US20100011817A1 - Brassiere washing case - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a washing case, and more particularly, to a brassiere washing case containing and protecting a brassiere.
- the present invention is suitable for a wide scope of applications, and it is particularly suitable for preventing deformation of such laundry as brassiere and entanglement of the laundry with other laundry.
- a brassiere comprises a brassiere cup for supporting breast and a brassiere strap for wearing and locking the brassiere.
- the brassiere has to be washed by hands normally, which causes troublesomeness and inconvenience to users. Even if the brassiere is separated from other laundry and is then independently washed by a washing machine, the water current and collision with an inner surface of the washing tub in the course of washing still cause the brassiere to be deformed, twisted or entangled.
- a metal reinforcing member is built in the brassiere along the contour of the brassiere cup and supports the breast.
- the metal reinforcement member built in the brassiere cup is deformed to change the shape of the brassiere cup and the brassiere straps are entangled.
- the present invention is directed to a brassiere washing case that substantially obviates one or more problems due to limitations and disadvantages of the related art.
- An object of the present invention is to provide a brassiere washing case having a laundry protective case preventing deformation/damage of laundry such as a brassiere in danger of deformation during washing process by washing mashing such that the durability of laundry can be prevented from being reduced.
- a first screw portion is provided to an inner circumference of the outer sidewall portion and a second screw portion is provided to the outer side of the second opening to be screw-coupled with the first screw portion.
- the inner sidewall portion has a loop shape formed as one body at an inside of the first opening, the inner sidewall portion being apart from the outer sidewall portion.
- the first and second bodies are symmetric to each other. It is preferable that the laundry protective case is one of an oval figure and sphere.
- the laundry loading body comprises a main body supporting the inside of the brassiere cup and a door provided to the main body to open/close an inner space of the main body, the door fixing a brassiere strap to prevent the brassiere from being separated from the main body.
- a plurality of holes are provided to each of the first body, the second body and the laundry loading body to allow the washing water to pass through.
- FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a brassiere washing case according to a first embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a laundry loading body shown in FIG. 1 ;
- FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a laundry protective case shown in FIG. 1 ;
- FIG. 4 is a perspective view for a brassier loaded on the laundry loading body shown in FIG. 2 ;
- FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the laundry loading body accommodated in a second body of the laundry protective case shown in FIG. 3 ;
- FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the assembly of first and second bodies shown in FIG. 5 ;
- FIG. 9 is a section showing a coupled state of first and second bodies of a laundry protective case of a brassiere washing case according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
- a brassiere washing case according to a first embodiment of the present invention includes a laundry protective case 100 and may further include a laundry loading body 200 provided within the laundry protective case 100 .
- the laundry protective case 100 accommodates a laundry therein and protects the laundry, of which shape may be deformed by water current flow, entanglement with other laundry and/or the like, such as a brassiere in the course or performing a washing process.
- the laundry protective case 100 is formed of a material capable of maintaining a uniform shape. More preferably, the laundry protective case 100 is formed of plastic-based material.
- a groove is formed between the outer sidewall portion 115 a and the inner sidewall portion 115 b . And, the rim of the second opening 125 is inserted in the groove such that the inner and outer sides of the rim of the second opening 125 can be supported by the rim of the first opening 115 .
- a first screw portion 117 is provided to an inner circumference of the outer sidewall portion 115 a and a second screw portion 127 can be provided to the outer side 125 a of the second opening 125 to be screw-coupled with the first screw portion 117 .
- the laundry protective case 100 even if external shock is applied to the laundry protective case 100 , it is able to prevent the separation of the laundry protective case 100 , i.e., the laundry protective case 100 from being separated into the first body 110 and the second body 120 .
- the brassiere accommodated within the laundry protective case 100 is being washed by a washing machine together with other laundry, it is able to prevent the brassiere from escaping from the laundry protective case when the laundry protective case 100 is disassembled.
- the inner sidewall portion 115 b of the first opening 115 can include a plurality of supporting member provided to the inside of the outer sidewall portion 115 a along a circumferential direction.
- the inner sidewall portion 115 b of the first opening 115 can be configured in a manner of being partitioned uniformly along the circumference of the inner side 125 b of the second opening 125 to support.
- first body 110 and the second body 120 can be asymmetric but is preferably symmetric to each other.
- the laundry protective case 100 has a shape of ellipse or sphere. That is, the first and second bodies 110 and 120 are coupled together to form the elliptical or spherical shape of the laundry protective case 100 .
- first and second bodies 110 and 120 are assembled together to form the elliptical or spherical shape, it is able to minimize the resistance if the corresponding laundry protective case 100 against fluid or liquid and to minimize the damage caused by the external shock as well.
- the outer rim of the first opening 115 forming the outer sidewall portion 115 a of the first opening 115 has a loop shape such as a ring shape
- the inner rim of the first opening 115 forming the inner sidewall portion 115 b of the first opening 115 has a loop shape
- the outer sidewall portion 115 a encloses the outer circumference of the rim of the second opening 125
- the inner sidewall portion 115 b is enclosed by the inner circumference of the rim of the second opening 125 .
- a stepped face 129 is provided to the second opening 125 of the second body 120 to closely contact to a bottom of the first opening 115 of the first body 110 , and more particularly, to a bottom of the outer sidewall portion 115 a.
- the stepped face 129 is preferably configured to have a height corresponding to the bottom of the outer sidewall portion 115 a, i.e., a height substantially equal to a thickness of the bottom of the outer sidewall portion 115 a.
- the bottom of the first opening 125 contacts closely to the stepped face 129 to smoothly connect the outer side of the first body 110 to the outer side of the second body 120 . Therefore, it is able to lower the resistance of the laundry protective case 100 against the fluid and to reduce the damage caused by the external shock.
- the holes 110 a provided to the first body 110 or the other holes 120 a provided to the second body 120 are too small, the water is unable to flow in or out smoothly despite the increased rigidity or durability of the first or second body 110 or 120 .
- the holes 110 a provided to the first body 110 or the other holes 120 a provided to the second body 120 are too large, the rigidity or durability of the first or second body 110 or 120 is decreased despite that the water is able to flow in or out smoothly.
- the laundry loading body 200 is accommodated within the laundry accommodating space formed by the assembly of the first and second bodies 110 and 120 , and more particularly, within the laundry protective case 100 and supports an inside of the brassiere cup to maintain the shape of the laundry, i.e., the brassiere (cf. ‘ 300 ’ in FIG. 4 ).
- the laundry loading body 200 includes a main body 210 and 220 and a fixing part provided to the main body 210 and 220 to fix the brassiere to the main body 210 and 220 .
- the main body 210 and 220 includes an upper body 210 and a lower body 220 .
- the upper body 210 has a bottom-opened container shape and the lower body 220 has a top-opened container shape to be symmetric to the upper body 210 .
- the laundry loading body 200 configures the elliptical or spherical shape through the assembled upper and lower bodies 210 and 220 , thereby minimizing resistance against fluid or liquid and the damage caused by external sock.
- boss recesses 211 are provided to an end portion of an opening of the upper body 210 to be uniformly spaced apart from each other. And, bosses 221 corresponding to the boss recesses 211 are provided to an end portion of an opening of the lower body 210 . Therefore, if the bosses 221 are locked in the boss recesses 211 , respectively, the upper and lower bodies 210 and 220 can be assembled together.
- the upper and lower bodies 210 and 220 can be put together by bonding or can be built in one body.
- the plurality of the holes 210 a and 220 a provided to the upper body 210 and the lower body 220 are preferably designed to have sizes, shapes and array that consider the mobility of the fluid flowing in and out via the holes 210 a and 220 a, i.e., the mobility of the water and the rigidity of the upper body 210 and the lower body 220 , respectively.
- the door 230 of the laundry loading body 200 is rotatably provided to each of the upper and lower bodies 210 and 220 .
- a hinge part 232 is provided to the door 230 and a hinge shaft part 212 and 222 can be provided to the upper and lower bodies 210 and 220 to have both ends of the hinge part 232 locked therein.
- both o the ends of the hinge part 232 of the door 230 are locked in the hinge shaft part 212 and 222 provided to the upper and lower bodies to that the door 230 can be rotatably provided to the laundry loading body 200 .
- a loop type fixing portion 233 is provided to a portion of the door 230 opposing the hinge part 232 . And, protrusions 213 and 233 are provided to the upper and lower bodies 20 and 220 to be coupled with the fixing portion 233 , respectively. If the protrusions 213 and 233 are fitted into the fixing portion 233 , the door 230 can be fixed to the laundry loading body 200 .
- Recesses 235 can be provided to the door 230 to enable a portion of the laundry loaded on the laundry loading body 200 , i.e., straps (cf. ‘ 320 ’ in FIG. 4 ) to be inserted therein.
- At least one or more holes 230 a can be provided to the door 230 to enable fluid, i.e., water to flow in and out.
- a first screw portion is provided to the inner sidewall portion 115 b of the first opening 115 and a second screw portion coupled with the first screw portion can be provided to the inner side 125 b of the second opening 125 , instead of providing the first screw portion 117 to the outer sidewall portion 115 a of the first opening 115 .
- the outer sidewall portion 115 a of the first opening 115 is configured to support the circumference of the outer side 125 a of the second opening 125 overall so that the coupling between the inner sidewall portion 115 b of the first opening 115 and the inner side 126 b of the second opening 125 can be strongly supported. Therefore, even if external shock is applied to the above-configured laundry protective case, it is able to prevent the first and second bodies 110 and 120 from being separated from each other.
- FIG. 9 is an exploded perspective view of another assembly of first and second bodies 110 and 120 constructing a laundry protective case 100 of a brassiere washing case according to the present invention.
- a hook 118 is provided to the inner circumference of the outer sidewall portion 115 a of the first opening 115 of the first body 110 and a hook recess 128 , in which the hook 118 is locked, is provided to the outer side 125 a of the second opening 125 of the second body 120 .
- the first and second bodies 110 and 120 are assembled together. If the hook 118 is unlocked from the hook recess 128 , the first and second bodies 110 and 120 can be separated from each other.
- a plurality of the hooks 188 can be provided along the inner circumference of the outer sidewall portion 115 a to be spaces apart from each other.
- a plurality of the hook recesses 128 can be provided along the circumference of the outer side 125 a of the second opening 125 to correspond to a plurality of the hooks 118 .
- FIG. 4 is a perspective view for a brassier loaded on the laundry loading body shown in FIG. 2
- FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the laundry loading body accommodated in a second body shown in FIG. 3
- FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the assembly of first and second bodies shown in FIG. 5
- FIG. 7 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a part ‘A’ shown in FIG. 6
- FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a washing machine in which the brassiere washing case shown in FIG. 6 is put.
- a brassiere 300 is vulnerable to deformation of its shape or is easily entangled with other laundry in the course of a washing process using a washing machine.
- the brassiere 300 is loaded on the laundry loading body 200 .
- an inner surface of the brassiere cup 310 which easily loses its shape in the brassiere 300 , is loaded on the laundry loading body 200 in a manner of adhering closely to the outer side of the upper body 210 and the outer side of the lower body 200 of the laundry loading body 200 .
- the door 230 of the laundry loading body 200 is open, the brassiere strap 320 of the brassiere 300 tending to be easily entangled is inserted in the laundry loading body 200 , and the door 230 is then closed.
- the laundry loading body 200 on which the brassiere 300 is loaded, is put in the first or second body 110 or 120 .
- the first and second bodies 110 and 120 are assembled together.
- the inner sidewall portion 115 b of the first opening 115 supports the inner side 125 b of the second opening 125 as soon as the outer sidewall portion 115 a of the first opening 115 of the first body 110 is screw-coupled with the outer side 125 a of the second opening 125 of the second body 120 .
- it is able to prevent the first and second bodies 110 and 120 from being separated from each other by external shock.
- a door 410 of a washing machine 400 is opened and the laundry protective case 100 having the laundry loading body 200 accommodated therein is put in a washing tub 410 .
- the brassiere 300 is washed using the brassiere washing case of the present invention, it is able to prevent the pressed deformation of the brassiere 300 . And, independent washing free from the entanglement with other laundry 430 is enabled as well.
- the present invention provides the following effects and/or advantages.
- an assembly power between first and second bodies are enhanced by strongly supporting a second opening assembled with a first opening via an outer or inner sidewall portion of the first opening and rigidity of a laundry protective case including the first and second bodies can be enhanced. Therefore, the present invention prevents of minimizes the breakage or separation of the coupling portion of the laundry protective case due to external shock or in the course of a washing process.
- a laundry and more particularly, a brassiere is supported from an inside via a laundry loading body.
- a laundry protective case prevents a laundry from directly coming into contact with other laundry or a washing tub. Therefore, the present invention prevents the deformation and entanglement of laundry.
- a washing case of the present invention by preventing the deformation and entanglement of laundry in the course of a washing process, damage caused to the laundry can be minimized. And, durability of the laundry can be enhanced.
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Disclosed is a brassiere washing case having a laundry protective case protecting a laundry and being prevented from separation or breakage. The present invention includes a laundry protective case accommodating and protecting a laundry such as a brassiere therein and allowing washing water to flow therein and flow out thereof. The laundry protective case includes a first body in the shape of a container having a first opening provided to one side thereof and a second body having a second opening detachably coupled to the first opening, the second body and the first body couples to each other and defining a laundry accommodating space, wherein a rim of the first opening comprises an outer sidewall portion supporting an outer side of the second opening and an inner sidewall portion supporting an inner side of the second opening.
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- 1. Field of the Invention
- The present invention relates to a washing case, and more particularly, to a brassiere washing case containing and protecting a brassiere. The present invention is suitable for a wide scope of applications, and it is particularly suitable for preventing deformation of such laundry as brassiere and entanglement of the laundry with other laundry.
- 2. Discussion of the Related Art
- Generally, a brassiere comprises a brassiere cup for supporting breast and a brassiere strap for wearing and locking the brassiere.
- When the brassiere is washed by a washing machine together with other clothes, a shape of the brassiere cup is deformed by pressure or compression or the brassiere strap is entangled with other laundry to cause damage to the brassiere and other laundry.
- Thus, the brassiere has to be washed by hands normally, which causes troublesomeness and inconvenience to users. Even if the brassiere is separated from other laundry and is then independently washed by a washing machine, the water current and collision with an inner surface of the washing tub in the course of washing still cause the brassiere to be deformed, twisted or entangled.
- Recently, in order for preventing droop of breast or enhancing a curve of the breast, a metal reinforcing member is built in the brassiere along the contour of the brassiere cup and supports the breast.
- However, if the brassiere loses its shape by being pressed by other laundry or the water current and collision with the washing tub, the metal reinforcement member built in the brassiere cup is deformed to change the shape of the brassiere cup and the brassiere straps are entangled.
- Accordingly, the present invention is directed to a brassiere washing case that substantially obviates one or more problems due to limitations and disadvantages of the related art.
- An object of the present invention is to provide a brassiere washing case having a laundry protective case preventing deformation/damage of laundry such as a brassiere in danger of deformation during washing process by washing mashing such that the durability of laundry can be prevented from being reduced.
- Another object of the present invention is to provide a brassiere washing case, by which the breakage or separation of coupling parts of a laundry protective case due to an external shock or a washing process can be minimized or prevented by improving the coupling force between first and second bodies of the laundry protective case and by enhancing rigidity of the laundry protective case.
- Additional advantages, objects, and features of the invention will be set forth in part in the description which follows and in part will become apparent to those having ordinary skill in the art upon examination of the following or may be learned from practice of the invention. The objectives and other advantages of the invention may be realized and attained by the structure particularly pointed out in the written description and claims hereof as well as the appended drawings.
- To achieve these objects and other advantages and in accordance with the purpose of the invention, as embodied and broadly described herein, a brassiere washing case according to the present invention includes a laundry protective case accommodating and protecting a laundry such as a brassiere therein and allowing washing water to flow therein and flow out thereof. The laundry protective case includes a first body in the shape of a container having a first opening provided to one side thereof and a second body having a second opening detachably coupled to the first opening, the second body and the first body couples to each other and defining a laundry accommodating space, wherein a rim of the first opening comprises an outer sidewall portion supporting an outer side of the second opening and an inner sidewall portion supporting an inner side of the second opening.
- Preferably, a first screw portion is provided to an inner circumference of the outer sidewall portion and a second screw portion is provided to the outer side of the second opening to be screw-coupled with the first screw portion.
- The inner sidewall portion has a loop shape formed as one body at an inside of the first opening, the inner sidewall portion being apart from the outer sidewall portion.
- The first and second bodies are symmetric to each other. It is preferable that the laundry protective case is one of an oval figure and sphere.
- The brassiere washing case may further comprise a laundry loading body provided within the laundry accommodating space, the laundry loading body supporting an inside of a brassiere to maintain a shape of a brassiere cup.
- The laundry loading body comprises a main body supporting the inside of the brassiere cup and a door provided to the main body to open/close an inner space of the main body, the door fixing a brassiere strap to prevent the brassiere from being separated from the main body.
- A plurality of holes are provided to each of the first body, the second body and the laundry loading body to allow the washing water to pass through.
- It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description of the present invention are exemplary and explanatory and are intended to provide further explanation of the invention as claimed.
- The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of the invention and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this application, illustrate embodiment(s) of the invention and together with the description serve to explain the principle of the invention. In the drawings:
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FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a brassiere washing case according to a first embodiment of the present invention; -
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a laundry loading body shown inFIG. 1 ; -
FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a laundry protective case shown inFIG. 1 ; -
FIG. 4 is a perspective view for a brassier loaded on the laundry loading body shown inFIG. 2 ; -
FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the laundry loading body accommodated in a second body of the laundry protective case shown inFIG. 3 ; -
FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the assembly of first and second bodies shown inFIG. 5 ; -
FIG. 7 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a part ‘A’ shown inFIG. 6 ; -
FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a washing machine in which the brassiere washing case shown inFIG. 6 is put; and -
FIG. 9 is a section showing a coupled state of first and second bodies of a laundry protective case of a brassiere washing case according to a second embodiment of the present invention. - Reference will now be made in detail to the preferred embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. Wherever possible, the same reference numbers will be used throughout the drawings to refer to the same or like parts.
- First of all, a brassiere washing case as a washing case according to a first embodiment of the present invention is explained with reference to
FIGS. 1 to 3 as follows. -
FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a brassiere washing case according to a first embodiment of the present invention,FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a laundry loading body shown inFIG. 1 , andFIG. 3 is a perspective view of a laundry protective case shown inFIG. 1 . - Referring to
FIG. 1 , a brassiere washing case according to a first embodiment of the present invention includes a laundryprotective case 100 and may further include alaundry loading body 200 provided within the laundryprotective case 100. - The laundry
protective case 100 accommodates a laundry therein and protects the laundry, of which shape may be deformed by water current flow, entanglement with other laundry and/or the like, such as a brassiere in the course or performing a washing process. Preferably, the laundryprotective case 100 is formed of a material capable of maintaining a uniform shape. More preferably, the laundryprotective case 100 is formed of plastic-based material. - Specifically, referring to
FIG. 1 andFIG. 3 , the laundryprotective case 100 includes afirst body 110 and asecond body 120 coupled to thefirst body 110 such that thefirst body 110 and thesecond body 120 provide a laundry accommodating space. - The
first body 110 has a container shape, and afirst opening 115 is provided to one side of thefirst body 110. Moreover, thesecond body 120 has asecond opening 125 detachably coupled to thefirst opening 115. - In this case, a rim of the
first opening 115 includes anouter sidewall portion 115 a and aninner sidewall portion 115 b. Theouter sidewall portion 115 a forms an outer rim of thefirst opening 115 to support anouter side 125 a of thesecond opening 120 and theinner sidewall portion 115 b forms an inner rim of thefirst opening 115 to support an inner side of thesecond opening 125. - Therefore, a groove is formed between the
outer sidewall portion 115 a and theinner sidewall portion 115 b. And, the rim of thesecond opening 125 is inserted in the groove such that the inner and outer sides of the rim of thesecond opening 125 can be supported by the rim of thefirst opening 115. - A
first screw portion 117 is provided to an inner circumference of theouter sidewall portion 115 a and asecond screw portion 127 can be provided to theouter side 125 a of thesecond opening 125 to be screw-coupled with thefirst screw portion 117. - If the first and
second screw portions first body 110 and/or thesecond body 120, the first andsecond bodies second screw portions second bodies - In this case, the
first screw portion 117 may include a plurality of screw threads partitioned along the inner circumference of theouter sidewall portion 115 a. Accordingly, thesecond screw portion 127 includes a plurality of screw threads partitioned along the circumference of theouter side 125 a of thesecond opening 125 to correspond to thefirst screw portion 117. In the present embodiment, each of the first and second screw portions has four screw threads. By non-limiting the examples of this embodiment, the screw threads can be provided more or less. - Since a plurality of the screw threads form the first and
second screw portions - Meanwhile, the
inner sidewall portion 115 b of thefirst opening 115 is provided to a position spaced apart from theouter sidewall portion 115 a and may have a loop shape formed as one body to match the rim shape of thesecond opening 125. - If the rim of the
second opening 125 is inserted in the rim of thefirst opening 115, theinner sidewall portion 115 b of thefirst opening 115 supports theinner side portion 125 b of thesecond opening 125, thereby supporting the assembly of the first andsecond openings - Therefore, even if external shock is applied to the laundry
protective case 100, it is able to prevent the separation of the laundryprotective case 100, i.e., the laundryprotective case 100 from being separated into thefirst body 110 and thesecond body 120. In particular, while the brassiere accommodated within the laundryprotective case 100 is being washed by a washing machine together with other laundry, it is able to prevent the brassiere from escaping from the laundry protective case when the laundryprotective case 100 is disassembled. - Alternatively, the
inner sidewall portion 115 b of thefirst opening 115 can include a plurality of supporting member provided to the inside of theouter sidewall portion 115 a along a circumferential direction. - In particular, instead of supporting the circumference of the
inner side 125 b of thesecond opening 125 entirely, theinner sidewall portion 115 b of thefirst opening 115 can be configured in a manner of being partitioned uniformly along the circumference of theinner side 125 b of thesecond opening 125 to support. - Meanwhile, the
first body 110 and thesecond body 120 can be asymmetric but is preferably symmetric to each other. - Moreover, the laundry
protective case 100 has a shape of ellipse or sphere. That is, the first andsecond bodies protective case 100. - If the first and
second bodies protective case 100 against fluid or liquid and to minimize the damage caused by the external shock as well. - Therefore, the outer rim of the
first opening 115 forming theouter sidewall portion 115 a of thefirst opening 115 has a loop shape such as a ring shape, the inner rim of thefirst opening 115 forming theinner sidewall portion 115 b of thefirst opening 115 has a loop shape, theouter sidewall portion 115 a encloses the outer circumference of the rim of thesecond opening 125, and theinner sidewall portion 115 b is enclosed by the inner circumference of the rim of thesecond opening 125. - Meanwhile, a stepped
face 129 is provided to thesecond opening 125 of thesecond body 120 to closely contact to a bottom of thefirst opening 115 of thefirst body 110, and more particularly, to a bottom of theouter sidewall portion 115 a. In this case, the steppedface 129 is preferably configured to have a height corresponding to the bottom of theouter sidewall portion 115 a, i.e., a height substantially equal to a thickness of the bottom of theouter sidewall portion 115 a. - In particular, when the first and
second bodies first opening 125 contacts closely to the steppedface 129 to smoothly connect the outer side of thefirst body 110 to the outer side of thesecond body 120. Therefore, it is able to lower the resistance of the laundryprotective case 100 against the fluid and to reduce the damage caused by the external shock. - Meanwhile, a plurality of holes can be provided to the laundry
protective case 100 to allow the fluid or liquid, i.e., washing water to pass through. In particular, the plurality ofholes second bodies - Preferably, the
holes 110 a provided to thefirst body 110 and theother holes 120 a provided to thesecond body 120 have the same shape, number and array symmetry. - Alternatively, the
holes 110 a provided to thefirst body 110 and theother holes 120 a provided to thesecond body 120 may be configured to differ from each in shape, number and array symmetry. Yet, in both of the above cases, theholes holes second bodies - For instance, if the
holes 110 a provided to thefirst body 110 or theother holes 120 a provided to thesecond body 120 are too small, the water is unable to flow in or out smoothly despite the increased rigidity or durability of the first orsecond body holes 110 a provided to thefirst body 110 or theother holes 120 a provided to thesecond body 120 are too large, the rigidity or durability of the first orsecond body - Meanwhile, the
laundry loading body 200, as shown inFIG. 1 andFIG. 2 , is accommodated within the laundry accommodating space formed by the assembly of the first andsecond bodies protective case 100 and supports an inside of the brassiere cup to maintain the shape of the laundry, i.e., the brassiere (cf. ‘300’ inFIG. 4 ). - In detail, the
laundry loading body 200 includes amain body main body main body - The fixing part includes a
door 230 provided to thebodies main body door 230 is provided to themain body main body FIG. 4 ) of the brassiere to prevent the brassiere from being separated from themain body main body door 230 is closed, the straps of the brassiere are tied to themain body - The
main body upper body 210 and alower body 220. For instance, theupper body 210 has a bottom-opened container shape and thelower body 220 has a top-opened container shape to be symmetric to theupper body 210. - Preferably, the upper and
lower bodies lower bodies - In particular, similar to the above-described laundry
protective case 100, thelaundry loading body 200 configures the elliptical or spherical shape through the assembled upper andlower bodies - Meanwhile, boss recesses 211 are provided to an end portion of an opening of the
upper body 210 to be uniformly spaced apart from each other. And,bosses 221 corresponding to the boss recesses 211 are provided to an end portion of an opening of thelower body 210. Therefore, if thebosses 221 are locked in the boss recesses 211, respectively, the upper andlower bodies - Alternatively, the upper and
lower bodies - Like the laundry
protective case 100, thelaundry loading body 220 can have a plurality of holes for allowing the fluid, i.e., water to flow in and out. - In particular, a plurality of
holes upper body 210 and thelower body 220, respectively. Therefore, laundry washing can be smoothly performed as the water smoothly flows in an out through thelaundry loading body 200. - In this case, as mentioned in the foregoing description, the plurality of the
holes upper body 210 and thelower body 220 are preferably designed to have sizes, shapes and array that consider the mobility of the fluid flowing in and out via theholes upper body 210 and thelower body 220, respectively. - And, the
door 230 of thelaundry loading body 200 is rotatably provided to each of the upper andlower bodies - In particular, a
hinge part 232 is provided to thedoor 230 and ahinge shaft part lower bodies hinge part 232 locked therein. - In assembling the upper and
lower bodies hinge part 232 of thedoor 230 are locked in thehinge shaft part door 230 can be rotatably provided to thelaundry loading body 200. - A loop
type fixing portion 233 is provided to a portion of thedoor 230 opposing thehinge part 232. And,protrusions lower bodies 20 and 220 to be coupled with the fixingportion 233, respectively. If theprotrusions portion 233, thedoor 230 can be fixed to thelaundry loading body 200. - In this case, auxiliary fixing
portions 233 a can be provided to both ends of the fixingportion 233 of thedoor 230, respectively. In case hat the fixingportion 233 is coupled with theprotrusion 213 of theupper body 210 and theother protrusion 223 of thelower body 220, theauxiliary fixing portions 233 a are closely coupled with an end of theprotrusion 213 of theupper body 210 and an end of theprotrusion 223 of thelower body 220. Therefore, thedoor 230 can be more securely fixed to thelaundry loading ear 200. -
Recesses 235 can be provided to thedoor 230 to enable a portion of the laundry loaded on thelaundry loading body 200, i.e., straps (cf. ‘320’ inFIG. 4 ) to be inserted therein. - In particular, the
recesses 235 are provided to both upper and lower sides of thedoor 230. If a portion of a laundry to be loaded on thelaundry loading body 200 is inserted into thelaundry loading body 200 via thecorresponding recess 235, the laundry can be more securely loaded on thelaundry loading body 200. - Like the upper or
lower body more holes 230 a can be provided to thedoor 230 to enable fluid, i.e., water to flow in and out. - Not shown in the drawings, a first screw portion is provided to the
inner sidewall portion 115 b of thefirst opening 115 and a second screw portion coupled with the first screw portion can be provided to theinner side 125 b of thesecond opening 125, instead of providing thefirst screw portion 117 to theouter sidewall portion 115 a of thefirst opening 115. - In this case, as the inner sidewall portion 15 b of the
first opening 115 is screw-coupled with the inner side of thesecond opening 125, theouter sidewall portion 115 a of thefirst opening 115 is configured to support the circumference of theouter side 125 a of thesecond opening 125 overall so that the coupling between theinner sidewall portion 115 b of thefirst opening 115 and the inner side 126b of thesecond opening 125 can be strongly supported. Therefore, even if external shock is applied to the above-configured laundry protective case, it is able to prevent the first andsecond bodies -
FIG. 9 is an exploded perspective view of another assembly of first andsecond bodies protective case 100 of a brassiere washing case according to the present invention. - Referring to
FIG. 9 , first andsecond bodies protective case 100 can be assembled or disassembled by hook locking instead of the aforesaid screw coupling. - In particular, a
hook 118 is provided to the inner circumference of theouter sidewall portion 115 a of thefirst opening 115 of thefirst body 110 and ahook recess 128, in which thehook 118 is locked, is provided to theouter side 125 a of thesecond opening 125 of thesecond body 120. - Therefore, as the
hook 118 is locked in thehook recess 128, the first andsecond bodies hook 118 is unlocked from thehook recess 128, the first andsecond bodies - In this case, a plurality of the hooks 188 can be provided along the inner circumference of the
outer sidewall portion 115 a to be spaces apart from each other. And, a plurality of the hook recesses 128 can be provided along the circumference of theouter side 125 a of thesecond opening 125 to correspond to a plurality of thehooks 118. - In the following description, a washing process using a brassiere washing case according to an embodiment of the present invention is explained with reference to
FIGS. 4 to 8 . -
FIG. 4 is a perspective view for a brassier loaded on the laundry loading body shown inFIG. 2 ,FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the laundry loading body accommodated in a second body shown inFIG. 3 ,FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the assembly of first and second bodies shown inFIG. 5 ,FIG. 7 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a part ‘A’ shown inFIG. 6 , andFIG. 8 is a perspective view of a washing machine in which the brassiere washing case shown inFIG. 6 is put. - Referring to
FIG. 4 , abrassiere 300 is vulnerable to deformation of its shape or is easily entangled with other laundry in the course of a washing process using a washing machine. - The
brassiere 300 is loaded on thelaundry loading body 200. In particular, an inner surface of thebrassiere cup 310, which easily loses its shape in thebrassiere 300, is loaded on thelaundry loading body 200 in a manner of adhering closely to the outer side of theupper body 210 and the outer side of thelower body 200 of thelaundry loading body 200. - Subsequently, the
door 230 of thelaundry loading body 200 is open, thebrassiere strap 320 of thebrassiere 300 tending to be easily entangled is inserted in thelaundry loading body 200, and thedoor 230 is then closed. - In doing so, by fitting a portion of the
brassiere strap 300 into therecess 235 provided to thedoor 230, thebrassiere 300 can be more securely loaded on thelaundry loading body 200. - Referring to
FIG. 5 , while the first andsecond bodies laundry loading body 200, on which thebrassiere 300 is loaded, is put in the first orsecond body - Subsequently, referring to
FIG. 6 , the first andsecond bodies - In this case, referring to
FIG. 7 , theinner sidewall portion 115 b of thefirst opening 115 supports theinner side 125 b of thesecond opening 125 as soon as theouter sidewall portion 115 a of thefirst opening 115 of thefirst body 110 is screw-coupled with theouter side 125 a of thesecond opening 125 of thesecond body 120. Hence, it is able to prevent the first andsecond bodies - Subsequently, referring to
FIG. 8 , adoor 410 of awashing machine 400 is opened and the laundryprotective case 100 having thelaundry loading body 200 accommodated therein is put in awashing tub 410. - After the
door 410 of thewashing machine 400 has been closed, if thewashing machine 400 is activated, a process for washing the brassiere (cf. ‘300’ inFIG. 5 ) using the brassiere washing case according to the present invention is performed. - If the
brassiere 300 is washed using the brassiere washing case according to the present invention, washing can be achieved without entanglement or deformation of thebrassiere 300. Therefore, durability of thebrassiere 300 andother laundry 430 can be enhanced. And, a user is free of unraveling the entanglement of the laundry after completion of the washing process. - In particular, while the washing process is in progress, the brassiere cup (cf. ‘310’ in
FIG. 4 ) of thebrassiere 300 vulnerable to its shape deformation is supported by adhering closely to the upper andlower bodies laundry loading body 200. And, the brassiere race (cf. ‘320’ inFIG. 4 ) of thebrassiere 300 vulnerable to entanglement can avoid interfering with other laundry owing to the laundryprotective case 100. - Therefore, if the
brassiere 300 is washed using the brassiere washing case of the present invention, it is able to prevent the pressed deformation of thebrassiere 300. And, independent washing free from the entanglement withother laundry 430 is enabled as well. - As mentioned in the above description, a brassiere washing case according to the present invention is explained as an example for the usage in washing a deformation-vulnerable brassiere. Further, the present invention is applicable to washing of other laundries according to a volume of the laundry
protective case 100 as well as a brassiere. And, it is understood that the scope of the present invention is not limited to the brassiere washing only. - Accordingly, the present invention provides the following effects and/or advantages.
- First of all, according to a brassiere washing case of the present invention, an assembly power between first and second bodies are enhanced by strongly supporting a second opening assembled with a first opening via an outer or inner sidewall portion of the first opening and rigidity of a laundry protective case including the first and second bodies can be enhanced. Therefore, the present invention prevents of minimizes the breakage or separation of the coupling portion of the laundry protective case due to external shock or in the course of a washing process.
- Secondly, according to a washing case of the present invention, a laundry, and more particularly, a brassiere is supported from an inside via a laundry loading body. And, a laundry protective case prevents a laundry from directly coming into contact with other laundry or a washing tub. Therefore, the present invention prevents the deformation and entanglement of laundry.
- Thirdly, according to a washing case of the present invention, by preventing the deformation and entanglement of laundry in the course of a washing process, damage caused to the laundry can be minimized. And, durability of the laundry can be enhanced.
- It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made in the present invention without departing from the spirit or scope of the inventions. Thus, it is intended that the present invention covers the modifications and variations of this invention provided they come within the scope of the appended claims and their equivalents.
Claims (8)
1. A brassiere washing case comprising a laundry protective case accommodating and protecting a laundry and allowing washing water to flow therein and flow out thereof, the laundry protective case comprising:
a first body in the shape of a container having a first opening provided to one side thereof; and
a second body having a second opening detachably coupled to the first opening, the second body and the first body coupled to each other and defining an laundry accommodating space,
wherein a rim of the first opening includes an outer sidewall portion supporting an outer side of the second opening and an inner sidewall portion supporting an inner side of the second opening.
2. The brassiere washing case of claim 1 , wherein a first screw portion is provided to an inner circumference of the outer sidewall portion and wherein a second screw portion is provided to the outer side of the second opening to be screw-coupled with the first screw portion.
3. The brassiere washing case of claim 1 , wherein the inner sidewall portion has a loop shape formed as one body at an inside of the first opening, the inner sidewall portion being apart from the outer sidewall portion.
4. The brassiere washing case of claim 1 , wherein the first and second bodies are symmetric to each other.
5. The brassiere washing case of claim 1 , wherein the laundry protective case is one of an oval figure and sphere.
6. The brassiere washing case of claim 1 , further comprising a laundry loading body provided within the laundry accommodating space, the laundry loading body supporting an inside of a brassiere to maintain a shape of a brassiere cup.
7. The brassiere washing case of claim 6 , the laundry loading body comprising:
a main body supporting the inside of the brassiere cup; and
a door provided to the main body to open/close an inner space of the main body, the door fixing a brassiere strap to prevent the brassiere from being separated from the main body.
8. The brassiere washing case of claim 6 , wherein a plurality of holes are provided to each of the first body, the second body and the laundry loading body to allow the washing water to pass through.
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