ES2776298A1 - HANGER WITH CUPPING MECHANISM (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding) - Google Patents

Abstract

Hanger with cupping mechanism that has a body in which the shoulder area (2) is distinguished and a crossbar (3) in which two clips (4) are inserted, in whose upper vertex the hook (5) characterized essentially because the lower part of the hook (5) extends on an axis (6) whose lower end (7) comprises a rod (8) in a position perpendicular to the axis (6) and associated with it by its middle area (9). (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)

Description

HANGER WITH HOLLOWING MECHANISM

Field of the invention

This invention concerns a garment hanger of the type used in machines for the disinfection of clothing by UV radiation.

Prior state of the art

UV radiation causes misalignments and damage to the nucleic acids of microorganisms, causing mutations that prevent their reproduction, causing the death of practically all bacteria and the inactivation of all viruses. For this reason, UV radiation is used as a germicidal and disinfectant medium.

For the germicidal treatment of garments, these are irradiated with UV inside a machine where they remain hung with hangers.

The hangers hold the garments vertically and generally consist of a hook arranged in the upper vertex of a triangular body in which the shoulder area is distinguished, on which garments with sleeves such as blouses, jackets, shirts or T-shirts are supported and a crossbar that can incorporate a pair of clips to hold pants and skirts.

An example of this type of hanger is described in document ES0099844U.

The garments hung on these hangers are positioned flat so that their internal surface is inaccessible from the inside.

The objective problem posed by this type of hanger for use in germicidal machines for clothes is that when the fabric of the garments is so dense that radiation cannot pass through it effectively, the internal surface hardly receives radiation, so the period of irradiation to complete the lethal dose of UV inside the garment is noticeably lengthened.

For this reason, it would be good if you not only held the garment inside the germicidal machine, but also kept it open so that radiation could penetrate inside through its natural openings.

No hanger has been described that, in addition to holding the garments, keeps them open.

Explanation of the invention and advantages

The present invention refers to a hanger that incorporates a hollow mechanism for the supported garment, so that it remains open, allowing irradiation of its internal surface, even when the fabric is so dense that it does not allow radiation to pass through effectively.

Specifically, the new hanger includes a body of the traditional type, preferably triangular, in which the shoulder area is distinguished and a crossbar in which two clamps are inserted, in the upper vertex of which the hook is arranged, the lower part of which extends through the body of the hanger in the manner of a vertical rotating axis, at the lower end of which a rod is arranged in a perpendicular position that is associated with the ax in its middle zone.

This rod rotates integral with the shaft, so that, by rotating the hook, the rod will rotate in the same way.

With respect to the hook, the rod can present a 90 ° offset, so it can be offset 90 ° with respect to the hook always maintaining a perpendicular position to it or it may not present offset with respect to the hook, in which case its position is parallel to East.

The operation is simple. With the rod in a position parallel to the body of the hanger, the garments are hung on the hanger. In this position of the rod, according to versions, the hook can be placed parallel to the body of the hanger or perpendicular to it.

Once the garments have been placed on the body of the hanger, resting it on the shoulder area or holding it with the tweezers when it is a skirt or trousers, for example, simply turn the hook 90 ° so that the rod rotates until be positioned perpendicular to the body of the hanger, so that its ends come into contact with the internal surface of the garment forcing its hollow or opening.

The hangers with the garment are introduced into the germicidal machine and hung on bars or supports provided inside for this purpose. Depending on the orientation of these bars or supports, it will be necessary to use hangers according to the invention with a hook offset by 90 ° or without offset, but, in any case, the hangers are hung in such a position that the rod is perpendicular to the body of the hanger.

In this position, the natural openings of the garment, that is, legs and waist in a pants or neck and waist in a jacket, blouse, shirt, T-shirt or any garment to cover the trunk of the person, they remain open, providing an entry zone through which radiation directly penetrates towards the internal surface of the garment. Thus, in very dense tissues, the outer and inner surfaces receive basically the same amount of radiation, notably shortening the period of time to reach the lethal dose on both surfaces that guarantees the elimination or deactivation of microorganisms.

For hollowing out or separating the inner surface of the garments, the rod has rounded ends or incorporates elements, such as a skate, that facilitate contact and sliding on the inner surface of the garment.

Drawings and references

In order to illustrate what we have discussed so far, a sheet of drawings is attached to the present specification, in which an exemplary embodiment which is only illustrative and not limiting of the practical possibilities of the invention has been represented.

Figure 1 shows a view of the novel hanger with the rod retracted.

Figure 2 shows a view of the hanger with the rod extended.

The following references are indicated in these figures:

1- Triangular body

2- Shoulders

3- Cross member

4- Tweezers

5- Hook

6- Axis

7- Lower end

8- Rod

9- Middle zone

10- Rounded terminal

Presentation of a preferred embodiment

According to the illustrated example, the new hanger has a triangular body (1) in which the shoulder area (2) is distinguished and a crossbar (3) in which two clips (4) are inserted, in whose upper vertex there are the hook (5) whose lower part extends through the triangular body (1) as an axis (6), at whose lower end (7) a rod (8) is arranged in a perpendicular position, which is associated with the shaft by its middle zone (9) and which has rounded terminals (10) at its ends.

According to the illustrated example, the rod (8) has an offset of 90 ° with respect to the hook (5).

If the rod (8) is parallel to the triangular body (1) Fig. 1, the hook (5) is perpendicular to it, but when the hook (5) is aligned with the triangular body (1), the rod (8 ) is perpendicular to the triangular body (1) so that the rounded terminals (10) present at its ends come into contact with the internal surface of the garment forcing it to be hollowed out.

Claims (5)

1. - Hanger with hollow out mechanism that has a body in which the shoulder area is distinguished (2) and a crossbar (3) in which two clamps (4) are inserted, in whose upper vertex the hook ( 5) characterized essentially in that the lower part of the hook (5) extends along an axis (6) whose lower end (7) carries a rod (8) perpendicular to the axis (6) and associated with it through its middle zone ( 9). 2. - Hanger according to claim one characterized in that the rod (8) has a 90 ° offset from the hook (5). 3. - Hanger according to claim one characterized in that the rod (8) is aligned with the hook (5). 4. - Hanger according to claim one characterized in that the rod (8) has its rounded ends. 5. - Hanger according to claim one characterized in that the rod (8) has elements at its ends that facilitate contact and sliding on the internal surface of the garment.