FI121211B - Detachable neck strap - Google Patents

Description

Lockable collar

FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates generally to a collar of an animal, such as a dog, and in particular to a buckle for attaching the collar to a leash.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The most commonly used collar is one where the ends of the collar are joined by a common buckle and the collar has a metal loop at a distance from the buckle to which the leash is attached. A disadvantage of this simple construction is that it is very easy to steal an animal left for some time 10 unattended with one end of the leash attached to a pole or the like. Thus, various solutions have been proposed for collar / leash combinations that prevent or at least complicate theft.

German Patent Application DE2603939 discloses a collar / leash strap arrangement for preventing animal theft, wherein the collar and leash strap are connected in a special locking body whose body comprises two riveted portions. The other end of the strap, as well as the other end of the collar, are non-removable attached inside the body. Instead, the other end of the collar passes through the groove within the body so that the collar can be placed around or removed from the neck 20 of the pet. When fitted, the collar is inserted: ***; through the groove in the frame and tighten to the desired tightness. After that it · · · 4. . ·. locked in the groove by turning the lock cylinder inside the body with a key, .v. whereby the toothed pin on the cylinder surface turns • · »I, '.' collar against it, locking it firmly into the groove.

A disadvantage of this known locking device is that the locking device is made up of several parts: a two-piece, one-riveted body, a lock cylinder inside it *;. *; *, And various types inside the body.

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* ·; · * Cavities. The cost of manufacturing the locking device will be quite high.

Another disadvantage is that the locking device, collar and leash form a ·: ··: 30 integral unit, since the collar and leash are permanently mounted on the .1. Therefore, the user is bound to this as part of the whole; *! strap.

GB-601366 discloses a locking device with a spring latch for locking luggage, dog collars, and the like.

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The locking device consists of a hollow body made of metal plate with openings at the ends. The openings have a metal plate with a narrow slot at the other end. The other end is secured, for example, by riveting a strap or a strap. When the bar is inserted into the opening of the cavity body 5, the plate spring inside the body presses the bar so that the pin in the body presses into the gap of the bar, preventing the bar from being removed from the body. Removal is effected by means of a wrench which is inserted into the cylinder in the body and by turning the wrench, the mechanism presses down the leaf springs to release the bar from the lock. This locking device is useful for locking handbags and luggage 10, since the body can be riveted to the surface of the bag and the strap having a flat end at one end can be riveted at one end to the bag. However, the locking device is not well suited for locking a collar and leash of a pet or the like, since it is capable of securing the collar so that it cannot be removed except with a key, but does not lock the 15 leashes.

US-4398500 discloses a lockable leash having a loop-forming locking piece at each end for adjusting the collar and locking collar at the other end to a desired size. One end of the collar is fixedly connected to the locking member while the other end 20 passes through an opening through the locking member. The collar has • recesses spaced apart by a cam on the surface of the pivoting cylinder in the locking member; ***; turning. Place the collar around the neck of the animal, tighten it to the desired • · · tension and lock by turning the locking claw into the recess of the collar.

. ·! ·. 25 Similarly, a similar collar on the other end of the leash • · · can be attached and locked to a post or pole. Because the collar and ** '* leash are metal or a strap with a wire inside, it cannot be easily cut. Turning the cylinder requires a suitable key, making it difficult to steal the animal * · * · *.

The arrangement according to this patent is similar to the aforementioned DE260393 and has the same drawbacks: the locking device itself consists of many parts:: * ··, the manufacturing costs are high and the locking device, collar, t and leash form a solid whole, for the other end of the collar and; ! the leash is firmly connected to the locking device. As a result, the user must obtain a complete set and cannot use the collar and leash separately.

US 6205956 describes a leash, the other end of which is fixedly connected to a locking device in a collar. The locking device has a mechanism similar to a car seat belt buckle, into which the tongue at one end of the collar is inserted, as is the tongue at the other end of the leash when the leash 5 is first inserted around a pole or the like. The locking device can only be unlocked by inserting the correct code number into the number lock on the device, which is known for example from suitcases. The disadvantage of this arrangement is the multiple component locking device, which is quite expensive to manufacture, and furthermore, the leash, collar and locking device form a single integrated unit.

US 6371056 describes a leash which is lockable. At the end of the leash collar is a parrot lock, which can be opened and closed by moving the thumb slide on the side of the lock with the thumb. The parrot lock is known per se and can be locked with a key or by inserting the correct combination of numbers into the cylinder numbers. 15 The collar is spaced at one end with a staple and at the other end is pierced for the staple. The collar is twisted around the neck of the animal so that the head with the strap pierces over the head with the staple and, when the tension is desired, the strap is inserted through the piercing in the other strap above. After this, the clasp of the clasp is opened and inserted into the staple so that when the clasp • · · • V is closed, the clasp of the clamp passes through the clasp loop. Now the leash cannot be removed from the strap without knowing the numeric code or without the key if the key is used. In an alternative embodiment, the collar is at the end of a · · ·; near the staple is, is a regular buckle. The other end of the collar is then passed through · · · 25 buckles and locked in the usual way with the tongue of the buckle. Thus, the collar, · .Ι # remains on the neck even if the leash is removed.

The advantage of the arrangement according to this patent is its very #v simple construction but the disadvantage is that the two-way locking method,. 'Γ, the first of which consists of a known buckle fastening and the second a staple, otherwise • · *': ** 30 attach the buckle and attach the leash with a separate attachment.

International patent application WO 02/26030 discloses a leash having a conventional spring hook for attaching at one end. : for. The leash is equipped with a special key-release and locking latch • ·· 35 latches, through which the leash passes twice to form a loop. When the dog is to be locked for theft, the loop 4 is relaxed and introduced, for example, around the dog's neck, the loop is suitably tightened and finally locked with a key. The locking is thus done by '' attaching the dog to the leash '' and the collar has no part in the locking. A disadvantage of this arrangement is that, in practice, locking is difficult because the leash loop must first be adjusted and then moved over the head of the dog before locking is performed. Locking is thus a separate operation. The locking piece itself is multi-piece, so its manufacturing cost will inevitably raise the cost of the leash.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a lockable collar which does not have the disadvantages of the prior art solutions described above, but which is both simple to manufacture and easy to lock.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The set object is achieved by a buckle piece at one end of the collar consisting of two separate parts.

[014] The first part is a frame made of metal wire or similar solid material, preferably having a semicircular portion and a straight, approximately band-wide straight portion connecting the ends of the semicircle at its base. This straight section rests on the plunger as described below.

The other part is also a tongue part stamped and bent from a metal plate or bent from 20 wire or the like. It also has a straight section at its base that is slightly longer than the straight section of the first * · '··· * section so that the tongue section cannot pass completely through the frame. This straight section rests on the plunger as described later * ·. From the center of the straight section extends away from the straight section: ***: 25 the actual tongue, slightly bent at the apex. The tongue part is therefore not a perfectly planar body, but the vertex of the tongue is at a certain angle to the plane. If the tongue is made of a metal plate blank, the tongue • ·. ···. there is a hole punched in the tip for the fastening strap such as' · [the fastening member at the end of the leash. Similarly, if the tongue is * ··· * 30 bent, the threads are bent at the tip of the tongue at a distance from each other to form a loop, which is also meant to: * ··; for a retaining strap such as a retaining member at the end of the leash.

The frame and tongue of the buckle are fastened by inserting the head of the buckle through both the frame and the tongue and bending back and securing the fastening by, for example, riveting or sewing. A loop is formed at the end of the collar to which the separate buckle frame and tongue are attached. It is essential that there is sufficient clearance in the loop so that the frame and tongue can be moved within a sufficient distance in the direction of the collar 5.

The oval of the collar at the opposite free end is made at a distance from each other in the form of holes adapted to allow the tongue to be easily pushed from the hole through the collar.

The attachment of the collar around the animal or any object 10 is done by threading the free end of the collar through the frame in the same manner as in conventional belt buckles. But as an essential difference to the belt buckle, where both the threading step and the locking state the tongue tip is outside the formed belt loop, in the present invention, the tongue tip is inside the lacing loop but in the locking step 15 the tongue tip is outside the lacing loop. In other words, the tip of the tongue changes its state from one side of the frame to the other. This is not the case with known soybeans.

Further, once the free end of the collar is threaded through the frame and the desired collar tension is reached, i.e. the diameter of the formed collar loop is reached, the tongue tip is threaded through a hole 20 at the free end of the collar, leaving the tongue tip loop or hole inside the lanyard. After that, the tongue is moved backwards away from the frame. The movement is made possible by the · · · ', .m- clearance above the collar loop. When the backward displacement of the tongue relative to the buckle frame is large enough, the tongue tip can be easily pushed through the frame. The language is then moved back into the frame • ·. * · *. in the direction the buckle locks. Because the tongue is wider at the base than the frame, it cannot slide through the frame. The more the collar is tried ..... the harder the spread the tip of the tongue presses against the frame as well as the · · · M known belt buckles • · * “30 A loop at the end of the buckle tongue can now be fastened. Preferably, at the end of the leash is a lockable lock, e.g. a parrot lock, the loop of which is passed through the loop of the tongue of the buckle and locked. Thus, the buckle according to the invention fulfills two functions • · ·. ·. : at the same time, it locks the ends of the collar together and further locks the collar 35 into the leash.

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BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Various embodiments of the invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which Figures 1A and 1B are schematic schematic views of the cell 5 of the invention, Figures 2A and 2B are schematic diagrams of the tongue of the invention; Figures 5A and 4B illustrate the steps of fastening the collar with an oval according to the invention, Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a buckle according to the first embodiment, Fig. 6 is a perspective view of a buckle of the first embodiment; Fig. 8 is a perspective view of the 20 buckles according to the second embodiment, • · ·: Fig. 9 is a perspective view of the second embodiment: [* [: the buckle in the initial stage of fastening the collar,: ***: Fig. 10 of the sprout • · ·:; *; and Fig. 11 is a more detailed perspective view of the buckle of the second embodiment when the collar is attached and the leash is locked to the buckle.

DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION ··· * ·· ♦ * Figure 1A shows a buckle frame 1. The frame is bent: ***: 30 wires as shown in the form of a semicircle or horseshoe ··· to form a semicircular portion 11 and the base of the arc. connecting straight section 10 of length L1. The height of the frame is L2. The frame shape • · · *; * [is not essential, however, it can also be rectangular, • ♦ ♦ * · oval or similar.

A steel wire of a few millimeters thickness having good bending properties can be used as the metal wire. The frame can also be made of a plastic such as PVC by molding.

Figure 1B depicts a side view of a frame. As you can see, it is 5 approximately planar pieces.

Figure 2A illustrates a buckle tongue according to the first embodiment. It is also bent from a wire, preferably a wire similar to the frame. The bend is made to form a straight base 22 having a width L3 and an actual tongue 21. The width L3 of the base 10 and the height L4 of the base 10 are made such that the buckle to which the buckle is fastened can easily pass through the base. frame width L1.

The actual tongue portion 21 having a height L5 is bent to form a tongue-like projection, and the bending shape has no limitations other than that there is a sufficiently large opening at the top of the tongue to pass through the leash bracket or latch on the leash width. This will be described later. It is also essential that the height L4 of the tongue is greater than the height L2 of the frame.

Fig. 2B shows a side view of the tongue of Fig. 2A.

As noted, the actual tongue is bent from the level of the base. ·· ♦. away and in addition the tip of the tongue is bent back to the plane of the base • ·.

Figures 3A and 3B are side elevational views of the interaction of the buckle frame and the tongue strap. For clarity, the collar is omitted from the figure, to which the buckle is attached. In the initial state, the tongue and the frame are approximately parallel and The tongue part is then started to be pushed through the frame so that the bent tip of the tongue part 21 passes through: V: The pushing is continued, in which case the tongue base part 22 is below the frame 30 but the tip of the tongue part 21 is over the frame 1. Since the base L3 of the tongue is wider than the width of the *** \ frame L1, it cannot pass through the frame, leaving the situation as shown in Figure 3B.

Figures 4A-4B show the steps 35 described above in greater detail and with the buckle secured to the collar 4. The other end of the collar shown in the figure is inserted through the frame 1 and the base portion 8 of the tongue 2 and folded back into the collar. fastened with eg a rivet or stitch. The point of attachment is so far from the end of the loop that there is sufficient clearance to allow the tongue part 2 to be moved even again.

Initially, the collar is placed around an object, e.g., a dog's neck. The opposite end of the collar is then pushed through the frame and pulled to the desired collar tension. At this point, the tongue 2 is retracted within the clearance allowed by the collar loop so that it does not interfere with the passage of the collar into the frame. Once a suitable tension has been achieved, the tongue 10 is moved forward in the collar loop and the bent tip portion of the tongue is pushed through a suitably shaped hole in the collar, thereby reaching the position of Figure 4A.

Thereafter, the tongue and the more penetrating part of the tongue are pulled back slightly as needed and bent to the tip of the tongue towards the opening of the 15 frames, Fig. 4B.

The tongue is now pushed forward relative to the frame while keeping the tip of the tongue above the plane of the frame. When the collar comes into contact with the frame, the final state of Fig. 4C is reached. The collar passes through the frame and is locked by the tongue through the collar.

The attachment of the collar around the animal or any object is thus done in the same way as in conventional belt soybeans. But. ···. as an essential difference to the belt buckle, where both the threading step and the locking state • ·. ** Ie the tongue tip is outside the formed belt loop, in the present invention, the tongue tip is in the threading step inside the lanyard but in 25 locking steps the tongue tip is outside the harness loop. In other words, the · · · *; [· * tongue tip changes its state from one side of the frame to the other. This is not the case with known soybeans.

Figure 5 is a perspective view of an oval attached to the end of the collar · '. ·· *. ·. As can be seen, the buckle consists of two separate parts: 30 frames 1 and the tongue part 2. Each part is freely movable in the loop at the end of the collar 5.

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of an initial step in which the free end of the collar with holes 6 spaced apart is inserted through the frame of the v-buckle and the tip of the tongue 2 is inserted through the hole.

Figure 7 illustrates a situation in which a buckle has locked the ends of the collar to one another and a buckle 7 is attached to the tip of the buckle 8, such as a leash at the end 9. In the figure the buckle is a parrot lock but any type of zipper can be used. When the lock is lockable with a key or is a number lock, it is impossible to remove the leash from the collar and the collar from the dog's neck. Needless to say, both the collar and the strap have at least one flexible wire inside which requires special tools to break.

Figure 8 shows another embodiment of a buckle. Therein, the frame 1 is provided with a cam 81. facing the inside of the frame. The tongue 2 is similar to the first embodiment except that the actual tongue 10 is bent at a greater angle to the base of the tongue. The width of the slot 82 at the tip of the tongue is larger than the width of the nose 81 of the frame.

Fig. 9 illustrates an initial situation with an oval of this embodiment. The free end of the collar is inserted through the frame and the tip of the tongue is inserted through the hole 6 at the free end of the collar. After this, the tongue is pushed back through the collar loop backward while bending the tongue towards the collar. With the tongue tip inserted through the collar, the tongue is pushed forward in the loop clearance so that the frame cam 81 protrudes into the tongue tip slot 82.

Figure 10 illustrates a situation in which the buckle according to the invention has locked the ends of the collar. Frame nose inserted into tongue-in-slot gap prevents · 1 ··; oval retraction and thus possible buckle opening • ·. ···. itself. A leash lock can now be attached to this tongue tip slot. * · 1. such as the parrot lock shown in Figure 11 as shown in Figure 11.

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When using the cam embodiment, the strap loop need not be as large as the camless model.

When using a collar with a buckle according to the invention and a leash with a lock, the pet can be safely left in front of a shop or the like while shopping by following the procedure below. In the hand of the leash • »: the retained head, which is riveted as a loop, is slipped through the post or here: ***: 30 purpose-fitted retaining ring. The head is pulled close to the collar and. · 1 ·, the leash lock is released from the buckle tongue while still holding the pet • · ”\ with the collar. The locked end of the leash is passed through the loop of the opposite end and locked again into the tongue of the buckle. The ··· '· number code is entered into the lock or locked with a key. The pet can then be left without fear of theft as the oval is impossible or very difficult to open and the collar cannot be easily detached from the pet and on the other hand 10 leashes can be removed from the collar. The wire inside the collar and the leash prevents the collar or leash from being cut without special tools.

Some embodiments of the invention have been described by way of example above. While being within the scope of the appended claims, it will be apparent to one skilled in the art to design the frame and tongue of the buckle in a number of different ways. Thus, the buckle parts can each be secured to their own piece of flexible lattice strap which is attached at one end to a collar. In this case, the required clearance is created by the elasticity of the flat strip itself. In addition, it is not always advantageous to attach the leash to the buckle of the invention, but to use a separate clamp 10 for the leash in the collar, as is the case with known collars. Only when it is desired to lock the collar for animal theft is the latch at the end of the leash attached to the buckle of the invention. Of course, the buckle of the invention may be the only attachment point for the leash, but in that case the buckle must be strong enough to withstand the pull of a large animal. The leash itself is not limited by the buckle according to the invention. It may have a lock at the end or a parrot lock or the like.

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Claims (10)

A buckle with a buckle, wherein the buckle is at one end of the collar (5) and at the opposite end of the collar (5) are spaced by holes (6) for receiving the tongue (2) of the buckle, characterized in that 1,2) attached to a loop formed at the end of the collar (5), and that the first discrete portion is the buckle frame (1) through which the loop formed at the end of the collar (5) passes through the collar (5) The second separate part is a buckle tongue (2) having a base portion (22) having a width greater than the width of the frame (1), through which a loop formed at the end of the collar (5) passes the actual tongue portion (21) (22), which is narrower than the width of the buckle frame (1) and has a loop formed at its 15 tips. 2. Med et spänne försedd halsrem enligt patentkrav 1, kännetecknad av att dä den motsatta ändan av halsremmen (5) trussenom spännets ring (1) för att bilda en halsremsring and spännets pigg (2) i sin helhet innanför den bildade halsr. • · ·: 3. Med et spänne försedd läsbar halsrem enligt patentkrav 1, kännetecknad av att dä spännet • · · • · * · .. * last gär spetsdelen av spännets pigg (2) omom h ((6) i halsremmen (5) ) och sträcker sig • · · • · * ··· * utanför halsremsringen genom att stöda sig pä spännets ring (1) Medan basdelen (22) av • · · * · ·· * piggen är innanför halsremsringen. *** 4. Med et spänne försedd läsbar halsrem enligt patentkrav 1, kännetecknad av att spännets ... ring (1) business till sin form i feel en circus eller en REKTANGEL. 5. Med et spänne försedd läsbar halsrem enligt patentkrav 1, kännetecknad av attéggli i • · · · specialen av den eglliga piggdelen (21) till till räckligt stor för att ta en en regel av län nap • · 7 ändan av den separata fastsättningsremmen, säsom et ledband. • • • • • • • • • • • •! 6. Med et spänne försedd läsbar halsrem enligt patentkrav 1, kännetecknad av att ringen (1) och / eller piggen (2) har bildats genom att böja den av metalläd. Buckle collar according to Claim 1, characterized in that, when passing the opposite end of the collar (5) through the buckle frame (1) to form the lanyard ring, the buckle tongue (2) is completely inside the lanyard formed. Buckle lockable collar according to Claim 1, characterized in that, when the buckle is locked, the tip portion of the buckle tongue (2) passes through the hole (6) of the collar (5) and extends outside the lanyard with the support of the buckle. a frame (1) with the base of the tongue (22) inside the lanyard. Lockable collar with buckle according to claim 1, characterized in that the buckle frame (1) has a shape of approximately half-arc or rectangle. · ♦ · A buckle with a buckle according to claim 1, characterized in that the loop at the tip of the actual tongue portion (21) is • »· large enough to receive a locking latch at the end of a separate fastening strap such as leash **: **. Buckle lockable collar according to claim 1, characterized in that the frame (1) and / or the tongue (2) are formed by bending the wire. Lockable collar with a buckle according to claim 1, characterized in that the frame (1) and / or the tongue (2) is formed of a blank stamped from a metal plate, the loop at the tip of the tongue portion being formed by a hole in the blank. 7. Med et spänne försedd läsbar halsrem enligt patentkrav 1, kangnetecknad av att ringen (1) och / eller piggen (2) harildats av anv metal rock stansat spears, coloring of the pigmented piggdelens special image av or hai som gjorts i spear. 8. Med t h e spänne försedd läsbar halsrem enligt patentkrav 1, kännetecknad av att ringen (1) uppvisar en innanför ringen riktam kam (81) som gär in i igan som har bildats napenen piggen (2) da halsremmen enterprise. Lockable collar with buckles according to claim 1, characterized in that the frame (1) has an inwardly directed cam (81) which engages in a loop formed at the tip of the tongue (2) when the collar is locked. 9. In the case of piglets, the claws (81) of the palm of the hand are not removed from the palm of the hand (81). Lockable collar with buckles according to claim 8, characterized in that the actual tongue part is bent so that the tongue part is supported only by the collar of the cam (81). 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