Umbrella wiper

Abstract

To provide an umbrella wiper which can effectively wipe moisture of a wet umbrella by rain, etc..SOLUTION: An umbrella wiper includes: a body part M composed of a back side planar part A1 equipped with a permanent magnet part G on the back side, a front side planar part A2 and a curved plate shaped connection part A3; and a water absorption material R which is attachable / detachable by a hook-and-loop fastener F inside. The free end part of both back side planar part and front side planar part A2 is composed of a projection part P whose inner peripheral side externally and projectingly protrudes. The back side planar part A1, the front side planar part A2, and the inner surface of both are in parallel except the free end parts. The back side planar part A1 and the front side planar part A2 are elastically open and close in the free end part sides, with the projection parts P in contact with each other in the front and back surface directions while the free end part is closed.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 6

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to an umbrella wiper capable of wiping off water from an umbrella that has become wet due to rain or the like. [Background technology]

[0002] Utility Model Registration No. 3238174 describes an umbrella holder that is made of a tubular base sheet 10 with a water-absorbent microfiber cloth 30 on the inside, with dividing points D1, D2 attached and detached with hook-and-loop fasteners 40, and has a hook 12 for hanging.

[0003] This umbrella holder functions to remove and retain water droplets adhering to the umbrella simply by holding the umbrella, thereby preventing water droplets from soiling seats, floors, etc. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0004] [Patent Document 1] Utility Model Registration No. 3238174 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0005] To provide an umbrella wiper capable of effectively wiping off water from an umbrella wetted by rain or the like. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] The present invention can be expressed, for example, as follows.

[0007] (1) A main body portion formed by connecting a rear plate portion and a front plate portion at a connecting portion at one end in the left-right direction so that the inner surfaces of the rear plate portion face each other with a front-to-back direction gap therebetween, and a water absorbent material; The other end of the rear plate portion and the other end of the front plate portion are free ends, The rear plate portion and the front plate portion have free ends that can be elastically opened and closed, The umbrella wiper is characterized in that the water absorbent material is provided at least on the inside of the rear plate portion and the inside of the front plate portion.

[0008] (2) An umbrella wiper as described in (1) above, wherein the inner surfaces of the rear plate portion and the front plate portion are parallel to each other when no load is applied.

[0009] (3) An umbrella wiper as described in (1) or (2) above, in which the free ends of both or one of the rear plate-shaped portion and the front plate-shaped portion have protrusions that protrude in the front-to-back direction toward the free end of the other plate-shaped portion, and the protrusions or the protrusions and the non-protrusion free end can be opened and closed.

[0010] (4) An umbrella wiper as described in (3) above, in which a water-absorbing material is provided on the inside of the protrusion.

[0011] (5) The umbrella wiper according to any one of (1) to (4) above, wherein the connecting portion has an inner circumferential side in the form of a curved plate whose inner circumferential side is curved convexly toward the one end side.

[0012] (6) An umbrella wiper according to any one of (1) to (5) above, wherein a water-absorbing material is provided on the inside of the connecting portion. Effect of the Invention

[0013] The umbrella wiper of the present invention can effectively wipe off moisture from an umbrella that has become wet due to rain or the like. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0014] [Figure 1] This is a perspective view of the umbrella wiper with the water absorbent material removed. [Diagram 2] This is a perspective view of the umbrella wiper with the free end side open. [Diagram 3] FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the umbrella wiper with the free end side closed. [Figure 4] FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the umbrella wiper into which the tip of an umbrella is about to be inserted. [Diagram 5] This is an oblique view of the umbrella wiper with the tip portion of an umbrella inserted. [Figure 6] This is an oblique view of the umbrella wiper inserted up to near the center of the umbrella. [Figure 7] FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the umbrella wiper inserted up to the handle of the umbrella. [Figure 8] This is a perspective view of the umbrella wiper removed from the handle of the umbrella. [Figure 9] This is an oblique view of an umbrella hanging by a handle on an umbrella wiper whose back side is magnetically attached horizontally to the inside of a front door. [Figure 10] This is an enlarged oblique view of an umbrella hanging by a handle on an umbrella wiper whose back side is magnetically attached horizontally to the inside of a front door. [Figure 11] This is an oblique view of an umbrella wiper with its back side magnetically attached horizontally to the inside of a front door, with a folding umbrella hanging from a string. [Figure 12] FIG. 13 is a front perspective view of another umbrella wiper. [Figure 13] This is a rear perspective view of another umbrella wiper. [Figure 14] FIG. 11 is a plan view of another umbrella wiper. [Figure 15] This is a perspective view of another umbrella wiper with the water absorbent material removed. [Figure 16] This is an oblique view of an umbrella hanging by a handle on an umbrella wiper whose back side is magnetically attached vertically to the inside of a front door. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0015] [1] An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

[0016] (1) FIGS. 1 to 11 all relate to an umbrella wiper A as an example of an embodiment of the present invention.

[0017] (2) The umbrella wiper A has a main body M consisting of a rear plate-shaped portion A1, a front plate-shaped portion A2, and a connecting portion A3, which are perpendicular to the left-right direction and have a constant width in the direction along the rear or front, and a water-absorbent material R.

[0018] A permanent magnet portion G made of a sheet-shaped permanent magnet body is provided on the rear surface of the rear plate portion A1 of the umbrella wiper A.

[0019] (3) The rear side plate-shaped portion A1 and the front side plate-shaped portion A2 are flat except for their respective free ends, and are connected to each other at a connecting portion A3 at one end side (left end side or right end side) in the left-right direction so that their inner surfaces face each other with a gap in the front-to-back direction.

[0020] A main body M consisting of the rear plate portion A1, the front plate portion A2 and the connecting portion A3 is integrally molded from synthetic resin.

[0021] When substantially no load is applied to the main body portion M, the rear plate portion A1 and the front plate portion A2 and their inner surfaces are parallel to each other except for their free ends.

[0022] The connecting portion A3 is in the shape of a curved plate whose inner periphery side is curved convexly toward one end side (outward side).

[0023] (4) The free ends of both the rear side plate-shaped portion A1 and the front side plate-shaped portion A2 consist of a protrusion portion P that protrudes while curving convexly outward on the inner periphery, and these protrusion portions P protrude in the front-to-back direction toward the protrusion portion P of the free end of the other plate-shaped portion.

[0024] The rear side plate-shaped portion A1 and the front side plate-shaped portion A2 have free end sides that can be elastically opened and closed, as shown in Figures 2 and 3, and when the free end sides are closed, the protrusion portions P abut against each other in the front-to-back direction.

[0025] (5) As shown in Figures 1 to 3, the inside of the rear plate-shaped portion A1 and the inside of the front plate-shaped portion A2, including the inside of the protrusion portion P, and the inside of the connecting portion A3, i.e., the entire inside of the main body portion M, is provided with a water-absorbing material R so that it can be attached and detached by a hook-and-loop fastener F.

[0026] The absorbent material R is made of a base fabric R1 having one side of a hook-and-loop fastener F on the back side (which can be attached and detached to the other side of the hook-and-loop fastener F provided on the inside of the main body portion M), and a large number of upright absorbent piles R2 made of a mall-like thread body with decorative threads made of polyester-based monofilament.

[0027] (6) The umbrella wiper A can be supported on a vertical surface made of an iron-based material on the inside of the front door D by being magnetically attracted to a permanent magnet G provided on the back surface of the rear plate portion A1.

[0028] This umbrella wiper A is removed from the front door D, and a wet umbrella L, with the ribs of the umbrella L naturally separated from the central rod (shaft) of the umbrella L and the umbrella cloth naturally spreading outward from the ribs, is inserted from its tip to its base between the absorbent material R of the back plate portion A1 and the absorbent material R of the front plate portion A2 provided on the inside of the main body M of the umbrella wiper A, as shown in Figures 4 to 7. The water can be efficiently wiped off from the umbrella cloth of the umbrella L by the absorbent material R of the back plate portion A1, including the absorbent material R on the inside of the protrusion P, the absorbent material R of the front plate portion A2, and the absorbent material R of the connecting portion A3.

[0029] Depending on the spread of the umbrella ribs and umbrella cloth from the tip to the base of the umbrella L, the user can adjust the force with which they pinch the rear plate-shaped part A1 and the front plate-shaped part A2 of the umbrella wiper A, which causes the main body part M to elastically deform and the water absorbent material R to deform. As the ribs and the umbrella cloth expand, the distance between the rear plate portion A1 and the front plate portion A2 becomes sufficient, Even when the gap between the rear plate-shaped portion A1 and the front plate-shaped portion A2 is wide, the protrusions P can be closed or the gap between the protrusions P can be narrowed sufficiently so that the umbrella cloth and umbrella ribs do not protrude from between the protrusions P at the free ends.

[0030] (7) The umbrella wiper A is supported on the inside of the entrance door D with its left-right direction horizontal. The umbrella wiper A can be supported by an upside-down J-shaped handle of an umbrella L as shown in Figures 9 and 10 on the front plate portion A2, or by hanging the ring-shaped hanging cord of a folding umbrella S on the front plate portion A2 as shown in Figure 11.

[0031] (8) Figures 12 to 16 all relate to an umbrella wiper B as another embodiment of the present invention.

[0032] The umbrella wiper B has a main body N consisting of a rear plate-shaped portion B1, a front plate-shaped portion B2 and a connecting portion B3, and an absorbent material T consisting of a base fabric T1 on which a number of absorbent piles T2 are provided, and the free ends of both the rear plate-shaped portion B1 and the front plate-shaped portion B2 consist of protruding portions Q which protrude while curving convexly outward on the inner periphery.

[0033] Umbrella wiper B is substantially the same as umbrella wiper A, except that the outer back surface part of connecting part B3 is a corner part that is perpendicular to the back surface of rear plate part B1, and the outer back surface part of protruding part Q of rear plate part B1 is a corner part that is perpendicular to the back surface of rear plate part B1. Due to these differences, umbrella wiper B can be more stably supported by magnetic attraction on the rear side by permanent magnet part G against the vertical surface on the inside of a front door, etc.

[0034] The front plate-shaped part B2 of the umbrella wiper B is supported on the inside of the entrance door D with the left-right direction vertical and the connecting part B3 on the lower side. As shown in Figure 16, an upside-down J-shaped handle of an umbrella L or a circular hanging string of a folding umbrella S can be hung on the front plate-shaped part B2 of the umbrella wiper B, allowing the umbrella L or folding umbrella S to be supported on the umbrella wiper B.

[0035] [2] The embodiments of the present invention will be further described, including embodiments other than those described above.

[0036] The umbrella wiper of the present invention is for effectively wiping off water from an umbrella that has become wet due to rain or the like, and has a main body consisting of a rear plate portion, a front plate portion and a connecting portion, and a water absorbent material.

[0037] (1) The rear plate-shaped portion and the front plate-shaped portion are connected to each other at a connecting portion at one end side in the left-right direction (i.e., the left end side or the right end side) so that the inner surfaces face each other with a gap in the front-to-back direction.

[0038] The rear side plate-like portion and the front side plate-like portion can be, for example, ones whose inner surfaces are flat (for example, ones that are flat, or ones that are flat except for the free end portion), ones whose inner surfaces are curved convexly or concavely inwardly without any unevenness in a vertical cross section in the left-right direction, or ones whose inner surfaces are curved convexly outwardly in a vertical cross section in the left-right direction without any unevenness in a cross section.

[0039] It is preferable that the rear side plate portion and the front side plate portion are perpendicular to the left-right direction and have a constant width in the direction along the rear or front side, and the connecting portion can also be perpendicular to the left-right direction and have a constant width in the direction along the rear or front side, but neither is necessarily limited to this.

[0040] In a state where substantially no load is applied to the main body portion (for example, a state other than when an umbrella is inserted between the two or when other external forces are applied), the inner surfaces (for example, planar inner surfaces, inner surfaces excluding the free ends) of the rear plate portion and the front plate portion can be parallel to each other, but this is not limited to this.

[0041] (2) The other ends of the rear plate portion and the front plate portion (the ends in the left and right direction that are not connected at the connecting portion) are free ends.

[0042] It is preferable that the free end of either or both of the rear plate-like portion and the front plate-like portion have a protrusion protruding in the front-rear direction toward the free end of the other plate-like portion, and that the protrusions or the protrusion and the non-protrusion free end can be opened and closed. The protrusion can be, for example, a protrusion whose inner circumferential side protrudes while curving convexly outward, but is not limited thereto.

[0043] More preferably, the free ends of both the rear plate portion and the front plate portion have protrusions, and these free ends protrude in the front-to-rear direction toward the protrusions at the free ends of the other plate portion.

[0044] (3) The rear plate portion and the front plate portion have their free ends elastically movable open and closed.

[0045] The rear plate portion and the front plate portion can be made of, for example, synthetic resin, and it is preferable that the main body portion including the connecting portion is integrally molded from synthetic resin, but this is not limited to this.

[0046] It is preferable that the connecting portion be a curved plate whose inner periphery is curved convexly toward one end (outward) so that the free ends of the rear plate portion and the front plate portion can open and close elastically.

[0047] (4) At least the inside of the rear plate-shaped portion and the front plate-shaped portion, i.e., the front side of the rear plate-shaped portion and the rear side of the front plate-shaped portion, are provided with a water-absorbing material. When the free end portion has a protrusion, it is preferable that the inside of the protrusion is also provided with a water-absorbing material. It is also preferable that the inside of the connecting portion is also provided with a water-absorbing material.

[0048] It is desirable for the absorbent material to be detachable via a detachable part such as a hook-and-loop fastener to the inside of the rear side plate-like portion and the front side plate-like portion, the inside of the protrusion if the free end has a protrusion, or the inside of the connecting portion, in order to enable the absorbent material to be dried and washed.

[0049] The absorbent material may be any material that has the absorbency and durability required for wiping off water from an umbrella, and may be, for example, a material in which a large number of absorbent piles (non-loop or loop) made of a woven yarn having a large number of decorative yarns are provided on a base fabric, preferably in an upright shape. Such a woven yarn may be provided with a large number of decorative yarns made of monofilaments with poor absorbency (i.e., monofilaments with a water absorption rate of 5% or less at 20°C and a relative humidity of 65%, or polyester fibers, polypropylene fibers, polyethylene fibers, or polyamide fibers, for example, 0.03 to 5 denier), which are densely packed in the circumferential direction so as to form a radial pattern around the axis, and which are densely packed in the axial direction, and which have a water absorption force that is directed inwards by capillary action.

[0050] (5) In an umbrella wiper having absorbent material provided on at least the inside of the rear plate-like portion and the front plate-like portion of the main body, a wet umbrella is inserted from its tip to its base between the absorbent material of the rear plate-like portion and the absorbent material of the front plate-like portion (and moved back and forth several times if necessary), so that the absorbent material (which may include the absorbent material on the inside of the protrusion when it has a protrusion at the free end, and the absorbent material on the inside of the connecting portion when it has a water absorbent material) can efficiently wipe away moisture from the umbrella cloth, etc.

[0051] The target umbrellas are mainly umbrellas with ribs to which the umbrella cloth is attached that open and close, long umbrellas, especially Western-style umbrellas. The state of the umbrella to be wiped off is not an umbrella in which the ribs are open and the umbrella cloth is stretched out, but an umbrella in a closed state, but in order to effectively wipe off the moisture, it is preferable that the umbrella ribs are naturally separated from the shaft of the umbrella and the umbrella cloth is naturally spread outward from the umbrella ribs without being wrapped around them, rather than a state in which a string or band is wrapped around the outer periphery of the umbrella cloth.

[0052] Depending on the spread of the umbrella ribs and umbrella cloth from the tip to the base of the umbrella, the user can adjust the force with which they pinch the rear plate-shaped part and the front plate-shaped part of the umbrella wiper, which causes the elastic deformation of the main body and the deformation of the absorbent material. As the ribs and the umbrella cloth expand, the gap between the rear plate part and the front plate part widens sufficiently, Even when the rear plate-like portion and the front plate-like portion are spaced apart, the free ends can be closed or the space between them can be narrow enough so that the umbrella cloth and ribs do not protrude from each other as much as possible (for example, between the protrusions if the free ends have protrusions, or between the protrusions and the free ends that do not have protrusions). Note that, depending on the umbrella (due to its structure, material, etc.), if the umbrella cloth and ribs have to protrude the closer they are to the base, it may be necessary to change the angle of the umbrella wiper relative to the umbrella and perform the above-mentioned wiping operation on the necessary parts.

[0053] (6) The umbrella wiper may be removably supported on the inside vertical surface of the front door or on any other vertical surface or other supporting object, and may be removed from the supporting object to wipe moisture from the umbrella.

[0054] For example, if the vertical surface on the inside of the front door is made of a magnetically attractable material such as an iron-based material, a permanent magnet can be provided on the back of the rear plate of the umbrella wiper so that the rear side of the umbrella support is magnetically attracted to the support object and supported. The permanent magnet can be, for example, a plate- or sheet-shaped permanent magnet, but is not limited to this.

[0055] The umbrella wiper can also be supported by being hung from a hook or the like provided on a front door or other supporting object.

[0056] When the umbrella wiper is supported with its back side in contact with the object to be supported and the left-right direction horizontal, or when the umbrella wiper is supported with the left-right direction vertical and the connecting part at the bottom, the umbrella can be supported by hanging the upside-down J-shaped handle of the umbrella on the front plate part of the umbrella wiper, or if the umbrella, such as a folding umbrella, has a ring-shaped hanging cord, the cord can be hung on the front plate part. [Explanation of symbols]

[0057] A Umbrella wiper A1 Back plate part A2 Front plate part A3 connection part B Umbrella wiper B1 Back side plate part B2 Front plate part B3 Connection D. Entrance door F hook and loop fastener G Permanent magnet section L Umbrella M Main body N Main body P protrusion R Water absorbing material R1 base fabric R2 Water-absorbent pile S folding umbrella T Water absorbing material T1 base fabric T2 Water-absorbent pile

Claims

1. The main body is formed by connecting the rear plate-like portion and the front plate-like portion at a connecting portion at one end in the left-right direction so that the inner surfaces of the main body face each other with a front-to-back direction gap therebetween, and the main body has a water absorbent material, The other end of the rear plate portion and the other end of the front plate portion are free ends, The rear plate portion and the front plate portion have free ends that can be elastically opened and closed, The umbrella wiper is characterized in that the water absorbent material is provided at least on the inside of the rear plate portion and the inside of the front plate portion.

2. 2. The umbrella wiper according to claim 1, wherein the inner surfaces of the rear plate portion and the front plate portion are parallel to each other when no load is applied.

3. 3. The umbrella wiper according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the free end portions of both or one of the rear side plate-shaped portion and the front side plate-shaped portion have protrusions that protrude in the front-to-back direction toward the free end portion of the other plate-shaped portion, and the protrusions or the protrusions and the non-protrusion free end can be opened and closed.

4. 4. The umbrella wiper according to claim 3, wherein a water-absorbing material is provided on the inside of said protrusion.

5. 3. The umbrella wiper according to claim 1, wherein the connecting portion is a curved plate whose inner periphery is curved convexly toward the one end.

6. 3. The umbrella wiper according to claim 1, wherein a water-absorbing material is provided on the inside of the connecting portion.

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