JP3237645U - Power strip with ring structure - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a versatile power tap with a ring-shaped structure, which can select a fixing method according to an environment to be used. SOLUTION: The power tap main body 1 has a ring-shaped structure 2a on the side surface of the power tap, so that the power tap can be hooked on a protrusion such as a nail or a hook, or a string is passed through the ring-shaped structure. The fixing method can be appropriately selected according to the environment to be used. [Selection diagram] Fig. 1

Description

The present invention relates to a power strip with a ring-shaped structure.

Conventionally, as a method of fixing a power strip to a wall surface, it has been common to drive a plurality of nails into the wall surface and engage the nails with a plurality of recesses on the back surface of the power strip to fix the power strip.
However, since it is necessary to drive nails into the wall surface with this method, if there are circumstances where it is not possible to drive nails into the wall surface made of a material such as plaster, which is not suitable for driving nails, or in a rented house. , The fixing method could not be used.

Also, when removing the power strip from a nail stuck in the wall, the hook cannot be removed simply by pulling the power tap laterally, and it is necessary to move the power strip upward or laterally to remove it from the hook. Therefore, it was hard to say that the operability when removing it was good.
The advantage of the power strip is that it can be moved from place to place depending on the usage situation, and even if the power strip is normally fixed to the wall surface and used, there are surprisingly many situations where it is temporarily removed from the wall surface. Good operability can be a great advantage.

As a method for fixing the power strip, there is a method described in Patent Document 1. Patent Document 1 describes a method of fixing a power strip to a wall surface by using a pedestal coated with an adhesive or the like and a snap button structure.

However, even in the invention described in Patent Document 1, there is a problem in widespread use, such as the need for a dedicated pedestal for fixing to the wall surface and the use of an adhesive or the like.

As a power strip having a fixing mechanism, a power strip having a hook-shaped structure is commercially available.

However, the hook-shaped structure has a drawback that the direction of the power strip is restricted when it is fixed.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2019-096588

An object of the present invention is to provide a versatile power strip that can select a fixing method according to the environment to be used.

The present invention is characterized by having a ring-shaped structure on the side surface of the power strip.

The power strip of the present invention has a ring-shaped structure on the side surface of the power strip, so that it can be hooked on a protrusion such as a nail or a hook, or a string can be passed through the ring-shaped structure. The fixing method can be appropriately selected.

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing a power strip. FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing a power strip when the rotary connecting portion is provided. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of a rotary connecting portion. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a case where a rotating connecting portion and a recessed portion for accommodating a ring-shaped structure are provided.

The power strip of the present invention is characterized by having a ring-shaped structure on the side surface of the power strip main body.

An embodiment of the power strip of the present invention is shown in FIG.

The power strip in the present invention means an electric appliance for supplying power to a plurality of electric appliances at a place away from an outlet installed on a wall or the like. The power supply may be by a plug or by a non-plug such as USB.

In the present invention, the structure of a group having a power tap plug insertion port may be referred to as a power tap main body. The power tap main body means a structure corresponding to a rectangular parallelepiped structure represented by reference numeral 1 in FIG.

The ring-shaped structure in the present invention means having a so-called donut-shaped structure or a structure corresponding to a donut-shaped structure, which is hollowed out by holes penetrating from the front to the back. A structure equivalent to a donut-shaped structure is a structure that does not have a hole that penetrates from the front to the back on a plane like a spring, but forms a hole-shaped structure as a whole spiral structure, or a very small donut-shaped structure. It is a concept that includes a structure that is partially missing but functionally exhibits the same function as a donut-shaped structure.

In the present invention, a hole having a ring-shaped structure as shown in 2b of FIG. 1 may be referred to as a hollow portion.

The shape of the ring-shaped structure of the present invention is not particularly limited, such as a polygon such as a triangle, a quadrangle, or a hexagon, a circle, an ellipse, a polygon, or a partially deformed circle.

The thickness of the ring-shaped structure of the present invention is not particularly limited, but is preferably 1 cm or less, and preferably 0.5 cm or less, from the viewpoint of convenience.

The material constituting the ring-shaped structure of the present invention is not limited, and may be appropriately selected depending on the intended purpose. As a suitable example of the material, plastic can be exemplified because it is widely used in the art.

The ring-shaped structure of the present invention may have a strength that can be appropriately deformed depending on the purpose, or may have a strength that does not deform in normal use. As a preferable example, it can be exemplified that the strength is such that it does not deform in normal use such as plastic.

In the present invention, the ring-shaped structure exists on the side surface of the power strip. The side surface of the power strip in the present invention means the surface of the power strip without the plug insertion port, and includes the surface not adjacent to the surface with the plug insertion port.

In the present invention, the surface having the ring-shaped structure is preferably the surface that becomes the upper surface when the surface having the plug insertion port is the bottom surface. The positional relationship is also illustrated in FIG.

In the present invention, there may be only one ring-shaped structure or a plurality of ring-shaped structures. When having only one ring-shaped structure, the problem of the present invention can be solved at the minimum cost. When having a plurality of ring-shaped structures, the power strip can be fixed without any restrictions, for example, the power strip of the present invention can be fixed in the horizontal direction.

In the present invention, the size of the ring-shaped structure is not particularly limited, but it is preferable that the major axis of the ring-shaped structure is 1.0 times or less the short side of the surface connecting the ring-shaped structure. With this size, the ring-shaped structure does not protrude from the power strip body, and the handleability is improved.

In the present invention, the size of the hollow portion of the ring-shaped structure is not particularly limited, but from the viewpoint of convenience, the short diameter of the hollow portion is 0.5 times the short side of the surface connecting the ring-shaped structure. The above is preferable. When the hole portion has a certain size or more, it can be easily inserted and removed from the corresponding hook.

The shape of the power strip body of the present invention is not particularly limited, such as a cylinder or a prism, but it is preferably a rectangular parallelepiped from the viewpoint of stability when used.

In the present invention, the position where the ring-shaped structure and the power strip are connected is not particularly limited, and can be selected from the center of the surface or the edge of the surface depending on the purpose. When connecting near the center of the surface, it is preferable from the viewpoint that it is easy to balance the power strip when it is fixed. When connecting near the edge of the surface, it is preferable from the viewpoint that it does not easily interfere with the wall surface or the like when suspended from the protrusion.

In the power strip of the present invention, it is preferable that the power strip main body and the ring-shaped structure are connected by a rotary connecting portion. An embodiment of the present invention in the case of having a rotary connecting portion is shown in FIG.

The rotary connecting portion in the present invention means a structure in which the angle of the ring-shaped structure and the like can be changed by rotation. In the present invention, the angle change due to rotation includes the direction in which the angle between the ring-shaped structure and the surface to which the ring-shaped structure is connected is changed (the angle change direction exemplified in FIG. 2 and the X direction in FIG. 3). , Also includes those capable of rotating the ring-shaped structure in the direction of rotation (Y direction in FIG. 3).

The power strip of the present invention preferably has a recess for accommodating the ring-shaped structure. By having the recessed portion, the ring-shaped structure can be stored and used as a normal power tap when the ring-shaped structure is not used.

Switching between the stored / non-stored state of the ring-shaped structure is not particularly limited, such as changing the angle by the rotary connecting part, manually pushing / pulling it into the recess, and manually pushing it into the recess / pulling it out with a spring. From the viewpoint of convenience, it is preferable to change the angle by the rotary connecting portion. FIG. 4 shows a schematic view when the ring-shaped structure is housed in the recessed portion by changing the angle due to the rotary connecting portion.

One aspect of the present invention is a power strip accessory for connecting to a power strip.

The power tap accessory of the present invention has the above-mentioned ring-shaped structure, and is connected to the power tap main body to give the power tap a ring-shaped structure.

There is no particular limitation on the method of connecting the accessory of the present invention and the power strip main body. Above all, from the viewpoint that the power strip can be attached and detached as many times as necessary and the existing power strip can be utilized, the method of inserting the protrusion of the accessory into the recessed portion for the nail of the power strip main body is preferable.

Since the power strip of the present invention has a ring-shaped structure, it can be easily fixed to a protrusion such as a hook or a nail and can be easily removed. Further, by passing a string through the ring-shaped structure, it can be fixed even on a wall surface without protrusions.

1 Power strip body 2a Ring structure 2b Hollow part 3a, 3b Plug insertion port 4 Power cord 5 Rotating connection part

Claims (8)

A power strip characterized by having a ring-shaped structure on the side surface. The power strip according to claim 1, wherein the power strip body has a rectangular parallelepiped shape, and the surface having a ring-shaped structure is the upper surface when the surface having the plug insertion port is the bottom surface. .. The power strip according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the ring-shaped structure is connected to the power strip main body by a rotary connecting portion. The power strip according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the power strip has only one ring-shaped structure. The power strip according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the power strip has a plurality of ring-shaped structures. The minor axis of the hole portion of the ring-shaped structure is 0.5 times or more the short side of the surface connecting the ring-shaped structure, and the major axis of the entire ring-shaped structure is the short side of the surface connecting the ring-shaped structure. The power tap according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the power tap is 1.0 times or less of the above. The power strip according to any one of claims 1 to 6, further comprising a ring-shaped structure and a recess for accommodating a rotary connecting portion. A power strip accessory that connects to a power strip and gives the power strip a ring-shaped structure.

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