clothes hanger

Abstract

To provide a clothing hanger having excellent elasticity, capable of preventing properly falling of clothing or losing the shape of clothing.SOLUTION: A clothing hanger includes a hook part 5, a pair of front-and-rear clothing support parts 2, 3 supported by the hook part 5, and connection parts 4, 4 for connecting each of the pair of front-and-rear clothing support parts 2, 3. In the connection parts 4, 4, fold-in guide wires L4a, L4a extending in the extension direction of the pair of front-and-rear clothing support parts 2, 3 are formed. The connection parts 4, 4 are arranged between the pair of front-and-rear clothing support parts 2, 3 in the fold-in state by the fold-in guide wires L4a, L4a.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a clothes hanger for hanging various types of clothing. [Background technology]

[0002] BACKGROUND ART Conventionally, a clothes hanger disclosed in Patent Document 1 is known. The clothes hanger in Patent Document 1 is made of cardboard and has front and rear sides extending in the left-right direction. The front and rear sides are connected by a mountain-shaped shoulder band. A hook is provided in the center of the front side.

[0003] The clothes hanger of Patent Document 1 has a planar shape that is curved in a mountain shape, and the front and back shapes are also curved in a mountain shape. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0004] [Patent Document 1] Utility Model Registration No. 3159829 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0005] In the conventional clothes hangers described above, the front and rear sides are fixed at a predetermined distance by strap-like shoulders to maintain the arched curve. The lower ends of the front and rear sides are fastened together by fastening parts. This results in a lack of flexibility in the front-to-rear direction, which can lead to clothes falling off or losing their shape.

[0006] SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems and to provide a clothes hanger that is excellent in elasticity and can effectively prevent clothes from falling off and losing their shape. [Means for solving the problem]

[0007] In order to solve the above problems, the clothing hanger of the present invention is constructed by folding a blank sheet cut out from a single cardboard sheet, and includes a hook portion and a pair of front and rear garment support portions supported by the hook portion, with the upper edges of the pair of front and rear garment support portions being integrally connected by a central band portion extending in the left-right direction and a pair of left and right connecting portions continuing from the central band portion. The connecting portions have folding guide lines formed therein that extend in the extension direction of the pair of front and rear garment support portions. The connecting portions are folded along the folding guide lines and are disposed between the pair of front and rear garment support portions. The connecting portions At the starting point of the folding guide line A boundary piece is formed to separate the central band portion from the connecting portion.

[0008] The clothes hanger of the present invention utilizes the restoring force (the force that tries to return to flat) of the connecting parts folded by the folding guide lines to give the pair of front and rear garment support parts elasticity that allows them to move toward and away from each other in the front and rear direction. This allows the pair of front and rear garment support parts to fit the inside of the clothes appropriately according to the shape of the clothes hung on them, thereby effectively preventing the clothes from falling off or losing their shape.

[0009] Also, The garment hanger of the present invention is constructed by folding a blank sheet cut out from a single cardboard sheet, and includes a hook portion, a pair of front and rear garment support portions supported by the hook portion, and a connecting portion connecting the pair of front and rear garment support portions. A folding guide line is formed on the connecting portion, extending in the direction of extension of the pair of front and rear garment support portions. The connecting portion is folded along the folding guide line and positioned between the pair of front and rear garment support portions. The hook portion is connected to a lower edge of at least one of the pair of front and rear garment support portions, and an insertion hole through which the hook portion can be inserted is provided in an upper edge of the pair of front and rear garment support portions. . before The hook portion is bent from the lower edge toward the inside of the pair of front and rear garment support portions and protrudes upward through the insertion hole. is doing.

[0010] In this configuration, the hook portion protrudes upward through the inside of the pair of front and rear garment support portions, allowing the hook portion to support the pair of front and rear garment support portions in a balanced manner, resulting in a clothes hanger with excellent stability.

[0011] Also, The clothes hanger of the present invention isThe entire hanger is made by folding a blank sheet cut out from a single cardboard sheet. The garment support device includes a hook portion, a pair of front and rear garment support portions supported by the hook portion, and a connecting portion connecting the pair of front and rear garment support portions. A folding guide line is formed on the connecting portion and extends in the direction of the pair of front and rear garment support portions. The connecting portion is folded along the folding guide line and positioned between the pair of front and rear garment support portions. The hook portion is formed by folding a plurality of hook pieces, and at least one of the plurality of hook pieces is folded over the other hook pieces so that the directions of the corrugations of the cardboard are perpendicular to each other. do.

[0012] In this configuration, the hook portion is formed by folding over hook pieces with different step directions, which improves the strength of the hook portion. [Effects of the Invention]

[0013] The clothes hanger of the present invention has excellent elasticity and can suitably prevent clothes from falling off or losing their shape. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0014] [Figure 1] 1 is a perspective view showing a clothes hanger according to a first embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 2] 1 is a front view showing a clothes hanger according to a first embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 3] 1 is a plan view showing a clothes hanger according to a first embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 4] 1 is a bottom view showing a clothes hanger according to a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. [Figure 5] 1 is a left side view showing a clothes hanger according to a first embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 6] 1 is a diagram showing a blank sheet for a clothes hanger according to a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. [Figure 7] 1 is a perspective view showing a state in which the clothes hanger according to the first embodiment of the present invention is assembled. FIG. [Figure 8] FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing a clothes hanger according to a second embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 9] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a blank sheet for a clothes hanger according to a second embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 10]10(a) and 10(b) are perspective views showing how the hook part of the clothes hanger according to the second embodiment of the present invention is assembled. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0015] DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description, the front, back, left and right directions are set for the convenience of explaining the clothes hanger of each embodiment, and do not limit the configuration of the clothes hanger of the present invention. Note that in each embodiment, the same parts are given the same reference numerals, and detailed explanations will be omitted.

[0016] (First embodiment) The garment hanger 1 of this embodiment is made of cardboard and assembled into a three-dimensional shape. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 5 , the garment hanger 1 includes a hook portion 5, a pair of front and rear garment support portions 2, 3, and a pair of left and right connecting portions 4, 4. The hook portion 5 has a hook shape that allows it to be hung from a target object (not shown). The pair of front and rear garment support portions 2, 3 are used to hang garments around the shoulders, and are supported by the hook portion 5 and extend in the left-right direction. The pair of left and right connecting portions 4, 4 connect the left and right portions of the pair of front and rear garment support portions 2, 3.

[0017] As shown in Fig. 6, the clothes hanger 1 is formed by mountain-folding or valley-folding a blank sheet S1 cut out from a single sheet of cardboard at each crease. The blank sheet S1 shown in Fig. 6 is positioned so that the inner side is visible. The direction of the folds of the blank sheet S1 is the direction extending from left to right in Fig. 6. Each crease (fold line) on the blank sheet S1 is a linear groove (pressed crease) formed by pressing the surface of the blank sheet S1. Note that notches (half-cut lines, etc.) may be formed on the crease lines, which makes it easier to fold the blank sheet S1 at the crease lines.

[0018] The pair of front and rear garment support sections 2, 3 have the same shape and, as shown in Figures 1 and 2, are curved and convex toward the center in the left-right direction. In other words, the upper and lower edges of the garment support sections 2, 3 have an upwardly convex arc shape in front-to-back view. As shown in Figures 1 to 5, the garment support sections 2, 3 are arranged facing each other with a gap in the front-to-back direction. The upper edges of the garment support sections 2, 3 are connected together by a central band section 6 extending in the left-to-right direction and a pair of left and right connectors 4, 4 continuing from the central band section 6. The gap between the garment support sections 2, 3 is smallest near the central band section 6 and gradually increases downward (see Figure 3). In other words, the garment support sections 2, 3 face each other in a V-shape in side view (see Figure 5).

[0019] As shown in Figures 1 and 2, the central belt 6 is formed in the left-right center of the garment support parts 2, 3. As shown in Figure 6, the central belt 6 is connected to the upper edge of the garment support parts 2, 3 and is defined by a pair of front and rear folding guide lines L6, L6. A slot 7 elongated in the left-right direction is formed in the left-right center of the central belt 6. The hook part 5 is inserted into the slot 7 from the inside of the garment support parts 2, 3 (see Figures 1 and 2).

[0020] The pair of left and right connectors 4, 4 are located on the left and right sides of the central belt 6, respectively, and connect the garment support sections 2, 3 to each other on the left and right sides of the garment support sections 2, 3. As shown in Figure 3, the connectors 4, 4 have a generally isosceles triangular shape in plan view that tapers toward the central belt 6. As a result, the front and rear garment support sections 2, 3 widen in the front-to-rear direction from the left-to-right center toward the left and right ends.

[0021] As shown in Figures 1 to 6, the connecting portions 4 have folding guide lines L4a, L4a. As shown in Figures 3 and 6, the folding guide lines L4a, L4a extend from the front-to-rear center of the connecting portions 4 across the entire left-to-right direction of the connecting portions 4, 4, dividing the connecting portions 4 into two regions, front and rear. As shown in Figures 1 and 5, the left connecting portion 4 is mountain-folded along line L2a at the upper edge of the garment support portion 2, mountain-folded along line L3a at the upper edge of the garment support portion 3, and further valley-folded along line L4a, thereby forming a generally V-shape inside the left side of the garment support portions 2, 3. Similarly, as shown in Figure 3, the right-side connecting portion 4 is also folded in a mountain fold along the crease L2b at the upper edge of the garment support portion 2, along the crease L3b at the upper edge of the garment support portion 3, and then folded in a valley fold along the fold guide line L4a, thereby forming an approximate V-shape inside the right side of the garment support portions 2 and 3.

[0022] The connecting parts 4,4 are provided with a restoring force (a force that causes them to return to a flat state) due to this folding. As a result, the garment support parts 2,3 are biased in a direction that widens the gap between them. When a force acting on the garment support parts 2,3 from the front and rear against this biasing force is applied to them from the front and rear, the garment support parts 2,3 move closer to each other. When the force from the front and rear is balanced with the restoring force of the connecting parts 4,4, the gap between the garment support parts 2,3 is maintained constant. In this way, the left and right sides of the garment support parts 2,3 have the elasticity to move closer and farther apart in the front and rear directions.

[0023] 1 and 3, the connecting portions 4, 4 have substantially circular boundary pieces 4c, 4c formed at the apex of the substantially isosceles triangle to separate the central band portion 6 from the connecting portions 4, 4. The boundary pieces 4c, 4c are the starting points for the mountain fold and valley fold shapes of the connecting portions 4, 4. The folding guide lines L4a, L4a are also formed on the boundary pieces 4c, 4c.

[0024] As shown in Fig. 5, the hook portion 5 is composed of four hook pieces 5a to 5d of approximately the same shape stacked in the front-to-rear direction. As shown in Fig. 6, the hook pieces 5a and 5b are connected to the lower edge of the center of the garment support portion 2 via a crease L21. The hook pieces 5c and 5d are connected to the lower edge of the center of the garment support portion 3 via a crease L31. The crease L21 and the crease L31 extend in the left-to-right direction and are parallel to each other.

[0025] The hook piece 5a has a base 51 and a tip 52. The base 51 is connected to the garment support part 2 via a crease L21. The base 51 is formed to correspond to the position of the insertion hole 7, and is folded along the crease L21 and positioned inside the garment support part 2 (see FIG. 4). The tip 52 is connected to the end of the base 51 via a crease L22. The crease L22 is parallel to the crease L21. The tip 52 is hook-shaped and is pulled out to the upper side of the garment support part 2 through the insertion hole 7 (see FIG. 5). An auxiliary crease L23 parallel to the crease L22 is formed on the tip 52.

[0026] Hook piece 5b is connected to the left edge of hook piece 5a via crease L24. Crease L24 is perpendicular to crease L22. Hook piece 5b is formed in a shape that is approximately symmetrical to hook piece 5a, with crease L24 as the reference line. This allows hook piece 5b to be folded over the inner surface of hook piece 5a by making a valley fold along crease L24. Hook piece 5b has a base 53 and a tip 54 that is continuous with base 53 via crease L22. By making a valley fold along crease L24, base 53 is folded over the inner surface of base 51 of hook piece 5a. Similarly, tip 54 is folded over the inner surface of tip 52 of hook piece 5a.

[0027] The hook piece 5c is located on the opposite side of the hook piece 5a across the insertion hole 7. The hook piece 5c has a base 55 and a tip 56. The base 55 is connected to the garment support part 3 via crease L31. The base 55 is folded along crease L31 and positioned inside the garment support part 3 (see FIG. 4). The tip 56 is connected to the end of the base 55 via crease L32. The crease L32 is parallel to the crease L31. The tip 56 is hook-shaped and is pulled out to the upper side of the garment support part 3 through the insertion hole 7 (see FIG. 5). The tip 56 has an auxiliary crease L33 formed thereon that is parallel to the crease L32.

[0028] Hook piece 5d is connected to the right edge of hook piece 5c via crease L34. Crease L34 is perpendicular to crease L32. Hook piece 5d is formed in a shape that is approximately symmetrical to hook piece 5c, with crease L34 as the reference line. This allows hook piece 5d to be folded over the inner surface of hook piece 5c by making a valley fold along crease L34. Hook piece 5d has a base 57 and a tip 58 that is connected to base 57 via crease L32. By making a valley fold along crease L34, base 57 is folded over the inner surface of base 55 of hook piece 5c. Similarly, tip 58 is folded over the inner surface of tip 56 of hook piece 5c. A locking piece 5f is provided on the hook-shaped portion of the tip 58. As shown in Fig. 5, the locking piece 5f is locked to the hook-shaped portion of the hook piece 5b located on the front side during assembly.

[0029] Next, the procedure for assembling the clothes hanger 1 will be described. First, from the blank sheet S1 in the state shown in Fig. 6, the hook piece 5b is valley-folded along the crease L24 and folded onto the inner surface of the hook piece 5a. Then, the folded hook pieces 5a and 5b are valley-folded together along the crease L21 to stand up. 7, the folded hook pieces 5a, 5b are folded in half along the line L22, and the tip ends 52, 54 are inserted into the insertion hole 7. In this case, by slightly bending the tip ends 52, 54 along the auxiliary line L23, the tip ends 52, 54 can be flexibly inserted into the insertion hole 7.

[0030] Thereafter, hook piece 5d is valley-folded along crease L34 and folded onto hook piece 5c. Thereafter, the folded hook pieces 5d and 5c are valley-folded along crease L31 to stand up, and further valley-folded along crease L32, and tip portions 56 and 57 are inserted into insertion hole 7. As a result, a total of four hook pieces 5a to 5d protrude from the upper sides of the garment support parts 2, 3 (see FIG. 5). Then, the locking piece 5f of the hook piece 5d is locked with the hook-shaped portion of the hook piece 5b located on the front side, locking the hook pieces 5a to 5d together.

[0031] Next, the upper edges of the garment support parts 2, 3 are mountain-folded along the folding guide lines L6, L6, so that the garment support parts 2, 3 face each other in the front-to-rear direction. Then, the left and right connecting parts 4, 4 are valley-folded along the folding guide lines L4a, L4a, respectively, so that the connecting parts 4, 4 are folded inside the garment support parts 2, 3 so that they form a V-shape in side view. In this way, the garment hanger 1 is assembled.

[0032] According to the present embodiment described above, the restoring force of the connecting parts 4, 4 folded along the folding guide lines L4a, L4a is utilized to provide the front and rear garment support parts 2, 3 with the flexibility to move them toward and away from each other in the front-to-rear direction. This allows the front and rear garment support parts 2, 3 to fit the inside of the garment optimally to the shape of the garment being hung, thereby preventing the garment from falling off or losing its shape. In this case, the connecting parts 4, 4 flexibly expand and contract to accommodate the weight and shape of the garment, allowing a wide range of garments, from thin to thick, to be hung appropriately.

[0033] Furthermore, since it can be assembled three-dimensionally when in use, it can also be stored in the blank sheet S1 state when not in use, making it suitable as equipment for use in emergencies.

[0034] Furthermore, the hook portion 5 protrudes upward through the inside of the front and rear garment support portions 2, 3, allowing the front and rear garment support portions 2, 3 to be supported in a balanced manner by the hook portion 5. This provides a clothes hanger 1 with excellent stability. Furthermore, of the hook pieces 5a to 5d, hook pieces 5a and 5b are connected to one of the garment support parts 2, and hook pieces 5c and 5d are connected to the other garment support part 3. This allows the load acting on the garment support parts 2 and 3 to be suitably distributed to the hook pieces 5a to 5d, ensuring high strength.

[0035] (Second embodiment) A clothes hanger according to a second embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. This embodiment differs from the first embodiment in that the hook portion 5A has a stronger configuration. In the following description, the same parts as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals.

[0036] As shown in Fig. 9, the clothes hanger 1A is formed by mountain-folding or valley-folding a blank sheet S2 cut out from a single sheet of cardboard at each crease. The blank sheet S2 shown in Fig. 9 is positioned so that the inner surface is visible. The fluting direction of the blank sheet S2 extends in the left-right direction. Each crease (fold line) on the blank sheet S2 is a linear groove (pressed crease) formed by pressing the surface of the blank sheet S2. Note that notches (half-cut lines, etc.) may be formed on the crease lines, which makes it easier to fold the blank sheet S2 at the crease lines.

[0037] 8, the hook portion 5A includes a hook piece 5e in addition to the hook pieces 5a to 5d similar to those in the first embodiment. The hook piece 5e is folded over so that the direction of the corrugations of the cardboard is perpendicular to the hook pieces 5a to 5d.

[0038] 9, the hook piece 5e is connected to the right edge of the hook piece 5a via a ruled line L25. The orientation of the hook piece 5e is rotated 90 degrees clockwise relative to the hook piece 5a.

[0039] In relation to the hook piece 5e, the hook piece 5a is formed with an inclined crease L27 and a cut line L26. The inclined crease L27 extends obliquely at approximately 45 degrees from the intersection P1 between the right edge 5e1 of the hook piece 5e and the crease L25 toward the plane of the hook piece 5a. The cut line L26 extends from the end of the inclined crease L27 toward the end of the crease L25, forming an arc with the intersection P1 as its center. The approximately triangular area defined by the crease L25, the inclined crease L27, and the cut line L26 functions as a fold margin when the hook piece 5e is folded over the inner surface of the hook piece 5a, as described below.

[0040] The crease L21, the crease L31, and the crease L24 are each made up of two lines spaced apart from each other, ensuring a bending margin for each part that takes into account the thickness of the cardboard that will be added with the hook pieces 5e. In addition, the interval between the bending guide lines L6, L6 is also wider than that in the first embodiment, and the central band-shaped portion 6A is formed wider in the front-rear direction.

[0041] Next, the procedure for folding the hook piece 5e will be described. First, as shown in Figure 10(a), the inclined crease L7 is folded in a valley direction to raise the hook piece 5e relative to the hook piece 5a. Then, as shown in Figures 10(a) and 10(b), the crease L25 is folded in a mountain direction and the hook piece 5e is rotated 90 degrees around the intersection point P1 so that it approaches the base 51 of the hook piece 5a. This causes the hook piece 5e to fold over the inner surface of the hook piece 5a, using the area defined by the crease L25, the inclined crease L27, and the cut line L26 (see Figure 10(a)) as a fold margin. By this folding, the direction of the steps of the hook piece 5e is perpendicular to the direction of the steps of the hook piece 5a.

[0042] Thereafter, hook piece 5b is valley-folded along crease line L24 and folded onto hook piece 5e, thereby completing a hook structure in which hook piece 5e, with its rows facing in a different direction, is folded between hook pieces 5a and 5b.

[0043] According to the present embodiment described above, in addition to the advantageous effects described in the first embodiment, the hook portion 5A is formed by folding and stacking the hook piece 5e, the direction of which is different from the other hook pieces 5a to 5d, thereby improving the strength of the hook portion 5A. In this embodiment, the hook piece 5e is connected to the hook piece 5a, but this is not limited to this, and additional hook pieces may be connected to the hook piece 5b or the hook pieces 5c and 5d. Also, multiple hook pieces 5e may be added.

[0044] Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments and can be modified as appropriate within the scope of the invention. For example, in each of the above-described embodiments, one folding guide line L4a is provided in each of the connecting portions 4, 4, but this is not limitative, and a plurality of guide lines L4a may be provided in each of the connecting portions 4, 4.

[0045] Furthermore, in each of the above embodiments, the connecting portions 4, 4 are shown folded into an approximately V-shape when viewed from the side, but this is not limited to this, and various shapes having restoring force or repulsive force can be adopted, such as an approximately W-shape when viewed from the side, a curved shape, an inverted trapezoidal shape when viewed from the side, etc. Furthermore, the planar shape of the connecting portions 4, 4 is shown as being a tapered, approximately isosceles triangle, but is not limited to this and various shapes can be adopted.

[0046] In the above embodiments, the hook pieces 5a to 5d constituting the hook portion 5 are separately provided on both the front and rear garment support portions 2, 3, but may be provided on either one of the garment support portions 2, 3.

[0047] Furthermore, although the clothes hanger 1 in each of the above-described embodiments is made of corrugated cardboard, the clothes hanger may also be made of various known paperboards.

[0048] The clothes hanger 1 of the present invention can also be used as a hanger for hanging items other than clothes. [Explanation of symbols]

[0049] 1 clothes hanger 2,3 Clothing support section L2a, L2b Ruled lines (top edge) L3a, L3b Ruled lines (upper edge) 4 Connecting part L4a Folding guide line 5 Hook part 5a~5e Hook pieces 7 Insertion hole S1 Blank Sheet L21, L31 Ruled lines (bottom edge)

Claims

1. The entire hanger is made by folding a blank sheet cut out from a single cardboard sheet. A hook portion, a pair of front and rear garment support parts supported by the hook part, the upper edges of the pair of front and rear garment support sections are integrally connected by a central band section extending in the left-right direction and a pair of left and right connecting sections continuing from the central band section; The connecting portion is formed with a folding guide line extending in the extension direction of the pair of front and rear garment support portions, the connecting portion is folded along the folding guide line and disposed between the pair of front and rear garment support portions, A clothes hanger according to claim 1, wherein a boundary piece is formed at the starting point of the folding guide line of the connecting portion, the boundary piece separating the central belt portion from the connecting portion.

2. The entire hanger is made by folding a blank sheet cut out from a single cardboard sheet. A hook portion, a pair of front and rear garment support parts supported by the hook part; a connecting portion connecting the pair of front and rear garment support portions, The connecting portion is formed with a folding guide line extending in the extension direction of the pair of front and rear garment support portions, the connecting portion is folded along the folding guide line and disposed between the pair of front and rear garment support portions, the hook portion is connected to a lower edge of at least one of the pair of front and rear garment support portions; an insertion hole through which the hook portion can be inserted is provided at an upper edge of the pair of front and rear garment support portions; The clothes hanger is characterized in that the hook portion is bent from the lower edge toward the inside of the pair of front and rear garment support portions and protrudes upward through the insertion hole.

3. The entire hanger is made by folding a blank sheet cut out from a single cardboard sheet. A hook portion, a pair of front and rear garment support parts supported by the hook part; a connecting portion connecting the pair of front and rear garment support portions, The connecting portion is formed with a folding guide line extending in the extension direction of the pair of front and rear garment support portions, the connecting portion is folded along the folding guide line and disposed between the pair of front and rear garment support portions, The hook portion is constructed by stacking a plurality of hook pieces, and at least one of the plurality of hook pieces is stacked on the other hook pieces so that the directions of the corrugations of the cardboard are perpendicular to each other.

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