JPH08104089A - Paper clip - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To provide a paper clip which can keep an open state when a pinching and holding body constituting the paper clip is opened and is handy. CONSTITUTION: A paper clip 1 is comprised of a mount 2, a pinching and holding body 5 which pinches and holds paper together with the mount 2 by being provided on one side of the mount 2 and a torsion spring energizing the pinching and holding body 5 toward the mount 2, the pinching and holding body 5 is locked automatically under a condition wherein the pinching and holding body 5 is opened to the mount 2 by resisting against energizing force of the torsion spring and a stopper member 23 provided on the pinching and holding body 5 is pressed through which the pinching and holding body 5 can be closed.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a paper clip, and more particularly to a paper clip comprising a base plate and a holding member provided on one side of the base plate for holding paper together with the base plate.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As an office appliance, a paper is held between a front portion of a holding body and a base plate by being constantly urged in a holding direction by an elastic body having a built-in holding body provided on one side of a base plate. A paper clip having a structure in which the rear part of the body is pressed and rotated against the urging force to open the front part of the holding body with respect to the base plate so that the paper sandwiched between the body and the paper can be taken out or inserted is, for example, an actual flat type. -14872.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The paper clip disclosed in No. 72 is considered to be characterized in that a torsion spring, which is more durable than a leaf spring, is used as an elastic body that urges the clip body in the clamping direction. When pinching the paper, hold the nipping body with one hand against the urging force and hold it while inserting the paper between the base plate and the nipping body with the other hand, and then separating the one hand to pinch the paper It is a thing. Therefore, it is very inconvenient in that paper cannot be inserted or taken out without using both hands, and there is a problem in such usability.

In view of the above problems, an object of the present invention is to automatically lock and maintain this open state by operating the holding body to open it, and to immediately release it by operating to release this lock. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a paper clip which is extremely easy to use and can be sandwiched between.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, a paper clip according to the present invention comprises a base plate, a holding member provided on one side of the base plate for holding paper together with the base plate, A torsion spring for urging the body in the clamping direction with respect to the base plate, wherein the clamping member is operated in the opening direction against the urging force of the torsion spring to clamp the body. A hook-shaped locking portion of a stopper member provided on a part of the body engages with a locking claw formed on the base plate to automatically lock the holding member in an open state, and the pressing operation of the stopper member causes the clamping member to open. It is characterized in that the lock by the hook-shaped locking portion is released to put the holding body in a holding state.

[0006]

In the paper clip of the present invention, a stopper member is provided on a part of the clip for holding the paper, and the clip is opened against the torsion spring normally biased in the clamping direction. By operating in the direction, the hook-shaped locking portion provided on the stopper member engages with the locking claw formed on the base plate and automatically locks the holding body so as to maintain the open state, Stopper
By pressing the member to operate to release the lock, the holding state can be immediately obtained.

Therefore, the holding body is automatically maintained in the open state even if the hand is released by simply operating the holding body in the opening direction with one hand, so that the paper can be reliably held with one hand. Also, after the sheets are aligned and sandwiched, the stopper member provided in a part of the sandwiching body is simply pressed to operate the sandwiching body in the sandwiching direction to sandwich the sheet. In this way, by providing a stopper member that performs such a function on a part of the nipping body, the usability as paper nipping can be significantly improved.

[0008]

The present invention will be described more specifically with reference to the accompanying drawings. A paper clip 1 of the present invention shown in FIG. 1 is basically a rectangular base plate 2 made of plastic, and an appropriate length which is provided on one side of the base plate 2 and holds the paper together with the base plate 2. The holding member 5 is made of plastic and has a width, and a stopper member 23 provided in a part of the holding member 5.

The base plate 2 is provided with a thick step for aligning the paper on the left edge of the front surface to form a paper aligning portion 3, and a clip 4 for locking a writing instrument is provided on the right shoulder at the upper edge. It is of a size that can substantially hold A4 size documents. Further, the stopper member 23 provided on the holding member 5 is disposed slightly to the left from the center to facilitate the operation by the left hand, and the right hand holding member 5 is provided on the right surface of the stopper member 23. There are formed two ridges 6 to prevent the finger from slipping during the opening operation of the rim.

As is particularly clear in FIGS. 2 and 3,
A mounting portion 7 of the holding body 5 is formed on the upper edge of the base plate 2, and a supporting shaft 19 provided on the holding body 5 is attached to the mounting portion 7.
It has bearings 8, 8 consisting of a pair of shaft holes for supporting the shaft 19. On the outside of these bearings 8, 8, there are spring bearings 9, 9 for fixing the bent ends 15, 15 of a torsion bar 14 (shown by the two-dot chain line in FIG. 2) described later, and Grooves 10, 10 are formed to receive both sides of the rising portion 16 of the spring 14 and stop the movement in the length direction.

Further, a paper clip 1 is provided at the center of the upper edge side of the base plate 2.
Holes are formed on both sides of the holes, and the upper edges of the through holes 12, 12 are used to form the hook-shaped locking portions 26, 26 of the stopper member 23. Engagement claws 13, 13 for engaging 26 are formed.

As shown in FIG. 4, the holding body 5 has a rectangular flat surface provided at a substantially central portion of the upper edge of the base plate 2 and a cross-sectional shape of "H". A front end edge bent to form a paper holding portion 17, and a rear end edge facing the holding portion 17 has a substantially semicircular shape for displacing the stopper member 23 from the center to the left. A notch 18 is formed.

On the inner surface facing the base plate 2, a base plate 2 is provided.
The holding body 5 is provided on the pair of support shafts 19, 19 supported by the bearing portions 8, 8 formed on the mounting portion 7, and on the edge side facing the holding portion 17 inside the support shafts 19, 19. A pair of bearings 20, 20 for holding a stopper member 23 which is held open with respect to the base plate 2 is formed.
Reference numerals 20 and 20 are provided on the rear edge side of the holding body 5 facing the holding portion 17.

Further, a ridge 21 is formed at the center of the inner surface of the holding member 5 so as to come into contact with a plate-like elastic locking portion 27 formed on the stopper member 23, and extends along the inside of the bearing portions 20, 20. Engaging groove for engaging the rising portion 16 of the torsion spring 14
22 are formed.

As shown in FIG. 5, the torsion spring 14 has bent portions 15 and 15 bent at right angles at both ends, and a rising portion 16 rising from the bent portions 15 and 15 at the center. It is composed of a bent body of a metal wire.

As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the stopper member 23 has a substantially semicircular operating portion having a lateral groove formed on the upper surface around a shaft portion 24 formed at the center in cross section. twenty five
And a pair of hook-shaped locking portions 26, 26 formed at the lower end, and the plate-shaped elastic locking portion 27 having a thickness gradually reduced toward the tip end.
And an irregular cross section composed of

Thus, these members are assembled and used as follows. First, the torsion spring 14 is provided with a spring receiver 9, in which the distal ends of the bent portions 15, 15 are provided on the base plate 2.
9 and the spring bearings 9, 9 and the groove 10,
10 to limit movement and warping in the length direction and rise
16 is always installed.

On the other hand, the shaft portions 24 of the stopper members 23 are inserted into the bearing portions 20 and 20 of the holding body 5 so that the operating portion 25 is exposed to the semicircular cutout 18 provided on the holding body 5. With the stopper members 23 connected, the support shafts 19, 19 of the holding body 5 are mounted on the mounting portion 7 of the base plate 2,
8 and at the same time the central rising part of the torsion spring 14
Reference numeral 16 is an elastic locking portion between the protrusion 21 of the holding body 5 and the stopper member 23.
27, the engaging member 22 engages with the engaging groove 22 formed in the holding member 5 and is locked. In a normal state, the holding member 5 is biased by the torsion spring 14 as shown in FIG. The holding portion 17 presses the base plate 2 with appropriate strength to enable holding of the paper. In this state, the hook-like engaging portion 26 of the stopper member 23 is in a detached state without engaging with the engaging claw 13 formed on the base plate 2.

In order to hold the paper, the portion of the two ridges 6 formed on the surface of the holding body is pressed with the right hand to push the holding portion 17 of the holding body 5 with the urging force of the torsion spring 14. The holding member 5 is operated so as to be opened against the base plate 2 by lifting the holding member 5 against the base plate 2. With this operation, as shown in FIG. 9, the holding body 5 is rotated about the support shafts 19, 19, and the holding portion 17 is moved to the upper position to open the holding body 5 with respect to the base plate 2. To

When the holding member 5 rotates about the support shafts 19, the hook-shaped locking portion 26 of the stopper member 23 enters the through hole 12 of the base plate 2 and automatically engages with the locking claw 13. Engagement
As a result, the clamping body 5 is automatically locked against the biasing force of the torsion spring 14 so as to maintain the opened state of the holding body 5.

Therefore, paper such as a document can be set on the base plate 2 in this open state while being aligned by the paper alignment section 3. In this state, the operating part 25 of the stopper member 23 is
As shown by arrow A in FIG.
The member 23 slightly rotates in the direction of arrow B, whereby the hook-shaped locking portion 26 of the stopper member 23 rotates in the direction of arrow C to release the engagement with the locking claw 13, The holding body 5 can be returned to the original closed state by the urging force of the torsion spring 14.

The elastic locking portion 27 of the stopper member 23 has a tapered shape in which the thickness of the tip portion is gradually reduced.
Normally, the tapered tip abuts on the ridge 21 to limit the rotation of the stopper member 23. When the operating portion 25 is pressed with the stopper member 23 locked as described above, the thin elastic locking portion 27 in contact with the ridge 21 is pressed.
Bends moderately (view D) to assist the minute rotation of the stopper member 23 in the direction of arrow B described above to properly disengage the hook-shaped locking portion 26 engaged with the locking claw 13. The movement of the holding body 5 in the holding direction can be facilitated, and thus the paper can be held.

[0023]

According to the present invention, a stopper is provided on a holding member provided on a base plate for holding paper together with the base plate.
By pressing the holding body in the opening direction against the torsion spring biased in the holding direction, the hook-shaped locking portion provided on the stopper member is engaged with the locking claw formed on the base plate. In this state, the holding body is locked in an open state, and by pressing the operating portion of the stopper member from this state, the lock is released and the holding body 5 can be immediately closed. Therefore, the paper can be easily and reliably inserted with one hand by the stopper member, and the usability as the paper insertion can be remarkably improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view showing an example of a paper clip according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of a mounting portion of a holding body in the paper sandwiching base plate of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a front view of the same.

FIG. 4 is a rear view of the holding body.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a torsion spring.

FIG. 6 is a plan view of a stopper member.

FIG. 7 is a side view of a stopper member.

FIG. 8 is an operation diagram showing a sandwiching state of the sandwiching body in the paper sandwiching of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is an operation diagram showing the opened state of the holding body by the stopper member in the same manner.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Paper Clip 2 Base Plate 3 Paper Alignment Section 4 Clip 5 Clamping Body 6 Convex Strip 7 Mounting Section 8 Bearing Section 9 Spring Bearing 10 Recessed Groove 11 Locking Hole 12 Through Hole 13 Engaging Claw 14 Torsion Spring 15 Bending Section 16 Vertical part 17 Clamping part 18 Notch part 19 Support shaft 20 Bearing part 21 Projection 22 Engagement groove 23 Stopper member 24 Shaft part 25 Operation part 26 Hook-like locking part 27 Elastic locking part

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A base plate, a holding body provided on one side of the base plate for holding paper together with the base plate, and a torsion spring for urging the holding body against the base plate in a holding direction. A paper clamp, wherein the clamp body is operated in the opening direction against the urging force of the torsion spring, so that the hook-shaped locking portion of the stopper member provided on a part of the clamp body is The locking body is automatically locked in the open state by engaging with the locking claw formed in the above, and the locking by the hook-shaped locking portion is released by the pressing operation of the stopper member so that the holding body is in the holding state. A paper clip characterized by being constituted.