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EP2041357A2
EP2041357A2 EP07766690A EP07766690A EP2041357A2 EP 2041357 A2 EP2041357 A2 EP 2041357A2 EP 07766690 A EP07766690 A EP 07766690A EP 07766690 A EP07766690 A EP 07766690A EP 2041357 A2 EP2041357 A2 EP 2041357A2
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Prior art keywords
peg
jaws
biasing means
legs
leg
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Garth Pieter Van Reenen
Leslie Becker
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    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D06F—LAUNDERING, DRYING, IRONING, PRESSING OR FOLDING TEXTILE ARTICLES
    • D06F55/00—Clothes-pegs
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T24/00—Buckles, buttons, clasps, etc.
    • Y10T24/44—Clasp, clip, support-clamp, or required component thereof
    • Y10T24/44291—Clasp, clip, support-clamp, or required component thereof including pivoted gripping member
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T24/00—Buckles, buttons, clasps, etc.
    • Y10T24/44—Clasp, clip, support-clamp, or required component thereof
    • Y10T24/44291—Clasp, clip, support-clamp, or required component thereof including pivoted gripping member
    • Y10T24/44376—Spring or resiliently biased about pivot
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T24/00—Buckles, buttons, clasps, etc.
    • Y10T24/44—Clasp, clip, support-clamp, or required component thereof
    • Y10T24/44291—Clasp, clip, support-clamp, or required component thereof including pivoted gripping member
    • Y10T24/44564—Clasp, clip, support-clamp, or required component thereof including pivoted gripping member having specific surface material or irregularity on or along engaging face

Definitions

  • THIS invention relates to a peg.
  • the invention concerns a clothes-peg for securing items of clothing to a washing line.
  • an existing clothes-peg comprises two wooden legs which are secured to each other with the use of a resilient metal strip. At one end of the clothes-peg the two wooden legs form a pair of jaws which is configured for gripping an item of clothing. At the other end the two legs provide a set of levers which can be used to pivot the jaws into an open position, when a force is applied to the legs by a user, such that a portion of an item of clothing and a small section of a washing line can be located between the jaws. When the user releases the levers, the jaws are closed under the influence of the resilient metal strip, thereby securing the clothes-peg and the item of clothing to the washing line.
  • two polymeric legs are provided which also form a pair of jaws at one end and a set of levers at the other end for locating the jaws in an open position.
  • the jaws of the polymeric legs are also biased to a closed position but instead of a metal strip, a resilient polymeric strip is provided.
  • the polymeric clothes-peg operates in a similar manner as that described above for the wooden clothes-peg.
  • a peg comprising a first and a second pair of jaws, the jaws being movable between open and closed positions, the peg further including biasing means for co-operation with the jaws for biasing them to their closed positions.
  • the two pairs of jaws are formed by two legs, each leg having a first end and a second end wherein each end includes a gripping formation.
  • the two legs define a biasing means cavity in which the biasing means can be located.
  • each leg includes an actuating portion such that when a compressive force is applied to the actuating portions the jaws are located in their open positions.
  • each leg typically the actuation portion of each leg is provided by having each leg profiled to form an apex.
  • the apexes of the legs lie opposite one another.
  • each leg is provided by having each leg profiled to form a finger gripping formation.
  • the biasing means comprises a resilient polymeric material which is sized for fitting inside the biasing means cavity.
  • biasing means typically holding formations are provided for securing the biasing means inside the biasing means cavity.
  • a peg comprising:
  • a pair of legs defining a pair of jaws which are movable between open and closed positions, the legs also defining a biasing means cavity;
  • Figure 1 shows a front view of a peg in accordance with the present invention wherein the jaws of the peg are located in their closed positions;
  • Figure 2 shows a front view of the peg of the invention wherein the jaws of the peg are located in their open positions;
  • Figure 3 shows a front view of two pegs of the invention in use for securing items of clothing to a washing line; and
  • Figure 4 shows a perspective view of a peg in accordance with a second embodiment of the invention.
  • Figure 1 shows a peg in accordance with the present invention, generally indicated with the reference numeral 10.
  • the operation of the peg will be described in its use as a clothes-peg. It will, however, be appreciated that the use of the peg of the invention need not be limited to securing clothes to a washing line.
  • the peg 10 comprises a first and a second leg, indicated respectively with the reference numerals 12 and 14.
  • the two legs 12 and 14 are connected to each other at connecting portions 16 and 18 as shown in the drawings.
  • the legs 12 and 14 include gripping formations 20 which are in this embodiment of the invention provided in the form of serrated portions for providing sufficient grip for holding unto an item of clothing.
  • the legs 12 and 14 are configured to face each other such that each corresponding gripping formation 20 define a pair of jaws, indicated respectively with the reference numerals 22 and 24.
  • the legs 12 and 14 have the same curved profile and each has an apex 26 which is located toward the centre of its leg. It will be noted that the apexes 26 lie opposite one another. In this embodiment of the invention the apexes 26 will also act as actuating portions as will be described below.
  • the peg 10 has a biasing means cavity 28 for receiving biasing means 30 which can co-operate with the legs 12 and 14 for biasing the jaws 22 and 24 to their closed position.
  • the biasing means cavity 28 is formed between the two legs 12 and 14 and lies proximate the apexes 26.
  • the biasing means 30 comprises a resilient polymeric material which is sized for fitting inside the biasing means cavity 28.
  • two holding sections 32 and 34 are provided in which protrusions 36 and 38 can respectively be held securely.
  • the biasing means 30 will be manufactured separately and will be located in position by being slid into the biasing means cavity 28 with the protrusions 36 and 38 being slid into the holding portions 32 and 34 respectively.
  • the peg 10 could include side panels for attachment to the sides of the peg 10 thereby securing the biasing means 30 inside the biasing means cavity 28.
  • the legs 12 and 14 of the described embodiment are in the form of solid polymeric pieces. It is however envisaged that with a view of minimising material costs that the legs need not be solid polymeric pieces but may include hollow zones in order to reduce the amount of polymeric material being used.
  • a user can apply a compressive force on the apexes 26 as indicated by the arrows 40 and 42 in Figure 2.
  • a compressive force is applied the jaws 22 and 24 will move towards their open positions as a result of the particular shape of the legs 12 and 14. With continued compressive force being exerted on the jaws 22 and 24 they will be located in their open positions as shown in Figure 2.
  • Figure 3 shows two pegs 10.1 and 10.2 in use where a portion of a washing line is held inside the wire holding portion 48 of the peg 10.1.
  • An item of clothing 54 is held inside the jaws 24 of the peg 10.1 as shown.
  • the peg 10.2 in turn grips a bottom portion of the item of clothing 54 with its jaws 22 and holds a second item of clothing 56 in its jaws 24.
  • FIG. 4 shows a peg 70 in accordance with a second embodiment of the invention.
  • the peg 70 includes two legs 72 and 74 which form a pair of jaws 76 and 78 as well as a biasing means cavity 80.
  • each leg 72 and 74 includes a finger gripping formation 82 in which fingers of a user, typically the thumb and index finger of the user, may be placed when the user is desirous to locate the jaws 76 and 78 in their open position.
  • each gripping formation 82 includes fine ridges for enhancing the grip provided for the fingers of the user.
  • the peg 70 includes a number of protrusions 84 on the insides of the legs 72 and 74 which define holding formations 86 in which biasing means 88 is held.
  • the legs 72 and 74 also include ridges 90 and 92 for enhancing the strength of the peg 70.
  • each pair of jaws 76 and 78 each includes teeth, not visible in the drawings.
  • each pair of jaws 76 and 78 includes a pair of lips, 94 and 96 which are shaped as shown and wherein each pair of lips curve away from each other. It is envisaged that by having jaws 76 and 78 as well as washing line holding portions 98 and 100 which are larger in dimension that those of the peg 10, the peg 70 will be better suited for handling relatively thick garments as well as washing lines of relatively thick diameter. It is also envisaged that the larger jaws 76 and 78 will enable the peg 70 to be secured to a clothes hanger.
  • the pegs of the invention will typically be produced from a plastics material and will preferably include a form of ultraviolet protection for shielding the pegs against the damaging effects of sunlight.
  • first and second legs and the biasing means respectively need not necessarily be separate components but could be unitary construction.
  • the amount of clothing which can be hung from a washing line can be optimised.

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Textile Engineering (AREA)
  • Accessory Of Washing/Drying Machine, Commercial Washing/Drying Machine, Other Washing/Drying Machine (AREA)
  • Clamps And Clips (AREA)
  • Control And Other Processes For Unpacking Of Materials (AREA)
  • Peptides Or Proteins (AREA)

Abstract

La présente invention concerne une fiche (10) qui comprend une première et une seconde paire de mâchoires (20 et 22) pouvant permuter entre une position ouverte et une position fermée. La fiche se compose également de moyens de sollicitation (30) destinés à coopérer avec les mâchoires afin de guider ces dernières vers une position fermée.
EP07766690A 2006-06-08 2007-06-08 Fiche à linge Withdrawn EP2041357A2 (fr)

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ZA200604707 2006-06-08
PCT/IB2007/052173 WO2007141765A2 (fr) 2006-06-08 2007-06-08 Fiche

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EP2041357A2 true EP2041357A2 (fr) 2009-04-01

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US (1) US20100077575A1 (fr)
EP (1) EP2041357A2 (fr)
CN (1) CN101490331A (fr)
AP (1) AP2008004714A0 (fr)
AU (1) AU2007257524A1 (fr)
BR (1) BRPI0711668A2 (fr)
CA (1) CA2654621A1 (fr)
WO (1) WO2007141765A2 (fr)

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BRPI0711668A2 (pt) 2011-11-16
CN101490331A (zh) 2009-07-22
AU2007257524A1 (en) 2007-12-13
CA2654621A1 (fr) 2007-12-13
WO2007141765A3 (fr) 2008-02-14
AP2008004714A0 (en) 2008-12-31
US20100077575A1 (en) 2010-04-01

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