JPH0633991U - Pill remover - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] To provide a pill removing device which can easily and surely remove pills with a simple structure and which eliminates the possibility of damaging the fabric and improves the workability of removing pills. [Structure] In a pill removing device that rubs and separates pills on the surface of a textile product, a part 2 for scraping pills is composed of a hook-and-loop fastener member 4 having a large number of hook-shaped projections on the surface of a base cloth.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a pilling device for removing pilling or pills (pills) generated on the surface of textile products such as woven fabrics and knitted fabrics.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 Small fluffy pills are produced on the surface of knitted yarns such as sweaters and other textile products such as clothing. In order to remove such pills from the aspect of clothing, hitherto, a fluff ball is used to scrape off the pill, or a T-shaped safety razor-shaped cutter is used to cut off the pill. In addition, various types of electric pill removing machines using a rotary cutter have been proposed in order to efficiently perform pill removal.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 However, the conventional brush-type pill remover cannot remove pills cleanly and reliably, which requires time and effort to remove pills, and the fabric is damaged due to repeated rubbing of clothes. It was. Further, when a cutter is used, there is a problem that the cloth is cut regardless of the manual type or the electric type. For this reason, it is necessary to perform extremely careful removal of pills, and especially in the case of high-quality fabrics such as mohair and cashmere that have long fuzz (hair) such as angora, they cannot be used due to fear of cutting. .

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned drawbacks of the prior art, and can easily and surely remove pills with a simple structure, and eliminates the risk of damaging the fabric and removing pills. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a pill removing device with improved properties.

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, in the present invention, in a pill removing device for rubbing and peeling pills on the surface of a textile product, the part for scraping pills is a surface fastener having a large number of hook-shaped projections on the surface of the base cloth. It is composed of members.

[0006]

[Action]

 By rubbing the surface of the garment with the hook-and-loop fastener member, the pills can be swiftly and reliably removed from the garment.

[0007]

【Example】

 1A and 1B show a pill removing device according to an embodiment of the present invention, wherein FIG. 1A is a perspective view and FIG. 1B is a longitudinal sectional view. The pill removing device 1 is made of plastic or wood and is composed of a pill removing part 2 and a handle part 3. A surface fastener member 4, which will be described later, is attached to the lower surface of the scraping portion 2. The surface fastener member 4 rubs the surface of a textile product such as clothing to remove the pills. The surface fastener member 4 may be replaceable.

FIG. 2 shows a pill removing device according to another embodiment of the present invention, (A) is a perspective view and (B) is a longitudinal sectional view. The pill remover 5 according to this embodiment has a structure in which a surface fastener member 4 is attached to the lower surface of a sponge material 6. A constricted portion 7 is formed on the sponge material 6 in order to make it easier to hold the sponge material and improve workability. By using such a sponge material 6, an appropriate elastic force can be obtained when the pill removing device 5 is pressed against a clothing or the like and rubbed, so that the pill removing operation is performed more smoothly. It is desirable that the lower surface of the sponge material has a somewhat convex shape in terms of workability, and the pills can be removed more reliably.

Next, the structure of the surface fastener member 4 used in the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 3 (A), the hook-and-loop fastener member 4 used in each of the above-described embodiments has a hook-shaped protrusion made of nylon or another suitable resin material on the surface of a base cloth 8 made of nylon, for example. A large number of materials 9 are provided. The tip of the hook-shaped projection member 9 is bent into a substantially U shape. Such a surface fastener member is generally used together with the opposed surface fastener member 10 in which the loop material 12 is provided on the base fabric 11 to form mutually removable surface fasteners. Such surface fasteners are commercially available as, for example, Magiccross (registered trademark, Kanebo Co., Ltd.), Velcro (registered trademark, Kuraray Co., Ltd.), and the like. In the present invention, of the pair of surface fastener members composed of such hook-like projections and loop members engaging with the hook-like projections, the hook-and-loop fastener member on the side provided with the hook-like projections is used as the pilling means. There is.

FIG. 3B shows another example of the surface fastener member. The hook-and-loop fastener member 13 is formed by providing a large number of mushroom-shaped (or umbrella-shaped) hook-shaped projection members 15 on a base cloth 14. Other configurations, functions and effects are similar to those of the example of FIG. The tip shape of the hook-shaped projection material is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiment, and may be L-shaped, spherical or linear.

The pills formed on the surface of the garment are peeled off by rubbing a garment such as a sweater using the surface fastener member having the above configuration. The attachment member to which the surface fastener member is attached is not limited to the embodiment shown in FIG. 1 or FIG. 2, and various shape and material members can be appropriately selected. Further, the present invention can be applied not only to removing pills of clothes, but also to carpets and other fiber products.

[0012]

[Effect of device]

 As described above, according to the present invention, by using a hook-and-loop fastener member having a large number of hook-shaped protrusions on a base cloth to scrape and remove the pills, it is possible to easily and surely remove the cloth or the like without damaging the cloth. The pills of the textile product can be removed, and the pill removal work can be performed promptly without any trouble. In addition, since there is no need to use a cutter, there is no risk of cutting the fabric, and it can be used with peace of mind even on long-haired textile products such as angora and mohair.

[Brief description of drawings]

1A and 1B are a perspective view and a vertical cross-sectional view, respectively, of a pill remover according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2A and 2B are a perspective view and a vertical cross-sectional view, respectively, of a pill removing device according to another embodiment of the present invention.

3A and 3B are cross-sectional views of different examples of surface fastener members used in the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1, 5; pill removing device, 2; pill scraping part, 3; handle part, 4; surface fastener member, 6; sponge material, 8, 1
4; base cloth, 9, 15; hook-shaped projection material.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A pill removing device for rubbing and peeling pills on the surface of a textile product, wherein the rub-off portion is constituted by a surface fastener member having a large number of hook-shaped projections on the surface of the base cloth. A pill remover.