Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 23rd Aug., 1887
Complete Left, 11th Oct., 1887
Complete Accepted, 11th Nov., 1887
I, HENRY HARRIS LAKE, of the firm of Haseltine, Lake, & Co., Patent Agents,
Southampton Buildings, in the County of Middlesex, do hereby declare the nature of
this invention to be as follows:-
The object of the present invention is the production of a towel rack for holding the
towel securely when in use, so that its removal from the rack is only accomplished by
loosening the binding or clamping roller between which and the upper portion of the
frame work, the end of the towel is clamped.
In carrying the said invention into practice a frame composed of an upper and a
lower section is connected together by cross rods for supporting the clamping and
binding roller and its supports.
The supports for the roller consist of curved arms curved forward from the vertical
supports free to turn in the sections of which the frame work is composed.
Upon the upper ends of these curved arms is supported the binding or clamping
roller and by giving a lateral movement to the arms, the roller is brought into close
proximity to the face of the upper section of which the frame work is composed.
Such being the construction the operation will be readily understood.
The upper end of the towel is placed in position between the upper section and the
inner side of the binding roller and a lateral movement being given to the arms, the
roller is brought down into position upon the end of the towel which being securely
cramped remains in position until necessary to replace it with a fresh one.
Dated this 23rd day of August 1887.
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London,
Agents for the Applicant.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Towel Rack.
I, HENRY HARRIS LAKE, of the firm of Haseltine, Lake & Co., Patent Agents,
Southampton Buildings in the. County of Middlesex, do hereby declare the nature
of this invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
The object of the present invention is the production of a towel rack for holding.
the towel securely when in use, so that its removal from the rack is only accomplished
by loosening the binding or clamping roller between which and the upper portion of
the framework the end of the towel is clamped.
In the accompanying drawing
Figure 1 is a front view of my towel rack showing a towel in position.
Figure 2 is a top view of the same showing the towel clamped.
Figure 3 is an end view of the device.
In carrying the said invention into practice a frame A composed of an upper and a
lower section is connected together by cross rods for supporting the clamping and
binding roller C and its supports B.
The supports B for the roller O consist of central arms curved forward from the
vertical supports, which are free to turn in the sections of which the framework A is
composed.
Upon the upper ends of these curved arms B is supported the binding or clamping
roller C and by giving a lateral movement to the arms B the roller is brought into
close proximity to the face of the upper section of which the framework is composed.
Such being the construction the operation will be readily understood.
The upper end of the towel is placed in position between the upper section and the
inner side of the binding roller C and a lateral movement being given to the arms B
the roller C is brought down into position upon the end of the towel which being
securely clamped remains in position until necessary to replace it with a fresh one.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said invention,
and in what manner the same is to be performed, as communicated to me by my
foreign correspondent, I declare that what I claim is.
The combination with the framework A of the laterally moving arms B and clamping
or binding roller C for the purpose set forth.
Dated this 11th day of October 1887
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London,
Agents for the Applicant.