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Clothes drying device

US8955692B2 · kind B2 · utility

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16Claims
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Filing dateAug 30, 2011
Grant dateFeb 17, 2015
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Expiry dateNov 20, 2032

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
  • CPC primaryD06F57/04
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A clothes drying device is provided that has an elongated support member, and a rack. The rack includes a plurality of arm members that are operative to extend outwardly from the support member in radial directions to support a plurality of clothes lines in spaced apart relation around the support member. The support member may include an upper portion in which a motor is mounted in operative connection with a shaft of a lower portion of the support member. The support member may also include a solar panel mounted thereto. The motor is operative responsive to electrical power generated by the solar panel to cause the rack, solar panel and upper portion of the support member to rotate with respect to the shaft of the lower portion of the support member.

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