JP2008029729A - Clothing stretching device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a clothing stretching device, in which operation to hold the device with rod members put closer to each other is further facilitated to be performed by one hand. <P>SOLUTION: The clothing stretching device is provided with two rod members 11 and 12 disposed at a prescribed distance from each other, and connection members 13 and 14 formed of members which exerts resiliency between the rod members to shorten the distance L between the rod members 11 and 12 based on the resiliency. The connection members 13 and 14 are provided with grip parts 135 and 145, so that by gripping the grip parts 135 and 145, the device can be held with the distance L between the rod members 11 and 12 shortened. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a device that can stretch wrinkles generated on a cylindrical part of clothes, for example, legs of pants (or trousers), a sleeve of a jacket, a trunk, and the like.

  Washed clothes such as pants can be easily washed with a wrinkle (wrinkles generated on the clothes by washing) by hand hitting, stretching, etc., and then drying. It is known that the wrinkles are somewhat reduced by the action of preventing wrinkles and the ironing work after drying is slightly reduced, and it is commonly used on a daily basis.

  However, cotton pants, shirts, tight skirts, etc., sewn with cotton material are prone to wrinkles after washing, and the fabric is thick, so even if the wrinkles are strongly stretched by hand, the effect of removing wrinkles is great. Because it was not, it took time to finish the iron.

  In particular, washing wrinkles formed on the legs of cotton pants can be creased even if they are dried with pressing using a commercially available trouser press, but it is difficult to remove the washing wrinkles sufficiently. .

Therefore, the applicant of the present application, in Patent Document 1, is a garment configured to be stretched out of wrinkles generated in the cylindrical part by being inserted inside the cylindrical part of the garment and in a state where the cylindrical part is stretched. A wrinkle stretcher is disclosed. If this clothes wrinkle stretcher is used, the washing wrinkles generated in the cylindrical part can be removed by utilizing the effect of washing. Here, the “cylindrical part” widely means a form part that forms a cylindrical shape of various clothes, specifically, leg parts and waist parts of pants, sleeve parts of a jacket such as a shirt, a torso part, A portion having a cylindrical shape such as a tight skirt is included.
JP 2004-97597 A

  The garment wrinkle-stretching tool disclosed in Patent Document 1, in particular, keeps the distance between two bars arranged in parallel at a predetermined distance in a state of being narrowed by a fixing tool, so that the garment wrinkle stretching tool After the insertion, the fixing member is removed to release the elasticity of the connecting member, and the tubular portion of the fabric is pulled by the pulling action of the bar to restore the initial state (the state in which the distance between the bars is maximized). It is to make the state stretched.

  That is, in this clothes wrinkle stretcher, it is easy to insert into the cylindrical portion by temporarily fixing the garment wrinkle stretcher in a state where the distance between the bars is narrowed by the fastener in advance.

  If the point which was complicated of this method is mentioned, if it is going to fix in the state where the distance between bars was narrowed with a fixture, it will apply the force which narrows the distance between bars to a connecting member. An operation to lock the fixture while holding the distance between them in a narrow state was necessary, and this operation had to be performed using both hands.

  Therefore, a main object of the present invention is to provide a clothes wrinkle stretcher that can be more easily performed with one hand to maintain the distance between the bars in a narrowed state.

In order to solve the above-described problem, in the present invention, two bars disposed at a predetermined distance;
A connecting member that is formed of a member that exerts elasticity in the direction between the bars, and that is capable of reducing the distance between the bars based on the elasticity; There is provided a garment wrinkle stretcher capable of holding a grip portion and holding the grip portion in a state where the distance between the bars is reduced.

  By providing a grip portion on the connecting member and holding the grip portion, the distance between the bars can be held in a state where the distance between the bars is reduced. In addition to the connecting member, it is possible to omit the operation of locking the fixture while keeping the distance between the bars narrowed. As a result, it becomes possible to perform an operation of holding the distance between the bars narrowed with one hand, so that the clothes can be more easily inserted into the cylindrical portion.

  The shape of the connecting member is not particularly limited as long as it is a shape that exerts elasticity in the direction between the bars and can reduce the distance between the bars based on the elasticity, for example, a front view, a bent shape Can be formed from a flexible member.

  Here, the “flexible member exhibiting a bent shape” has a shape of approximately “height” in appearance, and bends when a force is applied to narrow the distance between the rods. This member is deformed so that its apex angle is bent more acutely, and once released, the member exerts a restoring action to return to the original bent shape while being biased. By this restoring action, the tubular portion of the clothes can be stretched flat and strong.

  By forming the connecting member from a flexible member that has a bent shape when viewed from the front, it is possible to provide a grip portion at the bent portion of the bent shape (the apex portion of the “he”), making it easy to grip It is possible to configure a grip portion that is easy to operate.

  Further, the bar may be provided with a refractive structure, and the bar may be bent at the refractive structure. For example, boot-cut trousers are gradually made narrower from the hips to the knees, and wide from the knees to the hems. Since it bends in accordance with the shape of the bootcut, it is possible to obtain a wrinkle stretching effect that further matches the shape of the pants.

  The distance between the two bars may be gradually increased from one end of the bar toward the other end, and the two bars may be formed in a “C” shape. For example, the skirt is gradually made wider from the waist to the hem, but the two bars are configured to have a “C” shape, and the side where the distance between the bars is smaller, that is, “ By inserting it into the bottom of the skirt from the side corresponding to the upper side of the “C”, it is possible to obtain a wrinkle stretching effect that matches the shape of the skirt.

  The clothes wrinkle stretcher may be provided with a removable hook member. The hook member has a hook at both ends thereof, and can be formed such that one end is detachably hooked to the connecting member and the other end can be hung on a clothes-drying basket or the like.

  By using the garment wrinkle stretcher according to the present invention, it is possible to more easily carry out the operation of holding with a reduced distance between the bars with one hand. Therefore, it is possible to work while holding the clothes with one hand and the clothes wrinkle stretcher with the other hand, and the clothes wrinkle stretcher can be inserted into the cylindrical portion more efficiently.

  DESCRIPTION OF EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, preferred embodiments for carrying out the invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In addition, embodiment described below shows an example of typical embodiment of this invention, and, thereby, the range of this invention is not interpreted narrowly.

  FIG. 1 is a front view showing a first embodiment of a garment wrinkle stretcher according to the present invention, in which (A) is an initial state, and (B) is a holding state in which the distance between bars 11 and 12 is reduced. Are shown respectively.

  A clothes wrinkle stretcher indicated by reference numeral 1 in FIG. 1 includes two bar members 11 and 12 arranged at a predetermined distance, and a connecting member 13 provided between these bar members 11 and 12. , 14. The connecting members 13 and 14 are connected to the rods 11 and 12 by connecting portions 113 and 123 and 114 and 124, respectively. Note that the number of connecting members is not limited to two, and may be one or three or more.

  The lengths, thicknesses, shapes, and distances L of the bars 11 and 12 can be appropriately determined according to the type of clothes to be used. For example, when the wrinkles of the legs of the pants are stretched, for the purposes of the present invention, the length may be a length that matches the length of the legs, the thickness is about φ5 to 20 mm, the shape is a cylindrical shape, a triangular prism, A distance L slightly longer than the width of the leg portion can be adopted as the distance L between the rods 11 and 12, such as a square pillar. The material of the rods 11 and 12 is not particularly limited, and a metal such as stainless steel, a rigid synthetic resin, or the like can be appropriately employed.

  FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of the coupling portion 113, where (A) shows the initial state, and (B) and (C) show the configuration. (B) is a front view, (C) is a top view seen from the arrow direction in (B).

  Hereinafter, based on FIG. 2, the detailed structure of the coupling | bond part 113 is demonstrated. In addition, although description is abbreviate | omitted about the coupling | bond part 123,114,124, it has the same structure. These configurations are not particularly limited as long as they are movably coupled, and are not limited to the configurations shown in FIG.

  The angle α formed by the coupling portion 113 and the bar 11 can be changed within the range of the arrow X in FIGS. 1 (A) and 2 (A), and the connecting member 13 can freely move within the range of the arrow X. It is configured to be able to.

The bar 11 side of the coupling portion 113 is provided with braking plates 113 a _1, 2 as shown in (A), the brake plate 113 a ₁ and the brake plate 113a ₁ side surface 113a ₂ of the connecting member 13 There the contact, brake plates 113 a ₁ is to support the surface 113a _2, the angle alpha is devised so as not to exceed the initial state alpha _1. Thereby, the movable range of the connecting member 13 can be limited to the range of the arrow X.

  By restricting the movable range of the connecting member 13 to the range of the arrow X, the positional relationship between the connecting member 13 and the bar 11 can be maintained within a certain range. In addition, since the coupling portions 123, 114, and 124 have the same configuration, the connecting members 13 and 14 and the bar members 11 and 12 each maintain a certain positional relationship. As a result, the clothes wrinkle stretcher The effect of keeping the shape of the whole 1 constant can be obtained.

Furthermore, the coupling part 113 is preferably configured to be detachable. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 2 (B), the projection 113b ₁ to bar 11 side of the coupling portion 113, the provided hole 113b ₂ fitted to the rod member 13 side, the projection 113b ₁ and fitting hole 113b ₂ It is conceivable to adopt a structure that is detachably fitted. At this time, projection 113b _1, as shown in FIG. 2 (C), idea to form a side connecting member 13 is inserted obliquely, can facilitate fitting of the fitting hole 113b _2.

  By making the connecting member 113 (and 123, 114, 124) detachable, the garment wrinkle stretcher 1 is assembled from two bars 11, 12, and two connecting members 13, 14, for example. Can be sold as a type of instrument, which can contribute to the downsizing of the sales package.

  Next, based on FIG. 1, the structure of the connection members 13 and 14 is demonstrated.

The connecting members 13 and 14 are formed of a flexible member having a bent shape, and have an approximate “he” shape in appearance. When an external force G is applied to the connecting member 13 (or 14) in the direction of arrow Y in FIG. 1 to reduce the distance between the bars, the apex angle β of the character “he” is set to the initial state β ₁ (( B) while bending at a more acute angle β ₂ (see (B)) from the initial state L ₁ (see (A)) to the distance L ₂ (( B)). As a result, when the external force is released, the connecting member 13 (or 14) applies a restoring force P (see (B)) for returning to the initial state to the bar members 11 and 12.

  Next, specific means for applying an external force G to narrow the distance between the bars 11 and 12 to the garment wrinkle stretcher 1 will be described with reference to FIG.

  3A and 3B are enlarged views of the connecting member 13, where FIG. 3A shows an initial state, and FIG. 3B shows a state in which the grip portion 135 is held and held. (A) corresponds to the initial state of the garment wrinkle stretcher 1 shown in FIG. 1 (A), and (B) is the holding state where the distance between the bars of the garment wrinkle stretcher 1 shown in FIG. 1 (B) is reduced. Corresponding to

  The connecting member 14 has the same configuration as that of the connecting member 13 described below except that the grip portion is not provided.

  As shown in FIG. 3 (A), the connecting member 13 has two left and right parts 131 and 132 connected at a bending point 133 (the apex portion of the letter “he”). 134 is provided. The spring 134 is arranged so as to exhibit elasticity in the direction of the arrow P, that is, the direction in which the apex angle β of the parts 131 and 132 opens to an obtuse angle.

Brake plates 131a ₁ and 132a ₁ are provided on the outside of the bending point 133 of the parts 131 and 132 (on the apex side of the “he”) so that the apex angle β does not open beyond the initial state β _1. Has been devised. That is, when the apex angle β tries to open beyond β _{1 due} to the elasticity of the spring 134, the brake plates 131 a ₁ and 132 a ₁ are applied to the surfaces 131 a ₂ and 132 a ₂ facing each other as shown in FIG. The vertex angle β is maintained at β ₁ by contacting and exerting repulsive force.

  Anti-slip structures 131b and 132b are provided in the vicinity of the bending point 133 (bending portion) of the parts 131 and 132, respectively, and configured as a grip portion 135. The anti-slip structures 131b and 132b are devised so that the surfaces of the parts 131 and 132 are uneven so that they are difficult to slip when grasped by hand. Further, the size and shape of the grip portion 135 are such that the thumb of one hand can be gripped by the anti-slip structure 132b (or 131b) and the other four fingers can be gripped by the anti-slip structure 131b (132b), and it fits comfortably in the palm of your hand. Such a mountain shape is devised to make it easy to grip.

As shown in FIG. 3B, when the grip portion 135 is gripped and a force is applied in the direction of arrow Y based on the elasticity of the spring 134, the connecting member 13 sets the vertex angle β to the initial state β ₁ ((A). from the reference), it flexes while more bent at an acute angle beta _2, accumulates a restoring force P. At the same time, the distance L between the bars 11 and 12 is shortened from L ₁ to L ₂ as shown in FIGS. 1 (A) and 1 (B), and when the force for gripping the grip part 135 is released, The bars 11 and 12 are pushed open by the restoring force P.

  Here, as long as the connection member 13 is a flexible member that can exhibit the restoring force P, the connection member 13 is not limited to the configuration using the spring 134, and can be appropriately adopted. For example, as shown in FIG. 4, it is conceivable to adopt a configuration that is substantially “F” in appearance and includes a loop portion 134 ′ at a bending point. Note that the number of windings of the loop can be appropriately determined in consideration of the strength of the restoring force P.

  FIG. 5 (A) is a front view showing an initial state of the second embodiment of the garment wrinkle stretcher according to the present invention, and FIG. 5 (B) is a front view showing an initial state of the modified embodiment.

  Unlike the garment wrinkle stretcher 1 (see FIG. 1), the garment wrinkle stretcher 2 indicated by reference numeral 2 in FIG. 5A is provided with grip portions 235 and 245 on both of the two connecting members 23 and 24. Thus, the connecting members 23 and 24 have the same configuration.

Further, like the clothing wrinkle stretcher 2 ′ indicated by reference numeral 2 ′ in FIG. 5B, the connecting members 23 and 24 can be provided in the same direction, not in the facing direction. In this case, as the connecting member 24 is arranged in the same direction as the connecting member 23, the braking plates 214a ₁ and 224a _{1 of the} coupling portions 214 and 224 are replaced with the braking plates 213a ₁ and 223a _{1 of the} coupling portions 213 and 223, respectively. They are arranged in the same direction (below the connecting members 24 and 23). Therefore, 213, 223 and 214, 224 are configured such that the connecting members 23, 24 can freely move within the range of the arrow X ′.

  In the clothes wrinkle stretcher 2, 2 ', the number of connecting members is not limited to two, but one or three or more may be the same as the clothes wrinkle stretcher 1.

  Next, the refractive structures 115 and 125 that can be provided on the rods 11 and 12 will be described with reference to FIGS. When the number of connecting members is three or more, three or more refractive structures can be provided.

  FIG. 6 is an enlarged view of the refractive structure 115, where (A) shows the initial state and (B) and (C) show the configuration. (B) is a front view, (C) is a side view seen from the arrow direction in (B). Since the refractive structures 115 and 125 have the same configuration, the refractive structure 115 will be described below as a representative example. These configurations are not particularly limited as long as they have mobility, and are not limited to the configurations shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 6, the bar 11 is configured such that the upper and lower parts 111 and 112 are connected by a refracting structure 115 and can be bent in the arrow Y direction.

  FIG. 7 is a view showing an example of a state in which the garment wrinkle stretcher according to the present invention is attached to a garment.

  In FIG. 7, the trousers 4 indicated by reference numeral 4 are gradually narrowed from the waist toward the knee, and are made wider on the contrary from the knee toward the hem, and have a so-called boot cut shape. By providing the refracting structures 115 and 125, the bars 11 and 12 are bent in accordance with the shape of the bootcut, so that a wrinkle stretching effect that further matches the shape of the trousers 4 can be obtained.

Further, the refractive structure 115 is preferably configured to be detachable. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 6 (B), removably and protrusions 115b ₁ on the component 112 side of the refractive structures 115, the provided hole 115b ₂ fitted to the part 111 side, the projection 115b ₁ and fitting hole 115b ₂ It is conceivable to have a configuration that fits into At this time, projection 115b _1, as shown in FIG. 6 (C), idea to form a side part 111 is inserted obliquely, can facilitate fitting of the fitting hole 115b _2.

  By making the refracting structures 115 and 125 detachable, the bars 11 and 12 of the garment wrinkle stretcher 1 are sold as an assembling-type member composed of the half-length parts 111, 112, 121, and 122. Can contribute to downsizing of the sales package.

  FIG. 8 is a front view showing an initial state of the third embodiment of the clothes wrinkle stretcher according to the present invention.

Clothing wrinkles stretched tool indicated at 3, by slightly narrower than the width W ₃ of the connecting member 33 in the width W ₄ of the connecting member 34, the distance L between the bars 31 and 32, the lower end from the top The bar members 31 and 32 are configured to have a “C” shape. Therefore, for example, a garment wrinkle-extending tool 3 is inserted in the direction of arrow S from the skirt side of the skirt into a tubular part of a garment that is gradually widened, such as a skirt. A wrinkle-stretching effect matched to the shape of can be obtained. The ratio of the width W ₄ of the width W ₃ and the connecting member 34 of the connecting member 33, in accordance with the shape of the garment of the tubular part, can be appropriately adjusted.

  The clothes wrinkle stretcher 3 is also provided with grip portions on both of the connecting members 33 and 34 (see FIG. 5A) or in the same direction instead of the facing direction as shown in FIG. 7 (FIG. 5). (See (B)). Also, the number of connecting members is not limited to two, and the number may be one or three or more.

  FIG. 9 is a view showing a hook member that can be attached to the clothes wrinkle stretcher 1 according to the present invention and a method for attaching the hook member.

In FIG. 9, hooks F ₁ and F ₂ are formed at both ends of the hook member indicated by the symbol F. Width d ₁ of the hook-shaped portion of the Kagite F _1, the connecting member 13 (or 14) are formed equally to the width d ₁₃ of, also, the width d ₂ of the hook-shaped portion of the Kagite F ₂ is a general The width is such that it can be hung on a clothesline.

  The hook member F can be attached to the bending point 133 (or 143) of the connecting member 13 (or 14). Here, since the bending point 133 is a part of the grip part 135, it is desirable that the hook member F be detachable so as not to interfere with gripping and holding the grip part 135.

  Next, taking as an example the clothes wrinkle stretcher 2 according to the second embodiment (see FIG. 5A), an example of how to use the clothes wrinkle stretcher according to the present invention will be specifically described based on FIG. explain.

  First, as shown in FIG. 10A, an arm is inserted from the hem opening 42 of the leg portion 41 formed in the cylindrical shape of the washed trouser 4, and the garment wrinkle stretcher 2 is connected to the connecting member 23 from the waist 43 side. Then, the grip part 235 is gripped (see FIG. 3) and the space between the bars 21 and 22 is held narrow. Next, when the garment wrinkle stretcher 2 is pulled into the leg portion 41 in the direction of arrow S in FIG. 10A, the garment wrinkle stretcher 2 bends the connecting member 24 according to the width of the leg portion 41. However, the leg 41 is stretched straight with the bars 21 and 22 to which the restoring force P of the connecting portion 24 is applied (see FIG. 10B).

  When the entire clothes wrinkle stretcher 2 is accommodated in the leg portion 41, if the holding of the grip portion 235 is released and the restoring force P of the connecting member 23 is released, the entire leg portion 41 is stretched flat outward. The dough becomes stretched. FIG. 10C shows a state in which the above operation is repeated for the opposite leg portion 41, the hook member F is attached, and the hook member F is hung on the clothesline 5.

In addition, the method of mounting | wearing the leg part 41 with the clothes wrinkle stretcher 2 is not limited above, It can insert into the leg part 41 by the method in which each user is easy to mount | wear suitably. For example, as shown in FIG. 11, the clothes wrinkle stretcher 2 can naturally be inserted from the hem opening 42 of the trousers 4 into the leg 41 in the arrow S direction.

  The wrinkle stretcher according to the present invention is particularly useful for stretching washing wrinkles generated on clothes after washing, and can also be used for stretching wrinkles generated on clothes due to daily clothing. Moreover, it can also be used as a hanger for hanging clothes such as pants after drying in a closet or the like and storing them as they are. Furthermore, it can also be used as a device for displaying clothing items such as pants in a clothing store, such as a department store or a clothing item, with the fabric stretched.

It is a front view showing 1st embodiment of the clothes wrinkle stretcher concerning this invention. (A) shows an initial state, and (B) shows a holding state in which the distance L between the bars 11 and 12 is narrowed. FIG. 6 is an enlarged view of a coupling unit 113. (A) shows the initial state, and (B) and (C) show the configuration. (B) is a front view, (C) is a top view seen from the arrow direction in (B). FIG. 6 is an enlarged view of a connecting member 13. (A) shows an initial state, and (B) shows a holding state in which the grip portion 135 is held and held. It is an enlarged view which shows the deformation | transformation form of a connection member. It is the front view (A) showing the initial state of 2nd embodiment of the clothes wrinkle stretcher concerning this invention, and the front view (B) showing the initial state of the deformation | transformation form. 3 is an enlarged view of a refractive structure 115. FIG. (A) shows the initial state, and (B) and (C) show the configuration. (B) is a front view, (C) is a side view seen from the arrow direction in (B). It is a figure which shows an example of the mounting state to the clothes of the clothes wrinkle stretcher concerning this invention. It is a front view showing the initial state of 3rd embodiment of the clothes wrinkle stretcher which concerns on this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the hook member which can be attached to the clothes wrinkle stretcher concerning this invention, and its attachment method. It is a figure showing an example of the method of inserting the clothes wrinkle stretcher 2 in the leg part 41 of the underpants 4. FIG. It is a figure showing another example of the method of inserting the clothes wrinkle stretching tool 2 in the leg part 41 of the underpants.

Explanation of symbols

1, 2, 3 Clothes wrinkle stretcher 4 according to the first embodiment of the present invention 4 Pants 5 Clothes hanger 11, 12, 21, 22, 31, 32 Bars 13, 14, 23, 24, 33, 34 Connecting member 135 145, 235, 245 Grip part 115, 125 Refraction structure
F hook member
F _1, F ₂ Kagite

Claims (5)

Two bars disposed at a predetermined distance;
A garment wrinkle stretcher comprising a connecting member that is formed of a member that exhibits elasticity in the direction between the bars, and that can reduce the distance between the bars based on the elasticity,
A garment wrinkle stretcher that can be held in a state in which the distance between the bars is reduced by providing a grip portion on the connecting member and gripping the grip portion.   The clothes wrinkle stretcher according to claim 1, wherein the connecting member is formed of a flexible member having a bent shape when viewed from the front.   The clothes wrinkle stretcher according to claim 1, wherein the bar is provided with a refractive structure, and the bar is bent in the refractive structure.   2. The garment according to claim 1, wherein a distance between the bars is gradually increased from one end to the other end of the bars so that the bars have a "C" shape. Wrinkle stretcher. The hook member having hooks at both ends is detachably hooked to be hooked to a clothes-drying hook or the like through the hooks at the other end of the hook member. Wrinkle stretcher as described.

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