JP3046356U - Zem clips - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [PROBLEMS] To surely prevent the object to be held from being scratched or torn during use, and also to prevent the user's finger or the like from being injured, and to simplify the structure and to reduce the cost. The present invention provides a gem clip that can be formed on a paper. Kind Code: A1 A clip formed by bending a wire into a predetermined shape, wherein the end of the wire is formed in a spherical shape, so that it is possible to prevent the object to be held from being damaged or broken during use. The wire has, for example, both an outer peripheral end and an inner peripheral end formed in a spherical shape, or an end portion of the wire formed, for example, in a spherical shape larger than the outer diameter of the wire.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

[Technical field to which the invention belongs]

 BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a zem clip for holding an object to be held, such as a plurality of stacked papers.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 Generally, when holding an object to be held such as paper, a gem clip formed by bending a wire into a substantially elliptical shape about twice is used. This gem clip sandwiches the object to be clamped from between the outer ring portion and the inner ring portion formed on the opposite side of both ends of the wire, for example. Then, when removing the GEM clip from the held object, the held object or the GEM clip is pulled in the longitudinal direction of the GEM clip.

However, since both ends of the wire are kept cut in this zem clip, both ends of the wire are covered, especially when a clamped object is removed from the gem clip. There is an inconvenience that the object to be caught may be damaged or broken. Therefore, in order to solve such inconveniences, a gem clip disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 57-93476 and Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 63-191072 has been proposed.

[0004] The former (Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 57-93476) has a gem clip in which an outer end or an inner end of a gem clip formed by bending a wire is parallel to an object to be held during use. It is tapered so that the center becomes a convex part. The latter (Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 63-191072) has a gem clip in which balls are attached to the outer ring portion and the inner ring portion.

[0005]

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

 However, in the case of the former Zemclip, since both ends of the wire are formed by convex portions projecting in a substantially triangular shape, especially when the Zemclip is removed from the object to be held, for example, if the object to be held is thin paper, However, there has been a problem that it is difficult to reliably prevent the to-be-clamped object from being damaged or torn, for example, the paper is bent and caught on the convex portion and the paper is torn.

[0006] Further, in the latter zem clip, since the sphere (ball) is attached to the outer ring portion and the inner ring portion which are not both ends of the wire, the end of the wire is hooked on the held object as in the former. It is difficult to reliably prevent scratches and the like on the object to be held, and when attaching a ball to a wire, for example, a hole is formed in the ball and the wire is bent after inserting the wire through this hole, Alternatively, it is necessary to fix the divided sphere to the wire by bonding or the like, and there has been a problem that the mounting structure is complicated and the cost is likely to be high.

[0007] The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and an object of the invention described in claims 1 to 3 is to surely prevent the object to be clamped from being damaged or torn during use, and Another object of the present invention is to provide a gem clip which can be formed at a low cost with a simple structure.

[0008]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a clip formed by bending a wire into a predetermined shape, wherein the end of the wire is formed in a spherical shape, and the object to be clamped when used is used. It is characterized in that it can prevent scratches and tears.

With this configuration, the object to be clamped is sandwiched between the outer ring portion and the inner ring portion thereof and clamped by the GEM clip. When the GEM clip is to be removed from the clamped object, the GEM clip or the clamped member is required. Pull the object in the pulling direction. At this time, since the end of the wire is formed in a spherical shape, the object to be clamped is pulled out while being in contact with the spherical surface of the end, and even if the object to be clamped is thin paper or the like, it is caught on the end of the wire. This prevents the object from being scratched or broken.

The invention according to claim 2 is characterized in that both the outer peripheral end and the inner peripheral end of the wire are formed in a spherical shape. With this configuration, the GEM grip is pulled out of the object to be clamped while both ends of the spherical wire are in contact with the object to be clamped, and the object to be clamped is more reliably prevented from being damaged.

The invention according to claim 3 is characterized in that the end of the wire is formed in a spherical shape larger than the outer diameter of the wire. With this configuration, the spherical end portion larger than the outer diameter of the wire comes into contact with the object to be clamped, and the object to be clamped when the GEM clip is pulled out from the object to be clamped is more reliably prevented. Is prevented.

[0012]

[Embodiment of the invention]

 Hereinafter, an example of an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. 1 to 5 show an embodiment of the gem clip according to the present invention, FIG. 1 is a plan view thereof, FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of a portion A of FIG. 1, FIG. 3 is a right side view of FIG. Is a perspective view showing a use state, and FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along the line BB in FIG.

1 to 3, a gem clip 1 is formed by bending a wire 2 into a substantially elliptical shape in plan view, and has an outer ring portion 3 and an inner ring portion 4 on one end 1a and an outer ring on the other end 1b. A part 5 is formed. In addition, a straight portion 6a between the outer peripheral portion 2a of the wire 2 and the outer ring portion 3, between the outer ring portion 3 and the outer ring portion 5, between the outer ring portion 5 and the inner ring portion 4, and between the inner ring portion 4 and the inner peripheral end portion 2b. 6d are formed.

The outer peripheral end 2 a and the inner peripheral end 2 b (hereinafter, referred to as both ends 2 a and 2 b) of the wire 2 are fingers in the same direction at substantially the same longitudinal position on the other end 1 b side of the gem clip 1. 2 and 3, spheres 7 are provided at both ends 2a and 2b, respectively. The spherical body 7 is formed such that its outer diameter d2 is larger than the outer diameter d1 of the wire 2 by a predetermined dimension, and simultaneously bends the wire 2 and simultaneously processes both ends 2a and 2b by an appropriate method, thereby integrating the wire 2 with the wire 2. Is formed.

[0015] The zem clip 1 is used, for example, as shown in FIG. 4 and FIG. That is, when a plurality of (four in the figure) papers P as objects to be held are to be sandwiched by the paper clip 1, the paper P 1 is sandwiched between the outer ring portion 3 and the inner ring portion 4 at one end 1 a of the paper clip 1. Then, the paper P is pushed in until its end is located inside the outer ring portion 5 on the other end 1b of the gem clip 1.

As a result, the paper P is sandwiched between the linear portions 6 a to 6 d of the paper clip 1, and at this time, both ends 2 a and 2 b of the wire 2 have a spherical surface 7 a inside the sphere 7 (paper P side). It is in contact with the upper surface (or lower surface) of P 1.

In order to remove the gem clip 1 from the paper P from this state, as shown in FIG. 5, for example, pull the paper P on the side opposite to the gem clip 1 mounting portion in the direction of the arrow A, or move the gem clip 1 in the direction of the arrow. Pull in the direction of b. By this pulling, the paper P is pulled out from between both ends 2 a and 2 b of the wire 2, comes out from between the linear portions 6 a to 6 d, and the paper clip 1 is removed from the paper P. During the sliding movement of the paper P, the paper P is pulled out while being in contact with the spherical surface 7a of the spherical body 7 of both ends 2a, 2b of the wire 2, so that the paper P does not catch on both ends 2a, 2b of the wire 2. .

As described above, according to the gem clip 1 of the embodiment described above, since the spheres 7 are provided at both ends 2 a and 2 b of the wire 2, when the gem clip 1 is removed from the paper P, the paper P While being in contact with the spherical surface 7a, both ends 2a, 2b of the wire 2 are pulled out without being hooked on the paper P, so that damage to the paper P and tearing of the paper P by the both ends 2a, 2b are prevented.

In particular, since both end portions 2a and 2b are formed of spheres 7 having an outer diameter d2 larger than the outer diameter d1 of the wire 2, there is no hook portion unlike a conventional triangular convex portion. Even if the paper P is bent when the paper clip P is pulled out of the thin paper P, the paper P can be easily removed without being damaged.

When the paper P is pinched by the paper clip 1, even if the paper P is pinched from the other end 1 b of the paper clip 1, the sphere 7 prevents the paper P from being torn or the like. It is possible to reliably prevent the paper P from being damaged or torn during use.

The spheres 7 provided at both ends 2a and 2b of the wire 2 can be formed by, for example, bending the wire 2 at the same time as the bending process. There is no need to attach them, and it is possible to obtain an inexpensive gem clip 1 by simplifying the configuration and forming the gem clip 1 having a low unit price at substantially the same cost as the conventional one.

FIGS. 6 and 7 show another embodiment of the gem clip according to the present invention. FIG. 6 is an enlarged view similar to FIG. 2, and FIG. 7 is a right side view of FIG. The gem clip 1 of this embodiment has a spherical surface 8a formed at both ends 2a and 2b of the wire 2 so that the spherical body 8 having the same function as the spherical body 7 is provided at both ends 2a and 2b.

The outer diameter d3 of the spherical portion 8 is set to be substantially the same as the outer diameter d1 of the wire 2. Even with such a configuration, the spherical surface 8a of the spherical portion 8 comes into contact with the paper P, and In addition to obtaining the same functions and effects as those of the seventh embodiment, the formation and processing of the spherical body portion 8 is facilitated, and the operation and effect of obtaining a more inexpensive zem clip 1 can be obtained.

In the above embodiment, the case where the both ends 2a and 2b of the wire 2 are oriented in the same direction by using the gem clip 1 has been described, but the shape of the gem clip 1 in the present invention is not limited to this. For example, as shown in FIG. 8, the present invention can be applied to a gem clip 1 in which an inner peripheral end 2b of a wire 2 is bent toward an outer peripheral end 2a as shown in FIG. No. 191072) can also be applied to a zem clip having the shape shown in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 191072).

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the spherical body 7 and the spherical body part 8 are provided at both ends 2a and 2b of the wire 2 respectively has been described. However, for example, depending on the shape of the both ends 2a and 2b such as the bending direction, etc. The sphere 7 or the sphere 8 may be provided only on one side. Further, the spherical shape in the present invention includes not only a perfect spherical surface but also an elliptical spherical surface, and the outer diameter d2 of the spherical body 7 and the shapes of the spherical body 7 and the spherical body portion 8 in the above embodiment are also examples. It goes without saying that various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.

[0026]

[Effect of the invention]

 As described in detail above, according to the invention of claims 1 to 3, since the end of the wire is formed in a spherical shape, the end of the wire is used, for example, when the clamped object is removed from the GEM clip. Can be prevented from being caught on the object to be clamped, and the object to be clamped can be reliably prevented from being scratched or torn when the GEM clip is used.

In addition, since the end of the wire can be formed into a sphere by, for example, integrally forming a sphere, for example, it is possible to obtain an inexpensive GEM clip with a simple configuration.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing an embodiment of a gem clip according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of a portion A in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a right side view of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a usage state of the same.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along the line BB in FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is an enlarged view similar to FIG. 2, showing another embodiment of the gem clip according to the present invention;

FIG. 7 is a right side view of FIG.

FIG. 8 is a plan view showing another shape of the gem clip according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1... Zem clip 1a... One end b... The other end 2... Wire 2a. ····· Outer end 2b ···· Inner end 3 and 5 ···· Outer ring 4 ····· Inner ring 6a to 6d ·························································· Spherical portion 8a ················· ..... Paper (object to be clamped)

Claims (3)

[Utility model registration claims] 1. A clip formed by bending a wire into a predetermined shape, wherein the end of the wire is formed in a spherical shape so that a scratched or torn object can be prevented during use. . 2. The gem clip according to claim 1, wherein both the outer peripheral end and the inner peripheral end of the wire are formed in a spherical shape. 3. The gem clip according to claim 1, wherein an end of the wire is formed in a spherical shape larger than an outer diameter of the wire.