JP4033876B2 - Fasteners for cleaning - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a cleaning fastener protector used for preventing damage to fasteners (slide fasteners) sewn on clothing such as trousers, skirts and jumpers during dry cleaning, washing with water, and drying.

  Fasteners sewn on clothing have multiple elements arranged inside two cloth tapes, and by passing through a slider, the left and right elements are alternately bitten and separated, thereby A tool for closing or opening an opening of clothing.

  The slider of the fastener is provided with a pulling handle so that it can be easily grasped by a hand when opening and closing the handle.

  When clothes such as zippers are dry-cleaned, washed and dried in a tumbler (rotating drum), the zipper pulls move freely with respect to the sliders, so the pulls collide with the tumblers. , May get into holes in the peripheral wall of the tumbler, and may be damaged, destroyed, or dropped. Some clothing has paint on the slider and handle, and others have decorations. If they are damaged, they need to be repaired or replaced with a new one from the manufacturer, and if that is not possible, the cleaning shop may have to reimburse the customer.

  As a countermeasure, there is a method in which clothes with fasteners are put into a net and cleaning is performed, but the efficiency of washing and drying is lowered, and there is a possibility that extra wrinkles may be generated.

  Although there is a method of turning the garment upside down so that the zipper handle does not come out, the work is troublesome and the protection of the handle is insufficient. In addition, since the front side is turned inside by turning the garment over, the dirt attached to the front side surface is also deteriorated, which adversely affects the quality of cleaning.

  There is a method of sewing with a thread so that the fastener puller does not move during cleaning, but the work is troublesome and it takes time to cut the thread after cleaning.

  There is a method of covering the handle with a cloth or aluminum foil, but the work is troublesome, it may come off in the tumbler, and the part covered with the cloth or aluminum foil may be insufficiently cleaned.

  There is a method of removing the handle from the slider of the fastener before cleaning, but there is a risk that it may be lost or broken when it is removed.

  As equipment for protecting buttons attached to clothing during cleaning, there are those described in Patent Documents 1 to 3, for example.

  Further, Patent Document 4 discloses a blanket that is divided into a plurality of blankets and joined with fasteners so that the blanket can be washed in a washing machine, and can be integrated or divided. In this case, it is described that the fastener cover is attached so that the slider of the fastener hits the inside of the washing tub and is not broken.

  Patent Document 5 discloses a pair of holding parts that can hold a slider and a handle from both front and back sides at the end of a fastener that opens and closes an opening / closing part of footwear or clothing, and a bracket that can open and close these holding parts. The fastener cover which has a cover part which covers the front side clamping part is disclosed.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-234427 Utility Model Registration No. 3050473 JP 11-276769 A JP 2002-142942 A Utility Model Registration No. 3088112

  Since the button protectors disclosed in Patent Documents 1 to 3 are configured to wrap the button from the front and back, they cannot be applied to the slider and the handle of the fastener.

  The fastener cover disclosed in Patent Document 4 is configured to cover the divided fastener slider and the handle with the fastener cover from one side, and therefore cannot cover the slider and the handle of the clothing with the pair of fasteners closed. .

  In the fastener cover disclosed in Patent Document 5, a front side holding portion obtained by bending a wire-like member into a frame shape and a synthetic resin cover portion are fixed with an adhesive or the like, and the front side holding portion Since it has a metal bracket for connecting the base end so that it can be opened and closed, there are a large number of parts, assembly and adhesion are required, and there is a problem that costs increase. Moreover, since this fastener cover is attached to a fastener end part only with a gripping force, there is a problem that it is easily removed when an external force is applied.

  Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a cleaning fastener protector that prevents damage and dropout of a fastener and a handle of a garment during cleaning, is difficult to drop out during cleaning, and can reduce costs by integral molding. To do.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the cleaning fastener protector of the present invention is connected to the back surface holding plate portion positioned on the back surface side of the slider of the fastener, the end portion of the back surface holding plate portion and the hinge portion so as to be opened and closed, A front surface holding plate portion positioned on the surface of the fastener slider and the handle side, and in the vicinity of the hinge portion, is connected substantially perpendicularly from one of the back surface holding plate portion or the front surface holding plate portion, and a hook portion is provided at the upper end portion. A lock piece, and a hook portion of the lock piece formed on the other of the back surface holding plate portion or the front surface holding plate portion and closing the back surface holding plate portion and the front surface holding plate portion with the hinge portion as a fulcrum. An engaging portion to be engaged and a fastener back surface pressing piece having a base end portion continuously provided in the middle portion of the back surface clamping plate portion, and the whole is integrally molded with an elastic thermoplastic synthetic resin. It has a configuration.

  In the present invention, the cleaning fastener protector is attached in such a state that the fastener of the clothing is closed and the slider handle at the end of the fastener is tilted before cleaning. Open the back clamping plate and the front clamping plate in a state where the lock piece and the engaging part are separated, and the front clamping plate so that the back clamping plate is located on the back side opposite to the slider. The part is positioned so that the slider has a handle, and the back surface holding plate portion and the front surface holding plate portion are closed using the hinge portion as a fulcrum. When it is closed to some extent, the lock piece provided near the hinge part formed on one of the back surface holding plate part or the front surface holding plate part approaches the engaging part of the front surface holding plate part and locks it in a completely closed state. The hook part of one piece engages with the engaging part formed in the other of the back surface holding plate part or the front surface holding plate part, and the closed state is maintained. In this state, the upper and lower sides of the slider and the handle of the fastener will be covered with the back surface clamping plate portion and the front surface clamping plate portion, and the fastener back surface pressing piece presses the back surface of the fastener to the front surface clamping plate portion side. The slider and the puller are restrained from free movement and are held stationary.

  When the clothing is rotated in the tumbler in this state and cleaning is performed, the slider and the handle do not directly collide with the inner surface of the tumbler, and the handle does not enter the hole of the tumbler peripheral wall. Thereby, it is possible to prevent damage and dropout of the zipper slider and the handle of the clothing being cleaned. In addition, since the hook portion of the lock piece is engaged with the engaging portion, the cleaning fastener protector is less likely to fall off during cleaning. Moreover, since the whole is integrally molded with the thermoplastic synthetic resin, it is not necessary to prepare or assemble a plurality of members as in the prior art, so that the cost can be reduced.

  After completion of cleaning and drying, the back-side clamping plate portion and the front-side clamping plate portion are opened with the hinge portion as a fulcrum by manually releasing the engagement between the lock piece and the engaging portion, and thus can be easily removed.

  By forming a non-slip unevenness at the abutting portion of the fastener back surface pressing piece with the fastener back surface, the unevenness bites into the unevenness of the element of the fastener. Can be further regulated.

  By forming a side wall covering the side portion of the slider and the handle of the fastener on the surface sandwiching plate portion, the side wall regulates the movement of the side portion of the slider, and the slider and the handle from the cleaning fastener protector by an impact or the like. Escape can be regulated.

  According to the present invention, the back surface clamping plate portion positioned on the back surface side of the slider of the fastener, the end portion of the back surface clamping plate portion and the hinge portion are connected so as to be opened and closed, and are positioned on the front surface and the pull side of the slider of the fastener. A front surface clamping plate portion, a lock piece provided substantially vertically from one of the rear surface clamping plate portion or the front surface clamping plate portion in the vicinity of the hinge portion, and having a hook portion at an upper end portion; and the rear surface clamping plate portion or An engaging portion that is formed on the other of the front surface sandwiching plate portions and engages with the hook portion of the lock piece when the rear surface sandwiching plate portion and the front surface sandwiching plate portion are closed with the hinge portion as a fulcrum; It is provided with a fastener back surface pressing piece with a base end portion provided in the middle of the plate portion, and the whole is integrally formed of an elastic thermoplastic synthetic resin. Damage toner slider and pull tab, to prevent falling off, also less likely to fall off during the cleaning, it is possible to further reduce the cost by integral molding.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
1 is a perspective view of a cleaning fastener protector according to the first embodiment, FIG. 2 is a plan view thereof, FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. 2, and FIG. 4 is a sectional view in a closed state. .

  1 to 4, the cleaning fastener protector 1 according to the first embodiment includes a back surface clamping plate portion 2 and a surface that is connected to the end portion of the back surface clamping plate portion 2 by a hinge portion 4 so as to be opened and closed. In the vicinity of the sandwiching plate portion 3 and the hinge portion 4, the back-side sandwiching plate is formed on the front-side sandwiching plate portion 3 and the lock piece 5 that is provided substantially vertically from the back-side sandwiching plate portion 2 and has a hook portion 5 a at the upper end portion. An engagement portion 6 that engages with the hook portion 5a of the lock piece 5 when the portion 2 and the front surface sandwiching plate portion 3 are closed with the hinge portion 4 as a fulcrum, and a base end portion in the middle portion of the back surface sandwiching plate portion 2 The fastener back surface pressing piece 7 provided continuously is provided, and the whole is integrally formed with a thermoplastic synthetic resin having elasticity.

  Side walls 2 a serving both as fasteners and a reinforcing rib are formed on both sides in the width direction of the back surface sandwiching plate portion 2, and also on both sides in the width direction of the front surface sandwiching plate portion 3. A side wall 3a is also formed. The length of the back surface clamping plate portion 2 is slightly longer than the length of the front surface clamping plate portion 3 with respect to the hinge portion 4, and the lower jaw portion bent slightly upward at the tip of the back surface clamping plate portion 2 2b, an upper jaw portion 3b bent slightly upward is formed at the tip of the surface clamping plate portion 3, respectively. The lower jaw portion 2b and the upper jaw portion 3b are provided with unevenness for preventing slippage.

  Side walls 7a are formed on both sides in the width direction of the fastener back surface pressing piece 7, and unevenness for preventing slippage is formed on the upper surface of the side wall 7a and the upper surface of the intermediate portion 7b.

  The entire cleaning fastener protector 1 according to the first embodiment is made by integrally molding a thermoplastic synthetic resin having elasticity such as polyethylene, polypropylene, polystyrene, fluororesin, polyester resin or the like. Biodegradable plastics can also be used.

  Next, a method of using the cleaning fastener protector 1 according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 is a perspective view showing an example of a fastener slider, FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a state in which the cleaning fastener protector according to the first embodiment is attached, and FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the cleaning fastener protector according to the first embodiment. FIG. 8 shows the function of the fastener back surface pressing piece according to the first embodiment, (a) is a cross-sectional view, and (b) is a bottom view.

  As shown in FIG. 5, a fastener 10 sewn on clothing generally includes a pair of tapes 11, an element 12 provided at an end of each tape, a slider 13, a handle 14, and an element 12. It consists of a top stop 15 provided at the end. When using the cleaning fastener protector 1 of the present embodiment, the slider 13 may be stopped at a position slightly retracted from the top stop 15 so that the hinge portion 4 does not protrude from the clothing.

  In this state, the hook portion 5a and the engaging portion 6 of the lock piece 5 of the cleaning fastener protector 1 are separated to open the back surface holding plate portion 2 and the front surface holding plate portion 3, and the back surface holding plate portion 2 serves as the slider 13. The front surface clamping plate portion 3 and the front surface clamping plate portion 3 are positioned so that the front surface clamping plate portion 3 is positioned on the opposite side of the slider 13 and the rear surface clamping plate portion 3. Are closed with the hinge portion 4 as a fulcrum. When it is closed to some extent, the lock piece 5 of the back surface holding plate portion 2 approaches the engaging portion 6 of the front surface holding plate portion 3, and the hook portion 5a of the lock piece 5 is engaged with the engaging portion 6 in a completely closed state. The closed state is maintained.

  In this state, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the upper and lower sides of the slider 13 and the handle 14 of the fastener 10 are covered with the back surface holding plate portion 2 and the front surface holding plate portion 3. Further, as shown in FIG. 8, the front end of the fastener back surface pressing piece 7 is set to a length that does not overlap the back surface of the slider 13. At this time, since the handle 14 is sandwiched between the lower surface of the surface clamping plate portion 3 and the upper surface of the element 12, the movement of the handle 14 is restricted, and the handle 14 is not damaged. Further, even if the cleaning fastener protector 1 tries to move in the longitudinal direction of the fastener 10 by an external force, since the slider 13 hits the lock piece 5 in the direction C in the figure, further movement is restricted, and the slider 13 in the B direction. Since it hits the head of the fastener back surface pressing piece 7, further movement is restricted. With the above-described configuration, the slider 13 and the handle 14 are held in an immobile state by restricting free movement by attaching the cleaning fastener protector 1.

  Furthermore, since the unevenness of the anti-slip is formed in the contact portion of the fastener back surface pressing piece 7 with the back surface of the fastener, the unevenness bites into the unevenness of the element 12 of the fastener 10. The displacement and movement of the tool 1 can be regulated.

  Moreover, since the side wall 3a which covers the side part of the slider 13 and the handle 14 of the fastener 10 is formed in the surface clamping plate part 3, the side wall 3a regulates the movement of the side part of the slider 13, and the slider is affected by an impact or the like. 13 and the handle 14 can be prevented from escaping from the cleaning fastener protector 1.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 7, when the cleaning fastener protector 1 is closed, the positions of the lower jaw portion 2b of the back surface holding plate portion 2 and the upper jaw portion 3b of the front surface holding plate portion 3 are shifted. 10 tape 11 and element 12 are bent, and the cleaning fastener protector 1 can be prevented from moving in the longitudinal direction of the fastener 10.

  When the clothing is rotated in the tumbler in this state and cleaning is performed, the slider 13 and the handle 14 do not directly collide with the inner surface of the tumbler 13, and the handle 14 does not enter the hole of the tumbler peripheral wall. Thereby, damage and dropout of the slider 13 and the pull handle 14 of the fastener 10 of the clothing being cleaned can be prevented. Further, since the hook portion 5a of the lock piece 5 is engaged with the engaging portion 6, the cleaning fastener protector 1 is not easily dropped during cleaning.

  After completion of cleaning and drying, the engagement between the hook portion 5a of the lock piece 5 and the engagement portion 6 can be released by pushing the tip of the lock piece 5 to the side opposite to the engagement portion 6. Since the back surface holding plate portion 2 and the front surface holding plate portion 3 open with the hinge portion 4 as a fulcrum, they can be easily removed.

  FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view of the cleaning fastener protector according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention in a closed state. In the first embodiment, the lock piece 5 is connected to the rear surface holding plate portion 2 and the engaging portion 6 is provided on the front surface holding plate portion 3, whereas in the second embodiment, the lock piece 5 is locked. The piece 21 is connected substantially vertically downward from the front surface holding plate portion 3, a hook portion 21 a is provided at the tip, and the engaging portion 22 is provided on the back surface holding plate portion 2 side. Moreover, the rib part 23 is provided as reinforcement between the side walls 2a.

  In the first embodiment, the tip of the lock piece 5 is exposed to the outside when the garment is attached to clothing, so that it may hit the tumbler and disengage from the engaging portion 6. In order to make it easier to remove the lock after cleaning, it is desired to increase the hook of the finger of the lock piece 5, but if this is done, the protruding length becomes long, and it may be easy to come off by hitting the tumbler or hook other clothes.

  Therefore, as in the second embodiment, the hook portion 21a and the engaging portion 22 at the tip of the lock piece 21 are positioned on the back surface holding plate portion 2 side, so that the lock can be achieved when the garment is attached to the fastener. The tip of the piece 21 is on the inside of the garment and does not hit the tumbler or other garments, so that the detachment from the garment being cleaned and other garments are not caught.

  Other functions and effects of the second embodiment are the same as those of the first embodiment, and a description thereof will be omitted.

  INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention is used in the field of cleaning as a cleaning fastener protector that prevents damage and dropout of a fastener and a handle of a garment during cleaning, is difficult to drop off during cleaning, and can reduce costs by integral molding. be able to.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the cleaning fastener protector according to the first embodiment. FIG. 3 is a plan view of the cleaning fastener protector according to the first embodiment. It is the sectional view on the AA line of FIG. It is sectional drawing of the state which closed the cleaning fastener protector which concerns on this Embodiment 1. FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the example of the slider of a fastener. It is a perspective view of the state which attached the fastener protector for cleaning of this Embodiment 1. FIG. It is sectional drawing of the state which attached the fastener protection tool for cleaning of this Embodiment 1. FIG. The function of the fastener back surface pressing piece of this Embodiment 1 is shown, (a) is sectional drawing, (b) is a bottom view. It is sectional drawing of the state which closed the fastener protection tool for cleaning which concerns on this Embodiment 2. FIG.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Cleaning fastener protector 2 Back surface clamping plate part 2a Side wall 2b Lower jaw part 3 Front surface clamping plate part 3a Side wall 3b Upper jaw part 4 Hinge part 5 Lock piece 5a Hook part 6 Engagement part 7 Fastener back surface pressing piece 7a Side wall 7b Middle Part 10 Fastener 11 Tape 12 Element 13 Slider 14 Handle 15 Top stop 21 Lock piece 21a Hook part 22 Engagement part 23 Rib part

Claims (3)

A back surface clamping plate portion positioned on the back surface side of the slider of the fastener,
A front surface holding plate portion that is connected to an end portion of the back surface holding plate portion and a hinge portion so as to be openable and closable, and is positioned on the surface of the slider and the handle side of the fastener,
In the vicinity of the hinge portion, a lock piece that is connected substantially perpendicularly from one of the back surface holding plate portion or the front surface holding plate portion and has a hook portion at the upper end portion;
Engagement formed on the other of the back surface clamping plate portion or the front surface clamping plate portion and engaged with the hook portion of the lock piece when the back surface clamping plate portion and the front surface clamping plate portion are closed with the hinge portion as a fulcrum. And
A cleaning fastener protector comprising a fastener back surface pressing piece having a base end portion continuously provided in a middle portion of the back surface sandwiching plate portion, and integrally molded with an elastic thermoplastic synthetic resin.   The fastener protector for cleaning according to claim 1, wherein a non-slip unevenness is formed on a contact portion of the fastener back surface pressing piece with the fastener back surface.   The cleaning fastener protector according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a side wall that covers a side portion of the slider and a handle of the fastener is formed on the surface clamping plate portion.

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