Convertible Trellis Clothesline

Abstract

A clothesline that folds, collapses, and converts into a decorative trellis when the clothesline is not being used as a conventional outdoor clothesline to dry clothes or air freshen items is disclosed. The decorative clothesline trellis may be wall-mounted such that when fully collapsed, the clothesline presents as a wall-mounted decorative trellis of various and possibly interchangeable decorative styles.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A decorative outdoor assembly that deploys into a clothes drying structure, the assembly comprising:
 a deployable panel comprising a first end and a second end with a first length between the ends, wherein the second end is rotatably affixed to a first end of a rail;   the rail having a first end and a second end, and wherein the second end is configured to rotatably connect to an anchor;   the anchor comprising an axis of rotation positioned substantially at the first length above the ground;   wherein a closed configuration comprises the ends of the relocatable panel in a vertical position with the first end of the relocatable panel substantially adjacent the anchor and the second end of the relocatable panel adjacent the ground, with the rail in a vertical position between the relocatable panel and the anchor;   wherein an opened configuration comprises the ends of the relocatable panel in a vertical position with the first end of the relocatable panel set apart from the anchor by the rail in a substantially horizontal position; and   wherein at least one clothesline is secured to the assembly and is configured to have a length to span between the relocatable panel and the anchor when the assembly is deployed in the opened configuration.   
     
     
         2 . The assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the first end of the relocatable panel is adjacent the ground in the open configuration. 
     
     
         3 . The assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the second end of the relocatable panel is adjacent the ground in the open configuration. 
     
     
         4 . The assembly of  claim 3 , wherein the rail further comprises at least one hinge between the first and second ends. 
     
     
         5 . The assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the anchor is secured to a freestanding vertical structure. 
     
     
         6 . The assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the anchor further comprises at least one vertical post. 
     
     
         7 . The assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the vertical panel further comprises at least one face. 
     
     
         8 . The assembly of  claim 1 , wherein a first end of the clothesline is secured to the vertical panel. 
     
     
         9 . The assembly of  claim 8 , wherein the second end of the clothesline is secured adjacent the anchor. 
     
     
         10 . A retractable clothesline support comprising:
 a first support rotatably secured to a first end of a rail;   a second end of the rail rotatably secured to a vertical panel;   wherein the vertical panel is movable from a first position separated from the first support by the rail in a substantially horizontal position to a second position where the vertical panel is adjacent the first support and the rail is in a substantially vertical position between the vertical panel and the support; and   wherein at least one clothes hanging line spans the distance between the support and the vertical panel.   
     
     
         11 . The collapsible clothesline support of  claim 10 , wherein the first support comprises a first hinge that connects to a first end of the rail and has at least one lockable position; and wherein the vertical panel comprises a second hinge that connects to a second end of the rail and has at least one lockable position. 
     
     
         12 . The collapsible clothesline support of  claim 11 , wherein the first support is secured to a freestanding vertical structure. 
     
     
         13 . The collapsible clothesline support of  claim 11 , wherein the first support further comprises at least one vertical post. 
     
     
         14 . The collapsible clothesline support of  claim 11 , wherein the rail comprises a frame with outer edges, and wherein the at least one clothes hanging line is secured to opposing edges. 
     
     
         15 . The collapsible clothesline support of  claim 11 , wherein the rail comprises jointed segments and wherein the jointed segments are configured to be linked together in a lockable position. 
     
     
         16 . The collapsible clothesline support of  claim 15 , wherein the rail further comprises at least one arm emanating away from a central axis. 
     
     
         17 . A trellis that converts to a garment hanging system, comprising:
 a first hinge configured to rotatably secure a frame to a stationary vertical support, the first hinge oriented at a first distance above the ground;   the frame configured to secure at least one article hanging line from a point proximal to the vertical support on the frame to a point on the opposite side of the frame from the vertical support;   the frame further configured to be rotatably connected to a movable vertical support, where the movable vertical support has a height of substantially the first distance;   the movable vertical support configured in a first position to be proximal to the stationary vertical support with the frame in a vertical position between the stationary vertical support and the movable stationary support, and configured to be moved to a second position where at least a portion of the frame has been rotated from the vertical position to a horizontal position.   
     
     
         18 . The trellis of  claim 17 , where the stationary vertical support is a wall or at least one post. 
     
     
         19 . The trellis of  claim 17 , where the frame comprises a jointed member. 
     
     
         20 . The trellis of  claim 17 , where the frame comprises a telescoping member.