JPH08126511A - Umbrella for drying clothes - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To dry washings outside even on a rainy day by extending a waterproof sheet stretched on a main bone member, by pulling up a string attached to the upper end of a sliding shaft, sliding the sliding shaft upward in a cylindrical hole of an umbrella holding member, and opening the main bone member. CONSTITUTION: An umbrella holding member 1 is held by one hand and a string 20 is pulled up by the other hand to slide a sliding shaft 11 upwardly into a cylindrical hole 10 of the umbrella holding member 1 when washings are dried by using a clothes-drying umbrella. A supporting member 12 on the lower end of the sliding shaft 11 is also moved in the same direction, the main bone member 6 is pushed up by a width bone member 14 whose lower ends are supported by the supporting member 12 on a shaft 13. Therefore, the main bone member 6 becomes gradually distant from the central line of the sliding shaft 11 to extend. A locking face of a sheet opening holding member 18 is projected into an engaging-stop hole on the umbrella holding member 1 due to elastic power of itself by means of sliding of the sliding shaft 11. The main bond member 6 and the waterproof sheet 8 is kept in an open condition by releasing the pulling up operation of the string 20 after the sheet opening holding member 18 is in a projected condition.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a simple umbrella for hanging clothes which can be used for hanging laundry in an outdoor garden or rooftop even if the weather changes.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In general households, to dry the laundry in the sun, the laundry is hung on a hanging pole under the eaves,
A method of hanging clothes on the clothes rod and hanging laundry on the clothes is generally adopted.

Therefore, according to such a method for drying laundry, when there is a roof, the laundry protects the laundry from rainfall, so that even if the rainfall is caused by a sudden change in the weather, the laundry is dried. There is no need to worry that the laundry hanging on the clothesline or clothesline will get wet.

[0004]

However, even in a general household, when hanging laundry such as clothesline or clothes on the garden or rooftop, or when the clothesline is placed outside the window. The laundry can be dried only by suspending it.

However, in a building such as an apartment without an eaves as described above, it is not possible to dry the laundry when it is raining or when rain is expected.

[0006] In addition, even when it is a fine weather day when going to work or when going out, when it is expected that it will rain in the afternoon due to a sudden change in weather, or when it is raining when going to work or when going out, However, even if it is expected that the laundry will be recovered by the washing day, it is generally impossible to dry the laundry.

The first object of the present invention has been made by paying attention to the above-mentioned conventional problems, and also in the case of rain or when rain is expected or when the weather is expected to be recovered. ,
It is an object of the present invention to provide a rain umbrella that can be dried in the sun in the garden, on the rooftop, or outside a window with the laundry covered with clothes, etc. covered with a waterproof sheet.

[0008] A second object of the present invention is to provide a clothes-drying umbrella which is capable of efficiently drying in the sun by covering the laundry with a transparent sheet.

A third object of the present invention is to provide a rain umbrella for hanging clothes which can be hung and dried in a waterproof sheet without using a clothes dryer.

[0010]

In order to achieve the above object, the clothes umbrella according to the invention of claim 1 is a umbrella for holding a sliding shaft slidably penetrated by the umbrella holding member and the umbrella holding member. A plurality of main skeleton members each having one end rotatably supported, and a sub-bone for supporting the main skeleton members each end of which is rotatably supported in the middle of the main skeleton member and near the lower end of the sliding shaft. A member and a waterproof sheet which is stretched on each of the main frame members and is opened and closed by the rotation of each of the main frame members accompanying the sliding operation of the sliding shaft, and the opened state of the waterproof sheet is provided. A sheet opening holding member is attached to the sliding shaft so as to hold the sliding shaft with respect to the umbrella holding member, and the sliding movement of the sliding shaft in the closing direction of the waterproof sheet is restricted. Attach a hanging member, and attach a hook member for hanging clothes to the lower end of the sliding shaft. That.

In the clothes umbrella according to the invention of claim 2, the waterproof sheet is a cloth sheet or a synthetic resin transparent sheet.

In the umbrella for clothes-drying according to the third aspect of the present invention, clothespins are hung on the sub-bone members.

[0013]

In the clothes umbrella according to the invention of claim 1, the string attached to the upper end of the sliding shaft is pulled up with respect to the umbrella holding member to slide the sliding shaft upward in the cylindrical hole of the umbrella holding member. The main skeleton member is also similarly opened by the auxiliary skeleton member that is moved and is opened while rising as the sliding shaft slides.

As a result, the waterproof sheet stretched over the main frame member is also expanded so that the lower portion of the waterproof sheet is covered widely.

Further, when the sliding of the sliding shaft reaches a predetermined amount, the sheet opening holding member projects into and engages with the locking hole formed in the umbrella holding member, and the pulling operation of the cord is performed. Even after the release, the expanded state of the main frame member and the waterproof sheet can be maintained.

Therefore, by suspending the hanging member of such a clothes parasol on a clothes rod or the like, and further suspending the clothes clothes on the hook portion at the lower end of the sliding shaft, the clothes under the waterproof sheet are suspended. The clothes can be hung by the clothes, and even if it is raining, the laundry can be dried outdoors without immediate exposure to the rain.

In the clothes-drying umbrella according to the second aspect of the present invention, the transparent sheet is used as the waterproof sheet so that the laundry is not wet even in rainy weather. By exposing it directly to light, we can improve the drying efficiency.

In the clothes umbrella according to the third aspect of the present invention, the laundry can be easily suspended directly from the sub-bone member by a clip without using clothes, and the work can be performed by using clothes. The annoyance of can be avoided.

[0019]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will now be described with reference to the drawings. In FIG. 1, 1 is a cylindrical umbrella holding member having a large diameter portion 1a and a small diameter portion 1b as a whole, and 2 is an umbrella holding member. It is a pair of suspension pieces projectingly provided on the outer peripheral surface of the large diameter portion 1 a of the member 1.

Numeral 3 is a mounting hole formed in the up-down direction in these hanging pieces 2, and the shaft portion of the hanging member 4 having a hook-shaped upper end is inserted into these mounting holes 3. As shown in FIG. 2, a retaining piece 5 is projectingly provided at the lower end of the shaft portion.

Furthermore, 6 is a shaft (usually a ring shape) whose upper end is inserted in a plurality of vertical grooves formed in the lower end of the umbrella holding member 1 and which is installed substantially horizontally in the vertical grooves. A plurality of long main frame members rotatably supported around a wire 7.

Further, a waterproof sheet 8 made of a polygonal cloth or synthetic resin is stretched over each of the main frame members 6, and the umbrella holding member 1 is provided in the vicinity of the inner peripheral hole at the top thereof. An auxiliary waterproof sheet 9 that is tightly held at the periphery and covers the upper edge of the waterproof sheet 8 in a watertight manner is joined by stitching or the like.

On the other hand, a cylindrical sliding shaft 11 slidably penetrates into the cylindrical hole 10 of the umbrella holding member 1, and a plurality of vertical grooves are formed at the lower end of the sliding shaft 11. A ring-shaped support member 12 having a is attached.

One end of each sub bone member 14 is axially supported by a shaft 13 which penetrates each vertical groove of the support member 12 substantially horizontally, and the other end of each sub bone member 14 is the main bone member. The shafts 6 are rotatably supported by respective shafts 15 provided midway.

Numeral 16 is a hook member attached to the lower end of the sliding shaft 11 so that clothes can be hung on the hook of the hook member 16.

The upper ring portion 16a of the hook member 16 is inserted and retained in the locking hole 17 at the lower end of the sliding shaft 11.

Further, reference numeral 18 denotes a seat open holding member, a part of which is fixed in the vicinity of the substantially central portion inside the sliding shaft 11, which is a spring member such as a bent leaf spring, and the other portion is always provided. It has an elastic force such that a part of the groove is formed in the sliding shaft 11 to the outside of the sliding shaft 11.

Reference numeral 20 is a string attached to the upper end of the sliding shaft 11, and the upper part of the sliding shaft 11 is partially or entirely inserted into the cylindrical hole 10 of the umbrella holding member 1. In this case, it is used for facilitating the pulling operation of the sliding shaft 11 from the cylindrical hole 10.

When the clothes-drying umbrella having such a structure is not used, a portion of the umbrella for opening and holding the seat 18 which protrudes from the groove hole 19 and the locking hole 21 as shown in FIG. Then, the locking surface 18a and the locking hole 21 of this
And the sliding shaft 11 is slid in the cylindrical hole 10 in the direction of arrow A in FIG.

As a result, the projecting portion of the sheet open holding member 18 slides in the cylindrical hole 10, and finally passes through the lower end of the sheet open holding member 18 and projects again to the lower part of the lower end thereof.

By the operation of the sliding shaft 11, the supporting member 13 also descends, and each main frame member 6 is pulled by the sub frame member 14 which gradually closes, and gradually the sliding shaft 11 side below the umbrella holding member 1. Is folded around the shaft 7.

Therefore, the waterproof sheet 8 stretched around each main frame member 6 is folded into a folded form similar to a normal rain umbrella.

Next, when the laundry is dried using the clothes-drying rain umbrella, the umbrella holding member 1 is pressed by one hand and the string 20 is pulled up by the other hand to slide the sliding shaft 11 on the umbrella. The holding member 1 is slid into the cylindrical hole 10 in the direction opposite to the arrow A above.

As a result, the supporting member 12 at the lower end of the sliding shaft 11 also moves in the same direction, and the auxiliary bone member 14 whose lower ends are supported by the shaft 13 pushes up the main bone member 6. Become.

Therefore, the main frame member 6 gradually spreads apart from the center line of the sliding shaft 11.

By the sliding of the sliding shaft 11, the locking surface 18a of the seat release holding member 18 is projected into the locking hole 21 on the umbrella holding member 1 by its own elastic force. become.

As a result, the pullback of the sliding shaft 11 into the cylindrical hole 10 by the elastic force of the main frame member 6 in the direction of arrow A is restricted.

Then, after the sheet open holding member 18 is in the projecting state, the predetermined lifting state of the main frame member 6 and the waterproof sheet 8 is shown in FIG. To be retained.

Therefore, the hanging member 4 of the umbrella for a clothesline with the waterproof sheet 8 thus opened is hooked on, for example, a rope 31 or a rod hung on two clothespins, and the clothesline is dried. Hanging down the rain umbrella and clip the laundry 32 to the clip 35
The laundry 32 can be dried outdoors even in the rain by hooking the clothes dryer 33, the hanging metal fitting 34, etc. held by the hooks on the hook member 16 at the lower end of the sliding shaft 11.

Therefore, even if the user goes out with the waterproof sheet 8 in an expanded state even in rainy weather, it can be prevented from being directly exposed to the rain, and the laundry can be sufficiently dried when returning home by the recovery of the weather. Besides, it is possible to effectively prevent the dry laundry from getting wet even when it is raining when returning home by going out on a sunny day.

A cloth piece is usually used as the waterproof sheet 8, but instead of this, a transparent sheet such as nylon or vinyl can be used to expose the laundry directly to the sunlight in fine weather. It becomes possible, the drying efficiency and the state are further improved, and moreover, a sufficient rainproof effect is obtained.

In addition, in the above-mentioned embodiment, by attaching the two suspension members 4 to the umbrella holding member 1, it is possible to stably hold the rain umbrella on the rope or the rod, but if necessary, it is not blown away by the wind. The suspension member 4 may be formed as described above.

FIG. 3 shows another embodiment of the present invention,
In this embodiment, the main body of the umbrella is intended to be used as a clothesline, and a clip 36 as a clothesline is hung in the middle of each sub bone member 14.

Therefore, by suspending the laundry 32 such as socks from the clip 36, the use of the clothes dryer 33 can be omitted.

This is effective when the amount of laundry 32 is small.

The upper length of the sliding shaft 11 shown in FIG. 1 may be the shortest, or a stopper for preventing the string 20 from being pulled up too much may be provided.

[0047]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the sliding shaft slidably penetrated by the umbrella holding member and each one end of the umbrella shaft are rotatably supported by the umbrella shaft. A plurality of main skeleton members, a sub-skeleton member for supporting the main skeleton member, which is pivotally supported at one end in the middle of the main skeleton member and near the lower end portion of the sliding shaft, and stretched on each of the main skeleton members. And a waterproof sheet that is opened and closed by the rotation of each of the main frame members associated with the sliding operation of the sliding shaft, and the sheet is held open on the sliding shaft so as to maintain the opened state of the waterproof sheet. A member is attached to restrict sliding of the sliding shaft with respect to the umbrella holding member in the closing direction of the waterproof sheet, while a hanging member is attached to the umbrella holding member and the lower end of the sliding shaft is attached. Since a hook member for hanging clothes is attached to the part, it can be used when it is raining or when it is expected to rain. Even if the weather is expected to recover, you can safely dry in the sun on the garden, on the rooftop, or outside the window, with clothes covered with clothes hanging from the clothesline. effective.

According to the second aspect of the invention, since the waterproof sheet is configured to be a transparent sheet, it is possible to obtain an article in which the laundry can be efficiently dried by covering the laundry with the transparent sheet. It is effective.

According to the third aspect of the invention, since the clothespin is hung on the sub-bone member, the laundry can be easily hung and dried in the waterproof sheet without using a clothes dryer. There is an effect that you can get what you can.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partially cutaway perspective view of a clothes umbrella according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing a main part of the clothes umbrella in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a partially cutaway perspective view of a clothes umbrella according to another embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Umbrella holding member 4 Suspension member 6 Main frame member 8 Waterproof sheet 11 Sliding shaft 14 Secondary frame member 16 Hook member 18 Sheet open holding member 36 Object clothespin

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A sliding shaft slidably penetrating the umbrella holding member, a plurality of main frame members each one end of which is rotatably supported by the umbrella holding member, and a middle part of the main frame member. A sub-frame member for supporting a main frame member, one end of which is axially supported near the lower end portion of the sliding shaft, and a sub-frame member stretched on each of the main frame members, which accompanies a sliding operation of the sliding shaft. A waterproof sheet that is opened and closed by the rotation of each main frame member, and a waterproof sheet that is attached to the sliding shaft so as to maintain the opened state of the waterproof sheet and that covers the umbrella holding member of the sliding shaft. A seat opening holding member that regulates sliding in the closing direction, a hanging member attached to the umbrella holding member, and a hook member for hanging clothes dryer attached to the lower end of the sliding shaft. A rain umbrella for drying clothes. 2. The umbrella for drying clothes according to claim 1, wherein the waterproof sheet is a cloth sheet or a synthetic resin transparent sheet. 3. The umbrella for drying clothes according to claim 1, wherein a clothespin is hung on the sub-bone member.