JP2006193963A - Color cone and sign tape - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an inexpensive partition method with good visibility capable of being easily installed even if it extends over a long distance. <P>SOLUTION: There is a color cone 1 having a spherical head section 2 in the upward front end section, and various colors or sign characters are printed thereon, and a large number of through-holes or cuts are made at proper intervals to form a sign tape. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a color cone and a marking tape.

  Color cones are called safety cones, road cones, etc., and are often cone-shaped and usually made of plastic. This is to clearly indicate or demarcate road construction sites and construction sites.

  Since the color cone is a mere cone, it is difficult to delimit long distances or prohibit entry. Therefore, the color cones are usually connected by what is called a corn bar, and the space between them is defended. This cone bar is a rod-shaped member having rings at both ends, and this ring is fitted to the top of the color cone to form a long partition bar.

  Such conventional color cone and cone bar systems have the following disadvantages. That is, since the installation interval of the color cone must be adjusted according to the length of the cone bar, even a slight movement or direction change is very troublesome.

  Corn bars are usually 1.5 m or 2 m long and bulky. In addition, since the ring portions at both ends are weak, they are often damaged by an impact during transportation or loading. Furthermore, since the cone bar is not flexible, one color cone and the next color cone may not be connected on uneven terrain that is not smooth.

Since the corn bar is a thick bar, the number of partitions increases when it is several tens of meters or more, and it is difficult to carry it alone, and installation is troublesome. Of course, it also costs money. On the other hand, a corn bar of 2 m or more is not usually used because it is difficult to handle. Therefore, the number of color cones becomes very large when it is several tens to 100 m or more. In order to reduce this, there is a case where a string is used instead of the corn bar as in Patent Document 1, but the string has poor visibility and may cause an accident, so if something is attached to the string. That's just a hassle.
Registered Utility Model No. 3029796

  Therefore, an inexpensive partitioning method that can be easily installed and has good visibility even over a long distance is provided.

  In view of the above situation, the present inventor has completed the color cone and labeling tape of the present invention as a result of earnest research. The feature of the color cone is that the upper tip is spherical. In the point tape, it is a tape for connecting a color cone to form a fence, and it is colored or printed with sign characters and printed at appropriate intervals. The through hole or the notch is provided.

  As described above, the color cone is called a safety cone, a road cone, or the like, but is not limited to this, and any color cone may be used to partition the place with a cone or to indicate the place. It may be anything. The size is also free.

  The present invention is a color cone having a spherical head at its upper tip (top). The spherical head is a portion located at the uppermost part, and is not limited to a sphere, and it is sufficient that the upper part is formed of a curved surface and the lower part is partially narrowed.

  The method of forming the spherical head is free and can be easily formed integrally with the main body. In this method, no other members are required, and the manufacturing is simple and costly, which is almost the same as the conventional color cone. However, it must be newly manufactured and cannot be applied to the existing color cone.

  Such a spherical head may be manufactured as a separate member and fixed to the color cone. Such a separate member may have any shape, and may have a spherical head alone or a shape having a fixing portion (adhering portion) that matches the shape of the top of the color cone. The fixing method is free, and any method such as adhesion, screwing, fusion, welding or the like may be used.

  As an example of another member, a color cone fixing member having a spherical head and a skirt may be used. The spherical head has the same structure as described above, and the skirt has a shape that spreads downward and is preferably composed of a curved surface. It is preferable that the extent and angle of the spread are close to the curved surface at the top of the color cone (used).

  The skirt portion is provided with at least one screw through hole. Of course, it may be two or more. This screw connects the fixing member for the color cone of this example and the color cone. If a screw is used, such as a wood screw, no hole is required in the color cone.

  The fixing member for the color cone of this example may be only the spherical head and the skirt as described above, but it may be provided with a connecting member or a space at an intermediate portion thereof. In particular, since the space portion can accommodate a protrusion formed at the time of manufacture on the top of the color cone, it is not necessary to cut out the protrusion.

  The method of using the color cone of the present invention is free and can be used by wrapping or fitting various things around the spherical head at the tip which is a characteristic part.

In the present application, a marker tape that can be optimally used for this color cone is proposed. The sign tape is used to alert people and alert them to danger, or to clearly indicate the area of the site, and it is colored or printed with letters. The material is plastic. In the present invention, a large number of through holes or notches are made in the tape at predetermined intervals. This through hole or notch is fitted into the spherical head of the color cone described above to fix the tape.
Such a labeling tape is novel, but there are significant advantages when used in combination with the color cone of the present invention.

This marker tape may be long and several tens of meters or more may be stored in a roll and cut appropriately at the site or the end may be left as a storage tool. The storage tool may be a simple roll or a rotary handle.
The width of the tape is preferably about 2 to 10 cm. Moreover, although the space | intervals of a through-hole etc. are free, 10-50 cm is suitable. If it is narrower than this, there is a problem of strength, and if it is wider than this, the adjustment range is narrow. The intervals may be equal intervals, random or any dawn.

  The shape of the through hole may be any number or more, but a circular shape is preferable. In case of incision, it is better to put in a cross. The width of the through hole or the cut is preferably slightly smaller than the maximum width of the spherical head.

The color cone and marker tape of the present invention have the following advantages.
(1) Since a spherical head is provided at the tip, it can be easily inserted into a hole such as a tape, and can be easily removed.
(2) If the hole in the tape or the like is made slightly small, it will not come off due to wind or the like.
(3) Manufacture is simple when it is constituted by integral molding.
(4) When attached separately, it can be easily attached to the color cone. Once installed, it does not get in the way and does not need to be removed. That is, there is no problem at all about the usual usage method so far. Of course, a corn bar can also be used. There is no problem when stacking color cones.
(5) Since the marker tape of the present invention is provided with a large number of through holes and the like, the length can be easily adjusted.
(6) When the present invention labeling tape is used, it can be used even in uneven places and winding areas.

  Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail based on embodiments shown in the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an example of the color cone 1 of the present invention. A spherical head 2 is formed at the top. This is formed at the same time when the main body is molded from plastic. Therefore, the production is simple and is not different from the production of a normal color cone. Only the type changes a little.

  FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an example of the fixing member 3 for the color cone for constituting the spherical head with another member. It consists of a spherical head 2 and a skirt 4. In this example, the spherical head 2 and the skirt 4 are integrally formed of plastic. Of course, another member may be fixed. A screw hole 5 is provided in the skirt portion 4.

  FIG. 3 is a partial longitudinal sectional view in which the fixing member 3 of FIG. 1 is fixed to a normal color cone 6. It can be seen that the screw 7 is screwed into the color cone 6.

  FIG. 4 shows a type that can be fixed without cutting off the top projection 8 (resin pouring part at the time of manufacture) that often remains in the color cone. That is, the skirt portion has a space above.

  FIG. 5 is a partial plan view showing the marker tape 9 of the present invention. The whole is composed of yellow, and many characters such as “no entry” are printed. It is provided between the through-hole letters. The long interval is 40 cm and the short interval is 10 cm. Of course, you may provide a pit on a character at equal intervals. The tape may be devised such as to reinforce the periphery so that it does not tear even if it is perforated, or not stretched.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram in which the color cones of FIG. 3 are arranged and the marker tape 9 is fitted on the head thereof. At this time, the tape may be twisted and stopped once. Then, the vertical part of the tape will appear and the printed characters (if any) will be easier to see. The distance between the color cone and the color cone is free, but about 2 to 5 m is sufficiently possible. Since it is difficult for corn bars to be longer than 2 m, the number of color cones can be reduced. This is also a great merit.

It is a perspective view which shows one example of this invention color cone. It is a perspective view which shows one example of the fixing member for color cones. It is the fragmentary longitudinal cross-section which fixed the fixing member of FIG. 2 to the color cone. It is the fragmentary longitudinal cross-section which fixed the other example of the fixing member to the color cone. It is a top view which shows one example of this invention label | marker tape. It is the side view which arranged the color cone of this invention, and fitted the marker tape on the head.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Color cone 2 Spherical head 3 Color cone fixing member 4 Skirt part 5 Screw hole 6 Color cone 7 Screw 8 Top protrusion 9 Marking tape 10 Through-hole

Claims (5)

  A color cone having a spherical head at an upper tip.   2. The color cone according to claim 1, wherein the spherical head is formed by being integrally formed with the color cone body.   The spherical head is formed by screwing a fixing member for a color cone having a spherical head at the top, a skirt at the bottom, and a screw hole in the skirt to the top end of the color cone. The color cone according to claim 1.   4. A color cone according to claim 3, wherein the skirt portion has a space for accommodating the top projection of the color cone.   A tape for connecting the color cones of claims 1 to 4 to form a fence, which is colored or printed with marking characters and provided with a large number of through holes or notches at appropriate intervals. Marking tape characterized by that.

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