DE9215552U1 - Device for holding socks together in pairs during the washing and drying process, and for use as a tidy aid - Google Patents

Description

Description

The invention relates to a device for holding socks together in pairs during the drying and drying process

The device avoids unnecessary sorting work after snacking on socks and also allows for clear identification of people thanks to the different colors.

Furthermore, the device makes it easier to hang pairs of socks on clothes racks and clotheslines of any diameter thanks to an integrated hanging device.

It is well known that it is an annoying and time-consuming problem after washing the socks:

a: having to hang them individually;

b: to sort a more or less large number of items of laundry into pairs;

cz to be assigned to specific persons;

The invention is based on the object of developing a device which avoids the aforementioned disadvantages and ensures simple and safe use.

The problem is solved by the device mentioned at the beginning with the features specified in the characterizing part of patent claims 1 to 7.

Two clamp halves (1) rounded on all sides are held together by the pre-tensioned central spring (J), whereby the spring (J) engages in the catch (6) located on the clamp halves (1), whereby the abutment of the spring (J) is formed by dumbbell-shaped guide radii, which engage in semicircular recesses in the clamp halves (L).

The rounding of the clamp halves on all sides prevents damage to the laundry in the washing machine and dryer.

The dumbbell-shaped guide radii also form the pivot point for the clamp opening, which is arranged eccentrically to achieve the largest possible opening angle while taking into account a flat design.

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The dumbbell-shaped design of the spring (J) guide in the clamp halves (1), which also contributes to increasing the opening angle, also has the advantage that the force exerted by the spring (J) increases linearly with the deflection of the spring legs, since the elastic deformation and thus the force development is evenly distributed over the entire spring.

Generously dimensioned openings (4) through the clamp halves (1) ensure that the socks are washed perfectly even on the contact surfaces of the gripping clamps (5) during the washing process.

For the reasons stated above, these openings (4) are preferably located in the spatial vicinity of the gripping clamp support surfaces (5) .

To ensure that the fabric is not stretched or otherwise damaged by the forces occurring during the washing process, the wind resistance contact area of the gripping clamps (5) is 100 mm² and the minimum pressure force is 10 Newtons.

These values have been proven to be optimal for achieving the above-mentioned objective through numerous tests.

Furthermore, the ergonomically recessed and roughened grip recess (2) on the clamp halves (1) enables simple and safe operation of the clamp.

The clip contains an additional hanging device for hanging the pair of socks held together by the clip on the clothesline or drying rack.

This is achieved either by lateral millings in the clamp halves (1) or by a leg spring that is inseparably connected to the central spring (J). The leg spring is located between the clamp halves at the level of the recessed grips (2) and has the advantage that its concealed positioning prevents damage to items of laundry and that the leg spring accepts all common clothesline diameters.

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To illustrate the function of the suspension device, an application example is given below:

If the leg spring is used as a hanging device, the device is simply pushed up the clothesline with the pair of socks attached after knitting, whereby the clothesline, regardless of its diameter, snaps into the leg spring.

The clothesline is guided by the K1 office staff (I).

If side millings or notches in the clamp halves are used as a hanging device, the hanging process is the same as described above, but after pushing up the line, the device is rotated by 15 degrees, which means that the line comes to rest in the millings, which ensures that the device is attached to the line.

From an application and manufacturing point of view, however, it has been shown that the use of a leg spring as a suspension device offers more advantages than the use of lateral millings, so that the former method should be preferred.

The above measures result in a device that eliminates the problems mentioned above. This will be explained again using an application example:

Each family member receives the device in a different color and clips the socks together in pairs at the waistband before they are given for washing .

After washing, the socks are either placed in the dryer or hung on the line using the hanging device.

There is no need to collect them in pairs or assign them to people (using different colors). Furthermore, the socks can be arranged and stored in the closet in a space-saving and clear manner using the hanging device.

Furthermore, the device can also be used to hold pairs of bags together in pairs in the shop and to display them. For this purpose, the device contains an additional hook that is attached to one of the two clamp halves (1) and can be completely released from the clamp halves (I) with little mechanical effort using a predetermined breaking point.

The latter use of the device saves packaging material and the device can fulfill its original purpose after the additional hook has been removed.

Claims (1)

-1- -k/tynme 1 dung: Device for holding socks together in pairs during the washing and drying process and for use as an organization aid The invention described below relates to a mechanical device for holding socks together in pairs during the washing and drying process, which also serves as an organizer when stored in the closet. t&mn sayings 1. Device for holding socks together in pairs during the washing and drying process, thereby characterized in that a clamp construction (Fig. I to IV) is used, which a) is rounded on all sides and contains a hanging device by means of which the device can be attached to clotheslines of different diameters, independently of the operation of the clamp. b) is made of materials which neither warp nor lose the clamping force at the temperatures normally found in washing machines and dryers. 2. Device according to 1, characterized in that to increase the opening angle while maintaining a construction that is as flat as possible, a) the axis of rotation of the clamp half guide is arranged eccentrically. b) Two guide radii in the form of a dumbbell (3) are used to form the axis of rotation. Device according to at least one of claims 1 to 2, characterized in that the hanging device for clotheslines of different diameters consists of a leg spring which has a fixed connection to the central spring (3) and is arranged between the two clamp halves (1) or is represented by lateral millings in the clamp halves (1). -2- 4. Device according to claims 1 to 2, characterized in that at least one opening (4) is present on the front side of the clamp halves (IJ) in spatial proximity to the support surfaces (3). 5. Device according to claims 1 to 4, characterized in that recessed and/or roughened grip recesses are attached to the clamp halves (1). Device according to at least one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the clamping force is at least 10 Newtons and the contact surface of the gripping clamps (5) is at least 100 square millimeters. 7. Device according to one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that a hook-shaped suspension device is attached to one or both of the clamp halves (J.) and this suspension device can be completely detached from the clamp halves by a release point by slight mechanical influences. -J-