JP2002325618A - Strap for portable article - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To connect a strap body and a yarn ring string without caulking, and to couple the ring string to a connection member without passing a loop-shaped bulging end of the ring string through a narrow passage in the connection member for the connection. SOLUTION: A cylindrical female body 1 which has hooking step edges 1A in the upside and downside and two male bodies 2 which are coupled to the female body 1 by being inserted from the upside and downside, are employed for the connection. At the bottom section 2A of a first male body 2, a string passage hole 4 is formed which has a size through which the flexible thin strong yarn ring strings 3 can be inserted but a lump 3A such as a knot formed on the strings 3 can not. The first male body 2 is formed on the peripheral surface with a longitudinal peripheral surface dividing slit 5 which communicates with the string passage hole 4, with another longitudinal peripheral surface dividing slit 5A which does not communicates with the hole 4 and is disposed on the opposite side of the former slit, and with a circumferential projection 6. By pressing the firs male body 2 provided with the ring string 3 and a second male body 2 provided with the strap body into the female body 1 from the downside and upside respectively while overcoming a characteristic resilience of the male bodies, the circumferential projection 6 of each male body and the hooking step edges 1A in the upside and downside of the female body are engaged to couple the two male bodies 2 on to one female body.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a portable device strap which is suitable for use when hanging a portable device such as a small electronic device such as a portable telephone or a digital camera in a shoulder type or a handheld type.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a strap for a mobile phone of this type, there has conventionally been used, for example, Utility Model Registration No. 3055.
No. 394 was disclosed. This conventional technology,
A connecting cord connected to the mobile phone, and a flat strap, wherein one end is an open end and the other is a closed end having a through-hole; Attach the metal plate to the end,
A drop cord for a mobile phone, wherein an end of the strap is inserted into an open end, the end is riveted, and the strap and a connecting cord are connected.

[0003]

According to the above-mentioned prior art, a flexible, thin and strong loop-like string is used as a connecting string to be connected to a portable telephone, and a through hole of the case is formed to be approximately the same as the connecting string. Since the hole diameter is two holes (see FIG. 4 in Japanese Utility Model Registration No. 3055394), a bulging loop of a flexible connecting cord from an opening end of the case to a thin through hole considerably deeper. In addition to the essential problem that the insertion of the tip is extremely difficult and the workability is poor, it is necessary to caulk the metal plate to the connecting string in order to prevent the connecting string from coming out of the case. There is a major problem that workability is poor.

[0004] In order to eliminate the above-mentioned problems, the present invention combines a strap main body with a flexible, thin, and strong thread-like ring string attached to a portable item without caulking, and a method for connecting the straps with the flexible, thin, and strong thread-like string string. An object of the present invention is to easily and reliably connect the ring string to the strap main body without passing the swollen loop-shaped tip of the ring string through the narrow passage of the connecting member.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to connect a main body of a strap and a ring string attached to a portable article by a connecting member, and to suspend the portable article mainly by the strap via the connecting member. In making the strap, the connecting member is composed of a cylindrical female body having a locking step edge on each of the upper and lower inner peripheral surfaces, and two plastic male bodies inserted and connected to upper and lower portions of the female body. The bottom of the male body that is inserted and connected to the lower part of the female body has a size that allows a flexible, thin and strong thread-like ring string to pass through, and a size that does not allow a knot such as a knot formed on this string to pass through. With a hole,
On the peripheral surface of the male body, a peripheral vertical groove that communicates with the string passing hole, a peripheral vertical groove that faces the vertical groove and does not communicate with the hole, and a peripheral protrusion are provided, respectively. A male body having a ring string led out of the hole by locking the aneurysm at the upper edge of the string passing hole, and two peripheral vertical grooves, a peripheral protrusion, and a strap main body, and the female body By inserting the male body inserted and coupled to the lower part of the male body against the specific elasticity of the male body and press-fitting the female body into the female body, the peripheral projections of the male bodies are respectively attached to the locking step edges of the female body. This was achieved by joining two male bodies to one female body by engaging them with the return elasticity of the male body.

[0006]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. First, the basic form of the present invention is:
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a shoulder band type or a hand-held hanging type strap main body S and a flexible, thin and strong thread-like ring string 3 attached to a portable item T such as a mobile phone are combined with a male and female joint type. In making a strap in which the carrying article T can be hung by the strap main body S via the connecting member K, the connecting member K is connected with the peripheral member as shown in FIGS. A cylindrical plastic or metal female body 1 having a total of four locking step edges 1A opposed to each other by upper, lower, left and right by the edge of a horizontal hole 1E penetrating through the surface, and the upper and lower parts of the female body 1 As shown in FIG. 1, two male members 2 made of plastic such as polypropylene to be inserted and joined.

[0007] Of the two male members 2, the bottom 2A of one male member 2 inserted and connected to the lower portion of the female member 1 is provided as shown in FIG.
A string through hole 4 having a size that allows a flexible, thin and tough thread-like ring string 3 usually called "matsuba" to pass through, and does not allow a knot 3A such as a knot tying the end of the string 3 to pass through And a peripheral vertical groove 5 communicating with the string through hole 4 and having a width smaller than the diameter of the peripheral surface of the male body 2, and facing the vertical groove 5 and not communicating with the hole 4. A peripheral vertical groove 5A,
There are provided two left and right peripheral projections 6 to be respectively engaged with the locking step edges 1A at the lower part of the female body.

Next, as shown in FIG. 3, a ring string 3 having a knob 3A on the upper side is vertically inserted into the male body 2 through a vertical groove 5 on the circumferential surface of the male body communicating with the string passing hole 4, and then the ring 3 The string 3 is pulled down, the knob 3A is locked at the upper edge of the string passing hole 4 and the male body 2 having the ring string 3 led out from the hole 4 and, as shown in FIG. The two male bodies 2 including the split groove 5A, the peripheral protrusion 6 and the male body 2 which is provided with a strap main body S in the upper slot 1a and are inserted and coupled to the upper part of the female body 1 are respectively connected to the two peripheral vertical grooves. The left and right inner surfaces of the female body 1 while resisting the specific elasticity of the male body of the female body 5 and 5A while bending the ends of the male body inward while narrowing the width of each of the vertically dividing grooves 5 and 5A as shown in FIG. The male protrusions 6 are engaged with the guide grooves 1C, and each male body 2 is press-fitted to the female body stopper surface 1F. As shown in FIG. 1, the edges are engaged and locked with the locking step edges 1A of the female body 1 by the return elasticity of the male bodies 2 as shown in FIG. Thus, a male / female joint type joining member K in the strap of the portable item according to the present invention can be formed, and this joining member K is connected to a portable item T such as a mobile phone and a strap main body S such as a shoulder type as shown in FIG. The carrying article T can be suspended by the strap main body S or carried in a shoulder-type manner by being interposed therebetween.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A total of four locking step edges 1A are formed on the upper and lower inner peripheral surfaces of the female body 1 according to the present invention, two upper and lower sides facing each other as shown in the above-mentioned figures. Through the lateral holes 1E formed in communication with each other, the opposed protrusion j of the forked detaching jig J separately prepared as shown in FIG. The peripheral projections 6 are pressed against each other by pressing the peripheral projections 6 inward against each other by the opposing projections j of the removal jig J against the inherent elasticity as shown in FIG. By removing these peripheral projections 6 from the locking step edge 1A of the female body 1, one or two male bodies 2 can be easily removed from the female body 1. In this way, a variety of combinations of the female body 1 and the male body 2 can be easily and variously selected anytime and anywhere, and can be used immediately with a strap design of your choice.

The dashed line indicated by reference numeral 1D in FIG. 3 is a small decorative body such as a small bell or various characters, a so-called "rooting" or a rooting attachment portion for suspending the removal jig J. In each figure, a blindfold convex portion 2B for loosely inserting and blinding below the guide groove 1C on the inner surface of the female body may be protruded from the lower peripheral surface of the male body 2. Furthermore, if the shape of the peripheral surface protruding portion 6 of the male body 2 is a shape that engages and locks with the locking step edge 1A of the female body 1, the peripheral surface contour may be circular, elliptical, or square. , Female body 1 and male body 2
Has been described in the case of making each cylindrical,
The shape of each of these male and female bodies may be a square cylinder or other non-cylindrical body other than the cylinder as long as the shape can be connected to the male and female.

Further, the strap body S for the female body 1
In addition to attaching the main body of the strap S to the upper hole 1a of the illustrated example and making a U-turn by attaching the main body of the strap, the attaching means of the example shown in FIG. Well-known attachment means such as attachment can be adopted, and the strap main body S itself can be a string-shaped one or a chain-shaped one other than the belt-shaped one. In addition, the knob 3A of the ring string 3 may be a knob formed by resin welding near the end of the ring string or a knob 3A formed by crushing the eyelets other than the knot.

[0012]

The present invention adopts the above-described embodiment, and has the following effects. The connecting member K is connected to the strap main body and the ring string attached to the carrying item by a connecting member, and the carrying member K is used to form a strap that allows the carrying item to be suspended by the strap main body through the connecting member.
Is composed of a cylindrical female body 1 having a locking step edge 1A on each of the upper and lower inner peripheral surfaces, and two plastic male bodies 2 inserted and coupled to upper and lower portions of the female body 1, respectively. The bottom 2A of the male body 2 inserted and connected to the lower part has a size through which a soft, thin and strong thread-like ring string 3 passes, and a size through which a knob 3A such as a knot formed on the string 3 does not pass. In addition, a peripheral vertical groove 5A communicating with the string passing hole 4 and a peripheral vertical groove 5A facing the vertical groove 5 and not communicating with the hole 4 are provided on the peripheral surface of the male body 2. A male body 2 having a ring string 3 led out of the hole 4 by locking the knob 3A at the upper edge of the string passing hole 4. When the ring string 3 is taken out from the hole 4 by being locked at the upper edge of the ring 4,
After inserting from the side of the male body 2 through the side, only the operation of pulling down the string 3 is sufficient, so that the bulging loop-shaped tip portion of the flexible thread-like ring string 3 is inserted into a narrow passage at the back of the female body 1. There is an excellent effect that the ring string 3 can be reliably and extremely easily led out and connected from the male body 2 without passing through and without caulking.

The male body 2 having the derived ring string 3 and inserted and coupled to the lower part of the female body, the peripheral vertical groove 5A, the peripheral surface protrusion 6, and the strap main body S are provided. The other male body 2 inserted and coupled to the female body 1 is inserted into the female body 1 from above and below while shrinking against the specific elasticity of the male body by the two peripheral vertical grooves 5, 5A. The body peripheral surface protrusion 6 can be engaged with the locking step edge 1A of the female body 1 with the snapping by the return elasticity of the male body 2 so as to be locked with one touch, and two male bodies can be connected to one female body 1. There is also an excellent effect that 2 can be bonded very easily.

According to the second aspect of the present invention,
In addition to the above effects, a total of four engaging step edges 1A are formed on the inner peripheral surface of the female body 1 and two above and below each other, and at least two of these four engaging step edges 1A face each other. A lateral hole 1E is formed by communicating with each of the two locking step edges 1A, and the opposed projection j of the forked detaching jig J separately prepared through the horizontal hole 1E is engaged with the two locking step edges 1A. The outer projections of the two male body peripheral projections 6 are pressed against each other, and these peripheral projections 6 are pressed inward each other by the opposing projections j of the removal jig J against the inherent elasticity thereof. Since these peripheral projections 6 are detached from the locking step edge 1A of the female body 1 and at least one male body 2 can be removed from the female body 1, a combination variation of the female body 1 and the male body 2 can be realized. The effect of being able to select easily and variously and use immediately was added.

According to the third aspect of the present invention,
In addition to the above-described effects, a total of four locking step edges 1A are formed at upper and lower sides of the inner peripheral surface of the female body 1 so as to be symmetrically opposed to each other vertically and horizontally. The effect that the upper and lower coupling directions are eliminated and the usability is further improved can be added.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the above-described effects, the inner surface of the female body 1 communicates with the locking step edge 1A,
Further, since the guide groove 1C for guiding the male body peripheral surface projection 6 is formed, the male body 2
Does not sneak around the female body 1, so that the effect that the joining operation can be further facilitated can be added.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the blind convex portion 2B which can be loosely inserted into the lower end of the inner surface guide groove 1C of the female body 1 is provided on the male body 2.
As a result, the lower portion of the guide groove 1C can be blinded, and the dust and dust entering the groove 1C can be blocked by the male blindfold convex portion 2B.

According to the invention of claim 6, a root attachment portion 1D is formed on the outer surface of the female body 1, and a small decorative body such as the removal jig J or a character can be connected to the root attachment portion 1D. As a result, it is possible to obtain a good-looking strap that is excellent in design as a whole, and the removal jig J can always be present at hand. The effect of being able to change and use anytime and anywhere was added.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an enlarged vertical sectional view of a strap of a portable item according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an example of using a strap according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a vertical sectional view showing the sequence of assembling the strap according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing an assembling sequence of the strap according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a vertical elevation view showing the sequence of assembling the strap according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a longitudinal sectional view showing an example of removing a male body from a female body according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Female body 1A Locking step edge 1C Guide groove 1D Root attachment part 1E Horizontal hole communicating with locking step edge 1F Stopper surface 2 Male body 2A Male body bottom part 2B Blind convex part 3 Threaded ring string 3A Ring string knob 4 String passing hole at the bottom of male body 5 Peripheral vertical groove communicating with the string passing hole 5A Peripheral vertical groove not communicating with the string passing hole 6 Male peripheral surface protrusion S Strap main body T Carrying goods K Coupling member J Removal judge Tool j Opposing protrusion of removal jig

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A strap in which a main body of a strap is connected to a ring string attached to a carrying item by a connecting member, and the carrying item can be suspended by the main body of the strap via the connecting member. A cylindrical female body 1 having a locking step edge 1A on each of the upper and lower inner peripheral surfaces, and two plastic male bodies 2 inserted and coupled to upper and lower portions of the female body 1 are provided at a lower portion of the female body 1. Bottom 2A of male body 2 to be inserted and connected
A string through hole 4 that is large enough to pass a flexible, thin and strong thread-shaped ring string 3 and not large enough to pass through a knot 3A such as a knot formed in the string 3; On the surface, a peripheral vertical groove 5 communicating with the string passing hole 4, a peripheral vertical groove 5 A facing the vertical groove 5 and not communicating with the hole 4,
Peripheral projections 6, each of which is provided with
The male body 2 having a ring string 3 locked at the upper edge thereof and led out of the hole 4 to the outside, two peripheral vertical split grooves 5A, a peripheral projection 6, and a strap main body S. The male body 2 inserted and coupled to the upper part respectively resists the inherent elasticity of each male body 2,
By press-fitting into the female body 1, the peripheral projections 6 of each of the male bodies are engaged with the respective locking step edges 1 </ b> A of the female body 1 by the return elasticity of the male bodies 2, respectively. Two males in one 2
Combined with a strap of personal belongings. 2. A total of four engaging step edges 1A are formed two above and below the inner peripheral surface of the female body 1, and at least two of the four engaging step edges 1A are opposed to each other. Step edge 1
A are formed so as to be in communication with each other, and the opposed projections j of the forked detaching jig J separately prepared through these transverse holes 1E are engaged with the two locking step edges 1A. The outer peripheral surface of the male peripheral surface projection 6 is applied to the outer peripheral surface of the male jig.
By pushing them inward with each other,
2. The strap according to claim 1, wherein the strap is removed from the locking step edge 1 </ b> A of the female body 1, and the male body 2 can be removed from the female body 1. 3. The carrying device according to claim 1, wherein a total of four locking step edges 1A, two facing each other, above and below the inner peripheral surface of the female body 1 are formed symmetrically in the vertical and horizontal directions, respectively. Goods strap. 4. The female body 1 according to claim 1, wherein a guide groove 1C is formed on the inner surface of the female body 1 so as to communicate with the locking step edge 1A and guide the male body peripheral surface projection 6. A strap for carrying items. 5. The portable device according to claim 1, wherein a blind convex portion 2B loosely inserted into a lower end of the inner surface guide groove 1C of the female body 1 is projected from a lower peripheral surface of the male body 2. Goods strap. 6. A mounting portion 1 attached to an outer surface of the female body 1.
The carrying strap according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the strap is formed with D.