Height adjustable clothesline assembly

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a height adjustable clothesline assembly and to components thereof. Certain embodiments of the present disclosure provide a height adjustable portable clothesline assembly comprising a frame for hanging clothes, at least two legs supporting the frame, the at least two legs comprising a strut comprising an upper section and a lower section which are laterally displaced, the lower section comprising a first slide fixedly connected to the lower section and having a sleeve to allow slidable movement of the upper section through the sleeve, and the upper section comprising a second slide fixedly connected to the upper section and having a sleeve to allow slidable movement of the lower section through the sleeve, and wherein movement of the upper section through the first slide and/or movement of the lower section though the second slide allows adjustment of the height of the frame of the portable clothesline assembly.

1 . A height adjustable portable clothesline assembly, the clothesline assembly comprising:
 a frame for hanging clothes;   at least two legs supporting the frame, the at least two legs comprising a strut comprising an upper section and a lower section which are laterally displaced, the lower section comprising a first slide fixedly connected to the lower section and having a sleeve to allow slidable movement of the upper section through the sleeve, and the upper section comprising a second slide fixedly connected to the upper section and having a sleeve to allow slidable movement of the lower section through the sleeve,   wherein movement of the upper section through the first slide and/or movement of the lower section though the second slide allows adjustment of the height of the frame of the portable clothesline assembly.   
     
     
         2 . The assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein the first slide is fixedly connected at an end region of the lower section and/or the second slide is fixedly connected at an end region of the upper section. 
     
     
         3 . The assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein each leg comprises a pair of struts. 
     
     
         4 . The assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein the assembly comprises two legs. 
     
     
         5 . The assembly according to  claim 3 , wherein the first slide of one strut is rigidly connected to the first slide on the other strut and/or the second slide of one strut is rigidly connected to the second slide of the other strut. 
     
     
         6 . The assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein the height of the frame may be locked at a desired height. 
     
     
         7 . The assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein the first slide comprises a means for locking the height of the strut. 
     
     
         8 . The assembly according to  claim 7 , wherein the first slide comprises one or more movable locking pins that engage with the upper section of the strut to lock the height of the strut. 
     
     
         9 . The assembly according to  claim 8 , wherein the upper section of the strut comprises one or more apertures to receive the one or more locking pins. 
     
     
         10 . The assembly according to  claim 9 , wherein the one or more locking pins are springably urged into the one or more apertures. 
     
     
         11 . The assembly according to  claim 8 , wherein withdrawal of the one or more locking pins from the upper section of the strut and vertical movement of the upper and/or lower sections permits adjustment of the height of the frame. 
     
     
         12 . The assembly according to  claim 8 , wherein movement of the one or more locking pins is connected to a rotatable movement of a crank to engage or disengage the one or more locking pins with the upper section of a strut. 
     
     
         13 . The assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein the legs are hingedly connected to the frame so that the legs can pivot between a folded position and a standing position. 
     
     
         14 . The assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein the frame comprises a central member and a cross member located at or toward each end of the central member, the cross members supporting one or more lines for hanging clothes. 
     
     
         15 . The assembly according to  claim 14 , wherein the legs are hingedly connected to the frame so that the legs can pivot between a folded position and a standing position and the at least two legs comprise a bracing member between the legs and the central member, wherein the bracing member is pivotally connected to a leg. 
     
     
         16 . The assembly according to  claim 15 , wherein the assembly comprises a locking means for locking the bracing member when the legs are in the standing position. 
     
     
         17 . The assembly according to  claim 15 , wherein the bracing member comprises a slot which permits a protrusion on the central member to engage with the slot and move along the slot as the bracing member moves when the legs move between the folded position and the standing position. 
     
     
         18 . (canceled) 
     
     
         19 . The assembly according to  claim 17 , wherein the bracing member is locked when the clothesline is in the standing position. 
     
     
         20 - 31 . (canceled) 
     
     
         32 . The assembly according to  claim 13 , wherein the assembly comprises a means for releasably locking the legs in the folded position. 
     
     
         33 . The assembly according to  claim 14 , wherein the legs are hingedly connected to the frame so that the legs can pivot between a folded position and a standing position and in the folded position one leg is positioned against the central member and the other leg is positioned against the leg folded against the central member.