IP Library Granted Patent US 12,077,899
Granted Patent B2
US 12,077,899 · App. 17/862,788 · Granted Sep 3, 2024

Clothes airer

Inventors: Michael Howard (Rochdale, GB); Mary Widall (Stockport, GB)
Assignee: VALE MILL (ROCHDALE) LIMITED
D06F57/08C09D5/38C09D7/61C09D7/65C09D163/00C09D167/00
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,077,899
App. No.
17/862,788
Granted
Sep 3, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed is a clothes airer includes two spaced apart frame members and a plurality of hanging rails which extend between the frame members, at least the hanging rails being provided with a coating, such as a coating of poly fluoride wax, that defines a slip resistant surface.

Claims (12)

1. A clothes airer comprising two spaced apart frame members and a plurality of hanging rails which extend between the frame members, at least said hanging rails being provided with a coating that defines a slip resistant surface,

wherein the coating comprises poly fluoride wax, and

wherein the hanging rails of the airer have a powder coated finish.

2. The clothes airer according to claim 1 wherein the coating comprises at least 1% poly fluoride wax by weight.

3. The clothes airer according to claim 2 wherein the coating comprises between 1% and 2% poly fluoride wax by weight.

4. The clothes airer according claim 1 wherein the coating comprises between 1% and 1.5% poly fluoride wax by weight.

5. The clothes airer according to claim 4 where in the coating comprises 1.4% poly fluoride wax by weight.

6. The clothes airer according claim 1 wherein in addition to poly fluoride wax the coating comprises one or more of an epoxy resin, polyester resin, barium sulphate, titanium pigment, poly ethylene wax, aluminium powder and colouring pigment.

7. The clothes airer according to claim 1 wherein the coating provides a textured finish.

8. The clothes airer according to claim 1 wherein the coating provides a matt finish.

9. The clothes airer according to claim 1 wherein at least a part of the clothes airer additional to the hanging rails is provided with the same coating as that provided on the hanging rails.

10. The clothes airer according to claim 1 wherein the hanging rails have a diameter of 5 mm or less.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 12, 2022
From: HOWARD, MICHAEL; WIDALL, MARY
To: VALE MILL (ROCHDALE) LIMITED
Reel/Frame 060484/0520 →
Priority Claims (2)
GB 2110067 · Jul 13, 2021 · national
GB 2202745 · Feb 28, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230027097A1 · Jan 26, 2023
Cited By (1)
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