Towel Hanger

Abstract

A towel hanger includes an anchor and a towel holder attached to or formed integrally with the anchor. A level indicator is fixed with respect to the anchor to indicate angular attitude of the anchor during and after attachment of the anchor to a vertical surface. Also a stretchable adhesive strip is adhered to the anchor and adheres to a vertical surface so as to attach the anchor to the vertical surface. The adhesive strip has a relaxed thickness and a diminished thickness acquired by stretching. A protrusion of the anchor is located nearby the adhesive strip and extends from the anchor by more than the diminished thickness of the adhesive strip. The protrusion maintains a space between the anchor and the vertical surface to thereby enable stretching of the adhesive strip for removal purposes.

1 . A towel hanger comprising:
 an anchor;   a towel holder attached to or formed integrally with the anchor; and   a level indicator fixed with respect to the anchor to indicate angular attitude of the anchor during and after attachment of the anchor to a vertical surface.   
     
     
         2 . The towel hanger of  claim 1 , further comprising a pivot boss attached to or formed integrally with the anchor and wherein the towel holder comprises a ring attached pivotally to the pivot boss. 
     
     
         3 . The towel hanger of  claim 2 , wherein the anchor comprises an anchor plate and a fascia plate from which the pivot boss extends, and an intermediate plate by which the fascia plate is attached to the anchor plate. 
     
     
         4 . The towel hanger of  claim 3 , wherein the anchor plate comprises one or more anchors and the intermediate plate comprises a corresponding one or more anchor holes through and with which the anchors cooperate to attach the intermediate plate to the anchor plate. 
     
     
         5 . The towel hanger of  claim 3 , wherein the fascia plate comprises a window through which the level indicator is visible. 
     
     
         6 . The towel hanger of  claim 1 , wherein the level indicator comprises a spirit level. 
     
     
         7 . The towel hanger of  claim 3 , wherein the level indicator comprises a spirit level attached to the intermediate plate. 
     
     
         8 . A towel hanger comprising:
 an anchor;   a towel holder attached to or formed integrally with the anchor;   a stretchable adhesive strip adhered to the anchor and adapted to adhere to a vertical surface so as to attach the anchor thereto, the adhesive strip having a relaxed thickness and a diminished thickness acquired by stretching;   a protrusion of the anchor located nearby the adhesive strip, the protrusion extending from the anchor by more than the diminished thickness of the adhesive strip.   
     
     
         9 . The towel hanger of  claim 8 , wherein the anchor comprises an anchor plate to which the stretchable adhesive strip is adhered and upon which the protrusion is formed, and further comprising a pivot boss attached to or formed integrally with the anchor plate and wherein the towel holder comprises a ring attached pivotally to the pivot boss. 
     
     
         10 . The towel hanger of  claim 9 , further comprising a fascia plate from which the pivot boss extends, and an intermediate plate by which the fascia plate is attached to the anchor plate. 
     
     
         11 . The towel hanger of  claim 10 , wherein the anchor plate comprises one or more anchors and the intermediate plate comprises a corresponding one or more anchor holes through and with which the anchors cooperate to attach the intermediate plate to the anchor plate. 
     
     
         12 . The towel hanger of  claim 8 , further comprising a pivot boss attached to or formed integrally with the anchor plate and wherein the towel holder comprises a ring attached pivotally to the pivot boss. 
     
     
         13 . The towel hanger of  claim 8  wherein the adhesive strip extends beyond an end of the anchor plate. 
     
     
         14 . The towel hanger of  claim 13  further comprising a fascia plate attached to the anchor plate so as to conceal the adhesive strip. 
     
     
         15 . The towel hanger of  claim 14 , further comprising an intermediate plate affixed to the anchor plate and to which the fascia plate is attached.