EP0448192B1 - Pin-on badge - Google Patents

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EP0448192B1
EP0448192B1 EP91250082A EP91250082A EP0448192B1 EP 0448192 B1 EP0448192 B1 EP 0448192B1 EP 91250082 A EP91250082 A EP 91250082A EP 91250082 A EP91250082 A EP 91250082A EP 0448192 B1 EP0448192 B1 EP 0448192B1
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guide channel
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Horst-Werner Maier-Hunke
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Durable Hunke and Jochheim GmbH and Co KG
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    • G09EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
    • G09FDISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; SEALS
    • G09F3/00Labels, tag tickets, or similar identification or indication means; Seals; Postage or like stamps
    • G09F3/08Fastening or securing by means not forming part of the material of the label itself
    • G09F3/18Casings, frames or enclosures for labels

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  • the invention relates to a badge made of transparent plastic with a receptacle for a slide-in strip designed as an information carrier and a badge arranged on its rear side, which has an anchoring leg provided with lateral projections and a fastening leg connected to it and forming the actual needle.
  • the invention has for its object to design a badge of the type under consideration so that the effort for its manufacture is significantly reduced.
  • This object is achieved in that the side projections of the anchoring leg of the lapel pin are mounted in a C-shaped guide channel and secured by at least one stop against slipping out of the guide channel in a badge of the type described above.
  • the badge according to the invention has the advantage that it enables a quick and convenient connection between its main part, which is used to hold the insertion strip, and the lapel pin.
  • the anchoring leg of the closed lapel pin can be pushed into the guide channel from the side and then locked there, for example by deforming part of the guide channel into a locking lug after insertion.
  • the badge shown in Figures 1 to 3 consists of an extruded plastic profile section 1 and a pin 2.
  • the plastic profile section 1 forms on the one hand a partially open to the back receptacle 3 for a slide-in strip 4 and on the other hand a C-shaped guide channel 5 for an anchoring leg 6 Lapel pin 2.
  • the anchoring leg 6 of the lapel pin 2 merges into an attachment leg 8 at one end via an arcuate section 7.
  • the other end of the anchoring leg 6 forms a hook 9 for the pointed end of the fastening leg 8 of the lapel pin 2.
  • a stop 10 formed by a cup-shaped depression protruding into the guide channel 5 is used, the stop 10 forming a catch protruding into one of two arcuate projections 11 and 12 arranged offset to the longitudinal axis of the anchoring leg 6. It goes without saying that the stop 10 can be produced before or after the insertion of the pin 2 into the guide channel 5. This is because the two lips 14 and 15 of the guide channel 5, delimiting a slot 13, as well as the entire plastic profile section 1, are highly elastic. The elasticity of the plastic profile section 1 is additionally utilized in that the part of the plastic profile section 1 forming the guide channel 5 resiliently presses with its lower end 16 against the rear side of the insertion strip 4 and clamps it in the receptacle 3 provided for it.

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Abstract

In a pin-on badge formed from a profiled plastic section (1) and an attachment pin (2), the profiled plastic section has a holder (3) for a push-in strip (4) and a guide channel (5) for the attachment pin (2). The guide channel is of C-shaped design and permits the closed attachment pin (2) to be pushed from one of the two sides into the guide channel (5). A stop (10) serves to lock the attachment pin in the guide channel (5) and is formed by a recess introduced into one of the lips (14, 15) of the part of the profiled plastic section (1) forming the guide channel (5). <IMAGE>

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Die Erfindung betrifft ein Ansteckschild aus durchsichtigem Kunststoff mit einer Aufnahme für einen als Informationsträger ausgebildeten Einschubstreifen und einer an seiner Rückseite angeordneten Anstecknadel, die einen mit seitlichen Vorsprüngen versehenen Verankerungsschenkel und einen mit diesem verbundenen, die eigentliche Nadel bildenden Befestigungsschenkel aufweist.The invention relates to a badge made of transparent plastic with a receptacle for a slide-in strip designed as an information carrier and a badge arranged on its rear side, which has an anchoring leg provided with lateral projections and a fastening leg connected to it and forming the actual needle.

Aus der US-A-4 869 004 ist ein durch mehrfaches Falzen aus einem Kunststoffolienstreifen hergestelltes Ansteckschild der vorstehenden Art mit einem Rückenteil bekannt, an dessen Außenseite der Verankerungsschenkel der Anstecknadel im Bereich seiner bogenförmigen Vorsprünge mit Hilfe eines ausgehärteten Klebstofftropfens befestigt ist. Der zur Herstellung des bekannten Ansteckschildes erforderliche Aufwand ist groß und die Haltbarkeit des Ansteckschildes hängt in starkem Maße nicht nur von der Festigkeit der Verankerung der Anstecknadel im Klebstofftropfen, sondern auch von der Intensität der Verbindung zwischen dem verwendeten Folienmaterial und dem Klebstoff ab.From US-A-4 869 004 a badge made by multiple folding from a plastic film strip of the above type with a back part is known, on the outside of which the anchoring leg of the badge is fastened in the region of its arcuate projections with the aid of a hardened drop of adhesive. The effort required to produce the known badge is large and the durability of the badge depends to a large extent not only on the strength of the anchorage of the pin in the drop of adhesive, but also on the intensity of the connection between the film material used and the adhesive.

Bekannt ist außerdem ein Ansteckschild mit einem Rückenteil, das zwei im Abstand voneinander angeordnete, zur Halterung der Anstecknadel dienende Löcher aufweist (US-PS 30 23 522). Der Nachteil dieses Ansteckschildes besteht darin, daß das Verbinden der Anstecknadel mit dem Rückenteil mühsam ist. In der Praxis bedeutet dies, daß die Herstellungskosten für das bekannte Ansteckschild vergleichsweise groß sind. Es ist dies ein Umstand, der nicht zuletzt im Hinblick auf den Massenartikelcharakter von Ansteckschildern als störend zu bewerten ist.Also known is a badge with a back part, which has two spaced holes that serve to hold the lapel pin (US Pat. No. 3,023,522). The disadvantage of this badge is that connecting the lapel pin to the back part is tedious. In in practice, this means that the manufacturing costs for the known badge are comparatively large. This is a circumstance that is to be assessed as disruptive, not least with regard to the mass-article character of badges.

Schließlich ist es aus der US-A-2 761 230 und der US-A-3 091 875 bekannt, in einer C-förmigen Leiste zur Aufnahme von Preisschildern in Supermärkten od.dgl. Halteelemente für außerhalb der jeweiligen Leiste anzubringende Preisschilder zu verankern. Die Halteelemente sind in diesem Fall mit mindestens einem federnden Ausleger versehen, um sie von der Vorderseite der Leiste her an dieser befestigen zu können.Finally, it is known from US-A-2 761 230 and US-A-3 091 875, or the like, in a C-shaped bar for receiving price tags in supermarkets. To anchor holding elements for price tags to be attached outside the respective bar. In this case, the holding elements are provided with at least one resilient arm in order to be able to fasten them to the front of the bar.

Der Erfindung liegt die Aufgabe zugrunde, ein Ansteckschild der in Betracht gezogenen Art so auszugestalten, daß der Aufwand für seine Herstellung deutlich reduziert wird. Diese Aufgabe wird erfindungsgemäß dadurch gelöst, daß bei einem Ansteckschild der eingangs beschriebenen Gattung die seitlichen Vorsprünge des Verankerungsschenkels der Anstecknadel in einem C-förmigen Führungskanal gelagert und durch mindestens einen Anschlag gegen ein Herausrutschen aus dem Führungskanal gesichert sind.The invention has for its object to design a badge of the type under consideration so that the effort for its manufacture is significantly reduced. This object is achieved in that the side projections of the anchoring leg of the lapel pin are mounted in a C-shaped guide channel and secured by at least one stop against slipping out of the guide channel in a badge of the type described above.

Das erfindungsgemäße Ansteckschild bietet den Vorteil, daß bei ihm eine schnelle und bequeme Verbindung zwischen seinem zur Aufnahme des Einschubstreifens dienenden Hauptteil und der Anstecknadel möglich ist. Der Verankerungsschenkel der geschlossenen Anstecknadel läßt sich von der Seite her in den Führungskanal einschieben und anschließend dort arretieren, indem man beispielsweise nach dem Einschieben einen Teil des Führungskanals zu einer Rastnase verformt.The badge according to the invention has the advantage that it enables a quick and convenient connection between its main part, which is used to hold the insertion strip, and the lapel pin. The anchoring leg of the closed lapel pin can be pushed into the guide channel from the side and then locked there, for example by deforming part of the guide channel into a locking lug after insertion.

Weitere Einzelheiten der Erfindung ergeben sich aus den Unteransprüchen und der nachstehenden Beschreibung des in der die Merkmale der Erfindung veranschaulichenden Zeichnung dargestellten Ansteckschildes. Es zeigen:

Fig. 1
die Rückenansicht eines Ansteckschildes,
Fig. 2
die Ansicht des Ansteckschildes gemäß Fig. 1 von oben betrachtet und
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eine Seitenansicht des Ansteckschildes gemäß Fig. 1 und 2.
Further details of the invention emerge from the subclaims and the following description of the badge shown in the drawing illustrating the features of the invention. Show it:
Fig. 1
the back view of a badge,
Fig. 2
the view of the badge of FIG. 1 viewed from above and
Fig. 3
a side view of the badge according to FIGS. 1 and 2.

Das in den Figuren 1 bis 3 dargestellte Ansteckschild besteht aus einem extrudierten Kunststoffprofilabschnitt 1 und einer Anstecknadel 2. Der Kunststoffprofilabschnitt 1 bildet einerseits eine zum Rücken hin partiell offene Aufnahme 3 für einen Einschubstreifen 4 und andererseits einen C-förmigen Führungskanal 5 für einen Verankerungsschenkel 6 der Anstecknadel 2. Der Verankerungsschenkel 6 der Anstecknadel 2 geht an seinem einen Ende über einen bogenförmigen Abschnitt 7 in einen Befestigungsschenkel 8 über. Das andere Ende des Verankerungsschenkels 6 formt einen Haken 9 für das spitze Ende des Befestigungsschenkels 8 der Anstecknadel 2. Zur Sicherung der Lage der Anstecknadel 2 im Führungskanal 5 dient ein von einer in den Führungskanal 5 ragenden napfförmigen Vertiefung gebildeter Anschlag 10, der eine Rastnase formende Anschlag 10 ragt dabei in einen von zwei versetzt zur Längsachse des Verankerungsschenkels 6 angeordneten bogenförmigen Vorsprüngen 11 und 12. Es versteht sich, daß der Anschlag 10 vor oder nach dem Einführen der Anstecknadel 2 in den Führungskanal 5 hergestellt werden kann. Dies deshalb, weil die beiden, einen Schlitz 13 begrenzenden Lippen 14 und 15 des Führungskanales 5 ebenso wie der gesamte Kunststoffprofilabschnitt 1 hochelastisch sind. Die Elastizität des Kunststoffprofilabschnittes 1 wird zusätzlich ausgenutzt, indem der den Führungskanal 5 bildende Teil des Kunststoffprofilabschnittes 1 mit seinem unteren Ende 16 federnd gegen die Rückseite des Einschubstreifens 4 drückt und diesen in der für ihn vorgesehenen Aufnahme 3 festklemmt.The badge shown in Figures 1 to 3 consists of an extruded plastic profile section 1 and a pin 2. The plastic profile section 1 forms on the one hand a partially open to the back receptacle 3 for a slide-in strip 4 and on the other hand a C-shaped guide channel 5 for an anchoring leg 6 Lapel pin 2. The anchoring leg 6 of the lapel pin 2 merges into an attachment leg 8 at one end via an arcuate section 7. The other end of the anchoring leg 6 forms a hook 9 for the pointed end of the fastening leg 8 of the lapel pin 2. To secure the position of the lapel pin 2 in the guide channel 5, a stop 10 formed by a cup-shaped depression protruding into the guide channel 5 is used, the stop 10 forming a catch protruding into one of two arcuate projections 11 and 12 arranged offset to the longitudinal axis of the anchoring leg 6. It goes without saying that the stop 10 can be produced before or after the insertion of the pin 2 into the guide channel 5. This is because the two lips 14 and 15 of the guide channel 5, delimiting a slot 13, as well as the entire plastic profile section 1, are highly elastic. The elasticity of the plastic profile section 1 is additionally utilized in that the part of the plastic profile section 1 forming the guide channel 5 resiliently presses with its lower end 16 against the rear side of the insertion strip 4 and clamps it in the receptacle 3 provided for it.

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  1. A badge made of transparent plastics material and comprising a holder (3) for an insertion strip (4) for carrying information and a pin (2) disposed at the back and comprising an anchoring arm (6) formed with lateral projections (11, 12) and a securing arm (8) connected to the anchoring arm and constituting the actual pin, characterised in that the lateral projections (11, 12) on the anchoring arm (6) of the pin (2) are mounted in a C-shaped guide channel (5) and are inhibited from slipping out of the channel by at least one abutment (10).
  2. A badge according to claim 1, characterised in that the projections (11, 12) on the anchoring arm (6) are curved.
  3. A badge according to claim 2, characterised in that the abutment (10) is a lug projecting into at least one of the curves formed by the projections (11, 12).
  4. A badge according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterised in that the guide channel (5) and the holder (3) for the insertion strip (4) are made of a portion of an extruded plastics material section member.
  5. A badge according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterised in that the guide channel (5) is a clamping element which presses resiliently against the back of the insertion strip (4).
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