JP2019198632A - Clothespin - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a clothespin that facilitates opening and closing of a clamping part and removal of laundry from a clamping part.SOLUTION: A clothespin 1 has an annular part 10 and a clamping part 50 for clamping laundry 200. The annular part 10 has a constricted part 40, and an upper annular part 20 and a lower annular part 30 that are formed continuously in the vertical direction via the constricted part 40. An upper hole part 21 inside the upper annular part 30 and a lower hole part 31 inside the lower annular part 30 communicate with each other in the vertical direction and are formed in a gourd-like shape. The bottom edges of the lower annular part 30 are separated and are formed to be opened and closed.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

The present invention relates to a clothespin, and more particularly, to a clothespin having an annular portion and a sandwiching portion that sandwiches laundry.

  Conventionally, clothespins have been widely used. For example, the clothespin 4 of Patent Document 1 includes a pinching portion 8 that sandwiches the laundry, a pinching portion 9 that a user picks by hand to open and close the pinching portion 8, and a rotation center portion of the pinching portion 8 and the pinching portion 9 And a ring-shaped spring portion 11 that urges the pinching portion 8 in the direction in which the pinching portion 8 is brought into contact with each other around the fulcrum portion 10.

  As a result, the laundry scissors 4 are rotated by the spring force of the ring-shaped spring portion 11 to rotate the pinching portion 8 around the fulcrum portion 10 so as to be elastically contacted with each other and to rotate the knob portion 9 in a direction away from each other. It has become. Further, when the laundry scissors 4 are operated in a direction in which the knobs 9 are brought closer to each other against the spring force of the ring-shaped spring part 11, the sandwiching parts 8 rotate around the fulcrum part 10 in a direction away from each other. To open. The clothespin 4 is suspended from the hanger body 2 via a suspension member 13.

Utility Model Registration No. 3212423

  By the way, after the clothespin user dries and dries the laundry, the clothespin is removed and taken in from the clothespin. In this case, usually, the handle 9 is picked and the biasing force of the spring 11 is applied. Against this, the pinching part 8 is opened, and the laundry is removed and taken in.

  However, the operation of picking up the laundry by picking the picking portion 9 and opening the pinching portion 8 in this way is extremely complicated.

Therefore, the user may forcibly pull the laundry away from the sandwiching portion 8 without opening the sandwiching portion 8 in a state where the biasing force of the spring portion 11 is applied to the sandwiching portion 8, and the laundry scissors In some cases, the suspension member 13 that hangs 4 on the hanger body 2 is cut. In addition, the laundry may be severely damaged by pulling it forcibly.

In the first place, the operation of picking the knob portion 9 and opening the pinching portion 8 against the urging force of the spring portion 11 is extremely harsh for women, children, elderly people and the like who do not have finger strength.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a clothespin that can easily open / close the nip and remove the laundry from the nip.

In order to achieve the above object, the invention relating to a laundry scissor is a laundry scissor having an annular portion and a sandwiching portion for sandwiching the laundry, wherein the annular portion is twisted at an intermediate portion in the vertical direction. And having an upper annular portion and a lower annular portion that are formed in the vertical direction through the bent portion, and an upper hole portion formed inside the upper annular portion and an inner side of the lower annular portion The lower hole portion formed in the upper and lower portions communicates in the vertical direction, and the lower end of the lower annular portion is formed to be openable and closable and serves as a sandwiching portion for sandwiching the laundry.

According to the present invention, the annular portion has a rounded portion in which an intermediate portion in the vertical direction is bent, and has an upper annular portion and a lower annular portion that are formed in the vertical direction via the bent portion. The upper hole portion formed inside the upper annular portion and the lower hole portion formed inside the lower annular portion communicate in the vertical direction, and the lower end of the lower annular portion is formed to be openable and closable, Since it becomes the pinch part which pinches | interposes a laundry, opening / closing of a pinch part and removal of the laundry from a pinch part can be performed easily.

That is, since the clothespin simply opens and closes the lower end of the lower annular portion to form a pinching portion, the pinching force of the pinching portion can be set appropriately. Specifically, for example, a thumb and an index finger can be simply inserted into the lower hole, and the finger interval can be widened by the finger force to easily open the pinch, and the laundry can be inserted and pinched in the open pinch. .

In addition, since the holding force of the sandwiching portion is set appropriately, when taking in the laundry, even if the laundry is simply pulled downward, the laundry can be easily removed from the holding portion. And damage to the laundry can be reduced.

Since the upper annular portion and the lower annular portion are provided via the bent portion, when the lower annular portion is opened, the opening force is distributed to the bent portion and becomes a fulcrum for the opening / closing operation. The load applied to the top portion of the upper end of the upper annular portion can be reduced. Thereby, damage to the upper annular portion due to repeated opening and closing can be suppressed.

If the lower annular part is set to be longer in the vertical direction than the upper annular part, the length from the twisted part to the power point in the opening / closing operation can be set longer. An opening / closing operation performed by inserting a finger into the hole can be easily performed.

The upper annular portion and the lower annular portion may have different radii of curvature.

That is, if the curvature radius of the lower annular portion is set to be relatively larger than the curvature radius of the upper annular portion, the opening / closing operation can be performed more easily.

The lower annular portion may further have different radii of curvature on the upper side and the lower side.

In other words, the lower annular portion has a lower portion on which the laundry and the sandwiched portion are formed if the lower-side curvature radius is relatively smaller than the upper-side curvature radius. It becomes possible to prevent the angle of intersection with the lower side of the annular portion from becoming shallow.

That is, it becomes possible to set the said crossing angle large, and this can ensure the stable holding state of the laundry in a clamping part, making an opening-and-closing operation | movement easy.

According to the present invention, it is possible to easily open / close the nip portion and remove the laundry from the nip portion.

It is a perspective view which shows the structure of the clothespin which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a front view of the clothespin. It is a front enlarged view which expands and shows the clamping part of the same clothespin. It is a side view of the same clothespin. It is AA sectional drawing in FIG. 2 of the same clothespin. It is a figure for demonstrating the opening / closing operation | movement of the same clothespin, (a) is a front view which shows the state which inserted the finger | toe in the lower hole part of a lower annular part, (b) shows the state which open | released the clip part. Front view, (c), is a front view showing a state in which the laundry is sandwiched between the sandwiching portions. It is a side view which shows the state which pinched | interposed the laundry with two clothespins. It is a figure which shows the structure of the clothespin which concerns on the modification of this invention, (a) is a front view, (b) is an enlarged front view which expands and shows a clamping part. It is a side view which shows the structure of the clothespin which concerns on another modification of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of the clothespin which concerns on another modification of this invention. It is a front view which shows the structure of the clothespin which concerns on another modification of this invention. It is a front view which shows the structure of the clothespin which concerns on another modification of this invention. It is a figure which shows the hanging tool used in order to suspend the said clothespin, (a) is a front view, (b) is a top view, (c) is a side view. It is a side view which shows the state which suspended the clothespin using the hanging tool. It is a side view which shows the state which suspended the clothespin using the other hanging tool. It is a figure which shows another example of the hanging tool used in order to suspend the said clothespin, (a) is a side view, (b) is a top view, (c) is a bottom view, (d) is a bottom view. FIG. 5E is a rear view. It is a side view which shows the state which suspended the clothespin using the hanging tool. It is a figure which shows the state which deform | transformed the hanging tool, (a) is a front view which shows the state before a deformation | transformation, (b) is a front view which shows the state after a deformation | transformation. It is a figure which shows another example of the hanging tool, (a) is a side view, (b) is a plan view, (c) is a bottom view, (d) is a front view, and (e) is a front view. FIG.

[Composition of clothespin]
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. 1 is a perspective view showing a configuration of a clothespin 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a front view of the clothespin 1, and FIG. 3 is an enlarged front view of a pinching portion 50 of the clothespin 1. 4 is a side view of the clothespin 1, and FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the clothespin 1 taken along line AA in FIG.

In the following description, the vertical direction, the front-rear direction, and the left-right direction are defined with reference to the state in which the clothespin 1 is suspended on a laundry string or a laundry hanger, and the directions are shown in FIGS. And

The outline of the clothespin 1 of the present invention will be described with reference to these drawings. The clothespin 1 is formed symmetrically, and has an annular portion 10 and a sandwiching portion 50 that sandwiches the laundry 200. ing.

The laundry scissors 1 can be hung and hung downward by sandwiching the laundry 200 in the sandwiching portion 50.

The annular portion 10 is formed in a bowl shape and is formed by bending a plate-like body. The annular portion 10 includes an upper annular portion 20, a lower annular portion 30, and a kinked portion 40.

In other words, the annular portion 10 is a bent portion 40 in which an intermediate portion in the vertical direction is bent, and an upper annular portion 20 and a lower annular portion 30 are formed continuously in the vertical direction via the bent portion 40 ( The lower end of the upper annular portion 20 and the upper end of the lower annular portion 30 are continuous). The upper annular portion 20 and the lower annular portion 30 are formed to be curved in an arc shape.

An upper hole portion 21 is formed inside the upper annular portion 20 so as to penetrate in the front-rear direction, and a lower hole portion 31 is similarly formed inside the lower annular portion 30 so as to penetrate in the front-rear direction. ing.

The upper hole portion 21 and the lower hole portion 31 are continuous with each other in the vertical direction, and the continuous shape of the upper hole portion 21 and the lower hole portion 31 is also formed in a bowl shape.

The lower hole portion 31 of the lower annular portion 30 functions as an insertion portion for inserting a finger when the clothespin 1 is opened, as will be described later. The hole diameter of the lower hole portion 31 is set larger than that of the upper hole portion 21.

A lower end of the lower annular portion 30 is separated into a sandwiching portion 50, which is formed to be openable and closable. That is, by forming the lower end of the lower annular portion 30 separately, the upper annular portion 20 and the lower annular portion 30 are further separated into the left piece portions 22 and 32 side and the right piece portions 23 and 33 side. Is formed.

The sandwiching portion 50 is set at the lower end of the lower annular portion 30 that is separated, that is, the lower end of the left piece portion 32 and the right piece portion 33 of the lower annular portion 30. The top end is used as a fulcrum.

That is, in the opening / closing operation of the clothespin 1 and the sandwiching operation of the laundry 200, as shown in FIG. 6, first, for example, a thumb and an index finger are inserted into the lower hole portion 31 of the lower annular portion 30 (FIG. 6A), Next, the interval between the thumb and forefinger is widened to widen the space between the left pieces 22, 23 and the right pieces 23, 33, and the laundry 200 is inserted into the open pinch 50 while opening the pinch 50 (FIG. 6 ( b)) Subsequently, the finger is pulled out from the lower hole portion 31 to close the pinching portion 50 and pinch the laundry 200 (FIG. 6C). The opening / closing operation of the clothespin 1 may be performed by inserting a finger into the drooping portion 40.

Here, the lower annular portion 30 is set to be longer in the vertical direction than the upper annular portion 20.

More specifically, the vertical length LU (縊) of the upper annular portion 20 corresponding to the vertical length LL (the length from the bent portion 40 to the lower end of the lower annular portion 30) of the lower annular portion 30 shown in Formula 1. The ratio A to the length from the bent portion 40 to the upper end 20 ′ of the upper annular portion 20 is set to 1.5 to 2.5 (in this embodiment, for example, A is 2.1) Set).
[Expression 1] A = LL / LU

In this way, by setting the vertical length LL of the lower annular portion 30 to be longer than the vertical length LU of the upper annular portion 20, the force point (lower hole 31) The position of the finger inserted into the lower annular portion 30 can be easily opened and closed by inserting the finger into the lower hole portion 31 of the lower annular portion 30.

Further, when the ratio A of the vertical length of the lower annular portion 30 to the upper annular portion 20 is set to 1.5 to 2.5, the opening / closing operation can be performed more easily.

As is clear from the drawing, the width dimension (length in the left-right direction) of the central portion of the lower annular portion 30 is set to be larger than the width dimension (length in the left-right direction) of the upper annular portion 20. .

Further, the upper annular portion 20 and the lower annular portion 30 have different radii of curvature.

More specifically, the curvature radius RL of the lower annular portion 30 is set to be relatively larger than the curvature radius RU of the upper annular portion 20, and the upper annular portion 20 having the curvature radius RL of the lower annular portion 30 shown in Equation 2 is established. The ratio B to the curvature radius RU is set to 2.0 to 4.0 (in the present embodiment, for example, B is set to 2.5).
[Formula 2] B = RL / RU

Thus, by setting the curvature radius RL of the lower annular portion 30 to be relatively larger than the curvature radius RU of the upper annular portion 20, the force required to open and close the lower annular portion 30 is set to be relatively small. Thus, the opening / closing operation can be performed more easily.

Further, when the ratio B of the curvature radius RL of the lower annular portion 30 to the curvature radius RU of the upper annular portion 20 is set to 2.0 to 4.0, the opening / closing operation can be performed more easily.

Furthermore, the curvature of the lower annular portion 30 is different between the upper 30a side and the lower 30b side via the position E.

More specifically, the lower annular portion 30 is configured such that the curvature radius RLL on the lower portion 30b side is relatively smaller than the curvature radius RLU on the upper portion 30a side. The ratio C of the radius RLL to the curvature radius RLU on the upper portion 30a side is set to 0.3 to 0.6 (in the present embodiment, for example, C is set to 0.48).
[Expression 3] C = RLL / RLU

In this manner, the lower annular portion 30 has the laundry 200 and the sandwiching portion 50 sandwiched between the sandwiching portions 50 by making the curvature radius RLL on the lower 30b side relatively smaller than the curvature radius RLU on the upper 30a side. It is possible to prevent the crossing angle of the lower annular portion 30 forming the lower portion 30b side from becoming shallow.

That is, the crossing angle can be set to be large, thereby ensuring a stable holding state of the laundry 200 at the sandwiching portion 50 while facilitating the opening and closing operation.

Further, the ratio C of the curvature radius RLL on the lower portion 30b side of the lower annular portion 30 to the curvature radius RLU on the upper portion 30a side is set to 0.3 to 0.6, so that the laundry 200 can be stabilized in the sandwiching portion 50. Removal can be easily performed while pinching.

As is apparent from the figure, the upper annular portion 20 and the lower annular portion 30 formed by curving the plate-like body are set to have a thickness dimension relatively smaller than the width dimension in the depth direction (front-rear direction). The ratio D of the thickness dimension X shown in Equation 4 to the width dimension Y in the depth direction is set to 0.1 to 0.3 (in the present embodiment, for example, D is 0.00). 21).
[Equation 4] D = X / Y

Here, the protrusions 24 and 25 are provided on the outer peripheral surface of the upper annular portion 20 so as to extend in the circumferential direction.

In other words, the ridges 24 and 25 are provided on both the front end side and the rear end side extending in the circumferential direction of the outer peripheral surface of the upper annular portion 20, respectively.

That is, the upper annular portion 20 is set to have a relatively large thickness dimension at both edges where the ridges 24 and 25 are provided, and the concave dimension formed between the ridges 24 and 25 has a relative thickness dimension. Is set small.

On the other hand, the lower annular portion 30 is set to have a constant thickness, and the thickness is set to be relatively smaller than the thickness of the protrusions 24 and 25 of the upper annular portion 20. More specifically, the thickness of the lower annular portion 30 is set to be equal to the thickness of the recess 26.

In this way, by providing the protrusions 24 and 25 on the outer peripheral surface of the upper annular portion 20 so as to extend in the circumferential direction, the strength of the upper annular portion 20 serving as a base for opening and closing the clothespin 1 is increased. Thus, damage to the clothespin 1 due to repeated opening and closing can be reduced.

Further, the protrusions 24 and 25 are provided at both the front end side and the rear end side extending in the circumferential direction of the outer peripheral surface of the upper annular portion 20, whereby both edges of the upper annular portion 20 are reinforced and strengthened. It can be further increased.

Further, the lower annular portion 30 is configured to have a constant thickness, more specifically, a configuration in which no protrusions are provided on both edges of the lower annular portion 30, so that the force required to open and close the lower annular portion 30 is set. Can be prevented from becoming unnecessarily large.

Here, the lower end of the lower annular portion 30 forming the sandwiching portion 50 has a pair of sandwiching pieces 51 and 52 extending in a plate shape in the vertical direction. The pair of sandwiching pieces 51 and 52 are fixed to the lower end of the lower annular portion 30 (in the present embodiment, the pair of sandwiching pieces 51 and 52 rotates around the lower end of the lower annular portion 30. It does not move.)

That is, the sandwiching portion 50 is configured to sandwich the laundry 200 by elastically contacting and closing the pair of sandwiching pieces 51 and 52 so as to hold the pair of sandwiching pieces 51 and 52, and widen the distance between the left side portions 22 and 32 and the right side portions 23 and 33. The state in which the laundry 200 is sandwiched can be released by opening and separating the sandwiching pieces 51 and 52.

The pair of sandwiching pieces 51 and 52 includes lower projecting portions 51 a and 52 a projecting downward from the lower end of the lower annular portion 30, and upper projecting portions projecting upward so as to enter the lower hole portion 31 from the lower end of the lower annular portion 30. 51b, 52b.

The height positions of the upper ends of the upper projecting portions 51b and 52b are set in the lower region of the lower hole portion 31 (more specifically, the upper hole, the upper region, the intermediate region, and the lower region 3 in the vertical direction). When divided into two, the height positions of the upper ends of the upper protrusions 51b and 52b are set in the lower region of the lower hole 31).

That is, the height positions of the upper ends of the upper projecting portions 51 b and 52 b are set to positions below the central portion in the vertical direction of the lower hole portion 31, and the height does not reach at least the upper region of the lower hole portion 31. It is in the position.

Both inner surfaces 51 ′ and 52 ′ of the pair of sandwiching pieces 51 and 52 are formed so as to extend along the vertical direction and the front-rear direction. Then, a convex portion and a concave portion are formed on both inner surfaces 51 ′ and 52 ′, respectively, and the convex portion and the concave portion on the one inner surface 51 ′ side, It is configured to mesh. The convex portion and the concave portion are formed in a triangular mountain shape.

Thus, since it has decided to have a pair of clip pieces 51 and 52 extended in the shape of a plate in the up-and-down direction in the lower end which separated lower annular part 30 which constitutes clip part 50, it can pinch laundry 200 with a field. The laundry 200 can be stably sandwiched between the sandwiching portions 50.

Further, the pair of sandwiching pieces 51 and 52 forming the sandwiching part 50 are so formed as to enter the lower projecting parts 51 a and 52 a projecting downward from the lower end of the lower annular part 30 and the lower hole part 31 from the lower end of the lower annular part 30. Since the upper projecting portions 51b and 52b project upward, both the upper end and the lower end of the sandwiching portion 50 project from the separated lower end of the lower annular portion 30. Accordingly, when the laundry 200 sandwiched between the sandwiching portions 50 is spread by wind or the like, the upper end and the lower end of the sandwiching portion 50 can be held so as to bite the laundry 200 and can be prevented from coming off from the sandwiching portion 50.

Furthermore, since the height positions of the upper ends of the upper protrusions 51b and 52b are set in the lower region of the lower hole 31, the amount of the laundry 200 inserted into the lower hole 31 is small. However, the inserted laundry 200 can be easily protruded upward from the upper ends of the upper protrusions 51b and 52b. Further, the upper protrusions 51a and 51b can be less likely to obstruct the insertion of the finger into the lower hole 31.

Furthermore, a convex part and a concave part are formed on both inner surfaces 51 ′ and 52 ′ side of the pair of sandwiching pieces 51 and 52 in the sandwiching part 50, respectively, and the convex part and the concave part on one inner surface 51 ′ side when Since the other inner surface 52 ′ is engaged with the concave and convex portions on the inner surface 52 ′ side, the laundry 200 can be more stably sandwiched between the sandwiching portions 50.

The upper projecting portions 51 b and 52 b of the sandwiching portion 50 are parallel from the lower end of the lower annular portion 30 to the upper end of the lower annular portion 30, that is, the end when the palm is held.

On the other hand, the lower end side, that is, the terminal end side of the lower projecting portions 51a and 52a of the sandwiching portion 50 is formed so as to gradually increase as the distance between the pair of sandwiching pieces 51 and 52 goes downward when the palm is held. In this manner, the lower protrusions 51a and 52a of the sandwiching part 50 are formed such that the lower end sides thereof gradually increase as the distance between the pair of sandwiching parts 50 goes downward when the palm is held together. , 52a, the laundry 200 can be easily inserted from the lower end.

Here, the upper annular portion 20 has a first projecting portion 27 projecting upward from the upper portion of the upper annular portion 20 in more detail at the upper end 20 ′ (upper end top portion). More specifically, the first protrusion 27 is provided at the top of the upper end of one protrusion 25 on the outer peripheral surface of the upper annular portion 20, and the first protrusion 27 is a hole penetrating in the front-rear direction. 28.

Further, the upper annular portion 20 has a second projecting portion 29 at a position facing the first projecting portion 27 at the top of the upper end of the other protrusion 24 on the outer peripheral surface in more detail than the upper portion of the upper annular portion 20. Provided. The height of the upper end 29 ′ of the second protrusion 29 is set to a position lower than the height of the upper end 28 ′ of the hole 28 of the first protrusion 27 and higher than the height of the lower end 28 ″.

The second protrusion 29 has a concave groove 29a ′ penetrating in the front-rear direction on the upper surface, and the concave groove 29a ′ is formed in an arc shape when viewed from the front.

As described above, the upper annular portion 20 has the first projecting portion 27 projecting upward at the upper end 20 ′. The first projecting portion 27 has the hole 28 penetrating in the front-rear direction. The clothespin 1 can be easily suspended by inserting a string or a hanging tool 100 described later.

Moreover, since the 1st protrusion part 27 was provided in the top part of the upper end of the one protrusion 25 in the outer peripheral surface of the upper annular part 20, the installation position of the 1st protrusion part 27 is set to the front end side or the rear end. Can be biased to either side.

That is, as shown in FIG. 7, for example, two clothespins 1 are arranged symmetrically with the laundry 200 interposed therebetween so that the first protrusions 27 are on the outside, and two clothespins 1 The laundry 200 can be sandwiched by easily inclining so that the scissors 1 spread outward in the shape of a square. Thereby, the laundry 200 is hold | maintained so that it may be pulled outside, and a wrinkle etc. can be made difficult to be formed in the laundry 200.

Furthermore, since the second projecting portion 29 is provided on the top of the upper end of the other protrusion 24 on the outer peripheral surface of the upper annular portion 20 so as to face the first projecting portion 27, a string is attached to the hole 28. The string passed through the hole 28 can be further passed to the upper surface of the second protrusion 29. As a result, it is possible to generate a frictional force on both the first protrusion 27 and the second protrusion 29 with respect to the passed string. It becomes possible to prevent the laundry scissors 1 from moving along the string.

Furthermore, the second protrusion 29 is set such that the height of the upper end 29 ′ is lower than the height of the upper end 28 ′ of the hole 28 of the first protrusion 27 and higher than the height of the lower end 28 ″. Therefore, both the first projecting portion 27 and the second projecting portion 29 can generate a frictional force with respect to the further passed string.

Further, since the second protrusion 29 has a concave groove 29a ′ on the upper surface, and the concave groove 29a ′ is formed in an arc shape, the string passed through the hole 28 is connected to the second protrusion 29. It becomes easy to pass to the upper surface.

In addition, the top part of the recess 26 of the upper annular part 20 is formed in a slightly concave shape in the horizontal cross-sectional shape. In other words, the top of the recess 26 of the upper annular portion 20 is formed in a groove shape by being cut out in the front-rear direction in the same shape as the lower portion of the hole 28 so as not to form a step with the lower portion of the hole 28. This makes it easier to insert the string into the hole 28.

As described above, according to the laundry scissors 1 of the present invention, the annular portion 10 has the bent portion 40 in the middle portion in the vertical direction and is continuously formed in the vertical direction via the bent portion 40. The upper annular portion 20 and the lower annular portion 30 have an upper hole portion 21 formed inside the upper annular portion 20 and a lower hole portion 31 formed inside the lower annular portion 30. The lower annular part 30 is formed in a communicating bowl shape, and the lower end of the lower annular part 30 is separated. The upper annular part 20 and the lower annular part 30 further have left piece parts 22 and 32 and right piece parts 23 and 33 and can be opened and closed. In addition, the opening / closing operation is performed with the upper end (upper end top portion) of the upper annular portion 20 as a fulcrum, and the lower end of the lower annular portion 30 becomes the pinching portion 50 sandwiching the laundry 200. Opening / closing of the pinching part 50 and removing the laundry 200 from the pinching part 50 Teeth can be easily performed.

That is, the laundry scissors 1 can open and close the lower end of the lower annular portion 30 to form the pinching portion 50, so that the pinching force of the pinching portion 50 can be set appropriately. For example, by simply inserting a thumb and an index finger into the lower hole portion 32 and widening the gap between the fingers by the finger force, the pinching portion 50 can be easily opened, and the laundry 200 is inserted and pinched in the open pinching portion 50. be able to. That is, the pinching portion 50 can be easily opened without the necessity of resisting the urging force of the ring-shaped spring portion as in the prior art.

Moreover, since the pinching force of the pinching portion 50 is set appropriately, when the laundry 200 is taken in, the laundry 200 can be easily slipped out of the pinching portion 50 even if the laundry 200 is simply pulled downward. The damage to the laundry 200 can be reduced.

Furthermore, since the upper annular portion 20 and the lower annular portion 30 are provided via the bent portion 40, the opening force is dispersed in the bent portion 40 when the lower annular portion 30 is opened. It is possible to reduce the load applied to the upper end (upper end top portion) of the upper annular portion 20 serving as a fulcrum for the opening / closing operation. Thereby, damage to the upper annular portion 20 due to repeated opening and closing can be suppressed.

In addition, the holding force can be adjusted by, for example, winding a rubber band around the bent portion 40.

Of course, the clothespin 1 of the present invention can be variously modified and applied within the scope of the invention described in the claims.

For example, in the above-described embodiment, the convex portions and the concave portions on the both inner surfaces 51 ′ and 52 ′ side of the pair of sandwich pieces 51 and 52 in the sandwich portion 50 are formed in a mountain shape having a triangular cross section. However, it is good also as forming the cross-sectional rectangle shape like the clothespin 2 shown in FIG. 8, and also setting the height of a convex part high.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the upper annular portion 20 has the first projecting portion 27 projecting upward at the upper end, and the first projecting portion 27 has the hole 28 penetrating in the front-rear direction. However, like the laundry scissors 3 shown in FIG. 9, it has the connection part 26a which connects between the upper parts of the protrusions 24 and 25 in the both edges of the upper annular part 20, and in the connection part 26a and both edges. Even if the hole 28a is formed between the ridges 24, 25 and the recess 26, the required effect can be obtained.

Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, the pair of sandwiching pieces 51 and 52 of the sandwiching part 50 are fixed to the lower end of the lower annular part 30, but rotate around the lower end of the lower annular part 30. It may be possible.

Furthermore, like the laundry scissors 4 shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, the ridges 24 a, 25 a are set to the upper end of the lower annular portion 30 by setting the ridges 24 a, 25 a provided on the upper annular portion 20 large. The ridges 24 a and 25 a may cover the drooping portion 40. By providing the protrusions 24a and 25a in this manner, the bent portion 40 can be reinforced, and the bent portion 40 can be prevented from being damaged by repeated opening and closing. In this case, at least the middle part and the lower part side of the lower annular part 30 are set to have a constant thickness, and at least the middle part and lower part side thickness of the lower annular part 30 are the protrusions of the upper annular part 30. More specifically, the thickness of the lower annular portion 30 is set equal to the thickness of the recess 26.

Further, in the embodiment described above, the pinching portion 50 has a pair of pinching pieces 51 and 52. However, the lower annular portion 30 that is formed separately and opened and closed like the clothespin shown in FIG. Even if the laundry 200 is sandwiched by simply using the lower end as the sandwiching portion 50, the required effect can be obtained.

The laundry scissors 1, 2, 3, and 4 configured as described above are formed of a resin material, and the resin material can be polycarbonate. The laundry scissors 1, 2, 3, and 4 are integrally formed, and more specifically, can be integrally formed by using an injection mold, more specifically than a mold.

[Composition of hanging tool]
The hanging tool 100 of the present embodiment is used to suspend the laundry scissors 1, 2, 3, 4 in more detail than the above-described article. The hanging tool 100 is interposed between the clothespins 1, 2, 3, and 4 and the holding body that holds the clothespins 1, 2, 3, 4, more specifically between the laundry string and the laundry hanger. To do. As shown in FIG. 13, the hanging tool 100 includes an annular portion 101 having a long hole-like hole 101 ′ on the inside, and a rod-like shape extending downward from the annular portion 101 so as to contact the inner peripheral surface of the annular portion 101. Part 102.

The annular portion 101 has a communication portion 101a that is cut out so as to penetrate from the hole portion 101 'formed in the shape of an inner long hole to the outside and communicates the outer portion with the hole portion 101'. The communication portion 101a is provided on the lower side of the annular portion 101, and is formed in a slit shape by notching the annular portion 101 obliquely downward so as to penetrate from the inner hole portion 101 ′ to the outer side. The laundry string that suspends the clothespins 1, 2, 3, 4 can be inserted into the annular portion 101 and guided through the communication portion 101 a. By making the hole 101 ′ into a long hole shape, the position of the laundry string to be inserted can be flexibly changed.

The rod-like portion 102 is a straight portion 102a in which an upper portion and an intermediate portion are linearly continuous, and a bent portion 102b in which a lower portion is bent. The tip of the bent portion 102b is formed in a tapered shape so that the width dimension gradually decreases as it goes to the tip, and more specifically, the width dimension gradually decreases. More specifically, the tip of the bent portion 102b has a first claw portion 102b 'and a second claw portion 102' 'extending in a plate shape on the top and bottom, and the top surface of the first claw portion 102b' and the second claw portion 102b ' The claw portion 102b ″ is formed in a tapered shape such that the distance from the lower surface of the claw portion 102b ″ gradually becomes narrower toward the tip.

As described above, the hanging tool 100 according to the present embodiment includes the annular portion 101 having the hole portion 101 ′ on the inner side and the rod-like portion 102 extending downward from the annular portion 101. The rod-like portion 102 has an upper portion and an intermediate portion. Since the straight part 102a is a linear part 102a that is continuous in a straight line and the bent part 102b is bent at the lower part, for example, as shown in FIG. 14, the laundry string is passed through the hole 101 'of the annular part 101. At the same time, the bent portion 102b can be inserted into the hole 28 of the first projecting portion 27 of the laundry scissors 1, 2, 4, and the laundry scissors 1, 2, 4 can be easily suspended from the laundry string.

Moreover, since the lower part of the hanging tool 100 inserted in the clothespins 1, 2 and 4 is bent, when the laundry 200 is dried using the two clothespins 1, 2 and 4, The two clothespins 1, 2, 4 that incline so as to spread in a letter shape can be further inclined outward, and it is possible to further prevent formation of wrinkles or the like on the laundry 200.

In addition, since the tip of the bent portion 102b is formed in a tapered shape that becomes gradually thinner toward the tip, the tip of the bent portion 102b is formed in the hole of the first protruding portion 27 of the clothespins 1, 2, and 4. 28 can be easily inserted.

As in the hanging tool 100 shown in FIG. 15, the rod-shaped portion 102 ′ is formed in a J-shaped hook shape, and the curved tip portion is a hole in the first projecting portion 27 of the rinsing scissors 1, 2, 4. Although the required effect can be obtained even when it is inserted into 28 and suspended, the hanging tool 100 shown in FIG. 14 is more preferable because the effect of stretching the laundry 200 becomes larger.

Here, the hanging tool 100 configured as described above is formed of a resin material, and the resin material can be polycarbonate. Moreover, the suspending tool 100 is integrally formed, and more specifically, it can be integrally formed by using an injection mold, more specifically than a mold.

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Another example of the hanging tool is shown below. That is, the hanging tool 300 according to another example is used to suspend the laundry scissors 1, 2, 3, 4 more specifically than the above-described article. The hanging tool 300 is interposed between the clothespins 1, 2, 3, and 4 and the holding body that suspends and holds the clothespins 1, 2, 3, 4, more specifically between the laundry string and the laundry hanger. To do.

As shown in FIG. 16, the hanging tool 300 includes a first hanging portion 310 and a second hanging portion 320, and the first hanging portion 310 is hung on the laundry string in more detail than the holding body. The second suspension part 320 has a function to suspend the laundry scissors 1, 2, 3, 4 more specifically than the article.

The first hanging portion 310 and the second hanging portion 320 are made of a deformable material, and more specifically, are made of an elastically deformable material. The elastically deformable material is an elastic material, and more specifically includes a rubber-based material, a resin-based material, a silicon-based material, and a urethane-based material. It can be thermoplastic urethane (TPU).

That is, the first hanging portion 310 is an annular body having a first hole portion 311 penetrating inward in the left-right direction. The first hanging part 310 has a first communication part 312, and the first communication part 312 allows the outside and the inside first hole part 311 to communicate with each other so that the laundry string can be connected from the outside to the inside. It has a function of guiding the first hole 311 in a predetermined manner. The first hanging part 310 is configured to be separated via the first communication part 312. That is, the first communication portion 312 functions as a first separation portion 312 that separates from the outside toward the first hole portion 311 inside the first suspension portion 310.

More specifically, the first separation portion 312 (hereinafter simply referred to as the first separation portion 312) has a slit shape, and the slit width is 1 mm or less. The first separation portion 312 has a curved portion 312B that is curved and a straight portion 312A that communicates with the curved portion 312B and extends linearly. The first separating portion 312 has a curved portion 312B on the end 312b side of the first separating portion 312, and the straight portion 312A on the upper side of the curved portion 312B, that is, on the starting end 312a side of the first separating portion 312. (In addition, the dimension of the separation part is large on the start end 312a side).

The first separation portion 312 is formed between the two rod-shaped members 316 and 317 in more detail than a plurality. The two rod-shaped members 316 and 317 are provided so as to extend in parallel in a predetermined direction and be close to each other with a predetermined slit-shaped narrow space. That is, the two rod-like members 316 and 317 have curved portions 316B and 317B that are curved and straight portions 316A and 317A that extend linearly.

The two rod-shaped members 316 and 317 have curved portions 316B and 317B on the terminal end 312b side of the first separating portion 312, and the straight portions 316A and 317A are on the upper side, that is, the starting end 312a of the first separating portion 312. Have on the side.

  More specifically, the first suspending portion 310 is formed in a ring shape by a rod-shaped body, and in the clockwise direction, the rising portion 313, the protruding portion 314, the falling portion 315, the first downward inclined portion 316, and the first Two downward inclined portions 317 are provided.

That is, the rising portion 313 is formed so as to rise vertically and linearly upward.

The protruding portion 314 is formed continuously from the end 313b side of the rising portion 313 and is curved in a substantially U shape so as to protrude upward.

The falling portion 315 is formed continuously from the end 314b side of the protruding portion 314, and is formed so as to fall vertically and linearly downward.

The first downward inclined portion 316 is formed continuously from the end 315b side of the falling portion 315. The first downward inclined portion 316 extends linearly inward and obliquely downward toward the start end 313a side of the rising portion 313, and the end 316b side is in a predetermined slit shape with the start end 313a side of the rising portion 313. It extends to an adjacent position with a small narrow interval and is separated from the rising portion 313, and the end side 316b is a free end. The above-described falling portion 315 and the first downward inclined portion 316 form a bent shape that bends inward.

The second downwardly inclined portion 317 is parallel to the first downwardly inclined portion 316 on the further lower side of the first downwardly inclined portion 316 so as to be close to the first downwardly inclined portion 316 with a predetermined slit-like narrow space. It extends like so. The second downward inclined portion 317 has a start end 317a side connected to and connected to the start end 313a side of the rising portion 313, and the terminal end 317b side extends outwardly and extends toward the start end 316a side of the first downward inclined portion 316. 1 extends downward to a position close to the start end 316a side, and the end 317b side is a free end.

That is, the first downward inclined portion 316 and the second downward inclined portion 317 are a plurality of rod-like members 316 and 317 that form the first separating portion 312, and the first downward inclined portion 316 and the second downward inclined portion 316 A first separation unit 312 is set at a predetermined interval from the inclined unit 317. The first separation portion 312 has a straight portion 312A that linearly extends obliquely downward toward the inside and a curved portion 312B that is curved.

The first hanging portion 310 has a first hole portion 311 that is surrounded by the rising portion 313, the protruding portion 314, the falling portion 315, and the first downward inclined portion 316. The part 311 has a long hole shape that is long in the vertical direction. By making the first hole 311 into a long hole shape, it is possible to flexibly change the position of the laundry string to be inserted.

Further, the first downward inclined portion 316 has a curved surface 316 ′ that is curved at the end surface on the end 316b side and protrudes more obliquely downward from the lower side, and the second downward inclined portion 317 is the first downward inclined portion 317. The shape of the portion corresponding to the end 316b of the lower inclined portion 316 is a curved shape protruding downward along the curved surface, and the first separating portion 312 is located on the lower side along the curved surface 316 ′ on the end 312b side. It has a protruding part.

The second hanging part 320 is a hook-like body having a second hole part 320a inside. The second suspending portion 320 is provided continuously from the lower end of the first suspending portion 310 to the lower side from the starting end 313a of the rising portion 313 of the first suspending portion 310 and more specifically the second suspending portion 320. The end 320b side of the lowering part 320 is provided so as to be close to and separated from the first hanging part 310 with a predetermined slit-like narrow space.

That is, the predetermined interval formed between the end 320b side of the second suspension part 320 and the first suspension part 310 is the second hole part on the outside and the inside of the second suspension part 320. 320a (the second hole 320a inside the second suspension part 320 penetrates from side to side) to communicate with the article from the outside to the second hole part inside the second suspension part 320 The second communication portion 321 that guides to 320 a in a predetermined manner is used, and the second suspension portion 320 is separated from the first suspension portion 310 via the second communication portion 321.

The second communication part 321 has a slit shape, and the slit width is 1 mm or less. That is, the second communication portion 321 is set on the end 325b side of a rising portion 325 (to be described later) of the second hanging portion 320, and on the end 317b side of the second downward inclined portion 317 of the first hanging portion 310. And function as a second separation part 321 that separates in a predetermined manner (hereinafter, the second communication part 321 is referred to as a second separation part 321).

The second hanging portion 320 is formed in a substantially U-shaped hook shape by a rod-like body, and has a falling portion 322, a downward inclined portion 323, a protruding portion 324, and a rising portion 325 in a counterclockwise direction. doing.

That is, the falling portion 322 is formed so that the start end 322a side is continuous with the start end 313a side of the rising portion 313 of the first suspension portion 310, and extends so as to fall vertically and linearly downward. . The falling part 322 is formed coaxially with the rising part 313 of the first hanging part 310.

The downward inclined portion 323 is formed continuously from the end 322b side of the falling portion 322 and is formed to extend linearly diagonally downward toward the inside. A bent shape that is bent inward is formed by the downward inclined portion 323 and the falling portion 322 described above.

The projecting portion 324 is formed continuously from the end 323b side of the downward inclined portion 323 and is curved in a substantially U shape so as to project downward.

The rising portion 325 is formed continuously from the end 324b side of the protruding portion 324. The rising portion 325 is formed so as to rise toward the terminal end 317b side of the second downward inclined portion 317 of the first hanging portion 310 and is formed so as to rise vertically and linearly on the upper side. ing. The end portion 325b side of the rising portion 325 extends to a position adjacent to the end portion 317b side of the second downward inclined portion 317 of the first hanging portion 310 with a predetermined narrow slit-like narrow space. 2 is separated from the lower inclined portion 317, and the end 325b side of the rising portion 325 is a free end (note that the second separating portion 321 has an entrance side (the tip side of the rising portion 325), The size of the separation part is larger).
The rising portion 325 is formed coaxially with the falling portion 315 of the first hanging portion 310. That is, the first hanging part 310 and the second hanging part 320 have the same width dimension in the front-rear direction.

The end 325b side of the rising portion 325 of the second suspending portion 320 is formed so that the width dimension gradually decreases toward the tip end side, and has a pointed shape. Further, the end 325b side of the rising portion 325 of the second suspending portion 320 is an inclined surface that inclines so as to descend linearly from the outer side toward the inner second hole portion 320a.
Here, the inner side surrounded by the falling part 325, the downward inclined part 323, the protruding part 324, and the rising part 325 is defined as a second hole part 320a, and the second hole part 320a has a long length in the vertical direction. It is a hole. By making the second hole portion 320a into a long hole shape, the positions of the laundry scissors 1, 2, 4 to be inserted can be flexibly changed.

As shown in FIG. 17, the hanging tool 300 formed in this way has the first hanging portion 320 inserted into the hole 28 of the first protruding portion 27 of the clothespins 1, 2, 4. The clothespins 1, 2, 4 can be suspended by inserting the laundry string into the hanging part 310.

That is, since the hanging tool 300 is deformable, the first downward inclined portion 316 of the first hanging portion 310 and the rising portion 325 of the second hanging portion 320 are left and right as shown in FIG. It can be deformed by bending in the direction.

Thereby, even if it makes the 1st isolation | separation part 312 and the 2nd isolation | separation part 321 into slit shape, it can be changed so that the space | interval of the isolation | separation parts 312 and 321 may be expanded, The four holes 28 can be easily inserted through the separating portions 312 and 321 and guided to the first hole portion 311 and the second hole portion 320a inside the second suspension portion 320.

Moreover, since the deformation is elastic deformation, the separating portions 312 and 321 can be easily returned to the slit-like original shape even when deformed, and the laundry string and the laundry 200 are not easily detached. can do.

Further, since the first separating portion 312 has a curved portion 312B on the end 312b side, the laundry string guided to the first hole 311 of the first hanging portion 310 is further prevented from coming off. be able to.

The length dimension in the longitudinal direction of the first separation part 312 of the first suspension part 310, that is, the length dimension in the direction from the outside toward the inside, is the second separation part 321 of the second suspension part 320. The length is longer than the length in the longitudinal direction from the outside to the inside. That is, the first suspending portion 310 side is a fulcrum side of the suspension, and a large load is applied when it is shaken by wind or the like, but by setting the load when it is separated from the first separation portion 312 to be relatively large It is possible to reduce the laundry string from being detached from the first hanging portion 310.

Here, the insertion of the second hanging portion 320 into the holes 28 of the clothes scissors 1, 2, 4 is inserted from the end 325 b (the tip of the rising portion 325) of the rising portion 325 to the position reaching the downward inclined portion 323. Do.

As shown in FIG. 17, the clothespins 1, 2, 4 are suspended so as to be substantially orthogonal to the downward inclined portion 323 while being inserted to the position reaching the downward inclined portion 323, so that the relationship of the center of gravity is reached. The laundry scissors are suspended so that 1, 2, 4 are inclined with respect to the vertical direction. For this reason, it is possible to reduce the shaking of the clothespins 1, 2, 4 due to wind or the like, and to reduce the time of the shaking, and to reduce the trouble that the laundry 200 is detached from the clothespins 1, 2, 4. be able to.

In addition, when the laundry 200 is dried using two clothespins 1, 2, 4, the two clothespins 1, 2, 4 that are inclined so as to spread outwardly in a letter C shape are further inclined outwards. This makes it possible to further prevent formation of wrinkles on the laundry 200.

Further, the end 325b side of the rising portion 325 is formed so that the width dimension is gradually narrowed toward the tip side, and has a pointed shape, so the first of the clothespins 1, 2, 4 It is possible to further facilitate insertion of the hole 28 of the protruding portion 27.

In addition, even if it makes the 2nd suspension part 320 of the suspension tool 300 the structure which abbreviate | omitted the downward inclination part 323 as shown in FIG. 19, a required effect can be show | played.

That is, the second suspending portion 320 ′ of the suspending tool 300 ′ shown in FIG. 19 is formed in a substantially U-shaped hook shape by a rod-like body, and also has a falling portion 322 and a protruding portion counterclockwise. 324 ′ and a rising portion 325, the falling portion 322 and the rising portion 325 have the same configuration as the above-described hanging tool 300, and the protruding portion 324 ′ has a different configuration.

That is, the falling portion 322 is formed so that the start end 322a side is continuous with the start end 313a side of the rising portion 313 of the first suspension portion 310, and extends so as to fall vertically and linearly downward. . The falling part 322 is formed coaxially with the rising part 313 of the first hanging part 310.

The projecting portion 324 ′ is formed continuously from the end 322b side of the falling portion 322 without passing through the lower inclined portion 323, and is curved in a substantially U shape so as to project downward, and the end 324b. The 'side is formed continuously with the rising portion 325.

The rising portion 325 is formed continuously from the end 324b side of the protruding portion 324. The rising portion 325 is formed so as to rise toward the terminal end 317b side of the second downward inclined portion 317 of the first hanging portion 310 and is formed so as to rise vertically and linearly on the upper side. ing. The end portion 325b side of the rising portion 325 extends to a position adjacent to the end portion 317b side of the second downward inclined portion 317 of the first hanging portion 310 with a predetermined narrow slit-like narrow space. 2 is separated from the downward inclined portion 317, and the end 325b side of the rising portion 325 is a free end. The rising portion 325 is formed coaxially with the falling portion 315 of the first hanging portion 310. That is, the first hanging part 310 and the second hanging part 320 have the same width dimension in the front-rear direction.

By configuring the suspending tool 300 ′ in this manner, the centers of the laundry string, the suspending tool 300 ′, and the laundry scissors 1, 2, and 4 can be suspended so as to be aligned on the vertical line.

In addition, also in the hanging tool 300 ′, the inner side surrounded by the falling part 323, the protruding part 324 ′, and the rising part 325 is defined as a second hole part 320a ′, and the second hole part 320a ′ is formed in the vertical direction. It has a long slot shape.

As described above, in the hanging tools 300 and 300 ′ described above, the articles to be suspended are the laundry scissors 1, 2, 3, and 4. However, the present invention is not limited to this. In other words, the present invention is not limited to the clothespins 1, 2, 3, and 4, and may be used for hanging various articles that can be hung by the hanging tools 300 and 300 'such as a key, a key holder, a mobile phone, and a smartphone.

The present invention provides a deformable hanging tool and greatly contributes to the development of the miscellaneous goods / daily necessities industry.

A: Ratio of the vertical length of the lower annular portion to the vertical length of the upper annular portion LL: Vertical length LU of the lower annular portion LU: Vertical length of the upper annular portion B: Lower annular portion RL: curvature radius of upper annular portion RU: curvature radius of lower annular portion RU: curvature radius of upper annular portion C: ratio of curvature radius of lower side of lower annular portion to curvature radius of upper side RLL: lower portion Curvature radius RLU on the lower side of the annular portion: Curvature radius D on the upper side of the lower annular portion D: Ratio of thickness dimension to width dimension in the depth direction X: Thickness dimension Y: Width dimension E in the depth direction E: Position W ′: Width direction Length dimensions 1, 2, 3, 4: Washing scissors 10: annular portion 20: upper annular portion 20 ': upper end 21: upper hole portion 22: left piece portion 23: right piece portion 24, 25: ridge 24a, 25a: ridge 26: concave 26a: connecting portion 27: first protrusion 28: hole 28a: hole 28 ': upper end 28 ": lower end 29: second protrusion 29': upper end 29a ': concave groove 30: lower annular part 30a: upper part 30b: lower part 31: lower hole part 32: left piece part 33 : Right piece 40: bend portion 50: pinching portion 51, 52: pinching pieces 51 ′ and 52 ′: inner surface 51 a, 52 a: lower protruding portion 51 b and 52 b: upper protruding portion 100: hanging tool 101: annular portion 101 : Notch 101 ': hole 102: rod-like part 102': rod-like part 102a: straight part 102b: bent part 102b ': first claw part 102b ": second claw part 200: laundry 300: hanging Another example of tool 300 ': Yet another example of hanging tool 310: First hanging part 310': Lower end 311: First hole 312: First separating part (first separating part)
312A: Straight line part (downward inclined communication part)
312B: Music part (music communication part)
312a: Start end 312b: End 313: Rising portion 313: Start end 313b: Termination 314: Protruding portion 314b: Termination 315: Falling portion 315b: Termination 316: Bar-shaped member (first downward inclined portion)
316 ′: Curved surface 316A: Straight line portion 316B: Curved portion 316b: End point 316b ′: Curved portion 317: Bar-shaped member (second downward inclined portion)
317A: straight portion 317B: curved portion 317a: start end 317b: end 320: suspending portion 320 ': second suspending portion 320a: second hole 320a': second hole 320b: end 321: second Communication part (second separation part)
322: Falling portion 322a: Start end 322b: Termination 323: Downward inclined portion 323b: Termination 324: Projection 324 ′: Projection 324b: Termination 324b ′: Termination 325: Rise 325b: Termination

Claims (6)

A clothespin having an annular portion and a sandwiching portion for sandwiching the laundry,
The annular portion is a bent portion where an intermediate portion in the vertical direction is bent, and has an upper annular portion and a lower annular portion that are formed in the vertical direction via the bent portion. The upper hole formed on the inner side and the lower hole formed on the inner side of the lower annular part communicate in the vertical direction,
The lower part of the lower annular part is formed so as to be openable and closable, and serves as a sandwiching part for sandwiching the laundry. The clothespin according to claim 1, wherein the lower annular portion has a length in the vertical direction longer than that of the upper annular portion. The clothespin according to claim 1, wherein the upper annular portion and the lower annular portion are formed to be curved in an arc shape and have different radii of curvature. The clothespin according to claim 3, wherein a curvature radius of the lower annular portion is set to be relatively larger than a curvature radius of the upper annular portion. The clothespin according to claim 3 or 4, wherein the lower annular portion further has different radii of curvature on the upper side and the lower side. The clothespin according to claim 5, wherein the lower annular portion has a curvature radius on the lower side relatively smaller than a curvature radius on the upper side.

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