Garment hanger

Abstract

To provide a garment hanger whose hanger body suspended by a hook is formed by bending one metallic wire.SOLUTION: In a garment hanger in which a hanger body suspended by a hook is formed by bending one metallic wire, the hanger body (12) forms a pair of shoulder parts (12b, 12b) extended from both sides of a holding part (12a) in a downward tilted direction and a pair of support parts (12c, 12c) having opposite ends (12d, 12d) abutted to each other by being folded from both shoulder parts and extended in a horizontal direction. There are provided joint pipes (16A)(16B) in which the opposite ends of the pair of support parts are inserted and slide stop means (17A)(17B) which non-slidably fix the joint pipes in an axial direction of the support parts.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 6

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a clothes hanger, and more particularly to a hanger body suspended by a hook, which is formed by bending a single metal wire. [Background technology]

[0002] The present inventors previously proposed a clothes hanger in which the hanger body is formed by bending a single metal wire (Patent Document 1).

[0003] The clothes hanger according to the prior art proposed in Patent Document 1, as shown in FIG. 1(A), is composed of a hook 1 and a hanger body 2 suspended by the hook 1. The hanger body 2 is formed by bending a metal wire such as aluminum with a circular cross section so that the entire hanger body forms a substantially triangular frame.

[0004] As a result, the hanger body 2 forms a pair of shoulder portions 2b, 2b extending in a downward inclined direction from both sides of the hanging portion 2a located at the top, and a support portion 2c extending horizontally to connect the two shoulder portions 2b, 2b.

[0005] When bending and forming the hanger body 2 from a single wire, as shown in Fig. 1(B), a pair of shoulders 2b, 2b are formed by folding back both ends of the horizontally extending support part 2c, and further, both ends 2E, 2E of the wire are horizontally bent from both shoulders 2b, 2b to form hanging parts 2a, 2a that butt against each other. The pair of hanging parts 2a, 2a are then connected by a joint device 3, and at the same time, a hook 1 is attached to the joint device 3 to provide a clothes hanger.

[0006] As shown in FIG. 1(C), the joint device 3 connects a pair of hanging parts 2a, 2a in an abutting state and is supported so as to be rotatable around the axis X of the hanging parts. Moreover, the hook 1 can be attached so as to be rotatable around the axis Y perpendicular to the axis X.

[0007] As shown in FIG. 2, the joint device 3 is composed of a fastener 4 and a tubular member 5, each of which is integrally molded from plastic.

[0008] The fastener 4 includes a sheet-like portion 4a that is wound around the outer circumferential surfaces of the hanging portions 2a, 2a to sandwich them, and semi-split cylindrical semi-cylinder portions 4b, 4b that extend from both sides of the sheet-like portion 4a in the direction of the axis Y. Therefore, as shown in Fig. 2(B), when the sheet-like portion 4a is wound around the outer circumferential surfaces of the butted hanging portions 2a, 2a, the pair of semi-cylinder portions 4b, 4b are joined together.

[0009] The cylindrical device 5 has the base shaft portion 1a of the hook 1 inserted inside a pair of semi-cylindrical portions 4b, 4b in a manner that prevents the hook 1 from slipping out, and the semi-cylindrical portions 4b, 4b are fastened from the outside, thereby tensioning the sheet-like portion 4a and enabling the hanging portions 2a, 2a to be fastened together. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0010] [Patent Document 1] Patent No. 6152183 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0011] However, the conventional clothes hangers have problems as shown in FIG.

[0012] As shown in Fig. 3(A), the clothes hanger is used by hanging clothes such as a jacket on shoulders 2b, 2b by hooking hook 1 onto fixing member 6. At this time, a load L due to the clothes acts on shoulders 2b, 2b.

[0013] At this time, since the shoulders 2b, 2b are inclined downward from both sides of the hook 1, the load L causes a force F to act on the pair of hanging portions 2a, 2a in directions moving them away from each other.

[0014] As a result, the pair of hanging portions 2a, 2a may move from the butted state in which they are clamped to the sheet-like portion 4a of the joint device 3, as shown in Figure 3(B), to inside the sheet-like portion 4a, as shown in Figure 3(C), and may even be pulled out of the sheet-like portion 4a and fall off.

[0015] An object of the present invention is to provide a clothes hanger which solves the problems in the prior art. [Means for solving the problem]

[0016] Therefore, what the present invention configures as a means is a clothes hanger in which the hanger body suspended by a hook is formed by bending a single metal wire, the hanger body having a pair of shoulder portions extending in a downward inclined direction from both sides of the hanging part, and a pair of support portions having opposing ends that are butted together by being folded back from both shoulder portions and extending horizontally, and a coupling pipe into which the opposing ends of the pair of support portions are inserted is provided, and a sliding prevention means is provided to fix the coupling pipe so that it cannot slide in the axial direction of the support portions.

[0017] According to the first embodiment of the present invention, the coupling pipe has a pair of insertion holes into which the opposing ends of the pair of support parts are inserted, and abutment parts located between the pair of insertion holes and abutting against the end faces of the opposing ends, and the abutment parts form the sliding prevention means.

[0018] According to the second embodiment of the present invention, a fixed pipe is fitted around a pair of support parts adjacent to both sides of the joint pipe in a fixed state, and the fixed pipe constitutes the sliding prevention means.

[0019] In a second embodiment of the present invention, a trouser hanging part is formed by a pair of support parts, the fixed pipe is fixed to the pair of support parts so as not to rotate, and an anti-slip means is provided on the outer peripheral surface of the fixed pipe, and the joint pipe is rotatably inserted onto the opposing ends of the pair of support parts, so that when the trousers are hung on the trouser hanging part in a folded state, the folded portion of the trousers engages with the anti-slip means, and when the trousers are opened from the folded state and pulled, the vertical stitching on the side of the trousers rotates the joint pipe. Effect of the Invention

[0020] When a garment such as a jacket is placed on the shoulders 12b, 12b of the garment hanger, a downward inclined force F acts on the shoulders 12b, 12b on both sides of the hook 11 due to the load L of the garment, and a force P acts in an opposing direction from the shoulders 12b, 12b to the supports 12c, 12c. In this regard, according to the present invention, in a configuration in which the hanger body 12 is formed by bending a single metal wire, the hanging part 12a is formed by a continuous part of a single wire, so that the force F acting in the downward inclined direction of the shoulders 12b, 12b can be firmly supported, and further, the pair of supports 12c, 12c extending horizontally have their opposing ends 12d, 12d butted against each other on the same axis, so that the force P in the opposing direction can be firmly supported. Furthermore, since the joint pipes 16A, 16B are provided which are fixed in the axial direction by the sliding prevention means 17A, 17B, the opposing ends 12d, 12d can always be held coaxially aligned. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0021] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 shows a clothes hanger according to the prior art, where (A) is a front view of the hanger, (B) is an explanatory diagram showing a method for bending and forming the hanger body from a single metal wire, and (C) is an explanatory diagram showing the operation of the joint device. [Diagram 2]FIG. 1A is a perspective view showing a state before the suspending portion of the hanger body is clamped by a fastener, and FIG. 1B is a perspective view showing a state after the suspending portion of the hanger body has been clamped by the fastener, in relation to a joint device in the prior art. [Diagram 3] Regarding the problems of the prior art, (A) is a front view showing the load of clothing when in use, (B) is a cross-sectional view showing the state in which the hanging parts are butted together inside the joint device, and (C) is a cross-sectional view showing the state in which the hanging parts have shifted inside the joint device. [Figure 4] FIG. 1 shows a first embodiment of a clothes hanger of the present invention, in which (A) is a front view of the hanger, (B) is an explanatory diagram showing a method of bending and forming a hanger body from a single metal wire, and (C) is an explanatory diagram showing the operation of a joint device. [Diagram 5] 1A and 1B are cross-sectional views showing a state during installation, and 1C and 1D are cross-sectional views showing a state after installation, relating to a method of installing a joint pipe in a first embodiment. [Figure 6] 1A is a front view showing the load of clothes when in use, FIG. 1B is a cross-sectional view showing the state of the hanging part, and FIG. 1C is a cross-sectional view showing the state of the support part, regarding the operation of the first embodiment. [Figure 7] 2 shows a second embodiment of the clothes hanger of the present invention, in which (A) is a front view of the hanger, (B) is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing a joint pipe and a fixed pipe, (C) is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along line CC, and (D) is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along line DD. [Figure 8] 13A is a perspective view showing a state in which trousers are folded in half and hung, and FIG. 13B is a perspective view showing a state in which the trousers are opened and pulled and moved, regarding the operation of the trouser hanging portion of the second embodiment. [Figure 9] Regarding the function of the joint pipe and fixed pipe, (A) is a cross-sectional view showing the function when a pair of trousers is folded in half and suspended, and (B) is a cross-sectional view showing the function when the trousers are opened and pulled and moved. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0022] Preferred embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0023] (First embodiment) 4 to 6 show a first embodiment of a clothes hanger according to the present invention.

[0024] As shown in Fig. 4(A), the clothes hanger is composed of a hook 11 and a hanger body 12 suspended by the hook 11, and the hanger body 12 is formed by bending a metal wire such as aluminum having a circular cross section so that the entire hanger body 12 forms a substantially triangular frame. Therefore, the hanger body 12 forms a pair of shoulder parts 12b, 12b extending downwardly from both sides of the suspension part 12a located at the top, and a support part 12c extending horizontally connecting the two shoulder parts 12b, 12b, which is similar to the above-mentioned prior art.

[0025] However, the present invention differs from the prior art in the method of bending and forming the hanger body 12 from a single wire, and in the arrangement of both ends 12E, 12E of the wire.

[0026] As shown in FIG. 4(B), the hanger body 12 has a pair of shoulder portions 12b, 12b extending in a downward inclined direction from both sides of the hanging portion 12a, which is in a horizontal position, and a pair of support portions 12c, 12c folded back from the shoulder portions 12b, 12b and extending horizontally, and the support portions 12c, 12c have opposing ends 12d, 12d formed by butting both ends 12E, 12E of the wire against each other.

[0027] In the illustrated embodiment, a joint device 13 is attached to the hanging part 12a, and a hook 11 is attached to the joint device 13. As shown in Fig. 4(C), the joint device 13 is composed of a fastener 14 and a tubular device 5, as in the prior art, and is supported rotatably around the axis X of the hanging part 12a, and the hook 11 is attached so as to be rotatable around the axis Y perpendicular to the axis X.

[0028] However, in the case of the present invention, there is no need to connect a pair of hanging parts 2a, 2a as in the prior art, so the means for attaching the hook 11 to the hanging part 12a is not limited to the joint device 13 shown in the figure, and any device can be used.

[0029] As shown in FIG. 4(A), the hanger body 12 is provided with a coupling pipe 16A into which the opposing ends 12d, 12d of the pair of support parts 12c, 12c are inserted, and is provided with a sliding prevention means 17A for fixing the coupling pipe 16A so as not to be able to slide in the axial direction of the opposing ends 12d.

[0030] As shown in Figure 5, the joint pipe 16A has a pair of insertion holes 18, 18 into which the opposing ends 12d, 12d of the pair of support portions 12c, 12c are inserted, and a contact portion 19 is formed between the pair of insertion holes 18, 18 to abut against the end faces of the opposing ends 12d, 12d (both ends 12E of the wire), and the contact portion 19 constitutes the sliding prevention means 17A.

[0031] When inserting the coupling pipe 16A, by utilizing the flexibility of the wire of the hanger body 12, one of the opposing ends 12d, 12d can be inserted into one of the insertion holes 18 by separating the opposing ends 12d, 12d as shown in Figures 5(A)(B), and then, by bringing the pair of opposing ends 12d, 12d closer to each other as shown in Figures 5(C)(D), the other opposing end 12d can be inserted into the other insertion hole 18.

[0032] The pair of opposing ends 12d, 12d are brought close to each other by the restoring force of the bent wire, and as shown in Fig. 5(D), the end faces of the opposing ends 12d, 12d (both ends 12E of the wire) abut on both sides of the abutment portion 19. This causes the joint pipe 16A to hold the opposing ends 12d, 12d in an opposing position while being prevented from sliding in the axial direction of the support portion 12c.

[0033] In the illustrated embodiment, the abutment portion 19 constituting the sliding prevention means 17A is formed by a partition wall blocking the middle portion of the insertion hole 18 of the coupling pipe 16A, but is not limited to this and may be formed by a protrusion provided on the inside of the insertion hole 18 or by other means.

[0034] (Operation of the First Embodiment) As shown in Fig. 6(A), the clothes hanger is used by hanging clothes such as a jacket on shoulder parts 12b, 12b by hooking hook 11 onto fixing member 6. At this time, a load L due to the clothes acts on shoulder parts 12b, 12b.

[0035] As a result, a force F acts on the shoulders 12b, 12b on both sides of the hook 11 in a downward inclined direction, and a force P acts on the support portions 12c, 12c from the shoulders 12b, 12b in mutually opposing directions.

[0036] Regarding the downward inclination force F, the prior art has the problems described above based on Figures 3(B) and (C). In contrast, in the case of the present invention, as shown in Figure 6(B), the hanging part 12a of the hanger body 12 is formed from a continuous part of a single wire rod, so that the force F acting on the downward inclination direction of the shoulder parts 12b, 12b can be firmly supported, and no problems arise.

[0037] The pair of opposing ends 12d, 12d is held by a joint pipe 16A, and the joint pipe 16A is fixed in the axial direction by a sliding prevention means 17A formed by an abutment portion 19. Therefore, with respect to the force P in the opposing direction, as shown in Fig. 6(C), the end faces (both ends 12E of the wire rod) of the pair of opposing ends 12d, 12d are butted against each other on the same axis, and thus the force P in the opposing direction can be firmly supported.

[0038] In this manner, the pair of opposing ends 12d, 12d are held in coaxial alignment by the coupling pipe 16A, so that the opposing ends 12d, 12d do not shift in a direction that deviates from their respective axes due to the force P, enabling suitable and stable support.

[0039] Second embodiment 7 to 9 show a second embodiment of a clothes hanger according to the present invention.

[0040] As shown in Fig. 7(A), the clothes hanger is composed of a hook 11 and a hanger body 12 suspended by the hook 11, and the hanger body 12 is formed by bending a metal wire such as aluminum having a circular cross section so that the entire body forms a substantially triangular frame. Therefore, the hanger body 12 forms a pair of shoulders 12b, 12b extending downwardly from both sides of the suspension part 12a located at the top, and a support part 12c extending horizontally to connect the two shoulders 12b, 12b.

[0041] As in the first embodiment described based on Figure 4 (B), the hanger body 12 has a pair of shoulder portions 12b, 12b extending in a downward inclined direction from both sides of the hanging portion 12a, which is in a horizontal position, and a pair of support portions 12c, 12c folded back from both shoulder portions 12b, 12b and extending horizontally, and the support portions 12c, 12c have opposing ends 12d, 12d formed by butting both ends 12E, 12E of the wire against each other.

[0042] A joint device 13 is attached to the hanging portion 12a, and a hook 11 is attached to the joint device 13, which is also the same as in the first embodiment.

[0043] As shown in Figure 7 (B), the hanger body 12 has a joint pipe 16B into which the opposing ends 12d, 12d of the pair of support parts 12c, 12c are inserted, and a pair of fixed pipes 20, 20 are arranged adjacent to both sides of the joint pipe 16B.

[0044] The fixed pipes 20, 20 are fitted around the support parts 12c, 12c in a fixed state so as to be non-rotatable and non-slidable, thereby forming a sliding prevention means 17B which fixes the joint pipe 16B so as not to be able to slide in the axial direction.

[0045] The joint pipe 16B has an insertion hole penetrating therethrough, and the end faces of the inserted opposing ends 12d, 12d (both ends 12E of the wire rod) are butted against each other to abut against each other. The joint pipe 16B is formed of a metal pipe such as aluminum having an outer diameter D1, and as shown in Fig. 7(C), with the opposing ends 12d, 12d loosely inserted, it is rotatable along the outer circumferential surfaces of the opposing ends 12d, 12d.

[0046] In contrast, the fixed pipe 20 is formed of a tube extruded from plastic, elastomer, or the like, and is fixed by being fitted tightly around the supports 12c, 12c as shown in Fig. 7(D), and is provided with anti-slip means 20a consisting of a number of ribs or the like on its outer circumferential surface. In this case, the outer diameter D2 of the fixed pipe 20 including the anti-slip means 20a is larger than the outer diameter D1 of the joint pipe 16B, so that D2>D1. The difference in the outer diameters is very small, and it is preferable that (D2-D1)<1 mm.

[0047] (Operation of the second embodiment) The clothes hanger of the second embodiment, like the first embodiment (FIG. 6), is used by placing clothes such as a jacket on shoulder portions 12b, 12b. At that time, by receiving the load L of the clothes, a downward inclined force F is applied to shoulder portions 12b, 12b on both sides of hook 11, and a force P in mutually opposing directions is applied from shoulder portions 12b, 12b to support portions 12c, 12c.

[0048] As in the first embodiment, the downward inclined force F is firmly supported by the hanging portion 12a formed by a continuous portion of a single wire, and the force P in the opposing direction is firmly supported by a pair of opposing ends 12d, 12d butted together on the same axis, so duplicated explanations will be omitted and the above explanation will be used.

[0049] In the second embodiment, the pair of support portions 12c, 12c includes the joint pipe 16B and the fixed pipes 20, 20 to form a trouser hanging portion .

[0050] As shown in Fig. 8(A), trousers 22 are folded in half around the trouser hanging part 21 and hung from the trouser hanging part 21. Generally, trousers 22 have a vertically sewn part 22a with a seam extending from the center of the side. The vertically sewn part (side seam) is the part where the front and back parts of the trousers are sewn together, and as shown in Fig. 8, a folded-up part 22b of fabric is provided which is located inside the side of the trousers and extends in a strip shape.

[0051] 9(A), the trousers 22 suspended in a half-folded state will not slip off because the inner surface of the half-folded portion is supported by the anti-slip means 20a of the fixed pipes 20, 20 when a load La is applied over almost the entire length of the trouser hanging part 21. In other words, the fixed pipe 20 is fixed so that it cannot rotate, and the anti-slip means 20a makes frictional resistance when in contact with the surface of the trousers 21.

[0052] From this state, when the trousers 22 are to be removed from the trouser hanging portion 21 and worn, the trousers 22 are opened from the half-folded state as shown in FIG. 8(B) and pulled and moved above the trouser hanging portion 21 as indicated by the arrow U.

[0053] At this time, tension is generated in the trousers 22 in the pulling direction, so that as shown in Figure 9 (B), the contact pressure of the areas near both ends of the trousers 22 against the anti-slip means 20a of the fixed pipe 20 is reduced or the areas are lifted up, generating almost no frictional resistance.

[0054] In contrast, the vertical stitched portion 22a of the trousers 22 is thickened by the folded-back portion 22b, and therefore sags downward and comes into contact with the joint pipe 16B. At this time, the joint pipe 16B rotates appropriately following the pulling movement of the vertical stitched portion 22a, so that the trousers 22 can be pulled out smoothly.

[0055] Thus, according to the second embodiment, in addition to the advantageous effects of the first embodiment, the trouser hanging portion 21 can suitably hold the trousers 22 in a half-folded state so that they do not slip off, while at the same time allowing the trousers to be smoothly pulled and moved when pulled away from the trouser hanging portion 21. [Explanation of symbols]

[0056] 1 Hook 1a Base part 2 Hanger body 2a Hanging part 2b Shoulder 2c Support part 2E Both ends of the wire 3 Joint device 4 Fasteners 4a Sheet-like part 4b Half cylinder part 5 Tube 6 Fixing member 11. Hook 11a Base part 12 Hanger body 12a Hanging part 12b Shoulder 12c Support part 12E Both ends of the wire 12d Opposite end 13 Joint device 14 Fastener 15 Tube 16A, 16B joint pipe 17A, 17B Sliding prevention means 18 Insertion hole 19 Contact part 20 Fixed Pipe 20a Anti-slip means 21 Trousers Hanging Section 22 Pants 22a Vertical stitching 22b Folded part

Claims

1. A clothes hanger in which the hanger body is suspended by a hook and formed by bending a single metal wire, The hanger body (12) has a pair of shoulder portions (12b, 12b) extending obliquely downward from both sides of the hanging portion (12a), and a pair of support portions (12c, 12c) each having opposed ends (12d, 12d) butted against each other by being folded back from both shoulder portions and extending horizontally, A clothes hanger comprising: coupling pipes (16A) (16B) into which opposing ends (12d, 12d) of the pair of support parts (12c, 12c) are inserted; and anti-sliding means (17A) (17B) for fixing the coupling pipes to the support parts so that they cannot slide in the axial direction.

2. 2. The clothes hanger according to claim 1, characterized in that the coupling pipe (16A) has a pair of insertion holes (18, 18) into which the opposing ends (12d, 12d) of the pair of support parts are inserted, and abutment parts (19) located between the pair of insertion holes and abutting against end faces of the opposing ends (12d, 12d), the abutment parts constituting the sliding prevention means (17A).

3. 2. The clothes hanger according to claim 1, characterized in that a fixed pipe (20) is fixedly fitted around a pair of support parts (12c, 12c) adjacent to both sides of the joint pipe (16B), and the fixed pipe constitutes the sliding prevention means (17B).

4. A pair of support parts (12c, 12c) including the joint pipe (16B) and the fixed pipe (20) constitute a trouser hanging part (21), The fixed pipe (20) is fixed to the pair of support parts (12c, 12c) so as not to be rotatable, and an anti-slip means (20a) is provided on the outer circumferential surface of the fixed pipe, The joint pipe (16B) is rotatably fitted onto the opposing ends (12d, 12d) of the pair of support parts (12c, 12c), 4. The clothes hanger according to claim 3, wherein when a pair of trousers (22) is hung on the trouser hanging section (21) in a half-folded state, the half-folded portion of the trousers engages with the anti-slip means (20a), and when the trousers are opened from the half-folded state and pulled and moved, the vertical stitched portion (22a) on the side of the trousers rotates the joint pipe (16B).

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