EP3868250A1 - Belt adaptor and holding system comprising a belt adapter and a support element - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to a belt adapter (1) for attaching objects to a belt, comprising a holding device for attaching the belt adapter (1) to the belt, an opening (3) running along a vertical axis (V) of the belt adapter (1) through which a carrier element (31) can be introduced into this, and a securing element (14) which can be inserted between an unlocking position, in which the carrier element (31) can be inserted and removed from the belt adapter (1), and a locking position for securing one in the belt adapter (1) introduced carrier element (31) is movable in a locking position. The invention also relates to a holding system comprising a belt adapter (1) and a carrier element (31). The object of providing a belt adapter (1) which ensures that the carrier element (31) is reliably secured is achieved in that the securing element ( 14) designed to receive at least a part of the carrier element (31) and is guided displaceably along the vertical axis (V) of the belt adapter (1) between the unlocking position and the locking position.

Description

The invention relates to a belt adapter for attaching objects to a belt according to the preamble of claim 1 and a holding system comprising a belt adapter and a carrier element which is arranged on an object to be attached to the belt or the belt adapter.

For attaching objects to a belt, for example for attaching tools, tool bags or tool holders, belt adapters or belt clips which can be attached to a belt or can be connected to a belt are known from the prior art. The belt adapters serve as coupling elements between the belt and the object to be attached. For attachment to the belt adapter, the object to be attached has a carrier element which is introduced into a receiving opening of the belt adapter and preferably detachably fixed therein.

An exemplary belt adapter that enables an item, particularly a carrying case, to be attached to a belt is disclosed in the US patent application US 2003/0141329 A1 known. To fasten the belt adapter to the belt, the belt adapter has a clamp element on the rear side facing the belt. Furthermore, the belt adapter has a receiving opening which extends downward from an upper side of the belt adapter along the vertical axis of the belt adapter and into which a carrier element of the object to be attached to the belt can be introduced. The support element is designed as a post part with a thinner shaft and a wider flange-like end surrounding the shaft. To lock the post part introduced into the receiving opening, the belt adapter has a locking or securing element that engages in the post part. A push button can be used to release the lock and then remove the post part from the belt adapter.

In addition to simple and trouble-free attachment and detachment, secure fixing of the object to be attached or the carrier element to the belt adapter is of central importance. This is especially true for the use of belt adapters in the trade. Special craftsmen have to change tools frequently and quickly. Furthermore, an unintentional loosening of an object attached to a belt adapter, for example through a shock or accidental catching, must be reliably prevented. Especially in the event of an impact against the object attached to the belt adapter, in particular in the event of an impact against the direction in which the carrier element of the object is introduced into the belt adapter, there is often the risk that the securing element used to secure or fix the object solves.

The object is therefore to provide a belt adapter which ensures reliable securing of a carrier element of an object to be attached to a belt or to the belt adapter. Furthermore, a holding system comprising a belt adapter and a carrier element, which is arranged on the object to be attached to the belt or the belt adapter, is to be provided.

This object is achieved with a belt adapter according to claim 1 and a holding system according to claim 15. Advantageous embodiments and expedient developments of the invention can be found in the subclaims.

The belt adapter mentioned at the beginning for attaching objects to a belt, for example for attaching tools or (tool) bags, comprises a holding device for attaching the belt adapter to the belt and an opening through which a carrier element of an object to be attached to the belt adapter is inserted into the belt adapter - and can be applied. The opening extends along a vertical axis of the belt adapter. Preferably and expediently, the holding device is arranged on a rear side of the belt adapter facing the belt and the opening is arranged on a front side of the belt adapter opposite the rear side. The belt adapter further comprises a securing element that can be moved between an unlocking position in which the carrier element can be inserted and removed from the belt adapter, and a locking position provided for securing or fixing the carrier element introduced into the belt adapter in a locking position.

According to the invention, the securing element is designed for receiving at least a part of the carrier element and along the vertical axis of the belt adapter between the Unlocking position and the locking position in which the carrier element introduced into the belt adapter is secured in the locking position, guided displaceably. In particular, the carrier element, which is arranged secured in the locking position, cannot be removed from the belt adapter.

The securing element is preferably designed to be elongated, specifically as a securing slide which is guided displaceably along the vertical axis. The securing element is preferably designed in one piece or in one piece. The shifting of the securing element from the unlocking position into the locking position can preferably take place by moving the carrier element introduced into the belt adapter from the unlocking position, i.e. the position of the carrier element in which it can be inserted and removed from the belt adapter, into the locking position. The carrier element serves as a driver for the securing element.

The securing element is secured in the locking position in particular by means of a releasable latching mechanism, as a result of which an undesired movement of the securing element into the unlocking position is prevented. By fixing the securing element in the securing position, a movement of the carrier element from the locking position into the unlocking position and thus an unintentional removal of the carrier element from the belt adapter is prevented. The carrier element is thus locked in the locking position indirectly by locking the securing element in the locking position. The carrier element is securely fixed in the locking position via the securing element, especially also in the event of impacts against the object attached to the belt adapter along the vertical axis.

The at least partial reception of the carrier element by the securing element enables a secure arrangement of the carrier element in the latter. In particular, this also provides a defined positioning of the securing element in the belt adapter.

The securing element preferably has a receptacle running along the vertical axis of the belt adapter for at least partially receiving the carrier element introduced into the belt adapter. The receptacle is in particular a slot-like receptacle delimited above and below as seen along the vertical axis. Preferably, the carrier element introduced into the receptacle lies on the upper and lower boundaries the recording at or at least close to this. The described limitation of the receptacle on the one hand enables the securing element to be taken along by the carrier element from the unlocked position into the locked position. On the other hand, the securing element secured in the locking position prevents unwanted movement of the carrier element arranged in the limited receptacle from the locking position into the unlocking position.

Particularly preferably, the receptacle essentially has the shape and size of the carrier element or is only insignificantly larger than this. As a result, the carrier element lies at least partially on the sides of the receptacle, preferably on all sides of the receptacle, on or at least close to them. In addition to the above-mentioned undesired movement of the carrier element along the vertical axis from the locking position to the unlocking position, this also prevents lateral or other movements of the carrier element. Furthermore, by means of a configuration of the receptacle adapted to the provided carrier element, it can be ensured that only carrier elements suitable for the belt adapter, which ensure reliable securing of an object on the belt adapter, can be introduced into the belt adapter.

The securing element, or at least a part of the securing element, is preferably guided laterally between two guide webs running along the vertical axis of the belt adapter and / or at least partially, i.e. at least part of the securing element, rests against the latter. In particular, the securing element is also guided between the guide webs when moving from the unlocking position into the locking position and vice versa, as well as in the two positions themselves. The guide element can have guide lugs, that is to say elevations, on each of the side facing the guide webs, which rest against the guide webs. In particular, the guide element can also have several guide lugs on one side. By guiding or resting the securing element or the guide lugs on the guide webs, a safe displacement of the securing element along the vertical axis of the belt adapter, in particular without lateral movement or tilting of the securing element, is ensured.

In a particularly advantageous embodiment, the securing element has at least one latching lug and at least one on at least one of the side facing the guide webs the guide webs have a stop element for releasably latching the securing element in the locking position. The securing element preferably has a latching lug on both of the sides facing the guide webs and both guide webs a stop element for releasably latching the securing element in the locking position. In the locking position, the latching lugs of the securing element are in contact with the stop elements in such a way that the securing element is prevented from being displaced into the unlocking position. In the embodiment described, a secure latching of the securing element in the locking position and thus also a secure fixation of the carrier element in the locking position, in particular also in the event of an external force, such as an impact against the object attached to the belt adapter, is given.

To release or unlatch the securing element from the locking position, the belt adapter preferably has a first actuating element, specifically a push button or control button. Particularly preferably, the first actuating element can be actuated or moved in the direction of the vertical axis of the belt adapter. The first actuating element can in particular be arranged on an upper side of the belt adapter. The first actuating element is preferably spring-loaded, a spring counteracting actuation of the first actuating element. After actuation, the first actuation element is automatically moved back into an initial position by the spring. In a particularly advantageous embodiment, the first actuating element comprises two guide elements running along the vertical axis of the belt adapter. The securing element or at least a part of the securing element can be displaceably guided between the guide elements and / or at least partially, that is to say at least with part of the securing element, bear against the latter. In particular, the securing element can have guide lugs that rest on the two guide elements of the first actuating element. By guiding or resting the securing element or the guide lugs on the guide elements of the first actuating element, a safe displacement of the securing element along the vertical axis of the belt adapter, in particular without lateral movement or tilting of the securing element, is ensured.

The unlocking of the securing element from the locking position can be done especially in the above-described embodiment of the belt adapter in which the securing element is guided between two guide webs running along the vertical axis of the belt adapter and has at least one latching lug for releasable latching of the securing element in the locking position on a stop element of one of the guide webs, through which guide elements take place. The securing element can preferably have two latching lugs which each rest on a stop element of the guide webs. When the first actuation element is actuated, the guide elements engage between the two guide webs or rest on the guide webs and press them apart. In particular, one of the guide elements in each case rests on a guide web, preferably on a bevel of the guide web arranged in the direction of the first actuating element. The guide webs are designed to be movable on the side facing in the direction of the first actuating element (in particular movable essentially perpendicular to the vertical axis of the belt adapter), so that they enable the locking lug on the stop element or the locking lugs of the securing element to be released from the stop elements. In the embodiment described, the securing element, which is in particular elongated, is particularly preferably guided both between the guide webs and between the guide elements of the actuating element. In particular, the securing element can have upper guide lugs that bear against the guide elements and lower guide lugs that bear against the guide webs. The embodiment described ensures, in addition to a secure guidance of the securing element along the vertical axis and a secure latching of the securing element in the locking position via the at least one latching lug resting on a stop element, a simple and reliable release of the securing element from the locking position via the first actuating element.

In an advantageous embodiment, the securing element has a first spring element which counteracts a movement of the securing element from the unlocking position into the locking position. In the locking position, the first spring element is tensioned. The first spring element causes the securing element to be displaced into the unlocked position after it has been released from the locked position or at least supports it when the carrier element is inserted. In particular, if the securing element should be arranged in the locking position without an inserted carrier element, a movement of the securing element into the unlocking position required for inserting and removing the carrier element is brought about by the first spring element.

In a preferred embodiment, the belt adapter comprises a housing shell having the opening and a housing cover connected to the housing shell. The housing cover is preferably connected to the housing shell via snap-in connectors on the side of the housing shell facing the belt. The latching connectors can be latched in particular in corresponding latching connector receptacles of the housing shell. The housing cover preferably has the above-described two guide webs running along the vertical axis of the belt adapter, between which the securing element is displaceably guided and / or at least partially rests against it. The described multi-part configuration of the belt adapter enables, in addition to simple production of the individual components of the belt adapter, a suitable, in particular stable configuration of the individual components. In particular, the different components can also be made from different materials.

The holding device for attaching the belt adapter to the belt preferably comprises a holding flap pivotably articulated on the belt adapter, the holding flap being fixable, in particular releasably fixable, in a fixing position provided for fixing the belt adapter on the belt. The retaining flap can in particular be pivotably articulated to the housing cover and / or the housing shell of the belt adapter. In particular, the retaining flap can be connected to the housing cover and / or the housing shell via a (hinge) pin. The belt adapter, especially the housing cover, particularly preferably has at least one latching element for fixing the retaining flap in the fastening position and a second actuating element for releasing the retaining flap that is fixed or latched in the fastening position. The second actuating element is connected to or has the at least one latching element. The second actuating element can in particular be arranged on an underside of the belt adapter. The retaining flap, which is pivotably linked to the belt adapter and can be fixed in a fastening position, enables the belt adapter to be held securely on the belt in addition to simple and quick attachment of the belt adapter to the belt or detachment therefrom.

The belt adapter or the individual components of the belt adapter can in particular be made of plastic, such as polyamide 6 (PA6), acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene copolymer (ABS) or polyoxymethylene (POM) as well as (glass) fiber-reinforced plastics or other suitable Materials exist. In particular, the individual components of the Belt adapters also consist of different materials. For example, the housing shell and the actuating elements can be made of ABS, the safety element of POM and the housing cover and the retaining flap made of PA6 GF15 (15% glass fiber reinforced PA6).

The opening and / or the receptacle of the securing element are particularly preferably designed for introducing or for receiving a carrier element designed as a hook or a hook-shaped element. In particular, the hook-shaped carrier element can have an angled shape, especially a configuration that is essentially rectangular in a side view. The width of the hook-shaped carrier element is preferably significantly less than its length and its depth. The opening and the receptacle are designed in particular elongated or slot-like, the length of the opening and the receptacle in the direction of the vertical axis and the width of the opening and the receptacle perpendicular to the vertical axis essentially corresponding to the length and width of the hook-shaped carrier element or only slightly bigger than these are. For example, the hook-shaped carrier element and thus also the opening and the receptacle can have a length of approximately 20 to 35 mm and a width of 2.5 to 5 mm. The described configuration of the opening and the receptacle enables the hook-shaped carrier element to be brought in and out quickly and easily. In particular, the configuration of the opening and the receptacle adapted to the hook-shaped carrier element also ensures that the carrier element is held securely in the belt adapter.

In a particularly advantageous embodiment, the belt adapter has an insertion area that surrounds the opening and is inclined in the direction of the opening. The inclined insertion area simplifies the insertion of the carrier element through the opening in the belt adapter. The object to be attached to the belt adapter can, in particular, rest with a contact surface on the raised edge of the inclined insertion area or the elevation surrounding the insertion area. The fact that the contact surface rests on the belt adapter provides additional stabilization of the object on the belt adapter.

The invention also relates to a holding system which, in addition to the belt adapter according to the invention, comprises a carrier element arranged on an object to be attached to the belt or the belt adapter, the displacement of the securing element from the Unlocked position takes place in the locked position by the carrier element introduced into the belt adapter. The object to be attached to the belt or the belt adapter can in particular be a tool, a tool bag or a tool holder. Furthermore, the carrier element arranged on the object can in particular be designed in the shape of a hook. The advantages mentioned for the belt adapter described above apply accordingly to the holding system according to the invention.

Fig. 1

eine perspektivische Ansicht eines erfindungsgemäßen Gürteladapters;

Fig. 2

eine Vorderansicht des Gürteladapters aus Fig. 1;

Fig. 3

eine Rückansicht des Gürteladapters aus Fig. 1;

Fig. 4

eine Seitenansicht des Gürteladapters aus Fig. 1;

Fig. 5

eine Draufsicht auf den Gürteladapter aus Fig. 1;

Fig. 6

eine Ansicht des Gürteladapters aus Fig. 1 von unten;

Fig. 7

eine Explosionsdarstellung des Gürteladapters aus Fig. 1;

Fig. 8

eine Vorderansicht einer Gehäuseabdeckung des Gürteladapters aus Fig. 1;

Fig. 9

eine perspektivische Ansicht eines Sicherungselements des Gürteladapters aus Fig. 1;

Fig. 10

einen Schnitt entlang der Vertikalachse des Gürteladapters aus Fig. 1 in der in Fig. 2 gezeigten Ansicht im Bereich des Sicherungselements, wobei das Sicherungselement in der Entriegelungsstellung ist;

Fig. 11

wie Fig. 10, wobei das Sicherungselement in der Verriegelungsstellung ist;

Fig. 12

einen Schnitt entlang der Vertikalachse des Gürteladapters aus Fig. 1 in der in Fig. 4 gezeigten Ansicht im Bereich der Öffnung;

Fig. 13

einen Schnitt durch den Gürteladapter aus Fig. 1 entlang der Vertikalachse in der in Fig. 4 gezeigten Ansicht im Bereich der Öffnung sowie durch einen an dem Gürteladapter anzubringenden Gegenstand im Bereich eines Trägerelements;

Fig. 14

wie Fig. 13, wobei das Trägerelement in der Entriegelungsposition ist;

Fig. 15

wie Fig. 13, wobei das Trägerelement in der Verriegelungsposition ist.

These and other features as well as advantages and effects of the belt adapter according to the invention and of the holding system emerge from the exemplary embodiment described in more detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. The drawings show:

Fig. 1

a perspective view of a belt adapter according to the invention;

Fig. 2

Figure 3 is a front view of the belt adapter Fig. 1 ;

Fig. 3

a rear view of the belt adapter Fig. 1 ;

Fig. 4

a side view of the belt adapter Fig. 1 ;

Fig. 5

a top view of the belt adapter Fig. 1 ;

Fig. 6

a view of the belt adapter Fig. 1 from underneath;

Fig. 7

an exploded view of the belt adapter Fig. 1 ;

Fig. 8

a front view of a housing cover of the belt adapter Fig. 1 ;

Fig. 9

a perspective view of a securing element of the belt adapter Fig. 1 ;

Fig. 10

a section along the vertical axis of the belt adapter Fig. 1 in the in Fig. 2 The view shown in the area of the securing element, the securing element being in the unlocked position;

Fig. 11

how Fig. 10 , wherein the securing element is in the locking position;

Fig. 12

a section along the vertical axis of the belt adapter Fig. 1 in the in Fig. 4 view shown in the area of the opening;

Fig. 13

a cut through the belt adapter Fig. 1 along the vertical axis in the in Fig. 4 The view shown in the area of the opening and through an object to be attached to the belt adapter in the area of a carrier element;

Fig. 14

how Fig. 13 wherein the carrier element is in the unlocked position;

Fig. 15

how Fig. 13 , wherein the carrier element is in the locking position.

An embodiment of a belt adapter 1 according to the invention for attaching objects to a belt is shown in FIG Figures 1 to 6 in different views, in Fig. 7 in an exploded view and in the Figures 10 to 12 shown in sectional views. the Figures 8 and 9 show individual components of the belt adapter 1. In the Figures 13 to 15 the attachment of an object to the belt adapter 1 is shown in a sectional view.

The belt adapter 1 comprises, as in particular in FIG Fig. 7 It can be seen, on the front side facing away from a belt, provided for attaching an object, a housing shell 2, a housing cover 7 arranged on the side of the housing shell 2 facing the belt, and a retaining flap 25 arranged on the side of the housing cover 7 facing away from the housing shell 2. The housing cover 7 can be connected to the housing shell 2 via two latching connectors 13 arranged on each side of the housing cover 7, each of which can be latched in a latching connector receptacle 6 of the housing shell 2. The side of the housing cover 7 pointing in the direction of the housing shell 2 is shown in FIG Fig. 8 shown.

Between the housing shell 2 and the housing cover 7 is a described in more detail below and in Fig. 9 arranged in detail fuse element 14. The securing element 14 serves to secure a carrier element 31, which can be introduced into the belt adapter 1, of an object to be attached to the belt adapter 1 in a Locking position. On the in Fig. 1 The upper side shown, seen along a vertical axis V of the belt adapter 1, hereinafter the upper side of the belt adapter 1, the belt adapter 1 has a first actuating element 21. The first actuating element 21 enables the securing element 14, described in more detail below, to be released from a locking position of the securing element 14 that secures the carrier element 31 in the locking position.

The retaining flap 25 arranged on the housing cover 7 is pivotably articulated to the housing shell 2 and the housing cover 7 via a (hinge) pin 26 or is pivotably connected to the latter. The pin 26 is for this purpose in two in particular in Fig. 7 shown bores 36 of the housing shell 2, a pin receptacle 12 of the housing cover 7 and in two outer pin receptacle sections 35 of the retaining flap 25, which can be arranged or arranged laterally on the pin receptacle 12, introduced and guided. Between the retaining flap 25 and the housing cover 7, the belt to which the belt adapter 1 is to be attached can be inserted or, depending on the thickness of the belt, clamped. On the side facing the housing cover 7, the retaining flap 25 has prongs or at least partially a serrated surface which can engage in an inserted belt and enable an improved fixation of the belt adapter 1 thereon. To fix the retaining flap 25 in the closed position resting on the housing cover 7, the housing cover 7 has a latching element 29 which can be latched in corresponding latching element receptacles 27 of the retaining flap 25. The latching element 29 is part of a second actuating element 28, which is on a particular in Fig. 6 shown underside of the belt adapter 1 is arranged. By actuating the second actuating element 28, specifically by pressing the second actuating element 28 upwards along the vertical axis V of the belt adapter 1, the latching element 29 is released from the latching element receptacles 27 of the retaining flap 25. The second actuating element 28 is preferably designed to be resilient. By means of the resilient configuration, the second actuating element 28 and thereby also the latching element 29 are moved into the starting position that is also present when latching with the latching elements 27 after actuation has taken place.

In order to introduce a carrier element 31 into the belt adapter 1, the housing shell 2 has a slot-like opening 3 extending along the vertical axis V of the belt adapter 1. Around the opening 3, the housing shell 2 has an insertion region 4 inclined in the direction of the opening 3, which enables the carrier element 31 to be inserted into the opening 3 relieved. The insertion area 4 is delimited by an elevation 34 of the housing shell 2 surrounding the insertion area 4. The particular in Fig. 1 The opening 3 of the housing shell 2 shown is delimited laterally as well as at the top and bottom by the housing shell 2 itself, the housing shell 2 having a contact edge 5 on the underside of the opening 3.

That in particular in Fig. 9 The elongated securing element 14 shown in detail has a slot-like receptacle 15 which runs along the vertical axis V of the belt adapter 1 and is limited upwards and downwards and laterally. The receptacle 15 serves to at least partially receive the carrier element 31 introduced into the belt adapter 1 through the opening 3 of the housing shell 2 Fig. 10 and 12th unlocking position shown, in which the carrier element 31 can be inserted and removed at least partially through the opening 3 into the receptacle 15 of the securing element 14, and one in FIG Fig. 11 shown locking position, in which the introduced carrier element 31 is secured in a locking position, displaceable along the vertical axis V of the belt adapter 1. Analogously to the locking position, the position in which the carrier element 31 is introduced into the securing element 14 arranged in the unlocking position in the belt adapter 1 is referred to as the unlocking position. The securing element 14 also has in the area of FIG Fig. 9 The underside shown has a recess 19 which, when the securing element 14 is in the unlocked position, rests against the inside of the contact edge 5 of the housing shell 2 pointing in the direction of the securing element 14, as shown in particular in FIG Fig. 12 is shown.

For safe guidance of the securing element 14 along the vertical axis V, the securing element 14 has an upper guide nose 16 and a lower guide nose 17 on each side. The lower guide lugs 17 rest on two guide webs 8, 9 running along the vertical axis V, a first guide web 8 and a second guide web 9, of the housing cover 7. In particular, the lower guide lugs 17 are in contact with the inner sides of the guide webs 8, 9 facing one another. The guide webs 8, 9 arranged on the housing cover 7 are in particular in the in Fig. 8 representation of the housing cover 7 shown as well as in the in Figures 10 and 11 Shown sectional views of the belt adapter 1 are shown. The guidance of the upper guide lugs 16 of the securing element 14 takes place via a first and a second itself The guide element 22, 23 of the first actuating element 21, which extends along the vertical axis V. The upper guide lugs 16 are in contact with the inner sides of the guide elements 22, 23 facing one another, as in FIG Figures 10 and 11 is shown. The upper and lower guide lugs 16, 17 are in particular also when the securing element 14 is displaced from the position shown in FIG Fig. 10 unlocked position shown in Fig. 11 Locking position shown as well as a sliding back into the unlocking position on the guide elements 23, 24 or on the guide webs 8, 9.

A first spring element 20, in particular a compression spring, connected to the securing element 14 and resting on the housing cover 7, acts to cause the securing element 14 to move from the position shown in FIG Fig. 10 unlocked position shown in Fig. 11 shown locking position opposite. In Fig. 11 the tensioned first spring element 20 is only not shown for reasons of better illustration.

To secure the carrier element 31 introduced into the belt adapter 1 and especially into the receptacle 15 of the securing element 14 in the locking position, the securing element 14 has a latching lug 18 between the upper and lower guide lugs 16, 17. In the locking position of the securing element 14, the latching lugs 18 are located, as in FIG Fig. 11 is shown, on each of a stop element 10 of the guide webs 8, 9, whereby the securing element 14 latches in the locking position. The stop elements 10 and the locking lugs 18 acting against the stop elements 10 prevent unwanted movement of the securing element 14 into the unlocked position and thus also an unwanted movement of a carrier element 31 introduced into the receptacle 15 from the locked position to the unlocked position.

The release of the securing element 14 from the in Fig. 11 The locking position shown takes place via the first actuating element 21. In the case of the in Figures 10 and 11 The starting position shown of the first actuating element 21, the guide elements 23, 24 rest on the guide webs 8, 9, specifically on a bevel of the guide webs 8, 9 arranged above or on the stop elements 10 in the direction of the guide elements 23, 24. By actuating or pressing the first actuating element 21 along the vertical axis V downwards in the direction of the guide webs 8, 9, the guide elements 23, 24 slide in each case the bevels of the guide webs 8, 9 along or press against them. The guide webs 8, 9 are designed to be movable on the side having the bevel at least to the extent that they enable the locking lugs 18 of the securing element 14, which lie against the stop elements 10, to be unlocked by the action of the guide elements 23, 24. In particular, the stop elements 10 move outwards essentially perpendicularly to the vertical axis V, as a result of which the latching lugs 18 no longer bear against the stop elements 10. The securing element 14 can be displaced into the unlocking position via the first spring element 20 and / or an active movement of the object attached to the belt adapter 1 or the carrier element 31 along the vertical axis V upwards. To move the first actuating element 21 back into the in Figures 10 and 11 The initial position shown, the first actuating element 21 is connected to a second spring element 22 resting on the housing cover 7, as in particular in FIG Fig. 12 is shown.

In Fig. 12 FIG. 13 is a section along the vertical axis V through the side view of the belt adapter 1 along the opening 3 and in FIG FIGS. 13 to 15 the introduction of a carrier element 31 arranged on a fastening adapter 30 of an object to be attached to the belt adapter 1 is shown. The fastening adapter 30 can, for example, be part of a tool bag with a pocket arranged on the side facing away from the carrier element 31, or it can be part of a tool itself. For handling, the fastening adapter 30 comprises a handle 32 that can be gripped by one or more fingers on the upper side. The carrier element 31 of the fastening adapter 30 has a hook-shaped configuration, in particular an angled shape when viewed from the side.

To attach the fastening adapter 30 to the belt adapter 1, the in Fig. 13 The carrier element 31 shown is introduced into the belt adapter 1 through the opening 3. The carrier element 31 can only be introduced when the securing element 14 is arranged in the unlocked position. The securing element 14 or the receptacle 15 of the securing element 14 takes the carrier element 31 introduced into the belt adapter 1, as in the FIG Fig. 14 shown unlocking position of the carrier element 31 is shown, at least partially. The receptacle 15 essentially has the shape of the carrier element 31 or is only slightly larger than this. In particular, the carrier element 31 introduced into the receptacle 15 lies laterally as well as, as in FIG Fig. 14 is shown on the surfaces of the securing element 14 delimiting the receptacle 15 at the top and bottom at or close to them. On the front side facing in the direction of the housing cover 7, the carrier element 31 rests on an in Fig. 8 shown, extending along the vertical axis V recess 11 of the housing cover 7 on. The carrier element 31 introduced into the belt adapter 1 is arranged in a clearly defined position in the belt adapter 1 through the securing element 14 (or the surfaces of the securing element 14 surrounding the receptacle 15 of the securing element 14) and the recess 11 of the housing cover 7. To secure the carrier element 31 in the belt adapter 1, the carrier element 31 (or the entire fastening adapter 30) is moved relative to the belt adapter 1 by the in Fig. 14 unlocked position shown along the vertical axis V moved down into the locking position. The movement of the carrier element 31 into the locking position can, depending on the weight of the attached object and the spring strength of the first spring element 20, possibly also be brought about by the attached object itself. The carrier element 31 resting on the underside of the receptacle 15 of the securing element 14 serves as a driver for the securing element 14, the securing element 14 being moved along the vertical axis V by the in Fig. 14 unlocked position shown in Fig. 15 Locking position shown is moved. The downward movement of the carrier element 31 is limited by the contact edge 5 of the opening 3, as is the case in FIG Fig. 15 shown locking position in which the carrier element 31 rests against the contact edge 5 is shown. Unintentional movement of the carrier element 31 arranged in the locking position into the unlocking position is prevented by the securing element 14 locked in the locking position. As a result, it is not possible to remove the carrier element 31, which is secured in the locking position, from the belt adapter 1.

To further stabilize the fastening adapter 30 arranged on the belt adapter 1, the fastening adapter 30 rests with a contact surface 33 on the housing shell 2, specifically against the elevation 34 of the housing shell 2 surrounding the insertion area 4.

For the removal of the carrier element 31, which is secured in the locking position, from the belt adapter 1, the locking of the securing element 14, which is locked in the locking position, is released via the first actuating element 21, as described above. The in Fig. 15 A tensioned first spring element 20 (not shown only for reasons of clarity), a movement of the securing element 14 in the direction of the unlocking position is at least supported. Especially with heavy ones on the belt adapter 1 attached objects, however, the application of an external force is required for the movement of the carrier element 31 from the locking position to the unlocking position. For the simultaneous actuation of the first actuating element 21 and the movement of the carrier element 31 or the fastening adapter 30 upwards, in particular the one shown in FIG Figures 13 to 15 The embodiment shown of the fastening adapter 30 with the handle 32 arranged on the top is advantageous. For example, in order to move the fastening adapter 20 upwards, two fingers can engage in the handle 32 and at the same time the first actuation element 21 can be actuated by the thumb of the same hand. As a result of the upward movement of the carrier element 31, the securing element 14 is also moved from the locking position into the unlocking position. The in Fig. 14 Carrier elements 31 arranged in the unlocking position shown can then be removed from the belt adapter 1.

As a result of the configuration of the belt adapter 1 described, the carrier element 31 introduced into the belt adapter 1 is reliably secured in the locking position. In particular, in the described embodiment of the belt adapter 1, an unintentional release of the carrier element 31 from the locking position, especially also when an external force directed along the vertical axis V acts, is reliably prevented. Furthermore, a movement of the carrier element 31 laterally to the vertical axis V or any other movement, such as a twisting of the carrier element 31, is prevented or at least severely limited by the receptacle 14 of the securing element 14 adapted to a specific carrier element 31. The belt adapter 1 described thus ensures that the carrier element 31 is held securely in the latter.

Reference number

1

Belt adapter

2

Housing shell

3

opening

4th

Lead-in area

5

Leading edge

6th

Snap connector receptacle

7th

Housing cover

8th

First guide bar

9

Second guide bar

10

Stop element

11

Return

12th

Pen holder

13th

Snap-in connector

14th

Fuse element

15th

recording

16

Upper guide lugs

17th

Lower guide lugs

18th

Locking lug

19th

Recess

20th

First spring element

21

First actuator

22nd

Second spring element

23

First guide element

24

Second guide element

25th

Shut up

26th

Pen

27

Locking element holder

28

Second actuator

29

Locking element

30th

Mounting adapter

31

Support element

32

Handle

33

Contact surface

34

increase

35

Pin receiving section

36

drilling

V

Vertical axis

Claims (15)

Belt adapter (1) for attaching objects to a belt, comprising a holding device for attaching the belt adapter (1) to the belt, an opening (3) running along a vertical axis (V) of the belt adapter (1) through which a carrier element (31 ) an object to be attached to the belt adapter (1) can be introduced into the belt adapter (1), and a securing element (14) which can be inserted between an unlocking position, in which the carrier element (31) can be inserted and removed from the belt adapter (1), and a locking position Securing of a carrier element (31) introduced into the belt adapter (1) is movable in a locking position, characterized in that the securing element (14) is designed to receive at least part of the carrier element (31) and along the vertical axis (V) of the belt adapter (1 ) between the unlocked position and the locked position in which the carrier element (31) introduced into the belt adapter (1) is in the lock management position is secured, is slidably guided. Belt adapter (1) according to Claim 1, characterized in that the securing element (14) has a receptacle (15) running along the vertical axis (V) of the belt adapter (1) for at least partially receiving the carrier element (31) introduced into the belt adapter (1). , in particular a slot-like receptacle (15) which is delimited above and below as seen along the vertical axis (V). Belt adapter (1) according to Claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the securing element (14) is guided laterally between two guide webs (8, 9) running along the vertical axis (V) of the belt adapter (1) and / or at least partially rests against them . Belt adapter (1) according to Claim 3, characterized in that the securing element (14) has at least one latching lug (18) on at least one of the side facing the guide webs (8, 9), preferably on both of the sides facing the guide webs (8, 9) ) and at least one of the guide webs (8, 9), preferably both guide webs (8, 9), has a stop element (10) for releasably latching the securing element (14) in the locking position. Belt adapter (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by a first actuating element (21) which can be actuated in particular in the direction of the vertical axis (V) of the belt adapter and which is designed to unlatch the securing element (14) locked in the unlocked position. Belt adapter (1) according to Claim 5, characterized in that the first actuating element (21) comprises two guide elements (23, 24) running along the vertical axis (V) of the belt adapter (1), the securing element (14) being displaceable between the guide elements ( 23, 24) is guided and / or at least partially rests against it. Belt adapter (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the securing element (14) is guided between two guide webs (8, 9) running along the vertical axis (V) of the belt adapter (1) and at least one detachable lug (18) One of the guide webs (8, 9) has latching of the securing element (14) in the locking position with at least one stop element (10), and the belt adapter (1) has a first actuating element (21) with two along the vertical axis (V) of the belt adapter (1) ) extending guide elements (23, 24), wherein the guide elements (23, 24) are designed to unlatch the locking element (14) locked in the locking position when the first actuating element (21) is actuated. Belt adapter (1) according to Claim 7, characterized in that in each case one of the guide elements (23, 24) rests against a guide web (8, 9) when the first actuating element (21) is actuated and the guide elements (23, 24) the guide webs (8) , 9) push apart. Belt adapter (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by a first spring element (20) connected to the securing element (14) and counteracting a movement of the securing element (14) from the unlocking position into the locking position. Belt adapter (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by a housing shell (2) having the opening (3) and a housing cover (7) connected to the housing shell (2), the housing cover (7) having two along the vertical axis (V) of the belt adapter (1) has guide webs (8, 9) between which the securing element (14) is displaceably guided and / or at least partially rests against it. Belt adapter (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the holding device for attaching the belt adapter (1) to the belt has a holding flap (25) hinged to the belt adapter (1), in particular one on a housing cover (7) and / or a housing shell (2) of the belt adapter (1) comprises pivotably articulated retaining flap (25), the retaining flap (25) being fixable in a fastening position provided for fastening the belt adapter (1) to the belt. Belt adapter (1) according to claim 11, characterized in that the belt adapter (1), in particular a housing cover (7) of the belt adapter (1), has at least one latching element (29) for fixing the retaining flap (25) in the fastening position and one with the at least one latching element (29) connected and / or having the at least one latching element (29) second actuating element (28), in particular a second actuating element (28) arranged on an underside of the belt adapter (1). Belt adapter (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the opening (3) and / or a receptacle (15) of the securing element (14) for introducing or receiving a carrier element (31 designed as a hook or hook-shaped element) ) are designed. Belt adapter (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by an insertion region (4) surrounding the opening (3) and inclined in the direction of the opening (3). Holding system comprising a belt adapter (1) according to one of the preceding claims and a carrier element (31), in particular a hook-shaped carrier element (31), which is attached to an object to be attached to the belt or the belt adapter (1), in particular a tool, a tool bag or a tool holder, the securing element (14) being displaceable from the unlocking position into the locking position by the carrier element (31) introduced into the belt adapter (1).

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