Laundry drying rack

Abstract

A laundry hanger includes a supporting unit, a hanging unit, an angle-adjusting unit, a stand unit, and a fastening unit. The supporting unit has a pair of legs and can be collapsed. The hanging unit allows laundry to be hung out thereon and has a pair of hanger members pivotably coupled to the supporting unit. The angle-adjusting unit can adjust pivot angles of the hanger members with respect to the supporting unit while supporting the hanger members. The stand unit has a rest, which is to be positioned between the pair of legs and allows laundry to be hung out thereon, and a stand leg for supporting the rest. The fastening unit fastens the rest to the pair of legs such that the rest can be slid between the legs.

1 . A laundry hanger, comprising:
 a collapsible supporting means having a pair of legs;   a hanging means for allowing laundry to be hung out thereon, said hanging means having a pair of hanger members pivotably coupled to said supporting means;   an angle-adjusting means for adjusting pivot angles of said hanger members with respect to said supporting means while supporting said hanger members;   a stand means having a rest to be positioned between said pair of legs, and a stand leg for supporting said rest, said rest allowing laundry to be hung out thereon; and   a fastening means for fastening said rest to said pair of legs such that said rest can be slid between said pair of legs.   
     
     
         2 . The laundry hanger as claimed in  claim 1 ,
 wherein said supporting means further comprises a pair of pivot brackets spaced apart at a predetermined interval, said pair of legs and said pair of hanger members being pivotably coupled to said pair of pivot brackets;   wherein each of said legs has a pair of supporting frames spaced apart at a predetermined interval with ends of said supporting frames pivotably coupled to said respective pivot brackets, and a fastening bar for connecting said supporting frames such that said fastening means can be fastened to said fastening bar; and   wherein each of said hanger members has a wing frame with both ends thereof pivotably connected to said respective pivot brackets, and hanging elements connected to said wing frame so as to allow laundry to be hung out on said hanging elements.   
     
     
         3 . The laundry hanger as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein said fastening means has a plurality of engagement brackets, each of said engagement brackets having one side pivotably coupled to said fastening bar and the other side coupled to said rest, at least one of said one side and said other side being coupled in a detachable manner. 
     
     
         4 . The laundry hanger as claimed in  claim 3 , wherein said rest is foldably hinge-coupled. 
     
     
         5 . The laundry hanger as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein said fastening means has a plurality of engagement brackets, each of said engagement brackets having one side pivotably coupled to said fastening bar and the other side coupled to said rest so as to couple said rest to said fastening bar such that said stand can be slid along said fastening bar. 
     
     
         6 . The laundry hanger as claimed in  claim 5 , wherein said rest is foldably formed so that it can be folded when said supporting means is collapsed. 
     
     
         7 . The laundry hanger as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein said fastening means comprises:
 a first engagement bracket with one side pivotably coupled to said fastening bar and the other side coupled to one side of said rest so as to couple said rest to said fastening bar such that said rest can be slid along said fastening bar; and   a second engagement bracket with one side engaged with said fastening bar and the other side engaged with the other side of said rest, in order to support said rest such that said rest can be detached from said fastening bar when said rest is pivoted.   
     
     
         8 . The laundry hanger as claimed in any one of  claims 1  to  7   claim 1 , wherein said angle-adjusting means comprises:
 a catching member with a plurality of catching grooves formed along the length thereof, said catching member being installed at an upper section of each of said legs; and 
 a supporting member with ends pivotably coupled to said respective hanger member, said supporting member having one side seated in said catching grooves to support said hanger member. 
 
     
     
         9 . The laundry hanger as claimed in  claim 8 , wherein said stand means further comprises a wheel at a lower portion of each of said stand legs. 
     
     
         10 . The laundry hanger as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein said angle-adjusting means comprises:
 a base member formed in each of said pivot brackets;   a pivot member coupled to an end of said wing frame and installed to be pivoted with respect to said base member; and   a control member for controlling a pivot angle of said pivot member with respect to said base member.   
     
     
         11 . The laundry hanger as claimed in  claim 10 ,
 wherein a first fastening hole in the shape of a cylinder is formed in one side surface of said base member, and first protrusions extending along an axial direction of said first fastening hole are formed along an inner peripheral surface of said first fastening hole such that first coupling grooves are formed at a predetermined interval circumferentially on said inner peripheral surface of said first fastening hole;   wherein a second fastening hole in the form of a cylinder is formed in said pivot member, and second coupling grooves are formed in a circumferential direction of said second fastening hole such second protrusions are formed at the same predetermined interval as said first protrusions along an inner peripheral surface of said second fastening hole;   wherein said control member comprises a cylindrical button having third protrusions formed along an outer peripheral surface of said button such that said third protrusions can be slidably inserted into said first coupling grooves and said second coupling grooves, and an elastic spring for restoring the sliding of said button; and   wherein said angle-adjusting means allows said pivot member to be pivoted when said button is slid so that said third protrusions are inserted only into said first coupling grooves or said second coupling grooves.   
     
     
         12 . The laundry hanger as claimed in  claim 11 , wherein said base member of said angle-adjusting means is provided at each of said pair of pivot brackets, and said pivot member and said control member are provided respectively at both ends of said wing frame; and
 said angle-adjusting means further comprises a connection bar for connecting said respective buttons provided at said ends of said wing frame to each other.   
     
     
         13 . The laundry hanger as claimed in  claim 12 , wherein said stand means further comprises a wheel at a lower portion of each of said stand legs.