JP2000005487A - Clothespin - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a clothespin such that the clamping bodies of the clothespin are so formed that they can be set in an open fixed state, so that the work of hanging out the washing to dry can be performed with only one hand. SOLUTION: In a clothespin formed by openable and closable clamping bodies 1, 2 each of which is either formed in a rather long size or formed by providing an extension plate on the top of a small clamping body, a guide rod 6 extended between the clamping bodies, an actuating member 3 provided on the one clamping body 2, and a spring 7 provided between the one clamping body 2 and the actuating member 3, the actuating member 3 is formed into a rotatable integral form comprising a rotating shaft part 10 and a restoration lever 5, and the clamping body 2 can be set in an open fixed state at a certain position. Also, the clamping body 2 set in the open fixed state can be restored to its closed state.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a clothespin used mainly by being attached to a frame of a clothes hanger, a clothesline, etc. The present invention relates to a clothespin formed so as to be able to be carried out in the same manner.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional clothespin is formed so that the opening and closing of a clamp is controlled by a ring spring. Therefore, when the laundry is sandwiched between the clothespins, the two clamps are pushed open with one hand, and the laundry is clamped with the other hand while preventing the clamp from closing. Was used as such.

[0003]

When the conventional clothespin is used as described above, the clothespin is clamped by the other hand while the closing body is prevented from closing with one hand. The clothespin can be easily used by a healthy person who can use both hands freely.However, for example, a handicapped person with a disability or a mother holding an infant In such cases, it has been very difficult to use this clothespin. Therefore, there has been a demand for the development of a clothespin that can be easily used with only one hand.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, and is constructed so that the clamp body can be set in a fixed state in an open state, and the laundry can be washed with only one hand. The purpose of the present invention is to provide clothespins that can be used for drying.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a pair of clamping members 1 and 2 which are formed in a slightly elongated shape or formed by providing an extension plate 18 above a small clamping member. A guide rod 6 inserted between the attachments 1 and 2, an operating member 3 provided on one of the holding members 2, and a spring 7 provided between the one holding member 2 and the operating member 3. The operating member 3 is formed integrally with the operating member 3 so as to be rotatable by an operating plate 4, a rotating shaft 10, and a return lever 5. The clothespin is a clothespin that can be set to an open fixed state at an arbitrary position and can return the clamped body 2 set to an open fixed state to a closed state.

[0006]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION The clothespin of the present invention is mainly used by being screwed to a frame of a clothes hanger or attached to a clothesline through a loop-shaped string. It is as follows. First, the gripper 2 is pushed with the thumb while holding the clothespin in the closed state, and the upper portion of the gripper 2 and the operating plate 4 approach the gripper 1 while sliding the guide rod 6. Since the holding portions 17, 17 at the lower portions of both holding members are separated from each other, the thumb is released when a gap having a width suitable for holding the laundry is formed. Then, at the position where the thumb is released, the clamping body 2
When the movement stops and it stays open and becomes fixed, release your hands from the clothespins. When the laundry is inserted into the gap and the return lever 5 is immediately pressed, the holding portions 17 and 1 are pressed.
In the state where the laundry is clamped at 7, the clamping body 2 and the like move outward and return to the original position.

[0007]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the drawing, reference numeral 1 denotes one of the clamps constituting the main body of the clothespin, and an upper portion thereof is provided with a mounting hole 13 for mounting on a hanger, a clothesline or the like. In the figure, reference numeral 2 denotes the other holding member constituting the main body of the clothespin.
It is formed to be slightly shorter than this, and a pair of support arms 8 for attaching an operation member 3 to be described later protrude therefrom. The upper half of each of the clamps has a substantially U-shaped cross section and is slightly longer than a conventionally used clothespin. The structure of the lower half (the structure of the ring spring 16 and the holding portion 17 and the like) is exactly the same as the conventional one. Therefore, the description of the structure of the lower half is omitted here.

Next, the guide rod 6 will be described. The guide rod 6 has a round hole formed in the holding body 1 and a long hole 14 formed in the holding body 2 and is provided in a round bar shape. Stopper 1 outside body 1
Reference numeral 1 denotes a stopper, and a stopper 12 is attached to the inside of the holding body 1 and a stopper 9 is attached to the end of the guide rod 6 on the holding body 2 side. In this case, since the stopper 12 is slightly loosely fitted and the elongated hole 14 is formed in the clamp 2, the clamp 2 or the like moves inward or returns to the original position. With the return, the guide rod 6 can be rotated upward or downward. The stopper 9 plays a role of receiving the clamp body 2 which returns instantly to the original position at a fixed position.

Next, the operation member 3 attached to the support arm 8 of the holding body 2 via the support shaft 15 will be described. The operation plate 4 on the upper side of the operation member 3 is a plate-like body provided with a hole through which the guide rod 6 is inserted, and is provided at the lower side of the operation member 3 so as to intersect with the holding body 2. The return lever 5 has a shape in which a rectangular plate is attached above and below two rods, and has a structure in which the clamp 2 is loosely inserted. The operation plate 4 and the return lever 5 are respectively fixed to the intermediate rotation shaft 10 so as to be integral with each other. Further, the operation plate 4 and the return lever 5 are rotated around a support shaft 15 that is attached through the inside of the rotation shaft 10. It is formed movably. Furthermore, since the spring 7 is wound between the operating plate 4 in which the guide rod 6 is inserted and the holding body 2, the operating member 3
By the action of the spring 7, the holding member in the open state can be set to a fixed state or can be returned to the closed state.

The use and operation of the clothespin of the present invention constructed as described above will be described below. FIG.
3 shows the clothespins in a closed state (a state in which the holding portions 17 and 17 are aligned). In this state, the holding body 2 is located at the outermost position and the spring 7 Is not energized. When the clamp 2 is pushed with the thumb while holding the clothespin in the closed state with one hand, the upper portion of the clamp 2 and the operating plate 4 slide the guide rod 6 as shown in FIGS. As it approaches the holding body 1 while moving, the holding parts 17, 17 at the lower part of both holding bodies are separated. When the thumb is released when a gap having a width suitable for sandwiching the laundry is formed, the operation plate 4 and the guide rod 6 intersect at a slight angle as shown in FIG. The inner wall of the hole comes into contact with the guide rod 6, and the urging force of the spring 7 is further applied. At this position, the movement of the holding body 2 is stopped, and the holding body 2 is fixed in an open state. It can be set. The intersecting state between the operating plate 4 and the guide rod 6 is formed because the guide rod 6 is rotatable in the vertical direction as the clamping body 2 moves inward or outward. It is.

When the laundry is inserted into the above-mentioned gap and the return lever 5 is pressed immediately, the laundry 2 is instantly returned to the original state while the laundry is being clamped between the clamping portions 17, 17. Can be returned to the position. When the return lever 5 is pressed, the contact state of the operating plate 4 and the urging of the spring 7 are released, and at the same time, the urging force in the returning direction by the ring spring 16 acts, and the holding body 2 faces outward. To return to the closed state.

FIG. 6 shows a clothespin according to another embodiment of the present invention. This embodiment is formed by using a well-known clamp of a clothespin which is commercially available (this is called a small clamp), and the clamps 1 and 2 of the present invention are compactly clamped. It is formed by the bodies 1A and 2A and the extension plates 18 and 18 fixed to the upper portions thereof, and the extension plates 18 and 18 thus provided are provided with the same guide rods 6 and The configuration is such that an operating member 3 and the like are provided. The clothespins of the present invention shown in FIGS. 1 and 6 are mainly used by attaching them to a hanger frame as shown in FIG. 7 or to a clothesline (not shown). It should be noted that the method of mounting on the clothesline is as follows.
It is preferable that a loop-shaped string is attached to the clothespin and the string is inserted through a clothesline to suspend the clothespin. In addition, the clothespin of the present invention can be used as a single clothespin without being attached to a hanger or a clothesline, and can be used as a clothes hanger or a paper shear other than the clothespin. You may.

[0013]

According to the clothespin of the present invention, the operation of setting the clamped body at a fixed position at an arbitrary position or releasing the fixed state and returning to the original position can be easily performed. In addition, there is a great effect that even a handicapped person with a disability or a mother holding an infant can easily perform the work of hanging laundry with only one hand. In addition, the clothespin of the present invention has advantages that it has a simple structure, has few troubles, and can be manufactured at a low cost, and can also be manufactured using conventional clothespins. . Furthermore, since the clothespin of the present invention can be widely applied as a clothes hanger or paper shears for stationery, it is possible to greatly improve the inconvenience of a handicapped handicapped in life. There is a feature that can be.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing one embodiment of a clothespin of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a right side view of the clothespin of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a partially omitted enlarged sectional view of the clothespin in the closed state shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a front view when the clothespin of the present invention is set to an open state.

FIG. 5 is a partially omitted enlarged sectional view of the open clothespin shown in FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a front view of a clothespin according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a partially omitted front view showing a use state of the clothespin of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1, 2 ··· clamping body 1A, 2A · · · small clamping body 3 · · · operating member 4 · · · operating plate 5 · · · return lever 6 · · guide rod 7 · · spring 8 · ··· Support arm 9 ··· Stopper 10 ··· Rotating shaft section 11 and 12 ············································································ ..Holding portion 18 ... Extension plate

Claims (2)

[Claims] An opposing holding member formed to be openable and closable, a guide rod extending between the holding members, an operating member mounted on one of the holding members, and one holding member. A washing scissor formed by a spring provided between a wearing body and an operating member, wherein the operating member is integrally rotatable by an operating plate, a rotating shaft, and a return lever. It is characterized in that the clamp body can be set to an open fixed state at an arbitrary position, and the clamp body set to an open fixed state can be returned to a closed state. Clothespins. 2. The clothespin according to claim 1, wherein said holding body is formed by a small holding body and an extension plate.