Patent ID: 6571426
Filing Date: 2003-06-03
Classification: A47B,A47G,A47K,Y10T

Abstract:
An adjustable hanging rod, comprising:a main body with a central gliding groove, at least one gliding rod, an interior end of each said gliding rod being received in an end of said gliding groove, and a contact element corresponding to each of said gliding rods, each said contact element being attached to a distal end of said corresponding gliding rod, said contact element being adapted to contact a wall; wherein at least one adjusting mechanism is mounted inside said main body and is movably connected to said interior end of said gliding rod, said adjusting mechanism comprising a gliding block inserted in said gliding groove, an adjusting rod having a first end attached to said gliding block and a second end received in said interior end of said gliding rod, a spring mounted on said adjustment rod between said gliding block and said interior end of said gliding rod, and a fixing screw passing through said gliding block and contacting a surface of said gliding groove, so that said gliding block is fixed in a locked position by said fixing screw, said locked position being adjustable so that adjusting said locked position changes an effective overall unbiased length of said hanging rod by changing a length of outward extension of said distal end of said gliding rod; such that said spring biases said gliding rod outward so that said contact element is pressed against the wall, and said position of said gliding block is adjustable, so that adjusting said length of outward extension of said gliding rod ensures that pressure of said contact element against the wall is always maintained at a constant level, said overall unbiased length of said hanging rod varying with said adjustable length of outward extension of said gliding rod.