JPH07303791A - Clothespin - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a clothespin capable of holding washing under an airy condition. CONSTITUTION:A spacer piece 2 is interposed between a pair of confronting snapping pieces 1, and each fulcrum projecting part 3 in the center of inside of the snapping piece 1 is engaged with a fulcrum recessed part 4 on a plane confronting with the spacer piece 2, respectively. A positioning part 6 in the center of a partial ring shape spring 5 is engaged with a position holding part 7 on the rear terminal of the spacer piece 2, and the midst parts on both sides are passed through a spring hole 8 on the rear side from each fulcrum projecting part 3 of both snapping pieces 1, and each tip is engaged with a small dent part 9 on the front outside from the fulcrum projecting part 3. In this way, it follows that the front inner plane of the snapping piece 1 is pressurized contact with the plane confronting with the front part of each spacer piece 2 by the partial ring shape spring 5. The rear part of the snapping piece 1 is formed as a knob part 10.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a clothespin used for fixing laundry hanging on a clothesline or for hanging laundry on a clothesline.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As is well known, the clothespin currently used is composed of a pair of facing sandwiching pieces as main constituent elements, and the fulcrum portions protruding inward in the middle of each sandwiching piece. They are in a butted state, and are configured to be rotatable about the butted portions of the fulcrums so that the sandwiching surfaces of the front inner surfaces thereof can be joined and separated from each other. In addition, a spring member is arranged on each of the sandwiching pieces so that the sandwiching surfaces thereof are in pressure contact with each other.

[0003] Therefore, such clothespins can be used, for example, when clothes such as sheets are hung on a clothesline.
This is used in such a manner that the folded-back portion immediately below the rod is sandwiched between the two sandwiching surfaces at the front portions of the sandwiching pieces so as not to be blown by the wind or the like. The same applies to laundry other than sheets, and when such clothespins are used, the appropriate part to be fixed is sandwiched between the two sandwiching surfaces of both sandwiching pieces and fixed. is there.

[0004]

As described above, in the conventional clothespin, of course, the clothes are sandwiched between the sandwiching surfaces of the sandwiching pieces, so that, for example, the sheets are hung on a clothesline. In the case where the portion immediately below the folded portion is sandwiched, the folded portions overlap each other in a close contact state, and in other laundry, similarly, the sandwiched portions overlap each other in a close contact state.

Therefore, if the conventional clothespin is used,
Adhesion occurs on both sides of the laundry that are folded back by the rod, and the wind passage deteriorates and it takes time to dry. In the present invention, such inconvenience is eliminated, whereby the laundry can be reliably fixed to a necessary part such as a clothesline, and even if it is used, the laundry does not come into close contact with each other and is well ventilated. It is a problem to be solved to provide clothespins that can maintain the state.

[0006]

The gist of the constitution of the present invention is that a pair of sandwiching pieces facing each other, a spacer piece interposed between at least each sandwiching surface of both sandwiching pieces, and a pair of sandwiching pieces Along the way, the two sandwiching pieces are arranged so that they can rotate about each other, and the two sandwiching pieces are arranged so that each sandwiching surface is in pressure contact with the facing surface of the spacer piece. It is a clothespin composed of the above spring member, and by doing so, the aforementioned problems can be solved.

The fulcrum portion can freely adopt various configurations as long as it conforms to the above purpose. For example, a fulcrum protrusion that protrudes inward from the middle of the sandwiching piece, the tip of which is a semicircular shape when viewed from the side, constitutes a fulcrum protrusion, and the fulcrum protruding portion of the sandwiching piece is the spacer. It can be configured to be engaged with a fulcrum recess formed in a corresponding portion of the piece. The fulcrum recess is also formed in a semicircular shape when viewed from the side.

The spring member can also adopt a free structure as long as it matches the purpose of the spring member.
In the case of the above configuration, a partial ring-shaped spring is used, and the middle thereof is passed through the spring holes opened in the shape of elongated holes rearward from the fulcrum portions of the sandwiching pieces, respectively, and the tip is separated from the fulcrum portion. It can be configured to be engaged with a small recess formed on the front outside.

It is preferable that the tip of the spacer piece protrudes from the tips of the sandwiching pieces. Further, it is appropriate that the surfaces of the two sandwiching pieces facing the sandwiching surfaces are provided with anti-slip. It is appropriate to use plastics for both the sandwiching pieces and the spacer pieces. Further, as the spring material, a suitable metal for spring can be used. In any case, the same material as the general clothespin can be used.

[0010]

Since the clothespin of the present invention is constructed as described above, it can be used as follows.

That is, in order to fix the laundry to the clothesline,
Or attach a number of it to a clothesline of various shapes,
It can be used to hang laundry from clothesline through these clothespins.

When used in this manner, for example, when the sheets are hung on a clothesline and the portion of the sheets which is folded in two and hung down is sandwiched by clothespins, a general laundry cloth is used. Similarly to the above, first, the outer sides of the rear end sides of both sandwiching pieces are pinched by fingers with the fingers against the spring material, thereby narrowing the gap between them, so that the front end side is opened. Insert the piece between the folded sheets, and position the tip side of both sandwiching pieces to the outside of both sides of the folded sheet, and then pick the rear end side of both sandwiching pieces. Relax your fingers. In this way, the two-folded portions of the sheet are clamped and fixed between the sandwiching piece and both sides of the spacer piece, respectively, with the gap being opened by the spacer piece.

The same applies when these clothespins of the present invention are used by being attached to various clothesliners. When sandwiching clothes with this clothespin, for example, when it is underwear, By inserting the spacer piece between the chest side and the back side and sandwiching it from the outside with the sandwiching pieces, respectively, the laundry can be hung on the clothesline, and the cloth on the chest side and the back side of the underwear can be hung. However, it is possible to leave a gap between them, but they do not adhere to each other.

Therefore, the laundry can be fixed to a clothesline or the like as in the conventional clothespin, and at that time, the cloth or the like folded on both sides when being hung on the pole is not adhered. Therefore, the ventilation is improved, and the laundry is dried well.

[0015]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a spacer piece 2 is interposed between a pair of facing sandwiching pieces 1, 1 to sandwich the sandwiching piece 1,
The fulcrum protrusions 3 protruding from the inner central portion of the spacer 1 are engaged with the fulcrum recesses 4 formed on the corresponding surfaces of the spacer pieces 2. Further, the positioning portion 6 at the center of the partial ring-shaped spring 5
Is engaged with the position holding portion 7 at the rear end of the spacer piece 2, and the middle of both sides of the spring piece 8 is opened in a long hole rearward from the fulcrum projections 3 of the sandwiching pieces 1, 1. Small recesses 9, 9 formed by passing the respective tips and forming each tip on the outside in front of the fulcrum protrusion 3.
Engage with. In this way, the sandwiching pieces 1 and 1 are exerted with an acting force so that the inner surfaces of the front portions thereof come into pressure contact with the corresponding surfaces of the front portions of the spacer pieces 2.

With respect to the sandwiching pieces 1 and 1, the inner surface of the front portion serves as the sandwiching surface, and the surface of the corresponding front portion of the spacer piece 2 similarly serves as the sandwiching surface. In each case, as shown in FIG. 1, fine lateral grooves are provided to prevent slippage. Further, the sandwiching pieces 1, 1 have the rear portions as the gripping portions 10, 10, which are pinched by fingers to narrow the gap between them against the partial ring-shaped spring 5, whereby the sandwiching pieces 1, 1 are It is possible to widen the space between the sandwiching surface of the front part and the sandwiching surface of the spacer piece 2.

Further, the fulcrum projections 3 and 3 are formed in the fulcrum projections 3 and 3,
As shown in FIG. 2, each has a semicircular shape when viewed from the side, and the corresponding fulcrum recesses 4 and 4 of the spacer piece 2 also have a semicircular shape when viewed from the side as shown in FIG. The pieces 1 and 1 are capable of smoothly rotating and undulating around the contact portions between the fulcrum projections 3 and 3 and the fulcrum recesses 4 and 4. Furthermore, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the position holding portion 7 of the spacer piece 2 is a protrusion that bulges rearward in the center of a vertical groove 11 formed in the rear end of the spacer piece 2 in the vertical direction. Similarly, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the positioning portion 6 is also configured as a portion, and the partial ring-shaped spring is formed so that the positioning portion 6 can be engaged with a protrusion forming the position holding portion 7. The central part of 5 is curved rearward in a protruding state. By engaging the positioning portion 6 with the position holding portion 7, the partial ring-shaped spring 5 is prevented from being misaligned even if both the sandwiching pieces 1 and 1 are moved.

The ends of the spacer pieces 2 are slightly projected from the ends of the sandwiching pieces 1, 1. The spacer piece 2 and the sandwiching pieces 1 and 1 are made of plastics, and the partial ring-shaped spring 5 is made of metal for spring.

In this embodiment, since the clothespin is constructed as described above, it can be used as follows. For use in various cases such as for fixing laundry to clothesline, or for attaching it to several types of clothesline and hanging the laundry on the clothesline through these clothespins You can

Here, a case of hanging washed sheets on a clothesline will be described as an example. In this case,
As shown in FIG. 3, the sheets 13 folded in two by the clothes-drying rod 12 are fixed at a portion directly below the clothes-drying rod 12.

More specifically, first, the pinching portions 10, 10 at the rear of the sandwiching pieces 1, 1 of the clothespin are pinched by fingers to resist the acting force of the partial ring-shaped spring 5 and both. To narrow the gap between the front sandwiching surfaces of the sandwiching pieces 1 and 1 and the sandwiching surface of the spacer piece 2. Then, as shown in FIG. 3, the tip side of the spacer piece 2 is inserted between the folded and lowered portions of the sheet 13, and at the same time, the tip side of the sandwiching pieces 1 and 1 is placed outside them. To proceed. Then, if the force of the finger applied to the grip portions 10 and 10 is loosened, the sandwiching surfaces inside the tips of both the sandwiching pieces 1 and 1 are sandwiched between the tips of the spacer piece 2 by the action of the partial ring-shaped spring 5. The sheet 12 is rotated toward the plane, and the rod 12 of the sheet 13 positioned between them is folded in two to sandwich the lowered portion.

If necessary, the other side of the sheet 13 is also sandwiched and held by the clothespin in the above manner. Therefore, the sheets 13 can be securely fixed and held by the clothespin 12 even with the clothespin of this embodiment, as in the case of the conventional clothespin. And, more importantly, in this case, the clothesline 12 of the sheets 13
Since the two-folded and lowered parts are fixed by the spacers 2 with a space provided therebetween, the ventilation between the two becomes good, and the drying can be performed in a short time.

Here, only the case where the sheets 13 are folded in two on the clothes-drying rod 12 has been described. However, other laundry can be put in close contact by being sandwiched by conventional general clothespins. If the clothespins of this embodiment are used for the portions that are to be overlapped and the spacer pieces 2 are inserted and sandwiched between the overlapping portions, the thickness of the spacer pieces 2 can be set to the overlapping portions. As a result, the ventilation is improved, and the laundry can be dried in a shorter time.

[0024]

As described above, according to the present invention, the laundry can be securely fixed and held on the clothesline or the like like the conventional clothespin, and the laundry can be washed when the conventional clothespin is used. The part where the objects are sandwiched and overlapped in a close contact state,
In the present invention, since the spacer piece is inserted and sandwiched between them, there is a gap corresponding to the size,
As a result, ventilation is improved, and the laundry is dried well.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partially cutaway schematic side view of a clothespin according to an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a partially cutaway schematic side view illustrating an engagement state of a spacer piece, a sandwiching piece, and a partial ring-shaped spring.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory view illustrating a state in which the sheets hung on the clothesline are fixed by the clothespins of this embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 clip piece 2 spacer piece 3 fulcrum protrusion 4 fulcrum recess 5 partial ring spring 6 positioning part 7 position holding part 8 spring hole 9 small recess 10 picking part 11 vertical groove 12 clothesline 13 sheets

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A pair of sandwiching pieces facing each other, a spacer piece interposed between at least each sandwiching surface of both sandwiching pieces, and both sandwiching pieces rotating in the middle of the sandwiching pieces. A clothespin composed of a fulcrum portion configured to be capable of and a spring member arranged on each of the sandwiching pieces such that each sandwiching surface is in pressure contact with the facing surface of the spacer piece. 2. The fulcrum protrusion, which is a fulcrum protrusion that protrudes inward from the middle of the sandwiching piece toward the inside, and the tip of the fulcrum is semicircular when viewed from the side, and the sandwiching piece. The clothespin according to claim 1, which is a semicircular fulcrum recess viewed from the side, with which the fulcrum projection engages, and a fulcrum recess formed in a corresponding portion of the spacer piece.