Foldable support structure and clothes airer comprising said structure

Description

[0001] The present invention relates to a foldable support structure, in particular for a clothes airer, and a foldable clothes airer incorporating said structure.

[0002] Clothes airers are known with a support structure formed from two identical I-shaped support elements hinged together at the same height from the floor, which when in their operative position are disposed to form an "X" and support a grid element for hanging the clothes to be dried, while when in their rest position they form a closed "X" to hence reduce the transverse dimension of the clothes airer when not in use.

[0003] Reducing the bulk of clothes airers of the aforesaid type when in their rest position is an important problem for producers of such articles because as this type often has a low sales price, the costs of storage of such products and of their transport from their place of production to their place of sale to the public has to be kept as low as possible. The same problem also arises, although to a lesser extent, for users of clothes airers, as present-day dwellings are increasingly smaller in size and consequently there is not always sufficient space to store such products.

[0004] A foldable support structure for a clothes dryer is known from DE 2 234 235 A1.

[0005] An object of the present invention is to provide a foldable support structure, in particular for a clothes airer, and a clothes airer incorporating said structure, by which the aforesaid problems are overcome and in particular enables the transverse dimension of the structure to be reduced when in its rest position.

[0006] These and other objects which will be apparent to an expert of the art are attained by a structure and clothes airer in accordance with the characterising part of the accompanying claims.

[0007] The present invention will be more apparent from the accompanying drawings, which are provided by way of non-limiting example and in which:

Figure 1 is a schematic side view of a clothes airer of the invention in its operative position;

Figures 2A and 2B are schematic front views of two components thereof;

Figures 3A, B are a schematic view from above and a schematic side view of a further component;

Figure 4 is a schematic side view thereof as in Figure 1 but with the clothes airer in its rest position, in which one component of the clothes airer is shown with dashed lines and one with full lines to make the figure more intelligible;

Figures 5A, B are side views of the detail indicated by the arrow A of Figure 2A;

Figure 6 is a perspective view of the upper part of the clothes airer when in its rest position.

[0008] With reference to said figures, these show a clothes airer comprising a foldable support structure according to the invention, of the type presenting two support elements 1, 2 (Figures 2A, B) each comprising an upright 3, 4 and, respectively, a lower crosspiece 5, 6 and an upper crosspiece 7, 8, provided at the ends E1-4 of said uprights and disposed on each upright parallel to and superposed on each other perpendicular to said upright, to act respectively as feet for said structure and as supports for a clothes holding element 9 to be supported by said structure, said uprights comprising hinge means 10 provided between said ends E1-4 to enable said structure to assume an operative position O (Figure 1), in which said support elements are positioned as an "X" and the upper crosspieces 7, 8 are arranged to support said holding element 9, and a rest position C (Figure 4) in which said support elements are close together (Figure 4) to substantially reduce the transverse dimension T1 of the clothes airer when not in use.

[0009] According to the invention, at each of its two ends E4 and E3 the upright 4 of the support element 2 presents a seat 11, 12 for at least partially housing a portion P1, P2 of the respective crosspiece 7, 5 of the other support element 1. As described in detail hereinafter the support elements 1 and 2 are dimensioned and hinged together such that when in the rest position C (Figure 4) the crosspieces 5 and 7 housed in the respective seats 11 and 12 are substantially superposed, parallel and coplanar with the other crosspieces 6 and 8, so reducing the transverse dimension T1 of said structure when in said rest position C, such that said transverse dimension T1 is determined substantially only by the thickness T3 (Figure 5B) of said crosspieces 5-8. It should be noted that in the present context, the term "substantially" means in the sense that the geometrical and dimension characteristics preceded by this term are not to be taken as exact, but allowing a slight margin of difference; consequently the crosspieces could also not be perfectly superposed or coplanar (and have for example a misalignment less than one half of their transverse dimension T3, Figure 5B, with the transverse dimension T1 of the clothes airer when in its closed position being slightly greater than the transverse dimension T3 of the crosspieces (i.e., as shown in Figure 5B, with S1, relative to T3, having a greater dimension margin which is however less than one half the transverse dimension T3 of the crosspiece).

[0010] According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, the upright 4 presents the seats 11 and 12 at a height H1 greater than the height H2 of the other upright 3, because of the presence of said seats; the hinging point P1, P2 of the two uprights 3 and 4 is also at a height H3, H4 from the floor which is different for the two uprights, to enable the crosspieces 5 and 7 of the upright 3 to be able to be housed in said seats 11, 12 of the other upright 4 in order to enable said support structure to assume when in its rest position C (Figure 4) a shape in which all the crosspieces are substantially superposed and coplanar to hence reduce the transverse dimension T1 (Figure 4) of the structure when in said position.

[0011] The seats 11, 12 of the upright 4 are obtained by simply compressing the ends of the upright, which for this purpose is preferably made of a tubular material. The seats 11, 12 are consequently formed from a flat part 13, 14 of small thickness S1 (Figure 5B), for example about 1/10 of the transverse dimension T3 (Figure 5B) of the uncompressed part of the crosspiece, however less than one half of said transverse dimension T3. The seats 11, 12 are provided in positions rotated mutually through 180° about a longitudinal axis of the upright. The crosspieces connected to the upright 4 are also secured to the ends of the seats 11, 12, so that the transverse dimension 11 (Figure 5B) of the combined crosspiece 6 or 8 and upright 4 is extremely small and equal substantially to the transverse dimension T3 of the crosspiece 6 or 8 (as shown in Figure 5B), as the thickness S1 of the flat element forming the seat 12 is much smaller than that of the crosspiece 6 or 8.

[0012] To limit as much as possible the transverse dimension T1 of the clothes airer when closed, the crosspieces 7 and 5 are also secured to the relative upright 3 in the same manner as described for the upright 4. The upright 3, of tubular form, therefore also comprises ends E1, 2 compressed to form a flat part 15, 16 to which the crosspieces 5 and 6 are secured. Again for the upright 3 the flat parts are rotated one to the other through an angle of 180°. It should be noted that the flat parts are provided on the uprights 3 and 4 in such a manner that when the clothes airer is closed (Figure 6) they become the most outer portions of the clothes airer.

[0013] Advantageously, both the uprights 3, 4 and the crosspieces 5-8 are produced from the same tubular metal element suitably shaped and treated, for example plastic-coated or painted, in a manner conventional to the expert of the art.

[0014] The hinge means 10 comprise a simple through hole provided in the uprights for the passage of a usual pin, the structure hinging axis A3 and that of said holes (A1, A2 Figure 2) being parallel to the plane defined by the compressed ends 13, 14, 15, 16 of the uprights 3 and 4, the hinging hole for the larger-dimension upright being at a height T3 from the floor which is greater than that T4 of the corresponding hole of the other upright 3, to enable the crosspieces 5 and 7 of the upright 3 to be able to be housed in the respective seats 11 and 12 of the other upright 4 when the clothes airer is closed.

[0015] The holding element 9 is of the conventional type comprising parallel rods 17 secured at their ends to a rectangular frame 18, also formed from rods fixed together. Members 19 for hinging the holding element 9 to the aforedescribed support structure project from each corner of one of the minor sides of the frame 18, said members being of L-shape with the minor arm 19A able to engage in the holes of the ends of the upper crosspiece 7, to form said hinge. From the other minor side of the frame 18, hooking means 20 project, presenting a hook 20A to removably engage the other upper crosspiece 8.

[0016] Finally it should be noted that the aforedescribed embodiment is provided by way of non-limiting example only, and that numerous variants are possible all falling within the same inventive concept. For example, instead of being both provided on the same upright, the seats 11, 12 for housing a portion of the crosspieces could be provided one on one upright and one on the other upright with evident dimensional modifications to said uprights. Likewise, the crosspieces 5 and 6 could be slightly inclined in shape, as in Figures 1-4, or be of another shape, for example horizontal as in Figure 6. The holding element 9 could also be of different type, but conventional to the expert of the art, if the structure of the invention instead of being used for a clothes airer were to be used for example for other purposes, such as a support for a folding table or chair. To strengthen the support structure, each of the two uprights 3 and 4 could be replaced by a plurality of uprights, all presenting a shape similar to that already described, and/or by a support structure of frame type, for example rectangular.

Claims

1. A foldable support structure, particularly for a clothes airer, of the type comprising two support elements (1, 2) each comprising at least one upright (3, 4), and a lower crosspiece (5, 6) and an upper crosspiece (7, 8), provided at the ends (E1-4) of said uprights and disposed on each upright parallel to and superposed on each other perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of said uprights (3, 4), to act respectively as feet for said structure and as supports for a clothes holding element (9) to be supported by the upper crosspieces (7, 8), said structure comprising hinge means (10) provided between said ends (E1-4) to enable said structure to assume an operative position (O), in which said support elements are positioned as an "X" and the upper crosspieces (7, 8) are arranged to support said holding element (9), and a rest position (C) in which said support elements (1, 2) are as close together as possible to reduce the transverse dimension (T1) of the structure; characterised in that said support elements (1, 2) are shaped, dimensioned and hinged together in such a manner that when in the rest position (C), the crosspieces (5-8) are substantially superposed, parallel and coplanar, to hence reduce the transverse dimension (T1) of said structure, when in said rest position (C), to just the transverse dimension (T3) of said crosspieces when substantially superposed on each other.

2. A structure as claimed in claim 1, characterised in that at least one (2) of said support elements presents, at each of the ends (E3, 4) of the relative at least one upright (4), at least one seat (11, 12) for at least partially housing a portion (P1, P2) of the respective crosspiece (5, 7) of the other support element (1).

3. A structure as claimed in claim 1, characterised in that the uprights (3, 4) are of different height (H1, H2).

4. A structure as claimed in claim 3, characterised in that at least the upright (4) of greater height (H1) presents, at its ends (E3, 4), seats (11, 12) for at least partially housing the crosspieces (5, 7) of the other upright (3).

5. A structure as claimed in claim 1, characterised in that the hinging point (P1, P2) of the two uprights (3, 4) is at a height (H3, H4) from the floor which is different for said two uprights, to enable the portions (P1, P2) of the crosspieces (5, 7) to be able to be housed in the relative seats (11, 12).

6. A structure as claimed in claim 1, characterised in that at least two of the ends (E1-E4) of the uprights (5-8) present transverse dimensions (11) less than those (T2) of the remainder of said uprights, to hence define at said ends seats (11, 12) for at least partially housing the crosspieces (5, 7) when the structure is in its closed position (C).

7. A structure as claimed in claim 1, characterised in that the seats (11, 12) of the relative upright (4) are obtained by simply compressing the ends of the upright, said upright (4) being made of a tubular material.

8. A structure as claimed in claim 1, characterised in that the seats (11, 12) are formed from a substantially flat part (13, 14) of the relative upright (4) which is of considerably smaller thickness (S1) than the transverse dimension (T2) of said upright, in particular said smaller thickness being less than 1/2 of said transverse dimension (T2).

9. A structure as claimed in claim 1, characterised in that the seats (11, 12) are provided in positions rotated mutually through 180° about a longitudinal axis of the relative upright (4).

10. A structure as claimed in claim 8, characterised in that the crosspieces (6, 8) of the relative upright (4) are also secured to the ends of the flat seats (11, 12) to hence reduce the transverse dimension (11) of the combined crosspiece (6, 8) and upright (4).

11. A structure as claimed in claim 1, characterised in that all the uprights present ends (E1-4) comprising a flat part (13-16) to which the relative crosspieces (5-8) are secured, said flat parts being rotated one to the other through an angle of 180° in each upright (3, 4), said flat parts being provided on the uprights (3 and 4) in such a manner that when the structure is closed these parts become the most outer portions of said structure.

12. A structure as claimed in claim 1, characterised in that both the uprights (3, 4) and the crosspieces (5-8) are of tubular form, preferably metal.

13. A structure as claimed in claim 1, characterised in that the structure hinging axis (A3) is parallel to the flat part (13-16) of the uprights (3, 4).

14. A structure as claimed in claim 1, characterised in that the holding element (9) comprises a plurality of parallel rods (17) secured at their ends to a rectangular frame (18), members (19) for hinging the holding element (9) to the support structure projecting from each corner of one of the minor sides of the frame (18), said members being of L-shape with the minor arm (19A) able to engage in the end holes of one of the upper crosspieces (7, 8) to form said hinging, on the other minor side of the frame (18) the projecting hooking means (20) presenting a hook (20A) to removably engage the other upper crosspiece (8).

15. A structure as claimed in claim 1, characterised in that the seats (11, 12) for housing a portion of the crosspieces are two in number, each being provided on a different upright (3, 4).

16. A clothes airer comprising a foldable support structure in accordance with the technical characteristics of at least one to the preceding claims.

Ansprüche

1. Faltbare Stützstruktur, insbesondere für ein Wäschetrocknergestell, von dem Typus, der 2 Stützelemente (1, 2) umfasst, davon jedes mindestens umfassend einen Stiel (3, 4) und ein unteres Kreuzstück (5, 6) und ein oberes Kreuzstück (7, 8), die an den Enden (E1-4) der Stiele bereitgestellt sind und an jedem Stiel parallel zueinander und übereinander senkrecht zu einer Längsachse der Stiele (3, 4) angeordnet sind, um jeweils als Füße für die Struktur und als Stützen für ein Wäschehalteelement (9) zu wirken, das von den oberen Kreuzteilen (7, 8) gestützt werden soll, wobei die Struktur Gelenkmittel (10) umfasst, die zwischen den Enden (E1-4) bereitgestellt sind, um es der Struktur zu ermöglichen, eine Betriebsposition (0), in der die Stützelemente als ein "X" positioniert sind und die oberen Kreuzteile (7, 8) angeordnet sind, um das Halteelement (9) zu stützen, und eine Ruheposition (C) anzunehmen, in der die Stützelemente (1, 2) so nah beieinander wie möglich sind, um die Querabmessung (T1) der Struktur zu reduzieren; dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Stützelemente (1, 2) derart geformt, dimensioniert und zusammen gelenkig gelagert sind, dass in der Ruheposition (C) die Kreuzteile (5-8) im Wesentlichen übereinander liegen, parallel und koplanar sind, um derart die Querabmessung (T1) der Struktur zu reduzieren, und in der Ruheposition (C) gleich lediglich der Querabmessung (T3) der Kreuzteile sind, wenn diese im Wesentlichen übereinanderliegen.

2. Struktur wie in Anspruch 1 beansprucht, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass mindestens eines (2) der Stützelement an jedem der Enden (E3, 4) der entsprechenden mindestens einen Stiele (4) mindestens einen Sitz (11, 12) ausbildet, um zumindest teilweise einen Abschnitt (P1, P2) der entsprechenden Kreuzteile (5, 7) des anderen Stützelements (1) aufzunehmen.

3. Struktur wie in Anspruch 1 beansprucht, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Stiele (3, 4) unterschiedliche Höhen (H1, H2) haben.

4. Struktur wie in Anspruch 3 beansprucht, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass mindestens der Stiel (4) mit größerer Höhe (H1) an seinen Enden (E3, 4) Sitze (11, 12) ausbildet, um die Kreuzteile (5, 7) des anderen Stiels (3) zumindest teilweise aufzunehmen.

5. Struktur wie in Anspruch 1 beansprucht, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Gelenkpunkt (P1, P2) der zwei Stiele (3, 4) eine Höhe (H3, H4) über dem Boden hat, die unterschiedlich für die zwei Stiele ist, um es den Abschnitten (P1, P2) der Kreuzteile (5, 7) zu ermöglichen, in den entsprechenden Sitzen (11, 12) aufgenommen werden zu können.

6. Struktur wie in Anspruch 1 beansprucht, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass mindestens zwei der Enden (E1-E4) der Stiele (5-8) Querabmessungen (11) ausbilden, die geringer sind als diejenigen (T2) der übrigen der Stiele, um derart an den Enden Sitze (11, 12) zu definieren, um die Kreuzteile (5, 7) dann, wenn die Struktur in ihrer geschlossene Position (C) ist, zumindest teilweise aufzunehmen.

7. Struktur wie in Anspruch 1 beansprucht, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Sitze (11, 12) des entsprechenden Stiels (4) durch einfaches Einengen der Enden des Stiels erhalten werden, wobei der Stiel (4) aus einem röhrenförmigen Material gemacht ist.

8. Struktur wie in Anspruch 1 beansprucht, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Sitze (11, 12) aus einem im Wesentlichen flachen Teil (13, 14) des entsprechenden Stiels (4) ausgebildet werden, welcher eine wesentlich geringere Dicke (S1) als die Querabmessung (T2) des Stiels hat, wobei die geringere Dicke insbesondere geringer als 1/2 der Querabmessung (T2) ist.

9. Struktur wie in Anspruch 1 beansprucht, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Sitze (11, 12) an Positionen bereitgestellt sind, die gegeneinander um 180° um eine Längsachse des entsprechenden Stiels (4) rotiert sind.

10. Struktur wie in Anspruch 8 beansprucht, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Kreuzteile (6, 8) des entsprechenden Stiels (4) auch an den Enden der flachen Sitze (11, 12) befestigt sind, um derart die Querabmessung (11) des kombinierten Kreuzteils (6, 8) und Stiels (4) zu reduzieren.

11. Struktur wie in Anspruch 1 beansprucht, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass alle Stiele Enden (E1-4) ausbilden, die einen flachen Teil (13-16) umfassen, an welchem die entsprechenden Kreuzteile (5-8) befestigt sind, wobei die flachen Teile jeweils eins zu dem anderen um einen Winkel von 180° in jedem Stiel (3, 4) rotiert sind, wobei die flachen Teile an den Stielen (3 und 4) auf eine solche Art und Weise bereitgestellt sind, dass, wenn die Struktur geschlossen ist, diese Teile die äußersten Abschnitte der Struktur werden.

12. Struktur wie in Anspruch 1 beansprucht, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass beide Stiele (3, 4) und die Kreuzteile (5-8) eine röhrenförmige Form aufweisen, vorzugsweise Metall.

13. Struktur wie in Anspruch 1 beansprucht, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Gelenkachse (A3) der Struktur parallel zu dem flachen Teil (13-16) der Stiele (3, 4) ist.

14. Struktur wie in Anspruch 1 beansprucht, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Halteelement (9) eine Vielzahl von parallelen Streben (17), die an deren Enden an einem rechteckigen Rahmen (18) befestigt sind, und Teile (19) umfasst, um das Halteelement (9) an der Stützstruktur, die sich von jeder Ecke von einer der kürzeren Seiten des Rahmens (18) erstreckt, gelenkig zu lagern, wobei die Teile L-förmig sind, wobei der kleinere Arm (19A) in die Endlöcher eines der oberen Kreuzteile (7, 8) eingreifen kann, um das gelenkige Lagern auszubilden, wobei auf der anderen kürzeren Seite des Rahmens (18) die sich erstreckenden Hakenmittel (20) einen Haken (20A) ausbilden, um mit dem anderen oberen Kreuzteil (8) entfernbar einzugreifen.

15. Struktur wie in Anspruch 1 beansprucht, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Sitze (11, 12) zum Aufnehmen eines Abschnitts der Kreuzteile in der Anzahl zwei betragen, wobei jedes auf einem unterschiedlichen Stiel (3, 4) bereitgestellt ist.

16. Wäschetrocknergestell, umfassend eine faltbare Stützstruktur gemäß den technischen Eigenschaften von mindestens einem der voranstehenden Ansprüche.

Revendications

1. Structure de support pliable, en particulier pour un séchoir à linge, du type comprenant deux éléments de support (1, 2) comprenant chacun au moins un montant (3, 4) et une pièce transversale inférieure (5, 6) et une pièce transversale supérieure (7, 8), prévues aux extrémités (E1-4) desdits montants et disposées sur chaque montant, parallèles à et superposées l'une sur l'autre perpendiculairement à un axe longitudinal desdits montants (3, 4), pour servir respectivement de pieds pour ladite structure et de supports pour un élément de support de linge (9) à supporter par les pièces transversales supérieures (7, 8), ladite structure comprenant des moyens de charnière (10) prévus entre lesdites extrémités (E1-4) pour permettre à ladite structure de prendre une position opérationnelle (O) dans laquelle lesdits éléments de support sont positionnés comme un « X » et les pièces transversales supérieures (7, 8) sont agencées pour supporter ledit élément de support (9) et une position de repos (C) dans laquelle lesdits éléments de support (1, 2) sont aussi proches que possible pour réduire la dimension transversale (T1) de la structure ; caractérisée en ce que lesdits éléments de support (1, 2) sont formés, dimensionnés et articulés de sorte que lorsqu'ils sont dans la position de repos (C), les pièces transversales (5-8) sont sensiblement superposées, parallèles et coplanaires pour réduire par conséquent la dimension transversale (T1) de ladite structure, lorsqu'elle est dans ladite position de repos (C), juste à la dimension transversale (T3) desdites pièces transversales lorsqu'elles sont sensiblement superposées les unes sur les autres.

2. Structure selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce qu'au moins un (2) desdits éléments de support présente, à chacune des extrémités (E3, 4) du au moins un montant (4) relatif, au moins un siège (11, 12) pour loger au moins partiellement une partie (P1, P2) de la pièce transversale (5, 7) respective de l'autre élément de support (1).

3. Structure selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce que les montants (3, 4) ont une hauteur (H1, H2) différente.

4. Structure selon la revendication 3, caractérisée en ce qu'au moins le montant (4) de plus grande hauteur (H1) présente, au niveau de ses extrémités (E3, 4), des sièges (11, 12) pour loger au moins partiellement les pièces transversales (5, 7) de l'autre montant (3).

5. Structure selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce que le point d'articulation (P1, P2) des deux montants (3, 4) est à une hauteur (H3, H4) du sol, qui est différente desdits deux montants, pour permettre aux parties (P1, P2) des pièces transversales (5, 7) pour pouvoir être logées dans les sièges (11, 12) relatifs.

6. Structure selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce qu'au moins deux des extrémités (E1-E4) des montants (5-8) présentent des dimensions transversales (11) inférieures à celles (T2) du reste desdits montants, afin de définir ainsi au niveau desdites extrémités, des sièges (11, 12) pour loger au moins partiellement les pièces transversales (5, 7), lorsque la structure est dans sa position fermée (C).

7. Structure selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce que les sièges (11, 12) du montant (4) relatif sont obtenus en comprimant simplement les extrémités du montant, ledit montant (4) étant réalisé avec un matériau tubulaire.

8. Structure selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce que les sièges (11, 12) sont formés à partir d'une partie sensiblement plate (13, 14) du montant (4) relatif qui a une épaisseur (S1) considérablement plus petite que la dimension transversale (T2) dudit montant, en particulier ladite épaisseur inférieure étant inférieure à 1/2 de ladite dimension transversale (T2).

9. Structure selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce que les sièges (11, 12) sont prévus dans des positions entraînées mutuellement en rotation à 180° autour d'un axe longitudinal du montant (4) relatif.

10. Structure selon la revendication 8, caractérisée en ce que les pièces transversales (6, 8) du montant (4) relatif sont également fixées aux extrémités des sièges (11, 12) plats afin de réduire ainsi la dimension transversale (11) de la pièce transversale (6, 8) et du montant (4) combinés.

11. Structure selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce que tous les montants présentent des extrémités (E1-4) comprenant une partie plate (13-16) à laquelle les pièces transversales (5-8) relatives sont fixées, lesdites parties plates étant entraînées en rotation les unes par rapport aux autres sur un angle de 180° dans chaque montant (3, 4), lesdites parties plates étant prévues sur les montants (3 et 4) de sorte que lorsque la structure est fermée, ces parties deviennent les parties situées le plus à l'extérieur de ladite structure.

12. Structure selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce qu'à la fois les montants (3, 4) et les pièces transversales (5-8) sont de forme tubulaire, de préférence en métal.

13. Structure selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce que l'axe d'articulation de structure (A3) est parallèle à la partie plate (13-16) des montants (3, 4).

14. Structure selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce que l'élément de support (9) comprend une pluralité de tiges parallèles (17) fixées au niveau de leurs extrémités à un châssis rectangulaire (18), des éléments (19) pour articuler l'élément de support (9) par rapport à la structure de support faisant saillie à partir de chaque coin de l'un des côtés mineurs du châssis (18), lesdits éléments formant un L avec le bras mineur (19A) apte à se mettre en prise dans les trous d'extrémité de l'une des pièces transversales supérieures (7, 8) afin de former ladite articulation, sur l'autre côté mineur du châssis (18), les moyens d'accrochage en saillie (20) présentant un crochet (20A) pour mettre en prise de manière amovible l'autre pièce transversale supérieure (8).

15. Structure selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce que les sièges (11, 12) pour loger une partie des pièces transversales sont au nombre de deux, chacun étant prévu sur un montant (3, 4) différent.

16. Séchoir à linge comprenant une structure de support pliable selon les caractéristiques techniques d'au moins l'une des revendications précédentes.

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