Collapsible valet
US5022617A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 15, 1989 |
| Grant date | Jun 11, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 15, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA47G25/0671
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A valet for supporting articles of clothing and related accessories in a convenient and readily accessible position to enable such articles to be readily at hand when dressing or for supporting such articles temporarily when not in use. The valet includes a stand having a vertically disposed tubular standard telescopically receiving a post with unique latch structures to retain the post in extended position and to prevent it from being totally extracted from the tubular standard which receives it when in collapsed position. The upper end of the post is provided with a laterally extending support arm that can be pivoted from a vertical stored position to a horizontal operative position and securely retained in this position for supporting a plurality of clothes hangers or other articles. The support arm is pivotal and slidable for nesting within a lateral recess in the side of the post to enable the post to be completely telescoped into the tubular standard.
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