Patent ID: 7077276
Filing Date: 2006-07-18
Classification: D06F

Abstract:
1. A clothes drying apparatus for supporting wet clothing while the clothing is drying, the clothes drying apparatus comprising: a support assembly being adapted for being selectively positioned on a support surface; a plurality of support frame assemblies being pivotally coupled to said support assembly such that each of said support frame assemblies selectively radiates from said support assembly, each of said support frame assemblies being adapted for receiving and supporting at least one article of clothing to allow the clothing to air dry; wherein adjacent support frame assemblies of the plurality of support frame assemblies are spaced from each other to form radially-extending spaces between the adjacent support frame assemblies; each of said support frame assemblies comprising a pair of frame members, each of said frame members is pivotally coupled to said support assembly such that each of said frame members is pivotal between a collapsed position and an extended position, said collapsed position of each of said frame members being defined by the associated one of said frame members being positioned substantially parallel to said support assembly, said extended position of each of said frame members being defined by the associated one of said frame members radially extending from said support assembly, said frame members of each of said support frame assemblies being adapted for supporting the weight of the clothing on the associated one of said support frame assemblies; and each of said support frame assemblies comprising a support member, said support member being coupled to said frame members of the associated one of said support frame assemblies such that said support member extends between said frame members, said support member being stretched between said frame members of the associated one of said support frame assemblies such that said support member is adapted for supporting clothing in a horizontal state to dry when said frame members are in said extended position.