Clothes line system with horizontal synchronized pulleys
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
D06F-053/00
D06F-053/02
D06F-053/04
A47F-005/02
출원번호
US-0174565
(2016-06-06)
등록번호
US-9915021
(2018-03-13)
발명자
/ 주소
Shirk, George
출원인 / 주소
Shirk, George
대리인 / 주소
Miller Law Group, PLLC
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초록▼
A clothes line system has a pair of spaced horizontal pulleys mounted respectively on support arms above the ground. Each pulley is formed with radially extending spokes having mounted on each end thereof a Y-shaped line engagement member that engages a clothes line entrained around the pulleys. The
A clothes line system has a pair of spaced horizontal pulleys mounted respectively on support arms above the ground. Each pulley is formed with radially extending spokes having mounted on each end thereof a Y-shaped line engagement member that engages a clothes line entrained around the pulleys. The overall length of the clothes line is substantially a multiple of the linear distance between adjacent Y-shaped line engagement members on the pulleys. As a result, the Y-shaped line engagement members engage essentially the same location along the clothes line with the clothes aligning between the Y-shaped line engagement members as they pass around the pulleys. One of the pulleys maintains tension in the entrained clothes line utilizing a support arm structure that has a telescopic portion drawn toward a base member. A tilt adjustment device interconnecting the support arm and the vertical post orient the angle of the support arms.
대표청구항▼
1. A clothes line system, comprising: first and second spaced apart support posts;a horizontal tensioning pulley rotatably supported from said first support post;a horizontal return pulley rotatably supported from said second support post, each of said tensioning pulley and said return pulley being
1. A clothes line system, comprising: first and second spaced apart support posts;a horizontal tensioning pulley rotatably supported from said first support post;a horizontal return pulley rotatably supported from said second support post, each of said tensioning pulley and said return pulley being configured with a plurality of spokes terminating in radially extending Y-shaped line engagement members;an endless clothes line entrained around said tensioning pulley and said return pulley engaged with said Y-shaped line engagement members on each respective said pulley, said endless clothes line having a length being approximately equal to a multiple of a linear distance between adjacent Y-shaped line engagement members such that articles can be directly hung on said clothes line between adjacent Y-shaped line engagement members on said tensioning pulley to be operable to return from around the opposing return pulley and be located between said adjacent Y-shaped line engagement members on said tensioning pulley, said Y-shaped members on both said tensioning pulley and said return pulley engaging said clothes line at approximately the same location, thus preventing the Y-shaped line engagement members on either respective pulley from engaging the articles hung on said clothes line;each said Y-shaped line engagement member being formed with an upper prong and a lower prong forming a notch at the intersection between said upper and lower prongs, said clothes line being entrained around said tensioning and return pulleys within the notches in said Y-shaped line engagement members, each said Y-shaped line engagement member being detachably mounted on the respective said pulley; anda tension adjustment mechanism operable to adjust the distance between said tensioning pulley and said return pulley to maintain tension in the clothes line and the synchronization of said tensioning pulley and said return pulley. 2. The clothes line system of claim 1 wherein said tensioning pulley is rotatably supported on a distal end of a first support arm connected to said first support post, said return pulley being rotatably supported on a distal end of a second support arm connected to said second support post. 3. The clothes line system of claim 2 wherein said first support arm is formed with a base member connected to said first support post and a telescopic member mounted on said base member and being movable relative thereto, said tensioning pulley being rotatably supported on the distal end of said telescopic member, said tension adjustment mechanism interconnecting said base member and said telescopic member to control the position of said telescopic member relative to said base member, and thereby control the distance between said tensioning pulley and said return pulley. 4. The clothes line system of claim 3 wherein each said support arm includes a tilt adjustment mechanism interconnecting each respective said support arm and the corresponding support post, each said tilt adjustment mechanism controlling the attitude of the corresponding support arm to position the tensioning and return pulleys to aid in synchronization. 5. A clothes line system, comprising: first and second spaced apart support posts;a horizontal tensioning pulley rotatably supported from said first support and a horizontal return pulley rotatably supported from said second support post, each of said tensioning pulley and said return pulley being configured with a plurality of spokes terminating in radially extending Y-shaped line engagement members, said adjacent Y-shaped line engagement members having a linear distance dimension therebetween, said first support arm being formed with a base member connected to said first support post and a telescopic member mounted on said base member and being movable relative thereto, said tensioning pulley being rotatably supported on a distal end of said telescopic member;each said Y-shaped line engagement member being formed with an upper prong and a lower prong forming a notch at the intersection between said upper and lower prongs with said clothes line being entrained around said tensioning and return pulleys within the notches in said Y-shaped line engagement members, each said Y-shaped line engagement member being detachably connected to the respective said tensioning and return pulleys;an endless clothes line entrained around said tensioning pulley and said return pulley engaged with said Y-shaped line engagement members on each respective said pulley, said endless clothes line having a length that is approximately a multiple of said linear distance between adjacent Y-shaped line engagement members, such that articles can be hung directly on said clothes line between adjacent Y-shaped line engagement members on said tensioning pulley and be positioned to be located between said adjacent Y-shaped line engagement members on said return pulley and upon return from around the opposing return pulley between the Y-shaped line engagement members on said tensioning pulley and, thereby, establish synchronization of said tensioning pulley and said return pulley such that the Y-shaped engagement members on said return pulley engage said clothes line at approximately the same location that the corresponding Y-shaped engagement members; anda tension adjustment mechanism operable to adjust the distance between said tensioning pulley and said return pulley to maintain the tension within said clothes line, said tension adjustment mechanism interconnecting said base member and said telescopic member to control the position of said telescopic member relative to said base member, and thereby control the distance between said tensioning pulley and said return pulley, said tension adjusting mechanism comprising a turnbuckle interconnecting said base member and said telescopic member of said first support arm. 6. The clothes line system of claim 5 wherein said tensioning pulley is rotatably supported on a distal end of a first support arm connected to said first support post, said return pulley being rotatably supported on a distal end of a second support arm connected to said second support post. 7. The clothes line system of claim 5 wherein each said support arm includes a tilt adjustment mechanism interconnecting each respective said support arm and the corresponding support post, each said tilt adjustment mechanism controlling the attitude of the corresponding support arm to position the tensioning and return pulleys to aid in synchronization. 8. The clothes line system of claim 7 wherein said tilt adjustment mechanism is a turnbuckle. 9. A clothes line system, comprising: first and second spaced apart support posts;a horizontal tensioning pulley rotatably mounted at a distal end of a first support arm extending generally horizontally from said first support post, said tensioning pulley being formed from a single piece of sheet metal having a scalloped outer circumference forming a predetermined number of radially extending spokes;a horizontal return pulley rotatably mounted at a distal end of a second support arm extending generally horizontally from said second support post, said return pulley being formed from a single piece of sheet metal having a scalloped outer circumference forming a number of radially extending spokes equal to the number of spokes on said tensioning pulley;each of said spokes on said tensioning pulley and said return pulley terminating in radially extending Y-shaped line engagement members, each pair of adjacent Y-shaped line engagement members having a linear distance dimension therebetween, each said Y-shaped line engagement member being formed with an upper prong and a lower prong forming a notch at the intersection between said upper and lower prongs with said clothes line being entrained around said tensioning and return pulleys within the notches in said Y-shaped line engagement members, each said Y-shaped line engagement member being detachably connected to the respective said tensioning and return pulleys;an endless clothes line entrained around said tensioning pulley and said return pulley engaged with said Y-shaped line engagement members on each respective said pulley, said endless clothes line having a length that is approximately a multiple of said linear distance between adjacent Y-shaped line engagement members, said endless clothes line having a length being approximately equal to a multiple of said linear distance dimension between adjacent Y-shaped line engagement members, such that articles can be hung directly on said clothes line between adjacent Y-shaped line engagement members on said tensioning pulley and be positioned to be located between said adjacent Y-shaped line engagement members on said return pulley and upon return from around the opposing return pulley between the Y-shaped line engagement members on said tensioning pulley, thereby establishing synchronization between said tensioning pulley and said return pulley such that the Y-shaped line engagement members on said return pulley engage said clothes line at approximately the same location that the corresponding Y-shaped line engagement members engaged said clothes line at the tensioning pulley, thus preventing the Y-shaped line engagement members on either respective pulley from engaging articles hung on said clothes line; anda tension adjustment mechanism operable to adjust the distance between said tensioning pulley and said return pulley to effect and to maintain tension in said clothes line. 10. The clothes line system of claim 9 wherein said first support arm is formed with a base member connected to said first support post and a telescopic member mounted on said base member and being movable relative thereto, said tensioning pulley being rotatably supported on the distal end of said telescopic member, said tension adjustment mechanism interconnecting said base member and said telescopic member to control the position of said telescopic member relative to said base member, and thereby control the distance between said tensioning pulley and said return pulley. 11. The clothes line system of claim 10 wherein said tension adjusting mechanism comprises a turnbuckle interconnecting said base member and said telescopic member of said first support arm. 12. The clothes line system of claim 10 wherein said tension adjusting mechanism comprises: a cap mounted on a distal end of said base member; anda draw bolt engaged with a distal end of said telescopic member, said draw bolt being threaded into said cap whereby a turning of said draw bolt changes the distance between the distal end of said base member and the distal end of said telescopic member. 13. The clothes line system of claim 10 wherein each said support arm includes a height adjustment mechanism interconnecting each respective said support arm and the corresponding support post, each said height adjustment mechanism controlling the attitude of the corresponding support arm to position the tensioning and return pulleys in a horizontal orientation.
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