JPH01175811A - Hanger - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To enable a hanger to be compactly collapsed when not in use by providing a connecting means for interconnecting distal ends when both movable members are expanded and a hook received between these movable members and a base member when both movable members are collapsed. CONSTITUTION:An engaging piece 11 on a pivotal rod 10 engages an engaging recess 24 on the upper end of a latching member 23, and a tubular member 25 is inserted on the engaging portion. The engaging piece 11 is prevented from getting out of the engaging recess 24, a fixed rod 1 is made parallel to the horizontal portion 10b on the upper end of pivotal rod 10, a hook 18 is erected and a hanger is hooked. To store the hanger, the tubular member 25 is slid in the direction of arrow A, the pivotal rod 22 is extended and the engaging piece 11 is disengaged from the engaging recess 24. The pivotal rod 10 is collapsed and the engaging piece 11 is adapted to engage an engaging recess 27 on the latching member 6. The hook 18 is pivoted and a bend 18b of the hook 18 engages a groove 6a between the latching members 6. The pivotal rod 22 is pivoted to be collapsed so that a groove 23a between the latching members 23 engages an erecting portion 18a of the hook 18. The tubular member 25 is lid to interconnect the latching members 12, 23.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Object of the Invention (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to a hanger that can be folded and carried in a suitcase, bag, or the like.

(Prior Art and Problems to be Solved by the Invention) Generally, hangers are used as tools for holding clothes without losing their shape. This hanger consists of a roughly triangular frame-shaped hanger body and a hook attached to the upper end of the hanger body.The diagonal part of the hanger body holds jackets such as suits and coats, and the horizontal part holds pants and other clothes. Each one can be hung with a tie, etc. However, as mentioned above, this hanger has a roughly triangular frame shape and has a hook attached, so it is bulky not only when in use but also when not in use, making it difficult to use when traveling or on a business trip. There was a problem that it was difficult to put it in a suitcase, bag, etc.

An object of the present invention is to provide a hanger that can be folded into a compact size when not in use and can be carried in a suitcase or the like.

Structure of the Invention (Means for Solving Problems) Therefore, in order to achieve the above object, the present invention has the base ends of a pair of movable members folded and rotatably attached to both ends of a base material, and both movable members have The gist of the hanger is a hanger that is provided with a connecting means that connects the tips of the movable members when they are unfolded, and a hook that is accommodated between the movable members and the base material when the two movable members are folded. It is something.

(Function) When the hanger is not in use, the pair of movable members are folded and rotated around their base ends, and the hooks on the movable members are accommodated between the base material and both movable members.

Further, when the hanger is used, the pair of rotating members at both ends of the base material are rotated around their base ends to spread them apart, and the connecting means connects the distal ends of both movable members, and the hook is erected.

(Example) An example embodying the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 8.

As shown in FIG. 1.3, a connecting member 2 is attached to the left end of a horizontally long metal fixing rod 1. As shown in FIG. The connecting member 2 is composed of a base portion 2a having a substantially disk shape and a shaft portion 2b protruding forward from the base portion 2a. Fixed. Further, as shown in FIG. 1.4, an annular member 4 having a through hole 5 formed therein is attached to the right end portion of the fixing rod 1. That is, the right end of the fixing rod 1 is fixedly wrapped around the outer periphery of the annular member 4 from below.

As shown in FIG. 1, a pair of hooking members 6 having a semicircular cross section are fixed to the fixing rod 1 from both front and rear sides. The base material 3 is connected to the pair of hanging members 6 and the fixing rod l.
is configured. A groove 6a having the same width as the thickness of the fixing rod 1 is formed on the upper side of the fixing rod 1 between the two river stop members 6.

An annular member 7 having the same shape as the annular member 4 is rotatably fitted onto the shaft portion 2b of the connecting member 2 in a through hole 8 formed in the center thereof. As shown in FIG. 3, a disk-shaped holding member 9 is fixed to the front end (right end in FIG. 3) of the shaft portion 2b protruding from the through hole 8, and the annular member 7 is attached to the front end of the shaft portion 2b (right end in FIG. 3). Prevents it from coming off.

A base end of a rotary rod 10 as a movable member is fixedly wound around the outer periphery of the annular member 7. This rotating rod 10 is formed to have the same thickness as the fixed rod 1. And the first and second
As shown in the figure, the rotating rod 10 extends diagonally upward and to the right from the top of the annular member 7.

The upper end of the rotating rod 10 is bent so as to be parallel to the fixed rod 1, and a locking piece 11 constituting a connecting means is attached to the tip.
is fixed perpendicularly to the rotating rod 10. A pair of locking members 12 having the same shape as the locking member 6 on the fixed rod 1 are fixed to the oblique portion 10a of the rotating rod 10 from both front and rear sides.

A hook attachment member 13 is attached to the horizontal portion 10b at the upper end of the rotating rod 10 so as to be movable up and down about the horizontal portion tab and slidable in the left and right directions along the horizontal portion 10b. ing. As shown in FIG. 5, this hook mounting member 13 includes a mounting piece 14 having a cylindrical portion 14a formed at the lower end, and a bolt 15 and a nut 16 attached to the mounting piece 14.
and a shaft member 17 attached by screwing with the
The cylindrical portion 14a is fitted onto the horizontal portion 10b. A proximal end portion of a hook 18 formed to have the same thickness as the fixing rod 1 is rotatably wound around the outer periphery of the shaft member 17.

As shown in FIG. 2, the hook 18 extends upward, and its tip is curved into an inverted J shape. In addition, the same hook 1
8, when the hanger is folded as shown in Figure 8,
It is formed in a size that can be accommodated between the fixed rod 1 and a rotating rod 22, which will be described later.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, a connecting member 19 is rotatably attached to the annular member 4 attached to the right end of the fixed rod l. The connecting member 19 includes a base portion 19a having a substantially disk shape;
The coaxial portion 19b is inserted into the through hole 5 of the annular member 4. A disk-shaped holding member 21 is fixed to the shaft portion 19b protruding from the through-hole 5 to prevent the connecting member 19 from coming off the annular member 4.

As shown in FIG. 1.2, on the outer periphery of the connecting member 19,
Rotating rod 2 as a movable member having the same thickness as the hook 18
The winding of the two base ends is fixed.

The rotating rod 22 extends diagonally upward and left from the top of the connecting member 19, and the latching member 10 on the rotating rod 10 extends from both the front and rear directions.
A pair of locking members 23 having the same shape are fixed. The tip of the rotating rod 22 corresponds to the tip of the rotating rod 10.

A groove 23a into which the hook 18 can be inserted is formed on the lower side of the rotation rod 22 between the two hooking members 23.

A locking recess 24 is provided at the lower upper end of the locking member 23 and constitutes a connecting means together with the locking piece 11 at the tip of the horizontal portion 10b.
is formed, and the locking piece ll can be engaged with the locking piece ll. Further, on the pair of hooking members 23, a cylindrical member 2 with open ends is provided.
5 is slidably fitted on the outside. As shown in FIG. 2.6, a notch 26 is formed in the upper half of the cylindrical member 25, corresponding to the groove 23a, and extending in the length direction of the cylindrical member 25, so that the cylindrical member 25 is a hooking member. 23, when it is slid to the upper end, the lower notch 26 sandwiches the horizontal part 10b,
The locking piece 11 is prevented from coming off from the locking recess 24.

By the way, on the pair of hanging members 6 on the fixed rod 1,
A locking recess 2 similar to the locking recess 24 on the locking member 23
As shown in FIG. It is adapted to be engaged with the locking recess 27.

Next, the operation and effect of this embodiment configured as described above will be explained.

FIG. 2 shows the usage state of the hanger of this embodiment, in which the locking piece 11 on the rotating rod 10 engages with the locking recess 24 at the upper end of the locking member 23, and at the same time On the other hand, the cylindrical member 25 is fitted externally, and the locking piece 11 is attached to the locking recess 2.
This prevents it from falling outside of 4. In this state, fixed rod 1
On the other hand, the horizontal portion 10b at the upper end of the rotating rod 10 is parallel, and if the hook 18 is erected on the horizontal portion 10b, a hanger can be hung with the hook 18.

At this time, similar to conventional hangers, pants, ties, etc. can be hung on the hanging member 6, and suits, coats, etc. can be hung on the hanging members 12 and 23.

To change the hanger from the state shown in Fig. 2 to the stored state, first slide the cylindrical member 25 in the direction of arrow A in the figure, and then rotate the rotating rod 22 in the direction of arrow B around the base end to spread it out. . Then, the locking piece 11 and the locking recess 24 are disengaged.

Next, the rotating rod 10 is rotated around its base end in the direction of arrow C in FIG. 2 and folded, as shown by the solid line in FIG. 6.
The locking piece 11 on the rotating rod 10 is connected to the locking recess 2 on the locking member 6.
7. Then, the hook 18 is rotated about the shaft member 17 at its base end in the direction indicated by the arrow in the figure, so as to be in the state shown by the two-dot chain line.

At this time, as shown in FIG.
b engages in the groove 6a between the locking members 6.

Further, move the rotating rod 22 around the base end as indicated by the arrow C in FIG.
Rotate in the direction and fold. In this way, the groove 23a between the hook members 23 engages with the upright portion 18a of the hook 18, as shown in FIG. In this state, the latching member 23 is parallel to the latching member 6 on the fixed rod 1, and the rotating rod 10
It is located on the same straight line as the upper latching member 12. Thereafter, the cylindrical member 25 is slid in the direction of arrow C in FIG. 2 to connect the tips of the hooking members 12 and 23. Then hook 1
8 is sandwiched between the grooves 6a and 23a from both the upper and lower sides, making it impossible to rotate or move.

In this way, when the rotating rod 10.22 and the hook 18 are respectively folded and stored, the hanger becomes a rectangular frame as a whole, and the hook 18 is fixedly housed within the frame. Therefore, the hanger of this example performs the same function as a conventional hanger when in use, and is more compact than a conventional hanger when not in use, so it is less bulky and can be carried in a suitcase or bag. .

By the way, when changing the hanger from the storage state to the use state, the procedure is reverse to that described above, that is, from the state shown in FIG. After releasing the connection between the tips, the rotating part 22 is rotated in the opposite direction of arrow E in FIG. 7 to spread it apart. Then, the horizontal part 10b of the rotating part 10 is raised upward to remove the locking piece 11 from the locking recess 27, and in this state, the mouthing rod 10 is rotated in the opposite direction of arrow C in FIG. 2 to spread it out. Subsequently, the rotating portion 22 is rotated in the direction of the arrow B in the figure, and the locking recess 24 of the locking member 23 is closed.
is engaged with the locking piece 11 at the tip of the rotating portion 10, and then the cylindrical member 25 is slid upward to prevent the locking piece 11 from coming off the locking recess 24.

It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the configuration of the above-mentioned embodiment, and can be modified and embodied as follows, for example.

(1) As shown in FIG. 9, an engaging portion 28 curves to correspond to the hooking member 6 on the fixing rod l with respect to the proximal end of the hook 18.
In this way, when the pair of rotating parts 10.22 are folded as shown in FIG. When rotated, the engaging portion 2B engages with the locking member 6. In this state, the hook 18 is exposed outward from the hanging member 6, so that the hanger can be hung inside a dresser or the like even when the rotating parts 10 and 22 are folded as described above.

(2) In the above embodiment, the fixed rod 1, the hooking member 6, the connecting member 2, and the holding member 9 are integrally formed, or the rotating part 1
The 01 hanging member 12 and the annular member 7 may be formed integrally. In this case, as shown in FIG. 11, a pair of holding parts 30 are integrally arranged in parallel at a predetermined distance from both ends of the base material 29 (only one is shown in the figure), which consists of only a hooking member without a fixing rod. At the same time, a rotating portion 32 that can be inserted between the pair of holding portions 30 is integrally formed with the base end of a movable member 31 consisting of only a hooking member without a rotating portion. Then, with the rotating portion 32 inserted between both holding portions 30, a pin 33 is inserted through the center of both holding portions 30. In this way, the movable member 31 becomes rotatable around the pin 33, and the same operation and effect as in the embodiment described above is achieved.

Effects of the Invention As detailed above, the present invention has the excellent effect that it fully functions as a hanger when in use, and can be folded into a compact size and carried in a suitcase etc. when not in use. play.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

1 to 8 show an embodiment embodying the present invention.
The figure is an exploded perspective view of the hanger, Figure 2 is a front view showing how the hanger is used, Figures 3 and 4 are enlarged side views of the pivoting portion of the rotating part relative to the fixed rod, viewed from the left and right outer sides, respectively. Figure 5 is an enlarged side view of the pivotally supporting part of the hook relative to the rotating part seen from the left side of Figure 2, Figures 6 to 8 are front views showing the hanger in its folded state, and Figure 9 is an enlarged side view of the pivoting part of the hook relative to the rotating part. FIG. 10 is a partial front view showing another example of the formed hook, FIG. 10 is a partial front view of the engaging portion shown in FIG. It is a partial perspective view which shows another example of a branch part. 3.29...Base material, 6a, 23a...Groove, 10.2
2... Rotating part as a movable member, 11... Locking piece that constitutes a connecting means, 18... Hook, 24... Locking recess that constitutes a connecting means, 29... Base material , 31...
Movable parts.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A pair of movable members (10, 2
The proximal ends of the movable members (10, 22) are installed so that they can be folded and rotated. , 22, 31) is provided with a hook (18) that is accommodated between these and the base material (3) when folded. 2. The connecting means is attached to a locking recess (24) provided at the tip of one movable member (22) and the other movable member (10), and is engageable with the locking recess (24). The hanger according to claim 1, comprising a locking piece (11). 3. The base material (3) and the movable member (22) have hooks (18
2. The hanger according to claim 1, wherein the hanger is provided with grooves (6a, 23a) that can be engaged with each other.