Device for forming a set of textile articles to be washed and/or dried

Abstract

A device for forming a set of textile articles for to be washed and/or dried includes a forming element of the set of textile articles, reversible closing means interacting with the forming element according to a suitable mechanical connection. In order to maintain ordered and easily identifiable textile articles, the device may include a substantially elongated forming element that has two ends and may be arranged to pass through the textile articles, the forming element and the reversible closing means can be mutually arranged so that the ends of the forming element interact with the reversible closing means respectively according to suitable mechanical connections, so that the forming element is secured to or released from the set of textile articles.

1 . A device for forming a set of textile articles to be washed and/or dried, comprising:
 a forming element of said set of textile articles, said forming element being substantially elongated, having two ends and being arranged to pass through said textile articles,   reversible closing means which interact with said forming element according to a suitable mechanical connection, the forming element and the reversible closing means being mutually arranged so that the ends of said forming element interact with said reversible closing means respectively according to suitable mechanical connections, so that the forming element may be secured to or released from said set of textile articles,   wherein said reversible closing means comprise:
 a body and a groove that is formed within said body and arranged to receive one of the ends of the forming element, 
 the locking means comprising a locking element movably mounted on said body and arranged to surround said body and seal said groove so that the device may have a closed configuration in which the end of the forming element is accommodated within the groove and remains held within said groove, 
   and in that said forming element mainly consists of a flexible material for maintaining said device in the closed configuration, and in that it has a substantially “U”-shaped profile which comprises at least one rigid and rectilinear section.   
     
     
         2 . The device according to  claim 1 , wherein one of the ends of the forming element is tapered. 
     
     
         3 . The device according to  claim 1 , wherein said body further comprises limiting means of the locking element. 
     
     
         4 . The device according to  claim 1 , further comprising attachment means arranged to interact with a third support structure. 
     
     
         5 . The device according to  claim 4 , further comprising an attachment means which interact as a unit with the forming element, forming a single physical entity. 
     
     
         6 . The device according to  claim 1 , wherein the forming element and/or the reversible closing means consist of one or more chemically inert and/or stainless materials. 
     
     
         7 . The device according to  claim 1 , wherein the forming element is formed of stainless steel. 
     
     
         8 . The device according to  claim 1 , wherein the device has dimensions enabling the device to be inserted into a drum of an apparatus for the washing and/or drying of textile articles.