JP2012071084A - Clothespin - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a clothespin which a user can operate only by one hand on hanging the laundry using the clothespin, to improve work efficiency and reduce a burden.SOLUTION: The clothespin having right and left pinching parts 3 and 4, a holding part 10, and a spring 12 of the clothespin includes: an opening holding part 5 provided in the upper part of the pinching part 3 on one side; and a movable hook 6 and a release lever 8 provided in the upper part of the pinching part 4 on the other side so as to be urged by a spring 9 using a rotation axis 7 as a supporting point, in which the hook 6 is hooked at the upper part of the opening holding part 5 of the pinching part 3 on one side to keep the holding part 10 open.

Description

  The present invention relates to a clothespin that allows a laundry to be dried with one hand.

  Traditional clothespins require one hand to hold and open the clothespin, hold it in the other hand, and insert the laundry into the clothespin opening with the other hand. was.

  When hanging laundry on a clothespin, a conventional clothespin is held by holding the clothespin with one hand and holding it in the other hand. Both hands were needed at the same time to release the holding hand and close the opening after being inserted into the opening. For this reason, when one hand could not be used due to injury, or for those who had difficulty with one hand, this series of actions using both hands at the same time could not be performed, and it was very difficult to hang laundry.

  In addition, a series of operations when using conventional clothespins takes a lot of time and effort to complete, and it is a burden for those who hang laundry every day. I want to improve the work efficiency and reduce the burden by simplifying it so that I can do it alone.

  An object of the present invention is to operate a conventional clothespin that requires both hands with only one hand.

  Attach a spring-movable claw to the upper part of the knob on one side of the clothespin. When the clothespin is pinched with one hand, the spring-movable claw is caught on the upper part of the other side knob, and the clothespin is held with the scissors open. Therefore, it is not necessary to continue pinching the clothespin, and the pinched one hand is released. Insert the laundry into the open scissors using one hand released from the knob, release the spring movable nail with the finger of the hand, the scissors close with the laundry, so the laundry Can be dried with just the hands that first pinched the clothespin.

  In addition, a series of actions to hang laundry on a clothespin can be done with one hand, so if you operate the clothespin according to the present invention separately for both hands, you can hang two laundry items at the same time, and work efficiency It is expected to reduce the burden on the person who hangs laundry, such as improving the working hours and shortening the working time.

  When trying to hang laundry on a conventional clothespin, first, hold the clothespin with one hand, open the scissors, and hold the open state while holding the other. Insert the laundry into the scissors by hand, remove the force of the hand pinching the clothespin, and close the scissors. This requires four steps of movement, which is based on the premise that both hands can be used at the same time. This is a very difficult task when one hand cannot be used due to an injury or when one hand is inconvenient.

  Therefore, the clothespin of the present invention has a spring movable nail attached to the upper part of one side of the clothespin so that the laundry can be dried with only one hand. When the clothespin is picked up with one hand and the scissors portion is opened, the nail is caught by the upper portion of the handle on the other side of the clothespin and stops, and the scissors are held open. As a result, the conventional operations A and A require only one movement of one hand, ie, pinching a clothespin, and the one hand that has been pinched is released from the holding of the scissors.

  Next, although the laundry is sandwiched between the scissors, the spring movable claw used in the present invention is interlocked with the release lever for releasing the holding state of the scissors, and the release lever When the is operated, the spring movable claw is disengaged from the upper part of the other side knob part, so that the other side knob part returns to the original position and the scissor part is closed. Since this release lever can be operated with one finger, the laundry can be inserted into the scissors with a hand released from holding the opening of the scissors, and the release lever is pushed with the finger of that hand, so that the conventional handle can be operated with only one hand. And D can be operated.

  As described above, the present invention pinches the clothespin, which is a four-step operation using both hands at the same time, which is necessary for the conventional clothespin. I 'insert the laundry. C) Push the clothespin release lever. It can be completed with 3 movements of one hand.

  Moreover, when you actually hang your laundry, the clothespin is empty with the previous laundry, and the traditional clothespin must start by opening the closed scissors. On the other hand, according to the present invention, since the scissors are held open at the time when the previous laundry is taken in, the laundry can be dried by only two actions, i 'and u'.

  As described above, the present invention uses both hands at the same time and uses only one hand for a conventional clothespin that requires four steps of movement, and is completed in substantially two movements. Even people with disabilities can easily hang laundry. Also, if you can use both hands, you can operate different clothespins with each hand at the same time, improving work efficiency and shortening the work time. It greatly reduces.

  The figure which shows the state before pinching clothespins   The figure which shows the state by which the opening of the clothespin was hold | maintained   The figure which shows the state which pushed the release lever of the clothespin

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  In the form of the clothespin of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 1, an opening holding portion 5 is provided on the upper side of the one side knob portion 3, and a spring movable having a rotating shaft 7 is provided on the upper side of the other side knob portion 4. A formula claw 6 and a release lever 8 are provided.

  When the left and right knobs 3 and 4 are pinched with one hand and the scissors 10 is opened, the opening holding part 5 comes into contact with the claws 6. The claws 6 that have received the pinched force are lifted up around the rotation shaft 7 by the action of the spring 9 and take the opening holding portion 5 inward. Then, the nail | claw 6 fell downward by the effect | action of the spring 9, and the opening holding | maintenance part 5 was fixed inside the nail | claw 6, and since it was hold | maintained in the state which the scissor part 10 was opened like FIG. Hands are released.

  Next, with the same opened hand, the laundry 11 is inserted into the scissors 10 and the release lever 8 is pushed with the finger of the hand, so that the claw 6 is centered on the rotating shaft 7 by the action of the spring 9 as shown in FIG. And lifts away from the opening holding portion 5. Since the opening holding part 5 opened from the nail 6 returns to the position before it is pinched by the action of the spring 12 of the clothespin, the scissor part 10 closes the laundry 11.

  As mentioned above, implementation of this invention is completed only by the use of one hand which pinched the knob part on either side first.

  If you can use only one hand, perform the above operation with one hand and hang the laundry in the clothespin.

  When both hands can be used, the above operation is performed separately for each hand, and two laundry items are simultaneously dried in a clothespin.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Clothespin One side 2 Clothespin other side 3 One side knob part 4 The other side knob part 5 Opening holding part 6 Claw 7 Rotating shaft 8 Release lever 9 Spring 10 Scissor part 11 Laundry thing 12 Clothespin Spring

In the present invention, an opening holding portion for holding the scissor portion is provided at the end portion of one side of the clothespin, and a spring is compressed at the end portion of the other side of the clothespin. A claw that lifts around the rotation axis while being bent is provided, and the opening holding portion and the claw can be locked.

Furthermore, the present invention is characterized in that a release lever for releasing the engagement between the opening holding portion and the claw is provided integrally with the claw on the opposite side of the claw with respect to the rotation shaft.

When the left and right knob portions 3 and 4 are pinched with one hand and the scissors portion 10 is opened, the opening holding portion 5 hits the tip of the claw 6. The nail 6 receiving the pinched force is lifted around the rotating shaft 7 while compressing and bending the spring 9, and takes the opening holding part 5 into the inside of the nail 6 . Thereafter, the claw 6 is lowered to the original position by the restoring force of the spring 9 , the opening holding part 5 is fixed inside the claw 6, and the scissor part 10 is held open as shown in FIG. The hand that has been pinched is released.

Next, the laundry 11 is inserted into the scissors 10 with the same open hand, and the release lever 8 formed integrally with the claw 6 on the opposite side of the claw 6 with respect to the rotating shaft 7 with the finger of the hand. depressing the pawl 6 as in FIG. 3 is raised about the axis of rotation 7 while flexed to compress the spring 9, away from the opening holding part 5. Since the opening holding part 5 opened from the nail 6 returns to the position before it is pinched by the action of the spring 12 of the clothespin, the scissor part 10 closes the laundry 11.

Claims (2)

  1. A clothespin comprising a spring movable claw on one side upper end, the claw being urged toward the scissors by a spring, and the claw being able to lock the other side knob.   The clothespin according to claim 1, wherein a release lever for releasing the locking between the claw and the other side knob is provided integrally with the claw.

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