ES1158184U - Clothespin (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding) - Google Patents

Abstract

Clothes peg, comprising two opposing blades (1) linked together by a spring mechanism (2) that links an upper part (3) of the clamp and a lower part (4) through which fastens the clamp to a rope (5) of a clothesline, said lower part (4) of the clamp with at least a first pair of facing channels (8) delimiting a first hole where the rope (5) of the clothesline is located ; characterized in that the lower part (4) of the two opposing blades (1) of the clamp define a cavity (10) that allows to hold the hook (11a) of the hanger (11) and keeps it fixed in its position in the cord ( 5) for the hanging of a garment, the clamp comprising at least two end sections (6) in each of the two opposing blades (1), end sections (6) in which said cavity (10) is formed superiorly. To house the hook (11a) of the hanger (11). (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)

Description

DESCRIPTION

Clothespin.

Object of the invention 5

The present invention, as expressed in the statement of this specification, refers to a clothespin which has the purpose of avoiding marks and wrinkles on the garment. For this purpose, some characteristic means are provided for hanging the garment, by means of a hanger, without the pincer pressing on the clothes. Thus, the objective of the invention is to avoid marks and wrinkles on the clothes garment, which can continue to be used in a conventional manner if desired, that is, by pressing the garment under pressure through lower sections of the clothespin. Another objective of the invention is to ensure the fastening of the hanger to the clamp with total reliability to prevent the hanger with the garment that it holds from separating from the clamp, especially when there is wind.

Technical problem to be solved and Background of the invention

At present, clothespins are known, comprising two opposing blades 20 linked to each other by means of a spring mechanism that associates an upper part where the clip is grasped for manual handling and a lower part through which attached to a clothesline, said lower part of the clamp also having extreme sections, between which a garment is clamped by clamping, so that in these cases a desired mark is generated on the garment lying due to clamping by the extreme sections of the clamp.

Said spring mechanism allows articulation between both opposing blades and also tends to always keep the end sections of the lower part 30 of the clamp in contact.

It is known the utility model with application number in Spain U 201531307, owned by the same applicants, comprising two opposing blades linked together by means of a spring mechanism that links an upper part of the clamp and a lower part through which the clamp is attached to a rope of a clothesline, said lower part of the clamp counting with some extreme sections and with at least a first pair of facing channels that delimit a first hole where the clothesline rope is located; characterized in that the lower part of the two opposing blades of the clip has opposite holes that generate a transverse passage 40 through which a hook of a hanger is inserted for the hanging of a garment.

This utility model does not allow hangers to be fastened where the hook is thicker than that of the facing holes that generate the transverse passage through which it is inserted.

Other clothespins are known to hold thicker clothes such as: towels, comforters, blankets, etc; where said clamps have a wide opening in their lower part, as well as more than a couple of extreme sections in their lower part, not being

intended to be attached and tied to the clothesline rope as is the case with the clamp of the invention.

Description of the invention

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In order to achieve the objectives and avoid the inconveniences mentioned in the previous sections, the invention proposes a clothespin comprising two opposing blades linked to each other by means of a spring mechanism that associates an upper part of the clip and a lower part, through which the clamp is attached to a rope of a clothesline, said lower part of the clamp 10 having extreme sections and at least a first pair of facing channels that delimit a first hole where the first clothesline rope The lower part of the two opposing blades is divided into at least two extreme sections each that can be divergent or adopt a parallel configuration, and said lower part of the clamp with a small concave cavity to house the upper part 15 inside of a hanger, which will exert such pressure that it will hold it on the clothesline preventing it from falling. The spring mechanism that joins and associates the two parts of the clamp that are separated by the mechanism itself, has a special design; While the opposing blades are responsible for fastening the clamp to the clothesline rope, the lower base of the spring mechanism has a cavity to be able to hold the hook of the hanger that will rest on the clothesline rope. This will ensure that the hanger will remain in place before an eventual wind blow. The opposed blades of the clamp can have one, two, three, ... pairs of channels that hold it to the clothesline. This number of channels is to provide that the opposing blades of the clamp can descend and be attached to the rope 25 of the clothesline depending on both the size of the hanger to be fastened, and the thickness of the clothesline rope.

With this arrangement described, the hook of the hanger is hung on the clothesline rope and its position is fixed with the clamp that is attached to the rope with one of its 30 pairs of facing channels that will be the first, second, ... , depending on the thickness of the hanger and the rope. This allows the user to use any type of hanger, to his liking, as the clamp will adapt to its size. The user hangs the garment to be dried on the hanger without it coming into contact with the clothesline or the clothesline and keeping it in an arrangement that improves drying, avoiding the 35 marks and wrinkles that are generated with conventional clothespins when hold the garment hugging said rope.

It has been proven that in certain garments it is possible to avoid subsequent ironing with the consequent saving of time and energy consumption. In addition, the general operation of the clamp is not modified, although at least two more ends are added to the opposing blades in its lower part, so that it is possible to continue using the clamp in a conventional manner if desired, without having to count with tweezers of different types, especially to hold the garment in case of strong wind and use only one of these tweezers instead of two that are often placed in the same place to better secure the clothes.

Next, to facilitate a better understanding of this descriptive report and forming an integral part thereof, a series of figures are attached in which the object of the invention has been shown as an illustrative and non-limiting nature. fifty

Brief description of the drawings

Figure 1.- Shows an elevation view of the clothespin, object of the invention. This figure also shows the application of the clothespin of the invention where a garment is supported by a hanger hanging on the clothesline and the clothespin keeps it fixed in position while in turn it is attached to the clothesline for prevent it from moving.

Figure 2.- Shows a profile view of the clothespin.

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Figure 3.- Shows a front view of the clothespin.

Figure 4.- Shows another view of the application of the clamp of the invention.

Description of an embodiment of the invention

Considering the numbering adopted in the figures, the clothespin includes two opposing blades 1 linked to each other by means of a spring mechanism 2 that links an upper part 3 from which the clip is grasped with the fingers of the hand for manual handling and a lower part 4 through which a rope S of a clothesline is attached to 20, said lower part 4 of the clamp also having end sections 6, between which a garment of clothes can be clamped by clamping .

Said spring mechanism 2 allows the articulation between both opposing blades 1 25 and also tends to always keep the end sections 6 of the lower part 4 of the clamp in contact.

The zones of the two opposing blades 1 corresponding to the lower part 4 of the clamp have a first pair of channels 8 that delimit a first hole and a second pair 30 of channels 9 that delimit a second hole of smaller dimension than the first, where The second hole is located above the first hole in proximity to the spring mechanism 2.

In the lower part 4 and above the pairs of channels 8, 9 a cavity 35 10 is located to be able to house and fix the hook 11a of a hanger 11.

The clamp is attached to the clothesline 5 of the clothesline through one of its holes: first 8

or second 9.

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It should be noted that although Figures 1 to 4 the spring mechanism 2 comprises a spring itself, it also covers other mechanisms such as arc, silicone, etc .; Even the spring mechanism can be an integral part of the clamp itself.

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Claims (4)

1. Clothespin, comprising two opposing blades (1) linked to each other by means of a spring mechanism (2) that links an upper part (3) of the clip and a lower part (4) through which fasten the clamp to a rope (5) of a clothesline, said lower part (4) of the clamp having at least a first pair of facing channels (8) that delimit a first hole where the rope (5) of the clothes line; characterized in that the lower part (4) of the two opposing blades (1) of the clamp define a cavity (10) that allows the hook (11a) of the hanger (11) to be housed and keeps it fixed in position on the rope ( 5) for hanging a garment of 10 clothes, the clip comprising at least two end sections (6) in each of the two opposing blades (1), end sections (6) in which said cavity (10) is formed superiorly ) to house the hook (11a) of the hanger (11). 2. Clothespin according to claim 1, characterized in that the end sections (6) have facing channels (8, 9) for attaching the clip to the rope (5). 3. Clothespin according to claim 1, characterized in that the end sections (6) of the same blade are divergent from each other.  twenty 4. Clothespin, according to claim 1, characterized in that the end sections (6) of the same blade adopt a parallel configuration.