JP4263754B2 - Clothesline cover - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a clothes drying cover that covers laundry.

  In order to dry the laundry, it is held directly on the clothesline (hanging the laundry on the clothesline or passing the laundry through the clothesline) or the clothesline attached to the clothesline. Often held by hangers. When the clothes hanger is used, a lot of laundry is simultaneously held on the clothes hanger.

  For example, in order to prevent the laundry from being polluted by dust in the air, to blindfold (especially when the laundry is underwear), or to prevent discoloration due to sunburn, the laundry In many cases, it is desirable to dry the product while it is covered with a clothesline cover. As a cover member constituting the clothes drying cover, a mesh-like sheet material is generally widely used to ensure air permeability. In addition, among the cover members, there are various types depending on the use, such as those formed of ultrafine fibers, which prevent pollen adhesion while ensuring air permeability, and those which do not allow rainwater to pass through from the viewpoint of waterproofing. Things have been proposed.

  In Patent Document 1, a hook-and-loop fastener is provided at an appropriate position of a cover member that becomes a sheet shape in an expanded state so as to form a cylindrical three-dimensional shape so as to cover the upper side and the side of the clothes-drying cover. Is disclosed. Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. H10-228707 discloses a clothes drying cover that covers a clothes hanging hanger from above and from the side so that the lower edge portion of the clothes hanging cover hanging down is squeezed.

Patent Document 3 discloses a roof (drying cover) that covers a hanging basket from above, and when viewed from the longitudinal direction of the hanging basket by a frame material that extends in a direction perpendicular to the direction of the drying basket. A roof that has a convex shape can be securely held. Patent Document 4 discloses a sheet-shaped clothes drying cover that covers the laundry directly held on the clothes basket with the clothes basket from above and from the left and right sides, and a pair of left and right sides that hang downward from the clothes basket There is disclosed a method in which the side sheets are connected to each other by a locking band.
JP 2004-160134 A JP 2000-157792 A Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 4-68784 JP 2003-230797 A

  In particular, it is desired that a clothes-drying cover used from the viewpoints of blindfolding, dirt prevention, sunburn prevention and the like covers the upper side and the side of the laundry. More specifically, the laundry cover used when the laundry is directly held by the laundry basket includes the laundry basket and the upper and left and right sides of the laundry (when viewed from the longitudinal direction of the laundry basket). It is desired to cover the left and right side). Moreover, as a clothes-drying cover used when drying the laundry using the clothes-hanging hanger attached to the clothes-drying basket, it is desired to cover the top and sides of the clothes-hanging hanger and the laundry.

  In the usage mode of covering the clothesline from above, it is preferable to cover the left and right sides of the laundry positioned below the clothesline, in addition to the function as a roof that covers the clothesline substantially horizontally and from above, The thing of patent document 3 cannot cover the left and right sides of the laundry. Further, in the case of the one described in Patent Document 3, even when folded or rounded when not in use, the frame is not shorter than a long frame material, which is inconvenient for storage when not in use.

  Furthermore, the conventional clothes-drying cover has been exclusively used for clothes-hanging hangers or dedicated for clothes-drying hangers. However, it is not only expensive to prepare two types of separate clothes drying covers for clothes hangers and clothes racks, but also the daily management becomes troublesome, and each time the laundry is dried, there are two kinds of clothes. It is necessary to use clothes drying covers one by one, and some measures are desired in this respect as well.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and its purpose is to cover the laundry held directly or indirectly on the clothesline with a roof from above and to the left and right sides. Another object of the present invention is to provide a clothes-drying cover that can cover both sides and can be stored in a reduced size when not in use.

In order to achieve the above object, the following first solution is adopted in the present invention. That is, as described in claim 1 in the claims,
A cover member made of a rectangular flexible sheet;
An end reinforcing plate provided at each of the two opposing short side edges of the cover member and extending along the short side edge;
An intermediate reinforcing plate provided on the cover member and extending in parallel with the end reinforcing plate between the two end reinforcing plates;
An end fitting for connecting the cover member to the clothesline, each connected to an intermediate position in the longitudinal direction at the end edges on the two short sides;
Connecting straps attached to the four corners of the cover member,
With
Each of the end reinforcing plate and the intermediate reinforcing plate does not exist at the longitudinal end portion of the short side end edge, but exists only at the longitudinal intermediate portion of the short side end edge portion. Set to
At least a central portion of the cover member is formed with a central through-hole through which a mounting portion in the clothes hanger can pass,
The intermediate reinforcing plate is located near the central through hole;
The central through hole is formed as a slit extending long in the direction perpendicular to the two end reinforcing plates at the intermediate position in the longitudinal direction of the edge on the short side of the cover member,
The intermediate reinforcing plate is held by the cover member so as to be slidable in the longitudinal direction by a mounting cloth,
The slit is opened and closed by changing the slide position of the intermediate reinforcing plate with respect to the cover member and the attachment cloth, and the central through hole through which the attachment portion in the clothes hanger can pass is formed by the slit when the intermediate reinforcement plate is opened. with the state in which the central through-hole is opened is maintained by the sliding resistance with respect to the cover member and the mounting pad of the intermediate reinforcing plate,
It is like that.

According to the above solution, the two end fittings of the clothes-drying cover are attached to the clothes-drying basket while being spaced apart from each other in the longitudinal direction of the clothes-drying basket, and the clothes-drying cover is stretched in the longitudinal direction of the clothes-drying basket. To do. In this state, the length part where the end reinforcing plate is present in the clothes drying cover is like a roof and covers the upper side of the laundry basket and the laundry, while from each edge of the end reinforcing plate. The clothes-drying cover hangs down and covers the clothes basket and the left and right sides of the laundry. And when not in use, it can be made into a very small storage state by folding or rounding. In this case, since the end portion reinforcing plate is sufficiently shorter than the length of the specific end edge portion of the cover member, the length of the end reinforcing plate when in the housed state can be shortened.
In addition, the portion of the clothes-drying cover between the two end reinforcing plates is also reinforced by the intermediate reinforcing plate and prevented from drooping greatly downward. In particular, when the laundry is directly held by the hanging basket, it is preferable to prevent the middle portion of the hanging basket in the longitudinal direction of the drying basket from being inadvertently hanging downward.
The present invention can also be applied to a case where laundry is held on a clothes hanger attached to a clothes-drying basket. That is, a clothes hanger fixture is inserted through the central through hole of the clothes hanger cover, and the clothes hanger is attached to, for example, a clothes hanger with this fixture. In this state, in the clothes drying cover, the vicinity of the peripheral edge of the central through hole covers the upper part of the laundry hanger and the laundry, and the portion near the edge away from the central through hole is the peripheral edge of the drying clothes hanger. It hangs down and covers the clothes hanger and the side of the laundry.
By connecting a pair of adjacent connecting strings, it is possible to reliably prevent a situation where the hanging part of the clothes cover in use is inadvertently turned up by wind or the like.
In particular, when the laundry is held on a clothes hanger attached to the clothes hanger and the clothes hanger is short in the longitudinal direction of the clothes hanger, the cover member covers the top of the clothes hanger and the front, rear, left and right sides. It can be made into a bag shape, and this bag-like state can be reliably held using a connecting string.
When the end fitting is used without being attached to the clothes rack, the end fitting becomes a weight against the cover member, so that the cover member is prevented from being carelessly turned up by wind. Is even more preferable. In particular, when using the hanging hanger fixture through the central through-hole, use the end fitting as a weight, or attach the end fitting to the hanging basket to position the cover member. You can also
In addition to the above, by maintaining the central through hole in an open state by the intermediate reinforcing plate, the laundry can be dried quickly by air circulation through the central through hole during the drying of the laundry. In the case where a clothes hanger is used, it is easy to insert and remove the attachment portion of the clothes hanger with respect to the central through hole. Further, for example, when priority is given to prevention of soiling and sunburning of laundry due to strong wind and dust, the laundry can be made difficult to be soiled by closing the central through hole.

In order to achieve the above object, the following second solution is adopted in the present invention. That is, as described in claim 2 in the scope of claims,
A cover member made of a rectangular flexible sheet;
An end reinforcing plate provided at each of the two opposing short side edges of the cover member and extending along the short side edge;
An intermediate reinforcing plate provided on the cover member and extending in parallel with the end reinforcing plate between the two end reinforcing plates;
An end fitting for connecting the cover member to the clothesline, each connected to an intermediate position in the longitudinal direction at the end edges on the two short sides;
Connecting straps attached to the four corners of the cover member,
With
Each of the end reinforcing plate and the intermediate reinforcing plate does not exist at the longitudinal end portion of the short side end edge, but exists only at the longitudinal intermediate portion of the short side end edge portion. Set to
At least a central portion of the cover member is formed with a central through-hole through which a mounting portion in the clothes hanger can pass,
The intermediate reinforcing plate is located near the central through hole;
A through hole that is aligned with the central through hole is formed in the central portion of the intermediate reinforcing plate, and the intermediate reinforcing plate reinforces the peripheral portion of the central through hole, and the central reinforcing plate always keeps the central through hole. Being kept open,
It is like that. According to the above solution, the slit, that is, the central through hole is always maintained in the open state, and the same effect as that of the first aspect can be obtained except that the central through hole cannot be displaced. . Of course, the peripheral edge of the central through hole is the most easily damaged part because the clothes hanger fixture is repeatedly inserted and removed, but it is prevented from being damaged by the reinforcing action of the intermediate reinforcing plate to improve durability. Is preferable.

A preferred mode based on the above solution is as described in claim 3 and the following claims.

A central fixture is provided on the lower surface of the intermediate reinforcing plate to be attached to the clothesline (corresponding to claim 3 ). In this case, it becomes preferable for preventing a situation where the portion corresponding to the middle portion in the lengthwise direction of the drying basket is drooping drastically and the attachment strength of the drying cover to the drying basket is also improved. .

The cover member is formed with two end through-holes through which the attachment portion in the clothes hanger passes so as to sandwich the central through-hole between the two end reinforcing plates (Claims). 4 correspondence). In this case, some relatively large clothes hangers have end fittings at the front and back in addition to the middle portion in the longitudinal direction, or some have two front and rear fittings. The present invention can also be applied to a clothes hanger having a large size and a plurality of attachments.

The end fitting and the cover member are connected so that the cover member is positioned a predetermined amount above the attachment part of the end fitting to the clothesline,
On the lower surface of the intermediate reinforcing plate is provided a central fixture for mounting on a clothesline,
The central mounting plate can be raised and lowered with respect to the intermediate reinforcing plate so that the intermediate reinforcing plate is positioned higher than the mounting portion of the central mounting device with respect to the hanging basket in the standing position by a predetermined amount. Set to
(Corresponding to claim 5 ). In this case, when using the clothes-drying cover so as to cover the clothes-drying basket and the laundry from above, it is ensured that the portion of the clothes-drying cover located above the clothes-drying basket and the laundry is against the clothes basket and the laundry. A state of being separated in the vertical direction is ensured (an upper space through which moisture of the laundry escapes is ensured), which is preferable for early drying. In addition, when the central fixture is not actively used, it is possible to avoid interference between the central fixture and other articles by using the lying down position, and it is also advantageous in reducing the storage state.

The end fitting and the cover member are connected to each other so that the cover member is positioned a predetermined amount above the attachment portion of the end fitting to the clothesline (Claim). 6 correspondence). In this case, when using the clothes-drying cover so as to cover the clothes-drying basket and the laundry from above, it is ensured that the portion of the clothes-drying cover located above the clothes-drying basket and the laundry is against the clothes basket and the laundry. A state of being separated in the vertical direction is ensured (an upper space through which moisture of the laundry escapes is ensured), which is preferable for early drying.

Said end fittings, are to a mounting portion wherein the height is a length as possible changes between the coupling portion to the cover member is adjustable, as for laundry pole (claim 7 Correspondence). In this case, the vertical spacing is adjusted according to the thickness of the laundry with respect to the laundry basket and the laundry holding state by the laundry basket, etc., so that a moisture escape space is always secured above the laundry basket and the laundry. Preferred above.

The end fitting is attached to the end reinforcing plate (corresponding to claim 8 ). In this case, it is preferable in securing sufficient connection strength between the cover member and the end fitting. In particular, when it is used so as to cover the laundry basket and the laundry from above, it is desired that the laundry cover is taut in the longitudinal direction of the laundry basket. ) And the end fitting become a portion that is easily damaged by a large force, but this easily damaged portion is reinforced by the end reinforcing plate, and durability can be improved.

The end fitting is detachable from the cover member (claim 9 ). In this case, when the laundry is dried using the clothes hanger, the end fitting is not necessary, but in such a case, the end fitting must be removed from the cover member. Can do. In addition, when drying the laundry using the clothes hanger, it is possible to prevent the cover member from being inadvertently turned up by the wind by using the weight of the end attachment while the end fitting is kept attached.

The clothesline cover according to the present invention is configured in such a manner that the two end attachments of the clothesline cover are attached to the clothesline basket in a state of being separated from each other in the longitudinal direction of the clothesline basket, and the clothesline cover is stretched in the longitudinal direction of the clothesline basket. The length part where the end reinforcement plate exists in the clothes drying cover is like a roof and covers the clothesline and the laundry, while the edge cover of each edge reinforcing plate has a clothes drying cover. It hangs down and covers the left and right sides of the laundry basket and the laundry. And when not in use, it can be made into a very small storage state by folding or rounding. In this case, since the end portion reinforcing plate is sufficiently shorter than the length of the specific end edge portion of the cover member, the length of the end reinforcing plate when in the housed state can be shortened.
In addition, the portion of the clothes-drying cover between the two end reinforcing plates is also reinforced by the intermediate reinforcing plate and prevented from drooping greatly downward. In particular, when the laundry is directly held by the hanging basket, it is preferable to prevent the middle portion of the hanging basket in the longitudinal direction of the drying basket from being inadvertently hanging downward.
The present invention can also be applied to a case where laundry is held on a clothes hanger attached to a clothes-drying basket. That is, a clothes hanger fixture is inserted through the central through hole of the clothes hanger cover, and the clothes hanger is attached to, for example, a clothes hanger with this fixture. In this state, in the clothes drying cover, the vicinity of the peripheral edge of the central through hole covers the upper part of the laundry hanger and the laundry, and the portion near the edge away from the central through hole is the peripheral edge of the drying clothes hanger. It hangs down and covers the clothes hanger and the side of the laundry.
By connecting a pair of adjacent connecting strings, it is possible to reliably prevent a situation where the hanging part of the clothes cover in use is inadvertently turned up by wind or the like.
In particular, when the laundry is held on a clothes hanger attached to the clothes hanger and the clothes hanger is short in the longitudinal direction of the clothes hanger, the cover member covers the top of the clothes hanger and the front, rear, left and right sides. It can be made into a bag shape, and this bag-like state can be reliably held using a connecting string.
When the end fitting is used without being attached to the clothes rack, the end fitting becomes a weight against the cover member, so that the cover member is prevented from being carelessly turned up by wind. Is even more preferable. In particular, when using the hanging hanger fixture through the central through-hole, use the end fitting as a weight, or attach the end fitting to the hanging basket to position the cover member. You can also
In addition to the above, by maintaining the central through hole in an open state (corresponding to the invention according to claim 1) or by making the central through hole always open (corresponding to the invention according to claim 2). During drying of the laundry, it is preferable to dry the laundry at an early stage by air circulation through the central through hole. When using the clothes hanger, the clothes hanger is attached to the central through hole. This makes it easy to insert and remove the mounting portion.
In the invention according to claim 1, for example, when wind is strong and priority is given to preventing washing of the laundry due to dust or the like and preventing sunburn, the laundry is not easily soiled with the central through hole closed. State.
Furthermore, the peripheral edge portion of the central through hole is a portion that is most easily damaged because the attachment of the clothes hanger is repeatedly inserted and removed, but in the invention according to claim 2, the reinforcing action by the intermediate reinforcing plate is used. This is preferable for preventing the damage and improving the durability.

  In FIG. 1, a clothesline cover K according to the present invention has a cover member 1. The cover member 1 is formed into a rectangular shape as a whole by, for example, a mesh-like cloth with enhanced air permeability, a cloth with enhanced UV cut function, a cloth with enhanced mirror (reflection) effect, and the like. It is formed to have sufficient flexibility. In the embodiment, the cover member 1 is mainly set so as to be blindfolded, so that the object (laundry) covered by the cover member 1 cannot be visually recognized from a position 1 to 2 m away. Fineness of eyes is set. A reinforcing cloth 2 is integrated with the entire peripheral edge of the cover member 1 by, for example, sewing so that the peripheral edge of the cover member 1 is not easily damaged.

  The cover member 1 will be described in detail below by referring to the longitudinal direction in FIG. 1 as the longitudinal direction and the longitudinal direction in FIG. 1 as the lateral direction. First, the edge portions 1a and 1b in the front-rear direction (longitudinal direction) of the cover member 1 are short sides, and the edge portions 1a and 1b are specific edge portions. Moreover, the left-right direction edge part which becomes a long side is shown with the codes | symbols 1c and 1d. In the embodiment, the length of the edge portions 1a and 1b that are short sides is set to about 1 m, and the length of the edge portions 1c and 1d that are long sides is set to about 1.2 m.

  A pair of front and rear end reinforcing plates 11 are attached to the cover member 1. One end reinforcing plate 11 is elongated in the vicinity of the end edge portion 1a and along its longitudinal direction, and the other end reinforcing plate 11 is in the vicinity of the end edge portion 1b and along its longitudinal direction. And elongated. Each end reinforcing plate 11 is formed so as to have an appropriate elasticity by, for example, a synthetic resin plate, and in a free state where an external force does not act, the end reinforcing plate 11 is in a slightly curved state so as to be substantially horizontal or slightly convex. On the other hand, when a large external force is applied by fingers, it is greatly curved.

  As shown in FIG. 3, each end reinforcing plate 11 is integrated with the cover member 1 using an attachment cloth 12. That is, the attachment cloth 12 is sized so as to entirely cover the end reinforcement plate 11, and the entire peripheral edge portion of the attachment cloth 12 is integrated with the cover member 1 by, for example, stitching, so that the end reinforcement plate is formed. 11 is integrated with the cover member 1.

  Each end reinforcing plate 11 is set to be sufficiently shorter than the lengths of the end edges 1a and 1b so as to be present at the intermediate portion in the longitudinal direction of the end edges 1a and 1b, and the end edges 1a and 1b. The position is set so as not to exist at the end in the longitudinal direction. The length of the end reinforcing plate 11 is set to be the same as or slightly longer than the width of a commercially available general clothes hanger described later, and the width of the commercially available clothes hanger is about 30 cm, It is preferable to set the length of the end reinforcing plate 11 to about 30 to 40 cm. In other words, in the embodiment, the length of the end reinforcing plate 11 is approximately 1/3 of the length of the end edge portions 1a and 1b.

  A length L1 from one end of the end reinforcing plate 11 to one end of the end edge portions 1a and 1b and a length L2 from the other end of the end reinforcing plate 11 to the other end of the end edge portions 1a and 1b are equal to each other. It is set to be. As will be described later, the lengths L1 and L2 of the portion where the end reinforcing plate 11 is not present are the length of the portion that hangs down in a use state covering the laundry (that is, the length covering the laundry from the side). Therefore, the lengths L1 and L2 of the portion where the end reinforcing plate 11 does not exist are appropriately set according to the desired length for covering the laundry from the side.

  One end of the connecting string 21 is fixed to each corner of the cover member 1 by sewing or the like. The length of each connecting string 21 is set to such a length that the connecting strings 21 in the front-rear direction or the connecting strings 21 in the left-right direction can be connected to each other in the use state described later. (For example, set to a length of about 30 to 50 cm).

  An end fitting 31 is attached to each end of the cover member 1 in the front-rear direction. The end fitting 31 is used for fixing to the clothesline, and in the embodiment, a clip type is adopted, and details thereof are shown in FIG. 3 (and FIGS. 14 and 15). That is, the end fitting 31 has a pair of operation parts 31a pressed by fingers and a pair of gripping parts 31b for gripping the clothesline. Then, by pressing and gripping the pair of operation parts 31a so as to approach each other, the pair of gripping parts 31b is expanded, and a clothes-drying basket is positioned between the pair of gripping parts 31b in the expanded state. When the external force of the pressing against the operation portion 31a is released in the state where the pair of gripping portions 31b is released, the pair of gripping portions 31b are returned to the closing direction by the action of the return spring 31c, and the clothespin is clamped.

  The end fitting 31 is connected to the front / rear direction edge 1a or 1b of the cover member 1 via a connector 32. In the embodiment, the coupling tool 32 is configured by a short string (for example, about 10 cm), and one end of the coupling tool 32 is integrated with the cover member 1 together with the end reinforcing plate 11 by sewing or the like, and the other end of the coupling tool 32 is formed. Is wound around and integrated with, for example, a return spring 31c of the end fitting 31. In addition, although the connection position with respect to the edge part attachment tool 31 of the connection tool 32 can be suitably selected, for example to one operation part 31a, etc., selecting as far away from the grip part 31b as much as possible, This is preferable for securing a drying space above the laundry in a use state to be described later.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the cover member 1 has three slits 41, 42, 43 formed at intervals in the front-rear direction at an intermediate position in the left-right direction. The central slit 41 positioned at the center in the front-rear direction is set to be quite long, while the end slits 42 and 43 positioned so as to sandwich the central slit 41 are set to be short. The longitudinal ends of the slits 41 to 43 are closed by stitching or the like as indicated by the symbol α, and the slits 41 to 43 are set to have a desired length. A reinforcing cloth 45 is integrated with the cover member 1 by stitching or the like along the longitudinal edge of each of the slits 41 to 43 at the intermediate position in the left-right direction.

  As shown in FIG. 2, by expanding the slit 41, a central through hole through which a fixture in the clothes hanger passes is formed. Moreover, the edge part through-hole through which the fixture in a clothes-hanging hanger is penetrated by expanding the slits 42 and 43 is formed. As described above, the slits 41 to 43 are used to open and close the through holes through which the fixtures in the clothes hanger are penetrated. As shown in FIG. 1, it returns to a completely or almost completely closed state.

  A pair of front and rear intermediate reinforcing plates 61 are held on the cover member 1 so as to correspond to the long slit 41 located at the center. Each intermediate reinforcing plate 61 extends in the longitudinal direction of the edge portions 1 a and 1 b and is formed in the same manner as the end reinforcing plate 11. The intermediate reinforcing plate 61 is also attached to the cover member 1 using the attachment cloth 62, but the intermediate reinforcing plate 61 and the cover member 1 are set so as to be relatively movable in the left-right direction. That is, the intermediate reinforcing plate 61 is disposed so as to straddle the slit 41, while the attachment cloth 62 exists on each intermediate reinforcing plate 61 on both sides of the slit 41 (the attachment cloth 62 is divided at the slit 41 portion). ) When the intermediate reinforcing plate 62 is attached by the attachment cloth 62, the intermediate reinforcing plate 61 is set to have a margin, and the intermediate reinforcing plate 61 has an appropriate sliding resistance against the cover member 1 (and the attachment cloth 62). Although it has, it can be slid relatively in the left-right direction.

  By changing the slide position of the intermediate reinforcing plate 61 with respect to the cover member 1 (and the attachment cloth 62), the slit 41 can selectively take the closed position shown in FIG. 1 and the open position shown in FIG. In the state where the slit portion 41 shown in FIG. 2 is opened, a central through-hole having a large opening area through which the fixture in the clothes hanger can pass is formed, and the intermediate reinforcing plate 61, the cover member 1, the attachment cloth 62, The state in which the central through hole having a large opening area is formed is maintained by the sliding resistance. The opening width of the slit 41 (center through hole) can be adjusted by changing the slide position of the intermediate reinforcing plate 61 relative to the cover member 1. Of course, the relative sliding position of the cover member 1 and the intermediate reinforcing plate 61 is maintained unless an external force that slides the cover member 1 and the intermediate reinforcing plate 61 relatively is applied (FIG. 1 or FIG. 2). State can be maintained).

  Next, the usage example of the clothes-drying cover K comprised as mentioned above is demonstrated. First, FIG. 5 shows a state in which each end fixture 31 (gripping portion 31b) is attached and fixed to the clothes-drying basket 71, and is in a state viewed from the end in the longitudinal direction of the clothes-drying basket 71. As can be easily understood from FIG. 5, the cover member 1 is in a state of being covered like a roof by the reinforcing plates 11 and 61 with the upper portion of the hanging basket 71 being slightly convex, and From the end portions of the reinforcing plates 11 and 61, the cover member 1 is in a hanging state extending downward.

  FIG. 6 shows a state in which the laundry 81 such as a towel is directly held by the laundry basket 71 and the laundry 81 is covered with the laundry basket 71. That is, the pair of end fittings 31 are attached to the clothes basket 71 such that the cover member 1 is tensioned along the longitudinal direction of the clothes basket 71. The laundry 81 is covered from above by the cover member K, and the left and right sides are also covered. The pair of left and right hanging portions of the cover member 1 are connected to the left and right connecting straps 21 so that the cover member 1 does not turn up even if it is covered with wind, and the state shown in FIG. 6 is maintained.

  FIG. 7 shows an example of use in which the hanger 91 holding the laundry 82 is attached to the laundry basket 71 and the laundry 82, the hanger 91 and the laundry basket 71 are collectively covered with the laundry cover K. Also in the usage example of FIG. 7, the manner of attaching the clothes-drying cover K to the clothes-drying basket 71 is the same as in the case of FIG.

  FIG. 8 shows an example of use in the case where the clothes hanger 95 is covered with the clothes hanger cover K when the clothes hanger 95 is attached to the clothes hanger 71. That is, the clothes-hanging hanger 95 has a large number of holding tools 95a (selective scissors structure in the embodiment) for holding the laundry, and is set to be considerably long in the front-rear direction. As the attachments, one large central attachment 95b and two small end attachments 95c are provided. The clothes-drying cover K has a central attachment 95b inserted through the central slit 41, and two end attachments 95c inserted through the slits 42 and 43 at the ends thereof, and under the clothesline 71, The hanger 95 is covered.

  The laundry held on the clothes hanger 95 (not shown in FIG. 8) is covered with the clothes drying cover K on the upper side and the left and right sides. However, since the clothes hanger 95 has a long length in the front-rear direction, the end of the clothes hanger 95 in the front-rear direction is not covered by the clothes-drying cover K. When emphasizing early drying, drying may be performed in a state where the central slit 41 is wide open (corresponding to FIG. 2). Further, when importance is attached to prevention of dirt such as dust adhesion and prevention of sunburn, drying may be performed with the slit 41 closed. The end fitting 95c may be provided at the longitudinal end of the clothes hanger 95. Further, when the end fitting 31 attached to the cover member 1 is not attached to the clothes-drying basket 71, it serves as a weight so that the cover member 1 is inadvertently removed from the state shown in FIG. The end of the cover member 1 can be positioned by attaching the end fitting 31 to the clothes rack 71 in the state shown in FIG.

  FIG. 9 shows another usage example in which the clothes hanger 97 is covered with the clothes cover K. In the case of FIG. 9, the clothes hanger 97 is shortened in the front-rear direction, and has only one attachment 97 a to the clothes rack 71. In addition, in FIG. 9, although illustration is abbreviate | omitted about many holders which hold the laundry in the clothes-hanging hanger 97, it has many holders similarly to the case of FIG.

  In the case of FIG. 9, the attachment 97 a is attached to the laundry basket 71 with the attachment 97 a inserted through the central slit 41 of the clothes-drying cover K. Since the cover member 1 is sufficiently larger than the length of the clothes hanger 97 in the front-rear direction and the length in the left-right direction, the cover member 1 covers not only the upper and left and right sides of the clothes hanger 97 but also the front-rear sides. In the cover member 1, a margin area portion is formed in a portion that hangs down and covers the side, but if the connecting strap 21 is tied in the front-rear direction or the left-right direction, the margin area portion hangs unnaturally. Are prevented, and wind up is prevented.

  In the usage example of FIG. 9, the cover member 1 may be used in such a manner that the reinforcing plates 11 and 61 extend in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the clothes-drying basket 71, or the reinforcing plates 11 and 61 are the clothes-drying. It can also be used with an aspect that extends in the longitudinal direction of the flange 71. In particular, when the attachment 97a of the clothes hanger 97 is wide in the direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the clothes hanger 71 as shown in FIG. It is preferable to use in a mode that extends in a direction perpendicular to the wide direction (use in a mode in which the long slit 41 extends in the wide direction of the fixture 97a).

  FIG. 10 shows a modified example of the reinforcing plates 11 and 61. In the example of FIG. 10, the attaching portion 100 to the clothesline 71 is integrally formed on the reinforcing plates 11 and 61 made of synthetic resin. . The attachment portion 100 is formed in a clip shape that is opened downward, and after being fitted to the drying basket 71 while being expanded, when the external force of the expansion is released, the diameter of the drying basket 71 is reduced by an elastic return. It is intended to grip. By attaching not only the end reinforcing plate 11 but also the intermediate reinforcing plate 61 to the laundry basket 71, for example, in a usage mode in which the laundry basket 71 shown in FIGS. This is preferable in that the attachment strength of the cover member 1 is improved and the intermediate portion in the longitudinal direction of the cover member 1 is prevented from drooping carelessly. In addition, when the attachment part 100 is formed in the edge part reinforcement board 11, the connection tool 32 and the edge part attachment tool 31 become unnecessary (this is the same also in the following examples).

  FIG. 11 is a modified example of FIG. 10, and includes a column portion 101 that is long in the vertical direction (for example, 5 to 10 cm) between the reinforcing plates 11 and 61 and the mounting portion 100. In the case of this example, for example, in the usage modes shown in FIGS. 5 to 8, the portion of the clothes drying cover K that covers the laundry is positioned higher than the laundry, that is, the moisture above the laundry. Since the marginal space for the escape is ensured high in the vertical direction, it is preferable for early drying. In the example of FIG. 11, by forming a weakened portion β having a narrow width as shown by a one-dot chain line in the drawing at the base end portion of the column portion 101, the weakened portion β is centered on the weakened portion β. It is also possible to allow the tip portion to rise with respect to the reinforcing plate 11 (61) (unless a large external force is applied, the standing state is maintained, and the weakened portion β is formed so that the lying state is similarly maintained. Is possible).

  FIG. 12 shows a modification of FIG. 11, in which the length of the support column 101 is made longer than that in FIG. Further, an integrally molded product of the mounting portion 100 and the column portion 101 is formed separately from the reinforcing plates 11 and 61, and an integrally molded product of the mounting portion 100 and the column portion 101 around the support shaft 102. Can be raised and lowered with respect to the reinforcing plates 11 and 61. Unless a large external force is applied by using a locking function by engaging the concave portion and the projecting portion by increasing the rotational resistance at the time of raising or lowering, the standing position shown by the solid line in FIG. The lodging position shown by can be maintained. The above standing position is preferable in use in the usage mode as shown in FIGS. 5 to 8 (securing the upper space of the laundry), and the above lying position is in the usage mode as shown in FIGS. This is preferable for use (preventing the attachment portion 100 and the long support portion 101 from interfering with the clothes hanger).

  FIG. 13 is a modified example of FIGS. 11 and 12, and the column part 101 includes an upper column part 101 a integrally formed with the reinforcing plates 11 and 61, and a lower column part 101 b integrally formed with the attachment part 100. The upper and lower support columns 101a and 101b are fitted so as to be slidable in the vertical direction. By changing the vertical sliding position of the upper and lower support columns 101a and 101b, the vertical length of the support column 101 can be adjusted (telescopic expansion and contraction). After a change is made unless a large external force is applied by tightening the fitting between the upper and lower support columns 101a and 101b or by utilizing a locking function by engaging the recess and the protrusion, for example. The slide position is reliably maintained.

  FIGS. 14 and 15 show an example in which the vertical connection length, which is the distance between the pair of clamping portions 31b in the clip-type end fitting 31 and the end reinforcing plate 11, is increased. That is, the connecting cylinder part 35 is integrally formed or integrated with one operation part 31a, and the connecting cylinder part 35 is formed with a lower fitting recess 35a opened upward. Further, an upper connecting cylinder portion 36 is integrally formed on the lower surface of the end reinforcing plate 11, and an upper fitting recess 36 a that opens downward is formed in the upper connecting cylinder portion 36. And the connection support | pillar 37 extended long to an up-down direction is fitted by the upper and lower fitting recessed parts 35a and 36a. As a result, the vertical distance between the end fitting 31 and the end reinforcing plate 11 can be increased, and the connection strength between the end fitting 31 and the end reinforcing plate 11 is also high.

  14 and 15, by preparing a plurality of connecting struts 37 having different lengths and exchanging the connecting struts 37, the vertical interval between the end fitting 31 and the end reinforcing plate 11 can be increased. Can be changed. In addition, the connection support | pillar 37 itself can be made into a telescopic type, and can also be extended-contracted to an up-down direction (In this case, the connection support | pillar 37 was always integrated with the edge part reinforcement board 11 and the edge part attachment tool 31). Can also be left in a state).

  FIG. 16 shows a modification, but the end fitting 31 and the connecting string 21 are not shown. First, in the example of FIG. 16, the central through hole 41B is formed in the portion corresponding to the slit 41 in FIGS. 1 and 2, and the end through holes 42B and 43B are formed at the positions corresponding to the slits 42 and 43. It is. And the whole peripheral edge part of each through-hole 41B-43B is reinforced with the reinforcement board 15 or 16. FIG. That is, the reinforcing plate 15 or 16 is formed with a through hole in alignment with (in communication with) the corresponding through holes 41B to 43B. The outer peripheral shape of the reinforcing plates 15 and 16 is an ellipse that is elongated in the left-right direction, and has a strong waist with appropriate elasticity. In particular, the central reinforcing plate 15 is set to be as long as possible in the left-right direction so as to have the same function as the reinforcing plate 61 and to maintain a flat surface as much as possible unless external force is applied. In the example of FIG. 16, the end through-holes 42B and 43B each have an elliptical shape that extends long in the left-right direction, but can also have an elliptical shape that extends long in the front-rear direction, or a circular shape. Similarly, the reinforcing plate 16 corresponding to the end through holes 42B and 43B can also be set to an appropriate shape corresponding to the shape of the end through holes 42B and 43B.

  FIG. 17 shows a reference example, and has slits 41 to 43 as in the case of FIGS. In the example of FIG. 17, the slits 41 to 43 are opened and closed by the fasteners 17 or 18. The fasteners 17 and 18 may be any zipper type that opens and closes by sliding a surface fastener or an operation piece.

  FIG. 18 shows a reference example, which has slits 41 to 43 as in the case shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, but separate slits 5 to 7 extending in the left-right direction so as to be orthogonal to the respective slits 41 to 43. Have The other slits 5 to 7 are each opened at one end of the cover member 1 in the left-right direction. And the latching | locking parts 8, such as a hook-and-loop fastener, are provided, for example, and the longitudinal direction edge part of another slit 5-7 can be opened and closed. According to the example of FIG. 18, for example, with the attachments 95 b and 95 c of the clothes hanger 95 shown in FIG. 8 being attached to the clothes basket 71 in advance, the clothes are dried with the clothes cover K positioned below the clothes basket 71. The hanger 95 can be covered. That is, after the slits 5 to 7 are opened, the attachments 95b and 95c of the clothes hanger 95 are inserted into the opened slits 5 to 7, and the attachments 95b and 95c are positioned in the slits 41 to 43. What is necessary is just to make another slit 5-7 close by the latching | locking part 8. FIG.

  FIG. 19 shows a modification over the connecting portion from the end fitting to the cover member 1. In this example, the end fittings 130 correspond to the end fittings 31 shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 and the like, and therefore, the portions corresponding to the end fittings 31 are used in the end fittings 31. The sign is used. The end fitting 130 of FIG. 19 has two gripping portions 31b at small intervals in the lateral direction, and two return springs 31c are provided correspondingly (the clothesline). (Improvement of mounting strength to the flange 71). However, the operation part 31a is used for two gripping parts 31b so that the operability is not deteriorated.

  In addition, a narrow belt 140 is used as a connector for connecting the cover member 1 and the end fitting 130 (corresponding to the connector 32). The annular belt 140 has one end portion attached to the return spring 31c of the end fitting 130 and the other end portion attached to the hook 120 (configured in an annular shape in a state of being wound around each attachment portion). Have been). The hook 120 has a pair of gripping portions 121 and 122 that are opened and closed. By sandwiching the end of the cover member 1 together with the end reinforcing plate 11 between the sandwiching portions 121 and 122, the hook 120 is attached to the cover member 1. Mounted. Then, by operating the operation part 124c to open the gripping parts 121 and 122 (the open state is indicated by a one-dot chain line in FIG. 19), the cover member 1 and the hook 120 (therefore, the end fitting 130) are moved. Spaced apart from each other. As described above, in the example of FIG. 19, the end fitting 130 and the cover member 1 are detachable using the hook 120. Thereby, the end fitting 130 can be appropriately attached to or removed from the cover member 1 depending on the usage mode.

  An adjusting tool 150 for adjusting the length is attached to the connecting tool 140. The adjustment tool 150 is for leaving a part of the connection tool 140, and the remainder is indicated by reference numeral 140a. By changing the length of the surplus portion 140 a using the adjustment tool 150, the substantial length from the end fitting 130 to the hook 120 is changed. In addition, the commercially available appropriate | suitable structure can be used for the adjustment tool 150 for such length adjustment.

  In the example of FIG. 19, when the cover member 1 is used in the manner shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, for example, the end fitting 130 is attached to the clothes basket 71, and the cover member 1 is placed in the longitudinal direction of the clothes basket 71. When used in the extended state, the height of the clothes hanger 71 and the portion of the cover member 1 positioned above the clothes hanger 71 can be changed. That is, the shorter the connector 140, the higher the position of the hook 120 relative to the end fitting 130. On the contrary, the longer the connector 140 is, the more the hook 120 and the end portion are slackened. The fixture 130 is at a relatively low position.

  Here, the connector 140 can be configured using an elastic belt that can be expanded and contracted. In this case, when the cover member 1 is used as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, for example, the cover member 1 can be maintained in a state in which the cover member 1 is always taut in the longitudinal direction of the hanging basket 71 (of the cover member 1). Prevention of inadvertent hanging of the portion covering the top of the laundry basket 71). In addition, the coupling tool 32 in the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 can also be extended and contracted using an elastic belt or the like. 100 (the fixture 100 can be the same as that shown in FIGS. 10 to 13, for example).

  20 and 21 show a reference example, in which the cover member 1 does not have a through-hole (or slit) through which a clothes hanger fitting is inserted. That is, in this example, it is set as the usage mode which covers exclusively from the upper side of the clothesline. Further, although only one intermediate reinforcing plate 61 is provided at an intermediate position between the pair of end fittings 31, a plurality of intermediate reinforcing plates 61 may be provided at intervals in the front-rear direction. On the lower surface of the intermediate reinforcing plate 61, a fixture 100 similar to that in the case of FIG. 10 is provided. The structure as shown in FIGS. 11 to 13 can be adopted as the structure of the fixture 100 portion. In the case of this example, the end fitting 31 and the connecting string 21 are provided, but the illustration thereof is omitted as in the case of FIG.

  20 and 21, the attachment cloth 62 for attaching the intermediate reinforcing plate 61 to the cover member 1 has a left-right paired structure divided at the intermediate portion in the left-right direction (in the vicinity corresponding to the attachment tool 100). There is no attachment cloth 62). The pair of left and right attachment cloths 62 have openings facing each other. As a result, in the state in which the attachment cloth 62 is attached to the cover member 1 in advance, one end of the intermediate reinforcing plate 61 that is curved by applying an external force with fingers is inserted into the one attachment cloth 62, while the intermediate reinforcement By inserting the other end of the plate 61 into the other attachment cloth 62, a state in which the intermediate reinforcing plate 61 is incorporated in the cover member 1 as shown in FIGS. Conversely, the intermediate reinforcing plate 61 can be extracted from the attachment cloth 62 (the intermediate reinforcing plate 61 can be replaced). Such a detachable mounting structure of the intermediate reinforcing plate 61 using the pair of left and right mounting cloths 62 can be similarly applied to the end reinforcing plate 11. Note that an attachment structure in which the intermediate reinforcing plate 61 cannot be attached to and detached from the cover member 1 may be employed.

  Although the embodiment has been described above, the present invention is not limited to the embodiment, and can be appropriately changed within the scope described in the scope of claims. For example, the invention includes the following cases. . The cover member 1 can adopt an appropriate material or structure according to its use (for example, a material with improved waterproof function, a material that does not pass pollen, etc.), and is not necessarily a mesh-like material. Good (may not be breathable). The laundry holding tool in the clothes hanger is not limited to the clip type, and may be a hanger type having a number of hangers shown in FIG. The attachment to the clothesline in the clothesline hanger is not limited to the hook type (hanging type), but may be of an appropriate structure such as a clip type, and if there are multiple attachments to the clothesline, The attachment of the part may be provided at the longitudinal end of the main body of the clothes hanger.

  The connecting string 21 may have a hook and loop fastener, and may be connected to another connecting string using the hook and loop fastener. The material of the end reinforcing plate 11 and the intermediate reinforcing plate 61 is not limited to the case of being formed of synthetic resin, and the material thereof is not particularly limited, for example, formed of metal. The reinforcing plate and the fixture having the structure shown in FIGS. 10 to 15 may be employed only for the intermediate reinforcing plate 61 or may be employed only for the end reinforcing plate 11. The through-hole through which the clothes hanger attachment is inserted may have only the central through-hole 41B (slit 41). The slits 41 to 43 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 may be formed as continuous ones. You may make it attach the connection tool 32 (140) so that attachment or detachment is possible with respect to the edge part attachment tool 31 (130). Alternatively, the coupling tool 32 (140) may be divided into two in the longitudinal direction, and the two divided coupling tools 32 (140) may be detachably coupled. Of course, the object of the present invention is not limited to what is explicitly stated, but also implicitly includes providing what is substantially preferred or expressed as an advantage.

The top view of the clothes-drying cover which shows one Embodiment of this invention. FIG. 2 is an expanded plan view showing a case where through holes are formed by opening each slit from the state of FIG. 1. The principal part sectional drawing which shows the connection site | part of an edge part reinforcement board and an edge part attachment tool. X4-X4 line equivalent sectional drawing of FIG. The figure which shows the state which covered the laundry basket from the upper direction with the laundry cover by this invention. The perspective view which shows the usage example of the clothesline cover by this invention. The perspective view which shows the 2nd usage example of the clothesline cover by this invention. The perspective view which shows the 3rd usage example of the clothes-drying cover by this invention. The perspective view which shows the 4th usage example of the clothes-drying cover by this invention. The front view which shows the modification of the attachment part to a reinforcement board and a clothesline basket. The front view which shows the 2nd modification of the attachment part to a reinforcement board and a clothesline. The front view which shows the 3rd modification of the attachment part to a reinforcement board and a clothesline. The front view which shows the 4th modification of the attachment part to a reinforcement board and a clothesline. The front view which shows the 5th modification of the attachment part to a reinforcement board and a clothesline. The left view of FIG. The principal part top view which shows the modification of FIG. 1, FIG. The principal part top view which shows the 2nd modification of FIG. 1, FIG. The principal part top view which shows the 3rd modification of FIG. 1, FIG. The principal part side view which shows the modification of the connection site | part of a cover member and an edge part attachment tool. The principal part top view which shows a reference example. FIG. 22 is a cross-sectional view corresponding to the line X21-X21 in FIG.

Explanation of symbols

K: Clothes drying cover 1: Cover member 1a, 1b: Front-rear direction edge (specific edge)
1c, 1d: left and right direction edge 11: end reinforcing plate 12: mounting cloth 15, 16: reinforcing plate (FIG. 16)
17, 18: Fastener (Fig. 18)
21: String for connection 31: End fitting 32: Link (string)
37: Connecting strut (FIGS. 14 and 15)
41: Slit (for central through hole)
41B: Central through hole 42; 43: Slit (for end through hole)
42B, 43B: End through-hole 61: Intermediate reinforcing plate 62: Attachment cloth 71: Clothes hanger 81, 82: Laundry 95: Clothes hanger 95b, 95c: Attachment 97: Clothes hanger 97a: Attachment 100: Attachment ( 10 to 13, 20, and 21)
101: support | pillar part (FIGS. 10-13)
102: Support shaft (FIG. 12)
120: Hook (FIG. 19)
130: End fitting (FIG. 19)
140: connector (FIG. 19)

Claims (9)

A cover member made of a rectangular flexible sheet;
An end reinforcing plate provided at each of the two opposing short side edges of the cover member and extending along the short side edge;
An intermediate reinforcing plate provided on the cover member and extending in parallel with the end reinforcing plate between the two end reinforcing plates;
An end fitting for connecting the cover member to the clothesline, each connected to an intermediate position in the longitudinal direction at the end edges on the two short sides;
Connecting straps attached to the four corners of the cover member,
With
Each of the end reinforcing plate and the intermediate reinforcing plate does not exist at the longitudinal end portion of the short side end edge, but exists only at the longitudinal intermediate portion of the short side end edge portion. Set to
At least a central portion of the cover member is formed with a central through-hole through which a mounting portion in the clothes hanger can pass,
The intermediate reinforcing plate is located near the central through hole;
The central through hole is formed as a slit extending long in the direction perpendicular to the two end reinforcing plates at the intermediate position in the longitudinal direction of the edge on the short side of the cover member,
The intermediate reinforcing plate is held by the cover member so as to be slidable in the longitudinal direction by a mounting cloth,
The slit is opened and closed by changing the slide position of the intermediate reinforcing plate with respect to the cover member and the attachment cloth, and the central through hole through which the attachment portion in the clothes hanger can pass is formed by the slit when the intermediate reinforcement plate is opened. with the state in which the central through-hole is opened is maintained by the sliding resistance with respect to the cover member and the mounting pad of the intermediate reinforcing plate,
Drying cover characterized by that. A cover member made of a rectangular flexible sheet;
An end reinforcing plate provided at each of the two opposing short side edges of the cover member and extending along the short side edge;
An intermediate reinforcing plate provided on the cover member and extending in parallel with the end reinforcing plate between the two end reinforcing plates;
An end fitting for connecting the cover member to the clothesline, each connected to an intermediate position in the longitudinal direction at the end edges on the two short sides;
Connecting straps attached to the four corners of the cover member,
With
Each of the end reinforcing plate and the intermediate reinforcing plate does not exist at the longitudinal end portion of the short side end edge, but exists only at the longitudinal intermediate portion of the short side end edge portion. Set to
At least a central portion of the cover member is formed with a central through-hole through which a mounting portion in the clothes hanger can pass,
The intermediate reinforcing plate is located near the central through hole;
A through hole that is aligned with the central through hole is formed in the central portion of the intermediate reinforcing plate, and the intermediate reinforcing plate reinforces the peripheral portion of the central through hole, and the central reinforcing plate always keeps the central through hole. Being kept open,
Drying cover characterized by that. In claim 1 or claim 2 ,
A clothes-drying cover according to claim 1, wherein a central fixture for attachment to a clothes-drying basket is provided on the lower surface of the intermediate reinforcing plate. In any one of Claims 1 thru | or 3 ,
The cover member is formed with two end through-holes through which a mounting portion of the clothes hanger passes so as to sandwich the central through-hole between the two end reinforcing plates. . In any one of Claim 1 , Claim 3, and Claim 4 ,
The end fitting and the cover member are connected so that the cover member is positioned a predetermined amount above the attachment part of the end fitting to the clothesline,
On the lower surface of the intermediate reinforcing plate is provided a central fixture for mounting on a clothesline,
The central mounting plate can be raised and lowered with respect to the intermediate reinforcing plate so that the intermediate reinforcing plate is positioned higher than the mounting portion of the central mounting device with respect to the hanging basket in the standing position by a predetermined amount. Set to
Drying cover characterized by that. In any one of Claims 1 thru | or 5 ,
A drying cover, wherein the end fitting and the cover member are connected so that the cover member is positioned a predetermined amount above the attachment portion of the end fitting with respect to the hanging basket. . In claim 6 ,
The clothes cover, wherein the length of the end fitting is adjustable so that the height between the attachment part for the clothes rack and the connection part for the cover member can be changed. In any one of Claims 1 thru | or 7 ,
The clothes cover, wherein the end fitting is attached to the end reinforcing plate. In any one of Claims 1 thru | or 8 ,
The clothes-drying cover, wherein the end fitting is detachable from the cover member.

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