JP4295707B2 - Name tag holder - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a name tag holder, and more particularly to a name tag holder that can be loaded and unloaded with a one-touch operation.

  Generally, in school uniforms, work clothes, and other uniforms, a name tag indicating the affiliation and name of the wearer is attached to the chest. The main purpose of this is to clarify the responsibility and the like by specifying the personal name and the department to which the other party is concerned, and by identifying the personal name to the customer, especially in the field of commerce.

However, if you leave your name tag at a place other than school or work, suspicious individuals may see your name tag and learn your affiliation and personal name, which may damage your privacy and cause you to be involved in an unexpected incident or accident. Also occurs.
Also, since the name tag is fixed to the front of the breast pocket with a safety pin etc., when taking this, it is only necessary to pull out the pin and put it in the pocket, but by repeatedly removing and attaching it It is easy to damage the fabric, and it is a troublesome work, and there is a risk of forgetting to remove it, forgetting to attach it when necessary, or loss.

Therefore, name tags shown in Patent Documents 1 to 3 below have been developed. The name tag of Patent Document 1 is provided with a band around the outer periphery of the name tag, and the band can be moved with respect to the safety pin so that the name tag itself can be reversed. The name tag of Patent Document 2 can be stored in the chest pocket of clothes. The name tag of Patent Document 3 is a name tag holder and its mounting structure. When both are not required, the name tag is turned over or the name tag on the front surface is inserted into the pocket.
JP 11-38882 A Utility Model Registration No. 3095335 JP 2003-186407 A

However, although the structure described in Patent Document 1 is simple in structure, it is uncertain and there is a possibility that characters can be seen from the back side even when turned over.
Moreover, in the thing of patent document 2, if the frequency | count of taking in / out becomes frequent, a name tag may be damaged, Furthermore, in patent document 3, the fixed part of a fixed width must be attached to clothes by attachment, It was a lack of convenience in installation.
Accordingly, the present invention solves the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a name tag holder that allows a name tag portion to be easily put in and out only by an acupressure operation.

  In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the name tag holder 1 according to the present invention can be projected and retracted from the inside of the case 6 through the thin case 6 having an upper edge opening and the opening 6a of the case as shown in the embodiment of the figure. The card 7 with the name tag portion 5 exposed at the upper edge of the case in the protruding state, the urging means 8 inside the case 6 for urging the card 7 to always protrude upward, and the card 7 Locking means (locking protrusions 11 and 12) for locking the card 7 in the case 6 while being pushed into the case 6 and immersed in the case 6, and on the card 7 in the locked state An unlocking means (unlocking convex portion 14) for releasing the locking by pushing the edge further into the case 6 and projecting the name tag portion 5 again by the upper edge of the case 6 was provided. It is characterized by.

  The invention according to claim 2 is characterized in that the case 6 is provided with means (attachment means 4) for fixing the clothes 6 at appropriate positions or inside the pockets provided in the chest.

  In the invention of claim 3, the case 6 is formed with a guide groove 9 for raising and lowering the card 7, and the card 7 is provided with a guide projection 10 for engaging with the guide groove 9. And

According to the above configuration, when the name tag portion 5 is exposed on the case 6, it is locked to the state stored in the case 6 by pushing it with a finger, and by further pushing from this state, Since the lock is released and the name tag portion 5 is exposed again on the case 6, the exposure and storing operation of the name tag portion 5 can be performed only by acupressure operation like a knock type ballpoint pen.
According to the second aspect of the invention, the attachment to the clothes is simplified, and further, according to the third aspect of the invention, the movement of the card 7 with respect to the case 6 is smooth.

  The best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIGS. 1A to 1C are explanatory views showing display and storage states when the name tag holder of the present invention is applied to a name tag in a nurse's work garment.

  In FIG. 1 (a), a name tag holder 1 is removably suspended inside a breast pocket 3 of a wearer's upper garment 2 via an attaching means 4, and the name tag portion 5 is placed in a breast pocket at work hours and work places. It is exposed from the top edge of 3, and its affiliation, name, etc. are displayed to the opposite person. In this embodiment, the attachment means 4 is constituted by a pair of suspension clips, but may be constituted by a hook-and-loop fastener, a hook, a button or the like.

If the name tag display is not necessary when moving to a private time or a private place, and the name tag unit 5 is to be hidden, as shown in FIG. By pressing, the name tag portion 5 is stored in the breast pocket 3 and locked in this state, as shown in FIG.
Further, when it is necessary to display again, such as when returning to work, by pressing the upper edge of the name tag unit 5 again from the locked state, the unlocking mechanism described later is operated and again shown in (a). As described above, the name tag portion 5 is exposed and redisplayed.

  FIG. 2 shows the detailed structure of the name tag holder 1 described above. In the figure, the name tag holder 1 includes a thin case 6 having an upper opening 6a housed in the pocket 3 via the mounting means 4, and a flat card 7 protruding from the upper opening 6a of the case 6 so as to be able to protrude and retract. The upper half of the card 7 is the name tag portion 5, and the name and the name sticker 5 'on which the affiliation / name of the nurse is written or printed in a shallow groove defined inside the card Affixed.

  The case 6 is a synthetic resin injection molded body having a front and rear split shape, and the card 7 is also made of a synthetic resin injection molded body. The clip constituting the attachment means 4 is made of a metal or plastic molded body having a bowl shape, and is integrally fixed to the front edge portion of the case 7 by ultrasonic welding or the like.

  A biasing means 8 comprising a pair of compression coil springs having a lower end on the inner bottom surface of the case 6 and an upper end on the lower left and right sides of the card 7 is inserted on the left and right sides of the case 6 so that the card 7 is always on the upper side. It is biased to the protruding side.

  In addition, a pair of vertical guide grooves 9 are formed in the front surface of the case 6, and correspondingly, the front and right sides on the lower side of the card 7 are engaged with the guide grooves 9 and are guided up and down by the guide grooves 9. A pair of circular guide projections 10 are provided so as to smoothly raise and lower the card 7 and position the upper and lower positions of the card 7.

  Further, in the lower center of the front side of the case 6, the left and right sides and the lower part are surrounded by the notch groove 11a and elastically protrudes to the inside of the case 7 with the periphery cut out in a substantially U shape. A locking projection 11 is formed, and a locking projection 12 is formed in the center of the lower end of the card 7 so as to engage with the locking projection 11. The unlocking convex portion 14 constituting the unlocking means is protruded. The locking protrusions 11 and 12 are formed in a claw shape so as to be freely engageable with each other. Details of the configuration and operation of the unlocking projection 14 will be described later with reference to FIG.

  Next, the display and storing operation in the above configuration will be described with reference to FIG. First, FIG. 3A shows the display state, and the card 7 is in the raised position by the spring pressure of the biasing means 8. In this state, as shown in FIG. 1 (a), the name tag portion 5 protrudes from the upper edge of the breast pocket 3, so that the person facing the wearer can clearly recognize its affiliation and name.

  In order to store the name tag part 5 from this state, finger pressure is applied to the upper edge of the card 7 (see FIG. 1B), and the card 7 is pushed into the case 6 against the spring pressure. As shown in enlarged view in part b), the locking projections 11 and 12 are engaged with each other and locked in the retracted state. The confirmation of the lock can be clearly confirmed by a click sound at the time of engagement (see FIG. 1C).

  In order to release the lock, when a finger pressure is further applied to the upper edge of the card 7, the card is further lowered from the engagement position as shown in an enlarged view in part of FIG. As a result, the locking protrusions 11 and 12 are separated from each other and are unlocked, and as shown in FIG. 3D, the springs are raised again to the display position.

4A, 4B and 4C are detailed views of the configuration and operation of the unlocking means including the unlocking convex portion 14, and the details thereof will be described.
The unlocking convex portion 14 is inserted into an adjustment groove 7a formed of a vertically long concave portion formed on the card side locking projection 12 below the card 7 so as to be movable up and down by a predetermined stroke.
As shown in FIG. 4a (and FIG. 3b), when the locking protrusions 11 and 12 are engaged with each other and the card 7 is locked in the retracted state, the unlocking convex portion 14 is formed in the adjustment groove 7a. Located at the upper end. When finger pressure is applied to the upper edge of the card 7 in this stored state, as shown in FIG. 4B (and FIG. 3C), the card is further lowered slightly from the engaging position, and the unlocking convex portion 14 is moved to the locking projection 11. As a result, the locking projections 11 and 12 are separated from each other and unlocked. When the finger is released in this state, the card 7 is pushed up to the display position by being pushed by the urging means 8, and at this time, as shown in FIG. 4c, the unlocking convex portion 14 is relatively moved in the adjustment groove 7a. Thus, the tip end surface of the unlocking convex portion 14 and the tip end surface of the locking projection 12 are vertically continuous so that the locking projection 12 does not engage with the locking projection 11.

  As described above, since the name tag unit 5 can be inserted and removed every push operation like a knock type ballpoint pen, the operation is very simple, and the name tag unit 5 can be securely stored in the case 7 in the stored state. It will be possible to secure sufficient sex.

  In the above embodiment, the case 6 of the name tag holder 1 is put inside the chest pocket 3, but the name tag portion 5 can be stored by the case 6 itself, so that it can be attached to the front side of the pocket 3. it can. In this case, however, the attachment position of the clip 4 to the case 6 and the attachment position of the name sticker 5 'to the name tag portion 5 are of course reversed.

  Further, in the embodiment, it is fixed to the pocket 3 by the attaching means 4 made of a suspension clip. However, by providing an attaching portion such as a safety pin on the back side of the case 7, not only the pocket but also the clothes It can also be used by being pinned at an appropriate location. It is also possible to insert and remove the card 7 from a slit formed at the top of the front edge of the pocket 3, and in this case, the name tag holder 1 can be stored in the pocket 3 in a compact manner.

  The name tag holder according to the present invention can be used as a name tag holder for portable articles such as bags, slippers, golf bags, etc., as well as uniforms and other clothes.

(A)-(c) is explanatory drawing which shows the display at the time of applying the name tag holder of this invention to the upper garment for nurses, and a storage state. It is the front sectional view of the same name tag holder, and the side sectional view and plane sectional view in the AA line and BB line of this. (A)-(d) is the front sectional drawing and side sectional drawing which show the internal structure at the time of the display of the same name tag holder, and storing operation. (A)-(c) is an expanded sectional side view which shows the structure and operation | movement detail of a lock release means part of the same name tag holder.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Name tag holder 2 Upper garment 3 Chest pocket 4 Mounting means 5 Name tag part 6 Case, 6a Opening 7 Card, 7a Adjustment groove 8 Energizing means 9 Guide groove 10 Guide protrusion 11, 12 Locking protrusion (locking means), 11a Notch groove 14 Unlocking convex part (unlocking means)

Claims (3)

  A thin case with an opening at the upper edge, a card that can be projected and retracted from the inside of the case through the opening of the case, and a name tag portion exposed to the upper edge of the case in a protruding state; An urging means that protrudes and urges upward; a lock means that pushes the card into the case and immerses the card in the case; and a lock means that locks the card in the case; A name tag holder comprising unlocking means for releasing the locking by further pushing the upper edge into the case and causing the name tag portion to project again by the upper edge of the case.   2. A name tag holder according to claim 1, wherein said case is provided with means for fixing to an appropriate position of clothing or a pocket provided in a chest.   2. A name tag holder according to claim 1, wherein said case is formed with an elevating guide groove for said card, and said card is provided with a guide projection for engaging with said guide groove.

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