JP2003299565A - Foldable hanger - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a foldable hanger capable of being inserted into or removed from a piece of clothing through the neck line opening thereof and being easily folded or unfolded by one hand. <P>SOLUTION: This hanger comprises arms 10 and 11 pivoted at one ends thereof on a rotating shaft 7 for hanging a piece of clothing thereon and closable bifurcated grips 6 pivoted on a rotating shaft 4 with a spring 5 built therein. The arms 10 and 11 are automatically locked in an open state by a stopper 3 while the arms 10 and 11 are automatically closed when the stopper is unlocked. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a retractable hanger for hanging clothes.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a conventional hanger, a product in which a hook and an arm are integrally formed of synthetic resin, wood, metal or the like is generally provided. There is also a folding hanger that can be used by manually opening the folded hanger. I hang laundry and clothes on these hangers.

However, when the laundry is dried using the conventional hanger, it is difficult to pass the hanger through the laundry. Especially when hanging a round-necked shirt or trainer on a hanger, do so from the hem because the hanger cannot be removed from the neckline. However, the work of putting on and taking off the hanger from the hem is troublesome, so when the time is busy and busy, the hanger may be put on and taken off from the neckline. As a result, the neckline stretches or breaks. In addition, clothes such as long clothes and dresses are put on and taken off from the hem, but the hangers may get caught in the lining and the fabric and damage clothes.

Next, the open / close type hanger of Japanese Patent No. 2835610 is disclosed, but it is structurally complicated because a gear is used to open and close the arm. Furthermore, the position and operation of the opening / closing stopper of the arm poses a problem. According to the abstract, the stopper 7 can be engaged and disengaged from the outside with fingers, but when the laundry is hung on the hanger, the stopper is covered with the laundry and cannot be grasped. There is a problem that it takes time to release the stopper.

[0005]

As described above, since the conventional hanger is a product lacking in convenience, it takes time to put on and take off clothes. In particular, it is very difficult to put on and take off the hanger from the neckline of a round-necked shirt or a trainer, which often damages clothes. Therefore, if the arm shape of the hanger can be changed compactly by a simple operation and held, the hanger can be easily attached and detached even from a narrow neckline, and the attachment and detachment work of the hanger can be simplified without damaging the clothes.

[0006]

Therefore, in the present invention, in order to solve the above problems, the hanger can be opened and closed by a simple operation.

In the retractable hanger according to claim 1, both ends of the arms 10 and 11 are rotatable so that the arms 10 and 11 on which clothes are hung are closed and the hangers can be easily attached and detached from the neckline of the clothes. 7, the arms 10 and 11 were opened and closed with the rotating shaft 7 as a fulcrum, and the arms 10 and 11 were attached to the lower end of the grip 6 by the rotating shafts 8 and 9. Since the grip 6 is a mechanism which is opened and closed in a bifurcated manner and has the spring 5 interposed therein and is pivotally attached to the rotary shaft 4, the repulsive force of the spring 5 acts on the grip 6. Therefore, a force that constantly closes the grip 6 acts, and the same force also acts on the arms 10 and 11 pivotally attached to the lower end of the grip 6 in conjunction with each other.
The arms 10 and 11 are kept bent and closed.

The stopper 3 keeps the arms 10 and 11 open. The stopper 3 is an operating part 3
It consists of A and the protrusion 3B at the tip of the stopper 3, and the hook 1
The stopper 3 is pivotally attached to the upper portion of the grip 6 provided with the rotary shaft 2.

Also in the retractable hanger according to claim 2, both ends of the arms 25 and 26 are pivotally attached to the rotary shaft 22 so that the hanger can be easily attached and detached from the neckline of clothes, and the rotary shaft 22 is used as a fulcrum. As a result, the arms 25 and 26 are opened and closed, and the arms 25 and 26 are pivotally attached to the lower end of the grip 27 by the rotary shafts 23 and 24. The grip 27 is a mechanism in which the spring 20 is bifurcated and the spring 20 is interposed inside, and is pivotally attached to the rotary shaft 19.
Act on. Therefore, a force to constantly open the grip 27 acts, and the arm 2 axially attached to the lower end of the grip 27
The same force acts on 5 and 26 in conjunction with each other, and the arms 25 and 2
6 is open.

The handle 16, which is a lock mechanism, is mounted along the grip 27 on one side and is pivotally attached by the rotary shaft 18, so that the handle 1
A spring 21 for controlling the operation of No. 6 is interposed between the grip 27 and the handle 16. Handle 16 and grip 2
7 is released, the protrusion 17 provided on the grip 27 on the other side
In addition, the stopper 16A at the tip of the handle 16 is automatically fixed, and the arms 25 and 26 can be kept open.

When closing the opened arms 25 and 26, if the handle 16 and the grip 27 are gripped together, the stopper 16A is disengaged from the protrusion 17 and the arms 25 and 26 are bent and closed.

[0012]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION The type of a spring used for operating a grip, a handle, and a stopper of an opening / closing type hanger, and a mounting position can be appropriately changed.

The shapes of the arms, hooks, grips, and stoppers of the openable hanger can be changed as appropriate.

[0014]

Embodiments of the invention will be described based on embodiments with reference to the drawings. The embodiment shown in FIG.
FIG. 4 is a front view of the openable-type hanger described in FIG.
The retractable hanger includes arms 10 and 1 that are pivotally mounted on a rotary shaft 7.
1 is attached to the lower end of the grip 6 by rotating shafts 8 and 9, and the stopper 3 is attached to the upper part of the grip 6 where the hook 1 is provided.
The spring 5 is installed inside the grip 6 that is pivoted on
It has a structure in which the rotary shaft 4 is axially attached with the interposition of. In addition, the upper side surface of the grip 6 is formed in a corrugated shape so that the opening / closing hanger can be easily opened and closed and fixed with one hand.
Consideration was given to make it easier to grip. The stopper 3 is also installed at a place where it can be easily operated with a finger.

The open / close hanger in which the arms 10 and 11 are closed and compact can be easily inserted from the neckline of clothes.
Since the arms 10 and 11 are opened by gripping the grip 6, clothes can be quickly hung. Therefore, the neckline of clothing is not stretched or damaged.

The embodiment shown in FIG. 2 is a front view of the openable hanger according to claim 1 in an open state. If the grip 6 is tightened, the stopper 3 is automatically locked. When releasing the operating portion 3A of the stopper 3 axially attached to the rotary shaft 2, the operating portion 3A of the stopper 3 can be pushed with a finger in the X direction of the arrow to release the protruding portion 3B from the grip 6. In this way, the operation of locking and unlocking the stopper 3 can be performed with one touch, so that the retractable hanger can be easily pulled out from the clothing through the neckline. Therefore, the neckline of clothing is not stretched or damaged.

The embodiment shown in FIG. 3 is a front view of the openable hanger according to the second aspect of the invention. By the action of the spring 20 interposed inside the grip 27, the grip 2
Arms 25, 2 pivotally attached to the lower end of 7 by rotary shafts 23, 24
6 is always open. The grip 27 and the handle 16 with the arms 25 and 26 opened are the stopper 16
A is fixed to the protrusion 17 and is always locked. Therefore, even if heavy clothing is hung on the arms 25 and 26, the weight of the clothing does not lower the arms 25 and 26. The mechanism for locking the grip 27 is a method of manually or automatically locking only when necessary, a method of always locking, or a method of locking in several stages so that the angles of the open arms 25 and 26 can be adjusted. Handle 16 and grip 2
7 has a corrugated shape that is easy to grasp.

The embodiment shown in FIG. 4 is a front view of the retractable hanger of the second aspect in a closed state. By gripping the handle 16 and the grip 27 together, the stopper 16A is disengaged from the protrusion 17, and the arms 25 and 26 are bent and closed with the rotating shaft 22 as a fulcrum. The arms 25 and 26 can be closed up to the arms 25 and 26 indicated by the dotted line by adjusting the force of gripping the handle 16 and the grip 27, so that the arms 25 and 26 can be inserted while adjusting them according to the size of the neckline.

[0019]

Since the present invention is constructed as described above, it has the following effects.

Since the hanger can be easily attached to and detached from the neckline of a round neck shirt or a trainer, the neckline is not stretched or damaged.

The work of attaching and detaching the laundry to and from the hanger can be simplified.

Since clothes can be easily attached to and detached from the hanger,
The arm can be lengthened to prevent shoulder drop of clothing.

When the hangers are not used, they can be collectively stored and carried in a compact form.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of the openable hanger according to claim 1 in a closed state.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the openable hanger according to claim 1 in an open state.

FIG. 3 is a front view of the openable hanger according to claim 2 in an open state.

FIG. 4 is a front view of the retractable hanger according to claim 2 in a closed state.

[Explanation of symbols] 1 hook 2, 4, 7, 8, 9 rotation axis 3 stopper 3A operating part 3B protrusion 5 springs 6 grip 10, 11 arms 15 hooks 16 handles 16A stopper 17 Protrusion 18, 19, 22, 23, 24 Rotating shaft 20, 21 spring 25,26 arms 27 grip X arrow

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. An arm is folded in two, and in order that the hanger can be easily attached and detached from the neckline of clothing with one hand, both ends of the arms (10) and (11) are pivotally attached to the rotary shaft (7). , A spring (5) is provided inside the grip (6) that is opened and closed bifurcated by the rotary shaft (4) to have repulsive elasticity, and the operation control of the grip (6) can be adjusted by the spring (5). , The lower end of the grip (6) and the arms (10), (1
1) is rotatably attached to the rotating shafts (8) and (9), and opening / closing of the arms (10) and (11) with the rotating shaft (7) as a fulcrum is interlocked with opening / closing of the grip (6). ), (11) holds the open state of the stopper (3) on the grip (6) by the rotating shaft (2), so that the grip (6) can be locked automatically by gripping the upper part. Yes,
By releasing the stopper (3), the arm (10),
A retractable hanger characterized in that (11) is automatically closed. 2. The arm is folded in two, and both ends of the arms (25) and (26) are pivotally attached to the rotating shaft (22) so that the hanger can be easily attached and detached from the neckline of clothing with one hand. , A spring (20) is provided inside the grip (27) that is opened and closed bifurcated by the rotary shaft (19) to have a repulsive elasticity, and the operation control of the grip (27) is controlled by the spring (2).
0), the lower end of the grip (27) and the arms (25) and (26) are pivotally attached to the rotary shafts (23) and (24), and the arm (25) with the rotary shaft (22) as a fulcrum. , (2
The handle (16) that keeps the arms (25) and (26) open by interlocking the opening and closing of 6) with the opening and closing of the grip (27) is aligned with the grip (27) on one side and the rotating shaft (18). Grip (27) equipped with a hook (15), which is attached by a shaft and has a spring (21) for controlling the operation of the handle (16) interposed between the grip (27) and the handle (16).
A stopper (16) provided at the tip of the handle (16).
It is a mechanism provided with a protrusion (17) for stopping and fixing A), and by grasping the handle (16) and the grip (27) together, the stopper (16A) is released from the protrusion (17) and the arm (25). , (26) is a folding and closing type hanger.