EP0075761B1 - Clothes peg for fastening laundry onto clothes lines - Google Patents

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EP0075761B1
EP0075761B1 EP82108313A EP82108313A EP0075761B1 EP 0075761 B1 EP0075761 B1 EP 0075761B1 EP 82108313 A EP82108313 A EP 82108313A EP 82108313 A EP82108313 A EP 82108313A EP 0075761 B1 EP0075761 B1 EP 0075761B1
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    • D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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  • the invention relates to a clothes peg, in particular for hanging laundry on clotheslines, with two clamp legs which are articulated to one another and between their ends and which are made of elastically deformable material at least in a partial section, which have clamping jaws at one end and at the ends of the legs facing away from the clamping jaws Spreading legs are arranged, the total length of which is greater than the distance between the free ends of the clip legs in the clamping position of the clothes peg.
  • This clothespin known from DE-GM-7225759 is injection-molded in one piece from elastic plastic material.
  • the clamping force is generated by molded spreading springs.
  • the detent bearing journal must be snapped into the detent bearing bush after the injection molding, which means that a second operation is required.
  • a clamping force can be achieved with such plastic springs, as is possible when using a toggle lever.
  • plastic springs lose strength with prolonged loading, which, for. B. is however essential in the event of strong gusts of wind.
  • a clothespin with a snap lock is known from DE-OS 1585685. With this clamp, however, there is the risk that the washing machine and the pieces of clothing can have different thicknesses, so that the geometrical conditions of the snap device are changed so that it no longer functions. This would mean that only laundry items and clothes lines with very limited dimensional tolerance can be clamped with this clamp.
  • the invention has for its object to provide a clothes peg, which is characterized by the simplest and functional construction, which can be produced in one operation, achieves greater clamping force and has better reliability with different strength washing lines and pieces.
  • clamping jaws form a wedge-shaped receptacle for the laundry items in the unloaded state
  • spreading legs are connected to one another via a joint to form a toggle lever lock and to the leg ends of the clamp legs via a joint in each case.
  • the advantage of the invention is, inter alia, that the wedge-shaped arrangement of the clamping jaws with different diameters of the clothes lines or different thickness of the laundry items does not influence the geometric conditions on the toggle lever, which always means the same starting position of the toggle lever before closing and thus largely the same effective forces when closing the clothespin.
  • 1 to 3 consists of two approximately triangular clamp legs 1, 2, which are connected in the middle by a flexible web or the like. 3. While the lower clamp leg ends have the shape of the clamping jaws 4, 5 and have semicircular or wedge-shaped transverse grooves 4a, 5a on their inner sides, the upper ends are designed as short, stiff or long, elastic leg ends 6, 7, the ends of which have slightly flexible plastic joints 8 , 9 are connected to stiffening legs 10, 11 in its halves. These in turn are connected in the middle by a slightly flexible joint 12. When in use, the clamp is pushed with the opening of the clamping jaws 4, 5 over the item of laundry 18 with the washing line 19 until they become jammed due to the narrowing of the clamping jaws 4, 5.
  • Fig. 2 shows a plan view of the clip, the semicircular bulges 16, 17 in the middle of the toggle lever 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 can be seen.

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1. Clothes peg having two clothes peg legs articulatedly connected with one another and between their ends, which consist at least in one part section of elastically deformable material, which have clamping jaws at their one ends and at their leg ends remote from the clamping jaws spacer legs are arranged the overall length of which is greather than the distance between the free ends of the clothes peg legs in the clamping position of the clothes peg, characterized in that the clamping jaws (4, 5) in the unloaded condition from a reception part widening in wedge form for the items of washing, and in that the spacer legs (10, 11) are connected with one another through a joint (12) and with the leg ends (6, 7) of the clothes peg legs (1, 2) in each case through a joint (8, 9), to form a toggle catch (8 to 12).

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Die Erfindung betrifft eine Wäscheklammer, insbesondere zum Aufhängen von Wäschestücken auf Wäscheleinen, mit zwei miteinander und zwischen ihren Enden gelenkig verbundenen Klammerschenkeln, die zumindest in einem Teilabschnitt aus elastisch verformbarem Material bestehen, die an ihren einen Enden Klemmbacken aufweisen und an deren den Klemmbacken abgewandten Schenkelenden Spreizschenkel angeordnet sind, deren Gesamtlänge grösser ist, als der Abstand zwischen den freien Enden der Klammerschenkel in der Klemmstellung der Wäscheklammer.The invention relates to a clothes peg, in particular for hanging laundry on clotheslines, with two clamp legs which are articulated to one another and between their ends and which are made of elastically deformable material at least in a partial section, which have clamping jaws at one end and at the ends of the legs facing away from the clamping jaws Spreading legs are arranged, the total length of which is greater than the distance between the free ends of the clip legs in the clamping position of the clothes peg.

Diese von der DE-GM-7225759 bekannte Wäscheklammer ist aus elastischem Kunststoffmaterial einstückig spritzgeformt hergestellt. Die Klemmkraft wird durch angeformte Spreizfedern erzeugt. Bei der Wäscheklammer nach dem DE-GM 7225759 muss nach der Spritzformung der Rastlagerzapfen in die Rastlagerbuchse eingerastet werden, das heisst, dass ein zweiter Arbeitsgang erforderlich ist. Auch ist es unvorstellbar, dass mit solchen Kunststoffedern eine Klemmkraft erreicht werden kann, wie sie bei der Verwendung eines Kniehebels möglich ist. Ausserdem ist bekannt, dass solche Kunststoffedern bei längerer Belastung an Kraft verlieren, die z. B. bei auftretenden starken Windböen jedoch unerlässlich ist.This clothespin known from DE-GM-7225759 is injection-molded in one piece from elastic plastic material. The clamping force is generated by molded spreading springs. In the case of the clothes peg according to DE-GM 7225759, the detent bearing journal must be snapped into the detent bearing bush after the injection molding, which means that a second operation is required. It is also inconceivable that a clamping force can be achieved with such plastic springs, as is possible when using a toggle lever. In addition, it is known that such plastic springs lose strength with prolonged loading, which, for. B. is however essential in the event of strong gusts of wind.

Eine Wäscheklammer mit Schnappverschluss ist durch die DE-OS 1585685 bekannt. Bei dieser Klammer besteht jedoch die Gefahr, dass dadurch, dass Wäscheleinen und -stücke verschieden dick sein können, die geometrischen Verhältnisse der Schnappvorrichtung beim Schliessen so verändert sind, dass sie nicht mehr funktioniert. Dies würde bedeuten, dass mit dieser Klammer nur Wäschestücke und Wäscheleinen mit sehr eingeschränkter masslicher Toleranz eingeklemmt werden können.A clothespin with a snap lock is known from DE-OS 1585685. With this clamp, however, there is the risk that the washing machine and the pieces of clothing can have different thicknesses, so that the geometrical conditions of the snap device are changed so that it no longer functions. This would mean that only laundry items and clothes lines with very limited dimensional tolerance can be clamped with this clamp.

Der Erfindung liegt die Aufgabe zugrunde, eine Wäscheklammer zu schaffen, die sich durch einfachsten und funktionsgerechten Aufbau auszeichnet, die sich in einem Arbeitsgang herstellen lässt, grössere Klemmkraft erreicht und bessere Funktionssicherheit bei verschieden starken Wäscheleinen und -stücken aufweist.The invention has for its object to provide a clothes peg, which is characterized by the simplest and functional construction, which can be produced in one operation, achieves greater clamping force and has better reliability with different strength washing lines and pieces.

Diese Aufgabe wird dadurch gelöst, dass die Klemmbacken in unbelastetem Zustand eine sich keilförmig erweiternde Aufnahme für die Wäschestücke bilden, und dass die Spreizschenkel zur Bildung eines Kniehebelverschlusses miteinander über ein Gelenk und mit den Schenkelenden der Klammerschenkel über jeweils ein Gelenk verbunden sind.This object is achieved in that the clamping jaws form a wedge-shaped receptacle for the laundry items in the unloaded state, and in that the spreading legs are connected to one another via a joint to form a toggle lever lock and to the leg ends of the clamp legs via a joint in each case.

Vorteilhafte Ausgestaltungen der Erfindung sind in den Unteransprüchen aufgeführt.Advantageous embodiments of the invention are listed in the subclaims.

Der Vorteil der Erfindung besteht unter anderem darin, dass durch die keilförmige Anordnung der Klemmbacken bei unterschiedlichen Durchmessern der Wäscheleinen bzw. unterschiedlicher Dicke der Wäschestücke die geometrischen Verhältnisse am Kniehebel nicht beeinflusst werden, was immer gleiche Ausgangslage des Kniehebels vor dem Schliessen und somit weitgehend gleiche Wirkungskräfte beim Schliessen der Wäscheklammer zur Folge hat.The advantage of the invention is, inter alia, that the wedge-shaped arrangement of the clamping jaws with different diameters of the clothes lines or different thickness of the laundry items does not influence the geometric conditions on the toggle lever, which always means the same starting position of the toggle lever before closing and thus largely the same effective forces when closing the clothespin.

Die Erfindung soll nachstehend unter Bezugnahme auf die beigefügte Zeichnung näher beschrieben werden. Es zeigen:

  • Fig. 1 eine Wäscheklammer vor der Klemmung;
  • Fig. 2 die Klammer in Funktion;
  • Fig. 3 die Draufsicht der Klammer.
The invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Show it:
  • 1 shows a clothespin before clamping.
  • Figure 2 shows the bracket in function.
  • Fig. 3 is a top view of the clip.

Die Klammer nach der Fig. 1 bis 3 besteht aus zwei etwa dreieckförmigen Klammerschenkeln 1, 2, die in ihrer Mitte durch einen biegsamen Steg od. dgl. 3 verbunden sind. Während die unteren Klammerschenkelenden die Form vom Klemmbacken 4, 5 haben und an ihren Innenseiten halbkreis- oder keilförmige Querrillen 4a, 5a besitzen, sind die oberen als kurze, steife oder lange, elastische Schenkelenden 6, 7 ausgebildet, dessen Enden über leicht biegsame Kunststoffgelenke 8, 9 mit in seinen Hälften steifen Spreizschenkeln 10, 11 verbunden sind. Diese wiederum sind in der Mitte durch ein leicht biegsames Gelenk 12 verbunden. Die Klammer wird beim Gebrauch mit der Öffnung der Klemmbacken 4, 5 über das Wäschestück 18 mit der Wäscheleine 19 geschoben, bis sie sich durch die Verengung der Klemmbakken 4, 5 verklemmen. Dann wird der Kniehebelverschluss 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 in der Mitte nach unten gedrückt bis er über die Linie X schnappt und durch die Eckkanten 13, 14 an den Innenseiten der oberen Schenkelenden 13,14 in einer gestreckten Form, mit leichtem Winkel nach unten, gehalten wird, siehe Fig. 2. Wird das Gelenk 12 nach oben über die Linie X gebracht, kehrt die Klammer in ihre Ausgangsform (Fertigungsform) zurück. Der Begrenzungsanschlag nach oben wird dabei durch die Eckkante 15 gebildet. Fig. 3 zeigt eine Draufsicht der Klammer, wobei die halbkreisförmigen Ausbuchtungen 16, 17 in der Mitte des Kniehebels 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 zu sehen sind.1 to 3 consists of two approximately triangular clamp legs 1, 2, which are connected in the middle by a flexible web or the like. 3. While the lower clamp leg ends have the shape of the clamping jaws 4, 5 and have semicircular or wedge-shaped transverse grooves 4a, 5a on their inner sides, the upper ends are designed as short, stiff or long, elastic leg ends 6, 7, the ends of which have slightly flexible plastic joints 8 , 9 are connected to stiffening legs 10, 11 in its halves. These in turn are connected in the middle by a slightly flexible joint 12. When in use, the clamp is pushed with the opening of the clamping jaws 4, 5 over the item of laundry 18 with the washing line 19 until they become jammed due to the narrowing of the clamping jaws 4, 5. Then the toggle lock 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 is pressed down in the middle until it snaps over the line X and through the corner edges 13, 14 on the inside of the upper leg ends 13, 14 in an elongated form, at a slight angle is held down, see Fig. 2. If the joint 12 is brought up over the line X, the clip returns to its original shape (manufacturing form). The upper limit stop is formed by the corner edge 15. Fig. 3 shows a plan view of the clip, the semicircular bulges 16, 17 in the middle of the toggle lever 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 can be seen.

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1. Clothes peg having two clothes peg legs articulatedly connected with one another and between their ends, which consist at least in one part section of elastically deformable material, which have clamping jaws at their one ends and at their leg ends remote from the clamping jaws spacer legs are arranged the overall length of which is greather than the distance between the free ends of the clothes peg legs in the clamping position of the clothes peg, characterized in that the clamping jaws (4, 5) in the unloaded condition from a reception part widening in wedge form for the items of washing, and in that the spacer legs (10, 11) are connected with one another through a joint (12) and with the leg ends (6, 7) of the clothes peg legs (1, 2) in each case through a joint (8, 9), to form a toggle catch (8 to 12).
2. Clothes peg according to claim 1, characterized in that the inner sides of the clamping jaws (4, 5) are provided with transverse grooves (4a, 5a) of semi-circular or notch form.
3. Clothes peg according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the spacer legs (10, 11) are so formed on their under side that the upward limiting abutment is produced by corner edges (15) lying inwards on the under side and the downward limiting abutment is produced by the outer corner edges (13, 14) lying on the under side, by abutment on one another or by abutment on the inner side of the leg ends (6, 7).
4. Clothes peg according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the toggle catch (8, 9, 10, 11, 12) is widened in the middle by two outward bulges (16, 17) of semi-circular form.
5. Clothes peg according to one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the clothes peg legs (1, 2) with their clamping jaws (4, 5) from a T-section.
EP82108313A 1981-09-26 1982-09-09 Clothes peg for fastening laundry onto clothes lines Expired EP0075761B1 (en)

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