JPH0849104A - Belt - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a belt capable of holding an article ranging from a small article such as a key holder to a relatively large article such as an umbrella. CONSTITUTION:A linear spring 3 capable of holding an article is placed along a main body of a belt 1. One end 3a of the spring 3 is fixed on the main body of the belt 1, the other end 3b is supported by passing through a ring-shaped supporting member 5 placed on the main body of the belt and a stopper 6 for preventing the spring 3 slipping off from the supporting member 5 is attached on the end 3b. The cross section of the spring is preferably a half circle or a rough triangle.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

FIELD OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to belts. In particular, the present invention relates to a belt that can hold an article such as a key chain or an umbrella.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a belt has been used for the purpose of preventing clothes from slipping off the waist.

[0003]

The conventional belt has only a single function of preventing the clothes from slipping off as described above, and does not have a function of holding an article.

For this reason, when going out, it is necessary to carry a carrying item such as a key chain by hand, or carry it in a pocket or bag of pants. Also, an umbrella, which is a relatively large item to carry on a rainy day, was easy to get in the way when getting on a train or bus.

An object of the present invention is to solve the above problems and to provide a belt which can hold relatively large articles such as umbrellas as well as small articles such as key chains.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, a belt according to a first aspect of the present invention is such that a linear spring capable of holding an article is arranged along a belt main body, and one end of the spring is provided. A portion of the spring is fixed to the belt main body, the other end of the spring is inserted into and supported by a ring-shaped support portion provided on the belt main body, and the spring is prevented from falling out of the support portion. Is provided at the other end of the spring.

A belt according to a second aspect is the belt according to the first aspect, wherein the spring is formed in a semicircular cross section.

A belt according to a third aspect is the belt according to the first aspect, characterized in that the spring is formed in a substantially triangular cross section.

[0009]

According to the belt of claim 1, a linear spring capable of holding an article is arranged along the belt main body, and one end of the spring is fixed to the belt main body. Since the other end of the spring is inserted and supported by a ring-shaped support portion provided on the belt body, the spring has a degree of freedom with respect to the belt body, and the spring is pulled out and extended. By hanging the article on the spring and holding it,
The article can be held by being sandwiched between the spring and the belt body.

For example, if the article to be held is a small item such as a key holder, it can be held on the belt by hanging a strap of the key holder on a linear spring.

If the article to be held is a relatively large article such as an umbrella, it can be held by inserting the handle portion between the spring and the belt body.

When not in use, the spring contracts,
It comes into close contact with the belt body. Therefore, the function of the belt is not impaired, and the aesthetic appearance of the belt is not impaired.

Further, since the other end of the spring is provided with a stopper for preventing the spring from falling out of the support, the other end of the spring is supported by the support when the spring is extended. It does not come off. Further, after holding the article, the held article does not fall off.

According to the belt of claim 2, claim 1
In the belt described above, since the spring is formed in a semicircular shape in cross section, the spring is easily attached to the belt main body, and the amount of protrusion from the belt main body can be made small, which does not interfere. Further, a belt having an excellent aesthetic appearance can be obtained.

According to the belt of claim 3, claim 1
In the belt described above, since the spring is formed in a substantially triangular shape in cross section, the spring is easily attached to the belt body, and the amount of protrusion from the belt body can be made small, which does not interfere. Further, a belt having an excellent aesthetic appearance can be obtained. Further, there is an advantage that the article held by the spring is hard to slip and is hard to come off from the spring.

[0016]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

<First Embodiment> FIG. 1 is a front view showing a first embodiment of the belt according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a bottom view of the same, and FIG.
3 is an enlarged sectional view taken along the line III-III in FIG. 1, and FIG. 4 is an enlarged sectional view taken along the line IV-IV in FIG.

In these drawings, reference numeral 1 denotes a belt body, which is made of various materials such as leather, synthetic leather, synthetic resin and the like. Reference numeral 2 is a buckle attached to one end of the belt body 1.

Reference numeral 3 denotes a linear spring capable of holding an article, which is arranged substantially in the center of the front surface of the belt body 1. In this embodiment, the spring 3 has a length of 10
A linear spring having a size of cm to 15 cm and a thickness of 2.5 mm to 3 mm is used. As will be described later, this spring has both elasticity and rigidity that allow a relatively large article such as an umbrella to be sandwiched and held between the belt body 1 and the belt body 1. The spring 3 is made of a material that is unlikely to be rusted or discolored, such as stainless steel or rustproof steel.

Reference numeral 4 denotes a fixture for fixing one end 3a of the spring 3 to the belt body 1. One end 3a of the spring 3 is fixed to the inside of the fixture 4 by welding or the like, as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 3, the fixing tool 4 has its foot portion 4a formed by press working so that the belt body 1
It is fixed by being pressed against the back side 1a of the.

Reference numeral 5 denotes a ring-shaped support portion fixed to the belt body 1, and the other end portion 3b of the spring 3 is inserted and supported. In this embodiment, the other end 3 of the spring 3
The support portion 5 is provided at a position about 1/3 (about 3 cm to 4 cm) from b.

The support portion 5 is press-worked in the same manner as the fixing tool 4, so that the foot portion 5a has a back side 1 of the belt body 1.
It is fixed by being pressed by a.

Reference numeral 6 is a stopper provided on the other end 3b of the spring 3. The outer diameter of the stopper 6 is the same as that of the support portion 5.
The inner diameter of the spring 3 is larger than the inner diameter of the spring 3, so that the other end 3b of the spring 3 does not fall off from the support 5.

Next, an assembly procedure for attaching the spring 3 to the belt body 1 will be described.

First, the fixture 4 is fixed to the one end 3a of the spring 3 by welding or the like. Then, the spring 3 is placed at a predetermined position on the front surface of the belt body 1. After that, the fixture 4 is fixed to the belt body 1 by pressing.

Next, the support portion 5 is arranged so as to straddle the spring 3 at a position of about one third from the other end portion 3b of the spring 3. After that, the support portion 5 is fixed to the belt body 1 by pressing.

In this way, the spring 3 is attached to the belt body 1.

According to the belt of this embodiment, a linear spring 3 capable of holding an article is arranged along the belt body 1, and one end 3a of the spring 3 is fixed to the belt body 1. In addition, since the other end 3b of the spring 3 is inserted into and supported by the support portion 5 of the belt body 1, the spring 3 has a degree of freedom with respect to the belt body 1. Therefore, the spring 3
By pulling out and extending the central portion 3c of the article, it is possible to hang and hold the article on the spring 3, or to sandwich and hold the article between the spring 3 and the belt body 1.

For example, as shown in FIG. 5, if the article to be held is a small item B1 such as a key chain, it can be held on the belt by stretching the spring 3 and hooking the strap B11 of the key chain. it can.

If the article to be held is a large article such as an umbrella B2, as shown in FIG. 6, the spring 3 is greatly stretched, and the spring 3 and the belt body 1 are held.
After making a large gap between the and, insert the handle B21 into this. Thereby, the umbrella B2 can be held on the belt.

When not in use, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the spring 3 contracts and comes into close contact with the belt body 1. Therefore, the function of the belt is not impaired, and the aesthetic appearance of the belt is not impaired.

Further, at the other end 3b of the spring 3,
Since the stopper 6 is provided, the other end portion 3b of the spring 3 does not come off from the support portion 5 when an operation such as stretching the spring 3 is performed. Further, after holding the article, the held article does not fall off.

<Second Embodiment> FIG. 7 is an enlarged sectional view of a belt according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

This embodiment differs from the first embodiment in that the spring 10 has a semicircular cross section.

By forming the spring 10 to have a semicircular cross section as in the present embodiment, the following effects can be obtained in addition to the effects described in the first embodiment.

That is, the spring 10 is the belt body 1
Can be easily adhered to, and the amount of protrusion from the belt body 1 can be made small. As a result, the spring 10 does not get in the way, and a belt having a more excellent aesthetic appearance can be obtained.

<Third Embodiment> FIG. 8 is an enlarged sectional view of a belt according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

The present embodiment differs from the first and second embodiments in that the spring 20 has a substantially triangular cross section.

When the spring 20 has a substantially triangular cross section as in this embodiment, the following effects can be obtained in addition to the effects described in the first and second embodiments.

That is, since the spring 20 is formed in a substantially triangular shape in cross section, there is an advantage that the article held by the spring 20 is hard to slip and is hard to come off from the spring 20.

<Fourth Embodiment> FIG. 9 is an enlarged sectional view of the other end of a spring showing a fourth embodiment of the belt according to the present invention.

The present embodiment differs from the first to third embodiments in that a streamlined cover 30 for covering the other end 3b of the spring 3 and the support 5 is provided on the belt body 1.

The cover 30 may be made of the same material as the belt body 1 or the same material as the spring 3.

The cover 30 is provided with a stopper 6 for the spring 3.
It is attached so as to cover the other end portion 3b and the support portion 5 from the side.

By providing such a cover 30, the following operational effects can be obtained in addition to the operational effects described in the first to third embodiments.

That is, when the belt is attached to pants or the like, the other end portion 3b of the spring 3 and the support portion 5 do not get caught in the belt hole of the pants or the like. Therefore, there is an advantage that the belt can be easily worn.
Further, since the other end 3b of the spring 3 is always protected by the cover 30, no discomfort such as something being caught by the stopper 6 is not caused.

<Fifth Embodiment> FIG. 10 is an enlarged sectional view of a belt according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention.

The present embodiment differs from the first to fourth embodiments in that the belt main body 40 is formed of two front and back materials 41 and 42, and the foot portion 5a of the support portion 5 is formed of two front and back materials 41. 42 and 42, and the support portion 5 is fixed.

When the supporting portion 5 is fixed by such a method, the foot portion 5a of the supporting portion 5 is fixed to the back side 40 of the belt body 40.
There is an advantage that it is not exposed to a.

The foot 4a can be prevented from being exposed by adopting the same fixing method as in the present embodiment for the fixing tool 4.

Further, as shown in FIG. 11, the belt body 5
When 0 is thick, it is possible to prevent the foot portion 5a from projecting to the back surface side 50a by forming the recessed portion 50b for accommodating the foot portion 5a on the back surface side 50a.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the gist of the present invention.

For example, the spring 10 is provided at the center of the front surface of the belt body 1, but the present invention is not limited to this.
It may be provided on the upper portion 11 and the lower portion 12 (see FIG. 1) of the belt body 1, and further on the upper edge 11a and the lower edge 12a.

[0054]

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing a first embodiment of a belt according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a bottom view of the same.

3 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line III-III of FIG.

4 is an enlarged sectional view taken along the line IV-IV in FIG.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a main part of the belt when a small item is held.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a main part of a belt when holding an umbrella.

FIG. 7 is an enlarged sectional view of a belt showing a second embodiment of the belt according to the present invention.

FIG. 8 is an enlarged sectional view of a belt showing a third embodiment of the belt according to the present invention.

FIG. 9 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the other end portion of the spring showing the fourth embodiment of the belt according to the present invention.

FIG. 10 is an enlarged sectional view of a belt showing a fifth embodiment of the belt according to the present invention.

FIG. 11 is an enlarged sectional view of a belt showing a modified example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Belt Main Body 3 Spring 3a One End 3b Other End 4 Fixture 5 Support 6 Stopper

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A linear spring capable of holding an article is arranged along a belt main body, one end of the spring is fixed to the belt main body, and the other end of the spring is fixed to the belt. A belt characterized by being inserted into and supported by a ring-shaped support portion provided in the main body, and provided with a stopper for preventing the spring from falling off from the support portion at the other end of the spring. 2. The belt according to claim 1, wherein the spring has a semicircular cross section. 3. The belt according to claim 1, wherein the spring has a substantially triangular cross section.