Patent ID: 9726428
Date: 2017-08-08
CPC Classifications: D06F,F26B

Claim:
1. A drying rack assembly comprising: a frame support structure defined by top and bottom frame supports, and a pair of side frame supports positioned between the top and bottom frame supports along ends of the top and bottom frame supports to define a window therebetween, a drying support structure defined by having top and bottom rack supports, and a pair of side rack supports positioned between the top and bottom rack supports along ends of the top and bottom rack supports, and further having a plurality of rods positioned and secured between the side rack supports, and wherein the drying support structure is pivotally mounted within the window; at least one strap, each strap is secured at one end to a top portion of the drying support structure and is further secured at another end to a top portion of the frame support structure; a slot positioned vertically along each of the side frame supports, each slot includes at least a top resting position and a bottom resting position, and wherein the top resting position is further defined as extending horizontally from a top terminal end of the slot and then extending vertically towards the bottom frame support to configure the top resting position that has a U-shaped profile, and wherein the bottom resting position is further defined as extending horizontally from a bottom terminal end of the slot and then extending vertically towards the bottom frame support to configure the bottom resting position that has an L-shaped profile; and a pole having ends separately positioned within the slots and wherein the at least one strap extends behind the pole such that when the pole is moved into either the top U-shaped profile such that the pole is in the top resting position or the bottom L-shaped profile such that the pole is in the bottom resting position, the pole is secured in position and the at least one strap configures the drying support structure into a full extension position or a partial extension position from the frame support structure.