JP4465229B2 - Clothesline - Google Patents

Description

  In the present invention, a pair of left and right leg members are provided opposite to each other so that two leg rods are cross-axis-attached in an X shape by a pivot joint and can be opened and closed, and each leg rod of the pair of leg members is provided. The present invention relates to a clothes-drying tool in which a clothes-line horizontal rail is installed between upper end portions.

JP 2002-3700000 A JP, 10-57694, A Conventionally, in JP 2002-370000, two leg rods which are attached to an X shape by a rotary joint in an X-shaped cross axis and opened and closed freely are opposed to each other. A pair of left and right legs, and a clothes rack in which a horizontal rail for hanging clothes is installed between the upper ends of the pair of legs, and the legs are composed of upper legs and lower legs. Alternatively, the applicant has proposed a clothes-drying tool in which either one of the lower leg rods is fixed to the rotary joint and the other leg is fixed to the rotary joint in use.

  Further, in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 10-57694, a pair of left and right legs are provided opposite to each other so that two leg rods are attached to an X shape by a pivot joint so as to be freely opened and closed. A horizontal rail for hanging clothes is installed between the upper ends of the legs of each of the legs. Each raised step is formed on the opposite surface, and two joint pieces are pivotally mounted so that the side walls of each raised step can be joined and separated from each other. The applicant has proposed a clothesline.

  However, in the clothesliner proposed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2002-370000 as described above, the size of the product is changed although the package size can be made compact because the leg bar can be separated at the distribution stage. I couldn't.

  In addition, in the clothes drying tool proposed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-57694, in addition to the above problems, the leg rod is provided through the leg rod insertion portion provided in the rotary joint. The package size of this product was large, and there was a problem that it was bulky in the distribution inventory from the time when the clothes rack was manufactured until it was in the hands of the user.

  Therefore, as a result of intensive studies in view of the conventional drawbacks, the present inventor can easily change the length of the foot rod, so that the product form can be made compact at the distribution stage, and when used as a product, We propose a clothesline that can be set freely.

The present invention drying tool is provided with a pair of left and right legs that are opened and closed by two pivots attached to an X-shape by pivot joints so as to be openable and closable, and each leg of the pair of legs is provided.物 In a clothes drying tool with a horizontal rail for hanging clothes between the upper ends, the leg is composed of an upper leg and a lower leg, the lower leg is fixed to the rotary joint, and the upper leg is the lower leg. The upper leg rod is inserted into the lower leg rod so as to be extendable and retractable, and the inner joint piece and the outer joint piece are pivotally mounted around the pivot shaft. Each joint piece is composed of a disc portion and leg rod insertion portions provided on the surface of the disc portion, and two leg rods that are cross-axis-attached in an X shape to the leg rod insertion portion provided on the inner joint piece. One leg rod is inserted, and the other leg rod is inserted into the leg rod insertion portion provided in the outer joint piece, and the inner joint piece and Each leg杆挿join the club provided with side joint pieces, which is characterized in that provided in at least the leg杆挿outer diameter spaced apart locations of Ashi杆inserted into the join the club from the pivot axis Since the leg can be expanded and contracted, the height of the clothesline can be easily changed.

As described above, the drying apparatus of the present invention is provided with a pair of left and right legs that are openable by opening and closing two leg rods in an X shape by means of a rotary joint. In a clothes-drying tool in which a horizontal rail for hanging clothes is installed between the upper ends of each leg, the leg is composed of an upper leg and a lower leg, and the lower leg is fixed to the rotary joint, The collar has a smaller diameter than the inner diameter of the lower leg collar, the upper leg collar is inserted into the lower leg collar so as to be extendable and retractable, and the inner joint piece and the outer joint piece are pivotable about the pivot joint. Each joint piece is composed of a disc part and a leg hook insertion portion provided on the surface of the disc part, and is cross-axis-attached in an X shape to the leg hook insertion part provided on the inner joint piece. One leg rod of the leg rods of the book is inserted, and the other leg rod is inserted into the leg rod insertion portion provided in the outer joint piece, and The leg杆挿join the club provided with side fitting piece and the outer joint member, since is provided on at least the leg杆挿only the outer diameter of Ashi杆inserted into the join the club spaced position from the pivot axis, The leg can extend and contract, and not only can the product be compact in the distribution stage, but also the height of the horizontal rail for drying can be set freely during use.

The present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an example of the embodiment of the drying implement of the present invention.
In the drawing, reference numeral 1 denotes a leg, and a pair of right and left are provided at predetermined intervals as shown in FIG. The leg 1 is formed by two leg rods 11 and 12 intersecting in an X shape, and pivotally attached to the intersecting portion by a pivot joint 2 so as to be opened and closed. The leg rods 11 and 12 are composed of upper leg rods 111 and 121 and lower leg rods 112 and 122. The lower leg rods 112 and 122 are fixed to the rotary joint, and the upper leg rod is lower in diameter than the inner diameter of the lower leg rod. It is inserted into the leg tube and is made telescopic. As the leg rods 11 and 12, pipes made of a metal tube, a synthetic resin-coated metal tube or the like are generally used.

  Laundry rails 14 and 14 are installed between the upper ends of the rods 11 and 12. Normally, the leg rods 11 and 12 and the cross rails 14 and 14 are connected via the elbow-shaped joints 13, but the ends of either the leg rods 11 and 12 or the horizontal rails 14 and 14 are bent at a substantially right angle. May be directly fitted. Pipes made from metal pipes, synthetic resin-coated metal pipes, and the like are also used for the drying rails 14 and 14.

  Since the leg rods 11 and 12 can be expanded and contracted as described above, the leg rods 11 and 12 are used by appropriately setting the height. The length of the leg rod may be the same, but if the combination of the long and short ones is used, the height of the cross rails 14 and 14 is different, and the dryness of the sun is good, which is preferable. Further, the clothes-crossing crosspiece 14 may be a single pipe body, but is composed of a large-diameter pipe and a small-diameter pipe, and the end of the small-diameter pipe is inserted into the end of the large-diameter pipe so as to be extendable. In addition, the entire clothes-drying tool may be stretchable in the width direction. Further, a horizontal plate-like body provided with a plurality of hanger-hanging holes and pinch-hooks may be provided downward on the clothesline horizontal rail 14. The plate-like body may be provided on both of the horizontal rails 14 and 14 for different drying, but when the horizontal rails 14 and 14 have a height difference, they are provided only on the higher horizontal rail 14. It is convenient to dry clothes with long clothes on a hanger.

Next, an example of the fixed state of the rotary joint 2 and the leg rod 11 which are the main parts of the present invention drying tool will be described.
FIG. 2 is a partially transparent front view of the principal part. The rotary joint 2 includes an inner joint piece 21 and an outer joint piece 22, and each joint piece is provided on the disk parts 211 and 221 and the surface of the disk part. It consists of the leg heel insertion parts 212 and 222, and is pivotally supported by a shaft 23 penetrating the center. The positions of the leg fitting insertion portions 212 and 222 are shifted from the shaft 23, and the lower leg rods 112 and 122 are inserted into the lower insertion portions of the leg flange insertion portions 212 and 222. Upper leg rods 111 and 121 are inserted into the upper insertion portion, and the upper leg rods 111 and 121 are inserted into the lower leg rods 112 and 122 so as to be extendable and contractible. Further, the expansion and contraction of the upper leg rods 111 and 121 is restricted by the locking screw 5 provided at the upper end of the upper insertion portion.

The inner joint piece 21 and the outer joint piece 22 have the disk portions 211 and 221 and the leg rod insertion portions 212 and 222 back to back, respectively, and the leg rods 11 and 12 are inserted and fixed to the leg rod insertion portions 212 and 222 from above and below, respectively. The If the rotation direction of the inner joint piece is the same as shown in FIG. 1, the leg rod is in a parallel state when the leg rod is folded and stored, so that it becomes compact.

  A first clothes drying frame 3 and a second clothes drying frame 4 are provided at the upper end of the lower leg rod. The first clothes-drying frame 3 is provided with a clothes-drying bar 32 at the tip of the arm portion 31. In the second clothes drying frame 4, a plurality of clothes drying bars 42 are provided on the arm portion 41. The first clothes drying frame 3 is suitable for drying a relatively large laundry such as a shirt hung on a hanger, and the second clothes drying frame 4 is used for drying a large number of relatively small laundry such as towels. It is suitable for.

It is a perspective view which shows an example of embodiment of this invention drying tool. FIG. 1 is a front view of the vicinity of the rotary joint.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Leg 11 Leg rod 111 Upper leg rod 112 Lower leg rod 12 Leg rod 121 Upper leg rod 122 Lower leg rod 13 Joint 14 Cross rail 2 Rotating joint 21 Inner joint piece 211 Disk part 212 Leg collar insertion part 22 Outer joint piece 221 Disc part 222 Leg support part 23 Axis 3 First clothes frame 31 Arm part 32 Clothes rail 4 Second clothes frame 41 Arm part 42 Clothes rack 5 Locking screw

Claims (1)

A pair of left and right legs that are open and close by attaching two leg rods in an X shape by a pivot joint are provided opposite to each other, and a clothesline is provided between the upper ends of the pair of leg rods. In the clothes drying equipment with a horizontal rail, the leg is composed of an upper leg and a lower leg, the lower leg is fixed to the rotary joint, and the upper leg is smaller in diameter than the inner diameter of the lower leg. The upper leg rod is inserted into the lower leg rod so as to be extendable and retractable, and the rotary joint is pivotally attached to the inner joint piece and the outer joint piece about the rotary shaft .
Each joint piece is composed of a disc portion and a leg hook insertion portion provided on the surface of the disc portion, and two leg rods that are cross-axis-attached in an X shape to the leg rod insertion portion provided on the inner joint piece. One leg rod in the inner joint piece is inserted, and the other leg rod is inserted into the leg rod insertion portion provided in the outer joint piece, and each leg rod provided in the inner joint piece and the outer joint piece. The clothes drying tool , wherein the insertion portion is provided at a position separated from the rotation shaft by at least the outer diameter of the leg rod inserted into the leg rod insertion portion .

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