Abstract:
A floor rack is designed to hold bathroom sundries and is formed of a base, an upright support rod extending from the base, and a plurality of holders for holding the bathroom sundries. The holders are fastened detachably and interchangeably with the upright support rod.

Description:
RELATED U.S. APPLICATIONS 
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   STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT 
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   REFERENCE TO MICROFICHE APPENDIX 
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   FIELD OF THE INVENTION 
   The present invention relates generally to a floor rack, and more particularly to a floor rack which is designed to hold miscellaneous items in the bathroom. 
   BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
   In light of space limitation of the bathroom in an office or private home, the bathroom sundry items are often kept in a disorderly manner that they cannot be easily found or reached by a user. As a remedial measure, a bathroom floor rack is a suitable adjunct to the bathroom. 
   BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
   The primary objective of the present invention is to provide a floor rack for holding various bathroom items which are often used daily. 
   The floor rack of the present invention comprises a base, an upright support rod extending from the base, and a plurality of holders for holding bathroom sundries. The base is rested on a bathroom floor. The upright support rod is used to fasten the holders. The holders are detachably fastened with the upright support rod to facilitate the storing or shipping of the floor rack. 
   The features and the advantages of the present invention will be further elucidated hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings. 

   
     BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWINGS 
       FIG. 1  shows a perspective view of a first preferred embodiment of the present invention. 
       FIG. 2  shows a schematic view of the first preferred embodiment of the present invention at work. 
       FIG. 3  shows a partial exploded perspective view of a second preferred embodiment of the present invention. 
       FIG. 4  shows a perspective view of the second preferred embodiment of the present invention. 
       FIG. 5  shows a perspective view of a third preferred embodiment of the present invention. 
       FIG. 6  shows a partial exploded perspective view of the third preferred embodiment of the present invention. 
       FIG. 7  shows a perspective view of a fourth preferred embodiment of the present invention. 
       FIG. 8  shows a schematic view of the fourth preferred embodiment of the present invention at work. 
   

   DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION 
   As shown in  FIGS. 1 and 2 , a floor rack  10  embodied in the present invention comprises a base  11 , an upright support rod  12 , a first holder  20 , and a second holder  30 . 
   The base  10  is rested on the floor of a bathroom. 
   The upright support rod  12  is extended uprightly from the base  10  for supporting the first holder  20  and the second holder  30 . The first holder  20  has a fastening portion  21 , a support frame  22 , and a holding rod  23 . The fastening portion  21  is fastened with a top end of the upright support rod  12 . The holding rod  23  is intended to hold a paper towel roll  40 , as shown in  FIG. 2 . 
   The second holder  30  has a fastening portion  31 , a support arm  32 , a holding arm  33  extending from the support arm  32 , and a ring  34 . The second holder  30  is fastened with the outer wall of an appropriate level of the upright support rod  12  such that the fastening portion  31  is joined with the upright support rod  12  by welding. The holding arm  33  is used to hold a standby paper towel roll  41 , while the ring  34  is used to hold a container  41  for holding a toilet-bowl brush  43 , as shown in  FIG. 2 . 
   The second holder  30  may be detachably fastened with the upright support rod  12 , as shown in  FIGS. 3 and 4 . The fastening portion  31  of the second holder  30  is provided with two retaining projections  35 . Meanwhile, the upright support rod  12  is provided with two retaining slots  13 . The second holder  30  is detachably fastened with the upright support rod  12  such that the two retaining projections  35  of the second holder  30  are removably retained in the two retaining slots  13  of the upright support rod  12 . 
   As shown in  FIGS. 5–8 , the second holder  30  is replaced by a miscellaneous holder  50  for holding various articles  70 . The miscellaneous holder  50  has a holding frame  52  and two support arms  51 , each having a retaining projection  53 . The miscellaneous holder  50  is detachably fastened with the upright support rod  12  such that the two retaining projections  53  are removably retained in the two retaining slots  13  of the upright support rod  12 . 
   As shown in  FIGS. 7 and 8 , the upright support rod  12  is provided with an insertion hole  14  and a roll holder  61 . The roll holder  61  has a support arm  62 , a holding arm  63 , and a locating arm  64 . The roll holder  61  is detachably fastened to the upright support rod  12  such that the locating arm  64  is removably located in a hollow interior of the upright support rod  12  via the insertion hole  14  of the upright support rod  12 . The holding arm  63  of the roll holder  61  is used to hold a standby paper towel roll  41 . 
   The embodiments of the present invention described above are illustrative and nonrestrictive. Accordingly, the present invention may be embodied in other specific forms without deviating from the spirit thereof. The present invention is therefore to be limited only by the scope of the following claims.