Improvements in Towel Racks.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 30th Oct., 1894-Accepted, 8th Dec., 1894
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Towel Racks.
I, REGINALD HADDAN, of the Firm of Herbert Haddan & Co., of
18, Buckingham Street, Strand, W.C. London, Patent Agent, do hereby declare
the nature of this invention, a communication to me from abroad by Charles
Edward Cochrane, of New York, N.Y., United States of America, Manufacturer,
and in what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement:-
This invention relates to that class of towel racks which are provided with arms,
held in a bar or frame, which arms can be extended horizontally when in use, and
can be suspended vertically when not in use, and consists in the arrangement of the
parts so that the arms may be extended on either side of the supporting bar,
whereby a reversible rack is secured, and in the particular arrangement of the
parts hereinafter set forth.
In the drawings,
Figure 1 shows the rack attached to the back of a washstand or other piece of
furniture;
Figure 2 is a longitudinal section showing the construction of the sockets, and
Figure 3 is a cross sectional view of a socket.
Similar letters of reference designate similar parts in all the figures.
A is a metal bar which is adapted at one end to be screwed or fastened to the
back of a piece of furniture or to other supporting wood-work. This bar is
provided with cup-like sockets B B B, with transverse slots C C C, therein,
through which the rods E E E, can slide. The rods are retained within the slots
by the balls D D D, and F F F on the ends thereof.
By this construction the rods E E E may be extended on either side of the
bar A, as may be most desirable when in use, and may be suspended vertically when
not in use.
The rack may be screwed to the back of a wash-stand or similar piece of
furniture the screws being concealed from view and entering the unfinished part of
the wood and not marring the visible part of the furniture. And by means of the
reversible character of the rack it may be extended from either side of the wash-
stand and the arms can always be extended in a forward direction.
In this manner a strong, durable and compact towel rack is obtained, occupying
little space when the arms are not in use, and affording considerable hanging
space when required, and which can be readily attached to the back of a piece
of furniture from either side; and in which the several arms can be extended in
opposite directions at the same time if desired.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
A towel rack consisting of a horizontal bar A, connecting cylindrical
portions B B B, which are provided with rounded tops projecting above said
bar A, interior recesses or sockets and transverse slots through the rounded tops,
rods E E E and balls D D D, and FF F, the said bar A being provided with
means for attaching the same to the unfinished back of a piece of furniture so

page_text: that the arms may be extended parallel with the side thereof, substantially as
described.
Dated this 30th dex of October 1894
R. HADDAN,
18, Buckingham Street, Strand, London, W.C.