Adjustable angle folding clothespin

Abstract

To provide a highly convenient pinch hanger which enables laundry to be dried continuously according to the width of the space while securing an air passage between laundry even in a narrow and limited drying space. [Solution] A rectangular folding pinch hanger has a holding member 4 with a longitudinal operating member 41 attached to the bottom of the left frame 21 side, sandwiching the connecting member 7a at the center of the front longitudinal direction located on the closer side, and a plurality of ribs 5 for hanging the operating member 41 on the bottom of the other frame 22 side. By bridging the claw 45 at the tip of the operating member 41 with one of the ribs 5, a tensioning means prevents the frame from closing downwards under its own weight, and a plurality of opening and closing angles are maintained fixed.

Description

[Technical field]

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

[0002] In conventional folding clothespin hangers, the frame is folded in a closed state when not in use, and when hanging out laundry, the frame is opened to a fully open state of 180 degrees horizontally (see Patent Document 1). [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

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

[0004] In the above-mentioned 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-sized 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 tool capable of changing the usable area of ​​a folding clothespin hanger according to the width of a drying space while keeping laundry apart so that the laundry does not come into contact with each other. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] In order to solve the above problems, according to the present invention, in a folding rectangular pinch hanger that can be folded at a connecting portion, a longitudinally shaped holding member 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 conforms to the longitudinally shaped holding member body 42 and an operating member 41 supported rotatably around the pivot shaft 44, are attached to the bottom of the left frame 21 side of the connecting member 7a at the center of the front longitudinal direction located on the near side, with the pivot shaft 44 facing the connecting member 7a at a position 5 to 10 cm away from the connecting member 7a, and a claw 45 at the tip of the operating member 41 is engaged with a front rising portion of a rib 5 attached to the bottom of the right frame 22 side of the connecting member 7a at a predetermined interval, creating a tensioned state. 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, so that laundry can be hung continuously while ensuring sufficient distance to prevent the laundry from touching each other, and the usable area of ​​the folding clothespin hanger can be adjusted to fit the drying space, thereby enabling effective use of the drying space. Effect 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 between the laundry so that they do not come into contact with each other, thereby making effective use of the space and ensuring an air passage between the laundry, thereby preventing the smell of damp laundry caused by contact between the laundry. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0009] [Figure 1] FIG. 2 is a front view showing the folding pinch hanger body 1 in a fully open state. [Diagram 2] FIG. 4 is a bottom view showing the folding pinch hanger body 1 in a fully open state. [Diagram 3] FIG. 2 is a front view showing the folding pinch hanger body 1 in a closed state. [Figure 4]FIG. 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. [Diagram 5] FIG. 13 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. [Figure 8] FIG. 13 shows ribs 5 attached at regular intervals like partitions to the bottom side of the frame. [Figure 9] FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of a rib 5 attached like a partition to the bottom side of the frame. [Figure 10] FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a state in which the operating member 41 is hooked onto the rib 5. [Figure 11] FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a first example of a fastening member for external attachment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS 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 pinch hanger body 1 of the present invention. The longitudinal direction located on the near side of the paper and consisting of the left frame 21 and the right frame 22 with the connecting member 7a in between is called the front longitudinal direction, and the longitudinal direction located on the far side of the paper and consisting of the left frame 23 and the right frame 24 with the connecting member 7b in between is 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 above two patterns, 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 the 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 angles of the frames in several patterns, and laundry can be kept drying according to the width and narrowness 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 at the end of the holding member main body 42 on the side farther from the rotation shaft. Moreover, the engagement is released by lightly pushing the locking member 43 downward and backward with a finger, and the operating member 41 is released from the holding member main body 42.

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

[0014] FIG. 8 shows a state where the holding member 4 is attached. Ta FIG. 9 is a diagram showing ribs 5 attached at regular intervals to the bottom part of the right frame 22 in the front longitudinal direction, which is a frame opposing the frame, and FIG. 9 is an enlarged view of the ribs.

[0015] If the main frame of the pinch hanger is made of a material that may be damaged or cracked due to deterioration when a considerable force is applied, such as plastic, it is preferable to attach multiple ribs 5 shown in Figure 8 at regular intervals to the bottom of all sides of the frame in the longitudinal and lateral directions other than 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 the mainstream plastic clothespin hanger has a cross section cut perpendicular to the frame axis that is concave with an open bottom, and in order to increase strength, multiple ribs are attached to the bottom of the inner side of the concave in a partition-like shape at a specified interval. From the viewpoint of reducing costs and preventing the manufacturing process from becoming complicated, the present invention makes it possible to utilize the partition-like ribs originally attached to the conventional plastic folding clothespin hanger as described above, and to make it possible to perform both the role of increasing the strength of the frame and the role of a hanging member for hanging the operating member 41. However, in order to correspond to the designs of various folding clothespin hangers currently in use, the hanging member having the role of a rib of the present invention is not limited to the partition-like ribs, and for example, for a frame made of stainless steel or aluminum that has a structure without a concave, a ladder-type hanging member 10 as shown in FIG. 11 can be attached externally to the outer side surface or outer bottom surface of the frame axis so as not to interfere with the clothespin that holds the laundry, and a method or structure corresponding to the member or structure can be used. In that case, the holding member is also attached externally.

[0017] As shown in FIG. 10, the operating member 41 is bridged so as to be hooked onto the front raised portion 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 selection of fixing angles.

[0019] Fig. 4 is a diagram showing 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 that face each other with a connecting member 7a at the center of the front longitudinal direction therebetween. Fig. 5 is a diagram showing a second example in which the present invention is applied in the same manner as above. As shown in these figures, when it is desired to change the angle of the frames in a state in which the operating member 41 is bridged, the opposing left and right frames are opened by lifting them slightly with the hands, so that the claws 45 of the operating member are disengaged from the ribs 5, and the tension is released, and then the claws 45 of the operating member are hooked again to the ribs 5 at other locations, thereby changing the angle of the frames.

[0020] In the holding member 4, it is possible to directly attach the operating member 41, which combines a rotating shaft and a connecting part, and the locking member 43 for locking the claw 45 of the operating member, to the bottom of the frame side without providing the holding member main body 42, but depending on the material of the frame, it may not have the strength to withstand the tension of the operating member, which may increase the burden on the frame and lead to breakage. Therefore, it is preferable that the operating member and the holding member main body are integrated and formed from a material that has the strength to support the weight of the laundry, such as synthetic resin or stainless steel.

[0021] The holding member 4 is provided on the left side in the front longitudinal direction because it is assumed that a right-handed person will hold the frame with his left hand and operate the operating member 41 with his 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 retaining member 4 can also be provided on both sides of the bottom of the frames 21 / 24 so that the retaining member 4 is always located to the left of the front longitudinal connection part even if the frame is rotated in a plane such that 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 Claws 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. A square folding pinch hanger having a U-shaped frame with a downward concave cross section when cut perpendicularly to the frame axis, connected by connecting members 7a and 7b, which can be folded. A holding member 4 having 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 conforming to the longitudinal holding member main body 42 and an operating member 41 supported rotatably around the pivot shaft 44 is detachably attached to the bottom of the left frame 21 side of the front longitudinal connecting member 7a located on the closer side at a position 5 to 10 cm away from the connecting member 7a with the pivot shaft 44 facing the connecting member 7a. A plurality of ribs 5 for engaging the claw 45 at the tip of the operating member 41 are attached at a predetermined interval to the bottom of the right frame 22 side of the front longitudinal connecting member 7a located on the near side. This square folding pinch hanger is characterized in that the operating member 4 is closed and fixed by engaging a claw 45 at the tip of the operating member 41 with a locking member 43 formed on the end of the holding member main body 42 farthest from the pivot shaft portion, and the engagement is released by pushing the locking member 43 downward and rearward, thereby releasing the operating member 41 from the holding member main body 42.

2. A square folding pinch hanger as described in claim 1, in which the rib is formed by detachably attaching a ladder-type external hanging member 10 to the outer bottom surface of the frame axis.

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