Article clipping device and clothes drying device having article clipping device

Abstract

Conventional folding clothes drying devices with clips had a problem where items would get tangled when opened from the folded position because the gripping part protruded towards the hanging device. Also, when removing items from the hanging position, there was a problem that the items would fall unless the hand used to press the gripping part inward was not used to grasp the item. [Solution] In the article clamping tool 1 of the present invention, the first and second clamping pieces 2,3 are connected by a first support shaft portion 19, the first and third clamping pieces 2,4 are connected by a second pivot portion 20, the second and fourth clamping pieces 3,5 are connected by a third pivot portion 21, and the third and fourth clamping pieces 4,5 are connected by a fourth pivot portion 22. The clamping portions 6,7 of the first and second clamping pieces are formed on the opposite side of the first support shaft portion 19 from the second, third and fourth pivot portions 20,21,22 and are biased by a biasing means 18. The gripping portions 8,9 of the third and fourth clamping pieces are formed on the opposite side of the second and third pivot portions 20,21 from the fourth pivot portion 22 and are inclined toward the surface 23 where the clamping portions of the first and second clamping pieces meet.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to an article clamp and a drying device having the article clamp.

Background Art

[0002] Conventional article clamps include a pair of clamping pieces that face each other and can be moved closer or farther apart, clamping portions formed at one ends of the clamping pieces respectively, gripping portions formed at the other ends respectively, pivot portions formed at intermediate portions thereof respectively, and biasing means for biasing the clamping portions in a direction in which they come together. The clamping portions and the gripping portions are formed in opposite directions with respect to the pivot portions. When a plurality of conventional article clamps are used in a foldable drying device suspended from a base via hanging tools, when the drying device is opened from a folded state or taken out from a place where a plurality of them are stored, the gripping portions protrude toward the hanging tool side, so there is a problem that the article clamps get entangled with each other. Also, when removing an article such as laundry from the article clamp suspended from the drying device, when the gripping portions are pressed against each other, a force is applied in a direction of lifting toward the hanging tool side, which is opposite to the direction in which the article moves away from the clamping portion and falls. Therefore, there is a problem that it is not convenient to use because the article will fall unless it is grasped with a hand other than the hand pressing the gripping portions together.

[0003] In Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2 proposed to solve the above problems, since the clamping pieces overlap each other at the rotating portion, the clamping pieces are not on the same plane. In Patent Document 2, in addition, in order to face the clamping portions and the gripping portions toward each other, a part of the clamping piece is missing or widened to change the shape. When the gripping portion is pressed together in that state, torsional engagement occurs between the clamping pieces, and a load is applied to the rotating portion and the boundary portion where the shape has changed, which may cause damage and there is a problem with durability.

[0004] Parts of the clamping piece that have changed in thickness or shape are prone to deformation, and if the deformation is significant, they can break. To prevent deformation and breakage, it is possible to increase the thickness of the clamping piece, change to a stronger material, or reinforce it with a separate component, but all of these have the problem of increasing costs and requiring more assembly time and labor due to the addition of separate components. [Prior art documents] [Patent Documents]

[0005] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Publication No. 2007-325896 [Patent Document 2] Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 3-247395 [Overview of the Initiative] [Problems that the invention aims to solve]

[0006] This invention was made to solve the above-mentioned problems and aims to provide a durable and easy-to-use clip and clothes drying device. [Means for solving the problem]

[0007] To solve the above problems, the article clamping device of the present invention comprises a clamping portion of the first clamping piece and a clamping portion of the second clamping piece formed at one end of a first clamping piece and a second clamping piece that face each other and can move closer to and further away from each other, a second pivot portion of the first clamping piece and a third pivot portion of the second clamping piece formed at the other end, a first support shaft portion of the first clamping piece formed midway between the clamping portion of the first clamping piece and the second pivot portion of the first clamping piece, and a second clamping piece formed midway between the clamping portion of the second clamping piece and the third pivot portion of the second clamping piece. The first support shaft portion, the third and fourth clamping pieces facing each other so as to be able to move closer and further apart, the gripping portion of the third clamping piece and the gripping portion of the fourth clamping piece formed at one end, the fourth pivot portion of the third clamping piece and the fourth pivot portion of the fourth clamping piece formed at the other end, the second pivot portion of the third clamping piece formed midway between the gripping portion of the third clamping piece and the fourth pivot portion of the third clamping piece, the third pivot portion of the fourth clamping piece formed midway between the gripping portion of the fourth clamping piece and the fourth pivot portion of the fourth clamping piece, and the clamping portion of the first clamping piece An article clamp comprising a gripping portion and a biasing means for biasing the clamping portion of the second clamping piece in the direction in which they meet, wherein the first and third clamping pieces are formed on the left side and the second and fourth clamping pieces are formed on the right side of the center line of the surface of the article clamp where the clamping portions of the first and second clamping pieces meet, and the clamping portions of the first and second clamping pieces are formed on the opposite side from the fourth, second, and third pivoting portions with respect to the first pivoting portion. Furthermore, the gripping portion of the third clamping piece and the gripping portion of the fourth clamping piece are formed on the opposite side of the fourth rotating portion from the second and third rotating portions, and are formed on the side of the first clamping piece and the second clamping piece from the second and third rotating portions, and the planes approximately at the center in the width direction of the first clamping piece, the planes approximately at the center in the width direction of the second clamping piece, the planes approximately at the center in the width direction of the third clamping piece and the planes approximately at the center in the width direction of the fourth clamping piece are on the same plane. Furthermore, the first pivot portion has an arc-shaped groove formed for the second clamping piece into which the arc-shaped projection of the first clamping piece is rotatably inserted, and the second pivot portion has a first recess formed for the third clamping piece into which the first convex portion of the first clamping piece is rotatably inserted, and the second pivot portion has a first recess formed for the first clamping piece into which the first convex portion of the third clamping piece is rotatably inserted, and the opposing side surfaces of the second pivot portion of the first clamping piece and the second pivot portion of the third clamping piece have a second recess formed for the first clamping piece into which the second convex portion of the third clamping piece is rotatably inserted, and the third pivot portion has a first recess formed for the fourth clamping piece into which the first convex portion of the second clamping piece is rotatably inserted, and the fourth clamping piece A first recess is formed in the second clamping piece into which the first protrusion of the holding piece is rotatably inserted. On the opposing side surfaces of the third rotating portion of the second clamping piece and the third rotating portion of the fourth clamping piece, a second recess is formed in the second clamping piece into which the second protrusion of the fourth clamping piece is rotatably inserted, and a second recess is formed in the fourth clamping piece into which the second protrusion of the second clamping piece is rotatably inserted. On the fourth rotating portion, a first recess is formed in the fourth clamping piece into which the first protrusion of the third clamping piece is rotatably inserted, and a first recess is formed in the third clamping piece into which the first protrusion of the fourth clamping piece is rotatably inserted. On the opposing side surfaces of the fourth rotating portion of the third clamping piece and the fourth rotating portion of the fourth clamping piece, a second recess is formed in the third clamping piece into which the second protrusion of the fourth clamping piece is rotatably inserted, and a second recess is formed in the fourth clamping piece into which the second protrusion of the third clamping piece is rotatably inserted. It is characterized by the following: Furthermore, the biasing means of the article clamping device of the present invention is formed in an annular shape, and its edges engage with the engaging portions of the first clamping piece and the second clamping piece, respectively, and the intermediate portion of the biasing means is movably inserted into the slit portions of the first clamping piece and the second clamping piece, respectively, and the first pivot portion of the first clamping piece and the first pivot portion of the second clamping piece are housed inside the annular biasing means, and it is desirable that the central portion of the biasing means protrudes from the first pivot portion of the first clamping piece and the first pivot portion of the second clamping piece on the side opposite to the clamping portion of the first clamping piece and the clamping portion of the second clamping piece. Furthermore, the arc-shaped projection of the first clamping piece formed on the first pivot portion of the article clamping tool of the present invention is rotatably inserted into the arc-shaped groove of the second clamping piece, and the arc-shaped projection of the second clamping piece is rotatably inserted into the arc-shaped groove of the first clamping piece, and the first convex portion of the first clamping piece formed on the second rotating portion is inserted into the first recess of the third clamping piece, and the first convex portion of the third clamping piece is inserted into the first recess of the first clamping piece, and with the tool rotated to a non-overlapping position outside the rotation range for article attachment and detachment operation, the first clamping piece is inserted. The second protrusion of the gripping piece is rotatably inserted into the second recess of the third clamping piece, and the second protrusion of the third clamping piece is rotatably inserted into the second recess of the first clamping piece, the first protrusion of the first clamping piece is inserted into the first recess of the third clamping piece, and the first protrusion of the third clamping piece is inserted into the first recess of the first clamping piece, and the first protrusion of the second clamping piece formed on the third rotating part is inserted into the first recess of the fourth clamping piece, and the first protrusion of the fourth clamping piece is inserted into the first recess of the second clamping piece, for rotation of the article attachment / detachment operation. With the clamping pieces rotated to a non-overlapping position outside the range, the second protrusion of the second clamping piece is rotatably inserted into the second recess of the fourth clamping piece, the second protrusion of the fourth clamping piece is rotatably inserted into the second recess of the second clamping piece, the first protrusion of the second clamping piece is inserted into the first recess of the fourth clamping piece, the first protrusion of the fourth clamping piece is inserted into the first recess of the second clamping piece, and the first protrusion of the third clamping piece formed on the fourth rotating part is inserted into the first recess of the fourth clamping piece, the fourth clamping It is desirable that the first protrusion of the clamping piece is rotated into the first recess of the third clamping piece to a non-overlapping position outside the rotation range of the article attachment / detachment operation, the second protrusion of the third clamping piece is rotatably inserted into the second recess of the fourth clamping piece, the second protrusion of the fourth clamping piece is rotatably inserted into the second recess of the third clamping piece, the first protrusion of the third clamping piece is inserted into the first recess of the fourth clamping piece, and the first protrusion of the fourth clamping piece is inserted into the first recess of the third clamping piece. Furthermore, the clothes drying device having the article clamping device of the present invention comprises a clamping portion of the first clamping piece and a clamping portion of the second clamping piece formed at one end of a first clamping piece and a second clamping piece that face each other and can be moved closer to and further away from each other, a second pivot portion of the first clamping piece and a third pivot portion of the second clamping piece formed at the other end, a first support shaft portion of the first clamping piece formed midway between the clamping portion of the first clamping piece and the second pivot portion of the first clamping piece, and a second clamping piece formed midway between the clamping portion of the second clamping piece and the third pivot portion of the second clamping piece. The first support shaft portion, the third and fourth clamping pieces facing each other so as to be able to move closer and further apart, the gripping portion of the third clamping piece and the gripping portion of the fourth clamping piece formed at one end, the fourth rotating portion of the third clamping piece and the fourth rotating portion of the fourth clamping piece formed at the other end, the second rotating portion of the third clamping piece formed midway between the gripping portion of the third clamping piece and the fourth rotating portion of the third clamping piece, the third rotating portion of the fourth clamping piece formed midway between the gripping portion of the fourth clamping piece and the fourth rotating portion of the fourth clamping piece, and the clamping portion of the first clamping piece An article clamp comprising a gripping portion and a biasing means for biasing the clamping portion of the second clamping piece in the direction in which they meet, wherein the first and third clamping pieces are formed on the left side and the second and fourth clamping pieces are formed on the right side of the center line of the surface of the article clamp where the clamping portions of the first and second clamping pieces meet, and the clamping portions of the first and second clamping pieces are formed on the opposite side from the fourth, second, and third pivoting portions with respect to the first pivoting portion. Furthermore, the gripping portion of the third clamping piece and the gripping portion of the fourth clamping piece are formed on the opposite side of the fourth rotating portion from the second and third rotating portions, and are formed on the side of the first clamping piece and the second clamping piece from the second and third rotating portions, and the planes approximately at the center in the width direction of the first clamping piece, the planes approximately at the center in the width direction of the second clamping piece, the planes approximately at the center in the width direction of the third clamping piece and the planes approximately at the center in the width direction of the fourth clamping piece are on the same plane. Furthermore, the first pivot portion has an arc-shaped groove formed for the second clamping piece into which the arc-shaped projection of the first clamping piece is rotatably inserted, and the second pivot portion has a first recess formed for the third clamping piece into which the first convex portion of the first clamping piece is rotatably inserted, and the second pivot portion has a first recess formed for the first clamping piece into which the first convex portion of the third clamping piece is rotatably inserted, and the opposing side surfaces of the second pivot portion of the first clamping piece and the second pivot portion of the third clamping piece have a second recess formed for the first clamping piece into which the second convex portion of the third clamping piece is rotatably inserted, and the third pivot portion has a first recess formed for the fourth clamping piece into which the first convex portion of the second clamping piece is rotatably inserted, and the fourth clamping piece A first recess is formed in the second clamping piece into which the first protrusion of the holding piece is rotatably inserted. On the opposing side surfaces of the third rotating portion of the second clamping piece and the third rotating portion of the fourth clamping piece, a second recess is formed in the second clamping piece into which the second protrusion of the fourth clamping piece is rotatably inserted, and a second recess is formed in the fourth clamping piece into which the second protrusion of the second clamping piece is rotatably inserted. On the fourth rotating portion, a first recess is formed in the fourth clamping piece into which the first protrusion of the third clamping piece is rotatably inserted, and a first recess is formed in the third clamping piece into which the first protrusion of the fourth clamping piece is rotatably inserted. On the opposing side surfaces of the fourth rotating portion of the third clamping piece and the fourth rotating portion of the fourth clamping piece, a second recess is formed in the third clamping piece into which the second protrusion of the fourth clamping piece is rotatably inserted, and a second recess is formed in the fourth clamping piece into which the second protrusion of the third clamping piece is rotatably inserted. It is characterized by having multiple item-holding devices suspended from a base via suspension devices. [Effects of the Invention]

[0008] In the article clamping device of the present invention, since the clamping portion and the gripping portion are arranged in the same direction with respect to the second and third rotating portions, when the gripping portions are pressed together during the operation to attach or detach an article, the gripping portion moves toward the biased clamping portion, and at the same time, the biased clamping portion also moves toward the gripping portion while opening. As the distance between the hand pressing together and the article being held by the clamping portion becomes shorter, it is possible to grasp the article as it separates from the clamping portion while simultaneously pressing the gripping portion together with a one-handed gripping motion. This has the effect . Furthermore, by making the planes approximately at the center of the width direction of the first, second, third, and fourth clamping pieces lie on the same plane, the clamping parts can meet face to face and grip an object. Additionally, by shaping the connection between the clamping pieces of the first support shaft, second, third, and fourth rotating parts so that force is applied equally to both sides with respect to the plane approximately at the center in the width direction, twisting and deformation of the clamping pieces are suppressed when a compressive force is applied to the gripping part, resulting in improved durability and reduced breakage. Also, claims 1 As described above, the arc-shaped projections and arc-shaped grooves of the first and second clamping pieces of the first support shaft are rotatably inserted, preventing disengagement in a direction perpendicular to the direction of rotation, and the biasing force of the biasing means prevents disengagement in the direction of rotation, and the second convex and second concave formed on the first and third clamping pieces of the second rotating part, the second and fourth clamping pieces of the third rotating part, and the third and fourth clamping pieces of the fourth rotating part are rotatably inserted, preventing disengagement in the direction of rotation, and the first convex and first concave are rotatably inserted, which prevents disengagement in a direction perpendicular to the direction of rotation. Also, claims 2 As shown, the edges of the annularly formed biasing means are engaged with the engaging portions of the first clamping piece and the second clamping piece, and the middle portion of the biasing means is movably inserted into the slits of the first clamping piece and the second clamping piece, thereby preventing the biasing means from coming off during opening and closing operations. The central portion of the annularly formed biasing means is positioned on the opposite side of the clamping portion from the first support shaft and protrudes from the first support shaft, thus allowing it to be suspended from the hanging device of the clothes drying apparatus. Also, claims 3As shown above, by rotatably inserting the arc-shaped projection of one clamping piece of the first support shaft into the arc-shaped groove of the other clamping piece, detachment in a direction perpendicular to the rotation direction is prevented, and detachment in the rotation direction is prevented by the biasing force of the biasing means. By rotating the first convex portion of one clamping piece of the second, third, and fourth rotating parts into the first recess of the other clamping piece to a non-overlapping position outside the rotation range of the article attachment / detachment operation, detachment in the rotation direction is prevented. By inserting the first convex portion of one clamping piece into the first recess of the other clamping piece and overlapping them, during the article attachment / detachment operation, the first convex portion and the first recess rotate within the rotation range where they overlap, and do not rotate in a non-overlapping position, thus preventing detachment in a direction perpendicular to the rotation direction in which the clamping pieces detach. Also, claims 4 This design prevents the clips from getting tangled, resulting in a user-friendly clothes drying device. [Brief explanation of the drawing]

[0009] [Figure 1] A front view of the article clamping device of the first embodiment of the biasing means of the present invention, with the clamping portion closed. [Figure 2] A perspective view of the same item with the clamping part of the clamping device closed. [Figure 3] A front view of the same item clamping device with the clamping portion open. [Figure 4] A perspective view of the same item clamping device with the clamping portion open. [Figure 5] Disassembled front view of the same item, the scissors. [Figure 6] Disassembled perspective view 1 of the same item, the scissors. [Figure 7] Disassembled perspective view 2 of the same item, the scissors. [Figure 8] Six views of the first clamping piece shown above. (Figure 8-1) is a front view, (Figure 8-2) is a right side view, (Figure 8-3) is a rear view, (Figure 8-4) is a left side view, (Figure 8-5) is a top view, and (Figure 8-6) is a bottom view. [Figure 9]Six views of the second clamping piece described above. (Fig. 9-1) is the front view, (Fig. 9-2) is the right side view, (Fig. 9-3) is the rear view, (Fig. 9-4) is the left side view, (Fig. 9-5) is the plan view, and (Fig. 9-6) is the bottom view. [Figure 10] Six views of the third clamping piece described above. (Fig. 10-1) is the front view, (Fig. 10-2) is the right side view, (Fig. 10-3) is the rear view, (Fig. 10-4) is the left side view, (Fig. 10-5) is the plan view, and (Fig. 10-6) is the bottom view. [Figure 11] Six views of the fourth clamping piece described above. (Fig. 11-1) is the front view, (Fig. 11-2) is the right side view, (Fig. 11-3) is the rear view, (Fig. 11-4) is the left side view, (Fig. 11-5) is the plan view, and (Fig. 11-6) is the bottom view. [Figure 12] Front view of the article of the second embodiment of the biasing means with the clamping part of the pliers closed. [Figure 13] Perspective view of the article of the second embodiment of the biasing means with the clamping part of the pliers closed. [Figure 14] Front view of the article of the third embodiment of the biasing means with the clamping part of the pliers closed. [Figure 15] Perspective view of the article of the third embodiment of the biasing means with the clamping part of the pliers closed. [Figure 16] Front view before inserting the second convex part and the second concave part during the assembly of the first clamping piece and the third clamping piece, and the second clamping piece and the fourth clamping piece. [Figure 17] Bottom view before inserting the second convex part and the second concave part during the assembly of the first clamping piece and the third clamping piece, and the second clamping piece and the fourth clamping piece. [Figure 18] Front view before inserting the second convex part and the second concave part during the assembly of the third clamping piece and the fourth clamping piece. [Figure 19] Bottom view before inserting the second convex part and the second concave part during the assembly of the third clamping piece and the fourth clamping piece. [Figure 20] Assembly drawing when the hanging tool is inserted. [Figure 21] Perspective view of the article of the first embodiment of the biasing means with the pliers not intertwined. [Figure 22] Perspective view of the conventional article with the pliers intertwined.

Modes for Carrying Out the Invention

[0010] Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to Figures 1 to 21. The first clamping piece 2 and the second clamping piece 3 face each other and are able to move closer together and further apart. The first clamping piece has a clamping portion 6 and the second clamping portion 7 formed at one end, the second pivot portion 10 and the third pivot portion 11 formed at the other end, the first support shaft portion 12 formed midway between the first clamping portion 6 and the second pivot portion 10, the first support shaft portion 13 formed midway between the second clamping portion 7 and the third pivot portion 11, and the third clamping piece 4 and the fourth clamping piece 5 face each other and are able to move closer together and further apart. The article clamping tool 1 comprises a gripping portion 8 of the third clamping piece and a gripping portion 9 of the fourth clamping piece formed on the other end, a fourth pivoting portion 14 of the third clamping piece and a fourth pivoting portion 15 of the fourth clamping piece formed on the other end, a second pivoting portion 16 of the third clamping piece formed in the middle of the gripping portion 8 of the third clamping piece and the fourth pivoting portion 14 of the third clamping piece, a third pivoting portion 17 of the fourth clamping piece formed in the middle of the gripping portion 9 of the fourth clamping piece and the fourth pivoting portion 15 of the fourth clamping piece, and a biasing means 18 that biases the clamping portion 6 of the first clamping piece and the clamping portion 7 of the second clamping piece in the direction in which they meet.

[0011] With respect to the center line 24 of the article clamping device on the surface where the clamping portion 6 of the first clamping piece and the clamping portion 7 of the second clamping piece meet, the first clamping piece 2 and the third clamping piece 4 are formed on the left side, and the second clamping piece 3 and the fourth clamping piece 5 are formed on the right side. The clamping portion 6 of the first clamping piece and the clamping portion 7 of the second clamping piece are formed on the opposite side of the fourth pivot portion 22, second pivot portion 20 and third pivot portion 21 with respect to the first support shaft portion 19. The gripping portion 8 of the third clamping piece and the gripping portion 9 of the fourth clamping piece are formed on the opposite side of the fourth pivot portion 22 with respect to the second pivot portion 20 and third pivot portion 21, and are formed on the side of the clamping portion 6 of the first clamping piece and the clamping portion 7 of the second clamping piece from the second pivot portion 20 and third pivot portion 21.

[0012] The thicknesses of the first clamping piece 2, the second clamping piece 3, the third clamping piece 4, and the fourth clamping piece 5 are made to be the same, and the planes approximately at the center of the width direction of the first clamping piece 25, the planes approximately at the center of the width direction of the second clamping piece 26, the planes approximately at the center of the width direction of the third clamping piece 27, and the planes approximately at the center of the width direction of the fourth clamping piece 28 are on the same plane. The connecting shape of the first clamping piece 2 and the second clamping piece 3 of the first support shaft 19, the first clamping piece 2 and the third clamping piece 4 of the second pivoting part 20, the second clamping piece 3 and the fourth clamping piece 5 of the third pivoting part 21, and the third clamping piece 4 and the fourth clamping piece 5 of the fourth pivoting part 22 is made such that force is applied equally to both sides with respect to the planes approximately at the center of the width direction 25, 26, 27, and 28. When a compressive force is applied to the gripping part, twisting and deformation of the clamping pieces are suppressed, improving breakage and durability.

[0013] The first support shaft portion 19 has an arc-shaped groove 32 into which the arc-shaped projection 29 of the first clamping piece is rotatably inserted, and an arc-shaped groove 31 into which the arc-shaped projection 30 of the second clamping piece is rotatably inserted. The second pivot portion 20 has a first recess 36 into which the first convex portion 33 of the first clamping piece is rotatably inserted, and a first recess 36 into which the first convex portion 34 of the third clamping piece is rotatably inserted. A first recess 35 is formed in the clamping piece, and on the opposing side surfaces 37 of the second pivot portion of the first clamping piece and 38 of the second pivot portion of the third clamping piece, a second recess 42 of the third clamping piece and a second recess 41 of the first clamping piece are formed, into which the second protrusion 39 of the first clamping piece and the second protrusion 40 of the third clamping piece are rotatably inserted, and a first recess 46 of the fourth clamping piece is formed in the third pivot portion 21 into which the first protrusion 43 of the second clamping piece is rotatably inserted. The second clamping piece has a first recess 45 into which the first protrusion 44 of the fourth clamping piece is rotatably inserted, and the third pivot side surface 47 of the second clamping piece and the third pivot side surface 48 of the fourth clamping piece have a second recess 52 of the fourth clamping piece and a second recess 51 of the second clamping piece into which the second protrusion 49 of the second clamping piece and the second protrusion 50 of the fourth clamping piece are rotatably inserted, and the first protrusion 53 of the third clamping piece is rotatably inserted into the fourth pivot 22. A first recess 56 is formed in the fourth clamping piece into which the fourth clamping piece is inserted, and a first recess 55 is formed in the third clamping piece into which the first protrusion 54 of the fourth clamping piece is rotatably inserted. On the opposing sides 57 of the fourth pivot portion of the third clamping piece and 58 of the fourth pivot portion of the fourth clamping piece, a second recess 62 of the fourth clamping piece and a second recess 61 of the third clamping piece are formed, into which the second protrusion 59 of the third clamping piece and the second protrusion 60 of the fourth clamping piece are rotatably inserted.

[0014] The biasing means 18 is formed in an annular shape, and its edges engage with the engaging portion 63 of the first clamping piece and the engaging portion 64 of the second clamping piece, which are formed on the first clamping piece 2 and the second clamping piece 3, respectively. The intermediate portion of the biasing means 18 is movably inserted into the first slit portion 65 of the first clamping piece and the first slit portion 66 of the second clamping piece, which are formed on the first clamping piece 2 and the second clamping piece 3, respectively. The first support shaft portion 12 of the first clamping piece and the first support shaft portion 13 of the second clamping piece are annular biasing means The biasing means 18 is housed inside the step 18, and the central part of the biasing means 18 protrudes from the first pivot portion 12 of the first clamping piece and the first pivot portion 13 of the second clamping piece toward the opposite side from the clamping portion 6 of the first clamping piece and the clamping portion 7 of the second clamping piece. This means that the biasing means 18 may be connected to a clothes drying device on which a plurality of article clamping devices 1 are suspended via a hanging device 68 that passes through a space 67 in the width direction at the center of the fourth pivot portion 14 of the third clamping piece and the fourth pivot portion 15 of the fourth clamping piece.

[0015] With the first protrusion 33 of the first clamping piece formed on the second rotating part rotated into the first recess 36 of the third clamping piece, and the first protrusion 34 of the third clamping piece rotated into the first recess 35 of the first clamping piece, to a non-overlapping position outside the rotation range of the article attachment / detachment operation, the second protrusion 39 of the first clamping piece rotated into the second recess 42 of the third clamping piece, and the second protrusion 40 of the third clamping piece rotated into the second recess 41 of the first clamping piece, and the first protrusion 33 of the first clamping piece rotated into the first recess 36 of the third clamping piece, and the first protrusion 34 of the third clamping piece rotated into the first recess 35 of the first clamping piece, forming the third rotating part With the first protrusion 43 of the second clamping piece rotated into the first recess 46 of the fourth clamping piece, and the first protrusion 44 of the fourth clamping piece rotated into the first recess 45 of the second clamping piece, the second protrusion 49 of the second clamping piece rotated into the second recess 52 of the fourth clamping piece, and the second protrusion 50 of the fourth clamping piece rotated into the second recess 51 of the second clamping piece, the first protrusion 43 of the second clamping piece rotated into the first recess 46 of the fourth clamping piece, and the first protrusion 44 of the fourth clamping piece rotated into the first recess 45 of the second clamping piece, and the third clamping piece formed on the fourth rotating part With the first protrusion 53 rotated into the first recess 56 of the fourth clamping piece and the first protrusion 54 of the fourth clamping piece into the first recess 55 of the third clamping piece, to a non-overlapping position outside the rotation range for article attachment / detachment operation, the second protrusion 59 of the third clamping piece is rotatably inserted into the second recess 62 of the fourth clamping piece and the second protrusion 60 of the fourth clamping piece is rotatably inserted into the second recess 61 of the third clamping piece, and the first protrusion 53 of the third clamping piece is inserted into the first recess 56 of the fourth clamping piece and the first protrusion 54 of the fourth clamping piece is inserted into the first recess 55 of the third clamping piece, so that the first protrusion and the first recess do not overlap during article attachment / detachment operation. Since it rotates within a corresponding range of rotation and does not rotate in a position where the first protrusion and first recess do not overlap and the second protrusion and second recess come apart, it prevents detachment in a direction perpendicular to the rotation direction and in the rotation direction. The arc-shaped projection 29 of the first clamping piece formed on the first support shaft is rotatably inserted into the arc-shaped groove 32 of the second clamping piece, and the arc-shaped projection 30 of the second clamping piece is rotatably inserted into the arc-shaped groove 31 of the first clamping piece. This prevents detachment in a direction perpendicular to the rotation direction during article attachment and detachment operations, and detachment in the rotation direction is prevented by the biasing force of the biasing means 18.

[0016] The gripping portion 8 of the third clamping piece and the gripping portion 9 of the fourth clamping piece are inclined toward the surface 23 where the gripping portion 6 of the first clamping piece and the gripping portion 7 of the second clamping piece meet. This eliminates any protruding shapes toward the suspension device 68, preventing the article clamping devices 1 from becoming entangled with each other.

[0017] The plane 25 approximately at the width of the first clamping piece, the plane 26 approximately at the width of the second clamping piece, the plane 27 approximately at the width of the third clamping piece, and the plane 28 approximately at the width of the fourth clamping piece are on the same plane and are parallel to the rotational directions of the first pivot portion 12 of the first clamping piece, the first pivot portion 13 of the second clamping piece, the second rotating portion 10 of the first clamping piece, the second rotating portion 16 of the third clamping piece, the third rotating portion 11 of the second clamping piece, the third rotating portion 17 of the fourth clamping piece, the fourth rotating portion 14 of the third clamping piece, and the fourth rotating portion 15 of the fourth clamping piece. The front side surface 69 and rear side surface 70 of the first clamping piece, the front side surface 71 and rear side surface 72 of the second clamping piece, the front side surface 73 and rear side surface 74 of the third clamping piece, and the front side surface 75 and rear side surface 76 of the fourth clamping piece may not be parallel to each other or may be curved.

[0018] The arc-shaped projection 29 and arc-shaped groove 31 of the first clamping piece formed on the first support shaft, and the arc-shaped projection 30 and arc-shaped groove 32 of the second clamping piece are preferably arc-shaped, the shape of the first convex portion 33 and first concave portion 35 of the first clamping piece formed on the second pivot portion, and the shape of the first convex portion 34 and first concave portion 36 of the third clamping piece are preferably arc-shaped, the second convex portion 39 of the first clamping piece and the second convex portion 40 of the third clamping piece are cylindrical, and the second concave portion 41 of the first clamping piece and the second concave portion 42 of the third clamping piece are cylindrical. While this is preferable, the shape of the second protrusion 39 of the first clamping piece and the second protrusion 40 of the third clamping piece can be any shape that allows them to rotate while in contact with the inner surface of the cylindrical cutout of the second recess 41 of the first clamping piece and the second recess 42 of the third clamping piece; triangular or square shapes are also possible. The shape of the first protrusion 43 and first recess 45 of the second clamping piece and the first protrusion 44 and first recess 46 of the fourth clamping piece formed in the third rotating part is preferably arc-shaped, and the second protrusion 49 of the second clamping piece and the second protrusion 50 of the fourth clamping piece are cylindrical. The shape is such that the second recess 51 of the second clamping piece and the second recess 52 of the fourth clamping piece are preferably cylindrical, but the shape of the second protrusion 49 of the second clamping piece and the second protrusion 50 of the fourth clamping piece can be any shape that allows them to rotate while in contact with the inner surface of the cylindrically hollowed-out shape of the second recess 51 of the second clamping piece and the second recess 52 of the fourth clamping piece, and triangular or square shapes are also possible. The first protrusion 53 and first recess 55 of the third clamping piece and the first protrusion 54 and first recess of the fourth clamping piece formed in the fourth rotating part The shape of 56 is preferably arc-shaped, the second protrusion 59 of the third clamping piece and the second protrusion 60 of the fourth clamping piece are preferably cylindrical, and the second recess 61 of the third clamping piece and the second recess 62 of the fourth clamping piece are preferably hollowed out from a cylinder. However, the shape of the second protrusion 59 of the third clamping piece and the second protrusion 60 of the fourth clamping piece can be any shape that allows them to rotate while in contact with the inner surface of the hollowed-out cylindrical shape of the second recess 61 of the third clamping piece and the second recess 62 of the fourth clamping piece, and triangular or quadrilateral shapes are also possible.

[0019] When no compressive force is applied to the gripping portion 8 of the third clamping piece and the gripping portion 9 of the fourth clamping piece, the first clamping piece 2 and the second clamping piece 3 are biased by the biasing means 18 and are stable, but the third clamping piece 4 and the fourth clamping piece 5, the first clamping piece 2 and the third clamping piece 4, the second clamping piece 3 and the fourth clamping piece 5 are not stable because there is no biasing means 18. In this state, the second convex portion 59 and the second concave portion 61 of the third clamping piece formed on the fourth rotating portion are inserted into the second concave portion 62 and the second convex portion 60 of the fourth clamping piece, the second convex portion 39 and the second concave portion 41 of the first clamping piece formed on the second rotating portion are inserted into the second concave portion 42 and the second convex portion 40 of the third clamping piece, and the second convex portion 49 and the second concave portion 51 of the second clamping piece formed on the third rotating portion are inserted into the second concave portion 52 and the second convex portion 50 of the fourth clamping piece, thereby preventing them from coming off in the rotational direction. The first protrusion 53 and first recess 55 of the third clamping piece formed on the fourth rotating part are inserted into the first recess 56 and first protrusion 54 of the fourth clamping piece, the first protrusion 33 and first recess 35 of the first clamping piece formed on the second rotating part are inserted into the first recess 36 and first protrusion 34 of the third clamping piece, and the first protrusion 43 and first recess 45 of the second clamping piece formed on the third rotating part are inserted into the first recess 46 and first protrusion 44 of the fourth clamping piece, thereby preventing disengagement in a direction perpendicular to the rotation direction.

[0020] When a compressing force is applied to the gripping portion 8 of the third clamping piece and the gripping portion 9 of the fourth clamping piece, a force acts on the fourth rotating part 22 causing the third clamping piece 4 and the fourth clamping piece 5 to move away from each other, a force acts on the second rotating part 20 causing the first clamping piece 2 and the third clamping piece 4 to push against each other, and a force acts on the third rotating part 21 causing the second clamping piece 3 and the fourth clamping piece 5 to push against each other. The force of separation of the fourth rotating part 22 is countered by the insertion of the second protrusion 59 and second recess 61 of the third clamping piece with the second recess 62 and second protrusion 60 of the fourth clamping piece; the pushing force of the second rotating part 20 is countered by the insertion of the first protrusion 33 and first recess 35, second protrusion 39 and second recess 41 of the first clamping piece with the first recess 36 and first protrusion 34, second recess 42 and second protrusion 40 of the third clamping piece; and the pushing force of the third rotating part 21 is countered by the insertion of the first protrusion 43 and first recess 45, second protrusion 49 and second recess 51 of the second clamping piece with the first recess 46 and first protrusion 44, second recess 52 and second protrusion 50 of the fourth clamping piece. A force is applied to the first support shaft portion 19, causing the first clamping piece 2 and the second clamping piece 3 to push against each other. This pushing force on the first support shaft portion 19 is counteracted by the insertion of the arc-shaped projection 29 and arc-shaped groove 31 of the first clamping piece and the arc-shaped groove 32 and arc-shaped projection 30 of the second clamping piece. The second convex portions 39, 40, 49, 50, 59, 60 and the second concave portions 41, 42, 51, 52, 61, 62, the first convex portions 33, 34, 43, 44, 53, 54 and the first concave portions 35, 36, 45, 46, 55, 56 and the arc-shaped projections 29, 30 and arc-shaped grooves 31, 32 are shaped so that the force is applied equally to the left and right sides of the planes 25, 26, 27, 28 which are approximately in the center in the width direction. This suppresses twisting and deformation between the clamping pieces, improving breakage and durability.

[0021] When the gripping portion 8 of the third clamping piece and the gripping portion 9 of the fourth clamping piece are compressed to their maximum extent, the force exerted by the second rotating portion 16 of the third clamping piece toward the second rotating portion 10 of the first clamping piece and the force exerted by the third rotating portion 17 of the fourth clamping piece toward the third rotating portion 11 of the second clamping piece are at their maximum, and the extension portion 77 extending from the second rotating portion of the first clamping piece toward the center of the first clamping piece and the extension portion 77 extending from the second rotating portion of the third clamping piece toward the center of the third clamping piece Because there is a possibility of deforming the extended portion 78, the extended portion 79 extending from the third rotational portion of the second clamping piece toward the center of the second clamping piece, and the extended portion 80 extending from the third rotational portion of the fourth clamping piece toward the center of the fourth clamping piece, it is desirable that the extended portion 77 of the first clamping piece, the extended portion 78 of the third clamping piece, the extended portion 79 of the second clamping piece, and the extended portion 80 of the fourth clamping piece be straight and less prone to deformation.

[0022] The clamping pieces 2, 3, 4, and 5 are preferably manufactured by molding them from a material such as synthetic resin. Examples of synthetic resins include polyethylene, polypropylene, polyvinyl chloride, polycarbonate, and polystyrene, but stainless steel, aluminum, wood, etc. may also be used. The material of the biasing means 18 is preferably steel wire, stainless steel, etc.

[0023] The assembly method for the item clamping device 1 will be explained. With the first protrusion 33 of the first clamping piece formed on the second rotating part in the first recess 36 of the third clamping piece, and the first protrusion 34 of the third clamping piece in the first recess 35 of the first clamping piece, rotated to a non-overlapping position outside the rotation range of the article attachment / detachment operation, the surface 25 of the first clamping piece and the surface 27 of the third clamping piece in the width direction are moved to a position where the second protrusion 39 of the first clamping piece and the second recess 42 of the third clamping piece, the second protrusion 40 of the third clamping piece and the second recess 41 of the first clamping piece do not overlap, and then the first protrusion 33 of the first clamping piece is inserted into the first recess 36 of the third clamping piece, and the third clamping piece Insert the first protrusion 34 of the clamping piece into the first recess 35 of the first clamping piece, and rotate the first protrusion 43 of the second clamping piece formed on the third rotating part into the first recess 46 of the fourth clamping piece, and the first protrusion 44 of the fourth clamping piece into the first recess 45 of the second clamping piece, to a non-overlapping position outside the rotation range of the article attachment / detachment operation, and then insert the second clamping piece so that it can rotate, with the plane 26 approximately at the width of the second clamping piece and the plane 28 approximately at the width of the fourth clamping piece moved to a position where the second protrusion 49 of the second clamping piece and the second recess 52 of the fourth clamping piece, the second protrusion 50 of the fourth clamping piece and the second recess 51 of the second clamping piece do not overlap, and then insert the second clamping piece Insert the first protrusion 43 into the first recess 46 of the fourth clamping piece, and the first protrusion 44 of the fourth clamping piece into the first recess 45 of the second clamping piece. Rotate the fourth rotating part so that the first protrusion 53 of the third clamping piece, formed on the fourth rotating part, is inserted into the first recess 56 of the fourth clamping piece, and the first protrusion 54 of the fourth clamping piece is inserted into the first recess 55 of the third clamping piece, until they are outside the rotation range of the article attachment / detachment operation and do not overlap. Then, the plane 27 approximately at the center in the width direction of the third clamping piece and the plane 2 approximately at the center in the width direction of the fourth clamping piece are positioned so that the second protrusion 59 of the third clamping piece and the second recess 62 of the fourth clamping piece, the second protrusion 60 of the fourth clamping piece and the second recess 61 of the third clamping piece do not overlap. The clamping mechanism 1 is rotatably inserted from the moved position, the first protrusion 53 of the third clamping piece is inserted into the first recess 56 of the fourth clamping piece, and the first protrusion 54 of the fourth clamping piece is inserted into the first recess 55 of the third clamping piece. The arc-shaped projection 29 of the first clamping piece formed on the first support shaft is rotatably inserted into the arc-shaped groove 32 of the second clamping piece, and the arc-shaped projection 30 of the second clamping piece is inserted into the arc-shaped groove 31 of the first clamping piece. The edge of the biasing means 18 is engaged with the engaging portion 63 of the first clamping piece and the engaging portion 64 of the second clamping piece, thereby biasing the clamping portion 6 of the first clamping piece and the clamping portion 7 of the second clamping piece, and the article clamping tool 1 is in a stable state when no opening or closing operation is performed.

[0024] Depending on the diameter of the annularly formed biasing means 18, the position of the slit portion formed in the clamping piece is such that, in the first embodiment of the biasing means, the first slit portion 65 of the first clamping piece is formed between the extension portion 77 formed from the second pivot portion of the first clamping piece toward the central portion of the first clamping piece and the clamping portion 6 of the first clamping piece, and the first slit portion 66 of the second clamping piece is formed between the extension portion 79 formed from the third pivot portion of the second clamping piece toward the central portion of the second clamping piece and the clamping portion 7 of the second clamping piece. In the second embodiment of the biasing means, the second slit portion 81 of the first clamping piece is formed in the extension portion 77 formed from the second pivot portion of the first clamping piece toward the central portion of the first clamping piece, and the second slit portion 82 of the second clamping piece is formed in the extension portion 79 formed from the third pivot portion of the second clamping piece toward the central portion of the second clamping piece. In the third embodiment of the biasing means, the slit portion 83 of the third clamping piece is formed in the third clamping piece 4 and the slit portion 84 of the fourth clamping piece is formed in the fourth clamping piece 5. [Explanation of Symbols]

[0025] 1. Item scissors 2...1st clamping piece 3...Second clamping piece 4...Third clamping piece 5...4th clamping piece 6. Clamping portion of the first clamping piece 7. Clamping portion of the second clamping piece 8. Gripping portion of the third clamping piece 9. Gripping portion of the fourth clamping piece 10...Second rotational movement of the first clamping piece 11. Third rotational movement of the second clamping piece 12. First support shaft portion of the first clamping piece 13. First support shaft portion of the second clamping piece 14. The fourth rotational movement of the third clamping piece. 15. The fourth rotating part of the fourth clamping piece. 16. Second rotational movement of the third clamping piece 17. Third rotational movement of the fourth clamping piece. 18. Biasing means 19...1st support shaft part 20...2nd Movement 21..3rd Movement 22...4th Movement 23. The surface where the clamping portion of the first clamping piece and the clamping portion of the second clamping piece meet. 24. The centerline of the article clamping tool on the surface where the clamping portion of the first clamping piece and the clamping portion of the second clamping piece meet. 25...The plane approximately at the center in the width direction of the first clamping piece 26...The plane approximately at the center in the width direction of the second clamping piece 27...The plane approximately at the center in the width direction of the third clamping piece 28...The plane approximately at the center in the width direction of the fourth clamping piece 29. Arc-shaped projection of the first clamping piece of the first support shaft. 30. Arc-shaped projection of the second clamping piece of the first support shaft. 31. Arc-shaped groove of the first clamping piece of the first support shaft. 32. Arc-shaped groove of the second clamping piece of the first support shaft. 33...First protrusion of the first clamping piece of the second rotating part 34...First protrusion of the third clamping piece of the second rotating part 35...First recess of the first clamping piece of the second rotating part 36...First recess of the third clamping piece of the second rotating part 37...Side view of the second rotating part of the first clamping piece 38...Side view of the second rotational part of the third clamping piece 39...Second protrusion of the first clamping piece of the second rotating part 40...Second protrusion of the third clamping piece of the second rotating part 41...Second recess of the first clamping piece of the second rotating part 42...Second recess of the third clamping piece of the second rotating part 43...First protrusion of the second clamping piece of the third rotating part 44...First protrusion of the fourth clamping piece of the third rotating part 45...First recess of the second clamping piece of the third rotating part 46...The first recess of the fourth clamping piece of the third rotating part 47...Side view of the third rotational part of the second clamping piece 48...Side view of the third rotational movement of the fourth clamping piece 49...Second protrusion of the second clamping piece of the third rotating part 50...The second protrusion of the fourth clamping piece of the third rotating part 51...Second recess of the second clamping piece of the third rotating part 52...The second recess of the fourth clamping piece of the third rotating part 53...First protrusion of the third clamping piece of the fourth rotating part 54...First protrusion of the fourth clamping piece of the fourth rotating part 55...First recess of the third clamping piece of the fourth rotating part 56...First recess of the fourth clamping piece of the fourth rotating part 57...Side view of the fourth rotational part of the third clamping piece 58...Side view of the fourth rotating part of the fourth clamping piece 59...Second protrusion of the third clamping piece of the fourth rotating part 60...Second protrusion of the fourth clamping piece of the fourth rotating part 61...The second recess of the third clamping piece of the fourth rotating part 62...The second recess of the fourth clamping piece of the fourth rotating part

Claims

1. A first clamping piece and a second clamping piece facing each other and capable of moving closer together and further apart, each having a clamping portion formed at one end of the first clamping piece and a clamping portion formed at the other end of the first clamping piece and a third pivot portion formed at the other end of the second clamping piece, a first support shaft portion formed midway between the clamping portion and the second pivot portion of the first clamping piece, a first support shaft portion formed midway between the clamping portion and the third pivot portion of the second clamping piece, a third clamping piece and a gripping portion formed at one end of the third clamping piece and a gripping portion formed at the other end of the fourth clamping piece An article clamp comprising: a fourth pivot portion of a gripping piece and a fourth pivot portion of a fourth clamping piece; a second pivot portion of a third clamping piece formed midway between the gripping portion of the third clamping piece and the fourth pivot portion of the third clamping piece; a third pivot portion of a fourth clamping piece formed midway between the gripping portion of the fourth clamping piece and the fourth pivot portion of the fourth clamping piece; and a biasing means that biases the clamping portion of the first clamping piece and the clamping portion of the second clamping piece in the direction in which they meet, wherein, with respect to the center line of the surface of the article clamp where the clamping portions of the first clamping piece and the second clamping piece meet, the first clamping piece and the third clamping piece are on the left side and the second clamping piece is on the right side The clamping piece and the fourth clamping piece are formed, and the clamping portion of the first clamping piece and the clamping portion of the second clamping piece are formed on the side opposite to the fourth, second, and third rotating portions with respect to the first support shaft portion, and the gripping portion of the third clamping piece and the gripping portion of the fourth clamping piece are formed on the side opposite to the fourth rotating portion with respect to the second and third rotating portions, and are formed on the side of the clamping portion of the first clamping piece and the clamping portion of the second clamping piece from the second and third rotating portions, and the plane approximately at the center in the width direction of the first clamping piece, the plane approximately at the center in the width direction of the second clamping piece, and the plane approximately at the center in the width direction of the third clamping piece The surface and the surface approximately at the center in the width direction of the fourth clamping piece are on the same plane, the first support shaft portion has an arc-shaped groove of the second clamping piece into which the arc-shaped projection of the first clamping piece is rotatably inserted, and the second pivot portion has a first recess of the third clamping piece into which the first convex portion of the first clamping piece is rotatably inserted, and the second pivot portion has a first recess of the first clamping piece into which the first convex portion of the third clamping piece is rotatably inserted, and the opposing side surfaces of the second pivot portion of the first clamping piece and the side surfaces of the second pivot portion of the third clamping piece are,A second recess is formed in the first clamping piece into which the second protrusion of the third clamping piece is rotatably inserted, and a second recess is formed in the third clamping piece into which the second protrusion of the first clamping piece is rotatably inserted. The third rotating portion has a first recess formed in the fourth clamping piece into which the first protrusion of the second clamping piece is rotatably inserted, and a first recess is formed in the second clamping piece into which the first protrusion of the fourth clamping piece is rotatably inserted. On the opposing sides of the third rotating portion of the second clamping piece and the third rotating portion of the fourth clamping piece, a second recess is formed in the second clamping piece into which the second protrusion of the fourth clamping piece is rotatably inserted, and the second clamping piece An article clamping device characterized by having two recesses formed in the fourth clamping piece into which the second protrusion is rotatably inserted, a first recess of the fourth clamping piece into which the first protrusion of the third clamping piece is rotatably inserted, and a first recess of the third clamping piece into which the first protrusion of the fourth clamping piece is rotatably inserted, and on the opposing side surfaces of the fourth clamping piece and the fourth clamping piece, a second recess of the third clamping piece into which the second protrusion of the fourth clamping piece is rotatably inserted, and a second recess of the fourth clamping piece into which the second protrusion of the third clamping piece is rotatably inserted.

2. The article clamping device according to claim 1, wherein the biasing means is formed in an annular shape, its edges engage with the engaging portion of the first clamping piece and the engaging portion of the second clamping piece formed on the first and second clamping pieces respectively, the intermediate portion of the biasing means is movably inserted into the slit portion of the first clamping piece and the slit portion of the second clamping piece formed on the first and second clamping pieces respectively, the first pivot portion of the first clamping piece and the first pivot portion of the second clamping piece are housed inside the annular biasing means, and the central portion of the biasing means protrudes from the first pivot portion of the first clamping piece and the first pivot portion of the second clamping piece on the side opposite to the clamping portion of the first clamping piece and the clamping portion of the second clamping piece.

3. The arc-shaped projection of the first clamping piece formed on the first support shaft is rotatably inserted into the arc-shaped groove of the second clamping piece, and the arc-shaped projection of the second clamping piece is rotatably inserted into the arc-shaped groove of the first clamping piece, and the first convex part of the first clamping piece formed on the second rotating part is inserted into the first recess of the third clamping piece, and the first convex part of the third clamping piece is inserted into the first recess of the first clamping piece, and while rotated to a non-overlapping position outside the rotation range of the article attachment / detachment operation, the second convex part of the first clamping piece is inserted into the third clamping piece The second protrusion of the third clamping piece is rotatably inserted into the second recess of the first clamping piece, the first protrusion of the first clamping piece is inserted into the first recess of the third clamping piece, the first protrusion of the third clamping piece is inserted into the first recess of the first clamping piece, the first protrusion of the second clamping piece formed on the third rotating part is inserted into the first recess of the fourth clamping piece, and the first protrusion of the fourth clamping piece is inserted into the first recess of the second clamping piece, to non-overlapping positions outside the rotation range of the article attachment / detachment operation. With the clamping piece rotated, the second protrusion of the second clamping piece is rotatably inserted into the second recess of the fourth clamping piece, the second protrusion of the fourth clamping piece is rotatably inserted into the second recess of the second clamping piece, the first protrusion of the second clamping piece is inserted into the first recess of the fourth clamping piece, the first protrusion of the fourth clamping piece is inserted into the first recess of the second clamping piece, the first protrusion of the third clamping piece formed on the fourth rotating part is inserted into the first recess of the fourth clamping piece, and the first protrusion of the fourth clamping piece is inserted into the first recess of the third clamping piece The article clamping device according to claim 1, characterized in that, with the third clamping piece rotated to a non-overlapping position outside the rotation range for article attachment / detachment operations, the second protrusion of the third clamping piece is rotatably inserted into the second recess of the fourth clamping piece, the second protrusion of the fourth clamping piece is rotatably inserted into the second recess of the third clamping piece, the first protrusion of the third clamping piece is inserted into the first recess of the fourth clamping piece, and the first protrusion of the fourth clamping piece is inserted into the first recess of the third clamping piece.

4. A first clamping piece and a second clamping piece facing each other and capable of moving closer together and further apart, each having a clamping portion formed at one end of the first clamping piece and a clamping portion formed at the other end of the first clamping piece and a third pivot portion formed at the other end of the second clamping piece, a first support shaft portion formed midway between the clamping portion and the second pivot portion of the first clamping piece, a first support shaft portion formed midway between the clamping portion and the third pivot portion of the second clamping piece, a third clamping piece and a gripping portion formed at one end of the third clamping piece and a gripping portion formed at the other end of the fourth clamping piece An article clamp comprising: a fourth pivot portion of a gripping piece and a fourth pivot portion of a fourth clamping piece; a second pivot portion of a third clamping piece formed midway between the gripping portion of the third clamping piece and the fourth pivot portion of the third clamping piece; a third pivot portion of a fourth clamping piece formed midway between the gripping portion of the fourth clamping piece and the fourth pivot portion of the fourth clamping piece; and a biasing means that biases the clamping portion of the first clamping piece and the clamping portion of the second clamping piece in the direction in which they meet, wherein, with respect to the center line of the surface of the article clamp where the clamping portions of the first clamping piece and the second clamping piece meet, the first clamping piece and the third clamping piece are on the left side and the second clamping piece is on the right side The clamping piece and the fourth clamping piece are formed, and the clamping portion of the first clamping piece and the clamping portion of the second clamping piece are formed on the side opposite to the fourth, second, and third rotating portions with respect to the first support shaft portion, and the gripping portion of the third clamping piece and the gripping portion of the fourth clamping piece are formed on the side opposite to the fourth rotating portion with respect to the second and third rotating portions, and are formed on the side of the clamping portion of the first clamping piece and the clamping portion of the second clamping piece from the second and third rotating portions, and the plane approximately at the center in the width direction of the first clamping piece, the plane approximately at the center in the width direction of the second clamping piece, and the plane approximately at the center in the width direction of the third clamping piece The surface and the surface approximately at the center in the width direction of the fourth clamping piece are on the same plane, the first support shaft portion has an arc-shaped groove of the second clamping piece into which the arc-shaped projection of the first clamping piece is rotatably inserted, and the second pivot portion has a first recess of the third clamping piece into which the first convex portion of the first clamping piece is rotatably inserted, and the second pivot portion has a first recess of the first clamping piece into which the first convex portion of the third clamping piece is rotatably inserted, and the opposing side surfaces of the second pivot portion of the first clamping piece and the side surfaces of the second pivot portion of the third clamping piece are,A second recess is formed in the first clamping piece into which the second protrusion of the third clamping piece is rotatably inserted, and a second recess is formed in the third clamping piece into which the second protrusion of the first clamping piece is rotatably inserted. The third rotating part has a first recess of the fourth clamping piece into which the first protrusion of the second clamping piece is rotatably inserted, and a first recess is formed in the second clamping piece into which the first protrusion of the fourth clamping piece is rotatably inserted. On the opposing side surfaces of the third rotating part of the second clamping piece and the third rotating part of the fourth clamping piece, a second recess is formed in the second clamping piece into which the second protrusion of the fourth clamping piece is rotatably inserted, and the second protrusion of the second clamping piece is rotatably inserted into the fourth clamping piece A clothes drying device having an article clip, characterized in that a plurality of article clips are suspended from a base via a suspension device, each having a second recess formed on one of the clips, a first recess formed on the fourth pivot portion into which the first protrusion of the third clipping piece is rotatably inserted, a first recess formed on the third clipping piece into which the first protrusion of the fourth clipping piece is rotatably inserted, and on the opposing sides of the fourth pivot portion of the third clipping piece and the fourth pivot portion of the fourth clipping piece, a second recess formed on the third clipping piece into which the second protrusion of the fourth clipping piece is rotatably inserted, and a second recess formed on the fourth clipping piece into which the second protrusion of the third clipping piece is rotatably inserted.

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