JP2011106063A - Hand towel - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a hand towel such as a handkerchief or a towel which can be folded up even by a child on her (his) own and master how to fold up the hand towel. <P>SOLUTION: The hand towel is structured as follows: three folding-up lines 11 are made on a square handkerchief 1 lengthwise and crosswise by equally parting each of the sides of the handkerchief into four to evenly divide the area of the handkerchief into sixteen parts; and the folding-up lines 11 are printed on the handkerchief 1 in broken lines. The handkerchief 1 is folded in along the lines when folded up, and thus can be neatly folded up because the edges thereof mate together. The handkerchief 1 is provided with the folding-up lines 11, and hence even a child, in particular, an infant identifies what portion of the handkerchief 1 she (he) should fold in to fold it up when folding up the handkerchief 1, and can neatly fold up the handkerchief on her (his) own. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to hand towels such as handkerchiefs and towels, and more particularly to hand towels that can be folded neatly even by children.

  When folding clothes, handkerchiefs, towels, etc., children, especially younger children, often do not know where to fold, but only focus on making it smaller. As a result, the folded shapes are often inconvenient when stored.

  Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. H10-228473 discloses a clothing that shows how to fold the clothes. The clothes are marked with the same pictures and symbols at two places, and the same pictures and symbols are put together to indicate the places to be folded. However, children were interested in matching pictures, and sometimes ended without learning how to fold clothes.

JP-A-5-108003

  Therefore, an object is to provide hand towels that can be folded by one child and learn how to fold.

The hand towel according to the present invention includes a folding line on a cloth constituting the hand wipe.
Here, the folding line can be formed as follows.
(1) A folding line is formed by a solid line, a dotted line, a linear pattern, or a combination thereof.
(2) The folding line is formed in one pattern or a continuous pattern.
(3) The folding line is formed of a material different from that of the hand towel.

  The hand towel with the above configuration has a folding line and teaches the folding position, so it can be understood where to fold when folding, it can be folded neatly by one child, and how to fold by repeating Can learn.

FIG. 1 is a view showing a handkerchief according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a view showing a towel according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention.

  In the hand towel of the present invention, folding lines are provided on hand towels such as handkerchiefs and towels to teach the folding position.

A handkerchief according to a first embodiment to which the present invention is applied will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 shows a square handkerchief 1, in which an area of the handkerchief 1 is divided into 16 equal parts, each side is equally divided into four and three folding lines 11 are inserted. The folding line 11 is formed by printing on the handkerchief 1 with a broken line.
When the handkerchief 1 is folded, if the handkerchief 1 is folded along the line, the ends of the handkerchief 1 are aligned and can be folded neatly.

  Since the folding line 11 is provided on the handkerchief 1 in this way, it can be understood where it should be folded when folding the handkerchief 1 and can be folded neatly even if a child, especially an infant, is folded alone. By repeatedly folding the handkerchief 1 of Example 1, it can be remembered that the ends are folded together.

  In the handkerchief of Example 1, three folding lines are provided vertically and horizontally, but the number of folding lines provided may be increased or decreased. For example, the number of folding lines can be determined as appropriate depending on the size of the handkerchief.

  Further, although the folding line is a broken line in the first embodiment, it is sufficient that the folding line can be recognized as a line. Therefore, the line may be represented by a pattern such as arranging a solid line or a polka dot pattern in a line, or one pattern or a plurality of patterns. Can also be used to represent a single line.

  As an example of expressing one line with one pattern, a long snake illustration can be put in a straight line to represent the line. In addition, as an example of representing a line with a plurality of patterns, illustrations such as ladybugs and caterpillars can be arranged in a straight line alternately to represent a folding line.

  In the first embodiment, the folding line is printed on the handkerchief. However, for example, the folding line may be dyed, the line may be embroidered on the handkerchief, or the line may be made of an elongated cloth and sewn on the handkerchief.

  Next, the towel of Example 2 to which the present invention is applied will be described. FIG. 2 shows a vertically long towel 2. In this embodiment, the towel will be described using a folding method in which the towel is folded in four in the direction in which the vertical length becomes shorter.

  In the towel 2 of FIG. 2, three folding lines 21 are provided at positions where the vertical length is equally divided into four and is folded in four so as to shorten the vertical length. The folding line 21 is provided with a polka dot pattern arranged in a line and printed on the towel 2.

  Thus, since the folding line 21 is provided in the towel 2, the position where the towel 2 is folded can be known, and even when a child, especially an infant, is folded alone, it can be folded neatly. By repeatedly folding the towel 2 of Example 2, it is possible to learn how to fold the towel.

  In the towel of Example 2, the folding line is provided at the position where it is folded in four. However, the position of the folding line is not limited to the above-described position, and the folding line may be provided so as to correspond to various ways of folding the towel. .

In addition, the folding line can be formed by various methods in the same manner as described in the first embodiment, in which towels can be dyed, embroidered, and other materials can be sewn to represent the lines. be able to.
In addition, since the folding line only needs to be recognized as a line, the line can be represented by a solid line, a dotted line, a pattern, or a combination thereof.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments and can be variously modified.
For example, the handkerchief or towel to which the present invention is applied is not limited to the above-described shape, and may be any shape such as a rectangle or a square, and a folding line can be provided. Further, the folding lines may be provided so as to correspond to many folding methods.
Also, all the folding lines of one hand towel were formed in the same way, but the thickness of the folding line in one hand towel was changed, and the method of forming the folding line in one hand towel was changed respectively. Also good.

1 Handkerchief 2 Towel 11, 21 Folding line

Claims (4)

  Hand towels that have folding lines on the cloth that makes up the hand towels.   2. The hand towel according to claim 1, wherein the folding line is one of a solid line, a dotted line, a linear pattern, or a combination thereof.   3. The hand towel according to claim 1, wherein the folding line is formed by one pattern or a continuous pattern.   The hand-wiping according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the folding line is formed of a material different from a material of the cloth.

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