web (4), designed for detachably fastening the frame (2) to the second support (11) in a storage position, wherein all rods (3, 5) lie in a substantially vertical plane in the storage position, - a torque support (10) arranged on the bridge (4) or the first connecting element (8), designed to prevent rotation of the frame (2) about an axis parallel to the longitudinal axes of the rods (3,5) in the drying position by positive locking. [2] Clothes rack according to claim 1, characterized by, that all bars (3, 5) are always horizontally oriented, regardless of whether they are in the drying position in a substantially horizontal plane or in the storage position in a substantially vertical plane. [3] Clothes rack according to claim 1 or 2, characterized by , that the first connecting element (8) and the torque support (10) are arranged centrally on the web (4). [4] Clothes rack according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized by , that - the first bracket (7) has a hook (7.2), - the first connecting element (8) has an opening (8.3) in a plate-shaped area (8.2), the opening (8.3) being designed for hanging the frame (2) on the hook (7.2) in the drying position, - the torque support (10) has effective surfaces (10.1), - a support (9) with effective surfaces (9.1, 9.2) is arranged on the supporting structure (6) or the first bracket (7), wherein the effective surfaces (10.1, 9.1, 10.2, 9.2) of torque support (10) and support (9) work together in pairs to prevent the rotation of the frame (2) about the axis in both directions. [5] Laundry rack according to claim 4, characterized by , that the torque support (10) is designed as a cylindrical opening (10.2) in the first connecting element (8) and the abutment (9) is designed as a cylindrical pin (9.2) engaging in the cylindrical opening (10.2). [6] Clothes rack according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized by that the supporting structure (6) is a wall (6.2) or a frame (6.1). [7] Clothes hanger according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized by, that the second support (11) is a clothes rail (11.6) and the second connecting element (13) is a suspension element (13.3) arranged on one of the two outer bars (3). [8] Laundry rack according to claim 7, characterized by , that the position of the suspension element (13.3) on the outer rod is variable. [9] Clothes rack according to claim 7 or 8, characterized by , that - the suspension element (13.3) has a hook with an elongated section (13.5) and - in the elongated section (13.5) several trough-shaped support surfaces (13.6) are arranged next to each other, which are adapted to the cross-section of the clothes rail (11.6). [10] Clothes hanger according to any one of claims 7 to 9, characterized by , that a support element is arranged on the bridge (4), designed to introduce torques acting on the frame (2) of the clothes rack (1) in the storage position into a wall (6.2). [11] Clothes hanger according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized by , that the second support (11) arranged on the supporting structure (6, 12) and the second connecting element (13) arranged on the web (4) together form a separable hinge. [12] Laundry holder according to claim 11, characterized by , that - the second support (11) has a lower and an upper plate-shaped element (11.1, 11.2) arranged vertically apart and parallel to each other, wherein aligned incisions (11.3, 11.4) are arranged in the two plate-shaped elements (11.1, 11.2), - that the second connecting element (13) arranged on the web (4) has a section (13.1) extending in a longitudinal direction of the web (4) and having a circular cylindrical section (13.1) and a flange ring (13.2) arranged concentrically above the circular cylindrical section (13.1) in the bearing position of the frame (2), - that a semicircular rim (11.5) in cross-section is arranged on an upwardly facing surface of the upper plate-shaped element (11.2), against which the flange ring (13.2) partially comes into contact in the bearing position, - that the incision (11.3) of the lower plate-shaped element (11.1) is adapted to the circular cylindrical section (13.1) in such a way that its lateral surface in the support position of the frame (2) partially comes into contact with the incision (11.3). [13] Clothes hanger according to any one of claims 1 to 12, characterized by that the bars (3,5) are at least partially designed as handles. [14] Clothes hanger according to any one of claims 1 to 13, characterized by , that the length of the rods (3,5) is variable by means of an extension piece arranged at the free end of the rods (3,5), wherein the extension piece is pivotally movable, telescopically movable or connected to the free end via a plug connection. [15] Clothes hanger according to any one of claims 1 to 14, characterized by , that the rods (3,5) are detachably connected to the bridge (4). [16] Clothes hanger according to any one of claims 1 to 15, characterized by , that elongated protective caps (15) with two opposite ends are arranged at the free ends of the rods (3,5), wherein each protective cap (15) is captive at one end but rotatable about the longitudinal axis of one of the rods (3,5) to the free end of the rod (3,5) and the other end is not in the plane of the rods (3,5).

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