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Lance Hill Australian Patent 215772 lodged 22 March 1956
The Hills Hoist is an Australian icon, synonymous with the Australian way of life.
The Hills Hoist is a rotary clothes line fitted with a hoist operated by a crown and pinion winding mechanism which allows the frame to be raised and lowered. The idea of a rotary clothes line wasn't new - US patent 434921 of 26 August 1890 used a spring pawl and a vertical linear rack. There were similar products in Australia, a 1925 patent by Gilbert Toyne, AU 24553/25 operated by the same crown and pinion winding mechanism.
The now well known Hills rotary hoist was developed and marketed by Lance Hill in 1945 after he returned from the war. Hill's initial patent application lapsed, but he obtained a patent in 1956 for a reversible handle on the rotary hoist. (See illustrations above)
Hills Hoists are now sold throughout Australia, Asia, Europe and North America. The Hills name has trade mark protection for a variety of products.
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