Clothes hanger and detachable member thereof

Abstract

To provide a clothes hanger and its attaching / detaching member capable of improving recovery efficiency and workability in the recycling stage of the clothes hanger while preventing the scattering of a spring provided on a clip.SOLUTION: The clothes hanger includes a pair of clip pieces 11 in which an opening part is formed between a clamping part 8 and an operation part 16, a spring 12 which is installed so as to clamp the pair of clip pieces 11 and energizes the clip pieces 11 in a closing direction by elastic force, and an attachable / detachable member 5 which is attachable / detachable to / from the clip pieces 11. The detachable member 5 has a non-slip part 21 installed inside the pinching part 8 of the clip piece 11, a covering part 22 installed on the clip piece 11 so as to cover an opening part of the clip piece 11, and a fixing part 23 installed on the clip piece 11 and fixing the non-slip part 21 and the covering part 22 to the clip piece 11.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a clothes hanger and a detachable member thereof. [Background technology]

[0002] Some clothing hangers are equipped with clips that are used to hold and hang slacks, skirts, etc. The clips attached to the hangers are made of, for example, synthetic resin and include a pair of clip pieces and a spring that biases the clip in the direction of closing.

[0003] When the clip spring is made of synthetic resin, the spring is easily damaged by impact or scratch, and in some cases, fragments of the spring may fly towards people, creating a dangerous situation. For this reason, for example, Patent Document 1 discloses a technique for preventing the spring from flying off in the event of breakage. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0004] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2003-204859 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0005] Because clothing hangers are used in large quantities in the distribution process from clothing manufacturing to sales, a large amount is discarded, but they are also recycled. Therefore, in the clothing hanger recycling process, there is a need to consider improving the efficiency of material recovery and the ease of separating materials.

[0006] In the above-mentioned clothes hanger with clips, an anti-slip plate is attached to the inside of the tip of the clip, which increases the friction when the clip grips the clothes, making it difficult for the clothes hanging on the clothes hanger to slip off.

[0007] If the anti-slip plate is made of urethane resin, it is less likely to leave marks on the clothing clipped in the clip. However, since the body and clip of a clothing hanger are made of polypropylene (PP), if urethane resin is attached to the tip of the clip, different materials must be separated during the recycling process. In addition, since the anti-slip plate is glued to the clip, it must be removed, which is time-consuming.

[0008] The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and aims to provide a clothes hanger and its detachable member that can prevent the spring attached to the clip from flying off, while improving the recovery efficiency and workability at the stage of recycling the clothes hangers. [Means for solving the problem]

[0009] In order to solve the above problems, the clothes hanger and its detachable member of the present invention employ the following means. In other words, the clothes hanger of the present invention has a clamping portion provided at one end and an operating portion provided on the opposite side of the clamping portion, a pair of clip pieces with an opening formed between the clamping portion and the operating portion, a spring that is installed to clamp the pair of clip pieces and urges the clip pieces in a closing direction by elastic force, and a detachable member that is detachable from the clip pieces, one end of the spring being exposed from the opening of the clip piece and urges the clip piece to clamp it from the outside, and the detachable member has an anti-slip portion installed on the inside of the clamping portion of the clip piece, a covering portion installed on the clip piece so as to cover the opening of the clip piece, and a fixing portion installed on the clip piece and fixing the anti-slip portion and the covering portion to the clip piece.

[0010] In the above invention, the anti-slip portion may be cup-shaped or annular-shaped and cover the entire periphery of the tip of the clip piece.

[0011] In the above invention, the fixing portion may be annular or cup-shaped and fixed to the operating portion.

[0012] The detachable member of a clothes hanger according to the present invention has a clamping portion provided at one end and an operating portion provided on the opposite side of the clamping portion, and is equipped with a pair of clip pieces with an opening formed between the clamping portion and the operating portion, and a spring arranged to clamp the pair of clip pieces and urging the clip pieces in a direction to close them by elastic force, one end of the spring being exposed from the opening of the clip piece and urging the clip pieces to clamp from the outside.This detachable member of a clothes hanger is used in clothes hangers and is equipped with an anti-slip portion arranged on the inside of the clamping portion of the clip piece, a covering portion arranged on the clip piece so as to cover the opening of the clip piece, and a fixing portion arranged on the clip piece for fixing the anti-slip portion and the covering portion to the clip piece, and is detachable from the clip piece. [Effects of the Invention]

[0013] According to the present invention, it is possible to prevent the spring attached to the clip from flying off, while improving the recovery efficiency and workability at the stage of recycling clothes hangers. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0014] [Figure 1] 1 is a front view showing a clothes hanger according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 2] 1 is a side view showing a clothes hanger according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 3] 1 is a front view showing a clothes hanger according to an embodiment of the present invention, with the clips in an open state. [Figure 4] 1 is a perspective view showing a clip and a detachable member of a clothes hanger according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 5] 1 is a side view showing a clip and a detachable member of a clothes hanger according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 6]1 is a front view showing a clip and a detachable member of a clothes hanger according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 7] FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing a modified example of the clip and the detachable member of the clothes hanger according to one embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 8] FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing a modified example of the clip and the detachable member of the clothes hanger according to one embodiment of the present invention, showing the clip in an open state. [Figure 9] 1 is a perspective view showing a detachable member of a clothes hanger according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 10] 1 is a perspective view showing a clip of a clothes hanger according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 11] 1 is a front view showing a clip of a clothes hanger according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 12] 1 is a perspective view showing a clip piece of a clip of a clothes hanger according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0015] A clothes hanger 1 according to one embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. As shown in Figures 1 to 3, the clothing hanger 1 of this embodiment is a clip-equipped hanger that includes an arm 2, a hook 3, a clip 4, and a detachable member 5, and is used to clamp and hang slacks, skirts, etc.

[0016] Two clips 4 are provided on the arm 2, one on each side. The clips 4 are installed so as to be slidable in the length direction of the arm 2, which allows the position of the clips 4 on the arm 2 to be changed and the distance between the two clips 4 to be adjusted. Note that the clip 4 may have one clip piece 11 molded integrally with the arm 2 and fixed to the arm 2.

[0017] As shown in Figures 4 to 6, 10 and 11, the clip 4 comprises a pair of clip pieces 11 and a spring 12, and the clip pieces 11 are biased in the closing direction by the spring 12. The two clip pieces 11 are combined facing each other with the arm 2 therebetween, and the spring 12 is fixed to the clip pieces 11, whereby the clip 4 is assembled and can be opened and closed to clamp clothing. Figures 10 and 11 show the clip 4 with the detachable member 5 removed.

[0018] As shown in Figures 4 to 6 and Figures 10 to 12, each clip piece 11 includes a main body portion 7, a clamping portion 8, a fulcrum portion 9, a locking portion 14, an opening portion 15, an operating portion 16, etc.

[0019] The main body 7 has a shape that is long in one direction, with a clamping portion 8 provided at one end and an operating portion 16 provided at the other end. As shown in Figures 11 and 12, a locking portion 14 is provided on the front surface of the main body 7, and as shown in Figures 4, 5, 10 and 12, a fulcrum portion 9 is provided on the back surface. The front surface of the main body 7 is the surface that becomes the outside of the clip 4 when the clip pieces 11 are combined, and the back surface of the main body 7 is the surface that becomes the inside of the clip 4.

[0020] The clamping portion 8 is provided at one end of the main body portion 7 of the clip piece 11, and is capable of clamping the clothing to be hung when the clip 4 is closed.

[0021] The fulcrum portion 9 has a shape that protrudes from the main body portion 7 at a longitudinal intermediate portion of the main body portion 7, specifically at a position closer to the operating portion 16 than the longitudinal center of the main body portion 7. As shown in Figures 2 and 3, when the clip 4 is assembled, the fulcrum portion 9 contacts the arm 2. The clip piece 11 rotates around the contact portion between the fulcrum portion 9 and the arm 2 as a fulcrum.

[0022] 12, the locking portion 14 is provided in a longitudinal intermediate portion of the main body 7 closer to the clamping portion 8 than the fulcrum portion 9, specifically at approximately the center of the main body 7 in the longitudinal direction, and is formed in a concave shape. The spring 12 is locked in the locking portion 14. This keeps the spring 12 fixed without shifting when the clip 4 is opened or closed.

[0023] 10 to 12, the opening 15 is provided in the middle of the main body 7 in the longitudinal direction, closer to the operating part 16 than the fulcrum part 9. The opening 15 is formed to penetrate between the front and back surfaces of the clip piece 11. The spring 12 is inserted through the opening 15.

[0024] The operating portion 16 is provided on the other end of the main body 7 of the clip piece 11 opposite the clamping portion 8. The operating portion 16 is the portion that the user presses when using the clip 4. When a force is applied by the user to the operating portion 16, the clamping portions 8 of the two clip pieces 11 move apart, and the clip 4 enters an open state.

[0025] The spring 12 is roughly U-shaped and is installed so as to sandwich the pair of clip pieces 11. One end of the spring 12 is exposed from the opening 15 of the clip piece 11 and urges the clip piece 11 from the outside so as to sandwich the clip piece 11. The spring 12 urges the clip piece 11 in the closing direction by its elastic force. The tip of the spring 12 is engaged with the engagement portion 14 of the clip piece 11 and is combined with the clip piece 11. The middle portion (near the center) of the spring 12 is located between the two opposing clip pieces 11. As shown in Figures 10 and 11, the spring 12 is inserted through the opening 15 between the tip and the middle portion, and is located on the surface side of the clip piece 11 from the opening 15 to the engagement portion 14.

[0026] Next, the configuration of the detachable member 5 will be described. The detachable member 5 is preferably made of, for example, elastomer or silicone, and has extensible properties. The detachable member 5 is detachable from the clip 4. The detachable member 5 prevents the clothing clipped by the clip 4 from slipping off, and also prevents fragments of the spring 12 from scattering in the event of breakage of the spring 12. Note that, in this embodiment, the detachable member 5 is a component that constitutes a part of the clothes hanger 1, but the present invention is not limited to this example. In other words, the detachable member 5 may be manufactured and sold separately from the clothes hanger as a component for the clothes hanger.

[0027] 4 to 6, the detachable member 5 includes an anti-slip portion 21, a covering portion 22, and a fixing portion 23. FIG. 9 shows the detachable member 5 in a state where it has been detached from the clip 4.

[0028] The anti-slip portion 21 is disposed at least inside the clamping portion 8 of the clip piece 11, and has, for example, a cup shape that covers the entire circumference of the tip of the clip piece 11. By disposing the anti-slip portion 21 inside the clamping portion 8, the frictional force generated when the clip 4 clamps the clothing increases. As a result, the clothing hanging on the clothing hanger 1 is less likely to slip off the clip 4.

[0029] When the anti-slip portion 21 is cup-shaped and has a bottom, even if the anti-slip portion 21 is pulled toward the operating portion 16, the anti-slip portion 21 is prevented from moving by the tip of the clip piece 11, and is therefore unlikely to shift position.

[0030] In the above description, the non-slip portion 21 has a cup shape, but the present invention is not limited to this example. The non-slip portion 21 is required to be located at least inside the clamping portion 8 of the clip piece 11 and to prevent the clothing from slipping off the clip 4, and may be annular in shape without a bottom, as shown in Figures 7 and 8, unlike a cup shape. In this case, if the non-slip portion 21 has a tapered shape, the movement of the non-slip portion 21 is prevented by the tip of the clip piece 11, making it less likely to slip out of position. Note that Figure 3 also shows the case where the non-slip portion 21 has an annular shape.

[0031] The covering portion 22 is disposed on the front surface of the clip piece 11 so as to cover the opening 15 of the clip piece 11. When the detachable member 5 is attached to the clip 4, the covering portion 22 covers the opening 15 and the spring 12 inserted through the opening 15. This covers the spring 12, and no part of the spring 12 in the clip 4 is exposed to the outside. As a result, in the unlikely event that the spring 12 is broken, the covering portion 22 prevents fragments of the spring 12 from scattering. The covering portion 22 has, for example, a strip-like shape so as to fit along the front surface of the clip piece 11.

[0032] The fixing portion 23 is a member that is attached to the clip piece 11. The fixing portion 23 is attached, for example, near the operating portion 16 of the clip piece 11. The fixing portion 23 has, for example, an annular shape with a through hole formed therein. In this case, the operating portion 16 of the clip piece 11 is inserted into the through hole of the fixing portion 23, and the fixing portion 23 is fixed to the operating portion 16.

[0033] The fixing portion 23 fixes the non-slip portion 21 and the covering portion 22 to the clip piece 11. The covering portion 22 is formed integrally with the non-slip portion 21 and the fixing portion 23. The fixing portion 23 is attached to the clip 4, whereby the non-slip portion 21 and the covering portion 22 are fixed to the clip 4.

[0034] When the detachable member 5 is attached to the clip 4, the fixing portion 23 is located on the upper surface side of the spring 12 of the clip 4, as shown in Figures 2 to 5 and 7. This prevents the detachable member 5 from falling off the clip 4 even if the fixing portion 23 is pulled toward the clamping portion 8. In addition, the upper surface of the spring 12 is partially covered by the fixing portion 23. As a result, the fixing portion 23 can provide a barrier above the spring 12, and therefore, in the event of breakage of the spring 12, fragments of the spring 12 are less likely to fly apart compared to a state in which the fixing portion 23 is not located on the upper surface side of the spring 12.

[0035] In the above description, the fixing portion 23 has an annular shape, but the present invention is not limited to this example. The fixing portion 23 may have a cup shape so as to cover the entire circumference of the tip of the operating portion 16.

[0036] Next, a method for attaching and detaching the detachable member 5 will be described. The detachable member 5 is attached to and detached from the clip 4 while the clip 4 is attached to the arm 2. With the detachable member 5 removed from the clip 4, first, the fixing portion 23 is inserted into the operating portion 16 of the clip piece 11. As a result, the fixing portion 23 is positioned on the upper surface side of the spring 12 of the clip 4. At this time, the covering portion 22 is positioned on the surface side of the clip 4.

[0037] Then, the covering portion 22 is placed along the clip piece 11 so that the covering portion 22 covers the opening 15 and the spring 12 . Next, a pulling force is applied to the detachable member 5, and in the state where the detachable member 5 is extended, the anti-slip portion 21 is placed so as to cover the entire circumference of the tip of the clip piece 11. By releasing the pulling force, the detachable member 5 is attached to the clip 4.

[0038] The order of installation of the fixing part 23 and the anti-slip part 21 may be reversed. That is, the anti-slip part 21 may be installed first at the tip of the clip piece 11, and then a pulling force may be applied to the detachable member 5 to insert the fixing part 23 into the operating part 16.

[0039] When removing the detachable member 5 from the clip 4, for example, a pulling force is applied to the detachable member 5 to remove the non-slip portion 21 from the tip of the clip piece 11, and then the fixing portion 23 is pulled out from the operating portion 16. Alternatively, a pulling force may be applied to the detachable member 5 to remove the fixing portion 23 from the operating portion 16, and then the non-slip portion 21 may be pulled out from the tip of the clip piece 11.

[0040] As described above, according to this embodiment, by attaching the detachable member 5 to the clip 4, the spring 12 is covered by the covering portion 22, and no part of the spring 12 is exposed to the outside of the clip 4. As a result, in the event that the spring 12 is broken, the covering portion 22 prevents fragments of the spring 12 from scattering. Furthermore, when the upper surface of the spring 12 is partially covered by the fixing portion 23, the fixing portion 23 provides a barrier above the spring 12, making it less likely that fragments of the spring 12 will scatter if the spring 12 is broken.

[0041] Furthermore, the detachable member 5 has an anti-slip portion 21, which increases the frictional force generated when the clip 4 clamps a garment, making it less likely that the garment hanging on the garment hanger 1 will slip off the clip 4. The detachable member 5 is detachable from the clip 4, and does not require adhesive to be attached to the clip 4. Therefore, compared to the conventional configuration in which an anti-slip plate made of urethane resin is installed on the clamping portion of the clip, it is easier to separate different materials during the recycling process, and the effort required for sorting can be reduced.

[0042] Conventionally, when urethane resin is used in the clamping portion of the clip, the urethane resin may react with surfactants contained in clothing and turn yellow, which may result in the discolored portion of the synthetic resin plate adhering to the clothing. In contrast, by using an elastomer as the material for the detachable member 5 according to this embodiment, rather than a urethane resin, it is possible to prevent discoloration of the non-slip portion 21 from transferring to the clothing. [Explanation of symbols]

[0043] 1: Clothes hanger 2: Arm 3: Hook 4: Clip 5: Detachable member 7: Main body 8: Holding part 9: Fulcrum part 11: Clip piece 12: Spring 14: Locking part 15: Opening 16:Operation section 21: Anti-slip part 22: Covering part 23: Fixed part

Claims

1. a pair of clip pieces each having a clamping portion provided at one end and an operating portion provided on the opposite side of the clamping portion, with an opening formed between the clamping portion and the operating portion; a spring disposed to sandwich the pair of clip pieces and biasing the clip pieces in a closing direction by elastic force; a detachable member that is detachable from the clip piece; Equipped with One end of the spring is exposed from the opening of the clip piece, and biases the clip piece so as to pinch the clip piece from the outside, The detachable member is a non-slip portion disposed inside the clamping portion of the clip piece; a covering portion disposed on the clip piece so as to cover the opening of the clip piece; a fixing portion that is attached to the clip piece and fixes the anti-slip portion and the covering portion to the clip piece; A clothes hanger having:

2. 2. The clothes hanger according to claim 1, wherein the anti-slip portion has a cup shape or an annular shape that covers the entire circumference of the tip of the clip piece.

3. The clothes hanger according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the fixing part has an annular shape or a cup shape and is fixed to the operating part.

4. A detachable member for a clothes hanger, which is used for a clothes hanger, includes a pair of clip pieces each having a clamping portion provided at one end and an operating portion provided on the opposite side of the clamping portion, with an opening formed between the clamping portion and the operating portion, and a spring disposed to sandwich the pair of clip pieces and biasing the clip pieces in a direction to close them by elastic force, one end of the spring being exposed from the opening of the clip piece and biasing the clip pieces from the outside to clamp them, a non-slip portion disposed inside the clamping portion of the clip piece; a covering portion disposed on the clip piece so as to cover the opening of the clip piece; a fixing portion that is attached to the clip piece and fixes the anti-slip portion and the covering portion to the clip piece; Equipped with A detachable member of the clothes hanger that is detachable from the clip piece.

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