Dry tools
The clothes drying rack addresses inefficient drying by allowing expansion without changing the vertical length, maintaining spacing between laundry items for effective drying.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- JP · JP
- Patent Type
- Applications
- Current Assignee / Owner
- LEC INC
- Filing Date
- 2024-11-13
- Publication Date
- 2026-05-25
AI Technical Summary
Existing clothes drying devices fail to maintain sufficient spacing between laundry items when expanded, leading to inefficient drying due to contact between items.
A clothes drying rack with parallel hanging parts and connecting strips that allow for expansion without changing the vertical length, featuring sliding fits into elongated holes to maintain desired intervals.
Enables expansion to any desired interval without altering the vertical length, ensuring effective drying by preventing contact between laundry items.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] The present invention relates to a clothes drying tool that can attach laundry and is stretchable.
Background Art
[0002] Patent Document 1 discloses a stretchable laundry drying hanger in which the centers of a plurality of support plates are fixed with fixing pins, and both ends of the support plates are further fixed with separate fixing pins.
[0003] Pinch portions are respectively attached to the lower portions of the fixing pins for fixing the rod-shaped support plates of this laundry drying hanger, and hook portions are attached to the upper portions of the support plates.
[0004] When viewed from above, when this laundry drying hanger is pulled horizontally and expanded, the vertical length becomes shorter according to the length of the expansion.
Prior Art Documents
[0005] <000XX022>
Patent Document 1
Summary of the Invention
Problems to be Solved by the Invention
[0006] [[ID=4XXX3]]For example, when towels are respectively sandwiched between the pinch portions at both ends of each support plate and the laundry drying hanger is expanded as described above, a suitable space is created between the towels while the support plates are inclined when viewed from above.
[0007] Furthermore, when the expansion of the laundry drying hanger continues, the support plates become more inclined, and the space between the towels gradually narrows. Eventually, a problem occurs where the towels come into contact with each other.
[0008] Thus, when the clothes drying hanger is fully extended, the towels touch each other before sufficient space can be created between them, resulting in the problem of inefficient drying.
[0009] The object of the present invention is to solve the above problems and provide a clothes drying device that can obtain sufficient spacing between the arms when expanded. [Means for solving the problem]
[0010] The clothes drying rack according to the present invention for achieving the above objective is a clothes drying rack comprising a plurality of parallel hanging parts and a connecting part that connects these plurality of hanging parts, wherein each hanging part comprises at least an arm part having a pair of vertically parallel elongated holes on the left and right sides, and a hook part positioned above the arm part, with gaps provided between the upper and lower first and second elongated holes on one side and between the upper and lower third and fourth elongated holes on the other side, respectively, and the connecting part consists of first and second connecting strips of rod-shaped bodies connected so as to overlap at the center by a fixed shaft part, and is positioned on the upper side The first connecting strip is slidably fitted into the gap between the first and second elongated holes of one arm portion, the other end of the first connecting strip is slidably fitted into the gap between the third and fourth elongated holes of the other arm portion adjacent to the first arm portion, one end of the second connecting strip positioned below is slidably fitted into the gap between the third and fourth elongated holes of the one arm portion, and the other end of the second connecting strip is slidably fitted into the gap between the first and second elongated holes of the other arm portion. [Effects of the Invention]
[0011] According to the clothes drying device of the present invention, even if the outer hanging part is pulled and expanded in a horizontal direction perpendicular to the hanging part when viewed from above, the vertical length does not change, and it is possible to expand it to any desired interval to dry laundry. [Brief explanation of the drawing]
[0012] [Figure 1] This is a front view of the clothes drying rack before the hanging section is expanded. [Figure 2] This is a plan view of the clothes drying rack before the hanging section is expanded. [Figure 3] This is a perspective view of the clothes drying rack before the hanging section is expanded. [Figure 4] This is a front view of the clothes drying rack after the hanging section has been expanded. [Figure 5] This is a plan view of the clothes drying rack after the hanging section has been expanded. [Figure 6] This is a perspective view of the clothes drying rack after the hanging section has been expanded. [Figure 7] This is a perspective view of the clothes drying rack from a diagonal downward angle after the hanging section has been expanded. [Modes for carrying out the invention]
[0013] The present invention will be described in detail below based on the illustrated embodiments. Figure 1 is a front view of the clothes drying rack before the hanging section is expanded, Figure 2 is a plan view, and Figure 3 is a perspective view. Figure 4 is a front view of the clothes drying rack after expansion, Figure 5 is a plan view, Figure 6 is a perspective view from above, and Figure 7 is a perspective view from diagonally below.
[0014] The clothes drying rack consists of a plurality of identical and parallel hanging parts 10 and a connecting part 20 that connects these plurality of hanging parts 10.
[0015] In the illustrated clothes drying rack, the hanging section 10 consists of three hanging sections 11, 12, and 13, and the connecting section 20 consists of a first connecting section 21 that connects the first and second hanging sections 11 and 12, and a second connecting section 22 that connects the second and third hanging sections 12 and 13.
[0016] The first suspension part 11 is composed of a linear arm part 11a, a pinch part 11b arranged below the arm part 11a, and a hook part 11c arranged above the arm part 11a. Hereinafter, the structure of the first suspension part 11 will be described. Since this structure is also provided in the second and third suspension parts 12 and 13, the description of the second and third suspension parts 12 and 13 will be omitted.
[0017] The arm part 11a has a first plate part 11d and a second plate part 11e that are arranged parallel to each other vertically. On one side of these first and second plate parts 11d and 11e, a pair of first and second long holes 31a and 31b are respectively arranged vertically, and on the other side, a pair of third and fourth long holes 31c and 31d are respectively arranged vertically.
[0018] Also, at the center of the arm part 11a, a shape-retaining piece 11f that connects the first and second plate parts 11d and 11e is provided. By providing this shape-retaining piece 11f, deformation of the first and second plate parts 11d and 11e in the vertical direction is prevented.
[0019] The pinch part 11b is suspended and arranged at least on the lower sides of both ends of the arm part 11a, and another pair of pinch parts 11b are arranged between these pinch parts at both ends. The number of pinch parts 11b to be attached between these pinch parts at both ends can be appropriately adopted, or these pinch parts 11b may not be provided.
[0020] Furthermore, the outer side of the arm part 11a may be cut near the outside of the long hole 31 of the arm part 11a, and a hanger such as a triangular shape that can hang clothes or the like may be connected to the lower side of the arm part 11a. It is also possible to further attach a pinch part to the bottom side of the connected hanger.
[0021] The hook portion 11c is attached upward from the center of the first plate portion 11d of the arm portion 11a. The hook portion 11c may be provided at both ends of the first plate portion 11d, or it may be provided to at least the outermost hanging portion 10 among the multiple hanging portions 10. The hook portion 11c can be of any suitable shape as long as it has a structure that can be attached to a clothesline or the like.
[0022] The first connecting portion 21, positioned between the first and second suspension portions 11 and 12, consists of rod-shaped first and second connecting strip portions 21a and 21b, which are connected by a fixed shaft portion 21c that overlaps their centers. The structure of the first connecting strip portion 21a will be described below, but since this structure is also provided for the second connecting portion 22, the description of the structure of the second connecting portion 22 will be omitted.
[0023] As shown in the figure, gaps are provided between the first and second elongated holes 31a and 31b and the second elongated holes 31b and 32b on the lower side, respectively, which are formed on the upper side of one of the first and second suspension parts 11 and 12. Similarly, gaps are provided between the third elongated holes 31c and 32c and the fourth elongated holes 31d and 32d on the lower side, respectively, which are formed on the upper side of the other side.
[0024] One end of the first connecting strip 21a, positioned on the upper side, is slidably fitted along the longitudinal direction of the holes into the gap between the first and second elongated holes 31a and 31b of the arm portion 11a of the first suspension portion 11, and the other end of the first connecting strip 21a is slidably fitted along the longitudinal direction of the elongated holes 32c and 32d into the gap between the third and fourth elongated holes 32c and 32d of the arm portion 12a of the second suspension portion 12, which is adjacent to the first suspension portion 11.
[0025] Furthermore, one end of the second connecting strip 21b, which is positioned on the lower side, is slidably fitted into the gap between the third and fourth elongated holes 31c and 31d of the arm portion 11a of the first suspension portion 11, and the other end of the second connecting strip 21b is slidably fitted into the gap between the first and second elongated holes 32a and 32b of the arm portion 12a of the second suspension portion 12.
[0026] In other words, in the first and second suspension parts 11 and 12, the first, second, third and fourth first fitting parts 41a, 42a, 41b, 42b, 41c, 42c, 41d, and 42d, which are the ends of the first and second connecting strip parts 21a and 21b, are slidably fitted into the first, second, third and fourth elongated holes 31a, 32a, 31b, 32b, 31c, 32c, 31d, and 32d, respectively. For example, the first fitting part 41a is fitted into the first elongated hole 31a of the first suspension part 11, and the fourth fitting part 42d is fitted into the fourth elongated hole 32d of the second suspension part 12.
[0027] The third fitting portion 41c, which is one end of the first connecting strip portion 21a positioned on the upper side, is fitted from the inside into the third elongated hole 31c of the first plate portion 11d of the arm portion 11a of the first suspension portion 11, and the first fitting portion 42a, which is the other end of the first connecting strip portion 21a, is fitted from the inside into the first elongated hole 32a of the first plate portion 12d of the arm portion 12a of the second suspension portion 12.
[0028] The fourth fitting portion 41d, which is one end of the second connecting strip portion 21b positioned on the lower side, is fitted from the inside into the fourth elongated hole 31d of the second plate portion 12e of the arm portion 11a of the first suspension portion 11, and the second fitting portion 42b, which is the other end of the second connecting strip portion 21b, is fitted from the inside into the second elongated hole 32b of the second plate portion 12e of the arm portion 12a of the second suspension portion 12.
[0029] In the first suspension portion 11 located on one outer side of the suspension portion 10, the third fitting portion 41c that fits into the third elongated hole 31c is connected below to the fourth fitting portion 41d that fits into the fourth elongated hole 31d, and the second fitting portion 41b that fits into the second elongated hole 31b is connected above to the first fitting portion 41a that fits into the first elongated hole 31a.
[0030] In the first suspension portion 11 located on one outer side of the suspension portion 10, the third fitting portion 41c, which fits into the third elongated hole 31c and is the end of the first connecting strip portion 21a of the first connecting portion 21, has a fourth fitting portion 41d connected below which fits into the fourth elongated hole 31d. The second fitting portion 41b, which fits into the second elongated hole 31b and is the end of the second connecting strip portion 21b of the first connecting portion 21, has a first fitting portion 41a connected above which fits into the first elongated hole 31a.
[0031] In the second suspension portion 12 located on the central side of the suspension portion 10, the first fitting portion 42a, which fits into the first elongated hole 32a and is the end of the first connecting strip portion 21a of the first connecting portion 21, and the second fitting portion 42b, which fits into the second elongated hole 32b and is the end of the second connecting strip portion 22b of the second connecting portion 22, are connected vertically.
[0032] Furthermore, the third fitting portion 42c, which fits into the third elongated hole 32c of the second suspension portion 12 and is the end of the first connecting strip portion 21a of the second connecting portion 22, and the fourth fitting portion 42d, which fits into the fourth elongated hole 32d and is the end of the second connecting strip portion 22b of the first connecting portion 21, are connected vertically.
[0033] In the third suspension portion 13 located on the other side of the suspension portion 10, the first fitting portion 43a, which fits into the first elongated hole 33a and is the end of the second connecting strip portion 22a of the second connecting portion 22, has a second fitting portion 43b connected below which fits into the second elongated hole 33b. The fourth fitting portion 43d, which fits into the fourth elongated hole 33d and is the end of the second connecting strip portion 22b of the second connecting portion 22, has a third fitting portion 43c connected above which fits into the third elongated hole 33c.
[0034] When using the clothes drying rack from its storage state shown in Figures 1 to 3, grasp the first and third hanging parts 11 and 13 located on the outside with both hands and pull them outwards to the state shown in Figures 4 to 7.
[0035] In this process, as shown in Figure 2, the fitting portion 40 that fits into the outer end of the elongated hole 30 moves inward as the hanging portion 10 expands, and finally moves to the inner end as shown in Figure 5. After attaching laundry to the pinch portions 11b, 12b, and 13b of the arm portions 11a, 12a, and 13a in this expanded state, the clothes are then attached to the clothesline using the hook portions 11c, 12c, and 13c to dry.
[0036] After drying the laundry and removing it from the clips 11b, 12b, and 13b, the first and third hanging parts 11 and 13 are brought closer together, returning the fitting part 40, shown in Figure 5, from being positioned at the inner end of the elongated hole 30 to being positioned at the outer end, as shown in Figure 2, to a compact state, and the clothes drying rack is stored in this state.
[0037] In this embodiment, the hanging section 10 of the clothes drying rack is composed of three first, second, and third hanging sections 11, 12, and 13. However, the hanging section 10 may be composed of two hanging sections, or four or more hanging sections.
[0038] In the case of a clothes drying rack consisting of the two hanging parts described above, the arrangement of the elongated hole 30 and the fitting part 40 is the same as the arrangement of the elongated hole 31 and fitting part 41 of the first hanging part 11 and the elongated hole 33 and fitting part 43 of the third hanging part 13.
[0039] In other words, the second hanging part 12 is omitted in the clothes drying rack of the embodiment, and if it is composed of four or more hanging parts, the second hanging part 12 with connecting parts 20 on both sides in the expanding direction will be added as appropriate.
[0040] Thus, with the clothes drying device according to the present invention, even if the outer hanging portion 10 is pulled and expanded in a horizontal direction perpendicular to the hanging portion 10 when viewed from above, the vertical length does not change, and it is possible to expand it to any desired interval to dry the laundry. [Explanation of Symbols]
[0041] 10, 11, 12, 13 Hanging parts 11a, 12a, 13a Arm section 11b, 12b, 13b Pinch section 11c, 12c, 13c hook section 11d, 12d First plate section 11e, 12e Second plate section 11f Shape-retaining piece 20, 21, 22 connection part 21a, 22a First connecting strip 21b, 22b Second connecting strip 21c Fixed shaft part 31a, 32a, 33a First elongated holes 31b, 32b, 33b Second elongated holes 31c, 32c, 33c Third elongated hole 31d, 32d, 33d: Fourth long hole 41a, 42a, 43a First fitting portion 41b, 42b, 43b Second mating section 41c, 42c, 43c Third mating section 41d, 42d, 43d: Fourth mating section
Claims
1. A clothes drying rack comprising a plurality of parallel hanging parts and a connecting part that connects these plurality of hanging parts, The suspension part comprises at least an arm portion having a pair of vertically parallel elongated holes on the left and right sides, and a hook portion positioned above the arm portion. A gap is provided between the upper and lower first and second elongated holes on one side, and between the upper and lower third and fourth elongated holes on the other side. The aforementioned connecting portion consists of first and second connecting strips of rod-shaped bodies that are connected so as to overlap at the center by a fixed shaft portion. One end of the first connecting strip, positioned on the upper side, is slidably fitted into the gap between the first and second elongated holes of one arm portion, and the other end of the first connecting strip is slidably fitted into the gap between the third and fourth elongated holes of the other arm portion adjacent to the first arm portion. A clothes drying rack characterized in that one end of the second connecting strip, positioned on the lower side, is slidably fitted into the gap between the third and fourth elongated holes of one arm portion, and the other end of the second connecting strip is slidably fitted into the gap between the first and second elongated holes of the other arm portion.
2. The arm portion has first and second plate portions arranged parallel to each other vertically. The clothes drying device according to claim 1, characterized in that the first plate portion has the first and third elongated holes formed therein, and the second plate portion has the second and fourth elongated holes formed therein.
3. The clothes drying device according to claim 2, characterized in that a shape-retaining piece connecting the first and second plate portions is provided in the center of the arm portion.
4. If the suspension part consists of three or more parts, it has two or more of the aforementioned connecting parts. The clothes drying device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that, in the hanging portion located on the central side, a fitting portion which fits into the first elongated hole of the hanging portion and is the end of the first connecting strip of the connecting portion on one side, and a fitting portion which fits into the second elongated hole and is the end of the second connecting strip of the connecting portion on the other side, are connected vertically, and a fitting portion which fits into the third elongated hole and is the end of the first connecting strip of the connecting portion on the other side, and a fitting portion which fits into the fourth elongated hole and is the end of the second connecting strip of the connecting portion on one side, are connected vertically.
5. The suspension portion includes a pinch portion located below the arm portion, The clothes drying device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the pinch portion is attached to at least both ends of the arm portion.
6. The clothes drying device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that a hanger is connected to the lower side of the arm portion.
7. The clothes drying device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the hook portion is positioned relative to at least one of the plurality of hanging portions that is positioned on the outside.