JP2012042408A - Belt clip for tape measure - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a belt clip for a tape measure that allows, when attaching the tape measure to a worker's belt where the tape measure is difficult to carry by a belt clip, the tape measure to be compactly hung from a swivel or a carbine hook provided at the belt.SOLUTION: When a belt clip is set to a clip style which is an initial style thereof, a slider 3b is positioned closer to a base portion of a movable clip body 3 and parts of an arm portion 3a are engaged with concave portions 5 and 5 of a base body 2. When the belt clip is set to an attachment tool style that allows attachment thereof to an external hook member, the slider 3b is moved from a position closer to the base portion toward a tip 10, and the parts of the arm portion 3a engaged with the concave portions 5 and 5 of the base body 2 are taken out of the concave portions 5 and 5 so that the movable clip body 3 is changed to the attachment tool style.

Description

  The present invention relates to a tape clip of a tape measure that is used when a tape measure is engaged with an operator's belt, and more particularly to a belt clip of a tape measure that can be changed to a shape that allows the belt clip to be easily hooked to an external hook.

  Conventionally, as shown in FIG. 7, a belt clip of a tape measure is configured so that a belt 14 worn by an operator can be inserted between plates of a plate body 13 bent into a hairpin shape. When the tape measure is temporarily held or carried for movement, the plate body 13 can be engaged with the belt 14 (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  Recently, however, the number of tools that can be attached to the belt worn by the worker has increased dramatically, so that the belt can carry a large number of tools to cope with this. Many hanging tools are arranged side by side so that many tools can be hung on the belt.

  For this reason, there is no space in the belt for engaging the tape measure with the belt clip, and it is inevitable that the strap for hanging down (see, for example, Patent Document 2) used on the wrist of the tape measure is used as a lever ring or D hook of the belt. There are cases where it is carried around.

  However, when carrying a tape measure with a hand strap attached to an insulator ring or D-hook, the tape measure will hang down to the thigh of the operator. The tape measure is very disturbing, and there is a problem that it may not be possible to concentrate on work and a secondary disaster may occur.

Registered Utility Model No. 3138286 (pages 1-5, FIGS. 1-3) JP 2001-174201 A (pages 1 to 4, FIG. 5)

  The object of the present invention is to provide the belt clip of the tape measure with the original function of the belt clip and the hook engagement function that can be safely engaged with an external hook member, so that the tape measure is applied to the belt of an operator who is difficult to carry with the belt clip. It is intended to provide a tape clip of a tape measure that can hang a tape measure compactly on an insulator ring or D hook provided on the belt.

  In order to solve the above-described problem, a belt clip of a tape measure according to the present invention is attached to a case of a tape measure, and in a belt clip for engaging with an operator's belt, the belt clip is fixed to the case, and the base body. A movable clip body that can be changed into a clip form that is supported by a base body and forms a space in which the belt enters at least between the case and an engagement tool form that is engaged with an external hook member, and the movable clip body includes at least When the clip is in the initial position, it can be locked to the base body by the locking means provided on the belt clip, and can be changed to the engagement tool by releasing the lock by the operating body provided on the locking means. As it was.

  The locking means includes an engaging portion that can be engaged with a part of the movable clip body formed on the base body, and an operating body that can move between the base and the tip on the movable clip body, By positioning it closer to the base part, a part of the movable clip body can be put into the engaging part of the base body and locked with the base body, and by positioning the operating body closer to the tip, it can be moved into the engaging part of the base body. It is assumed that a part of the movable clip body contained therein can be taken out and the lock with the base body can be released.

  In addition, a predetermined portion of the movable clip body has elasticity, and when the locked state between the movable clip body and the base body is released by the operation body by this elasticity, the movable clip body enters the engaging portion of the base body by the elastic restoring force. It is assumed that a part of the movable clip body is configured to come out automatically.

  Further, the movable clip body is a linear body formed in a substantially U shape in plan view, and a rotation shaft supported by the base body in the orthogonal direction at both free ends of the linear body is a case surface. It is configured to be connected substantially in parallel so that the linear body can be rotated in the vertical direction of the case surface around the rotation axis.

  Further, at least the movable clip body of the base body and the movable clip body has elasticity, and by this elasticity, the distal end of the movable clip body and the case surface can be separated by an external force, and by the elastic restoring force. It is configured to be able to return to the initial position.

  According to the belt clip of the tape measure of the present invention, the clip form for engaging the movable clip body of the belt clip to the belt of the operator who is the carrier of the tape measure, and the engagement tool form that can be engaged with the external hook member. , Can be easily changed as required, and when releasing the locked state between the movable clip body and the base body in the clip form, the lock is mechanically released by the operating body, so the lock is stable You can cancel it.

  By this, when engaging the tape measure to the belt of an operator provided with an insulator ring or D hook which is difficult to engage with the belt clip, the movable clip body of the belt clip in the clip form is changed to the engagement tool form. The movable clip body has a shape suitable for hanging on the belt ring or D hook of the belt. By hanging the movable clip body that has been changed to this engagement device form on the belt ring or D hook of the belt, the tape measure is locked by the belt clip. Since it can be carried around the belt of an operator who can not carry it and can be carried securely, it can be safely carried without any fear of the carrying tape measure falling.

  In addition, since the tape measure hung on the belt ring or D hook does not hang more than necessary, it can be hung compactly, so it is the same when walking or working in a low position with the waist down. It is unlikely that the tape measure will swing or drag on the floor, allowing you to concentrate on your work.

  If the movable clip body in the belt clip is formed of a metal linear body having elasticity that is inexpensive and easy to form, the material cost and the molding cost for manufacturing the belt clip can be suppressed, and the shape of the general belt clip that does not change in shape can be reduced. Since it can be kept to a slight increase compared to the manufacturing cost, it is possible to provide a more convenient and safe tape measure at the same price as before without revising the market price of the tape measure.

The perspective view which shows the tape measure which provided the belt clip which concerns on this invention. The perspective view which shows the state which changed the movable clip body of the belt clip. The figure which showed the change process of the movable clip body in FIG. The figure which shows the belt clip which can fix the movable clip body of a fastening tool form. The figure which shows the use condition of a belt clip. The figure which shows the use condition of a belt clip. The perspective view which shows the tape measure which has provided the conventional belt clip.

  Hereinafter, a belt clip according to the present invention will be described in detail based on specific examples shown in the accompanying drawings.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the belt clip of the present invention comprises a base body 2 fixed to a tape measure case 1 and a movable clip body 3 provided so as to be rotatable with respect to the base body 2. The clip body 3 is provided with a slider 3b which is an operation body capable of slidingly moving between the base of the movable clip body 3 and the distal end 10.

  The base body 2 is made of, for example, a metal processed product or a resin molded product, and is fixed by a male screw 4 for fixing the case 1 on the case 1.

  The movable clip body 3 is made of, for example, a linear body such as an elastic metal or resin. When the movable clip body 3 is in the initial position shown in FIG. The arm portion 3a of the movable clip body 3 is moved by the slider 3b located on the distal end 10 side of the movable clip body 3 with the recesses 5 and 5 of the base body 2 as a boundary. The arm 3a is engaged with the recesses 5 and 5 by forcibly pushing them into the recesses 5 and 5 that are the engaging portions of the base body 2 against the above.

  Then, the movable clip body 3 that has been forcibly pushed into the recesses 5 and 5 of the base body 2 by moving the slider 3b located near the base portion on the arm portion 3a toward the tip end on the arm portion 3a. The arm portion 3a comes out of the recesses 5 and 5 by the elastic restoring force of the movable clip body 3, and the engagement between the arm portion 3a and the recesses 5 and 5 is released.

  The movable clip body 3 has rotating shafts 7 and 7 supported by bearings 6 and 6 of the base body 2, and the arm portion 3 a is rotated in the direction perpendicular to the surface of the case 1 around the rotating shafts 7 and 7. By doing so, as shown in FIG. 2, the movable clip body 3 can be changed from the state of the clip form of FIG.

  When the movable clip body 3 is in the form of a clip, the movable clip body 3 is a space in which the belt 8 (see FIG. 5) of the operator who is the carrier of the tape measure can be inserted between the movable clip body 3 and the case 1 surface. A belt insertion portion 9 (see FIG. 5) can be formed.

  Furthermore, the movable clip body 3 is elastic due to the nature of the material so that the operator's belt 8 (see FIG. 5) can be inserted into the insertion portion 9 (see FIG. 5) from the distal end 10 side of the movable clip body 3. Thus, the tip 10 of the movable clip body 3 and the surface of the case 1 can be separated from each other by an external force, and can be returned to the initial position by an elastic restoring force.

  The operation of the tape measure belt clip according to the present invention configured as described above will be described below.

  In FIG. 3, when the movable clip body 3 is in the initial position and the clip shape shown in FIG. 1 is changed to the engagement tool shape that can be engaged with the external hook member shown in FIG. 2. Will be explained.

  First, as shown in FIG. 3 (a), the slider 3b located near the base of the arm 3a in the movable clip body 3 is slid in the direction of arrow A in the figure and close to the tip 10 of the arm 3a. Move to.

  Then, the part (one part of the arm part 3a) engaged with the recesses 5 and 5 of the base body 2 in the arm part 3a of the movable clip body 3 is shown in the figure by the elastic restoring force of the movable clip body 3. It moves in the directions of arrows B and B and comes out of the recesses 5 and 5, and the engagement between the arm portion 3a of the movable clip body 3 and the recesses 5 and 5 of the base body 2 is released.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 3 (b), the arm portion 3a of the movable clip body 3 released from the engagement with the recesses 5 and 5 of the base body 2 is raised in the direction of arrow C in FIG. It is rotated approximately 180 degrees from the state of the clip shape in (a).

  Then, as shown in FIG. 3 (c), the movable clip body 3 of the belt clip can be changed to a fastening device suitable for fastening to the external hook member, and this changed as shown in FIG. If the movable clip body 3 is engaged with the hook member 11 of the operator's belt 8, the tape measure can be carried safely and without interruption.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the recesses 12 and 12 are provided in the base body 2, and the arm portion 3a of the movable clip body 3 is rotated by about 180 degrees from the state shown in FIG. The movable clip body 3 is engaged so that a part of the arm portion 3a can be engaged with the recesses 12 and 12 when it is changed to the engagement device form that can be engaged with the external hook member shown in FIG. It may be possible to maintain the shape.

  Further, the movable clip body 3 has a substantially U-shaped planar shape as shown in this embodiment as long as the engagement between the movable clip body 3 and the base body 2 can be released by a predetermined disengagement means. In addition to the above, there are cases where the plate is substantially V-shaped in plan view, or a thin plate like the plate body 13 in the conventional belt clip shown in FIG.

  Further, there is a case where at least the free ends of the rotary shafts 7 and 7 in the movable clip body 3 are covered so that the clothes and the like of the operator are not caught.

  Further, in the embodiment, the engaging portions between the movable clip body 3 and the base body 2 are the recesses 5, 5, but the engaging claws and the notches provided in the base body 2 are engaged with the movable clip body 3. May be part.

  Although the base body 2 is basically immovable, the operator's belt 8 (see FIG. 5) is inserted into the insertion portion 9 (see FIG. 5) from the distal end 10 side of the movable clip body 3 or the like. In some cases, for example, the bearings 6 and 6 for supporting the rotating shafts 7 and 7 of the movable clip body 3 in the base body 2 or the vicinity thereof cooperate with the movable clip piece 3.

  Further, in the embodiment, the base body 2 and the movable clip body 3 are engaged by sliding the slider 3b located near the base on the arm portion 3a in the movable clip body 3 toward the tip 10 of the arm portion 3a. The base body 2 is released by a lever body that rotates in a predetermined direction substantially parallel to the surface of the case 1 (not shown) or a lever body that rotates in the direction perpendicular to the surface of the case 1 (not shown). The base body 2 and the movable clip body 3 can be released by moving a button body (not shown) that can move forward and backward substantially perpendicularly to the surface of the case 1 in a predetermined direction. 3 may be disengaged.

  Further, after the lever body or button body is operated to release the engagement between the base body 2 and the movable clip body 3, the lever body or button body may be automatically returned to the position before the operation.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Case 2 Base body 3 Movable clip body 3a Arm part 3b Slider 4 Male screw 5 Recess 6 Bearing 7 Rotating shaft 8 Belt 9 Belt insertion part 10 Tip 11 Hook member 12 Recess 13 Plate body 14 Belt

Claims (5)

  In a belt clip that is attached to a tape measure case and is engaged with an operator's belt, the belt clip forms a space in which the belt enters between the base body fixed to the case and at least the case supported by the base body. A movable clip body that can be changed into a clip form that engages with an external hook member, and the movable clip body is at least in the initial position clip form with the base body by the locking means that the belt clip has. A tape clip of a tape measure that can be locked and can be changed into a fastening device by releasing the lock with an operating body provided in the lock means.   The locking means includes an engaging portion that can be engaged with a part of the movable clip body formed on the base body, and an operating body that can move between the base and the tip on the movable clip body, and the operating body is closer to the base. The movable clip body can be partly inserted into the engaging portion of the base body to be locked with the base body, and the operating body is positioned closer to the tip to enter the engaging portion of the base body. The belt clip for a tape measure according to claim 1, wherein a part of the movable clip body that is provided can be taken out to unlock the base body.   A predetermined part of the movable clip body has elasticity, and when the locked state between the movable clip body and the base body is released by the elasticity by the elasticity, the elastic clip moves into the engaging portion of the base body. The belt clip of the tape measure according to claim 2, wherein a part of the movable clip body is configured to automatically come out.   The movable clip body is a linear body formed in a substantially U shape in plan view, and the rotation axis supported by the base body is substantially parallel to the case surface in the orthogonal direction at both free ends of the linear body. The belt clip of the tape measure according to claim 1, wherein the linear body is configured to be connected to the rotation axis and to be able to rotate the linear body around the rotation axis in a direction perpendicular to the case surface.   At least the movable clip body of the base body and the movable clip body has elasticity, and by this elasticity, the tip of the movable clip body and the case surface can be separated by an external force, and the initial position is obtained by the elastic restoring force. The tape clip of the tape measure of Claim 1 comprised so that it can return to.

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