WO1991007539A1

WO1991007539A1 - A folding trolley for the transport of extractable baskets, for clothes to be hanged out or similar

Info

Publication number: WO1991007539A1
Application number: PCT/IT1989/000082
Authority: WO
Inventors: Giacomo Sinesi
Original assignee: Giacomo Sinesi
Priority date: 1989-11-16
Filing date: 1989-12-19
Publication date: 1991-05-30
Also published as: IT8948560A0

Abstract

The trolley consists of a tubular structure (1, 2) that may be folded to the minimum encumbrance for storage, provided with pivoting wheels (4) for sliding on the floor and with means (5) for the support of a parallelpiped container (7) for clothes, provided in turn with elements (8) for hooking to said structure and with handles (9) for the extraction of the same.

Description

"A FOLDING TROLLEY FOR THE TRANSPORT OF EXTRACTABLE BA¬

SKETS, FOR CLOTHES TO BE HANGED OUT OR SIMILAR"

The present invention concerns a folding trolley, being specifically provided for the transport of wet clothes from the washing machine to the hanging and then for the collec¬ tion of the dry clothes.

It is already well known that actually there does not exist any device for the transport of wet clothes from the wash¬ ing machine to the hanging on terraces, balconies and also other areas of a home.

The task of carrying the clothes - often rather heavy - is performed by means of the manual transport with plastic containers and similar, connected with hard work and, at the same time, the possibility of leaking water during transport .

It is the aim of the present invention to completely answer to above mentioned request by means of a trolley with a specific utilization, easy in realization, function and ef¬ ficiency.

The aim set forth is reached by means of a trolley accord¬ ing to the present invention, consisting of a tubular structure that may be folded, for storing, to a minimum en-

• • • / • • • cumbrance, provided with pivoting wheels for sliding on the floor, and with means for the support of a parallelepiped container for clothes, provided with elements for hooking to said structure and handles for the extraction.

The advantages of the trolley according to the present in¬ vention are the following:

- during storage, the structure has an encumbrance of only a few centimeters, corresponding to the diameter of the tubular elements; - with one single widening operation of the frames the stiffening of the structure is obtained due to the pre¬ sence of stop and contrast elements;

- the parallepiped container gets hooked by resting to the upper ends of the structure and may be extracted by means of handles;

- said container has means for a guided resting on the ho¬ rizontal tubular elements of the actual hangings, so as to remain connected thereto during the taking off of the clothes and the collection thereof.

The present invention will be explained more in detail he¬ reinbelow according to the attached drawings in which some embodiments are shown.

Figure 1 shows a perspective view of the trolley in work- ing position. Figure 2 shows the structure of the trolley in the folded position for the storage and eventual transport thereof.

• • •/ • • • Figure 3 shows a variant for the placement of the bas on the structure of the trolley.

The enclosed figures show a folding trolley for the tra sport of extractable baskets, carrying clothes to be ha ed and similar, mainly consisting of the following ele¬ ments :

- two rectangular frames 1 - 2 having a tubular structu hinged one to the other in 3 and provided with lower voting wheels 4; - a tubular resting frame 5, having the shape of a "U", hinged to the frame 1 in 6 and passing through holes provided on the tubular structure of frames 1 - 2 so to make the support structure, consisting of said hin frames 1 - 2, out of one piece when it gets disposed, by means of manual opening, in horizontal position.

- A parallepiped basket 7 for containing the clothes, p vided with upper opposed edges edges 8 for the restin on the structure, and with handles 9.

It shall be underlined that the structure consisting of frames 1 - 2 is stiffened and stable during use due to presence of stops 5 of the frames as well as to the ins tion of basket 7.

Infact, said basket 7, in a variant shown in figure 3, be provided with the upper folded edges 8 directly rest on the upper sides of frames 1 - 2, thus contributing to the stability of the trolley.

• • • / • • • The functioning of the trolley according to the present in¬ vention may be explained as follows:

- in the storage position, the frames 1 - 2 are positioned side by side so as to cause the minumum encumbrance; - in working position, due to the manual opening of the up¬ per edges of the frames 1 - 2 and to the following rota¬ tion around a hinge 3, the sides of the frame 5 slide in¬ side holes 7', while the whole frame rotates around hin¬ ges 6 until they reach a stop of maximum opening. - On the support structure consisting of frames 1 - 2 the basket 7 is hooked by the folded edges 8 resting on the frame 5 or on the upper sides of the frames 1 - 2;

- for moving the basket it can be extracted by means of handles 9.

Furthermore, said basket 7 has two parallel grooves 10 on the bottom thereof, at distances corresponding to the width of the actual hangings, so that it may be placed and made slide, without fear of falling down, on the same when hang¬ ing or collecting the clothes.

Claims

1. A folding trolley for the transport of extractable baskets containing clothes to be hanged or similar, of the kind with a tubular structure, that may be folded to the minimum encumbrance and moved on wheels, characterized in:

- two rectangular frames (1 - 2) having a tubular structure, hinged one to the other in (3) and provided with lower pi voting wheels (4) ;

- a tubular resting frame (5(, having the shape of a "U", hinged to the frame (1) in (6) and passing through holes

(7')ρrovided on the tubular structure of frames (1 - 2) so as to make the support structure, consisting of said hinge frames (1 - 2), out of one piece when it gets disposed, by means of manual opening, in horizontal position; - a parallepiped basket (7) for containing the clothes, pro¬ vided with upper opposed edges (8) for the resting on the structure, and with handles (9).

2. A folding trolley according to claim 1, characterized in that the housing of the basket (7) is positioned with the upper folded edges (8) directly resting on the upper edges of frames (1 - 2) .

3. A folding trolley according to claim 1, characterized in that following to the manual opening of the upper sides of the frames Cl - 2), with a following rotation around the hinge (3), the sides of the frame (5) slide inside the ho-

• • •/ • • • les (7), while the whole frame rotates around hinges (6) until it reaches a maximum opening stop.

4. A folding trolley according to claim 1, characterized in the presence of two parallel grooves (10), realized on the bottom of the basket (7), at distances corresponding to th width of the hangings, for the resting and sliding of the basket during hanging and collecting of the clothes.

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