Abstract: The invention relates to a device for drying articles and hanging from a support means, the device comprising: parallel housings affixed to said support means; a plurality of motors installed in a first housing, each motor having a spool; a plurality of pulleys installed in a second housing, each pulley being aligned with a respective motor; a drying rack comprising a plurality of parallel arranged bars; and a plurality of strings, each string being wound around a spool of a respective motor and then passing through a respective pulley, and ends of said strings being affixed to ends of a respective bar.