IP Library Granted Patent US 12,096,870
Granted Patent B2
US 12,096,870 · App. 17/410,999 · Granted Sep 24, 2024

Laundry valet rod

Inventor: Gil Gaska (Germantown, TN)
Assignee: Whitmor, Inc.
A47G25/0664A47B91/022A47G25/0692
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Patent No.
US 12,096,870
App. No.
17/410,999
Granted
Sep 24, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A storage device attachable to a metal surface on an appliance such as a washing machine or clothes dryer, the storage device comprising an elongated support rod with a top end and a bottom end, the top end transitioning into a top arm, the top arm being perpendicular to the support rod; and at least one magnet assembly attached to the support rod, with the magnet assembly comprising at least one magnet and engages the support rod by magnetic attraction.

Claims (14)

1. A storage device attachable to an appliance having a side metal surface and a bottom metal surface, comprising:

an elongated support rod with a top end and a bottom end, the top end transitioning into a top arm, the top arm being perpendicular to the support rod;

a first magnet assembly attached to the support rod and including at least one magnet for engaging the side surface of the appliance by magnetic attraction; and

a bottom brace attached to the support rod for engaging the bottom and side surfaces of the appliance, the bottom brace including a hole on each side of the rod and a leveler received by each hole that raises and lowers the bottom brace to provide a snug fit against the bottom surface of the appliance.

2. The support device of claim 1 , wherein the first magnet assembly is a bracket with two ends, the first end enclosing a first portion of the support rod, and a second end above the first end enclosing a second portion of the rod.

3. The support device of claim 1 , wherein

said first magnet assembly being a bracket enclosing a portion of the support rod, and extending perpendicularly from the rod, and including a magnet on each side of the support rod;

said bottom brace included a second magnet assembly engaging the side surface of the appliance.

4. The support device of claim 1 , wherein the support rod is tubular and metallic.

5. The device of claim 1 , wherein the top arm can swivel around the top of the support rod.

6. The device of claim 1 , wherein the top arm comprises at least two protrusions on the top arm.

7. The device of claim 1 , where each leveler acts independently of one another when raising and lowering the bottom brace.

8. The device of claim 1 , wherein each hole on the bottom brace is threaded and each leveler is a screw.

9. The device of claim 1 , wherein each leveler is threaded and includes a knob and a foot.

Assignments (3)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jul 29, 2025
From: GIBRALTAR BUSINESS CAPITAL, LLC
To: WHITMOR, INC.
Reel/Frame 072234/0716 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Oct 10, 2023
From: WHITMOR, INC.
To: GIBRALTAR BUSINESS CAPITAL, LLC
Reel/Frame 065197/0561 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 24, 2021
From: GASKA, GIL
To: WHITMOR, INC.
Reel/Frame 057277/0507 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation In Part 29649698 · May 31, 2018
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