Foldable square pinch hanger enabling opening / closing angle to be adjusted

Abstract

To provide a pinch hanger excellent in convenience, which enables laundry to be continuously hanged according to size of a space while ensuring airway between laundries even if hanging space is narrow and limited.SOLUTION: A foldable square pinch hanger is formed by fitting a holding member 4 with a longer-shaped operation member 41 to a side bottom of a frame 21 on left side of a connection member 7a at a center in a front side longitudinal direction on a nearer side of the foldable square pinch hanger, and providing a plurality of ribs 5, which allow the operation member 41 to engage therewith, on a side bottom of a frame 22 on the other side. The frame is held so as not to close downward by self weight by tension means, and fixes and maintains a plurality of opening / closing angles by making a claw 45 at a tip of the operation member 41 engage with any one of the ribs 5.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a square-type folding clothes hanger, and more particularly to an opening / closing angle adjustment member for a folding clothes hanger. [Background technology]

[0002] In conventional folding clothespins, the frame is folded into a closed position when not in use, and is opened to a full horizontal position of 180 degrees when hanging out laundry (see Patent Document 1). [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Public Disclosure of Practical Use No. 56-88495 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] In the patent document 1, if the frame is closed before the laundry is dry, the laundry will stick together and cause a damp smell, so the frame must be kept fully open at 180 degrees horizontally until the laundry is completely dry. As a result, especially in the case of large folding clothespins, the frame ends up monopolizing a considerable amount of space for drying laundry for a long time.

[0005] To provide a clothes drying implement capable of changing the use area of a folding clothespin hanger in accordance with the size of a drying space while maintaining a distance between laundry items so that they do not come into contact with each other. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] To solve the above problems, according to the present invention, in a foldable rectangular pinch hanger that can be folded at a connecting portion, a connecting member 7a is located at the center of the front longitudinal direction on the nearest side, and a holding member 4 is attached to the bottom portion of the left frame 21 side of the connecting member 7a, which is located on the front side, in the left frame 21 side, and has a longitudinal holding member main body 42 with a pivot shaft 44 at one end and a locking member 43 at the other end, and a holding member 4 having a shape that follows the connecting member 7a and is supported rotatably around the pivot shaft 44. The holding member 4 is attached 5 to 10 cm away from the connecting member 7a, with the pivot shaft 44 facing the connecting member 7a, and a claw 45 at the tip of the operating member 41 is engaged with a front raised portion of a rib 5 attached at a predetermined interval to the bottom portion of the right frame 22 side of the connecting member 7a, creating a bridging tension. This adjusts and maintains the opening and closing angle of the hanger.

[0007] The square folding clothespin hanger of the present invention can adjust and fix the opening and closing angle of the opposing frames, ensuring a gap between the laundry so that they do not come into contact with each other, while adjusting the usable area of the folding clothespin hanger to fit the drying space, thereby enabling effective use of the drying space. [Effects of the Invention]

[0008] According to the present invention, by adjusting and maintaining the opening and closing angle of the square folding clothespin hanger, it is possible to continue drying laundry according to the width of the drying space while maintaining a distance so that the laundry does not come into contact with each other, so that the space can be used effectively and an air passage is secured between the laundry, thereby preventing the smell of damp laundry caused by contact between the laundry. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0009] [Figure 1] FIG. 2 is a front view showing the folding pinch hanger body 1 in a fully open state. [Figure 2] FIG. 2 is a bottom view showing the folding pinch hanger body 1 in a fully open state. [Figure 3] FIG. 2 is a front view showing the folding pinch hanger body 1 in a closed state. [Figure 4]1 is a diagram showing a first example of a state in which the present invention is applied to a folding pinch hanger body 1. FIG. [Figure 5] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a second example of a state in which the present invention is applied to a folding pinch hanger body 1. [Figure 6] FIG. [Figure 7] FIG. 3 is a diagram showing components of the holding member 4. [Figure 8] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing ribs 5 attached at regular intervals to the bottom of the frame in the form of partitions. [Figure 9] FIG. 5 is an enlarged view of a rib 5 attached to the bottom of the frame in the form of a partition wall. [Figure 10] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a state in which the operating member 41 is hooked onto the rib 5. [Figure 11] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a first example of a hook member for external attachment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

[0010] 1 is a diagram showing the fully opened state of the folding clothes hanger body 1 of the present invention. The longitudinal direction of the left frame 21 and the right frame 22 located closer to the paper surface and sandwiching the connecting member 7a therebetween will be called the front longitudinal direction, and the longitudinal direction of the left frame 23 and the right frame 24 located further back in the paper surface and sandwiching the connecting member 7b therebetween will be called the rear longitudinal direction.

[0011] Fig. 1 shows the fully open state when drying laundry, and Fig. 3 shows the closed state when stored or not in use. Conventional folding clothespin hangers were limited to the two patterns mentioned above, but as shown in Fig. 4, by bridging the operating member 41 of the holding member 4 attached to the left frame 21 in the front longitudinal direction with one of multiple ribs attached to the bottom of the opposing right frame 22 in the front longitudinal direction, it is possible to adjust and maintain the opening and closing angle of the frame in several patterns, and laundry can be dried continuously according to the width of the drying space.

[0012] 7 is a diagram showing the components of the holding member 4. The elongated holding member main body 42 and the rotatable operating member 41 are both connected at one end by a rotation shaft 44, and the operating member 41 is closed and fixed by fitting a claw 45 at the tip of the operating member 41 into a locking member 43 formed on the end of the holding member main body 42 farther from the rotation shaft. Furthermore, the locking member 43 can be lightly pushed downward and rearward with a finger to disengage the engagement, and the operating member 41 is released from the holding member main body 42.

[0013] As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the holding member 4 does not need to function when the pinch hanger frame is in the fully open or closed state, so the holding member body 42 and the operating member 41 can be fixed closed by the locking member 43.

[0014] Figure 8 shows ribs 5 attached at regular intervals to the bottom of the right frame 22 in the front longitudinal direction, which is the frame opposite to the frame to which the retaining member 4 is attached, and Figure 9 is an enlarged view of the ribs.

[0015] If the main frame of the clothes pinch hanger is made of a material that may be damaged by the application of a considerable force or may crack due to deterioration, such as plastic, it is preferable to attach multiple ribs 5 shown in Figure 8 at regular intervals to the bottom of the frame on all sides, both longitudinally and transversely, except for the attachment points of the holding members 4, in order to maintain the strength of the main frame, but this is not necessary if the frame is made of a material with excellent strength, such as stainless steel or aluminum. In that case, ribs 5 can be attached only to the frame opposite the frame to which the holding members 4 are attached.

[0016] Conventionally, the structure of mainstream plastic clothes hangers has a concave cross section cut perpendicular to the frame axis, with an open bottom. To increase strength, multiple ribs are attached at predetermined intervals to the bottom of the inner recess like partitions. From the perspective of reducing costs and avoiding complication in the manufacturing process, the present invention utilizes the partition-like ribs originally attached to such conventional plastic folding clothes hangers, allowing them to serve both to increase frame strength and as a hanging member for hanging the operating member 41. However, to accommodate the various folding clothes hanger designs currently in use, the hanging member functioning as a rib in the present invention is not limited to partition-like ribs. For example, for stainless steel or aluminum frames without a concave structure, a ladder-type hanging member 10, as shown in FIG. 11, can be externally attached to the outer side or bottom of the frame axis so as not to interfere with the clothes hanger that holds the laundry. In this case, a holding member is also externally attached.

[0017] As shown in Figure 10, the operating member 41 is bridged so as to be hooked onto the front raised part of the rib 5 attached to the bottom of the opposing frame side, thereby creating a tensioned state due to the weight of the frame itself and the weight of the laundry, thereby maintaining the angle of the frame.

[0018] By providing the ribs 5 at several locations, it becomes possible to increase the number of options for the fixing angle.

[0019] Fig. 4 shows a first example in which the present invention is applied, in which an operating member 41 is bridged between the left frame 21 and the right frame 22, which face each other across a connecting member 7a located in the center of the front longitudinal direction. Fig. 5 shows a second example in which the present invention is applied in the same way as above. As shown in these figures, when you want to change the angle of the frames in a state in which the operating member 41 is bridged, you can open the opposing left and right frames by slightly lifting them with your hands, which will disengage the claws 45 of the operating member from the ribs 5, releasing the tension, and then re-engage the claws 45 of the operating member with the ribs 5 at another location, thereby changing the angle of the frames.

[0020] In the holding member 4, it is possible to attach an operating member 41, which combines a pivot shaft and a connecting portion, and a locking member 43 for locking a claw 45 of the operating member, directly to the bottom of the frame side without providing the holding member main body 42. However, depending on the frame material, it may not be strong enough to withstand the tension of the operating member, which may increase the burden on the frame and lead to breakage. For this reason, it is preferable that the operating member and the holding member main body are integrated and formed from a material strong enough to support the weight of laundry, such as synthetic resin or stainless steel.

[0021] The holding member 4 is provided on the left side of the front longitudinal direction, assuming that a right-handed person will hold the frame with their left hand and operate the operating member 41 with their right hand, but it can also be provided at the bottom of the right side of the frame 22 in the front longitudinal direction for convenience of left-handed people.

[0022] The holding member 4 can be provided on the bottom of the frames 21 and 23 on the left side of the connecting members 7a and 7b in both the front longitudinal direction and the rear longitudinal direction so that both right-handed and left-handed people can easily operate it with their dominant hands. In other words, by rotating the frame in a plane and reversing the front longitudinal direction and the rear longitudinal direction, the holding member 4 can be oriented to either the left or right side of the front longitudinal connecting part.

[0023] The holding member 4 can also be provided on both sides of the bottom of the frames 21 and 24 so that the holding member 4 is always located on the left side of the front longitudinal connecting part, even if the frame is rotated in a plane and the front longitudinal direction and the rear longitudinal direction are reversed. [Explanation of symbols]

[0024] 1 Folding pinch hanger body 21 Front longitudinal left frame 22 Front longitudinal right frame 23 Rear longitudinal left frame 24 Rear longitudinal right frame 3 Short-side frame 4 Retaining member 41 Operating member 42 Retaining member body 43 Locking member 44 Rotating shaft 45 Nails 5. Ribs 6 Hooks 7a Front longitudinal frame connecting member 7b Rear longitudinal frame connecting member 8 wire 9 Pinch 10 External fastening member

Claims

1. In this square folding pinch hanger, which can be folded by connecting a U-shaped frame with connecting members 7a, 7b, a longitudinal holding member main body 42 having a pivot shaft 44 at one end and a locking member 43 at the other end is attached to the bottom of the left frame 21 side of the front longitudinal connecting member 7a located on the closer side, and a holding member 4 having a shape that fits along the longitudinal holding member main body 42 and an operating member 41 supported so as to be rotatable around the pivot shaft 44 as an axis, is attached at a position 5 to 10 cm away from the connecting member 7a at the center of the front longitudinal direction, with the pivot shaft 44 facing the connecting member 7a.

2. 2. The folding pinch hanger according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of ribs 5 for engaging the claw 45 at the tip of the operating member 41 are attached at predetermined intervals to the bottom of the right frame 22 of the front longitudinal connecting member 7a located on the closer side.

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