Apparatus and Method for the Compact Support and Storage of Hanging Items

摘要

Disclosed is a rack for hanging items for drying and/or storage. The apparatus includes a main support post, a plurality of slip-T joints and a plurality of support arms. The support arms attach to the main support post through the slip-T joints, which allow the support arms to rotate about the main support post axis. The main support attaches to a substantially vertical surface through an upper support and a lower support that is longer than the upper, such that the support arms are capable of lying parallel to the vertical surface with an item hanging thereon.

主权项

1. An apparatus for the compact support and storage of hanging items, the apparatus comprising:
an upright axial support post attached to a vertical surface such that the attachment creates an angle between the upright axial support post and the vertical surface; and a plurality of support arms including a first support arm and a second support arm, each support arm rotatably attached to the axial support post, wherein each support arm is substantially perpendicularly oriented to the axial support post and independently rotatable with respect to the axis thereof, wherein the angle between the upright support post and the vertical surface is chosen such that a first hanging item draped over the first support arm and a second hanging item draped over the second support arm each lay substantially parallel to one another and with the vertical surface in a compact stacked fashion and substantially without distortion of the hanging items when the first and second support arms are rotated to a position substantially parallel to the vertical surface.