JP7824019B2 - Folding hanger - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a foldable hanger.

For example, a folding hanger such as that disclosed in Patent Document 1 has shoulders that can be expanded more easily than conventional hangers, and is structured to more easily achieve an intermediate state in which the pair of left and right shoulders are spaced farther apart than when the shoulders are closed.

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However, folding hangers such as those described in Patent Document 1 are thick, so when stored, the hooks can get caught and tangled with other hangers. Not only do they have a large number of components, they are not suitable for inexpensive mass production.

In order to solve the above problem, the invention of claim 1 is a foldable hanger comprising a left shoulder portion shaped like the hiragana character "へ" and having one eyelet, a right shoulder portion shaped like the Arabic numeral "2" and having two holes and a hook, and a screw portion that passes through hole 1 and hole 2 to connect the left shoulder portion and the right shoulder portion, and when opened, the short side edge of the left shoulder portion overlaps with the long side edge of the right shoulder portion , and when folded, the long side edge of the left shoulder portion overlaps with the long side edge of the right shoulder portion and also overlaps or comes into contact with the hook portion of the right shoulder portion to form a hook loop.

This invention makes it possible to provide a foldable hanger that can be easily hung on a hook or the like after folding, can be stored compactly, and has a small number of components while preventing it from becoming tangled with other hangers.

1 is a front view of a folding hanger 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention when opened. 1 is a front view of a folding hanger 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention when folded. 1 is an exploded view of a folding hanger 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. 3 is an enlarged view of a stopper portion 13 of the folding hanger 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 10A and 10B are diagrams illustrating step S1 of the method for implementing the removable hook according to the embodiment of the present invention. 10A and 10B are diagrams illustrating step S2 of the method for implementing the removable hook according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 10 is an enlarged view showing step S2 of the implementation method of the removable hook according to the embodiment of the present invention. 10 is a diagram showing step S3 of the implementation method of the removable hook according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a front view of a folding hanger 2 according to an embodiment of the present invention when opened. 1 is a front view of a folding hanger 2 according to an embodiment of the present invention when folded. FIG. 2 is an exploded view of the folding hanger 2 according to the embodiment of the present invention. 2 is an enlarged view of a working portion 23 of the folding hanger 2 according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG.

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. The following embodiments are merely examples for explaining the present invention, and are not intended to limit the present invention to these embodiments alone. Furthermore, the present invention can be modified in various ways without departing from the spirit of the invention. Furthermore, identical components in each drawing will be designated by the same reference numerals whenever possible, and redundant explanations will be omitted.

<Embodiment 1>
A folding hanger 1 according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to Figures 1 to 4. Figure 1 is a front view of the folding hanger 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention when opened, Figure 2 is a front view of the folding hanger 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention when folded, Figure 3 is an exploded view of the folding hanger 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention, and Figure 4 is an enlarged view of the stopper portion 13 of the folding hanger 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in Figures 1 to 3, the folding hanger 1 consists of a left shoulder 11 shaped like the hiragana character "へ" and equipped with a hole 141, and a right shoulder 12 shaped like the Arabic numeral "2" and equipped with a hole 142 and a hook portion 121. The left shoulder 11 and right shoulder 12 are integrated by a screw portion 14, which is formed by a screw passing through holes 141 and 142.

As shown in Figure 2, when the folding hanger 1 is folded, the long edge 111 of the left shoulder 11 overlaps with the long edge 122 of the right shoulder 12, and the short edge 112 of the left shoulder 11 overlaps with or comes into contact with the hook portion 121 of the right shoulder 12, creating a hook loop C. The hook loop C allows the folding hanger 1 to be easily hooked onto a protrusion or the like when folded. Furthermore, forming the hook loop C also makes it possible to prevent the folding hanger 1 from getting tangled with other hangers when folded.

As shown in Figure 2, to prevent the folding hanger 1 from opening when folded, the overlapping portion of the short end 112 of the left shoulder portion 11 and the hook portion 121 of the right shoulder portion 12, or the overlapping portion of the left shoulder portion 11 and the right shoulder portion 12, may have a concave or convex portion that serves as a simple locking mechanism.

The neck portion 123 of the right shoulder portion 12 is equipped with a stopper portion 13 that elastically deforms in the m direction.

As shown in Figure 4, the stopper portion 13 is designed to prevent the left shoulder portion from rotating upward in the normal state, but to allow upward rotation when elastically deformed.

The stopper portion 13 has a triangular prism-shaped tip portion 131, and the base portion 131a of the tip portion prevents the left shoulder portion from rotating upward.

The size of the folding hanger 1 is not set as it depends on the size of the clothing, but if set, the total length of the left shoulder portion 11 and right shoulder portion 12 should be 150 mm to 450 mm, preferably 200 mm to 400 mm, and more preferably 250 mm to 350 mm.

The total length W of the folding hanger 1, combining the left shoulder portion 11 and right shoulder portion 12, is 300 mm to 500 mm, preferably 300 mm to 450 mm, and more preferably 360 mm to 420 mm, and the total height H is 150 mm to 300 mm, preferably 180 mm to 270 mm, and more preferably 200 mm to 250 mm.

<Folding hanger 1 operation step>
The folding operation steps of the folding hanger 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to Figures 1, 2, and 5 to 8. Figures 5 to 8 are diagrams showing the steps of the method for implementing the removable hook according to the embodiment of the present invention.

(Step S1)
First, as shown in Fig. 2, the folded folding hanger 1 is rotated so that the long side end 111 of the left shoulder portion 11 is downward as shown in Fig. 5. Since this is the opposite direction to the stopper portion 13, smooth rotation is possible.

(Step S2)
As shown in Fig. 6, the long side edge 111 of the left shoulder portion 11 is rotated downward and then upward. At this time, as shown in Fig. 7, the short side edge 112 of the left shoulder portion 11 presses down the triangular prism-shaped tip portion 131 of the stopper portion 13 in the m direction due to the rotation.

(Step S3)
As shown in FIG. 8, when the short side end 112 of the left shoulder portion 11 passes over the triangular prism-shaped tip portion 131 of the stopper portion 13, the stopper portion 13 returns from elastic deformation to its original state and assumes the hanger shape as shown in FIG. 1.

<Embodiment 2>
A folding hanger 2 according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to Figures 9 to 12. Figure 9 is a front view of the folding hanger 2 according to the embodiment of the present invention when opened, Figure 10 is a front view of the folding hanger 2 according to the embodiment of the present invention when folded, Figure 11 is an exploded view of the folding hanger 2 according to the embodiment of the present invention, and Figure 12 is an enlarged view of the operating portion 23 of the folding hanger 2 according to the embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in Figures 9 to 11, the folding hanger 2 consists of a rod-shaped bar portion 21 having holes 231 and 241 and a protrusion 211, and a main portion 22 having a slit portion 232, a hole 142, and a hook portion 222.

The bar section 21 and main section 22 are integrated by the operating section 23, which is composed of a screw that passes through the hole section 231 and the slit section 232, and the threaded section 24, which is composed of a screw that passes through the hole section 241 and the hole section 242.

As shown in Figure 10, when the folding hanger 2 is folded, the bar portion 21 and the main portion 22 overlap, and the hook portions 222 of the bar portion 21 and the main portion 22 overlap or come into contact, creating a hook loop C. The hook loop C allows the folding hanger 1 to be easily hooked onto a protrusion or the like when folded. Furthermore, by forming the hook loop C, it is possible to prevent the folding hanger 1 from getting tangled with other hangers when folded.

As shown in Figure 2, to prevent the folding hanger 1 from opening when the folding hanger 2 is folded, the overlapping portion between the bar portion 21 and the hook portion 222 of the main portion 22, or the overlapping portion between the bar portion 21 and the main portion 22, may have a concave or convex portion that serves as a simple locking mechanism.

As shown in Figure 12, the screw portion 24 serves as a fulcrum, and the width SW of the slit portion 232 defines the range of motion of the movable portion 23, allowing the folding hanger 2 to be folded.

The size of the folding hanger 2 is not set as it depends on the size of the clothing, but if set, the total length W of the folding hanger 2 is 300mm to 500mm, preferably 300mm to 450mm, and more preferably 360mm to 420mm, and the total height H is 150mm to 300mm, preferably 180mm to 270mm, and more preferably 200mm to 250mm.

<Folding hanger 2 operation steps>
9 and 10, the folding operation steps of the folding hanger 2 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described.

(Step S11)
First, as shown in FIG. 10, the hook portion 222 of the folded folding hanger 2 is pulled upward.

(Step S12)
The resulting hanger is as shown in Figure 9. The folded shape is determined by the relationship between the position of the slit 232 and the width SW, but this is not determined here.

1 Folding hanger 2 Folding hanger 11 Left shoulder portion 12 Right shoulder portion 13 Stopper portion 14 Screw portion 21 Bar portion 22 Main portion 23 Operating portion 24 Screw portion 111 Long side end 112 Short side end 121 Hook portion 122 Long side end 123 Neck portion 131 Tip portion 131a Bottom portion 141 Hole portion 142 Hole portion 211 Convex portion 222 Hook portion 231 Hole portion 232 Slit portion 241 Hole portion 242 Hole portion C Hook ring H Hanger overall height SW Slit portion 232 width W Hanger overall length

Claims (1)

A left shoulder portion shaped like the character "へ" in Hiragana, having one hole;
a right shoulder portion in the shape of an Arabic numeral "2" having two holes and a hook portion;
a screw portion that penetrates the hole 1 portion and the hole 2 portion and connects the left shoulder portion and the right shoulder portion;
Equipped with
When opened, the short edge of the left shoulder and the long edge of the right shoulder overlap ,
When folded, the long side edge of the left shoulder portion and the long side edge of the right shoulder portion overlap, and the short side edge of the left shoulder portion overlaps or comes into contact with the hook portion of the right shoulder portion to form a hook loop.
A foldable hanger characterized by