Patent ID: 8464880

Claim:
A rack for holding articles, the rack being pivotable between a folded orientation and a deployed orientation, comprising: a first set of vertical battens, the first set of vertical battens having at least three battens; a first set of horizontal battens, the first set of horizontal battens having at least three battens; a connecting screw piece that extends through each batten in the first sets of horizontal and vertical battens with each of the vertical and horizontal battens being positioned directly adjacent to another of the vertical and horizontal battens, the screw piece defining a pivot axis; a locking screw spaced apart from the connecting screw piece, and having an axis separate but parallel from the pivot axis, the locking screw connecting some but not all of the battens of the vertical and horizontal battens along the locking screw axis, the battens further including a front vertical batten, a rear vertical batten, a front horizontal batten and a rear horizontal batten, and wherein the locking screw connects the front horizontal batten and the front vertical batten; wherein the horizontal and vertical battens are foldable about the pivot axis between the folded orientation and the deployed orientation; and wherein the horizontal battens are pivotally connected to the vertical battens with all the horizontal battens disposed at right angles with all the vertical battens when the rack is in the deployed orientation, and wherein all the horizontal battens are parallel to a support surface on which at least two of the vertical battens are rested upon.