US20060162136A1 - Clothes pin - Google Patents
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- US20060162136A1 US20060162136A1 US10/531,834 US53183405A US2006162136A1 US 20060162136 A1 US20060162136 A1 US 20060162136A1 US 53183405 A US53183405 A US 53183405A US 2006162136 A1 US2006162136 A1 US 2006162136A1
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- D—TEXTILES; PAPER
- D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- D06F—LAUNDERING, DRYING, IRONING, PRESSING OR FOLDING TEXTILE ARTICLES
- D06F55/00—Clothes-pegs
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
- Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
- Y10T24/00—Buckles, buttons, clasps, etc.
- Y10T24/44—Clasp, clip, support-clamp, or required component thereof
- Y10T24/44641—Clasp, clip, support-clamp, or required component thereof having gripping member formed from, biased by, or mounted on resilient member
- Y10T24/44769—Opposed engaging faces on gripping member formed from single piece of resilient material
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- the present invention relates to a fastener for multiple use, particularly used for the clothes drying.
- clothespins in the market that vary in material and color in accordance with the following basic structure: three pieces, two mirrored halves made of plastic or wood connected by a third piece, that would be a mechanism of metal spring.
- a fastener which is made in a single piece and comprises a central body, from where derive at least two lateral projections that extend in opposite directions, displaced outside and present internal grooves.
- the fastener of the invention presents longitudinal symmetry, and is used for holding clothes by pressure and, simultaneously, for hanging delicate clothes and/or clothes provided with shoulder straps.
- the fastener is absolutely innovative with regard to its shape and use. It is manufactured in a single piece, preferably by thermoplastic injection, which substantially reduces the manufacture cost thereof and provides the fastener with immense durability.
- the symmetrical shape of the clothespin allows its multiple use, holding the clothes by pressure, for example, in a clothesline, and at the same time, serving as hook for hanging other pieces of clothes, or lighter items, optimizing thereby the available space at most.
- the use of a flexible material piece makes possible to the fastener the exclusion of any type of mechanism to open and close, such as, for example, the conventionally used fastener's spring.
- another advantage of the fastener is its fine thickness, which allows a better storage, facilitating the wrapping and packing.
- FIG. 1 a frontal view of a preferred embodiment of the object of the present invention
- FIG. 2 a perspective view
- FIG. 3 illustrates the fastener in use, exemplified in a clothesline.
- FIG. 1 illustrates the fastener 1 comprising a single piece, which can be made of polymeric material by injection (thermoplastic), wood, non-corrosive metals and other flexible materials.
- the fastener is provided with a central body 2 and at least two opposite projections 3 A, 3 B, lightly drawn outside and in the shape of hook so that when the first projection 3 A fastens by stressing the item in a certain support, for example, a clothesline, the second projection 3 B necessarily turns upward, acting as a hook capable of bearing additional items, optimizing thereby the available physical space.
- These projections 3 A, 3 B have internal grooves 4 , that allow the internal item expansion. These grooves 4 can vary according to the thickness and weight of the item to be fastened or supported. In view of structural subjects, these grooves 4 contain round parts 5 , with the final shape lightly oval in order to increase the resistance and to eliminate eventual cracks caused by the lateral stressing between the projections 3 A, 3 B and the central body 2 .
- FIG. 2 illustrates a perspective view of the fastener, in which the reduced thickness 6 of the fastener can be verified, resulting in saving material, without causing inefficiency in utilization thereof or structure breaking.
- the thickness 6 can vary, for instance, in the range of 1 mm to 5 mm.
- this thickness can preferably be of 3 mm.
- FIG. 3 shows an example of the fastener use in accordance with present invention.
- the holding is carried out in a support, for example, a clothesline 7 , in which one of the fastener's projections exert a pressure that hold the clothes 8 due to the material flexibility, while the other projection provides, at the time time, a hook for satisfactory support of other lighter items 9 .
- the same inventive concept can be applied to others alternatives or possibilities.
- the fastener will also be able to have others structural variations that allow more projections to exercise the hook function in the present invention.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to an item fastener device of multiple use, made in a single piece (1), which comprises a central body (2) and at least two opposed and symnmetrical projections (3A, 3B), lightly projected outside. The fastener is preferably used for holding, by pressure, clothes (8) in a support like a clothesline (7) and, simultaneously, for hanging further lighter objects (9).
Description
- The present invention relates to a fastener for multiple use, particularly used for the clothes drying.
- There are some types of clothespins in the market that vary in material and color in accordance with the following basic structure: three pieces, two mirrored halves made of plastic or wood connected by a third piece, that would be a mechanism of metal spring.
- Nonetheless, some drawbacks may be attributed to the current clothespins. The fact of these fasteners are composed by three independent pieces hinders the manufacture and the associated costs thereof.
- In addition, other inconveniences of the current fasteners consist in:
- i) the easy oxidation of the metal springs, that often stains the clothes;
- ii) the fact that they are not appropriate for holding delicate clothes; and
- iii) the inconceivable facility of breaking thereof.
- It is an object of the present invention to provide an item fastener, preferably of clothes, with multiple use, which is of simple manufacture and inexpensive, that does not destroy the clothes, and that makes possible to optimize the space available at most, presenting high mechanical resistance.
- This object is attained by a fastener which is made in a single piece and comprises a central body, from where derive at least two lateral projections that extend in opposite directions, displaced outside and present internal grooves.
- Preferably, the fastener of the invention presents longitudinal symmetry, and is used for holding clothes by pressure and, simultaneously, for hanging delicate clothes and/or clothes provided with shoulder straps.
- According to the invention, the fastener is absolutely innovative with regard to its shape and use. It is manufactured in a single piece, preferably by thermoplastic injection, which substantially reduces the manufacture cost thereof and provides the fastener with incredible durability.
- The symmetrical shape of the clothespin allows its multiple use, holding the clothes by pressure, for example, in a clothesline, and at the same time, serving as hook for hanging other pieces of clothes, or lighter items, optimizing thereby the available space at most. The use of a flexible material piece makes possible to the fastener the exclusion of any type of mechanism to open and close, such as, for example, the conventionally used fastener's spring.
- In accordance with the invention, another advantage of the fastener is its fine thickness, which allows a better storage, facilitating the wrapping and packing.
- The invention will be described below in full detail, by the way of example, on the basis of the appended drawings. The figures show:
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FIG. 1 —a frontal view of a preferred embodiment of the object of the present invention; -
FIG. 2 —a perspective view; and -
FIG. 3 —illustrates the fastener in use, exemplified in a clothesline. -
FIG. 1 illustrates the fastener 1 comprising a single piece, which can be made of polymeric material by injection (thermoplastic), wood, non-corrosive metals and other flexible materials. The fastener is provided with acentral body 2 and at least twoopposite projections first projection 3A fastens by stressing the item in a certain support, for example, a clothesline, thesecond projection 3B necessarily turns upward, acting as a hook capable of bearing additional items, optimizing thereby the available physical space. - These
projections internal grooves 4, that allow the internal item expansion. Thesegrooves 4 can vary according to the thickness and weight of the item to be fastened or supported. In view of structural subjects, thesegrooves 4 containround parts 5, with the final shape lightly oval in order to increase the resistance and to eliminate eventual cracks caused by the lateral stressing between theprojections central body 2. - In conformity to the present invention,
FIG. 2 illustrates a perspective view of the fastener, in which the reducedthickness 6 of the fastener can be verified, resulting in saving material, without causing inefficiency in utilization thereof or structure breaking. For the flexible materials here described, thethickness 6 can vary, for instance, in the range of 1 mm to 5 mm. For polymeric materials, this thickness can preferably be of 3 mm. -
FIG. 3 shows an example of the fastener use in accordance with present invention. The holding is carried out in a support, for example, aclothesline 7, in which one of the fastener's projections exert a pressure that hold theclothes 8 due to the material flexibility, while the other projection provides, at the time time, a hook for satisfactory support of otherlighter items 9. - Beyond the previously presented embodiment, the same inventive concept can be applied to others alternatives or possibilities. For example, the fastener will also be able to have others structural variations that allow more projections to exercise the hook function in the present invention.
- Thereby, it will be understood that the present invention should be interpreted in a wide way, and that its scope is determined by the terms of the appended claims.
Claims (8)
1. Item fastener characterized in that it is made in a single piece (1), comprising a central body (2) from where derive at least two lateral projections (3A, 3B) that are extended in opposite directions, displaced outside and present internal grooves (4).
2. Item fastener as claimed in claim 1 , in which the internal grooves (4) are lightly rounded (5).
3. Item fastener as claimed in claim 1 , in which the projections (3A, 3B) of the single piece (1) have a longitudinally opposite symmetrical shape.
4. Item fastener as claimed in claim 1 , in which the single piece (1) has a thickness (6) that varies, preferably, between 1 mm and 5 mm.
5. Item fastener as claimed in claim 4 , in which the predetermined thickness (6) of the single piece is preferably 3 mm.
6. Item fastener as claimed in claim 1 , in which the single piece (1) is made of a flexible and non-corrosive material.
7. Item fastener as claimed in claim 6 , in which the single piece (1) is preferably made of a polymeric material.
8. Item fastener as claimed in claim 6 , in which the single piece (1) is preferably made of wood.
Applications Claiming Priority (3)
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BRPI02042380 | 2002-10-18 | ||
BRPI0204238-0A BR0204238B1 (en) | 2002-10-18 | 2002-10-18 | Object preacher. |
PCT/BR2003/000149 WO2004035905A1 (en) | 2002-10-18 | 2003-10-17 | Clothes pin |
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EP (1) | EP1567707A1 (en) |
AU (1) | AU2003273646A1 (en) |
BR (1) | BR0204238B1 (en) |
WO (1) | WO2004035905A1 (en) |
Cited By (3)
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EP2468943A1 (en) * | 2010-12-23 | 2012-06-27 | José Luis Marchante García | Clothes peg with hook |
US9021667B2 (en) * | 2013-01-25 | 2015-05-05 | Julie Wasco | Clip |
USD1030175S1 (en) * | 2021-05-17 | 2024-06-04 | Brett Peter Potgieter | Clothing hanger |
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IT201700034009U1 (en) * | 2017-03-28 | 2018-09-28 | Guido Bastianelli | CONNECTION ELEMENT |
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US3758923A (en) * | 1971-02-19 | 1973-09-18 | Anderton Springs Ltd | Circlip |
US4355444A (en) * | 1980-03-28 | 1982-10-26 | Haney Ivan L | Tie connectors |
US5497636A (en) * | 1994-05-11 | 1996-03-12 | Felcher; Rita | Necklace shortening and fastening apparatus and method |
USD372188S (en) * | 1995-06-15 | 1996-07-30 | Jayne Nanavaty-Dahl | Cord storage device |
US5555607A (en) * | 1992-09-09 | 1996-09-17 | Parveris; John I. | Retaining device |
US5575446A (en) * | 1994-12-23 | 1996-11-19 | Barbara Swenson | Clamping device for securing christmas tree light wires and/or decorations to christmas trees |
US6135381A (en) * | 1999-03-30 | 2000-10-24 | Teson; William R. | Cord holder |
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DE9303123U1 (en) * | 1993-03-04 | 1993-07-22 | Klein, Manfred, 18299 Liessow | Clothespin |
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- 2003-10-17 US US10/531,834 patent/US20060162136A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 2003-10-17 WO PCT/BR2003/000149 patent/WO2004035905A1/en not_active Application Discontinuation
- 2003-10-17 EP EP03757560A patent/EP1567707A1/en not_active Withdrawn
- 2003-10-17 AU AU2003273646A patent/AU2003273646A1/en not_active Abandoned
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US3758923A (en) * | 1971-02-19 | 1973-09-18 | Anderton Springs Ltd | Circlip |
US4355444A (en) * | 1980-03-28 | 1982-10-26 | Haney Ivan L | Tie connectors |
US5555607A (en) * | 1992-09-09 | 1996-09-17 | Parveris; John I. | Retaining device |
US5497636A (en) * | 1994-05-11 | 1996-03-12 | Felcher; Rita | Necklace shortening and fastening apparatus and method |
US5575446A (en) * | 1994-12-23 | 1996-11-19 | Barbara Swenson | Clamping device for securing christmas tree light wires and/or decorations to christmas trees |
USD372188S (en) * | 1995-06-15 | 1996-07-30 | Jayne Nanavaty-Dahl | Cord storage device |
US6135381A (en) * | 1999-03-30 | 2000-10-24 | Teson; William R. | Cord holder |
Cited By (3)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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EP2468943A1 (en) * | 2010-12-23 | 2012-06-27 | José Luis Marchante García | Clothes peg with hook |
US9021667B2 (en) * | 2013-01-25 | 2015-05-05 | Julie Wasco | Clip |
USD1030175S1 (en) * | 2021-05-17 | 2024-06-04 | Brett Peter Potgieter | Clothing hanger |
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BR0204238B1 (en) | 2010-11-03 |
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