A NEW OR IMPROVED CLOTHES-DRYER
Year: 1881

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Herbert John Haddan, of Kensington, Middlesex, for an
Invention of "A NEW OR IMPROVED CLOTHES-DRYER." A communication
from abroad by John Hart Dewar Everett, of Toronto, Canada.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Herbert John Haddan at
the Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 1st December 1881.
"
HERBERT JOHN HADDAN, of Kensington, Middlesex. "A NEW OR IMPROVED
CLOTHES-DRYER." A communication from abroad by John Hart Dewar Everett,
of Toronto, Canada.
The object of this Invention is to produco a portable clothes dryer specially
adapted for use in a kitchen or other room of a dwelling house, being so arranged
that the arms upon which the clothes are hung may be lowered for the purpose of
hanging the clothes in position, and raised when the clothes have been so hung to
within a short distance of the ceiling where the heated air naturally ascends, and
where the clothes may be dried without occupying any space available for other
purposes, and it consists of two standards telescopically connected by means of an
intermediate standard, the bottom of which is provided with a foot arranged to sit
upon the floor. The upper end of one of the adjustable standards is provided with
a cap formed of such material and shape that it will not injure the ceiling when
pressed against it. The connection between this standard and the centre standard
being such that when the adjustable standard is raised, so that its cap will come in
contact with the ceiling, it may be held rigidly to the centre standard in such a
manner that the foot of the latter standard is pressed with force against the
floor, while the cap of the upper standard presses with equal force against the
ceiling, thereby holding the apparatus rigidly in position. The other adjustable
standard has hinged to its upper end a series of arms provided with hinged stays,
arranged to brace the arms in a horizontal position when they are so set, tho
standard to which these arms are attached being connected to the centre standard,
so that it may be slid up upon it till the arms upon which the clothes have been
placed are raised to within a short distance of the ceiling, when the standard may
be locked to the centre standard.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed
by the said Herbert John Haddan in the Great Seal Patent Office on the
24th May 1882.
HERBERT JOHN HADDAN, of Kensington, Middlesex. "A NEW OR IMPROVED
CLOTHES DRYER." A communication from abroad by John Hart Dewar Everett,
of Toronto, Canada.
The object of the Invention is to produce a portable clothes-dryer specially
adapted for use in a kitchen or other room in a dwelling house, being so arranged
that the arms upon which the clothes are hung may be lowered for the purpose of
hanging the clothes in position, and raised when the clothes are so hung to within
a short distance of the ceiling where the heated air naturally ascends, and where
the clothes may be dried without occupying any space available for other purposes,
and it consists of two standards telescopically connected by means of an inter-
mediate standard, the bottom of which is provided with a foot arranged to sit upon
the floor. The upper end of one of the adjustable standards is provided with a
cap formed of such material and shape that it will not injure the ceiling when
pressed against it, the connection between this standard and the centre standard
being such that when the adjustable standard is raised, so that its cap will come
in contact with the ceiling, it may be held rigidly to the centre standard in such
a manner that the foot of the latter standard is pressed with force against the
floor, while the cap of the upper standard presses with equal force against the
ceiling, thereby holding the apparatus rigidly in position. The other adjustable
standard has hinged to its upper end a series of armis provided with hinged stays
arranged to brace the arms in a horizontal position when they are so set, the
standard to which these arms are attached being connected to the centre standard,
so that it may be slid up upon it till the arms upon which the clothes have been
placed are raised to within a short distance of the ceiling, when the standard may
be locked to the centre standard.
Fig. 1 is a perspective view of my clothes-dryer set in position with the arms
extended ready to carry the clothes. Fig. 2 is an elevation of my clothes-dryer
with the arms folded down but the standards extended. Fig. 3 is an elevation of
my clothes-dryer as it will appear when packed up to be stored away. Fig. 4 is a
sectional detail shewing the bottom end of the centre standard and the top end of
the upper standard. Fig. 5 is a detail shewing the ring upon which the arms are
hinged, and also the bracket forming the connection between the upper standard
and the clothes-arm standard. Fig. 6 is a detail shewing the form of bracket for
supporting the ends of the arms.
Fig 7 is a detail shewing the mechanism for locking the upper standard to the
centre standard when the clothes-dryer is set in position. In the Drawing like
letters indicate corresponding parts in each Figure. A is the centre standard, B is
the upper standard held to the centre standard by the bracket C, which is bolted,
as shewn in Fig. 1, to the centre standard A, and also by the bracket D, which is
bolted, as shewn in Fig. 5, to the clothes-arm standard E, and within which the
upper standard B moves. As shewn in Fig. 5, the bracket D has fixed to it a
ring F, upon which ring the clothes-arms G are pivoted, as indicated, each arm
being independent of the other and each supported by a diagonal brace H, which is
hinged to it, as represented in Fig. 1, and each one is provided with a socket in the
bracket I, which is shaped as shewn in Fig. 6, and fixed to the standard E as
indicated. The bottom end of the standard E is provided with a bracket J formed
to fit into the groove K formed in the centre standard A.
This bracket not only forms a connection between the centre standard A and the

page_text: standard E, but also serves as a stop for the pin L, which is held by a chain to the
standard E, and is intended to be slipped into one of the holes marked a in the
standard A. L is a handle for adjusting the standard E up or down as required.
If it is desired to place the clothes dryer in position, the bottom end of the
standard A is set upon the ground and the upper standard B raised until its top M
comes in contact with the cieling. This top is provided with a rubber washer in
order to form a connection between the standard and the ceiling without injury to
the latter. In order to produce the desired pressure to hold the standard in a
vertical position a lever N is pivoted to the bracket C, as indicated in Fig. 7, and
its short end is arranged to mesh with the rack O which is fastened, as shewn in this
Figure, to the standard E. It will be seen in this Figure that by pressing down
the lever N the standard E will be forced against the ceiling, producing the desired
pressure, and when thus pressed down it is held by the chain P, as indicated in
Fig. 7. Having fixed the standards A and B in this manner, the clothes-arms G
are set in a horizontal position by placing the braces H in the sockets in the
bracket I; each arm is raised independently, and only such arms as are required.
When as many arms as may be required are thus set in a horizontal position,
and the clothes placed upon them, the standard E may be pushed up on the
standards A and B until the arms are raised out of the way, the pin J being
placed in any hole that it may be necessary to hold the standard in the desired
position.
What I claim is,—
1st. In a clothes-dryer composed of a series of arms G independently pivoted upon
a ring F supported by a bracket upon the end of the adjustable standard E, each arm
being provided with a brace H, one end of which is hinged to it, and the other end
fits into a socket formed in the bracket I, a standard A provided with a foot-piece
to rest on the ground, and connected as described to the standard B, having a
top-piece M to fit against the ceiling in combination with a lever N pivoted in
the bracket C on the standard A, and arranged so that its short end shall engage
with a rack attached to the bracket C, substantially as shewn and for the purposo
specified.
2nd. In a clothes dryer composed of a series of arms independently pivoted
upon an adjustable standard, the combination of two standards telescopically
connected together, so that when extended out the top end of one standard shall
press against the ceiling, while the bottom end of the other shall press against the
floor, thereby rigidly holding the two standards in a vertical position, forming a
stationary support for the adjustable standard, as specified.
In witness whereof, I, the said Herbert John Haddan, have hereunto set my
hand and seal, this Twentieth day of May, A.D. 1882.