CN101330847A

CN101330847A - Connector, housing and belt

Info

Publication number: CN101330847A
Application number: CNA2006800473564A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 约翰·拉鲁恰
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2005-10-14
Filing date: 2006-10-13
Publication date: 2008-12-24
Also published as: US20090119890A1; EP1947974A1; EP1947974A4; JP2009511134A; WO2007041803A1

Abstract

A connector (90) consists of a first connector component (52) and a second connector component (54) and an engagement mechanism (56, 58). A first connector component (52) and a second connector component (54) of a first connector (90a) are releasably engageable with a second connector component (54) and a first connector component (52) of a second connector (90b). In this way the first connector (90a) and the second connector (90b) are releasably connectable. The connector (90) of the present invention is releasably connectable with another like connector (90).

Description

Connector, housing and ribbon

Technical field

The present invention relates to a kind of connector, housing and ribbon.

Connector among the present invention can be used for comprising ribbon or a plurality of housing of a plurality of parts, to maintain wearer's individual object.The example of individual's object comprises mobile phone, personal music player, other personal electronic equipments, money and key.But the connector among the present invention is not limited in such ribbon and housing and uses, and can be used for other any application apparatus that it is fit to.

Summary of the invention

According to an aspect of the present invention, a kind of connector that comprises first jockey, second jockey and engagement device is provided, wherein, can releasably be engaged (releasably engageable) between first jockey of the first described connector and second jockey of the second described connector, and also releasably engaged between first jockey of the second described connector and second jockey of the first described connector, therefore, the first described connector releasably is connected with the second described connector.

Therefore, connector of the present invention can releasably be connected with another similar connector.

Preferably, described engagement device comprises one first engagement device and one second engagement device, wherein, first engagement device of the first described connector and second engagement device of the second described connector can releasably be engaged, and first engagement device of the second described connector and second engagement device of the first described connector can releasably be engaged.

Preferably, first jockey has first engagement device, and second jockey has second engagement device.

Preferably, first and second jockeys are arranged so that first device of the first described connector can be ccontaining by second jockey of the second described connector, and first device of the second described connector can be ccontaining by second jockey of the first described connector.

Preferably, second jockey has first jockey of an opening in order to ccontaining another described connector at remote area.

Preferably, first engagement device of described first jockey with flexible elasticity (flexibly resilient) described first jockey so that it can stretch can engage with second engagement device of second jockey of another connector.

Preferably, have the aligning (alignment) of guider in order to the auxiliary first and second described connectors.

In one embodiment, first engagement device comprises a groove in the first jockey leading edge (or far-end) zone, second engagement device comprises a trailing edge at second jockey (or near-end) (trailing, or proximal) Qu Yu projection is so that first and second described connectors groove separately engages with the corresponding separately projection of the second and first described connector respectively.

In another embodiment, first engagement device comprises first a stairstepping surface in the first jockey leading edge (or far-end) zone, second engagement device comprises the second stairstepping surface of the complementation in a trailing edge at second jockey (or near-end) zone, so that the first and second described connectors, the first stairstepping surface separately engages respectively with the second and first described connector, the second stairstepping surface separately respectively.

In another embodiment, described first engagement device is included in first male means in the trailing edge zone of described first jockey, described second engagement device is included in second male means of the leading edge (or far-end) of described second jockey, so that the first and second described connectors, first and second male means separately engage with the second and first described connector corresponding separately second and first male means respectively.

In another embodiment of connector, first engagement device comprises a perforate part (cut-out section) at described first jockey, second engagement device is included in the locking devicen of described second jockey, so that first and second connectors locking devicen separately engages respectively with the corresponding separately perforate part of second and first connector respectively.

Preferably, described locking devicen is with parts movably, this movably parts can move so that described locking devicen engages with described aperture portion branch.

Preferably, have locking device, keep releasably engaging so that described locking devicen and described aperture portion are divided so that described movably parts can releasably be locked in a position.

According to a second aspect of the invention, provide a kind of ribbon, this ribbon comprises:

At least one can place first housing of object, and each described housing comprises that one is used for object is put into described housing or object is shifted out opening and the band with jockey of described housing,

Wherein, each described housing has jockey releasably linking to each other with described jockey in the described band, thereby described housing releasably is connected with described band.

Preferably, this ribbon further comprises one second described housing, and this second described housing releasably is connected with described band with described first housing by jockey and described first housing and described second housing jockey separately of described band.

Preferably, this ribbon further comprises one the 3rd described housing, the 3rd described housing releasably is connected with described second housing with described first housing by described first housing, described second housing and described the 3rd housing described jockey separately.

According to a third aspect of the invention we, provide a kind of ribbon, this ribbon comprises:

A plurality of housings, each described housing comprise that one can be used for putting into object and shifts out the opening of object to this housing or from this housing,

Each described housing comprises that jockey is releasably to link to each other with the described jockey of another housing, so that a described housing releasably is connected with another described housing.

Except band was omitted, the described ribbon of third aspect present invention was identical with the described ribbon of second aspect present invention, and therefore, the ribbon in the third embodiment of the invention comprises that a plurality of housings that releasably are connected with other housing are to constitute ribbon.

Preferably, the jockey of described band is included in one first connector and one second connector of each end of described band.

Preferably, the described jockey of each described housing comprises two connectors, and these two connectors are positioned at the position (spaced apartlocations) of the corresponding space of each described housing.

Preferably, the opening of each described housing basically (substantially) extend in the direction of strap width.

Preferably, has the opening that shutoff device is used for cutting out each described housing.

Preferably, each described housing comprises an antetheca and bracing or strutting arrangement, and described antetheca is connected on the bracing or strutting arrangement.

Preferably, have the end part at each far-end of each described housing, the described connector of each described housing is supported by described each end part.

Preferably, described antetheca is made by the elasticity retractable material.

This elasticity retractable material can be that a kind of object of placing in the housing that makes at least divides visible material from described hull outside.This elastic flexible material can, optionally or further, be a kind of material that makes the object of placing in the described housing can be touched (accessible) by this material.

Optionally, this elasticity retractable material is a kind of reticulated.

Optionally, this elasticity retractable material can be a kind of opaque substantially material.

Optionally, the width of described housing is basic identical with the width of described band.

According to a forth aspect of the invention, a kind of housing that is used to place article is provided, this housing comprises that one is used for and will puts into this housing of object or shift out the opening of object from this housing, with the connector of the position of a corresponding space that is positioned at housing, so that the connector in the housing can link to each other with another connector.

According to the present invention second, third and fourth aspect connector can be a connector as noted before.

Description of drawings

The present invention is by being described embodiment with reference to the accompanying drawings:

Fig. 1 for be in according to two connectors of first embodiment of the invention will connected position vertical view;

Fig. 2 is first side view of one of connector shown in Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is the cross-sectional view strength of connector shown in Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is second side view of one of connector shown in Fig. 1;

Fig. 5 is the part exploded view of first and second engagement devices of two connectors;

Fig. 6 be first connector first attaching parts by move with process that second attaching parts of second connector engage in sequence of positions figure;

Fig. 7 is the detailed partial view of the first and second attaching parts engagement state of each connector;

Fig. 8 is the partial interior plane of two continuous connectors as shown in fig. 1;

Fig. 9 is first perspective view of the connector shown in the second embodiment of the invention;

Figure 10 is second perspective view of connector shown in Figure 9;

Figure 11 is the 3rd perspective view of connector shown in Figure 9;

Figure 12 treats the plane of continuous state for the orientation of two connectors shown in Figure 9;

Figure 13 is an end-view of connector shown in Figure 9;

Figure 14 is the plane of the state that is connected of two connectors shown in Figure 9;

Figure 15 is the partial interior plane of two continuous connectors as shown in Figure 12;

Figure 16 is an end-view of connector shown in Figure 14;

Figure 17 is the plan view from above according to two connectors of third embodiment of the invention;

Figure 18 is a side view of one of connector shown in Figure 17;

Figure 19 is the part exploded view of two connectors shown in Figure 17, wherein shows engagement device;

Figure 20 is the decomposition diagram of the part of one of connector shown in Figure 17;

Figure 21,22,23 and 24 precedence diagrams for the continuous position of second attaching parts in moving to the process of joint of first attaching parts of first connector shown in Figure 17 and second connector;

Figure 25 is the partial interior plane of the continuous state of connector shown in Figure 17;

Figure 26 is the plan view from above according to the pair of connectors of fourth embodiment of the invention;

Figure 27 is two end-views of connector shown in Figure 26;

Figure 28 is the plane of attaching parts of a connector shown in Figure 26;

Figure 29 is the schematic diagram (a setof views) of an engagement device of a connector shown in Figure 26;

Figure 30 and Figure 31 are respectively the vertical view and the end-view of a lock support device (locking pin holder) of a connector shown in Figure 26;

Figure 32 is the face upwarding view of connector connection status shown in Figure 26;

Figure 33 is the cross-sectional view strength of connector shown in Figure 32;

Figure 34 is one a end-view of connector shown in Figure 26;

Figure 35 is the plan view from above of two connector connection status shown in Figure 26;

Figure 36 has the schematic diagram of the housing of a connector shown in Figure 26 for a pair of each far-end;

Figure 37 is the perspective view according to the ribbon of the specific embodiment of second aspect present invention;

Figure 38 is the front view of the housing of a ribbon shown in Figure 37;

Figure 39 is the schematic diagram of omission connector of the replaceable housing (an alternative housing) of ribbon shown in Figure 37;

Figure 40 is the perspective view according to the part of the ribbon that housing and obducent variation example are shown of second aspect present invention;

Figure 41 is the obducent vertical view of ribbon shown in Figure 40;

Figure 42 is an obducent end-view shown in Figure 41;

The schematic diagram that Figure 43 is worn by the wearer according to the first order mode for ribbon shown in Figure 37; And

The schematic diagram that Figure 44 wears according to second order mode wearer for ribbon shown in Figure 37.

The specific embodiment

Two connector 50a shown in Fig. 1 and 50b (also being cited as connector 50).Each connector comprises one first jockey or 52, one second jockeys of parts or parts 54, and engagement device is in order to releasably to connect first jockey 52 and second jockey 54 that belongs to

connector

50a and 50b respectively.Two connectors 50 are

identical.Reference identification

50a and 50b only are used for distinguishing two connectors 50 in the accompanying drawings so that describe using and operating of connector 50 in specification.

Engagement device comprises one first engagement device 56 and one second engagement device 58.First jockey 52 has first engagement device, 56, the second jockeys 54 and has second engagement device 58.

First engagement device 56 is arranged in the end regions of first jockey 52 away from end parts 60.This is the leading edge or the far-end of first jockey 52.First engagement device 56 is a groove 85 of first jockey, 52 end regions.

Second engagement device 58 is arranged in the end regions of second jockey 54 near end parts 60.This is the trailing edge zone or the proximal end region of second jockey 54.Second engagement device 58 is a projection 87 near second jockey, 54 end regions.

First and

second jockeys

52 and 54 extend from an end parts 60 of connector 50.First and

second jockeys

52 and 54 are adjacent one another are.First jockey 52 extends to finger element from end parts 60.

First jockey 52 comprises an opening portion (cut-out section) 62.This opening portion 62 has strengthened the elasticity tension of first jockey 52, so that it can be in the proximal end region bending of adjacent end part 60.First jockey 52 also has the handle 64 that can be operated by the user, hereinafter with described.Handle 64 is positioned at a side of connector 50.Handle 64 can have sawtooth 66 and think that the user provides a surface that has frictional grip.

Second jockey 54 comprises wall 67, and has an opening 68 at the end of its opposite end part 60.Wall 67 and end parts 60 around the space can enter by opening 68.Second jockey 54 has one second opening 70 in the one side.This opening 70 is positioned at a side relative with handle 64 on the wall 67 of second jockey 54 on the connector 50.

Guider 72 is between first and second jockeys 52 and 54.Second jockey 54 has a pair of inward flange 74.Inward flange 74 lays respectively on the relative wall 67, and any inward flange 74 does not have second opening 70.First inner wall surface 76 of the inward flange 74 and second jockey 54 has defined guide space 78.

End parts 60 has hole 80.End parts 6 comprises three long and

narrow plate member

82,84 and 86.Intermediate plate 86 slightly is longer than other plates 82 and 84.

Plate

82,84 and 86 is passed in hole 80.

Second jockey 54 has an inclined inner surface 88 near opening 70.Inclined inner surface 88 in second jockey 54 along 60 direction slopes inwardly from opening 68 to end parts.

The leading edge of first jockey 52 has a groove 85.Second jockey 54 has one near end parts 60 and the projection 60 adjacent with an edge of opening 70.

Below to connector 50 use and operation is described.

A connector 50 can be connected by the connector 50 identical with another.Figure 8 shows that two the connector 50a and the 50b that mutually link to each other.

If connect two connectors 50, at first with connector 50 and another position placement as shown in Figure 1 together.Under this kind modes of emplacement, the leading edge of first jockey 52 of the first connector 50a or far-end align with the opening 68 of second jockey 54 of the second connector 50b; Equally, the leading edge of first jockey 52 of the second connector 50b or far-end align with the opening 68 of second jockey 54 of the first connector 50a.The leading edge of first jockey 52 is the end of the opening 68 of second jockey 54 that at first inserts another connector 50.

The first and

second connector

50a and 50b move to the other side then, and be ccontaining so that the

first connector

50a and 50b first jockey 52 separately is connected the opening 68 of device 50b and corresponding separately second jockey 54 of 50a.When first jockey 52 was inserted into second jockey 54,

connector

50a and 50b guider 72 separately is connected device 50b and the corresponding separately guide space 78 of 50a is ccontaining.When first jockey 52 was inserted into second jockey 54, the far-end of each first jockey 52 withstood the inclined inner surface 88 of the close opening 70 of second jockey 54.Because first jockey 52 has flexible elasticity, when first jockey 52 was inserted into second jockey 54, they were in the direction bending towards guiding parts 72.The end of first jockey 52 withstands the inclined inner surface 88 of second jockey 54 near opening 70.

When Fig. 6 shows first jockey, 52 insertions, second jockey 54, during 52 bendings of first jockey, the sequence of positions of its far-end.When first jockey 52 was continued to insert second jockey 54, the far-end of first jockey 52 will be through the projection 87 of second jockey 54, and this projection 87 will be ccontaining by the groove 85 of first jockey 52.When the non-case of bending of the very fast recovery of first jockey 52, this situation takes place, and promptly groove 85 and projection 87 engage.Under this state,

connector

50a and 50b first jockey 52 separately engages with second jockey 54 of

connector

50b and 50a respectively.Fig. 8 shows this situation.Thereby first jockey 52 is retained in second jockey 54.

Be in the first and second connector 50a of the state that links to each other and 50b as shown in Figure 8.Under this state, the opening 70 of handle 64 outstanding each second jockeys 54 of each first jockey 52.Handle 64 from the side of

connector

50a and 50b to

connector

50a and 50b separately the direction of end parts 60

tilt.Connector

50a and 50b can disconnect by the mode of throwing off corresponding separately first and second jockeys 52 of the first and

second connector

50a and 50b and 54.This can tightly clamp the handle 64 of each first jockey 52 with his/her thumb and forefinger by the user, realizes along the extruding of the direction shown in Fig. 8 double-head arrow A and the B simultaneously.Can make like this first jockey 52 in their proximal end region bending with release projection 87 and groove 85.First jockey 52 of

connector

50a and 50b skids off and leaves corresponding opening 68 from second jockey 54 immediately, thereby

connector

50a and 50b can unclamp from another.

Fig. 9 to Figure 16 shows the connector 90 of second embodiment of the invention.The connector 90 of second embodiment is basic identical with the connector 50 of first embodiment, for first embodiment in identical or close feature, the identical reference number of use identifies among second embodiment.

The connector 90 among second embodiment and the main distinction of the connector 50 among first embodiment are first engagement device 56 and second engagement device 58.The connector 90 among another second embodiment and the difference of the connector 50 among first embodiment are end parts 60.

First engagement device 56 comprises that projection 92, the second engagement devices 58 with one first stairstepping surface comprise a projection 94 with second

stairstepping surface.Projection

92 and 94 is being complementary in shape.Projection 92 is positioned at the leading edge or the far-end of first engagement device 52.Projection 94 is positioned at the near-end of second engagement device, promptly near end parts 60.

Part 60 adopts the D shape ring of the width that extends connector 90 or the form of circle.D shape ring 96 extends to second jockey 54 from first jockey 52, and has defined opening 98.

End parts 60 in the connector 90 can be used in arbitrary embodiment of connector of the present invention.Accordingly, the connector 90 among second embodiment can adopt the end parts of describing among other embodiment of connector of the present invention.

Connector 90 has

opening

99a, 99b and the 99c in second jockey 54.These

openings

99a, 99b and 99c are according to being produced in the manufacturing of connector 90 and the needs in the installation step.

Connector 90 among second embodiment is identical with connector 50 among first embodiment in others.

In use, for example two of 90a and 90b connectors are arranged, and wherein first jockey 52 is inserted into second jockey 54 of corresponding connector 90a and 90b.When first jockey 52 is inserted into second jockey 54, inclined inner surface 88, the first jockeys 52 that the leading edge of first jockey 52 is withstood second jockey 54 with first embodiment in connector 50 described in identical mode bending.Along with first jockey 52 further inserts second jockey 54,

projection

92 and 94 engages by the notch cuttype surface of the shape complementarity of projection 92 and 94.In this way, corresponding first and

second jockeys

52 and 54 of

connector

90a and 90b engage, thereby have connected connector 90a and 90b.It is ccontaining in the mode of describing in the connector 50 of first embodiment before that guider 72 is directed to space 78.

The disconnect method of

connector

90a and 90b is identical with connector 50a and 50b.Therefore, the user can press handle 64 throw off

projection

92 and 94 joint so that first jockey 52 from second jockey 54, shift out.

Figure 17 to Figure 25 shows the connector 100 of a third embodiment in accordance with the invention.For with first and second embodiment in connector 50 feature identical or close with 90, connector 100 uses identical reference number to identify among the 3rd embodiment.

The connector 100 among the 3rd embodiment and the main distinction of the connector 50 among first and second embodiment and 90 are first jockey 52, first engagement device 56 and second engagement device 58.

In Figure 17 to 25, reference identification 102 is depicted as first jockey.First jockey 102 comprises the first 104 of a leading edge or far-end, and a second portion 106 that extends towards end parts 60.

First 104 extends from the leading edge or the far-end of the device 72 that leads.

Therefore, the difference of first jockey 52 is that its proximal end region is not positioned at the position of approach end part 60 among first jockey 102 and first and second embodiment.The substitute is, its proximal end region leaves end parts 60, is positioned at the leading edge of first jockey 102.Thus, first jockey 102 towards opposite with first jockey 52 among first and second embodiment.

The far-end of second portion 106 has first engagement device 56, and for example, first engagement device is positioned at the trailing edge (but not leading edge) of first jockey 102.First engagement device 56 comprises a finger tabs 108 of extending from wedge-like projection 110.This wedge-like projection 110 has conical surface 124.Between

projection

108 and 110, form space 112.

Second engagement device 58 of second jockey 54 comprises first and second projectioies 114 and 116.Between

projection

114 and 116, a space or groove 118 are arranged.

Shown in the accompanying drawing of the connector 100 of the connector 90 of the connector 50 of first embodiment, second embodiment and the 3rd embodiment, the connector 50 of first and second embodiment and 90 first engagement device 56 are positioned at the far-end (or leading edge) of first jockey 52, simultaneously, in the connector 100 of the 3rd embodiment, first engagement device 56 is positioned at the far-end of second portion 106 so that it is near end parts 60.Accordingly, the connector 50 of first and second embodiment and 90 second engagement device 58 are positioned at the position near end parts 60, in the connector 100 of the 3rd embodiment, they are positioned at the zone of second jockey 54 that separates with end parts 60 spaces, promptly near opening 68.

The far-end of first jockey 102 of approach end part 60 has in order to ccontaining protruding 108 1 grooves 120.This groove 120 has retrained the horizontal moving range of projection 108, but allows projection 108 along its axially-movable.Projection 108 axially be the direction that first engagement device 102 can be crooked.

In use, two

similar connector

100a and 100b can arrange shown in Figure 107.End parts 104 is the first that first jockey 102 inserts the opening 68 of jockey 54.

Insert continuously in the process of second jockey 54 at first jockey 102, projection 114 will be withstood the part 106 of first jockey 102.As Figure 21 and shown in Figure 22.Further first jockey 102 is inserted second jockey 54 and can cause

projection

110 and 114 to contact each other, as shown in figure 23.The conical surface 123 of projection 110 heads on projection 114.This makes the tie point place bending of jockey 102 in guider 72 and part 104 of winning.In case projection 110 is through projection 114, projection 114 is ccontaining by the space 112 of projection between 108 and 110, and projection 108 is ccontaining by the space 118 between the

projection

114 and 116, the first jockey 102 non-case of bending that rebounds rapidly.As shown in figure 24.Under this state, corresponding separately first and second engagement devices of

connector

100a and 100b engage.As shown in figure 25.

Figure 25 also illustrates, the opening 70 of handle 64 outstanding second jockeys 54.Shown in the

connector

50 and 90 among the embodiment formerly, press handle 64 in the described mode of first embodiment first and

second engagement devices

56 and 58 are thrown off, then

connector

100a and 100b can be disconnected.

Connector 10o has the hole 124 of the wall 67 that passes second jockey 54.When two connectors 100 were connected, a kayser (padlock) can pass the hole 124 of second jockey 54 of each connector 100.Each kayser passes the space (a void) in first jockey 102.Use one or two kayser to guarantee by this way if do not unclamp kayser earlier then connection between can't disconnect connector 100.This user for connector 100 provides safety.Same hole 124 can be used among arbitrary embodiment of connector of the present invention, even they are not illustrated.

Figure 26 to Figure 36 shows the connector 130 of a fourth embodiment in accordance with the invention.For with first, second and

connector

50,90 feature identical or close among the 3rd embodiment with 100, the connector 130 among the 4th embodiment uses identical reference number to identify.

The

connector

50,90 among connector 130 among the 4th embodiment and first, second and the 3rd embodiment and 100 the main distinction are the structure of first and

second jockeys

52 and 54 and first and second engagement devices 56 and 58.In Figure 26 to Figure 36, first jockey is identified by reference marker 132, and second jockey is identified by reference identification 134.

First jockey 132 comprises two

parts

136 and 138 of extending from the end parts 60 of connector 130.

First engagement device 56 is a perforate part in the part 136.Part 136 also has guide space 142.Best mode as shown in Figure 27, the cross section of part 136 is the side of being basically.

Part 138 has the guiding 144 of a perforate.

Second jockey 134 has an opening 146 that comprises guider 148.

Second jockey 134 comprises that further has a rotatable part 150 of hollow 152.A guide vane 154 inserts (project into) in hollow 152.Second engagement device 58 as one outside hollow 152, the locking devicen 156 that extends from rotatable part 150.

Rotatable part 150 has a bar 158 that has lock pin 160.Lock pin 160 can be ccontaining by 162 of housings.

Shrouding disc 164 is used to cover the opening 166 of second jockey 134.Shrouding disc 164 has perforate part 168.Opening 166 is used in the assembling process of connector 130 rotatable part 150 being inserted second jockey 134.

Opening 80 is arranged in end parts 60.Described in hereinafter, opening 80 allows connector 130 to be connected with another.Connector 130 can come hold mode by other holes of passing in hole 80 and the part with latch 170.Similarly latch 170 is also shown in the accompanying drawing of other specific embodiments of some connectors of the present invention.Lid 172 can be used for closing the openend of closed pore 80.

In use, two

connector

130a and 130b arrange as shown in figure 26.Then

connector

130a and 130b along the counterparty shown in arrow C and the D to moving towards the

other side.Connector

130a and 130b first jockey 132 separately is connected device 130b and corresponding separately second jockey 134 of 130a is ccontaining.It is ccontaining that the first 136 of each first jockey 132 is connected the opening 146 of device 130b and corresponding separately second jockey 134 of 130a.The guiding parts 148 of second jockey 134 is ccontaining by the guide space 142 of first jockey 132.Side by side, the second portion 138 of each first jockey 132 hollow 152 ccontaining by rotatable means 150.Guide vane 154 is led 144 ccontaining by perforate.

In case when first jockey 132 inserted second jockey 134 fully,

connector

130a and 130b end parts 60 separately was with adjacent.The rotatable means 150 of each

connector

130a and 130b can be rotated so that the locking devicen 156 of

connector

130a and 130b can engage with connector 130b and the corresponding separately perforate part 140 of 130a along the direction shown in the arrow E among Figure 27.First and

second engagement devices

56 and 58 engage in this way, so that first jockey 132 releasably engages with corresponding second jockey 134.Lock pin 160 can be ccontaining by the housing in the snap-engagement means 162, with by locking devicen 156 being remained on the position that releasably locks rotatable means 150 in the perforate part 140.

Disconnection between connector 130a and the 130b can by rotate rotatable means 150 to the position relative with arrow E so that lock pin 160 disconnects with housing 162 earlier realizes.Rotatable means 150 is then further rotated, so that lock pin 160 disconnects with perforate part 140, and ccontaining by the perforate 168 of dish 164.Along with first jockey 132 shifts out from second jockey 134,

connector

130a and 130b shift out from another connector.

Connector of the present invention can be used as the connector on the ribbon of being made up of standard housings.

Ribbon 1 shown in Figure 37 comprises in order to housing 3a, 3b that preserves object respectively and 3c (summary is cited as housing 3) and is with 4.

Ribbon 1 extends longitudinally basically, and vertically vertical width of a fundamental sum is arranged.Housing 3a, 3b and 3c have and are used for putting into object separately to each housing 3a, 3b and 3c or shift out opening 11a, 11b and the 11c (also summarize and be cited as opening 11) of object from each housing 3a, 3b and 3c.

Be with 4 to have first and second connectors 5 respectively at two ends.Each housing 3 has the position that is positioned at the space, and for example each housing 3 is held accordingly, first and second connectors 5.

Connector 5 was illustrated by " schematically ", and represented aforesaid according to connector of the present invention.With the detailed example that has provided this connector in connector 50,90,100 and 130 related embodiment.Hereinafter the connector 5 in the ribbon 1 of Miao Shuing can be the connector among arbitrary embodiment of the connector formerly described according to the present invention.

Housing 3 has in order to support and to keep the end part 9 of first and second connectors 5.End part 9 can be preferably by making than the harder material of housing 3 other parts.

End part 9 can be connected the end parts 60 of device 5 to be held.

For example, these end parts 9 can be placed between the

dish

82 and 86 of connector 50 of first embodiment, and coil between 84 and 86.

Optionally, for the connector 90 of the second embodiment of the present invention, when end parts 60 was the shape of a D shape ring 96, end part 9 was around opening 98.These end parts 9 can be with for the short of each end that ties up to housing 3.End part 9 can tie up on the housing 3 by stitching.

Housing 3a, 3b and 3c have antetheca separately, or outer wall 13a, 13b and 13c (also summarize be cited as antetheca 13).

Antetheca 13a, 13b and 13c can be made by the material of elasticity ductility.This elasticity ductile material can be a kind of make at least the object placed among housing 3a, 3b and the 3c outside housing 3a, 3b and 3c as seen, or/and pass this material and can contact, for example, can operate by it.For example, this elasticity ductile material can be a kind of reticulated.

Optionally, the elasticity ductile material can be a kind of opaque substantially material.

Further alternative, antetheca 13a, 13b and 13c can be by waterproof materials, and for example plastics are made.

As shown in figure 39, each in the housing 3 further comprise be used for being connected directly to or indirectly by sidewall be connected to corresponding antetheca 13 separately under 15 (Figure 39 as seen) of reinforcement supporter (underlying backing support).The side of housing 3 is along the longitudinal extension of ribbon 1.The other end of each corresponding forearm 13 is not attached to reinforcement supporter 15, thereby is used to form opening 11.Therefore housing 3 has constituted bag shape or bag shape structure.Reinforcement supporter 15 has constituted the rear wall or the inwall of housing 3.

Housing 3 has one separately in order to close the thing of closing of opening 11.For example, this is closed thing and can comprise drawstring 16 in order to close respective openings 11.

As a variation example of closing thing, this closes thing can be slide fastener or the closing in bar that can unclamp ribbet.When the antetheca 13 of housing 3 was made by waterproof material, this closing in bar that can unclamp ribbet was especially suitable.

Can have with 4 to have flexible elasticity tension, light and handy, and the artificial braid of not easily openable and wearing and tearing is made.Reinforcement supporter 15 is made by a kind of harder material, and preferred, it at least still has to a certain degree elasticity or ductility.

The opening 11a of housing 3a and 3b and 11b extend along the width of ribbon 1 basically.In this manner, object vertically being put in the housing 3 or from housing 3, taking out along ribbon 1.Further, housing 3 is basically along extending with vertically in line the direction of ribbon 1, and basically be with 4 width identical.

Ribbon 1 has the fastener (not shown), and this fastener can releasably be connected together each end of ribbon 1, so that ribbon 1 can be worn by the wearer.Fastener also can be the form of connector 5.Has the length that adjustable apparatus is used for regulating ribbon 1 with 4.For example, adjusting device can comprise that is regulated the length that bracelet 25 is used for regulating ribbon 1.

Figure 38 is the embodiment of housing 3d, and this housing 3d has the connector of connector 90 forms of second embodiment.Connector 90 is connected at each end of housing 3d.

Figure 39 is the embodiment of housing 3e, and wherein antetheca 13 is connected to reinforcement supporter 15 by sidewall 20.The antetheca 13 of housing 3e can be made with the harder material of antetheca that a kind of ratio is above described among the embodiment.Sidewall 20 can be made by elastomeric material.Except that sidewall 20, also has an end wall (in Figure 39, having been covered).End wall also can be for flexible.Mean that with elastic material sidewall 20 and end wall 20 housing 3e expands when an object is inserted into and is retained in wherein.The rib 21 that housing 3e further has on opening 11 is retained in object in the housing 3e in order to auxiliary.For clarity sake, connector 5 is omitted from housing 3e.But, should be appreciated that connector 5 should be connected to the reinforcement supporter 15 of respective end.

Housing 3f (as shown in figure 40) has different structures with housing 3a, 3b, 3c, 3d and 3e, can be used to deposit valuables for example money or key especially.For this purpose, housing 3f has an antetheca 13f who is made by opaque material.Also can cover the antetheca 13f of housing 3f with mesh material.This mainly is for the antetheca 13 at

housing

3a, 3b, 3c, 3d, 3e and 3f, when 13a, 13b and 13c are made by mesh material, provides housing 3f an identical outward appearance that has with

housing

3a, 3b, 3c, 3d, 3e and 3f.

The opening 11f of housing 3f can be positioned on the side of housing 3f as shown in figure 40, rather than on end.Slide fastener 25a can be used for closing any opening 11f.Change example as one, opening 11f can be positioned on the end of housing 3f, with the position class of opening 11a, the 11b of housing 3a, 3b and 3c and 11c seemingly.In any case, opening 11f has a slide fastener 25a who is used to close opening 11f, rather than the frenulum as using among housing 3a, 3b and the 3c.

Ribbon 1 has cover 27.Cover 27 can slide along ribbon 1.Cover 27 purpose be it be may slide into can covering shell 3a, 3b, the position of 3c, 3d, 3e and 3f.Therefore cover 27 further protects the contents of

housing

3a, 3b, 3c, 3d, 3e and 3f not to be caught in the rain.For this purpose, cover 27 preferably can be made with waterproof materials basically.

The reinforcement supporter 15 of one or more housings has the ring (crested) at reverse side.This ring makes the object that holds in the housing 3, personal music player for example, and the electric wire of drawing can pass this ring.For same purpose, another ring can be positioned at on 4 the front 32b.Used this mode, electric wire just can not made troubles for the user.

Ribbon 1 may have one or more ring (not shown).Such ring is positioned at on 4 the front 32b.For example the article of key and so on can be suspended on these rings.

Ribbon 1 can be made by the material of required color or shape, and making ribbon is the fashion adjunct.

Using and operating of ribbon 1 will be by at length being described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

In use, ribbon 1 is worn by the wearer shown in Figure 43 and 44.Ribbon 1 can or pass shoulder (as shown in figure 44) around wearer's waist.The buckle of ribbon, if any, for ribbon 1 provides can be safe but releasable fastening so that it can remain on wearer certain position on one's body.Bracelet 25 can be regulated the length of ribbon 1 according to different wearers.

With 4 and first and second connectors 5 of housing 3 make the wearer and to be with 4 to engage with the housing 3 of requirement.In changing example, ribbon can be made up of the housing 3 that connects fully, is not with 4 and do not use.

Housing 3 can have different size shape to be fit to the different size shape of article.And the use of first and second connectors 5 of housing 3 allows different housings 3 to be connected together.

Because the housing 3 of ribbon and with 4 connectors 5 that all use same-type, housing 3 can exchange fully mutually, so the user can select required any housing, and it is connected to constitute ribbon.At the two ends of each housing 3 with use the connector 5 of a same-type to mean with each end of 4 ribbon of the present invention is made of the housing that any user requires, and adapt to any desirable mode, for example, around user's waist, cross user's left side shoulder or right shoulder.This exchange characteristic as shown in figure 36, dotted line represents that each housing 3 among Figure 36 can be connected at arbitrary end according to user's needs.Therefore connector of the present invention has overcome the problem of using traditional connector to run into, be traditional connector by comprise a pair of can interconnective different connector, therefore so traditional connector can't provide the exchange characteristic of the housing 3 in the ribbon of formerly describing 1.

When the wearer wore ribbon 1, the content of housing 3 can be by opening 11 by access.In an embodiment, antetheca 13 is made by a kind of material that meets the following conditions: can make the material influence object wherein of object in the housing 3 in sight and antetheca 13 that can be by housing 3 outside housing 3, for example mobile phone.For example, this material can make the screen of mobile phone in sight, and button is pressed.And need not in order to operate object to be taken out from housing 3.

By specification,, but do not get rid of any one or a group element unless context specifies that " comprising " speech should be understood to include the element or a group element of appointment.

Modification understood by one of ordinary skill in the art and distortion are considered to be in the scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. connector, it is characterized in that, comprise first jockey, second jockey and engagement device, wherein, can releasably be engaged between first jockey of the first described connector and second jockey of the second described connector, and second jockey of the first described connector and first jockey of the second described connector also can releasably be engaged, so that the first described connector can releasably be connected with the second described connector.

2. connector according to claim 1, it is characterized in that, described engagement device comprises first engagement device and second engagement device, wherein, first engagement device of the first described connector and second engagement device of the second described connector can releasably be engaged, and first engagement device of the second described connector and second engagement device of the first described connector can releasably be engaged.

3. connector according to claim 2 is characterized in that first jockey has first engagement device, and second jockey has second engagement device.

4. according to the described connector of arbitrary claim formerly, it is characterized in that, first and second jockeys be configured to make win first jockey of described connector can be ccontaining by second jockey of the second described connector, first jockey of the second described connector can be ccontaining by second jockey of the first described connector.

5. according to the described connector of arbitrary claim formerly, it is characterized in that second jockey has an opening in order to first jockey of ccontaining another described connector at remote area.

6. according to the described connector of arbitrary claim formerly, it is characterized in that first engagement device of described first jockey has flexible elasticity so that it can stretch described first jockey can engage with second engagement device of second jockey of another described connector.

7. according to the described connector of arbitrary claim formerly, it is characterized in that, also comprise being used for the guider that the auxiliary first and second described connectors are aimed at.

8. according to each described connector in the claim 2 to 7, it is characterized in that, first engagement device comprises a groove that is positioned at the first jockey leading edge or remote area, second engagement device comprises a projection that is positioned at the trailing edge or the proximal end region of second jockey, so that first and second described connectors groove separately can engage with the corresponding separately projection of the second and first described connector respectively.

9. according to each described connector in the claim 2 to 7, it is characterized in that, first engagement device comprises first a stairstepping surface that is positioned at the first jockey leading edge or remote area, second engagement device comprises the second stairstepping surface of the complementation of a trailing edge that is positioned at second jockey or proximal end region, so that the first and second described connectors, the first stairstepping surface separately can engage with the second and first described connector, the second stairstepping surface separately respectively.

10. according to each described connector in the claim 2 to 7, it is characterized in that, described first engagement device comprises first male means in the trailing edge zone that is positioned at described first jockey, described second engagement device comprises the leading edge that is positioned at described second jockey or second male means of far-end, so that described first and second connectors first and second male means separately can engage with second and first connector corresponding second and first male means respectively.

11. according to each described connector in the claim 2 to 7, it is characterized in that, first engagement device comprises a perforate part that is positioned at described first jockey, second engagement device comprises the locking devicen that is positioned at described second jockey, so that first and second described connectors locking devicen separately can engage with the corresponding separately aperture portion branch of the second and first described connector respectively.

12. connector according to claim 11 is characterized in that, described locking devicen is by a movably parts carrying, this movably parts can move so that described locking devicen engages with described aperture portion branch.

13. connector according to claim 12 is characterized in that, has locking device with described movably parts releasably are locked in a position, so that described locking devicen releasably keeps engaging with described perforate part.

14. a ribbon comprises:

At least one can place first housing of object, and each described housing comprises that one is used for object is put into described housing or object is shifted out the opening of described housing, and

Band with jockey,

Wherein, each described housing has jockey in order to releasably linking to each other with described jockey in the described band, thereby described housing releasably is connected with described band.

15. ribbon according to claim 14, it is characterized in that, also comprise one second described housing, this second described housing can releasably be connected with described band with described first housing with described first housing and described second housing jockey separately by the jockey of described band.

16. ribbon according to claim 15, it is characterized in that, also comprise one the 3rd housing, the 3rd housing can releasably be connected with described second housing with described first housing by described first housing, described second housing and described the 3rd housing described jockey separately.

17. a ribbon comprises:

Each described housing has jockey, and it is in order to releasably to engage with the jockey of another housing, so that a described housing releasably is connected with another described housing.

18., it is characterized in that the described jockey of described band comprises one first connector and one second connector of the respective end that is positioned at described band according to each described ribbon in the claim 14 to 16.

19., it is characterized in that the described jockey of each described housing comprises two connectors according to each described ribbon in the claim 14 to 18, these two connectors are positioned at the position of the corresponding space of each described housing.

20., it is characterized in that the opening of each described housing extends in the direction of this strap width basically according to each described ribbon in the claim 14 to 19.

21., it is characterized in that having the opening that shutoff device is used to cut out each described housing according to each described ribbon in the claim 14 to 20.

22., it is characterized in that each described housing comprises an antetheca and bracing or strutting arrangement according to each described ribbon in the claim 14 to 21, described antetheca is connected on the described bracing or strutting arrangement.

23. the ribbon according to described in the claim 22 is characterized in that, described antetheca is made by the elasticity retractable material.

24., it is characterized in that having the end part at each far-end of each described housing according to each described ribbon in the claim 14 to 23, the described connector of each described housing is supported by described each end part.

25., it is characterized in that this elasticity retractable material is that a kind of object of placing in the housing that makes at least divides visible material from described hull outside according to claim 23 or 24 described ribbons.

26., it is characterized in that this elastic flexible material is a kind of material that the object placed in the described housing can be touched by this material according to each described ribbon in the claim 23 to 25.

27., it is characterized in that this elasticity retractable material is a kind of reticulated according to each described ribbon in the claim 23 to 26.

28., it is characterized in that this elasticity retractable material can be a kind of opaque substantially material according to each described ribbon in the claim 23 to 26.

29., it is characterized in that the width of described housing is basic identical with the width of described band according to each described ribbon in the claim 17 to 28.

30., it is characterized in that described jockey comprises one at least as each described connector in the claim 1 to 13 according to each described ribbon in the claim 14 to 29.

31. housing that is used to place article, this housing comprises that one can be used for putting into object to this housing or shift out the opening of object from this housing, with the connector of the position of a corresponding space that is positioned at housing, so that the connector in the housing can link to each other with another connector.

32. housing according to claim 31 is characterized in that, described jockey comprises one as each described connector in the claim 1 to 13.