JP2009047399A - Towel wringer - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a towel wringer capable of sufficiently wringing out water included in a towel through simple one-touch operation even by a person having weak one hand. <P>SOLUTION: The towel wringer 100 comprises a spiral bar 101 and a handle 102 to which the spiral bar 101 is penetrated. The spiral bar 101 is provided with a hook 103 and a shock absorbing body 140 at one end and a stopper 105 at the other end. The handle 102 is provided with a guide plate 200 held in the handle 102 by a holding ring 201 and rotated along spiral strips 111. With the handle 102 positioned on the hook 103 side, a central part in the longitudinal direction of a towel is folded into two so as to form a U-shape. One end of the towel is hung on the hook 103 and the other end is held so as not to rotate. By pulling the handle 102 positioned on the hook 103 side from the hook 103 side toward the stopper 105 side, the spiral bar 101 is rotated, and thus, the towel is wringed out by twisting force due to the rotation of the hook 103. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a towel squeezer, and more particularly to a towel squeezer that can be operated with one hand and can sufficiently squeeze out moisture contained in the towel.

  In general, in order to squeeze out the moisture contained in the towel, the towel is squeezed in the middle of the longitudinal direction, holding both ends of the towel folded in two or four with both hands, and twisting the towel in the longitudinal direction. Since this method uses both hands, there is a problem that a person with one hand injured or a person with a disability in one hand cannot squeeze the towel.

  Note that a towel is sandwiched between two plates that are pivotally connected at one end, and pressure is applied in a direction in which the two plates are pressed together (for example, see Patent Document 1), or the lever is operated with one hand. Thus, a towel squeezer for a method of squeezing out moisture from a towel sandwiched between plates (see, for example, Patent Document 2) has been proposed.

In addition, a towel squeezing device that hooks a towel folded in a longitudinal U shape on a held L-shaped key, provides a rotary handle to this, fixes the other end of the towel, and turns the handle to squeeze out the moisture in the towel. It has been proposed (see, for example, Patent Document 3).
Utility model No. 3067775 Utility model No. 312773 Patent Publication 2000-283648

These have the following drawbacks.
For example, in the examples of Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2, there is a problem that it is difficult to sufficiently release moisture if the towels are unevenly folded.
In addition, the apparatus according to the example of Patent Document 3 has a problem that a mounting operation and a releasing operation for holding and fixing one end of the towel are troublesome with one hand, and it takes time for a plurality of operations.
The present invention has been made to solve these drawbacks.

  The present invention comprises a spiral bar 101 and a handle 102 through which the spiral bar 101 passes. The spiral bar 101 has a hook 103 and a buffer 104 at one end, and a stopper 105 at the other end. In the towel squeezing tool 100 having the guide plate 200 held by the handle 102 and rotating along the spiral strip 111, the towel 102 is folded in half in the longitudinal direction of the towel in the central portion in a state where the handle 102 is located on the hook 103 side. One end is hooked on the hook 103, the other end is held non-rotatably, and the handle 102 is pulled from the hook 103 side toward the stopper 105 side to rotate the spiral bar 101. This towel squeezing tool is characterized by squeezing the towel 400.

  According to the towel squeezing tool of the present invention, even a person who has difficulty with one hand can twist the towel with a simple one-touch operation, and can squeeze out moisture contained in the towel.

The best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
1 is a front view showing an embodiment of the towel squeezer of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a partial sectional view of FIG. 1, FIG. 3 is a guide plate, FIG. 4 is an embodiment in which a handle is fixed with a suction cup, FIG. Is an example in which a clamp is attached to the tip of the spiral bar instead of a hook, and FIG. 6 is an example of various forms of the spiral bar.

FIG. 1 shows the outline of the entire towel squeezer. In FIG. 1, the towel squeezer includes a spiral bar 101, a handle 102 through which the spiral bar 101 passes, a hook 103 provided at one end of the spiral bar 101, a buffer 104 provided at the base thereof, and a spiral bar 101 A stopper 105 is provided at the other end.
FIG. 1 also shows a suspension hand 106 that is rotatably provided at an appropriate position of the handle 102 and a suction cup 107 that is connected to the suspension hand 106 and is suspended by being held on the wall surface by the suction cup 107. The state was shown.

FIG. 2 shows a top view and a partial cross-sectional view of FIG. FIG. 2A shows a top view with the hanging hand 106 and the suction cup 107 in FIG. 1 omitted. FIG. 2B shows a cross section AA of FIG. In FIG. 2B, the shaft 110 and the spiral strip 111 are shown in a substantial view, not a cross-sectional view, for easy understanding of the drawing.
As can be seen from the drawing, when the handle 102 is lowered to the hook 103 side end, the relative rotation between the handle 102 and the hook 103 is fixed by the braking action of the shock absorber 104 taper surface 202, so that the handle 102 is stable with one hand. Easy to operate.

  FIG. 3 shows details of the guide plate 200. 3A shows a top view, FIG. 3B shows a cross section BB, and FIG. 3C shows a cross section CC. The guide plate 200 is held on the handle 102 by the holding ring 201, and the spiral bar 101 is passed through the penetration part 300. When the handle 102 is moved along the axial direction of the spiral bar 101, the guide plate 200 rotates relatively along the spiral strip 111. In this case, if the rotation of the handle 102 is fixed, the spiral bar 101 rotates. The towel squeezing tool of the present invention applies this rotational action.

  Next, the usage aspect of the towel squeezer of Claim 1 is demonstrated. In the towel squeezing tool 100 of the present invention, with the handle 102 positioned on the hook 103 side, the towel is folded in half in the longitudinal direction and at the center, folded in half in a U-shape, and one end is hooked on the hook 103, and the other end is held non-rotatably. When the handle 102 located on the hook 103 side is pulled in the axial direction toward the stopper 105 side, the spiral bar 101 is rotated, so that the towel can be squeezed by the twisting force generated by the rotation of the hook 103.

  FIG. 4 shows how the towel squeezer of claim 2 is used. As an example, the handle 102 is placed on the upper portion 402 of the bathtub wall 401 and fixed to the bathtub wall inner surface 403 by the suction cup 107 via the suspension hand 106. In this towel squeezing tool, with the handle 102 positioned on the hook 103 side, one end of the towel 400 folded in a U-shape in the longitudinal direction and in the center is hooked on the hook 103, and the other end is held with one hand and is not rotated. By holding and pulling, the handle 102 moves relatively from the hook 103 side toward the stopper 105 side, and the spiral bar 101 rotates. Therefore, the towel can be squeezed by the twisting force generated by the rotation of the hook 103.

  FIG. 5 shows an example of claim 3 in which a clamp 500 is attached to one end of the spiral bar 101 instead of the hook 103. The center of the towel 400 in the longitudinal direction is hung on a handrail 501 and folded in half and held non-rotatably. With the handle 102 positioned on the clamp 500 side, the other end of the towel 400 is gripped by the clamp 500 and positioned on the clamp 500 side. When the handle 102 to be pulled is pulled toward the stopper 105 in the axial direction, the spiral bar 101 is rotated, so that the towel can be squeezed by the twisting force generated by the rotation of the clamp 500.

FIG. 6 shows various shapes of the spiral bar 101. In FIG.1 and FIG.2, the example of the spiral bar 101 which consists of the spiral strip 111 which wound and fixed the wire to the axis | shaft 110 was shown.
FIG. 6A shows an example of a double-convex spiral with a rectangular cross section, FIG. 6B shows an example of a four-convex spiral with a cross-shaped cross section, and FIG. 6C shows an embodiment with a concave spiral. FIG. 6 (d) shows an embodiment of claim 4 in which the spiral shape is a double-convex spiral, and the helical pitch gradually changes so that it is smaller on the hook 103 side and larger on the stopper 105 side.
In addition, although a figure is abbreviate | omitted, there also exists an Example whose spiral shape is a triple thread convex spiral.

  According to this embodiment, since the handle 102 is lightly loaded at the beginning of squeezing close to the hook 103 side, the spiral pitch is reduced to increase the number of rotations of the hook, and thus the twist of the towel 400 is increased, and the handle 102 is moved to the stopper 105 side. Since the end of squeezing is close to a high load, the helical pitch is increased to reduce the number of rotations of the hook, the twisting force is increased, and the moisture of the towel 400 can be sufficiently squeezed, improving the performance.

  A usage mode of the towel squeezer having a ratchet mechanism between the handle 102 and the guide plate 200 in claim 5 will be described. By the ratchet mechanism, the spiral bar 101 rotates when the handle 102 moves from the hook 103 side toward the stopper 105 side. Conversely, when the handle 102 moves from the stopper 105 side toward the hook 103 side, the spiral bar 101 rotates. The bar 101 does not rotate.

  Therefore, in Example 2, when the towel is squeezed in the towel squeezer fixed to the bathtub wall inner surface 403, one end of the towel 400 folded in a U shape in the longitudinal direction and the central portion is hung on the hook 103, and the other end When the hand is pulled by hand, the spiral bar 101 rotates and the towel 400 can be squeezed by the twisting force. However, when further squeezing is desired, when the spiral bar 101 is pushed back, the spiral bar 101 does not rotate and the handle 102 moves to the hook 103 side. The diaphragm can be repeated by moving and pulling the other end by hand again.

  Towel presser front view   (A) Towel squeezer top view (b) AA sectional view of Fig. 2 (a) (excluding spiral body)   (A) Guide plate top view (b) BB sectional view of FIG. 3 (a) (c) CC sectional view of FIG. 3 (a)   Example fixed to bathtub wall with suction cup   Example of clamp   (A) Example of a two-protruded spiral (b) Example of a four-protruded spiral (c) Example of a concave spiral (d) Example of a spiral pitch change

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Towel squeezing tool 101 Spiral bar 102 Handle 103 Hook 104 Buffer 105 Stopper 106 Suspension hand 107 Suction cup 110 Shaft 111 Helical strip 200 Guide plate 201 Holding ring 202 Tapered surface 203 Suspension hand insertion hole 300 Penetration part 400 Towel 401 Bathtub wall 402 Bathtub Upper wall 403 Bath wall inner surface 500 Clamp 501 Handrail

Claims (5)

  The spiral bar 101 includes a handle 102 through which the spiral bar 101 passes. One end of the spiral bar 101 has a hook 103 and a buffer 104, and the other end has a stopper 105. The handle 102 is held by the handle 102 with a holding ring 201. In the towel squeezing tool 100 having the guide plate 200 that rotates along the spiral strip 111, one end of the towel foldable in a U-shape at the center in the longitudinal direction of the towel is hooked with the handle 102 positioned on the hook 103 side. 103, holding the other end non-rotatably, and pulling the handle 102 from the hook 103 side toward the stopper 105 side, the spiral bar 101 rotates, and therefore the towel is squeezed by the twisting force generated by the rotation of the hook 103. Towel squeeze characterized by.   The towel squeezer 100 according to claim 1, wherein a suspender 106 is rotatably mounted in a suspender insertion hole 203 provided in the handle 102 and a rotatable sucker 107 is provided. .   The towel squeezer 100 according to claim 1, wherein a clamp 500 is provided instead of the hook 103.   The towel squeezer 100 according to claim 1, wherein the spiral pitch gradually changes so that the spiral pitch of the spiral bar 101 is small on the hook 103 side and large on the stopper 105 side.   In the towel squeezing tool 100 according to claim 1, due to the relationship between the handle 102 and the guide plate 200 held by the handle 102, the guide plate 200 rotates with the handle 102 when rotating in one direction, and when the guide plate 200 rotates in the opposite direction. , Having a ratchet mechanism that dissociates from the handle 102 and rotates only the guide plate 200, and when the handle 102 moves from the hook 103 side toward the stopper 105 side, the guide plate 200 is fixed to the handle 102, and the handle 102 is the stopper A towel squeezer characterized in that the guide plate 200 rotates relative to the handle 102 when moving from the 105 side toward the hook 103 side.

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