JP2011046087A - Clip - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a clip which eliminates difficulty in turning over documents or complicatedness in operating a lever in a conventional double clip, and strong and convenient to use and good in appearance. <P>SOLUTION: The clip includes: a pair of clamping pieces formed by bending a plate-like elastic body; a connecting piece for connecting the clamping pieces; an auxiliary piece folded outward with a clearance along each clamping piece from the tip edge of each clamping piece; and a pair of levers for opening/closing the clamping pieces. The clearance includes a shaft for turning and sliding each lever so as to be enclosed in each clearance. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

    The present invention relates to a clip for holding a document or the like.

    When collecting documents, a clip called a double clip is widely used. A conventional general double clip is composed of a pair of sandwiching pieces formed by bending a plate-like elastic body, a connecting piece for connecting them, and a pair of pivotal attachments at the leading edge of the sandwiching piece. It is composed of a lever. When opening / closing a clip or turning a document, the lever is moved backward, and when storing a document, the lever is moved forward and used.

      However, the double clip has a problem that the lever becomes an obstacle when the spelled document is folded. Furthermore, there is a troublesome operation of tilting the lever back and forth depending on each time point when browsing or storing the spelled document or opening and closing the clip.

In order to solve these problems, a double clip provided with a lever that pivots along the surface of the holding piece was invented. This has also been resolved (for example, Patent Document 1, Patent Document 2, Utility Model Document 1).
However, even in the above-described invention, the lever or its coupling portion is exposed on the outer surface, so that there is no compactness, and there is a problem that an object is caught on the exposed portion such as the lever.

JP-A-8-72453 JP 10-315673 A Reality Sho 60-18950

            Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a clip that is compact, easy to use, and has a good appearance.

      In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 1 of the present invention includes a pair of holding pieces formed by bending a plate-like elastic body, a connecting piece for connecting the holding pieces, An auxiliary piece that is folded back outward from the leading edge of each holding piece along the holding piece, a pair of levers for opening and closing the holding piece, and each lever in the gap. Each lever is a substantially elliptical ring body, and is about 90 degrees from the standing position for opening and closing the holding piece with the shaft section that fits in the ring body as a fulcrum. In addition to being able to move between the rotated and fallen positions, the levers exposed outside the gap can be slid in the storage direction with the shaft portion as a guide in the gap. The shaft portion may be provided directly on the inner surface of the sandwiching piece or the inner surface of the auxiliary piece, or may be provided by attaching another member.

      With this configuration, when the clip is not in use, each lever is moved to a tilted position that is rotated by approximately 90 degrees from the standing position, and the lever that is exposed outside the gap is stored using the shaft portion as a guide. When the slider is slid, the levers can be stored in the gaps. Accordingly, the lever is not exposed to the outside except for a part of the lever for picking at the time of the rotation operation.

      By the way, if the notch part which exposes a part of the lever at the time of storage is formed in the side edge of the holding piece or the auxiliary piece as in the invention described in claim 2, the exposed lever part is The lever can be turned and slid, and when the lever is housed in the gap, the lever does not protrude from the clip body. Further, when the notch is formed in the holding piece, the lever cannot be seen from the outside. The notch may be formed only on one side edge of the holding piece or auxiliary piece, but may be formed on both side edges.

    Here, the gap is not particularly limited as long as the lever can be accommodated, but as in the invention of claim 3, if the gap is configured to substantially match the thickness of the lever, The lever is moderately pressed between the holding piece and the auxiliary piece, so that the lever can be operated stably.

      Further, as in the invention according to claim 4, when the rotation restricting means for positioning the pair of levers at the position where the pair of levers is opened and closed is provided in the gap, the lever stops at the position, so that the lever Easy to open and close. Here, the rotation restricting means may be provided on the inner surface of the holding piece or the inner surface of the auxiliary piece, and the means for providing it may be processed directly or a separate member may be joined. Further, only one rotation restricting means may be provided for each lever, but a plurality of rotation restricting means may be provided, and the shape thereof is not particularly limited, and examples thereof include granular shapes and lines.

      The rotation restricting means may be provided so as not to intersect the lever when the lever is housed in the gap. However, as in the invention according to claim 5, the shape of the rotation restricting means is a protrusion. If the lever is provided so as to intersect with the stored lever, the stored state can be stabilized by pressing the lever more strongly in the gap when the lever is stored.

As is clear from the above description, the present invention has the following effects.
(1) According to the first aspect of the present invention, the shaft portion is provided in the gap between the holding piece and the auxiliary piece, and the lever can be accommodated in the gap by a rotation operation or a slide operation. Since the lever is not exposed to the outside except at least a part during use, the lever does not get in the way when storing documents or scooping documents. It is a strong structure that is not easily affected by the impact of the above, and can supply a clip with a good appearance.

    (2) In addition to the effect of the first aspect, the invention according to claim 2 has a possibility that when the lever is housed in the gap, the lever does not protrude from the clip body, and the lever may be caught and damaged. It will be even fewer, and it will have much more robustness and convenience in use. Further, when the notched portion is formed in the holding piece, the lever can be hardly seen from the outside, and a product with a more excellent appearance can be provided.

    (3) In addition to the effects of the first and second aspects, the invention according to the third aspect allows the lever to be appropriately pressed by the holding piece and the auxiliary piece, so that the lever can be rotated stably. Can provide clips.

    (4) According to the invention described in claim 4, in addition to the effects described in claims 1 to 3, since the lever stops at the opening / closing operation position, the opening / closing operation of the clip can be performed easily and stably.

    (5) According to the invention described in claim 5, in addition to the effect described in claim 4, when the lever is stored, the lever is strongly pressed in the gap and the stored state is stabilized, and the lever is rotated unexpectedly by an impact or the like. And never go out.

It is a perspective view which shows Example 1 of the clip of this invention. In FIG. 1, it is a front view at the time of clip use use. In FIG. 1, it is a front view at the time of lever accommodation. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. 2. It is a front view of Example 2 of the clip of the present invention. It is a front view of Example 3 of the clip of the present invention. It is a front view of Example 4 of the clip of the present invention.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

    1 is a perspective view, FIG. 2 is a front view when the clip is opened, FIG. 3 is a front view when the lever is stored, and FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view. The clip body 1 is formed of a plate-like elastic body, and connects the pair of holding pieces 2 and 2 and urges the holding pieces 2 and 2 in a direction to sandwich the pair of holding pieces 2 and 2. The piece 3 is provided with auxiliary pieces 4 and 4 that are folded back outwardly so as to keep the gaps 8 and 8 along the respective holding pieces from the leading edge of each holding piece.

      Shaft portions 6 and 6 projecting into the gaps are directly formed on the inner surfaces of the pair of sandwiching pieces 2 and 2 by pressing, and the clip body 1 is opened and closed on each shaft portion 6. The levers 5 and 5 are pivotally supported so as to be rotatable or slidable. The levers 5 and 5 are formed in a substantially elliptical ring body that is longer than the lateral width of the clip body 1. Further, on the inner surfaces of the holding pieces 2 and 2, projections 7 and 7 on a line projecting toward the gap are provided as rotation restricting means so as to be substantially orthogonal to the lever 5 when stored, and the left and right positions of the shaft portion 6. Directly formed by pressing. The width of the gap 8 is formed so as to substantially match the thickness (thickness) of the lever 5.

      The clip according to the present invention configured as described above can stably store the levers 5 and 5 in the gaps 8 and 8, can be easily opened and closed, and can be stably rotated. A specific method of using the clip according to the present invention will be described below.

      To open and close the clip body 1, first, the levers 5 and 5 are rotated to the standing position shown in FIG. At the time of this rotation, when the levers 5 and 5 get over the one protrusion 7 and reach the position, the levers 5 and 5 are sandwiched between the pair of protrusions 7 and 7 and positioned. Next, when the end portions of the positioned levers 5 and 5 are picked up, the clip main body 1 is opened and closed by the principle of scissors, and the clip main body 1 can be inserted into the document or extracted from the document. At this time, since the levers 5 and 5 are positioned, the levers 5 and 5 can be stably picked up.

      As shown in FIG. 3, the levers 5 and 5 are accommodated by moving the levers 5 and 5 to a tilted position rotated approximately 90 degrees from the standing position, and then using the shafts 6 and 6 as a guide. If 5 is slid, it can be stored in the gaps 8 and 8. Each of the stored levers 5 is strongly pressed against the auxiliary piece 4 and the pair of protrusions 7 and 7, so that the stored state is stable, and the levers 5 and 5 are unexpectedly rotated and moved out by an impact or the like. There is no.

        In the usage form of the clip according to the present invention, the levers 5 and 5 are normally housed in the gaps 8 and 8, and the levers 5 and 5 may be rotated only when the clip body 1 is opened and closed. In this way, the levers 5 and 5 do not get in the way when reading a document, and it is not necessary to frequently operate the levers, which is very convenient. Further, by storing the levers 5 and 5 in the gaps 8 and 8, the levers 5 and 5 are protected from external impacts, and the appearance of the clip is improved in appearance. Furthermore, it is not bulky when the clip itself is stored in a case or the like.

        FIG. 5 shows the second embodiment, wherein the lengths of the levers 5 and 5 are substantially the same as the lateral width of the clip body 1, and the lateral widths of the auxiliary pieces 4 and 4 located on the outer side are the clamping pieces 2 and 2 located on the inner side. The side portions of the auxiliary pieces 4 are formed with notches 9 and 9 so that a part of the levers 5 and 5 are exposed to the outside. In the illustrated example, the lateral width is uniformly shortened with respect to one end, but the notches 9, 9 may be formed on both side edges of the auxiliary pieces 4, 4 by shortening with respect to the center. With these configurations, the levers 5 and 5 can be accommodated in the gap without protruding from the clip body 1, the clip can be reduced in size, and the levers 5 and 5 can be easily taken out from the gap 8 during the turning operation. Can do.

        FIG. 6 shows the third embodiment, wherein the lengths of the levers 5 and 5 are substantially the same as the width of the clip body 1, and the notches 9 and 9 are formed on both side edges of the auxiliary pieces 4 and 4. , 5 can be taken out easily, and the same effect as in the second embodiment can be obtained. In addition, although what was illustrated has the notch parts 9 and 9 provided in the both ends of the auxiliary pieces 4 and 4, you may provide only in one end.

      FIG. 7 shows the fourth embodiment. In contrast to the third embodiment, the notches 9 and 9 are formed on both side edges of the holding pieces 2 and 2 instead of the auxiliary pieces 4 and 4. According to this, the levers 5 and 5 are not exposed to the outside during storage, and the robustness and appearance are further improved. The notches 9 may be provided only at one end.

  The present invention is utilized in the industry for manufacturing clips.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Clip main body 2 Nipping piece 3 Connection piece 4 Auxiliary piece 5 Lever 6 Shaft part 7 Projection (rotation restriction means)
8 Clearance 9 Notch

Claims (5)

A pair of holding pieces (2, 2) formed by bending a plate-like elastic body, a connecting piece (3) for connecting the holding pieces (2, 2), and each holding piece (2, 2) Auxiliary pieces (4, 4) formed by folding outward from the front edge of the holding pieces along gaps (8, 8), and a pair of levers for opening and closing the holding pieces ( 5, 5), and the gaps (8, 8) include shafts (6, 6) that support the levers (5, 5), and the levers (5, 5) are substantially elliptical ring bodies. The shaft portion (6, 6) that fits in the ring body can be used as a fulcrum to move between an upright position for opening and closing the holding piece and a fallen position rotated about 90 degrees from the upright position. At the collapsed position, the levers (5, 5) exposed outside the gaps (8, 8) are swung in the storage direction with the shafts (6, 6) as guides in the gaps (8, 8). Clip, characterized in that it id moved. The side edges of the holding pieces (2, 2) or the auxiliary pieces (4, 4) are provided with notches (9, 9) in which a part of the levers (5, 5) when exposed is exposed. The clip according to claim 1, characterized in that: The clip according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a width of the gap (8, 8) is substantially equal to a thickness of the lever (5, 5). A rotation restricting means (7, 7) for positioning the pair of levers (5, 5) at a position where the pair of levers (5, 5) is opened and closed is provided in the gap (8, 8). The clip according to 2 or 3. The rotation restricting means (7, 7) is a ridge (7, 7) so as to intersect the lever (5, 5) when the lever (5, 5) is stored in the gap (8, 8). The clip according to claim 4, wherein the clip is provided on the clip.

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