WO2020046095A1 - Individual portable device for drying and storing a garment outdoors - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to domestic articles, and more particularly to a device for concealing a cropped, open jacket with replaceable inserts during the drying and storage of same outdoors. The technical result achievable by means of the presently claimed invention is a simplification of the structure of the device and an improvement in the manufacturability and maintainability thereof. The claimed individual portable device has a collapsible folding structure consisting of: two interconnected inclined panels with feet; a shelf; and a base, which in an assembled state form a trapezoidal stand that conceals an undergarment stored thereinside. The shelf of the structure has a slot-like opening for retainably securing the hook of a hanger inserted into said opening, said hanger having movable clips for fastening an undergarment. The base of the structure serves to prevent the inclined panels from sliding apart and the undergarment from slipping onto the floor. The components of the structure are made of a synthetic material and have ventilation holes for providing the unobstructed movement of air inside the device.

Description

 INDIVIDUAL PORTABLE DEVICE FOR DRYING AND STORAGE OF LINEN

 ON OPEN AIR

The invention relates to household appliances, and in particular to a device that hides a shortened open jacket with interchangeable inserts during drying and storage in an open space, described in the invention of underwear, which serves to prevent contamination of outer clothing with sweat discharge of a person. The objective of the present invention is to provide a device, upon external examination of which it is not possible to obtain complete visual information about the shortened jacket or other underwear stored in it during drying and storage in open space.

It is known that underwear, including a shortened jacket, refers to the intimate part of a person’s wardrobe. Therefore, people, as a rule, try to hide it when worn under outerwear, and store their underwear in their personal space at home. This is dictated by their desire to avoid the formation of negative associations about themselves and to control the dissemination of personal information regarding underwear.

However, in the absence of sufficient personal space in modern cities, where most of the residents live together mainly in limited living areas, drying of washed intimate things is usually done in an open way. It means that the cohabitants are forced to dry underwear in front of each other and their visitors in public places, in particular in sanitary facilities and on balconies, or by hanging intimate things on clothes dryers and heating radiators inside apartments. Of course, this cannot do without prejudice to the social assessment of the owner’s personality, since the release of underwear from the private sphere can compromise it in the eyes of others. At the same time, the same public drying of underwear leads to the restriction of freedom of other people who are not able to protect themselves from the sight of strangers who are available for inspection during drying, intimate things. Moreover, an increasing social disapproval currently causes the appearance of underwear on balconies and windows of a residential building. Since, on its outer side, an intimate thing can not only be dried unnoticed by other people, but its visible appearance outside the house significantly worsens the appearance of the facade of the city building. In well-known foreign inventions, a wide selection of devices for drying and storing clothes is presented, which, however, do not fully satisfy user needs to prevent violation of the privacy of drying underwear in open space.

Known suspended on a rotating hook support frame of a rectangular shape according to US patent US 2117656A, IPC A47G 25/24, publ. 05/17/1937, on which a cover is installed with an internal wire frame for long clothes, allowing you to store it in a folded form along the waist line. ^*

 A known container with hangers-hanger for storing clothes according to US patent US 2324072A, IPC A47G 25/54, publ. 07/13/1943, having a frame frame made in the form of a parallelepiped of fabric strips and zippered wall for access to the inside of the container.

 A device for drying clothes from woolen fabrics according to US patent US 2521100A, IPC D06F57 / 00, publ. 09/05/1950, which is an identical frame connected by means of hinges with screens of mesh fabric material, clamping drying clothes together.

 Known floor combined hanger with a container for storing children's clothing and shoes according to US patent US 3915305 A, IPC A47B61 / 00, publ. 10/28/1975, formed from the front, mirror back, left side closing panels and the right side flap, fastened together by slots and rubber bands on metal heads and forming a triangular body, the upper part of which is shaped like a head with a neck and shoulders of a toy person.

 Known means of transportation and storage of a diver's wetsuit according to US patent US 4949842A, IPC D06F95 / 004, publ. 08/21/1990, which is a bag for luggage, consisting of the upper part having a hole for the hook of the hanger-shoulder for hanging up the wetsuit and the bag itself, the middle part made of mesh ventilation material and the lower part made in the form of a gutter made of waterproof material with a hole for draining the collected fluid.

 - Known - a rectangular frame of wire rods according to the patent

USA US 692291 1B2, IPC A47G25 / 443, publ. 08/02/2005, which is a rim for a porous material stretched over it, acting as a substrate with clamps for fastening, a drying garment laid out on it. The frame has a loop element for the hook of the hanger-shoulder and is mounted on the supporting structure or at an angle near the wall to drain off the non-evaporated liquid. On the back of the frame can circulating hot fluid tubes should be installed to speed drying of clothes.

 Common disadvantages of the known inventions include the complexity of manufacturing and the complexity of the operation of the proposed devices, the versatility and cumbersome of which do not allow them to be adapted for individual private drying and storage of underwear in open space.

 Closest to the claimed device is a decorative mobile drying cabinet for laundry with the supply of heated air inside it according to US patent US 3866336A, IPC D06F58 / 10, publ. 02/18/1975, having a lattice front and side walls that hide the clothes drying in it from the views of people around. The upper part of the cabinet can be decorated with a container for indoor plants or a composition of other decorative elements.

 Accepted as a prototype of the invention has a number of significant drawbacks that limit its use in modern operating conditions. In particular, the massiveness and stationary nature of the analog device makes it impossible to transport it while traveling. In addition, the need to use an electric device for the forced supply of heated air to the inside of the device requires the organization of a source of electric energy near the cabinet and its constant stay in electric rooms.

 The existing disadvantages in the presented examples of the prior art that complicate the operation of known devices are overcome in accordance with the present invention.

The objective of the present invention is to provide a device, upon external examination of which it is not possible to obtain complete visual information about the shortened jacket or other underwear stored in it during drying and storage in open space.

 The technical result obtained by using the device implemented in the present invention is expressed in simplifying the design of the device and increasing its production and operational manufacturability.

Ensuring the receipt of the specified technical result is achieved by using a collapsible folding design in the form of a compact trapezoidal rack in a portable individual device, according to which a hidden underwear item can be quickly and easily inserted into and removed from the interior of the structure. The proposed simplified design, having a small weight, can be easily assembled and disassembled by an inexperienced user for ease of use of the device each time it is used while traveling. Due to the lack of dependence on power and aesthetically pleasing, this device can be placed outside a residential building without prejudice to its facade and public relations.

 Other objectives and existing advantages of the claimed device will be disclosed in the following description of the invention in accordance with the attached claims.

In a collapsible design, the existing components, in particular two rectangular inclined panels-9, are identical in size and are connected by their upper edges to the shelf-3 of the structure at the top and lower edges with the base-1 1 at the bottom. Other necessary components - the shelf and the base of the structure, are made smaller than the inclined panels, and the base should be wider than the shelf so that the assembled structure can take the form of a trapezoidal rack in which the panels are inclined relative to the main axis of the structure. The base - 1 1 in the design is used to limit the separation of the inclined panels and to prevent slipping of linen on the floor. Shelf-3 of the design is made in the form of a horizontal bar and has a slit-shaped hole-6 for moving the hook in it- 4 from the hanger — 8 with mobile clips — 7, with which the laundry is fixed on the hanger. In order for the washed underwear to be hidden during the individual drying process in an open space, it is pre-fixed with clips on the hanger, after which the hook of the hanger with the linen must be pushed all the way into the shelf opening between its panels, where it is fixed with a locking fastener - 5. Locked Thus, in the opening of the shelf, the hook of the hanger is designed to hang the device together with the contents of the laundry on the clothesline outside the living room, for example on a balcony, or on a fastener in the walls e inside the dwelling, or on a bar in a cabinet or on a rod of a household dryer. In the absence of a suspension device, the device can be used in a floor-mounted version, in which the assembled product resembles a “hut” on four legs - 12, providing it with four support points to resist falling if the rack is installed on the floor of the room or on any piece of furniture with horizontal surface.

 The proposed design of the device allows you to disassemble it into individual components and reassemble, as well as fold without disassembling, for the possibility of transporting the device disassembled or folding during travel. For this, the structural components, in particular the base, shelf and inclined panels of the rack, are easily disconnected from each other by unfastening the utilitarian split rivets-1, which are equipped with elastic strap fasteners-2.

Flat components of the device have ventilation openings-10, which provide unhindered movement of air in the interior of the rack, so necessary for drying wet laundry. The absence of side panels in the attached device also serves to enhance the air flow, accelerating the drying of linen.

The invention is illustrated in the drawing, which shows the proposed embodiment of an individual portable device having a collapsible folding structure, which consists of two inclined panels - 9 with legs - 12, shelves - 3 and base - 1 1 structures connected by elastic strap fasteners - 2 with utilitarian rivets - 1 and forming an assembled trapezoidal rack, hiding the underwear stored in it. In the shelf-3 of the construction there is a slit-shaped hole-6 for retaining fastening-5 of the hook advanced in it- 4 from the hanger — 8 with movable clips — 7 for attaching underwear. The base - 1 1 in the design is used to limit the separation of the inclined panels and to prevent slipping of linen on the floor. Construction components are made of synthetic material and have ventilation openings-10 to ensure unhindered movement of air in the internal space of the device, under the influence of which the underwear stored in the device can be dried in an open space.

The components can be made of any suitable synthetic material that is resistant to high temperature and ultraviolet radiation, is not sensitive to moisture, has deformation-resistant properties and is lightweight and low in cost.

 To give the proposed device an aesthetic appearance, an original product design can be developed, the panels and other components of which can be decorated with drawings or images from materials that differ from the main surface of the components. Also, on the components of the rack, it may be possible for the owner to apply conditional inscriptions and recognizable markings to identify the product.

 The dimensions of the proposed device can vary in accordance with the standard sizes of the models of a shortened jacket or other underwear, allowing you to completely hide the underwear stored in it of the appropriate size when unfolded.

 The production of the proposed device can be carried out in series, since its manufacture uses affordable and inexpensive synthetic materials, and the correct form of components and the energy autonomy of the device greatly simplify the process of its manufacture.

Claims

 Individual portable device that hides a shortened open jacket with removable liners during drying and storage in open space Claim The proposed portable decorated device that hides the clothes drying in it from the views of other people, characterized in that it has a compact and collapsible folding structure, which consists of two inclined panels with legs, shelves and the base of the structure, connected by elastic webbing fasteners with utilitarian rivets and forming assembled trapezoidal rack, hiding underwear stored in it. In the design shelf there is a slit-like hole for locking fastening of the hook of the hanger, which is promoted in it, with mobile clips for attaching underwear. The base in the structure serves to limit the sliding of the inclined panels and to prevent the laundry from slipping on the floor. The structural components are made of synthetic material and have ventilation openings to ensure unhindered movement of air in the internal space of the device, under the influence of which the underwear stored in the device is dried in an open space.