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Is a clothes drying rack patented?

Short answer: specific designs of a clothes drying rack have been patented many times, but "a clothes drying rack" as a general idea is not what is protected. What matters is the exact combination of features in your version.

What our index shows

1,086 US and WO patent publications since 2000 have a title matching “clotheslaundrygarment drying rackairerdryer” or a close variant (our index of 9.7 million patent families; one publication per family).
Among the 870 best keyword matches we examined, 219 were published in 2020 or later, and the earliest was published in 2000.
Most frequent assignees in those matches: LG ELECTRONICS INC (68), QINGDAO HAIER WASHING MACH CO (50), SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD (47), ARCELIK AS (37).
Most common patent classes (CPC subclasses): D06F (784), F26B (55), Y02B (52), A47L (41).

Counts come from keyword matching on titles and abstracts, so they are indicative, not a legal count. Some matches are different products that share a word.

14 real patent publications related to a clothes drying rack

Cross-folding clothes drying rack WO-2026000706-A1 2026 · LI XIAOWEI
The present invention relates to the field of furniture articles. Disclosed is a cross-folding clothes drying rack, mainly comprising parts such as primary support rods, secondary support rods, hanging rods, nuts, locking pin scre…
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Securing harness for clothes drying rack US-2021372029-A1 2021 · BILIAS PANAGIOTIS
The invention pertains to a Securing harness for a clothes drying rack intended for stable fastening. It comprises of a harness with securing buckles and retaining handle. FIG. 1 illustrates the clothes drying rack ( 1 ) i…
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Folding clothes-drying rack WO-2017144786-A1 2017 · CARREFOUR
The invention relates to a drying rack (1) comprising a clothes support frame (2) and a support wing (3) which are assembled so as to have hinges (8), (10) spaced apart on a bearing means (9), and arranged such that, in the unfold…
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Clothes drying rack US-9765470-B1 2017 · DUFRESNE MARIE
The clothes drying rack is a collapsible rack adapted for use in drying apparel and textiles. The clothes drying rack has a reinforced top structure and bottom structure to support heavy loads. The top structure further comprises …
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Touch lifting foldable clothes drying rack WO-2016082349-A1 2016 · CHAN CHUNG LUEN
A touch lifting foldable clothes drying rack, the clothes drying rack being composed of a left frame (1), a right frame (2), a clothes drying rod (10), a left middle bracket (3), a right middle bracket (4), a left underframe (5), …
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Clothes drying rack US-9140497-B2 2015 · UNIV UMM AL QURA
The clothes drying rack has a generally horizontal rectangular frame with a series of intermediate lateral members and support legs. The various elements are formed of hollow pipe or tube, with most being perforated. Additional pe…
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Clothes drying rack WO-2012168505-A1 2012 · MARTIN ARCA ILDEFONSO
The invention relates to a foldable clothes drying rack that uses an integrated aeration system to reduce the drying time of clothes. The rack consists of hollow tubular bars, mounted on a likewise hollow frame. The entire assembl…
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Clothes dryer with extendable rack US-8087184-B2 2012 · BANTA MARK A
A drum for a clothes dryer includes a generally cylindrical sidewall rotatable about a horizontal axis. The sidewall has an outer wall and an inner wall. The inner wall defines an interior volume for receiving articles to be dried…
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Rotating Clothes Drying Rack US-2011114582-A1 2011 · HOGAN MILES D
A rotating clothes drying rack that has a body with two opposed arms. The two opposed arms support a drying support. In the illustrated embodiment, the drying support is a plurality of rods that extend between the two opposed arms…
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Clothes drying rack US-2010181270-A1 2010 · GIMI S P A
A clothes drying rack, which comprises two supporting longitudinal members for two mutually opposite frames which can slide with respect to each other, with mutual sliding elements, between a first substantially superimposed confi…
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Collapsible clothes drying rack US-2007138119-A1 2007 · HOME PRODUCTS INTERNATIONAL IN
A collapsible clothes drying rack is disclosed herein. An embodiment of the collapsible drying rack has a first frame member that is collapsible between a folded position and an extended position. The first frame member may have a…
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Sports clothes drying rack US-2007175848-A1 2007 · MALENGER INC
A base for supporting an upstanding post having a first base member and at least one second base member. The first base member includes a first socket portion and a first support portion. Each second base member includes a second …
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Clothes drying rack WO-2006063636-A1 2006 · LEIFHEIT AG
The invention relates to a clothes drying rack with an upright post (1), which comprises supporting arms (3), articulated thereto via a slide joint (2), that optionally are supported on a second joint (5) at the upper end of the p…
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Foldable clothes-drying rack cum sun-shading device WO-02092900-A1 2002 · YIAP HANG BOON
An improved foldable clothes-drying rack comprising: a plurality of -shaped mounting bracket (50a), a plurality of supporting arms (70a), wherein an arm (71) of the supporting arm (70a) is articulated in a foldable manner to be sl…
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What this means for your idea

Because patents cover specific combinations of features, the useful question is not “has a clothes drying rack been patented?” but “has my combination of features been described before?” Household products tend to differ in the mechanism (how something attaches, folds, dispenses or cleans) rather than the basic idea.

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First-look landscape. Not exhaustive. Not legal advice. This page lists keyword-matched publications from a limited database; it does not say whether any product is or isn't covered by a patent, whether a patent is still in force, or whether your idea is patentable. Consult a registered patent attorney or agent.