ES1250764U - Spacer clamp (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding) - Google Patents

Abstract

Spacer clamp, which consists of an accessory, for personal use, intended to prevent contagion by direct contact with elements of public facilities that, normally. are touched by many people, characterized by showing themselves as a body equipped with a handle (1), with a window (1 1), where a trigger/puller (2) is located, in the form of a straight bar with movement limited by stops (1 2) whose ends are housed inside the body, attached on the one hand to springs (7) and on the opposite side to cables (8) that hidden in the protector (13), go out to the outside to join rings (5), integral with the arms of a clamp (3), articulated on pivots (4). leaving the active part of the clamp (3), with linings (6) on the outside of the body. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)

Description

DESCRIPTION

DISTANCING CLAMP

TECHNICAL OBJECT OF THE INVENTION

The present invention refers to a tool for personal use, in the form of a clamp, which is intended to prevent contagion through elements of daily life that are in contact with a multitude of people such as metro and bus bars, shopping trolleys. shopping, elevator doors or portals, shower bars and the like.

The tool of the invention of undoubted hygienic advantages, also allows the maintenance of balance in bathing or showering sessions and in the face of the sudden movements common in means of transport.

SECTOR OF THE TECHNIQUE TO WHICH THE INVENTION REFERS

The invention being presented affects the Current Needs of Life Section of the International Patent Classification (IPC). in its section on Personal or Household Objects, paragraph on Objects for personal use or travel items, affecting, from an industrial point of view, the manufacture of accessories related to people's mobility and public hygiene.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

As indicated, the tool of the invention is of the clamp type. Logically there are multiple antecedents of clamps of all kinds but, taking into account that the inventor has conceived the idea as a consequence of needs that have arisen in a period of pandemic, we find a totally new utility of which no antecedent is known.

However, we can cite some inventions close to the one presented here related to the need to grasp some elements with a certain force to detach them from their base or with the purpose of transmitting vibrations that cause the fruit to fall.

- ES-0038613 U A fruit collector

-ES-0170833 U Forceps for the extraction of fruit peduncles

-E S -1044770 U Hook for fruit harvesters

-E S -1074848 U Extendable arm for fruit picking

- ES-1111082 U Cocktail tongs

Although it is, in all cases, hooks or clips, there is no relationship whatsoever with the purpose of this invention, which is why it is considered that it brings together undoubted characteristics of novelty to solve situations that require specific solutions.

The tool of the invention provides interesting advantages such as:

- Facilitates balance by gripping horizontal bars or vertical posts of those existing in public transport vehicles

• Facilitates the handling of supermarket carts

• Facilitates the handling of luggage trolleys in railway stations and airports - Provides security when walking down stairs with handrails

- Provides security in domestic or hotel bathrooms

- Provides security in carousels and recreational facilities where it is convenient to hold onto a bar

• Provides security in sports facilities such as towing skiers, chair lifts and the like

All of this avoiding direct contact of the user's hands with highly contaminated items as they are in frequent contact with other people's hands.

SUMMARY DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The tool of the invention is an accessory for personal use, intended to avoid contagion by direct contact with elements of public facilities that, normally, are touched by many people in the normal course of their daily life.

It consists of the following main parts:

• a body with a handle

- a trigger

- a set of tweezers

- complementary accessories

The body with handle is the part that comes into direct contact with the user's hand.

The trigger is a mobile part, within reach of the user's fingers, which allows the set of clamps to be opened and closed at will.

The set of tweezers is the one that serves to grip bars, posts, railings and the like, doing the function that hands normally do in order to maintain balance, push carts, hold on during the shower, etc.

As for the accessories, they are those that allow the correct functioning of the tool. The most important are springs, stops, guides, transmission cables and anti-slip elements. The following points include the schematic figures and detailed description of the invention for proper understanding.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Eight figures are included, which are considered sufficient for the correct interpretation of the invention.

Figures 1, 23 and 4

They represent, schematically, the bottom (Fig 1), front (Fig. 2), top (Fig. 3) and side (Fig. 4) view of the object of the invention. The following elements are noted:

1.- Handle

1.1.- Window

1.2- Stop

1.3.- Protector

2.- Trigger / puller

3.- Clamp

4.- Pivot

5.- Ring

6 - Lining

7.- Spring

8.- Cable

9.- Bar

Figure 5

Represents the side view of the clamp in the closed position.

Figure 6

Represents the side view of the clamp in the open position.

Figure 7

Represents the front view of a second embodiment of the clamp applicable to supermarket carts.

1.4.- Long handle

2.1- Elongated trigger / pull

Figure 8

Represents the front view of a third embodiment of the clamp also applicable to supermarket trolleys.

10 - Union connector

DETAILED EXPLANATION OF MODES OF EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION Spacer clamp (Figs. 1 to 8) consisting of an accessory, for personal use, intended to prevent contagion, by direct contact with elements of public facilities that are normally touched by many people . In a first embodiment preferred by its inventor, it is shown as a main body, provided with a handle (1), intended to hold the hand of the user. In the central part (Fig. 2) of the body there is a window (1.1) divided by a trigger / puller (2), in the form of a straight bar, whose ends, housed inside the body, slide between the stops (1.2 ) and the handle (1). This arrangement offers the user two forms of manipulation since they can hold the device of the invention by only grasping the handle (1) or by extending their fingers so that they grip the trigger / puller (2). If you do it according to this second way, you can press said trigger / puller (2) so that it approaches towards the handle (1) and when performing this action you must apply a certain force to overcome the elastic deformation of the springs (7) existing in the ends of the trigger / puller (2), located inside the body, as can be seen in (Fig. 2). Each of these ends of the trigger / puller (2) is attached to a cable (8) that, hidden in the protector (1.3), leaves the body to join the rings (5), which are integral with each of the arms of the caliper (3) (Figs. 2 and 4). These arms are rotatable around their respective pivots (4), crossing, like scissors, inside the body, leaving the active elements of the clamp (3) on the outside, which are designed to embrace bars (9) of circular section , square or any other and dimensioned to be able to cover the usual bars in buses, metropolitan trains and other means of transport as well as shopping carts, railings and the like.

With the described arrangement of these elements and with what is schematically represented in (Figs. 2 and 4), it is easily understood that the user's pressure on the trigger / puller (2) has the immediate effect of opening the clamp (3). , which closes again as soon as said pressure relaxes.

As indicated above, the functionality of the invention is to avoid contact of the person's hand with bars or elements for public use, therefore the use of the object of the invention, of small size and consequently of easy portability, It is very simple and can be summarized in the following phases:

- The tool is grasped by the handle (1) so that the fingers reach the trigger / puller (2) • Pressure is exerted on said trigger / puller (2) until the opening of the clamps (3) is sufficient to cover the bar (9) where the person wants to hold.

- Once the clamps (3) surround the bar (9). the pressure is released and the position of the hand is changed so that it only holds the tool by the handle (1).

This position is the one that offers security to the person, both from the point of view of avoiding a possible contagion, and the balance that needs to be maintained, where appropriate.

The closed clamp and open clamp positions have been represented respectively in (Fig 5) and (Fig 6).

In a second embodiment, represented in (Fig. 7), more suitable for the movement of supermarket trolleys or similar, the device of the invention works in the same way with the particularity that the main body is longer having an elongated handle (1.4) and an elongated trigger / pull (2.1), the set of clamps (3) being duplicated. Actuation on the elongated trigger / pull (2.1), simultaneously mobilizes both sets of clamps (3).

In a third embodiment, which is represented in (Fig. 8). Also suitable for the movement of supermarket trolleys or the like, two basic devices are used, such as those described in the first embodiment, interconnected with each other by means of the connecting connector (10) which, although it has been represented as having a square section, can be from any other. In this case, since there is no direct relationship between both mechanisms, it is necessary to use both hands simultaneously to manipulate the sets of tweezers (3).

The spaced gripper of the invention is preferably manufactured in plastic or light metal and to achieve a more comfortable contact, which avoids noise due to unwanted sliding on the clamping bars (9), protection of the grip areas is provided by means of linings (6) of rubber, silicone or similar material.

The cables (8) are flexible, made of braided metallic wire or nylon and the springs (7) are made of steel.

Finally, it should be noted that this clamping procedure is highly secure, since the structuring of the clamps (3) in a crossed mode means that the more the handle (1) is pulled, the more the tendency to close on the bar (9) becomes apparent.

It is not considered necessary to make the content of this description more extensive so that an expert in the field can understand the scope and advantages derived from the invention, as well as develop and put into practice its object. However, it should be understood that the invention has been described according to a preferred embodiment thereof, so that it may be susceptible to modifications without affecting or implying any alteration of the foundation of said invention. That is to say, the terms in which this preferred description of the invention has been set forth must always be taken broadly and not limitatively.

Claims (1)

1. - Spacer clip, which consists of an accessory, for personal use, intended to prevent contagion by direct contact with elements of public facilities that are normally touched by many people, characterized by showing itself as a body equipped with a handle (1 ), with a window (1.1), where a trigger / puller (2) is located, in the shape of a straight bar, with movement limited by stops (1.2) whose ends are housed inside the body, attached on one hand to springs (7 ) and on the opposite to cables (8) that. hidden in the protector (1.3), they go out to join rings (5), integral with the arms of a clamp (3), articulated on pivots (4), leaving the active part of the clamp (3), with linings (6), on the outside of the body. 2. - Spacer clamp. according to claim 1, characterized by mounting an elongated handle (1.4) and an elongated trigger / pull (2.1), the set of clamps (3) being duplicated. 3. - Spacer clamp, according to claim one, characterized by mounting two identical devices joined together by means of a connecting connector (10). 4.- Spacer, according to claim one, characterized in that it is made of plastic material or light metal.