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EP2524630A1
EP2524630A1 EP11166257A EP11166257A EP2524630A1 EP 2524630 A1 EP2524630 A1 EP 2524630A1 EP 11166257 A EP11166257 A EP 11166257A EP 11166257 A EP11166257 A EP 11166257A EP 2524630 A1 EP2524630 A1 EP 2524630A1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47G—HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT
    • A47G25/00—Household implements used in connection with wearing apparel; Dress, hat or umbrella holders
    • A47G25/02—Dress holders; Dress suspending devices; Clothes-hanger assemblies; Clothing lifters
    • A47G25/06—Clothes hooks; Clothes racks; Garment-supporting stands with swingable or extending arms
    • A47G25/0685—Collapsible clothes racks, e.g. swingable, foldable, extendible
    • 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
    • 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
    • D06F57/00—Supporting means, other than simple clothes-lines, for linen or garments to be dried or aired 
    • 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
    • D06F57/00—Supporting means, other than simple clothes-lines, for linen or garments to be dried or aired 
    • D06F57/12—Supporting means, other than simple clothes-lines, for linen or garments to be dried or aired  specially adapted for attachment to walls, ceilings, stoves, or other structures or objects

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  • the present application relates to an apparatus for hanging items of laundry for drying, in particular, but not exclusively, to an apparatus which can be mounted on a washing line or other fixture.
  • a laundry aid which includes a frame from which a number of pegs are suspended, and which is provided with a hook for hanging the laundry aid on a washing line.
  • a number of small laundry items to be attached to the pegs of the laundry aid so that they can be hung outdoors or brought back indoors in a single batch.
  • the present invention seeks to overcome one or more of the above disadvantages of the prior art.
  • an apparatus for supporting at least one garment comprising:
  • the advantage of providing at least one gripping part having a respective elongate resiliently deformable portion for engaging and enabling gripping of at least one garment is that the apparatus of the present invention is easy to use. Garments or other laundry items can be simply pushed into the gripping part by deforming the resiliently deformable portion. This is much easier and quicker than attaching garments to suspended pegs, and can even be performed single-handedly. Because the resiliently deformable portion is elongate, the user does not need to be so accurate about positioning a garment when pushing it in to the gripping part, which also makes the apparatus easy to use.
  • the gripping part, and its respective elongate resiliently deformable portion is not necessarily straight, but may be curved or formed into a loop.
  • At least one said gripping part comprises at least two said elongate resiliently deformable portions for engaging and gripping at least one garment therebetween.
  • said at least two elongate resiliently deformable portions extend towards each other from respective support elements.
  • At least one said resiliently deformable portion may comprise a plurality of resilient members.
  • Said plurality of resilient members may be distributed along the length of a respective elongate support element.
  • Said resilient members may be bristles.
  • At least one said resiliently deformable portion is supported along a length of an elongate support element.
  • At least one said resiliently deformable portion may comprise a resilient sheet.
  • the resilient sheet may comprise slots, slits or protrusions along a free edge.
  • the advantage of this feature is that deforming one part of the resilient sheet has less effect on another portion of the resilient sheet so that several items can be held in the gripping part.
  • At least one said resiliently deformable portion may comprise a silicone material.
  • the apparatus may further comprise a plurality of arms which, in a usage configuration, extend radially from a central support, wherein at least one said arm comprises at least one said gripping part.
  • Each arm may be connected to the central support by a respective hinge member to allow the arms to be rotated into a storage configuration in which the arm extends substantially along the direction of a central axis.
  • This provides a particularly convenient arrangement for storage.
  • At least one arm may further comprise a notch or detent for engaging a respective detent or notch in the central support when said arm is rotated to the storage configuration.
  • An end of at least one arm proximal its respective hinge member may extend beyond the hinge member to form a stop member which, in the usage configuration, abuts the central support to prevent rotation of the arm beyond the usage configuration.
  • An advantage of this feature is that the stop member is in line with the arms, so that the apparatus is compact and streamlined when in the storage configuration.
  • At least one said arm may further comprise a hook or clip for receiving a further garment.
  • This feature further increases the capacity of' the apparatus.
  • the attachment part may comprise a hook or clip.
  • the attachment part may comprise at least one hook attached to a shaft, wherein the free end of said hook extends away from the shaft in a direction substantially transverse to the shaft.
  • the advantage of this feature is that it enables the apparatus to be mounted to other fixtures, for example a radiator.
  • the attachment part may comprise two hook portions fixed to a shaft at an angle relative to each other.
  • the washing line is caused to bend around the shaft, thereby helping to prevent the attachment part from sliding along the washing line and reducing the likelihood of the apparatus being blown off the line.
  • each said hook portion may extend away from the shaft in a direction substantially transverse to the shaft.
  • the advantage of this feature is that it enables the apparatus to be mounted to other fixtures, for example a radiator.
  • the presence of two hook portions means the apparatus can be mounted more stably.
  • an apparatus for supporting at least one garment comprising:
  • an apparatus for supporting at least one garment comprising:
  • each said hook portion extends in a direction substantially transverse to the shaft.
  • FIGs 1 and 2 An apparatus 10 according to a first embodiment of the invention is shown in Figures 1 and 2 , which show the apparatus 10 in a usage configuration ( Figure 1 ) and folded into a storage configuration ( Figure 2 ).
  • the apparatus 10 includes an attachment part 12 in the form of a double hook, which enables the apparatus to be mounted to a support, such as a washing line or a radiator, and which will be described in more detail below.
  • the apparatus 10 includes a plurality of arms 14, each of which, in use, extends radially from a central support 16.
  • Each arm 14 comprises a gripping part 18 which extends along most of the length of the respective arm 14.
  • the gripping parts 18 are capable of receiving small items of laundry such as socks, underwear and handkerchiefs.
  • Each gripping part 18 includes two elongate resiliently deformable portions 22a, 22b, which extend towards each other from respective support elements 20a, 20b.
  • the support elements 20a, 20b are arranged substantially parallel to each other. Garments can be gripped in each gripping part 18 by inserting a part of the garment between the two resiliently deformable portions 22a, 22b.
  • the resiliently deformable portions 22a, 22b comprise a plurality of resilient members, in the form of resilient bristles.
  • the bristles 22a, 22b are distributed along the length of their respective support element 20a, 20b, and extend towards each other so that their free ends reach the centre of the gap between the two support elements 20a, 20b. In this way, the bristles 22a, 22b effectively fill the gap between the support elements 20a, 20b.
  • the bristles 22a, 22b are preferably formed from polyester and/or nylon, although other materials, including natural materials, may be used.
  • a portion of the garment is pushed through one of the gripping parts 18.
  • the bristles of the resiliently deformable portions 22a, 22b deform by bending to allow the garment to be received in the gripping part 18.
  • the resilience of the bristles 22a, 22b causes them to resile towards each other to engage and grip the garment.
  • Garments can be held at various positions along the gripping part 18, and several items can be held in a single gripping part 18.
  • the elongate gripping parts 18 also enable items to be gripped along an extended area, rather than at a single point as when a peg is used, which can reduce the likelihood of damaging delicate items.
  • Each arm 14 is connected to the central support 16 by a respective hinge 24 so that the arms can be rotated by approximately 90° into a storage configuration in which the arms extend substantially along the direction of a central axis of the apparatus 10, as shown in Figure 2 .
  • the hinges 24 can been seen more clearly in Figure 3 , which shows in detail a central part of the apparatus 10, the arms 14 being rotated part way between the usage and storage configurations.
  • Each hinge 24 includes a hinge pin 26 provided on the respective arm 14, and a hinge barrel 28, in the form of a partial cylinder, provided on the central support 16.
  • each arm 14 also includes a pair of extensions 30a, 30b, adjacent to the hinge pin 26.
  • Each extension 30a, 30b includes a notch 31a, 31b.
  • each arm 14 includes a stop portion 34, formed by an end of the arm 14 extending beyond the hinge pin 26.
  • a surface 34a of the stop portion 34 abuts a bottom surface 16a of the central support 16. This prevents the arms 14 form rotating beyond the usage configuration.
  • the stop portions 34 act as supporting feet enabling the apparatus 10 be stored upright on a horizontal surface.
  • a hook 36 is formed at the end of each arm 14, on which further items of laundry can be hung.
  • the attachment part 12 is a double-hook arrangement comprising two hook portions 36a, 36b attached to a shaft 38.
  • the two hook portions 36a, 36b are fixed at an angle ⁇ relative to each other, as indicated in Figure 6 , the angle ⁇ being about 112°, and preferably in the range 90° to 180°, and more preferably in the range 90° to 140°.
  • the washing line 50 is caused to bend around the shaft 38. This increases the friction between the attachment part 12 and the washing line 50, helping to prevent the apparatus 10 from sliding along or being blown off the washing line 50.
  • double-hook feature comprising two hook portions fixed to a shaft at an angle relative to each other, is applicable as an attachment means for various different types of laundry aid.
  • hook portions 36a, 36b of the attachment part 12 also include end portions 40a, 40b which extend away from the shaft 38 in a direction substantially transverse to the shaft. This enables the apparatus 10 to be mounted to a fixture such as a radiator 60, as shown in Figures 8 and 9 .
  • the dimensions of the end portions 40a, 40b, and the separation between the end portions 40a, 40b and the central support 16, are selected so that a radiator panel of a single-panel or double-panel radiator can be received in the gap between the end portions 40a, 40b and the central support 16.
  • the large angle ⁇ between the two hook portions 36a, 36b ensures that the attachment part 12 engages the radiator 60 over a relatively wide area.
  • attachment part 12 is applicable to various different types of laundry aid, especially laundry aids including star-like arrangement of radially-extending arms. Also, the above feature is applicable not only to a double-hook arrangement as in the present embodiment, but also to a single hook attached to a shaft, wherein the free end of the hook extends away from the shaft in a direction substantially transverse to the shaft.
  • Figure 10 shows a gripping part 118 according to a second embodiment, including two elongate support elements 120a, 120b.
  • Two resiliently deformable portions 122a, 122b in the form of resilient sheets, are each secured along one edge to a respective support element 120a, 120b, and extend towards each other so that their opposing edges 124a, 124b meet.
  • the opposing edges 124a, 124b of the resilient sheets 122a, 122b are provided with a plurality of slits 126 to form a plurality of resilient "fingers" 128 along the length of the gripping part 118, between which various items, such as sock 400, can be held.
  • the resilient sheets 122a, 122b are preferably made of silicone, although other materials such as rubber may be used.
  • Figure 11 shows a gripping part 218 according to a third embodiment, including two elongate support elements 220a, 220b, each supporting a resilient sheet 222a, 222b.
  • the third embodiment differs from the second embodiment only in that the opposing edges 224a, 224b of the resilient sheets 222a, 222b are provided with slots 226 rather than slits, to allow easier relative movement of the fingers 228 of the resilient sheets 222a, 222b
  • Figure 12A shows a gripping part 318 according to a fourth embodiment, including two elongate support elements 320a, 320b, each supporting a resilient sheet 322a, 322b.
  • the fourth embodiment differs from the second and third embodiments in that the opposing edges 324a, 324b of the resilient sheets 222a, 222b have a wavy shape, thereby forming a number of protrusions 328.
  • the resilient sheets 222a, 222b are arranged so that the protrusions 328 overlap, as shown in Figure 12B .
  • the resiliently deformable portions 22, 122, 222, 322 have been mentioned above.
  • the other components of the apparatus 10, 110, 210, 310 are preferably formed from moulded plastics, but the skilled person will appreciate that other materials could be used, for example formed or machined wood composites or ply may be used for ecological purposes or to achieve a natural appearance.
  • the support elements 20, 120, 220, 320 are formed of a material which is less flexible than the resiliently deformable portions 22, 122, 222, 322.
  • gripping part may be varied.
  • one or more gripping parts may be arranged in a loop or ring, or in a rack or grid configuration.
  • the gripping parts may include only one resiliently deformable portion. In that case, a garment could be gripped between one resiliently deformable portion and another portion of the gripping part.
  • a clip such as a karabiner-type clip or similar may be used for the attachment part 12.

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CN106820885A (zh) * 2016-12-27 2017-06-13 宁波市海翔远洋捕捞用具有限公司 一种多功能袜子晾晒装置
CN108158360A (zh) * 2018-01-25 2018-06-15 江苏工程职业技术学院 一种可折叠伸展的星型晒衣架

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FR1143594A (fr) * 1954-06-18 1957-10-02 Porte-serviettes
FR2223954A7 (en) * 1973-03-30 1974-10-25 Kleeneze Ltd Support gripping and suspending e.g. clothes - has two vertically opposed rows of inwardly inclined flexible teeth
FR2439329A1 (fr) * 1978-10-17 1980-05-16 Hestraasens Plast Ab Dispositif de suspension
DE8508368U1 (de) * 1985-03-21 1985-07-25 Meyer, Volker, 8881 Ebersried Spinne zur Aufnahme von aufzuhängenden Gegenständen
US6343726B1 (en) * 2001-08-09 2002-02-05 Tung-Yuan Wu Hanger set
US20050224531A1 (en) * 2004-04-09 2005-10-13 Bozdar Bulovic Hangers for clothing and other items
JP2006095247A (ja) * 2004-09-28 2006-04-13 Masahito Nakayama クリップ付きハンガー

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR1143594A (fr) * 1954-06-18 1957-10-02 Porte-serviettes
FR2223954A7 (en) * 1973-03-30 1974-10-25 Kleeneze Ltd Support gripping and suspending e.g. clothes - has two vertically opposed rows of inwardly inclined flexible teeth
FR2439329A1 (fr) * 1978-10-17 1980-05-16 Hestraasens Plast Ab Dispositif de suspension
DE8508368U1 (de) * 1985-03-21 1985-07-25 Meyer, Volker, 8881 Ebersried Spinne zur Aufnahme von aufzuhängenden Gegenständen
US6343726B1 (en) * 2001-08-09 2002-02-05 Tung-Yuan Wu Hanger set
US20050224531A1 (en) * 2004-04-09 2005-10-13 Bozdar Bulovic Hangers for clothing and other items
JP2006095247A (ja) * 2004-09-28 2006-04-13 Masahito Nakayama クリップ付きハンガー

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CN106820885A (zh) * 2016-12-27 2017-06-13 宁波市海翔远洋捕捞用具有限公司 一种多功能袜子晾晒装置
CN106820885B (zh) * 2016-12-27 2018-05-08 宁波市海翔远洋捕捞用具有限公司 一种多功能袜子晾晒装置
CN108158360A (zh) * 2018-01-25 2018-06-15 江苏工程职业技术学院 一种可折叠伸展的星型晒衣架

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