WO2004041034A1

WO2004041034A1 - Anti-wind clothes rack

Info

Publication number: WO2004041034A1
Application number: PCT/CN2003/000758
Authority: WO
Inventors: Botang Liang
Original assignee: Botang Liang
Priority date: 2002-11-08
Filing date: 2003-09-08
Publication date: 2004-05-21
Also published as: AU2003261634A1; CN2579280Y

Abstract

The invention concerns an anti-wind clothes rack comprising a rack body and a rack catch which has an entry opening for a rod or a colt of a vesture. It includes also an on-off mechanism to close/open selectively the opening. The on-off mechanism includes an oscillation arm, a pivot for pivoting the rack body or rack catch with the oscillation arm, and an elasticity piece for the oscillation arm to restore elasticity. When an external force doesn't act on the on-off mechanism, the oscillation arm closes the opening of the rack catch. When an external force acts on the on-off mechanism, the oscillation arm is forced to turn around the pivot, thereby the opening of the rack catch is opened. When the external force is eliminated, the oscillation arm restores initial position due to the restoring force of the elasticity piece, so that the opening of the rack catch is reclosed.

Description

Windproof clothes rack

The present invention relates to a clothes rack, and in particular, the present invention relates to a windproof clothes rack. Background technique

There are many advantages to using sun to dry clean clothes. On the one hand, this method saves energy and is both economical and environmentally friendly. On the other hand, the ultraviolet rays in the sun have a good disinfection and sterilization effect, which can avoid the use of chemical germicides. Generally, when drying clothes, the clothes are hung on a hanger, and then the hanger is hung on an outdoor clothesline (or clothesline) for drying and drying. However, in a climate with strong air flow, once the clothes are blown up with the hangers, the hanger hooks can easily fall off the clothesline (or clothesline) and fall to the ground, soiling the washed clothes. The trouble of re-washing; if you are drying clothes in the building, the hangers and clothes will be blown away and lost, and falling from a height may hurt the pedestrians on the road. Summary of the Invention

An object of the present invention is to provide a windproof clothes hanger which can effectively prevent wind from falling off. The object of the present invention can be achieved by the following technical solutions: the windproof clothes hanger of the present invention includes a clothes hanger body and a clothes hanger hook, wherein the clothes hanger hook has an opening for a clothes rod (or a clothesline) to enter; A switch mechanism for selectively closing / opening the opening is also included. The switch mechanism includes a swing arm, a hanger body or a hanger hook and a swing mechanism. A pivot shaft pivoted by the arm, and an elastic member for returning the swing arm to its original position. In a state free from external force, the swing arm of the switch mechanism closes the opening of the hanger hook or makes the opening smaller than the diameter of the clothes pole (or clothes line); when an external force is applied to the closing mechanism, the swing arm receives The opening of the hanger hook is forced to rotate around the pivot axis; after the external force is eliminated, the swing arm is returned to the original position by the elastic force of the elastic member, and the opening of the hanger hook is closed again or the mouth is smaller than the clothes rod (Or clothesline).

In the windproof clothes hanger of the present invention, the swing arm may be a longitudinal body, and a pivot hole for a pivot shaft to pass through is provided in the middle portion thereof; the elastic member may be a spring bent into an angle, and the middle portion is coiled A spring coil is provided to provide elastic force, and one of the two ends abuts on the hanger, and the other end abuts or is held on the swing arm. Of course, the above-mentioned elastic member may also adopt other structures; the pivot shaft may be At the same time pass through the pivot hole of the swing arm and the spring coil of the elastic member.

The above-mentioned pivot shaft can be pivoted on the hanger body or can be molded together with the hanger body, that is, the above-mentioned pivot shaft and the hanger body can be an integrated structure.

In the windproof clothes hanger of the present invention, the clothes hanger hook may have an increased height, and a certain arm may be integrally provided at a position near the pivot axis, and the fixed arm extends downward and forms together with the lower half of the swing arm An angle A; or the fixed arm extends downward to the hanger body and is connected to the hanger body as a whole. In fact, the fixed arm can be formed together with the hanger body.

The swing arm may be a frame shape, which is composed of a pair of arc-shaped main arms and two gear arms connecting two corresponding ends of the pair of arc-shaped main arms, and the pivot hole may be provided in the middle of the pair of arc-shaped main arms. The upper blocking arm can abut on the hanger hook.

Another way of the swing arm is composed of an arc-shaped main arm and a blocking arm connected to one end of the arc-shaped main arm. Another way of the above-mentioned swing arm is composed of a pair of curved main arms and a blocking arm connecting one end of the pair of curved main arms.

The above-mentioned swing arms may also be replaced by a stop plate, that is, the stop arm of the present invention may be composed of one or a pair of main arms and one or a pair of stop plates connected at the ends of the main arms.

In the windproof clothes hanger of the present invention, the clothes hanger body and the clothes hanger hook may adopt any method existing in the prior art. For example, the clothes hanger body component may be a clothes hanger body with a supporting file (the clothes hanger body shown in FIG. 1). It can be a hanger body without support (not shown).

Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the advantages that it can selectively close or open the opening of the hanger hook, and it will not be blown off by the strong wind when the hanger is hung on the clothes pole, and it will not fall off at the same time. Will affect the hanger hanging or removing smoothly. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of the present invention;

Fig. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the present invention, in which the hanger body only shows a part of the structure; Fig. 3 is a combined view of Fig. 2, in which the opening of the hanger hook is closed by a swing arm; Fig. 4 is a plan view of Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is another combined view of Fig. 2, in which the opening of the hanger hook is in an open state; Fig. 6 is a plan view of Fig. 5;

7a and 7b are perspective views of two other forms of the swing arm of the present invention, respectively. detailed description

Please refer to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2. The windproof clothes hanger 1 of the present invention includes a clothes hanger body 2 and a clothes hanger. Hook 3, the end of the hanger hook 3 is connected to the hanger 2 and the other end 30 is a free end. The hanger hook 3 is bent to form an unclosed ring 31, and has an opening for a clothes rod (or clothes line) to enter. 32. The hanger 1 further includes a switch mechanism.

Please refer to FIG. 2, the switch mechanism includes a swing arm 4, a pivot shaft 5 for pivotally connecting the hanger body 2 or the hanger hook 3 with the swing arm 4, and a resilient member 6 for providing the swing arm 4. In this embodiment, the pivot shaft 5 is pivotally disposed on the hanger body 2.

The swing arm 4 is an elongated body, and a pivot hole 40 is provided at a middle portion thereof for the pivot shaft 5 to pass through. In this embodiment, the swing arm 4 has a frame shape, which is composed of a pair of arc-shaped main arms 41 and two blocking arms 42 connecting two corresponding ends of the arc-shaped main arm 41. The pivot hole 40 is The middle arm of the pair of curved main arms 41 is provided, and the upper blocking arm 42 can abut near the free end 30 of the hanger hook 3. In other embodiments, the swing arm may also have various shapes. As shown in FIGS. 7a and 7b, the swing arm 4 may further include a curved main arm 41 and a blocking arm 42 or a pair of curved main arms, respectively. The arm 41 is formed with a blocking arm 42.

The elastic member 6 is a spring bent into an angle, and the middle part is coiled to form a spring ring 60 that provides elastic force, and one of the two ends abuts on the hanger 1 and the other end abuts or holds on the swing arm 4 (please (See Figures 3 to 6).

The elastic member 6 can be pivotally fixed on the hanger 1 through another pivoting shaft, and can also share the pivoting shaft 5 with the swing arm 4, that is, the pivoting shaft 5 passes through the pivoting hole 40 and Spring ring 60 of the elastic member 6. This embodiment uses the latter.

As shown in Figs. 3 and 4, in the present invention in a state free from external force (ie, in an initial state), the swing arm 4 closes the opening 32 of the hanger hook 3, and the blocking arm 42 abuts on the free end 30; When the hanger is hung or removed from the clothesline (clothing line), an external force can be applied to the swing arm 4 to rotate it around the pivot axis 5 and the blocking arm 42 away from the free end 30, thereby opening the opening 32 (as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6); when the external force is eliminated, the swing arm 4 is subjected to the elastic member 6 The elastic force is driven to rotate and return to the initial position. At this time, the blocking arm 42 abuts on the free end 30 again, and the opening 32 of the hanger hook 3 is closed again.

In order to facilitate the user to smoothly open the opening of the hanger hook when taking the hanger with the clothes fork, in this embodiment, a certain arm 7 is integrally provided at the position of the hanger 1 near the pivot axis 5, and the fixed arm 7 extends downward. And form an included angle portion A with the lower half of the swing arm 4 together. The fixed arm 7 and the curved main arm 41 of the swing arm 4 are symmetrical with respect to the vertical direction, and the radians of the two are close. In this way, when a clothes fork is used to hang the hanger, the fork of the clothes fork is at the angle A, and the hanger 1 is subject to its own gravity and the pushing force of the fork, and the swing arm 4 can be pushed to rotate the swing arm 4 After the opening 32 is hung up, the clothes fork is released from the included angle A, and the swing arm is automatically rotated to close the opening. The method of removing the hanger is similar to that of the hanger, so it will not be repeated here.

In addition, the hook height of the hanger hook 3 of the windproof clothes hanger 1 can be higher than the existing conventional hanger design, even if the height is increased, it is more conducive to the free rotation of the upper half of the swing arm 4 Blocked by the clothes rail that the hook is hooked on).

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment. For example, the present invention may also be: The opening 32 is maintained in an incompletely closed state when it is not subjected to external force, that is, the blocking arm 42 of the swing arm 4 and the free end 30 of the hanger hook 3 maintain a certain distance. , But the distance is smaller than the diameter of the clothesline (or clothesline). Since the opening is so small that the clothes rod (or clothesline) cannot pass through when it is not subjected to external force, the state of the opening at this time is still in the category where the opening referred to in the present invention is in a closed state.

Claims

Rights request

1. A windproof clothes hanger (1) comprising a clothes hanger body (2) and a clothes hanger hook (3), said clothes hanger hook (3) having an opening 32 for a clothes rod or clothes line to enter; The hanger (1) further includes a switch mechanism capable of selectively closing / opening the opening (32). The switch mechanism includes a swing arm (4), a hanger body (2) or a hanger hook (3) and a swing arm. (4) A pivoted pivot shaft (5) and a spring member (6) for providing the swing arm (4) with a return spring force.

2. The windproof clothes hanger according to claim 1, characterized in that: said swing arm (4) is a longitudinal body, and a pivot hole (40) is provided at a middle portion thereof for the pivot shaft (5) to pass through.

3. The windproof clothes hanger according to claim 2, characterized in that the elastic member (6) is a spring bent into an angle, and a spring coil (60) for providing elastic force is formed at the middle of the spring, and One end abuts on the hanger (1), and the other end abuts or buckles on the swing arm (4).

4. The windproof clothes hanger according to claim 3, characterized in that the pivot shaft (5) passes through the pivot hole (40) of the swing arm (4) and the spring ring (60) of the elastic member (6) at the same time. ).

5. The windproof hanger according to claim 1, characterized in that: the hanger of the hanger hook (3) has a height that is increased.

6. The windproof hanger according to any one of claims 2 to 5, characterized in that: a certain arm (7) is integrally provided on the hanger (1) near the pivot axis (5), and The fixed arm (7) extends downward and forms an included angle portion A with the lower half of the swing arm (4).

7. The windproof clothes hanger according to claim 6, characterized in that the swing arm (4) has a frame shape, which is composed of a pair of curved main arms (41) and connected to the pair of curved main arms (41) The two corresponding ends of the two baffle arms or baffle plates (42) are formed, and the pivot hole (40) is provided in the middle of the pair of curved main arms (41), and the upper baffle arm or baffle plate (42) may be Abut on the hanger hook (3).

8. The windproof clothes hanger according to claim 6, characterized in that: said swing arm (4) is composed of an arc-shaped main arm (41) and a baffle or baffle plate connecting one end of the arc-shaped main arm (41) ( 42) structure, the pivot hole (40) is provided in the middle of the arc-shaped main arm (41), and the baffle arm or baffle plate (42) can abut on the hanger hook (3).

9. The windproof clothes hanger according to claim 6, characterized in that: said swing arm (4) comprises a pair of curved main arms (41) and a first gear connecting one end of the pair of curved main arms (41). The arm or the baffle plate (42) is formed, the pivot hole (40) is provided in the middle of the pair of curved main arms (41), and the baffle arm or the baffle plate (42) can abut on the hanger hook 3.

10. The windproof hanger according to claim 6, characterized in that the pivot shaft (5) is pivoted on the hanger body (2), or the pivot shaft (1) is integrally provided on the hanger body (2) ( 5).