JP3239350U - Laundry hanger and laundry container - Google Patents

Abstract

[PROBLEMS] To provide a laundry hanger and a laundry container capable of drying laundry with sleeves and shoulders while maintaining the thickness of the laundry and drying the clothes satisfactorily. A laundry hanger (1) includes a left U-shaped arm portion (2) and a right U-shaped arm portion (3) configured to be extendable and contractible in horizontal and rightward directions with both ends of a substantially U-shaped shape extending in the horizontal depth direction, and Extending in the horizontal depth direction between the left U-shaped arm portion 2 and the right U-shaped arm portion 3, the left U-shaped arm portion 2 and the right U-shaped arm portion 3 are rotatably supported around the first axis P. a hook base portion 4, a hook portion 7 rotatable about a second axis Q, a left U-shaped arm portion 2 and a right U-shaped arm portion 3 are extended and each extended in a horizontal left-right direction in a first posture. and a second posture in which the hook portion 7 is stored in the storage space formed by shortening the left U-shaped arm portion 2 and the right U-shaped arm portion 3 and rotating them around the first axis P. part 8; [Selection drawing] Fig. 1

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a laundry hanger and a laundry container.

Conventionally, a hanger for hanging clothes is known (see Patent Document 1, for example). In FIG. 1 of Patent Document 1, it is described that the clothes 1 are hung on the body portion 2 of the hanger 1 and hung on the hanger rack 10 .

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On the other hand, such hangers are often also used for drying washed clothes. However, when the hanger described in Patent Document 1 is used for drying laundry, the thickness of the hanger itself is small and thin. The clothes are dried in a state in which the peaks and backsides are close to each other or in close contact with each other.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a laundry hanger and a laundry container capable of drying the laundry with sleeves and shoulders while maintaining the thickness of the laundry and drying the clothes satisfactorily.

To achieve the above object, the invention of the present application is a laundry hanger for hanging the laundry of clothes with cuffs or shoulders, which has a substantially U-shape, and both ends of the substantially U-shape are Two left and right U-shaped arms, which extend and contract in the horizontal left-right direction, are respectively inserted into the cuffs or shoulders of the clothing so as to hold the thickness dimension in the depth direction of the clothing, each in the horizontal depth direction. and a hook base portion extending in the horizontal depth direction between the left U-shaped arm portion and the right U-shaped arm portion. The hook base supports the left U-shaped arm portion and the right U-shaped arm portion at the end portion and the front side end portion, respectively, so as to be rotatable around a first axis along the horizontal depth direction. part, a suspended part having a claw-like or key-like shape for being suspended from an object to be suspended, and a hanging part continuously provided below the suspended part in the vertical direction In the hook portion, the hanging portion is connected to a substantially central portion of the hook base portion in the horizontal depth direction so as to be rotatable about a second vertical axis orthogonal to the first axis. a first posture in which the left and right U-shaped arms are extended and respectively extended in the horizontal left and right directions; and from the first posture, the left and right U-shaped arms are shortened and the left forming a storage space between the U-shaped left and right U-shaped arms that are in close contact with each other by rotating the right U-shaped arms downward about the first axis, and and rotating the hook base part together with the hook part downward about the first axis from the first posture and rotating the hook part about the second axis by a predetermined angle, thereby moving the hook part into the storage space. It is characterized by having a switching permitting part that enables switching between the second attitude housed inside and the second attitude.

When using the laundry hanger of the invention of the present application, the left and right U-shaped arms are extended to take the first position extending in the horizontal left and right direction. By inserting the left and right U-shaped arms into the cuffs or shoulders of clothes such as T-shirts from inside the laundry, the clothes are supported in an inflated state so as to retain the thickness dimension in the depth direction. can be done. By suspending the hanging portion of the hook portion from a hanging object such as a clothesline pole, the clothes can be dried in the above-described inflated state, and can be dried satisfactorily.

Further, when the laundry hanger is not used, the first posture is switched to the second posture. That is, the extended left and right U-shaped arms are shortened, rotated downward about the first axis to bring them into close contact with each other, and the U-shaped left and right U-shaped arms that have come into close contact with each other. A storage space is formed between the shapes. Then, the hook base portion is rotated downward together with the hook portion around the first axis, and the hook portion is further rotated around the second axis by a predetermined angle, so that the hook portion is stored in the storage space. As a result, the laundry hanger can be formed into a substantially flat cushion-like shape that has approximately the same size and volume as the two folded U-shaped arms, so that it does not become bulky. It is convenient because it can be stored in a suitable place in a small space.

According to the present invention, it is possible to dry clothes with sleeves and shoulders while maintaining the thickness of the clothes, and to dry the clothes satisfactorily.

1 is a perspective view of a laundry hanger; FIG. FIG. 4 is a conceptual diagram for explaining the structure of a right U-shaped arm; FIG. 4 is a conceptual diagram for explaining the state of the laundry hanger when it is in use; It is a conceptual diagram explaining the 2nd attitude|position of the hanger for laundry. FIG. 4 is a conceptual diagram for explaining the state of the laundry hanger when it is not in use.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. It should be noted that the embodiments described below are for illustration purposes only and do not limit the technical scope of the present invention. Therefore, those skilled in the art can employ embodiments in which each component described below is replaced with an equivalent one, and these are also included in the technical scope of the present invention. In addition, in the following description, in order to facilitate understanding of the present invention, description of unimportant known technical matters will be omitted or simplified as appropriate.

FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of a laundry hanger 1. As shown in FIG. In addition, in this figure, the laundry hanger 1 is in the first posture. When the laundry hanger 1 is lifted parallel to a horizontal plane (not shown), the directions shown in FIG. These directions are orthogonal to each other. In the front-rear direction, the front side is the front side, and the rear side is the back side. Similar orientations apply to FIGS. 2-5 as appropriate.

The laundry hanger 1 has a left U-shaped arm portion 2 and a right U-shaped arm portion 3 each having a substantially U-shaped shape. The left U-shaped arm portion 2 and the right U-shaped arm portion 3 each include a slider portion 16 that can slide in the left-right direction, and an outer cylinder portion 17 that can accommodate part of the slider portion 16 therein. The left U-shaped arm portion 2 and the right U-shaped arm portion 3 can move in the horizontal left-right direction (the left-right direction in this figure) by sliding the slider portion 16 to store it inside the outer cylinder portion 17 or to expose it. It is configured to be extendable.

The left U-shaped arm portion 2 and the right U-shaped arm portion 3 are arranged so that both ends of the substantially U-shaped shape are arranged in the horizontal depth direction (the front-rear direction in this figure) and the thickness of the garment in the depth direction is maintained. It is designed to be inserted into the cuff or shoulder of clothing. At this time, the horizontal depth dimension T of the left U-shaped arm portion 2 and the right U-shaped arm portion 3 is not limited, but is, for example, 3 to 15 cm, more preferably 5 to 10 cm. Preferably. If the dimension T is too small, the drying efficiency of the clothes may not be sufficient, and if the dimension T is too large, handling may become inconvenient.

The laundry hanger 1 has a hook base portion 4 extending in the horizontal depth direction (forward and backward direction in this figure) between the left U-shaped arm portion 2 and the right U-shaped arm portion 3 . The hook base portion 4 is configured such that the left U-shaped arm portion 2 and the right U-shaped arm portion 3 are arranged in the horizontal depth direction (front-back direction) at the far side (rear side) end and the front side (front side) end, respectively. Each is supported so as to be rotatable around a first axis P along which it extends.

The laundry hanger 1 has a suspended portion 5 having a claw-like or key-like shape for being suspended from an object to be suspended, and is vertically connected below the suspended portion 5. It has a hook portion 7 with a hanging portion 6 . The hanging portion 6 of the hook portion 7 is connected to the substantially central portion of the hook base portion 4 in the horizontal depth direction so as to be rotatable about a second vertical axis Q orthogonal to the first axis P. be.

The laundry hanger 1 shown in FIG. 1 is in a first posture in which the left U-shaped arm portion 2 and the right U-shaped arm portion 3 are extended and horizontally extended in the left-right direction (left-right direction in this figure). The laundry hanger 1 has a switchable portion 8 that enables switching between the first posture and a second posture described later.

The switching permitting portion 8 includes a slide mechanism S composed of a slider portion 16 and an outer cylinder portion 17 , a slide hole 18 , a first round flange 10 and a second round flange 11 . The slide hole 18 is provided in the hook base portion 4 to support the hook portion 7 so as to be rotatable about the second axis Q. As shown in FIG. A first round flange 10 and a second round flange 11 are arranged at both ends of the hook base portion 4 to support the left U-shaped arm portion 2 and the right U-shaped arm portion 3 rotatably about the first axis P. ing.

The first round flanges 10 are provided at the far side (rear side) end and the front side (front side) end of the hook base portion 4, respectively. It is connected to one U-shaped arm portion and supported by the hook base portion 4 so as to be rotatable around the first axis P.

The second round flanges 11 are provided at the far side (rear side) end and the front side (front side) end of the hook base portion 4, respectively. It is connected to the other U-shaped arm portion and supported by the hook base portion 4 so as to be rotatable around the first axis P.

In this figure, four first round flanges 10 are provided at the right end portion of the left U-shaped arm portion 2, and four second round flanges 11 are provided at the left end portion of the right U-shaped arm portion 3. are provided, and two first round flanges 10 and two second round flanges 11 are superimposed on each end of the hook base portion 4, and a total of four pieces of the hook base portion 4 are stacked along the first axis P. are integrally arranged so as to interlock with the

FIG. 2 shows a conceptual diagram for explaining the structure of the right U-shaped arm portion 3. As shown in FIG. Two engaging projections 19 are provided on the outside of the slider portion 16 , and four engaging recesses 20 are provided on the inside of the outer cylindrical portion 17 . The engaging convex portion 19 and the engaged concave portion 20 are engaged with each other to fix the slider portion 16 and the outer cylinder portion 17 . When the engaging protrusions 19 are engaged with the engaged recesses 20a on the right side, the right U-shaped arm portion 3 is extended. When the engaging protrusions 19 are engaged with the engaged recesses 20b on the left side, the right U-shaped arm portion 3 is contracted.

In this figure, the engaging convex portion 19 and the engaged concave portion 20 are arranged only on the front surface of the slider portion 16 and the outer cylindrical portion 17, but they may be arranged on the rear surface as well. Although only the structure of the right U-shaped arm portion 3 is shown in this figure, the left U-shaped arm portion 2 has the same structure.

FIG. 3 shows a conceptual diagram for explaining the state of the laundry hanger 1 in use. FIG. 3(a) shows a state in which the left U-shaped arm portion 2 and the right U-shaped arm portion 3 of the laundry hanger 1 are extended to dry adult clothes 21 and large-sized clothes 21. FIG. . FIG. 3(b) shows a state in which the left U-shaped arm portion 2 and the right U-shaped arm portion 3 of the laundry hanger 1 are shortened to dry children's clothes 21' and small-sized clothes 21'. indicates

As shown in FIG. 3, when the laundry hanger 1 is used, the left U-shaped arm portion 2 and the right U-shaped arm portion 3 are used to wash the clothes 21 or 21' (hereinafter referred to simply as the clothes 21 as appropriate). It is inserted into the cuff G or the shoulder G, and the hung part 5 of the hook part 7 is hung from a hanging object such as a clothesline pole 22 or a washing rope. At this time, since the laundry hanger 1 has the dimension T in the front-rear direction as described above, there is a dimension T between the front part of the garment 21 (the front side of the garment) and the back part of the garment 21 (the rear side of the garment). The distance based on is maintained, and the inside is dried in a swollen state.

The garment 21 is preferably a bag-shaped garment having a front body and a back body, and is not limited to the example shown in this figure, and may be long-sleeved, sleeveless, one-shoulder, or other garments. The clothing 21 may be a one-piece dress or work clothing in which upper body and lower body clothing are integrated, or in the case of a front-opening design, it may be made into a bag shape by fastening a button, a fastener, or the like. .

The conceptual diagram explaining the 2nd attitude|position of the hanger 1 for laundry in FIG. 4 is shown. 4(a), the left U-shaped arm portion 2 and the right U-shaped arm portion 3 of the laundry hanger 1 are each rotated downward by 90 degrees around the first axis P from the first posture described in FIG. 1. It is the figure which looked at the state from the A arrow direction of FIG.

In FIG. 4B, the slider portions 16 of the left U-shaped arm portion 2 and the right U-shaped arm portion 3 are slid upward from the state of FIG. This is a state in which the arm portion 3 is shortened. In this figure, the left U-shaped arm portion 2 and the right U-shaped arm portion 3 are rotated downward and then shortened. You can rotate it downwards.

At this time, the outer cylinder portions 17 of the left U-shaped arm portion 2 and the right U-shaped arm portion 3 are brought into close contact or substantially close contact with each other, and the U-shaped portions of the left U-shaped arm portion 2 and the right U-shaped arm portion 3 are separated. A storage space Z is formed in .

FIG. 4(c) shows a state in which the hook base portion 4 and the hook portion 7 are rotated downward by 180 degrees around the first axis P from the state shown in FIG. 4(b) from the direction B in FIG. It is a view.

FIG. 4(d) shows a state of a second posture in which the hook portion 7 is rotated about the second axis Q by 90 degrees from the state of FIG.

The switching permitting portion 8 includes a base rotation permitting portion 9 that permits rotation of the hook base portion 4 from a first rotation direction position in the first posture to a second rotation direction position in the second posture. In this example, the position of the hook base portion 4 in FIG. 4B is the first rotation direction position, and the position of the hook base portion 4 in FIG. 4C is the second rotation direction position. When the hook base portion 4 is rotated from the first rotation direction position to the second rotation direction position, as shown in FIGS. It will rotate 180 degrees. In this figure, the first round flange 10 and the second round flange 11 are examples of the base rotation permitting portion 9 .

FIG. 5 shows a conceptual diagram for explaining the state of the laundry hanger when it is not in use. FIG. 5(a) shows a state in which the laundry hanger 1 when not in use is hung on the clothesline 22 as shown in FIG. 4(b). FIG. 5(b) shows an example of the laundry storage body 13 stored in the storage box 12 with the plurality of laundry hangers 1 not in use being in the above-described second posture.

The laundry storage body 13 includes a hanger group H constructed by arranging the hook base portions 4 of a plurality of laundry hangers 1 in the second posture in close proximity to each other in the left-right horizontal direction, and a storage box 12. . In the laundry storage body 13, the plurality of laundry hangers 1 are integrally stored by inserting the hanger group H into an upper opening provided in the storage box 12 from above.

The storage box 12 is arranged in the hanger group H so that the first round flanges 10 and the second round flanges 11 of the laundry hangers 1 in the hanger group H stored in the storage box 12 are brought into contact with each other. is provided with a non-gap storage part 14 for storing without gaps. In this figure, the non-clearance storage portion 14 is the inner wall of the storage box 12 .

The storage box 12 holds the first round flange 10, the second round flange 11, and the hook base portion 4 of each laundry hanger 1 in a state in which the hangers H are stored in the storage box 12. An exposed upper end portion D is provided, which is exposed from an opening in the upper portion of the. In this figure, the upper exposed portion D is the upper edge of the storage box 12 .

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In this embodiment, when the laundry hanger 1 is used, the left U-shaped arm portion 2 and the right U-shaped arm portion 3 are extended to take a first posture extending in the horizontal left-right direction. As a result, the left and right U-shaped arms 2 and 3 are inserted into the cuffs or shoulders of clothing 21 such as a T-shirt from inside the laundry, and the clothing is inflated so as to maintain the thickness dimension in the depth direction. can be supported by By suspending the suspended portion 5 of the hook portion 7 from a suspended object such as a clothesline pole 22, the clothes 21 can be dried in the inflated state as described above, and can be dried satisfactorily. For example, according to the laundry hanger 1 of the present embodiment, the laundry can be dried quickly on sunny days, and even when the sun is weak or when drying indoors, the laundry is half dry. less likely to become The left U-shaped arm portion 2 and the right U-shaped arm portion 3 can be shortened to dry clothes 21' for infants.

When the laundry hanger 1 is not used, it is switched from the first posture to the second posture. That is, the left U-shaped arm portion 2 and the right U-shaped arm portion 3 that have been extended are shortened, and the left U-shaped arm portion 2 and the right U-shaped arm portion 3 are rotated downward about the first axis P to mutually A storage space Z is formed between the U-shaped portions of the left U-shaped arm portion 2 and the right U-shaped arm portion 3 which are brought into close contact with each other. Then, the hook base portion 4 is rotated downward around the first axis P together with the hook portion 7, and the hook portion 7 is further rotated around the second axis Q by a predetermined angle to store the hook portion 7 in the storage space Z. make sure to As a result, the laundry hanger 1 can be formed into a substantially flat cushion-like shape that has approximately the same size and volume as the two folded U-shaped arms, so that it does not become bulky. It is convenient because it can be stored in an appropriate place in a small space and can be hung on a corner of the clothesline 22 or the like.

Further, particularly in the present embodiment, since the switching permitting portion 8 includes the base rotation permitting portion 9, the hook base portion 4 and the hook portion 7 can be smoothly rotated around the first axis P to switch from the first posture to the second posture. You can switch smoothly and reliably.

Further, particularly in this embodiment, the switching permitting portion 8 includes the first round flange 10 and the first round flange 11 as the base rotation permitting portion 9, so that the left U-shaped arm portion 2 and the right U-shaped arm portion 3 can be smoothly and reliably rotated around the first axis P to smoothly and reliably switch from the horizontally extending state in the first posture to the state in which they are rotated downward and brought into close contact with each other in the second posture. .

According to the laundry storage body 13 of the present embodiment, each hanger compacted in the second posture when the laundry hanger 1 is not in use can be stored in the storage box 12 as the hanger group H and put away. .

In particular, in the laundry storage body 13 of the present embodiment, each hanger in the hanger group H is closely attached, and the entire hanger group H is stored without gaps, thereby minimizing the space required for storage when not in use. can be made smaller.

In addition, since the laundry container 13 of the present embodiment is particularly provided with the upper end exposed portion D, the upper portion of the first round flange 10 and the second round flange 11 or the hook base portion 4 can be seen from the upper opening of the storage box 12. Since it is exposed, it is easy to take out each hanger from the storage box 12.例文帳に追加

It should be noted that, in the above description, descriptions such as "the same", "equal", and "different" regarding external dimensions and sizes are not strictly defined. That is, the terms "same", "equal", and "different" mean "substantially the same", "substantially equal", and "substantially different", with allowance for design and manufacturing tolerances and errors. .

In addition to the methods already described above, the methods according to the above-described embodiments and modifications may be appropriately combined and used.

In addition, although not exemplified one by one, the present invention can be implemented with various modifications within the scope of the invention.

1 Laundry hanger 2 Left U-shaped arm part 3 Right U-shaped arm part 4 Hook base part 5 Suspended part 6 Drooping part 7 Hook part 8 Switching permission part 9 Base rotation permission part 10 First round flange 11 Second second Round flange 12 Storage box 13 Laundry container 14 Non-gap storage part 15 Upper end exposed part 16 Slider part 17 Outer cylinder part S Slide mechanism 18 Sliding hole 19 Engaging convex part 20 Engaged concave part 21 Clothes 22 Clothesline pole

Claims (6)

A laundry hanger for drying clothes having cuffs or shoulders, comprising:
It has a substantially U-shaped shape and is inserted into the cuff or the shoulder of the clothing so as to maintain the thickness of the clothing in the depth direction while both ends of the substantially U-shape are in the horizontal depth direction. The left and right U-shaped arm sections, which are two right U-shaped arm sections and are configured to be extendable and contractible in the horizontal left and right directions,
A hook base portion extending in the horizontal depth direction between the left U-shaped arm portion and the right U-shaped arm portion, wherein the left U-shaped the hook base portion supporting the arm portion and the right U-shaped arm portion so as to be rotatable about a first axis along the horizontal depth direction;
A hook portion having a suspended portion having a claw-like or key-like shape for being suspended from an object to be suspended, and a hanging portion continuously provided below the suspended portion in the vertical direction. The hanging portion is connected to the substantially central portion of the hook base portion in the horizontal depth direction so as to be rotatable about a second vertical axis orthogonal to the first axis. Department and
a first posture in which the left and right U-shaped arms are extended and respectively extended in the horizontal left and right directions; and from the first posture, the left and right U-shaped arms are shortened and the left and right U-shaped arms are respectively are rotated downward about the first axis and brought into close contact with each other to form a storage space between the U-shaped shapes of the left and right U-shaped arms that are in close contact with each other, and from the first posture The hook base portion is rotated downward about the first shaft together with the hook portion, and the hook portion is rotated about the second shaft by a predetermined angle to accommodate the hook portion in the storage space. a switchable part that allows switching between the posture and
A laundry hanger comprising: The laundry hanger according to claim 1,
The switching permitting unit is
A laundry hanger comprising a base rotation permitting portion that permits rotation of the hook base portion from a first rotational position in the first posture to a second rotational position in the second posture. In the laundry hanger according to claim 2,
The base rotation permitting part is
The hook base portion is provided at each of the back side end portion and the front side end portion of the hook base portion, and is connected to one of the left U-shaped arm portion and the right U-shaped arm portion. a first round flange axially rotatably supported on the hook base;
The hook base portion is provided at each of the back side end portion and the front side end portion of the hook base portion, and is connected to the other U-shaped arm portion of the left U-shaped arm portion and the right U-shaped arm portion. a second round flange axially rotatably supported on the hook base;
A laundry hanger comprising: A laundry hanger according to claim 3;
A group of hangers constructed by arranging a plurality of the laundry hangers respectively in the second posture in the left and right horizontal direction while bringing the hook base portions of the laundry hangers close to each other, and a storage box that can be inserted from above and can be stored integrally;
A laundry container, comprising: In the laundry container according to claim 4,
The storage box is
In the hanger group stored in the storage box, the hanger group is stored without gaps so that the first round flanges and the second round flanges of the laundry hangers are in contact with each other. A laundry storage body comprising a non-gap storage portion. In the laundry container according to claim 5,
The storage box is
With the hangers stored in the storage box, the first round flange, the second round flange, and the hook base portion of each laundry hanger are pushed out from the opening at the top of the storage box. A laundry container comprising an exposed upper end exposed portion.

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