JP6582197B1 - Laundry basket - Google Patents

Abstract

A laundry basket is provided that can be easily transported and the height of a basket body can be easily adjusted. This laundry basket 1 has support pipes 2a and 2b provided with lower locking holes 21a and 21b and upper locking holes 22a and 22b, a support body 3, and locking pins 41a and 41b at the lower part. The vertically movable tubes 4a and 4b provided, the handle 5 connected to the upper portions of the vertically movable tubes 4a and 4b and provided with an unlocking button 51, and the first basket body attached to the vertically movable tubes a and 4b 6 and the second basket body 7 attached to the support pipes 2a and 2b, and the locking pins 41a and 41b are locked to the lower locking holes 21a and 21b or the upper locking holes 22a and 22b. The first basket main body 6 is fixed to the first position or the second position by pressing the locking release button 51, and the lower locking holes 21a, 21b or the upper locking holes 22a of the locking pins 41a, 41b 22 Engagement of the can is released. [Selection] Figure 6

Description

  The present invention relates to a laundry basket.

  Laundry baskets (washing baskets) are widely used for carrying freshly washed clothes. In the laundry basket, when putting freshly washed clothes on a clothesline etc., the position of the basket body containing the clothes is raised so that clothes can be taken out without placing a burden on the knees and waist It has been known.

  For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a laundry basket (household container) in which a foldable leg is provided at the bottom of the basket body, and the position of the basket body can be raised by raising the leg. It is disclosed. Patent Document 2 includes a basket body and a frame body that can store the basket body. Usually, the basket body is housed in the frame body, and when the position of the basket body is to be raised, the frame body is used as a base. A laundry basket is disclosed in which a basket body is placed on the basket. In Patent Document 3, two basket bodies (baskets) of different sizes are provided. Usually, one side is inserted into the other side to make a double, and when one wants to raise the position of the basket body, the other side is the other side. A laundry basket is disclosed that allows it to be rotated 45 ° on top of it.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 9-254993 Registered Utility Model No. 3008615 Registered Utility Model No. 3120229

  However, the structure disclosed in Patent Document 1 requires an operation of changing the leg from the folded state to the standing state simultaneously with the operation of lifting the basket body. In the structure disclosed in Patent Document 2, an operation (transportation or the like) for handling the frame is required in addition to the operation for handling the basket body. In addition, the structure disclosed in Patent Document 3 is not easily transported, and requires an operation of rotating the basket body at a predetermined angle separately from the operation of lifting the basket body. Such an operation cannot be said to be a burden on the knees and hips, considering that washing is a daily work performed almost every day.

  The present invention has been made in view of such reasons, and its purpose is easy to carry and the height of the basket body can be easily adjusted, thereby reducing the burden on the knees and waist. It is to provide a laundry basket that can be made smaller.

To achieve the above object, laundry basket according to claim 1 includes a pair of strut pipe provided so as to vertically, a support for supporting the lower portion of the pair of columns tubes, the pair a pair of vertical movement pipe provided inside the strut tube movably, one handle connected the upper portion of the pair of vertical movement tube, and unlocking button only one, at least one Each of the pair of strut tubes is provided with a lower locking hole at a lower portion thereof and an upper locking hole at an upper portion thereof , and each of the pair of vertically moving tubes is provided at a lower portion thereof. internal to the locking pin is provided, wherein one of the handle, the locking release button is provided et been, and rod which extends in the horizontal direction is attached to the locking release button of the handle And at least one bus Socket body, a first basket body is attached to the pair of vertical movement tube, the lower locking of each of the locking pin of the pair of pillar tubes of each of the pair of vertical movement tube of which The first basket main body is fixed at the first position by being locked in the hole, and the locking pins of the pair of vertically moving tubes are the upper locking of the pair of column tubes. the first basket body by engaging the hole is fixed to the second position higher than the first position, the vertical movement of the pair and the rod is lowered by depression of the locking release button The locking pin of each of the tubes can be unlocked to the lower locking hole or the upper locking hole of each of the pair of column tubes .

  The laundry basket according to claim 2, in the laundry basket according to claim 1, wherein the at least one basket body further includes a second basket body attached to the at least one pair of support pipes, When the first basket body is in the first position, the first basket body enters the inside of the second basket body.

  The laundry basket according to claim 3 is the laundry basket according to claim 2, wherein the bottom of the first basket body can be flipped up.

  The laundry basket according to claim 4 is the laundry basket according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the support is foldable, and the first basket body is foldable. It is characterized by.

  According to the laundry basket of the present invention, transportation is easy and the height of the basket body can be easily adjusted, thereby reducing the burden on the knees and waist.

It is a perspective view of the laundry basket which concerns on embodiment of this invention, Comprising: The state when a 1st basket main body is fixed to the 1st position is shown. It is a perspective view of a laundry basket same as the above, Comprising: The state when a 1st basket main body is fixed to the 2nd position is shown. It is a perspective view of a laundry basket same as the above, Comprising: When a 1st basket main body is fixed to a 2nd position, a state when the bottom part of a 1st basket main body is flipped up is shown. It is a perspective view of a laundry basket same as the above, Comprising: When a 1st basket main body is fixed to a 1st position, the state when the bottom part of a 1st basket main body is flipped up is shown. It is a front view which expands and shows the vicinity of the hinge in a laundry basket same as the above, (a) is a state at the time of normal use, (b) is a state at the time of bending. It is sectional drawing which shows the structure of a pair of support | pillar pipe | tube, a pair of up-and-down moving pipe | tube, and a handle | steering_wheel in a laundry basket same as the above, Comprising: A thing with the locking pin locked to the lower locking hole of a pair of support | pillar pipe. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of the latching pin vicinity of the up-and-down movement pipe | tube in a laundry basket same as the above, (a) is the state which the latching pin latched in the lower latching hole or upper latching hole of a support | pillar pipe, b) shows a state in which the locking pin is unlocked from the lower locking hole or the upper locking hole of the column tube. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the first basket body enters the second basket body in the laundry basket same as above, and is a normal state in which the bottom portion of the first basket body is not raised. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the first basket main body has entered the second basket main body in the laundry basket same as above, with the bottom of the first basket main body jumping up. It is a perspective view of a laundry basket same as the above, Comprising: The state of space-saving storage is shown. In the laundry basket same as the above, it is a sectional view showing a state in which the first basket body enters the second basket body, and shows a state of space-saving storage. It is a perspective view of another laundry basket which concerns on embodiment of this invention, Comprising: The state when a 1st basket main body is fixed to the 1st position is shown. It is a perspective view of another laundry basket same as the above, Comprising: The state when the 1st basket main body is fixed to the 2nd position is shown. FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the first basket main body has entered the second basket main body in another laundry basket same as above, and is a normal state in which the bottom portion of the first basket main body is not flipped up. FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the first basket main body has entered the second basket main body in another laundry basket same as above, with the bottom portion of the first basket main body jumping up. It is a perspective view of another laundry basket same as the above, Comprising: The state of space-saving storage is shown. It is sectional drawing which shows the state which the 1st basket main body entered the 2nd basket main body in another laundry basket same as the above, Comprising: The state of a space-saving storage is shown.

  Hereinafter, embodiments for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the laundry basket 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention includes a pair of support pipes 2 a and 2 b, a support body 3, a pair of vertical movement tubes 4 a and 4 b, a handle 5, A first basket body 6 and a second basket body 7 are provided. 1 to 4, the support pipe 2b is hidden because of the angle of the perspective view, but the support pipe 2b is shown in FIG. 6 described later.

  The pair of support pipes 2a and 2b are provided in the vertical direction. Each of the pair of support pipes 2a, 2b is provided with lower locking holes 21a, 21b at the lower part thereof and upper locking holes 22a, 22b at the upper part thereof (see FIG. 6 described later). The pair of support pipes 2a and 2b (and the support 3, the pair of up and down moving pipes 4a and 4b, and the handle 5) are not particularly limited, but metal materials such as aluminum, plastic materials such as polypropylene, and the like Can be used.

  The support 3 supports the lower portions of the pair of support pipes 2a and 2b. For example, the support body 3 has an annular support portion 31 that forms a relatively large occupied area, and can be attached to each of the pair of column pipes 2 a and 2 b at two locations of the annular support portion 31. The annular support portion 31 is in contact with the floor surface or the ground (specifically, through a plurality of rollers 311, 311,...), Thereby stably supporting the pair of column pipes 2 a and 2 b. be able to. Further, the annular support portion 31 can be attached with a plurality of rollers 311, 311,... So that the laundry basket 1 can easily move on the floor surface or the ground. Moreover, the support body 3 can have the horizontal support part 32 which connects the lower part of a pair of support | pillar pipe | tube 2a, 2b mutually. As shown in FIG. 1 and the like, the horizontal support portion 32 may be integrally formed with the pair of support pipes 2a and 2b, or may be a separate member.

  Moreover, the support body 3 (specifically, the annular support portion 31) can be bent at the above-described two places attached to the pair of support pipes 2a and 2b. In order to be foldable, hinges 312 and 312 can be used. For example, the hinge 312 is provided with magnets 312a and 312a, so that they are attracted to each other during normal use to keep the annular support 31 in a horizontal position as shown in FIG. 5 (a). ), The ring-shaped support portion 31 can be bent by separating them.

  The pair of up-and-down moving tubes 4a and 4b are provided so as to be movable within the pair of column tubes 2a and 2b. As shown in FIG. 6, each of the pair of vertically moving tubes 4a and 4b is provided with locking pins 41a and 41b at the lower part thereof. The locking pins 41a and 41b can be locked in the lower locking holes 21a and 21b of the pair of column pipes 2a and 2b. The locking pins 41a and 41b can be locked in the upper locking holes 22a and 22b of the pair of column pipes 2a and 2b.

  The handle 5 connects the upper parts of the pair of vertical movement tubes 4a and 4b. The handle 5 is provided with a lock release button 51. When the locking pins 41a and 41b of the pair of vertically moving tubes 4a and 4b are locked in the lower locking holes 21a and 21b of the pair of column tubes 2a and 2b, the locking is released by the locking release button 51. This is possible by pressing. Further, when the locking pins 41a and 41b of the pair of vertically moving tubes 4a and 4b are locked in the upper locking holes 22a and 22b of the pair of column tubes 2a and 2b, the release of the locking is unlocked. This is possible by pressing the button 51.

  A structure that enables the above-described locking and unlocking will be described below with reference to FIG. The lock release button 51 is attached with a rod body 52 extending in the longitudinal direction of the handle body 50, that is, in the horizontal direction inside the handle body 50 of the handle 5, and the rod body 52 includes a plurality of spring bodies 53. , 53,... Are attached to the handle body 50. The rod body 52 is connected to the rod body connection tools 54a and 54b at the end of the handle 5 (handle body 50), and the rod body connection tools 54a and 54b are connected to the inside of the vertically moving tubes 4a and 4b in the vertical direction. The upper ends of the rod bodies 42a and 42b are further connected. The lower ends of the rod bodies 42a and 42b are connected to the locking controllers 43a and 43b.

  With this structure, when the lock release button 51 is pressed, the rod body 52 is lowered and the rod bodies 42a, 42b and the lock control tools 43a, 43b are lowered, and when the lock release button 51 is stopped being pressed, The restoring force of the spring bodies 53, 53,... Returns the rod body 52 and the locking release button 51 to the original height, and the rod bodies 42a, 42b and the locking control tools 43a, 43b return to the original height. .

  As shown in FIG. 6 and FIGS. 7A and 7B, the locking pins 41a and 41b have a large-diameter base end so as to move appropriately only in the horizontal direction. Are in contact with or in close proximity to the bottom plates 44a, 44b of the vertical movement tubes 4a, 4b and the mounting plates 45a, 45b fixed to the vertical movement tubes 4a, 4b. Further, the end surfaces of the base end portions of the locking pins 41a and 41b are attached to the vertical movement tubes 4a and 4b via spring bodies 46a and 46b. Locking claw portions 47a and 47b are swingably attached to the mounting plates 45a and 45b, and locking control tools 43a and 43b are disposed above the locking release claw portions 47a and 47b.

  When the lock release button 51 is pressed and the lock control tools 43a and 43b are lowered, the lock release claw portions 47a and 47b are pushed by the lock control tools 43a and 43b from above, and the lock release claw portions 47a and 47b. The toes push the base ends of the locking pins 41a and 41b toward the inside of the vertical movement tubes 4a and 4b (the locking pin 41a in FIG. 6 is moved to the left and the locking pin 41b is moved to the right). Thereby, the locking is released (see FIG. 7B).

  On the other hand, when the lock release button 51 is pressed and the lock control tools 43a and 43b return to their original heights, the base end portions of the lock pins 41a and 41b by the claw tips of the lock release claw portions 47a and 47b are moved. The pushing force disappears, and the restoring force of the spring bodies 46a, 46b causes the locking pins 41a, 41b to move outward from the vertical movement tubes 4a, 4b (the locking pin 41a in FIG. Try to move to the left). At that time, if the positions of the locking pins 41a and 41b coincide with the positions of the lower locking holes 21a and 21b, the locking pins 41a and 41b are engaged with the lower locking holes 21a and 21b as shown in FIG. If the positions of the locking pins 41a and 41b coincide with the positions of the upper locking holes 22a and 22b, the locking pins 41a and 41b are locked to the upper locking holes 22a and 22b (see FIG. FIG. 7 (a)). On the other hand, if the position of the locking pins 41a and 41b does not match the position of the lower locking holes 21a and 21b or the position of the upper locking holes 22a and 22b, the unlocked state is maintained and The movable tubes 4a and 4b are in a state where they can move up and down.

  Next, the first basket body 6 and the second basket body 7 will be described.

  The first basket body 6 is attached to a pair of vertical movement tubes 4a and 4b. Therefore, the locking pins 41a and 41b of the pair of vertically moving tubes 4a and 4b are locked in the lower locking holes 21a and 21b of the pair of column tubes 2a and 2b, so that the first basket body 6 is in a low position (first position). 1 position). Further, the locking pins 41a and 41b of the pair of vertically moving tubes 4a and 4b are locked in the upper locking holes 22a and 22b of the pair of column tubes 2a and 2b, so that the first basket body 6 is at a high position (first 2 position). As described above, when the locking release button 51 is pressed, the locking pins 41a and 41b are unlocked from the lower locking holes 21a and 21b or the upper locking holes 22a and 22b. When the locking of the locking pins 41a, 41b to the lower locking holes 21a, 21b is released, the pair of vertical movement tubes 4a, 4b can be pulled up together with the first basket body 6, and the locking pins 41a, 41b When the locking to the upper locking holes 22 a and 22 b is released, the pair of vertical movement tubes 4 a and 4 b can be pulled down together with the first basket body 6.

  The first basket body 6 (and the second basket body 7) is not particularly limited, but is made of cotton, canvas, non-woven fabric, polyester, denim, linen, nylon, jute, felt or other cloth material, silicone, It is possible to use a plastic material such as polypropylene.

  The first basket body 6 can be attached to the pair of vertically moving tubes 4a and 4b by the two attachment portions 60 and 60. Further, the first basket body 6 can be provided with a plurality of holes 611 and 611 in the side portion 61 thereof. The holes 611 and 611 are used for gripping when the contents of the first basket body 6 are heavy.

  The bottom portion 62 of the first basket body 6 can be flipped up. If it does so, the bottom part 62 can be made into a normal state, as shown in FIG. 8, and the bottom part 62 can be made to flip up as shown in FIG.9 and FIG.11. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 8 and the like, the bottom portion 62 can be swingably attached to the side portion 61 by a metal fitting 621. In order to make it easy to flip up the bottom portion 62, a ring-shaped string body 622 may be provided on the bottom portion 62 (see FIGS. 8 and 3).

  The first basket body 6 can be folded. For this purpose, the fold 63 can be formed by making it thinner than other parts, and a hinge can be used when the first basket body 6 is made of a hard material.

  The second basket body 7 is attached to the pair of support pipes 2a and 2b. Therefore, the position of the second basket body 7 does not depend on the operation of the pair of vertical movement tubes 4a and 4b.

  The second basket body 7 has such a shape that the first basket body 6 can enter the first basket body 6 when the first basket body 6 is in the first position (see FIGS. 1 and 8). Specifically, the upper portion of the second basket body 7 is wider than the bottom surface of the first basket body 6. In this way, the first basket body 6 can be made relatively deep.

  The second basket body 7 can be attached to the pair of support pipes 2a, 2b by the two attachment strings 70, 70. The attachment string 70 is hooked on a hook portion (not shown) provided on the column tube 2a or 2b. Moreover, the 2nd basket main body 7 can provide several hole part 711,711, ... in the predetermined location of the side part 71. As shown in FIG. The holes 711, 711,... Are connected to the side portion 71 through the two attachment strings 70, 70. By removing the attachment string 70 from the hook portion, the second basket body 7 can be easily removed when there is no uptake of clothes that have been previously washed and dried as described later.

  The bottom portion 72 of the second basket body 7 can be flipped up. If it does so, the bottom part 72 can be made into a normal state, as shown in FIG.8 and FIG.9, and the bottom part 72 can be made to flip up as shown in FIG. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 8 and the like, the bottom portion 72 can be swingably attached to the side portion 71 by a metal fitting 721. In order to make it easy to flip up the bottom portion 72, a ring-shaped string body 722 may be provided on the bottom portion 72 (see FIG. 8 and the like).

  The second basket body 7 can be folded. Therefore, the crease 73 can be formed by making it thinner than other portions, and a hinge can be used when the second basket body 7 is made of a hard material.

  The laundry basket 1 having the above-described configuration can be used as follows. That is, freshly washed clothes can be put into the first basket body 6 with the first basket body 6 in a low position (first position) as shown in FIG. In this case, the second basket body 7 is not used because it overlaps the first basket body 6. In addition, the support body 3 is made into the normal state which is not bent. Further, the bottom 62 of the first basket body 6 is in a normal state where it is not flipped up. In addition, the first basket body 6 and the second basket body 7 are not folded and kept in a normal state.

  Then, the handle 5 or the like is held and the laundry basket 1 is transported to the drying place. Then, the lock release button 51 of the handle 5 is pressed to release the lock of the lock pins 41a, 41b to the lower lock holes 21a, 21b, and the pair of vertical movement tubes 4a, 4b is moved to the first basket body. 6, the locking pins 41a and 41b are locked in the upper locking holes 22a and 22b, and the first basket body 6 is fixed at a high position (second position) as shown in FIG.

  At this time, since the second basket body 7 does not overlap the first basket body 6, when clothes previously washed and dried remain in a clothes-drying basket or the like, the clothes can be taken in and put in. .

  Then, the freshly washed clothes in the first basket body 6 are put on a clothesline or the like. When the clothes that have just been washed are put on the clothesline or the like, the bottom 62 of the first basket body 6 is flipped up and opened as shown in FIG. Then, the lock release button 51 is pressed to release the lock of the lock pins 41 a and 41 b from the upper lock holes 22 a and 22 b, and the pair of vertical movement tubes 4 a and 4 b are pulled down together with the first basket body 6. The locking pins 41a and 41b are locked in the lower locking holes 21a and 21b, and the first basket body 6 is fixed at a low position (first position) as shown in FIG.

  After the first basket body 6 is fixed to a low position (first position), the laundry basket 1 is transported by grasping the handle 5 and the like, and the dry clothes are first taken out from the second basket body 7. The basket body 6 is taken up and arranged and stored.

  In this way, the laundry basket 1 is easy to carry, and the height of the first basket body 6 is easily adjusted (raised or lowered) by a series of simple operations while holding the handle 5. It is safe, and the burden on the knees and lower back can be reduced.

  The laundry basket 1 takes clothes previously washed and dried into the second basket body 7 and then replaces these clothes with freshly washed clothes in the first basket body 6. Then, by lifting up the bottom 62 of the first basket body 6, the dry clothes can be transported and taken up. Can be omitted.

  Further, as described above, the laundry basket 1 is shown in FIGS. 10 and 11 because the support 3 can be folded and the first basket body 6 and the second basket body 7 can be folded. Thus, space-saving storage is possible.

  The laundry basket 1 described above can be variously modified. For example, it may not be possible to save space. In that case, the support 3 may not be foldable, and the first basket body 6 and the second basket body 7 may not be foldable. Furthermore, the bottom portion 72 of the second basket body 7 may not be able to be flipped up.

  Further, although the labor for processing the clothes previously washed and dried increases, the bottom 62 of the first basket body 6 can be prevented from being flipped up. In this case, the clothes previously washed and dried are temporarily taken into the second basket body 7 before the freshly washed clothes in the first basket body 6 are put on a laundry basket or the like. The freshly washed clothes in the basket main body 6 can be put back into the first basket main body 6 after the clothes are put on the clothesline.

  In some cases, the second basket body 7 can be omitted. In this case, the clothes previously washed and dried become cumbersome, but the freshly washed clothes in the first basket body 6 should be taken into another place before putting them on the clothesline etc. In addition, the freshly washed clothes in the first basket body 6 can be taken into the first basket body 6 after the clothes are put on the clothesline.

  Next, another laundry basket 1 'according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described. As shown in FIGS. 12 and 13, the laundry basket 1 ′ includes two pairs of support pipes 2Aa, 2Ab and 2Ba, 2Bb, a support 3 ′, and two pairs of up and down movement pipes 4Aa, 4Ab and 4Ba, 4Bb. Two handles 5A, 5B, a first basket body 6 ', and a second basket body 7' are provided. In FIGS. 12 and 13, the column tube 2Ba is hidden because of the angle in the perspective view.

  Two pairs of support pipes 2Aa, 2Ab and 2Ba, 2Bb are provided in the vertical direction. The pair of support pipes 2Aa, 2Ab of the two pairs of support pipes 2Aa, 2Ab and 2Ba, 2Bb are, like the pair of support pipes 2a, 2b of the laundry basket 1, the lower locking holes 21a, Upper locking holes 22a and 22b are provided in 21b and the upper part thereof (see FIG. 6). Similarly, the pair of column pipes 2Ba, 2Bb of the two pairs of column pipes 2Aa, 2Ab and 2Ba, 2Bb are provided with lower locking holes 21a, 21b at the lower part and upper locking holes 22a, 22b at the upper part. It has been.

  The two pairs of support pipes 2Aa, 2Ab and 2Ba, 2Bb can have rollers 23Aa, 23Ab and 23Ba, 23Bb attached to their lower ends so that the laundry basket 1 can easily move on the floor surface or the ground. The two pairs of support pipes 2Aa, 2Ab and 2Ba, 2Bb (and the support 3 ′, the two pairs of up and down moving pipes 4Aa, 4Ab and 4Ba, 4Bb, and the two handles 5A, 5B) The same material as the pair of support pipes 2a, 2b (and the support 3, the pair of vertical movement pipes 4a, 4b, and the handle 5) can be used.

  The support 3 'supports the lower portions of the two pairs of support pipes 2Aa, 2Ab and 2Ba, 2Bb. For example, the support body 3 ′ has two support portions 31a and 31b, and one end of each of the support portions 31a and 31b is one of the two pairs of column pipes 2Aa, 2Ab and 2Ba, 2Bb. It is attached to each of a pair of support pipes 2Aa and 2Ab, and the other end of each of the support portions 31a and 31b is connected to the other pair of support pipes 2Ba and 2Bb of the two pairs of support pipes 2Aa and 2Ab and 2Ba and 2Bb. Can be attached to each. The support portions 31a and 31b can stably support two pairs of support pipes 2Aa, 2Ab, 2Ba, and 2Bb by connecting the pair of support pipes 2Aa and 2Ab and the other pair of support pipes 2Ba and 2Bb. it can.

  Further, the support 3 ′ (specifically, the support portions 31 a and 31 b) can be bent at the center. In order to be foldable, hinges 312 ', 312' can be used.

  The two pairs of up-and-down moving tubes 4Aa, 4Ab and 4Ba, 4Bb are provided so as to be movable in the two pairs of column tubes 2Aa, 2Ab and 2Ba, 2Bb. Of the two pairs of vertical movement tubes 4Aa, 4Ab and 4Ba, 4Bb, the pair of vertical movement tubes 4Aa, 4Ab is the same as the pair of vertical movement tubes 4a, 4b of the laundry basket 1 and has a locking pin at the lower part thereof. 41a and 41b are provided (see FIG. 6). Similarly, a pair of vertical movement pipes 4Ba and 4Bb out of the two pairs of vertical movement pipes 4Aa and 4Ab and 4Ba and 4Bb are provided with locking pins 41a and 41b at the lower part thereof. The relationship between the locking pins 41a and 41b, the lower locking holes 21a and 21b, and the upper locking holes 22a and 22b is the same as that of the laundry basket 1.

  The two handles 5A and 5B connect the upper portions of the pairs of 4Aa, 4Ab or 4Ba, 4Bb between the two pairs of the vertically moving tubes 4Aa, 4Ab and 4Ba, 4Bb. The handles 5A and 5B are provided with locking release buttons 51A and 51B. The locking pins 41a, 41b of the pair of vertical movement tubes 4Aa, 4Ab of the two pairs of vertical movement tubes 4Aa, 4Ab and 4Ba, 4Bb are a pair of columns of the two pairs of column tubes 2Aa, 2Ab, 2Ba, 2Bb. When the pipes 2Aa and 2Ab are locked in the lower locking holes 21a and 21b or the upper locking holes 22a and 22b, the locking can be released by pressing the locking release button 51A. In addition, the locking pins 41a and 41b of the other pair of vertical movement pipes 4Ba and 4Bb of the two pairs of vertical movement pipes 4Aa and 4Ab and 4Ba and 4Bb are included in the two pairs of column pipes 2Aa, 2Ab and 2Ba and 2Bb. When the other locking pipes 2Ba and 2Bb are locked in the lower locking holes 21a and 21b or the upper locking holes 22a and 22b, the locking can be released by pressing the locking release button 51B.

  The first basket body 6 'is attached to the two pairs of vertical movement tubes 4Aa, 4Ab and 4Ba, 4Bb. Accordingly, the locking pins 41a and 41b of the two pairs of vertical movement pipes 4Aa, 4Ab and 4Ba and 4Bb are locked to the lower locking holes 21a and 21b of the two pairs of column pipes 2Aa, 2Ab and 2Ba and 2Bb. One basket body 6 'is fixed at a low position (first position). Further, the locking pins 41a and 41b of the two pairs of vertical movement tubes 4Aa, 4Ab and 4Ba and 4Bb are engaged with the upper locking holes 22a and 22b of the two pairs of column tubes 2Aa, 2Ab and 2Ba and 2Bb. One basket body 6 'is fixed at a high position (second position). As described above, when the lock release buttons 51A and 51B are pressed, the lock of the lock pins 41a and 41b to the lower lock holes 21a and 21b or the upper lock holes 22a and 22b is released. When the locking of the locking pins 41a, 41b to the lower locking holes 21a, 21b is released, the two pairs of vertical movement tubes 4Aa, 4Ab and 4Ba, 4Bb can be pulled up together with the first basket body 6 ′, When the locking of the locking pins 41a, 41b to the upper locking holes 22a, 22b is released, the two pairs of vertical movement tubes 4Aa, 4Ab and 4Ba, 4Bb can be pulled down together with the first basket body 6 '.

  The first basket body 6 '(and the second basket body 7') can be made of the same material as the first basket body 6 (and the second basket body 7).

  The first basket body 6 'can be attached to the two pairs of vertical movement tubes 4Aa, 4Ab and 4Ba, 4Bb by means of four attachment portions 60', 60 ',. The first basket body 6 'can be provided with two handles 64' and 64 '. The two handles 64 ', 64' can be held together with one hand and transported as described below. Further, the first basket body 6 'can be provided with a plurality of holes 611' and 611 'on the side portion 61'. The holes 611 'and 611' are used for gripping when the contents of the first basket body 6 'are heavy.

  Similarly to the first basket body 6 described above, the bottom portion 62 'of the first basket body 6' can be flipped up. Then, the bottom 62 'can be brought into a normal state as shown in FIG. 14, or the bottom 62 can be flipped up as shown in FIGS. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 14 and the like, the bottom portion 62 'can be swingably attached to the side portion 61' by a metal fitting 621 '. In order to make it easy to flip up the bottom portion 62 ′, a ring-shaped string body 622 ′ can be provided on the bottom portion 62 ′ (see FIG. 14 and the like).

  The first basket body 6 'can be folded. For this purpose, the fold 63 'can be formed by making it thinner than other parts, and a hinge can be used when the first basket body 6' is made of a hard material.

  The second basket body 7 'is attached to the two pairs of support pipes 2Aa, 2Ab and 2Ba, 2Bb. Therefore, the position of the second basket body 7 'does not depend on the operations of the two pairs of the vertical movement tubes 4Aa, 4Ab, 4Ba, 4Bb.

  The second basket body 7 ′ is shaped so that it can enter the first basket body 6 ′ when the first basket body 6 ′ is in the first position (see FIGS. 12, 14, etc.). Specifically, the upper part of the second basket body 7 'is wider than the bottom surface of the first basket body 6'. In this way, the first basket body 6 can be made relatively deep.

  The second basket body 7 'can be attached to the two pairs of support pipes 2Aa, 2Ab and 2Ba, 2Bb by the four attachment portions 70', 70 ',. The attachment portion 70 ′ is hooked on a hook portion provided in the column pipe 2 </ b> Aa or the like. By removing the attachment portion 70 ′ from the hook portion, the second basket body 7 ′ can be easily detached when there is no intake of clothes that have been previously washed and dried as described later.

  Similarly to the second basket body 7 described above, the bottom portion 72 ′ of the second basket body 7 ′ can be flipped up. Then, the bottom 72 'can be brought into a normal state as shown in FIGS. 14 and 15, and the bottom 72' can be flipped up as shown in FIG. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 14 and the like, the bottom portion 72 ′ can be swingably attached to the side portion 71 ′ with a metal fitting 721 ′. In order to make it easy to flip up the bottom portion 72 ′, a ring-shaped string body 722 ′ can be provided on the bottom portion 72 ′ (see FIG. 14 and the like).

  The second basket body 7 'can be folded. Therefore, the fold line 73 ′ can be formed by making it thinner than other portions, and a hinge can be used when the second basket body 7 ′ is made of a hard material.

  The laundry basket 1 ′ having the above-described configuration can be used as follows. That is, freshly washed clothes can be put into the first basket body 6 ′ with the first basket body 6 ′ in a low position (first position) as shown in FIG. . In this case, the second basket body 7 'is not used because it overlaps the first basket body 6'. The support 3 'is kept in a normal state where it is not bent. Further, the bottom 62 'of the first basket body 6' is kept in a normal state where it is not flipped up. In addition, the first basket body 6 'and the second basket body 7' are not folded and kept in a normal state.

  Then, the two handles 5A, 5B, or any one of them, or the handles 64 ', 64' are gripped, and the laundry basket 1 'is transported to the drying place. Then, by pressing the lock release buttons 51A and 51B of the handles 5A and 5B, the two pairs of vertical movement tubes 4Aa, 4Ab and 4Ba, 4B and the two pairs of column tubes 2Aa, 2Ab and 2Ba in all the lock pins 41a and 41b. 2Bb is released from all the lower locking holes 21a, 21b, and the two pairs of vertical movement tubes 4Aa, 4Ab and 4Ba, 4Bb are lifted together with the first basket body 6 ', and two pairs of vertical movement tubes As shown in FIG. 13, the locking pins 41a and 41b of 4Aa, 4Ab and 4Ba and 4B are locked in all the upper locking holes 22a and 22b of the two pairs of column tubes 2Aa, 2Ab and 2Ba and 2Bb. The first basket body 6 'is fixed at a high position (second position).

  At this time, since the second basket body 7 'does not overlap the first basket body 6', if clothes that have been previously washed and dried remain in a laundry basket, the clothes can be taken in and put in. It is.

  Then, freshly washed clothes in the first basket body 6 'are put on a clothesline or the like. When the clothes that have just been washed are put on the clothesline or the like, the bottom 62 'of the first basket body 6' is flipped up and opened. Then, the locking release buttons 51A, 51B are pressed to release the locking of the locking pins 41a, 41b to the upper locking holes 22a, 22b, and the pair of vertical movement tubes 4a, 4b is connected to the first basket body 6 And then the locking pins 41a and 41b are locked to the lower locking holes 21a and 21b to fix the first basket body 6 'to a low position (first position).

  After fixing the first basket body 6 'to a low position (first position), the handle 5A, 5B, etc. are gripped to carry the laundry basket 1' and dry from the second basket body 7 '. The collected clothes are picked up through the first basket body 6 'and arranged or stored.

  In this way, the laundry basket 1 ′ can be easily transported, and the height of the first basket body 6 ′ can be easily adjusted (raised or lowered) by a series of simple operations while holding the handles 5A and 5B. It is safe, and the burden on the knees and waist can be reduced.

  The laundry basket 1 ′ takes clothes previously washed and dried into the second basket body 7 ′, and then replaces these clothes with freshly washed clothes in the first basket body 6 ′. Can be put on a clothesline, etc., and then the dry clothes can be transported and picked up by flipping up the bottom 62 'of the first basket body 6'. It is possible to save the trouble of the processing.

  Further, as described above, the laundry basket 1 ′ can be folded at the support 3 ′ and can be folded at the first basket body 6 ′ and the second basket body 7 ′. As shown in FIG. 17, space-saving storage is possible.

  As with the laundry basket 1, the laundry basket 1 ′ described above does not allow space-saving storage, does not allow the bottom 62 ′ of the first basket body 6 ′ to be flipped up, Various modifications are possible, such as omitting the two basket bodies 7 '.

  The laundry basket according to the embodiment of the present invention has been described above. However, the present invention is not limited to the one described in the embodiment, and various design changes within the scope of the matters described in the claims can be made. Is possible. For example, it is possible to mount three or more basket bodies by increasing the number of stages of the vertical movement pipes.

1, 1 'Laundry basket 2a, 2b, 2Aa, 2Ab, 2Ba, 2Bb Strut tube 21a, 21b Lower locking hole 22a, 22b Upper locking hole 23Aa, 23Ab, 23Ba, 23Bb Roller
3, 3 'support body 31 annular support part 311 roller 312, 312' hinge 312a hinge magnet 31a, 31b support part 32 horizontal support part 4a, 4b, 4Aa, 4Ab, 4Ba, 4Bb vertical movement pipe 41a, 41b locking Pin 42a, 42b Rod body 43a, 43b Locking control tool 44a, 44b Bottom plate 45a, 45b Mounting plate 46a, 46b Spring body 47a, 47b Unlocking claw part 5, 5A, 5B Handle 50 Handle body 51, 51A, 51B Stop release button 52 Bar body 53 Spring body 54a, 54b Bar body connector 6, 6 ′ First basket body 60, 60 ′ First basket body mounting portion 61, 61 ′ First basket body side portion 611 , 611 'first basket body hole 62, 62' first basket body bottom 621, 621 'first bar Folding brackets 622, 622 ′ for the bottom of the bottom of the sket body 63, 63 ′ for folding the bottom of the first basket body 63, 63 ′ Folds for folding the first basket body 64 ′ For the first basket body Handle 7, 7 ′ Second basket body 70 Attaching string to the support tube of the second basket body 70 ′ Attachment portion of the second basket body to the support tube 71, 71 ′ Side portion of the second basket body 711 Second basket body hole 72, 72 ′ Second basket body bottom 721, 721 ′ Second basket body bottom fitting 722, 722 ′ Second basket body bottom string 73, 73 'Folding fold for second basket body

Claims (4)

A pair of strut tubes provided to be vertical,
A support that supports lower portions of the pair of support pipes;
A pair of up and down moving tubes provided movably inside the pair of strut tubes;
And one handle connected the upper portion of the pair of vertical movement tube,
Only one unlocking button,
At least one basket body;
With
Each of the pair of support pipes is provided with a lower locking hole at the lower part thereof and an upper locking hole at the upper part thereof , and each of the pair of vertical movement pipes is provided with a locking pin at the lower part thereof. cage, wherein one of the handle, the locking release button is provided et been, and rod which is attached to the locking release button extending horizontally is provided in the interior of the handle, at least One basket body, of which the first basket body is attached to the pair of up and down movement pipes,
The first basket body is fixed at the first position by the locking pins of the pair of vertical movement tubes being locked to the lower locking holes of the pair of column tubes , and The first basket body is higher than the first position by the locking pin of each of the pair of vertically moving tubes being locked to the upper locking hole of each of the pair of column tubes . is fixed at a position, wherein the locking release button of the rods each of said lower locking holes or the said pair of strut tube of the locking pin of each of the lowered pair of vertical movement tube by pressing A laundry basket characterized in that the locking to the upper locking hole can be released. The laundry basket according to claim 1, wherein
The at least one basket body further comprises a second basket body attached to the at least one pair of strut tubes;
The laundry basket according to claim 1, wherein the first basket body enters the second basket body when the first basket body is in the first position. The laundry basket according to claim 2,
The laundry basket according to claim 1, wherein the bottom of the first basket body can be flipped up. In the laundry basket of any one of Claims 1-3,
The support is bendable;
The laundry basket, wherein the first basket body is foldable.

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