ES2389429B2 - COVERING DEVICE FOR PILLOWS, MATS, AND FOR THE FOLDING OF GARMENTS IN GENERAL. - Google Patents

Abstract

Enveloping device for pillows, mats, and for the folding of garments in general, to sheath and unholster pillows and mats, hold garments to stretch and fold them, and for cleaning and drying. It comprises an upper and lower part in the form of? L? and complementary. Both have front and rear arms. The frontals define arms to manipulate the cover, and between them there is a space of separation. Between the front ends of both front arms a jaw is formed to hold an edge of the pillow or garment. The front arm of the upper part is flexible and its front end movable downwards to hold the edge of the garment against an upper bend of the front arm of the lower part. The rear arms define the fixing part of the device. It can include lighting as light-emitting diodes on adhesive strips that can stick on the device.

Description

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CUSHION DEVICE FOR PILLOWS, MATS, AND FOR THE FOLDING OF GARMENTS IN GENERAL

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OBJECT OF THE INVENTION The present invention, as expressed in the statement of this specification, refers to a COVERING DEVICE OF PILLOWS, MATS, AND FOR THE BENDING OF GARMENTS IN GENERAL. More specifically, the invention relates to a device to be used as an auxiliary device to easily sheathe and uncover pillows and mats, and also to hold clothes, cloth garments in general, leather or the like, in order to stretch and fold them without they wrinkle, placing one of its ends on the device leaving the user's hands free to handle the garments without requiring the help of other people. In addition, this device can be used to hold any type of garments, including belts, for the purpose of cleaning and drying them quickly. This device, in addition to being extremely practical for anyone, is very "useful and convenient for people with motor problems in their hands and / or arms, which is a very important advantage, since there are no products that have a special design and personalized for the general public that also help people with difficulties or disabilities such as those mentioned.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION At present there is no knowledge about the existence of pillow and matting devices, and for folding

of garments in general, such as the device object of the present

invention. Therefore, it can only be mentioned as an example of art

prior to the matter the utility model ES1000010U granted to Arpac

Ibérica S.A., entitled "Enfundador of garments on hanger", which

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incorporates a support column for a hanger, inside

telescopically plays a rod with a lift hook, where the

rod has automatic locking means at any height and a pedal

for unlocking and 'fall by gravity of it. Undoubtedly, this

Encoder has no relationship with what is now described and

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he claims, as will be shown below.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The present invention is intended to provide a device

Enveloper of pillows and mats, and for folding clothes in

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general, to be used as auxiliary device to sheath and unsheathe

easily pillows and mats, hold garments in general to

stretch and fold them without wrinkles, and also hold them for

Cleaning and drying The device comprises a top piece and a piece

lower, essentially "L" shaped and complementary to each other. Both the

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top piece as the bottom piece feature a front arm and an arm

later. Between the front arms of the upper and lower pieces there is a

separation space between them, and define arms to place and

handle the cover with which a pillow or a mat will be covered.

Between the front end of the front arm of the upper part and the end

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front of the arm Front of the lower part is formed by a jaw

for holding one edge of the pillow to be wrapped, or to hold the garment

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to clean and / or dry. The rear arms of the upper and lower parts together define the rear part of the device from where it fits on a fixing surface thereof. The front arm of the upper part is flexible and its front end is movable down to

5 place and hold the edge of the garment against an upper fold of the front arm of the lower piece. The device may include lighting elements defined by a plurality of light emitting diodes fixed on adhesive strips that can be glued to various parts of the device.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Figure 1 shows an overview of the device object of the present invention. Figure 2 shows separately and in perspective the upper and lower parts that make up the device shown in Figure 1.

Figures 3 to 6 show, as an example of application, a sequence of use of the device of the present invention to sheath a pillow.

Figure 7 shows a variant embodiment where the device includes lighting elements to use the device in 2 or places of low ambient light.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

In Figures 1 and 2 it is shown that this device comprises an upper part, 1 and a lower part 2, superimposed and complementary to each other, both essentially in the form of "L". The upper part 1 has a front arm 3 and a vertical rear arm 11 essentially perpendicular to the previous one. The lower part 2 has a front arm 4 and a vertical rear arm 12 essentially perpendicular to the previous one. The front arms 3 and 4 of the upper 1 and lower 2 pieces, respectively, define arms of the device where the cover is placed and held with which a pillow will be covered, and between them there is a separation space. The front arm of the upper part 3 has a front end 8, which ends in a front flange 8 'facing down and extends below an upper fold 9 of the front arm of the lower part 4 projecting backwards from the upper edge of the front side

10 10 of the front end 5 of said front arm 3. Thus, between the front end 8 of the upper part 1 and the front end 5 of the lower part 2, as shown in Figure 4, a jaw 6 for holding the edge of a pillow 15 to be covered with a cover 14, or to hold the garment to be cleaned and / or dried.

15 A rear arm of the upper part 11 and a rear arm of the lower part 12 form the rear part 7 of the device, from which it is fitted on a fixing surface thereof for ease of use. Said rear arms 11 and 12 have respective holes 13 for the passage of fixing screws of the device.

20 The front arm of the upper part 3 is flexible and can thus be moved downwards to allow the insertion of a pillow edge or garment to be held between the front end 8 of said front arm of the upper part 3 and the upper fold 9 of the front arm of the lower part 4, and return to its normal position after removing the garment there

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The sequence illustrated in Figures 3 to 6 allows us to understand

clearly the use of the device and demonstrates the advantage achieved by leaving

user's hands free to easily slide cover 14 along

of the pillow 15. In Figure 3 it can be seen how the cover 14,

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Open at its two ends, it is initially placed on the device. TO

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then, the user must rest the pillow 15 vertically on their

body, then with both hands you must stretch the edge 15 'of the pillow

15 that is down and, moving it laterally, that is from right to

left and vice versa, said edge 15 'is introduced between the end

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front 8 of the upper part 1 and the upper fold 9 of the front arm of

the lower part 4. In this way, the edge 15 'of the pillow is

tightly held in jaw 6, as seen in figure 4. The

The user's hands are free to pull the cover 14 and move it

length of the pillow 15 as shown in figure 5. Next, it

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you must remove the edge 15 'of the pillow that is held by the

gag 6 pulling. smoothly in the opposite direction to its introduction,

to complete the sheathing of the pillow 15.

When necessary, cover a pillow with a cover type

"sack", that is to say those with an open end and a closed end, the

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case is placed inside out on the device and the 15 'edge of the

pillow 15 on: gag 6. Then the bottom of the cover is dragged towards

the edge 15 'of the pillow, and then the open end of the cover

travels over pillow 15 in the same way as before, until

Let the cover cover the pillow completely.

The width of the device is provided so that the surface to hold

of the pillows is large enough so that when you pull the

cover does not break or wear the fabric, but narrower than the width of

the pillow, which allows you to insert a pillow edge into the

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Jaw 6 quickly and easily. The elastic pressure exerted by the

jaw 6 is easily overcome by tensioning the edge 15 'of the pillow,

moving it laterally and pushing it into the jaw 6. The

15 'edge of the pillow already sheathed can be removed from jaw 6

with the same ease with which it was introduced therein. The sheathed

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carried out in this way is done in no more than 12 seconds.

To remove the pillow 15, proceed to perform the

Reverse operation to the one explained above. That is, the end of

the cover 14 covering the pillow 15 is inserted into the jaw 6, then

gently pull the end of the pillow that is accessible from the

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other end of the cover 14 until removed from it, and finally

Remove the end of the sheath held by the jaw 6.

To sheathe soft pillows in general, such as

cloth pillows stuffed with chopped foam rubber, feathers, wool, etc., are

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It must proceed in the manner explained above. In case of using

this device to sheat semi-rigid pillows, for example

rubber pillows, high density foam, mats, backrests for

armchairs, etc., what must be held with the jaw 6 is one of the

ends of the sheath, and then slide the free end of the

cover along the pillow, mat, or backrest for armchairs a

sheathe.

While the example of use described and illustrated is for

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to cover and remove pillows or mats, it is considered to be

very easy to interpret its use to hold any type of garment,

even belts, to proceed to its cleaning and drying. Enough for that

with holding one end of the garment in the jaw 6 of the device, tension

the garment with one hand and clean and / or dry it with the other.

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Optionally, accessories may be incorporated into the device

lighting, preferably light emitting diodes, preferably low

consumption and low heat generation, which will allow the use of

device when it is located in places of low ambient light,

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or where the user considers it more convenient. In this way, in addition,

This device can be used as a bedside lamp in

bedrooms, inside or outside closets in dressing rooms, or in any other

place where the user finds it more comfortable or convenient. As it

shown in the exemplary embodiment illustrated in figure 7, at the end

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rear of the front arm of the lower part 4, on the front side of the

rear arm of the lower part 12, and at the rear end of the face

lower of the front arm of the upper part 3, this device can

incorporate adhesive strips 16,17,18 and 19, respectively, each of the

which includes a plurality of light emitting diodes, or LEOs (Light

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Emitting Diodes). According to the amount of LEOs arranged in each strip

adhesive and their location on the device, the

light down, up and / or forward, or in multiple directions, what

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which will be at the user's discretion, since these LEO strips may

be provided as optional accessories. The LEOs of the adhesive strips are

connect, by means of the corresponding cables, a transformer of

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current with a step switch. The user can decide both the

amount such as the location of the LEO strips that you want to paste in the

device as the output address of the connecting cables, according to their

preference or need depending on the location of the device and place

where is the plug where you will connect them.

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It is worth mentioning that this device can be manufactured with

various materials as deemed most appropriate. However,

preferably it is planned to build it, for example, with methacrylate

colorless. The upper part 1 may be 4 mm thick and the piece

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bottom 2 10 mm thick. The remaining general dimensions of

Device may vary as deemed most appropriate.

It is recorded that, although a

preferred embodiment of this wrapping device, since it is brought to the

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practice may submit structural modifications in order to

adapt it to the needs and / or requirements of the users, without

this alters or detracts from the essential constructive characteristics and

functional as described and claimed.

Claims (3)

1. PILLOW COVERING DEVICE,

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MATS, AND FOR THE FOLDING OF GARMENTS IN GENERAL,

to be used as an auxiliary device to sheath and unsheathe

easily pillows and mats, hold cloth garments in general,

leather, etc., to stretch and fold them without wrinkles, and also

hold them for cleaning and dry them quickly, characterized in that

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It comprises an upper part (1) and a complementary lower part (2)

each other, presenting the upper part (1) a front arm (3) and an arm

rear (11) And the lower part (2) a front arm (4) and a rear arm

(12), said front arms (3; 4) are distanced by a space of

separation and define arms where the cover is placed and held with which

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a pillow will be covered between the front end (8) of the front arm of

the upper part (3) and the front end (5) of the front arm of the part

lower (4) is formed a clamp (6) for securing an edge of

the pillow to be enraged or to hold the garment to be cleaned and / or dried, and said

rear arms (11; 12) together define the rear (7) of

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fixation of the device on a support surface thereof.

2. DEVICE according to claim 1,

characterized in that the upper (1) and lower (2) pieces are

essentially in the form of "L", each arm of said "L" being

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respectively defined by the front arms (3; 4) and the arms

rear (11; 12) of said upper (1) and lower (2) pieces.

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3. DEVICE according to claims 1 or 2, characterized in that said jaw (6) is defined between the front end (8) of the front arm (3) of the upper part (1) and an upper fold (9) of the lower part (2) projecting backwards from an upper edge of the front end (5) of the front arm of the lower part (4).

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4. DEVICE according to claims 1, 2 or 3, characterized in that the front arm of the upper part (3) is flexible and its front end (8) is movable down leaving a space to insert and imprison the edge of a garment.

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5. DEVICE according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that the lower part (2) is rigid.

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6. DEVICE according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that it includes lighting elements.

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7. DEVICE according to claim 6, characterized in that said lighting elements are defined by a plurality of light emitting diodes.

8. DEVICE according to claims 6 or 7, characterized in that said lighting elements are fixed in adhesive strips (13,17,18 and 19) that are glued to the device.