US2006070966A1PendingUtilityA1

Closet rod assembly

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Individually held — no corporate assignee on recordPriority: Oct 4, 2004Filed: Oct 3, 2005Published: Apr 6, 2006
Est. expiryOct 4, 2024(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Terry KoudysKevin D. VanderwerfRaymond Wagner
A47B 61/02
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Abstract

In a closet rod assembly having a non-circular cross-section tube extending between first and second mounting brackets, an improvement includes the tube having first and second hollow tubes having complementary shaped cross-sections with the first tube slidably received in the second tube. The mounting brackets may be identical and configured to receive the ends of either the first or second tubes. In a variation, each bracket has a positioning guide. In a variation, each bracket is dimensioned to provide a clearance distance between a top edge and the closet rod.

Claims

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1 . In a closet rod assembly having a tear drop shaped cross-section tube that extends between first and second mounting brackets, the improvement comprising: 
 the tube including first and second hollow tubes having complementary shaped cross-sections with the first tube slidably received in the second tube.    
   
   
       2 . The improvement of  claim 1  wherein the first and second mounting brackets are substantially identical and can receive the ends of either one of the first and second tubes.  
   
   
       3 . The improvement of  claim 2  wherein each mounting bracket has a vertical dislodgement feature that prevents the one of the first and second tubes received in the mounting bracket from being dislodged vertically.  
   
   
       4 . The improvement of  claim 2  wherein each mounting bracket has a horizontal dislodgment feature that prevents the one of the first and second tubes received in the mounting bracket from being dislodged horizontally.  
   
   
       5 . The improvement of  claim 4  wherein each mounting bracket has a vertical dislodgement feature that prevents the one of the first and second tubes received in the mounting bracket from being dislodged vertically.  
   
   
       6 . The improvement of  claim 1  wherein each bracket has a positioning guide.  
   
   
       7 . The improvement of  claim 6  wherein the positioning guide is an indent centered in a top edge of the bracket.  
   
   
       8 . The improvement of  claim 1  wherein the first and second brackets are dimensioned to provide a clearance distance between tops of the first and second tubes and top edges of the brackets when the first and second tubes are received in the brackets.  
   
   
       9 . The improvement of  claim 8  wherein the clearance distance of the second bracket is about 1.40 inches and the clearance distance of the second bracket is about 1.23 inches.  
   
   
       10 . The improvement of  claim 3  wherein each bracket has a positioning guide including an indent centered in a top edge of the bracket, each bracket dimensioned to provide a clearance distance between a top of one of the first and second tubes and a top edge of the bracket when that one of the first and second tubes is received in the bracket.  
   
   
       11 . The improvement of  claim 10  wherein the clearance distance of the first bracket is about 1.40 inches and the clearance distance of the second bracket is about 1.23 inches.  
   
   
       12 . In an extendible closet rod assembly having a tube with a tear drop shaped-cross section that extends between first and second mounting brackets, the improvement comprising: 
 the tube including first and second hollow tubes having complementary shaped cross-sections with the first tube slidably received in the second tube; and    each mounting bracket having a positioning guide.    
   
   
       13 . The improvement of  claim 12  wherein the positioning guide is an indent centered in a top edge of the bracket.  
   
   
       14 . The improvement of  claim 12  wherein each bracket is dimensioned to provide a clearance distance between a top of one of the first and second tubes and a top edge of the bracket when that one of the first and second tubes is received in the bracket.  
   
   
       15 . The improvement of  claim 14  wherein the clearance distance of the first bracket is about 1.40 inches and the clearance distance of the second bracket is about 1.23 inches.  
   
   
       16 . The improvement of  claim 12  wherein each bracket has a vertical dislodgment feature that prevents the one of the first and second tubes received in it from being dislodged vertically and a horizontal dislodgment feature that prevents the one of the first and second tubes received in it from being dislodged horizontally.  
   
   
       17 . The improvement of  claim 14  wherein each bracket has a positioning guide including an indent centered in the top edge of the bracket.  
   
   
       18 . In a closet rod assembly having a non-circular shaped tube extending between first and second mounting brackets, the improvement comprising: 
 the tube including first and second hollow tubes having complementary shaped cross-sections with the first tube slidably received in the second tube.    
   
   
       19 . The improvement of  claim 18  wherein the first and second mounting brackets are substantially identical and can receive the ends of either one of the first and second tubes.  
   
   
       20 . The improvement of  claim 19  wherein each mounting bracket has a horizontal dislodgment feature that prevents the one of the first and second tubes received in the mounting bracket from being dislodged horizontally.  
   
   
       21 . The improvement of  claim 19  wherein each mounting bracket has a vertical dislodgement feature that prevents the one of the first and second tubes received in the mounting bracket from being dislodged vertically.  
   
   
       22 . The improvement of  claim 19  wherein each bracket is dimensioned to provide a clearance distance between a top of one the first and second tubes and a top edge of the bracket when that one of the first and second tubes is received in the bracket.  
   
   
       23 . The improvement of  claim 22  wherein the clearance distance of the first bracket is about 1.40 inches and the clearance distance of the second bracket is about 1.23 inches.  
   
   
       24 . The improvement of  claim 18  wherein each bracket has a positioning guide including an indent centered in a top edge of the bracket.  
   
   
       25 . The improvement of  claim 22  wherein each bracket has a positioning guide including an indent centered in the top edge of the bracket  
   
   
       26 . The improvement of  claim 19  wherein each mounting bracket has a horizontal dislodgment feature that prevents the one of the first and second tubes received in the mounting bracket from being dislodged horizontally, a vertical dislodgment feature that prevents the one of the first and second tubes received in the mounting bracket from being dislodged vertically, and a positioning guide.  
   
   
       27 . The improvement of  claim 26  wherein the positioning guide is an indent centered in a top edge of the bracket.

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