JP3100768U - Decorative bracelet with wrist grip housing - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a decorative wristlet such as a decorative wristwatch or a bracelet which a user can easily wear with one hand.
A decorative bracelet such as a wristwatch has a decorative housing 10 and an opposing elastic armband which is urged to a closed state but can be moved to an open state for attaching and detaching a wristwatch. 14 and 16. In a preferred embodiment, the housing 10 is shaped as an animal or character, with a plurality of opposing pairs of arm bands 14, 16 formed as the outer limbs of the animal or character. Therefore, the wristwatch according to the present invention is fun to wear, fashionable, and allows the user to easily engage his or her wrist using only one hand.
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Description

  The present invention relates to a decorative wristlet such as a wristwatch or a bracelet having a decorative housing with an arm band for gripping a user's wrist.

  Watches are used at every level of society. For adults, the primary function of a wristwatch is to allow the user to check the correct time, but in many cases the wristwatch also functions as a decorative item.

  In particular, children choose wrist watches, often for fashion reasons. In some cases, children wear wristwatches, primarily as fashion items, but the convenience of being able to know the exact time immediately is either secondary or irrelevant. Children also tend to like a particular watch because it is popular, but at the same time rejoice that they can wear something that stands out. Bracelets can be fashionable for the same reasons.

  Parents are often relieved to know that their children know the time on their own without having to rely on others to know the date and time. This is, to some extent, an indication of the child's sense of responsibility. In addition, even for young children who do not reach the end of the year, it may be beneficial to have a habit of forcing them to wear wristwatches, bracelets and other alternatives early on. Therefore, a watch or bracelet that is fashionable, fun to wear, and to some extent prominent enough to satisfy the desires of most children to "show off" their own unique things. It is beneficial to give.

  In addition, the watch must be worn with one hand. Conventional wristwatches are sometimes difficult to operate the clasp with one hand. This is especially true for children whose dexterity is not fully developed. Therefore, even if a parent soothes a child and wants to always wear a wristwatch, the child cannot handle the clasp with just one hand and cannot wear it, or it is difficult to do so. You may feel that you are trying to stop wearing your watch.

Accordingly, it would be further beneficial to provide a wristwatch that is easy for a child to wear with one hand.
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  The present invention provides decorative watches and bracelets, etc., that can be easily worn by the user with one hand and that contribute to a number of different styles becoming part of the thematic collection. The present invention is a fashionable accessory that is easy for children to wear, and at the same time, different users can have watches, bracelets, etc. with different variations, all of which are subject to collection as themes. It becomes.

  The present invention achieves the above object by providing a bracelet such as a wristwatch or a bracelet including a decorative housing and an opposing elastic armband, wherein the armband is biased to a closed state. It can be worn open on the user's wrist or detached to remove the watch.

  In a preferred embodiment, the housing of the present invention comprises a plurality of opposing pairs of elastic armbands. The housing is in the shape of a real or imaginary animal or character, and the opposing pairs of arm bands are formed as the outer limbs of the animal or character. Thus, the watches and the like according to the present invention are particularly suitable for marketing as a "collectible" item, i.e. as part of a collection of watches and the like. They are produced as part of a group of animals and / or characters, for example, cartoon or dramatic characters. On the other hand, providing virtually unlimited shapes and styles allows the user to collect and wear watches and bracelets with various variations.

  Therefore, the wristwatch, the bracelet, and the like according to the present invention are fun to wear, fashionable, and can be easily worn on the wrist by the user using only one hand.

  Thus, the present invention provides a decorative bracelet for a wrist, comprising a body and at least two opposing arm bands extending away from the body. At least one of the armbands is flexible, is biased to an engaged state in which the armband engages around the user's wrist, and is movable between the engaged state and the released state. it can. Thereby, when the user moves the arm band to the open state, the decorative item can be engaged with or removed from the user's wrist.

  Referring to embodiments of the present invention, the body is in the shape of an animal or character. The armband is shaped like the outer limb of an animal or character. This decorative bracelet includes a first pair of arm bands and a second pair of arm bands opposed thereto. Here, the arm band on at least one side of the user's wrist is made of a core elastic material. Both armbands are resilient and biased to a closed position. The two pairs of both armbands are resilient and biased to a closed condition. The decorative bracelet comprises a plurality of arm bands extending from each side of the body. Here, the arm bands are all made of elastic members and are urged to a closed state. The body is molded. And / or the elastic member is formed as a part of an integral core insert, and the arm band is integrally formed with the main body with the core insert as a core.

  Further describing the embodiments of the present invention, the decorative bracelet is a housing of a wristwatch, wherein the main body is for mounting a timer. This decorative bracelet has a timer attached to the main body. Alternatively, the decorative bangles are bracelets.

  One embodiment of the wristwatch of the present invention is shown in FIG. The embodiment of FIG. 1 is only one example of a substantially endless variety of watch shapes and / or styles that can be manufactured according to the present invention.

  The wristwatch consists of a timer 2 fitted in a housing 10 which, in a preferred embodiment, has the shape and shape of an animal or character which is real or imagined, for example a popular cartoon character. It comprises a body 12 which is formed in a substantially similar manner. The body 12, shown only by way of example in FIG. 1, is in the shape of a dinosaur body. The body 12 of the housing 10 can be formed, for example, by molding, from rubber, plastic, silicone or other suitable material, can be flexible or rigid, and can include any desired pigments, paints, and the like. To increase the authenticity of its appearance. Alternatively, body 12 may be made of any available fabric and formed as a stuffed stuffed animal in a conventional manner to maintain body 12 in a desired shape.

  The timer 2 can be embedded (in the case of a molded body 12) or sewn (in the case of a stuffed body) in a state that is convenient for the user to see when the housing 10 is engaged with the wrist of the user. 12). Although the timer 2 illustrated in FIG. 1 is a conventional digital electronic timer, a desired timer can be mounted on the housing 10 or can be mounted. The invention is not intended to be limited to a particular type of timepiece 2 in connection with the watch housing 10.

  Protruding from the main body 12 are opposed arm bands 14 and 16. In the illustrated embodiment, each wristwatch has a pair of armbands 14 and a pair of armbands 16, but a single armband 14 and a single opposing armband 16 also follow the principles of the present invention. Working effectively, the wristwatch is not always difficult to remove, as would be the case when a plurality of opposing pairs of armbands 14, 16 were used. Additionally, any number of additional armbands 14 may be used to accommodate the design of the animal or character (e.g., a spider with eight legs) or to increase the resistance of removing the watch from the user's wrist. And / or 16 may be additionally provided. In another embodiment, the armbands 14, 16 can be very wide. For example, bird wings (not shown) or fish fins (not shown). In such a case, a single armband 14 and a single armband 16 are desirable and also stable.

  Armbands 14, 16 are biased to a closed position and may be permanent or selective. For example, each of the arm bands 14 and 16 is composed of a spring member 20 which is a core made of, for example, a spring. The spring and the spring are formed in a gripping state shown by a solid line in FIG. Is energized. The resistance of the spring member 20 to bending (deformation) is a matter of choice, but it is desirable to hold the watch firmly on the user's wrist so that it does not accidentally come off, while at the same time arm bands 14,16. Should be able to bend easily enough and be able to pry the bands 14 and / or 16 away from the wrist so that the child can quickly wear and remove the watch.

  The arm bands 14 and 16 may be rigid, and may be rotatably mounted on the main body 12 so as to be urged to an engaged state, that is, a gripped state by a spring or other elastic element. Alternatively, the armbands 14, 16 may be flexible (elastic) and have a material that retains its shape or a core that retains its shape with sufficient resistance to keep it from coming off the user's wrist. Can be formed of the following material. In each case, at least one of the armbands 14 or 16 is flexible (elastic) and biased to a closed state.

  The armbands 14, 16 can be molded separately from the body 12 and attached to the body 12 after manufacture, but in a preferred embodiment, an insert comprising a spring core 20 forming each of the armbands 14, 16 is provided. 18 are formed as a single unit as seen in FIG. For connection between the spring cores 20, a support plate 22 for the timer 2 can be used. The support plate 22 is provided with, for example, a rim (opening) so that the timer 2 does not come off there. It is attached with a click.

  When the main body 12 is molded, it is desirable to mold each spring core 20 (or the insert 18 formed from all the spring cores 20) integrally with the main body 12, and furthermore, in order to hide the sharp ends, the molding is performed. It is desirable to be completely embedded in the material. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, the rubber body 12 is molded integrally with a plurality of pairs of arm bands 14 and 16. Insert 18 comprising spring core 20 and support plate 22 is placed in a mold in a conventional manner so that it is completely surrounded by rubber during the molding (eg, injection molding) process. Since rubber is flexible (elastic), it does not significantly impede the elasticity of the spring core 20 and does not significantly impede the user from prying off the bands 14 and / or 16 for attaching / detaching the watch. Not even a thing.

  This embodiment, in which the spring cores 20 for the arm bands 14, 16 form a single piece of insert with the support plate 22, is also particularly suitable for the plush version of the wristwatch according to the invention. When the insert 18 is stamped (or cut out) and pressed (or formed) at a desired position, the direction of the spring core 20, that is, the direction of the arm bands 14, 16 is fixed by the support plate 22. It does not depend on the material or the material of the reinforcing filler for structural strength. Further, the support plate 22 provides a hard surface for mounting the timer 2.

  In order to manufacture the molded body of the present invention, the core insert 18 including the support plate 22 and the spring cores 20 forming the arm bands 14 and 16 protruding from the support plate 22 is placed in a mold (not shown). It is installed and secured in place in the mold by suitable spacers (not shown) in a conventional manner. The filling piece is arranged at a place where the timer is to be mounted, so that the space where the timer 2 is mounted later is not filled with the molding material. Plastic, rubber or other suitable molding material is injected into the mold to enclose the core insert 18. The housing 10 thus manufactured is removed from the mold, and the timer 2 is mounted on the support plate 22.

  In this embodiment, the opening in which the timer 2 is mounted is slightly smaller than the size of the timer 2 so that the elastic molding material can elastically hold the timer 2 in a predetermined state of the finished product. It is beneficial to form. If the molding material is not elastic, other means (eg, an adhesive or a mechanical structure) may be required to lock the timer 2 so that it does not come off.

  In use, the user places his / her wrist on the tip of one of the plurality of pairs of arm bands 14, 16, pry-opens the other pair of arm bands 16 or 14, and places the wrist on the pair of arm bands 14, 16. Make sure it fits between the 16 tips. When the user loosens the arm bands 14, 16, the elastic spring core 20 pulls the arm bands 14, 16 back to the gripped state, and the wristwatch is engaged with the user's wrist.

  For example, it will be appreciated that the spring core 20 can be formed so that it can be locked open in the same manner as a "slap bracelet". This can be achieved by forming each spring 20 to have a slight lateral curvature that must be extended before the spring core 20 bends longitudinally. When the spring core 20 is pryed open in a longitudinally straight state, the lateral curvature is set again, and the spring core 20 is locked in a straight state in the longitudinal direction. This allows the user to pry open the armbands 14, 16 in an open state and then "slap" the "watch" on the wrist. The movement of the open arm band, which stops suddenly when the main body 12 contacts the user's wrist, withstands the effect of stiffening in the lateral direction, the spring core 20 returns to the engaged state, and grips the user's wrist. To be able to.

  It will also be appreciated that the principles of the present invention apply even if the armbands 14 or 16 on only one side of the body 12 are elastic or flexible. In this case, the arm band on the other side of the main body, for example, the arm band 16 may be fixed and rigid, but the arm band 14 is urged to the closed state and can be opened to the open state. It is in. If there is sufficient space between the arm bands 14, 16, the user can insert his or her wrist.

  While various embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail by way of example, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that further changes and modifications can be made without departing from the invention. The invention includes all such variations and modifications that fall within the scope of the appended claims.

1 is a perspective view of a first embodiment of a timepiece according to the present invention. FIG. 2 is a side sectional view of the timepiece of FIG. 1. FIG. 2B is a sectional end view of the insert shown in FIG. 2-A. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a different variation of the timepiece of FIG. 1, illustrating various shapes without limitation of animals and / or characters for the timepiece housing; FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a different variation of the timepiece of FIG. 1, illustrating various shapes without limitation of animals and / or characters for the timepiece housing; FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a different variation of the timepiece of FIG. 1, illustrating various shapes without limitation of animals and / or characters for the timepiece housing; FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a different variation of the timepiece of FIG. 1, illustrating various shapes without limitation of animals and / or characters for the timepiece housing; FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a different variation of the timepiece of FIG. 1, illustrating various shapes without limitation of animals and / or characters for the timepiece housing; 1 is a perspective view of a bracelet according to the present invention.

Explanation of reference numerals

10 Housing 12 Main body 14, 16 Arm band

Claims (10)

A body in the shape of an animal or character,
At least two pairs of arm bands having a shape similar to the outer limb of the animal or character and extending from the body, the arm bands being opposed, at least one of which is flexible , And is biased to an engaged state engaging around the user's wrist, and can move between the engaged state and the released state,
A decorative wrist-mounted bracelet that allows the decorative bracelet to be engaged with the user's wrist or removed from the user's wrist when the user moves the arm band to the open state.   The decorative bracelet according to claim 1, wherein the armband on at least one side of the user's wrist comprises an elastic core.   The decorative bracelet according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the two pairs of arm bands are flexible and biased to a closed state.   The decorative bracelet according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the two pairs of arm bands are made of an elastic member and are biased to a closed state.   The decorative bracelet according to any one of claims 1 to 4, comprising a plurality of arm bands extending from each side of the main body, all of the arm bands being made of an elastic member and being biased to a closed state.   6. The decorative bracelet according to claim 1, wherein the main body is molded.   The decorative bracelet according to claim 6, wherein the elastic member is formed as a part of an integral core insert, and the arm band is molded with the core insert as a core and integrated with the main body.   The decorative wristband according to any one of claims 1 to 7, which is a housing for a wristwatch, wherein the main body is for mounting a timepiece.   The decorative bracelet according to any one of claims 1 to 8, further comprising a timer attached to the main body.   The decorative bracelet according to any one of claims 1 to 7, which is a bracelet.

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