JPH0546647Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to a device for attaching earrings by holding the earlobe.

(Prior art) It is well known that earrings are attached to the earlobe by being clamped onto the earlobe using a spring-loaded clamping piece, and various shapes are available, but basically, a spring is simply applied to the clamping piece. It is just a structure that was created.

(Technical Issues) As a result, if the decorative parts were large and heavy, there were problems such as the springs becoming weak and easily coming off, or conversely, the springs being too strong and causing pain. Attempts have been made to soften the contact by attaching rubber pieces to the gripping pieces, but this does not help prevent pain.

The present invention has been developed in view of the above-mentioned problems, and its object is to provide a wearer that is less likely to cause pain while being worn, has no risk of coming off even when relatively large or heavy items are worn, and is easy to manufacture.

(Technical Means) In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides an earring attachment having a clamping piece 3 which is pivotally supported by the decorative body 1 and is biased by a spring 2 in the direction of clamping the earlobe in order to attach the decorative body 1 to the earlobe. In the device, the clamping piece 3 is made of an elongated plate-like member having spring properties, and the spring 2 is defined as the portion between a pair of slits 13 cut in the longitudinal direction from one end thereof, and the portion beyond the slit 13 is A folded part 14 bent into a substantially U-shape with the required length and width is used as a buffer spring 4, and a contact piece 5 in the form of a free end that contacts only the earlobe is provided beyond the part 14, and the contact piece 5 makes contact with the earlobe. One or more small holes 6 are provided therein to reduce the surface pressure.

(Example) The following will be explained with reference to the drawings. The decorative body 1 can be formed into any shape and form, and according to the present invention, both the size and weight can be increased. These are large earrings. The decorative body has a clamping surface 8 at a suitable place such as the back surface, and a clamping piece 3 is attached to clamp the earlobe Y between the clamping surface 8 and the clamping surface 8.

The clamping pieces 3 are upright pieces 1 that stand up on the left and right sides of a substantially L-shaped mounting piece 9 fixed under the clamping surface of the decorative body 1.
Support shafts 12, 1 inserted into shaft holes 11, 11 of 0
It is rotatably supported around 2. Clamping piece 3
The clamping spring 2, which acts on the spring 2, has slits 13, 13 cut in the longitudinal direction from the end of the elongated leaf spring material.
When the pivotally supported clamping piece 3 is rotated, the free end 2a side is pushed by the tip 9a of the mounting piece 9 and clamped, exhibiting spring properties (FIG. 7).

The contact piece 5 is an actual clamping member that directly contacts the earlobe Y, and buffers the clamping force of the clamping piece 3 to tighten the earlobe Y.
In order to add to this, the end of the contact piece 5 that contacts the earlobe Y is a free end that does not come into contact with anything, so that no force greater than the spring force of the buffer spring 4 is applied. The illustrated example is an integral piece in which a contact piece 5 is extended from the tip of a clamping piece 3 via a folded part 14, and the folded part 14 forms a buffer spring 4 (FIG. 8). The stiffness of the spring 14 can be adjusted by adjusting the length, width, and material of the folded portion 14. According to this integrated structure, the spring 2, the buffer spring 4,
A clamping piece 3 having main parts such as a contact piece 5, a small hole 6, a support shaft 12, and a slit 13 can be manufactured by a simple press operation.

The small hole 6 is a means for increasing the attachment force. The small holes 6 in the examples shown in Figures 1 to 3 and Figure 7 are made up of several horizontally elongated slits in the curved portion 15, increasing the resistance to attachment to the earlobe. . Moreover, the small hole 6 in the examples of FIGS. 4 to 6 is only one.
A mounting edge 16 for a ring-shaped protection piece 7 made of flexible rubber or the like is provided.

(Function) When attaching earrings having the attachment device configured in this way, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 5, open the clamping piece 3, bring it close to the earlobe Y, and connect the clamping surface 8 and the clamping piece. Sandwich it between 3 pieces. Then, the clamping piece 3 comes into contact with the earlobe at the contact pieces 5 provided on the sides of the earlobe, and the earlobe Y is clamped between the clamping surface 8 and the contact piece 5.

In the attached state, the spring force of the clamping spring 2 acts on the earlobe Y, but this acting force is transmitted to the contact piece 5 via the buffer spring 4, and since the contact piece 5 consists of a free end, the contact force is weak. and does not put strong pressure on the earlobe. On the other hand, since the contact surface of the contact piece 5 is relatively large and is provided with a slit-shaped small hole 6 or a ring-shaped protective piece 7, the resistance increases and it becomes difficult to fall. It acts on

(Effects) Therefore, according to the present invention, the strength and hardness of the clamping spring 2 and the buffer spring 4 are reduced by the combination, and this is not compensated for by making the contact piece 5 larger in area than before. Since it holds the earlobe with a relatively low contact surface pressure, it does not cause any pain when worn, and it can be attached more securely, making it suitable for larger and heavier objects.Moreover, since it is punched out of a single long and thin plate-like member, it can be attached securely. This has the advantage that it can be easily manufactured using a process that is almost the same as the conventional method.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show an embodiment of the present device, and FIGS. 1 and 2 are perspective views of the first example in a clamped state and an open state;
Figure 3 is a partially cutaway side view, Figures 4 and 5 are the 2nd view.
Figure 6 is a partially cutaway side view, Figure 7 is a longitudinal sectional view of the main part, Figure 8 is a developed view of the clamping piece or contact piece, and Figure 9 is a perspective view of the example in the clamped state and open state. Figure 9 is the contact piece. FIG. 1... Decorative piece, 2... Spring, 3... Clamping piece, 4
...Buffer spring, 5...Contact piece.

Claims (1)

[Claims for Utility Model Registration] (1) An earring attaching device having a clamping piece 3 which is pivotally supported by the decorative body 1 and is biased by a spring 2 in the direction of clamping the earlobe in order to attach the decorative body 1 to the earlobe. The clamping piece 3 is made of an elongated plate-like member having spring properties, and the spring 2 is a portion between a pair of slits 13 cut in the longitudinal direction from one end thereof, and a required amount of material is provided beyond the slit 13. A folded part 14 bent into a substantially U-shape in length and width is used as a buffer spring 4, and a contact piece 5 in the form of a free end that contacts only the earlobe is provided beyond the part 14, and the contact piece 5 reduces the contact surface pressure to the earlobe. An earring attachment device characterized in that one or more small holes 6 are provided therein as large ones for lowering the earrings. (2) The clamping piece 3 is an integral piece with a contact piece 5 extending through a folded part 14 at its tip, and the folded part 14 is narrowed to weaken the spring force of the buffer spring 4. The earring attachment device according to item 1. (3) The earring attachment device according to claim 1, wherein two or more small holes 6 are provided side by side in the longitudinal direction of the contact piece 5. (4) The earring attachment device according to claim 1, wherein flexible protective pieces 7 that come into contact with the earlobe are provided on both sides of the earlobe of the contact piece 5.