US386939A - Toilet-rack - Google Patents

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(NoModeL) M. G. STERLING.

TOILET RACK.

No. 386,939. Patented July 31, 1888.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MARY G. STERLING, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

TO I LET- RACK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 386,939, dated July 31, 1888.

(No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MARY O. STERLING, a citizen of the United States, residing at Detroit, county of 'VVayne, State of Michigan, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Toilet-Racks; and I declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to towel-racks; and it consists in the combination of parts hereinafter described and claimed.

In the drawing accompanying this specification my invention is shown in perspective.

As towelracks have in most instances heretofore been constructed, a towel when folded and laundered is apt to slide off from the rack or support,and this is especially liable to occur in case one towel is caused to strike another as it is lifted from the rack. To overcome this objection, I make a towe1-rack as follows:

C 0 represent brackets, which may be at tached to a wall or other suitable support. The space between these brackets is spanned by rods B B, which are provided with rings B" B of any suitable shape or size, but preferably of about three inches (more or less) in diameter. A towel is passed through one of the rings B", and may be folded down over it, and in this condition is held very securely against accidental displacement, yet may be easily lifted off, or may be easily disengaged bypulling upon one end of the towel.

I preferto arrange the rods B B at different altitudes; but of course they may be arranged on the same plane. So, also, for convenience of access to the towe1s,I prefer that they be arranged in groups of five, so that those rings in I the forward ranks shall be opposite the spaces between the rings in the rear ranks.

What I claim is The combination,with two brackets,of rods or stems B, spanning the space between them and provided with rings B for the reception of towels, substantially as and for the purpose described.

In testimony whereof I sign this specification in the presence of two witnesses.

MARY O. STERLING.

Witnesses:

M. B. ODoenERTY, SAMUEL E. THOMAS.

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