JPH10201506A - Accessory - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an inexpensive and comfortable accessory, which does not apply pains like a screw and does not get expansive like silicone rubber, either, by having a spherical surface on the press-contact surface of either fixed terminal or movable terminal, and a smooth recessed part on the press- contact surface of the other terminal. SOLUTION: Conerning a loop-shaped body 11, a hollow pipe is bent along with a circle and formed in the shape of C and inside the pipe, a spring means 14 composed of a coil spring is inserted. A fixed terminal 12 is a spherical body composed of the same material as the loop-shaped body 11, and fixed at the terminal part of loop-shaped body 11. A movable terminal 13 is hemispherical and forms a recessed part 13a on the side of press-contact surface to be in press-contact with the fixed terminal 12. The central part of recessed part 13a is a recessed spherical surface so as to just insert the top end of spherical fixed terminal 12, and the section from the spherical surface of this recess to the peripheral semisphery is made into a smooth projection curved surface. The movable terminal 13 is attached at the top end of arcuate holder 13b bit this holder 13b is a little thinner than the inner diameter of pipe of the loop- shaped body 11 and can be freely slid inside the pipe.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an ornament used for an earring body, a necklace fastener, and the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 4 is a view showing a conventional earring. The earring is a U-shaped fitting 2
, And a screw 3 is attached to the multi-end side. An earlobe is inserted between the U-shaped parts of the metal fitting 2, and the handle 3 a of the screw 3 is turned to turn the earlobe between the pressure contact plate 3 b at the tip of the screw 3 and the end 2 a of the U-shaped metal fitting 2 on the decorative part 1 side. Hold firmly and stop.

In order to prevent the earring from coming off for a long time, it is natural that the screw 3 must be strongly tightened, and the earlobe will be hurt.

Therefore, there has been proposed a method in which a crimped portion is formed of silicon rubber instead of a screw, and the crimped portion is pressed against an earlobe with a spring and sandwiched. Silicone rubber is gentle on the skin,
It is used because it is difficult to rash, but it is very expensive and makes the originally expensive earrings more expensive.

The object of the present invention is to provide an inexpensive and comfortable accessory which does not hurt like a screw and does not become expensive like a silicone rubber.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, the accessory of the present invention comprises a C-shaped ring, a fixed terminal fixed to one end of the ring, and a ring-shaped terminal attached to the other end of the ring. A movable terminal elastically urged to press against the fixed terminal, and one of the fixed terminal and the movable terminal has a spherical surface on the pressure contact surface, and the pressure contact surface of the other terminal is It is characterized by having a concave portion that is smoothly recessed.

Alternatively, a C-shaped ring body, a fixed terminal fixed to one end of the ring body, and a movable terminal provided at the other end of the ring body and elastically urged to press against the fixed terminal. One of the fixed terminal and the movable terminal is formed of a sphere, and one of the other terminals is a hemisphere and has a concave portion which is smoothly recessed on the press contact surface side.

The annular body is formed of a hollow pipe, the movable terminal has a support slidably inserted into the hollow pipe, and is elastically urged by spring means fitted in the hollow pipe. It can be configured.

[0009]

FIG. 1 is a view showing an accessory according to the present invention. The ornament 10 shown in FIG. 1 is made of a noble metal such as gold or platinum, and has a C-shaped ring 11.
And a fixed terminal 12 fixed to one end of the ring body 11,
The movable terminal 13 is provided at the other end of the ring.

The annular body 11 is formed by bending a hollow pipe along a circle to form a C-shape. A spring means 14 composed of a coil spring is placed inside the pipe. In the embodiment shown, the spring means 14 is inserted over substantially the entire length of the ring 11, but the length of the spring means 14 may be arbitrary.

The fixed terminal 12 is a sphere made of the same material as the ring 11 and is fixed to an end of the ring 11 by means such as welding.

The movable terminal 13 has a hemispherical shape, and has a concave portion 13a formed on the pressure contact surface side of the movable terminal 13 which is in pressure contact with the fixed terminal 12.
The central portion of the concave portion 13a is a concave spherical surface into which the tip of the spherical fixed terminal 12 just enters, and a portion connecting the concave spherical surface to the peripheral hemisphere is a smooth convex curved surface. The movable terminal 13 is attached to the tip of a support 13b having an arc shape.
It is slightly thinner than the inner diameter of the first pipe and can slide inside the pipe. The end of the support 13b is in contact with the spring means 14 in the pipe. The spring means 14 comprises a support 13b
Are biased in a direction (arrow a in FIG. 1) protruding from the ring body 11, and the movable terminal 13 keeps being constantly pressed against the fixed terminal 12.

In the above embodiment, the fixed terminal 12 is spherical and the movable terminal 13 is hemispherical. However, the movable terminal may be spherical and the fixed terminal may be hemispherical.

Referring to FIG. 2, a method of attaching the accessory of FIG. 1 to an earlobe as an earring will be described. First, the movable terminal 13 is moved in the direction of the arrow b in FIG. In this state, the earlobe 15 is inserted into the gap, and the force applied to the movable terminal 13 is removed. Then, the movable terminal 13
By means of the spring means 14, it is moved in the direction of arrow a,
As shown in the figure, the ear lobe 15 is sandwiched between the fixed terminal 12 and the movable terminal 13. Fixed terminal 12
Is a sphere, so it is pressed against the earlobe with a spherical surface. Movable terminal 13
The earlobe 1 also has a concave surface 13a and a smooth curved surface around the concave portion 13a.
5 is pressed. Since both the press contact surface of the fixed terminal 12 and the press contact surface of the movable terminal are smooth curved surfaces, even if the press contact force of the spring means 14 is large, the contact is soft and the earlobe does not hurt. In addition, since the earlobe is sandwiched between the convex curved surface and the concave curved surface, even if it is attempted to remove the accessory 10 by applying the pulling-down force F, it cannot be easily removed. That is, according to the accessory 10 of the present invention, a large holding force and a soft contact can be obtained.

FIG. 3 shows an embodiment in which the accessory 10 of the present invention is used for other than earrings. The accessory 10 in this embodiment is smaller than the earring of FIG. And
Necklace 16 and pendant top 1
7 to connect the necklace and the pendant top. In this way, any necklace can be used in combination with any pendant top, and even with a limited number of necklaces and jewelry, it is possible to enjoy various combinations. Since the inner diameter of the accessory 10 is large, a necklace that cannot be inserted through the hole of the pendant top can be used.

Note that, even when used as an earring, it is also possible to insert and combine a similar pendant top 17 as shown in FIG.

[0017]

As described above, in the accessory of the present invention, one of the fixed terminal and the movable terminal has a spherical surface on the pressure contact surface, and the concave surface on which the pressure contact surface of the other terminal is smoothly recessed. Therefore, even if the pressing force increases, the earlobe does not hurt. In addition, since it is sandwiched between the smooth convex surface and the concave surface, it is hard to come off. Further, since there is no need to use expensive silicon rubber and the configuration is simple, the cost can be reduced.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of an accessory according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a use state of the accessory of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a state in which the accessory of the present invention is used for a necklace.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a configuration of a conventional earring.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Jewelry 11 Ring body 12 Fixed terminal 13 Movable terminal 13a Depression 14 Spring means

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A C-shaped ring, a fixed terminal fixed to one end of the ring, and a movable terminal provided at the other end of the ring and elastically urged to press against the fixed terminal. Has,
A clothing accessory, wherein one of the fixed terminal and the movable terminal has a spherical surface on the pressure contact surface, and the pressure contact surface of the other terminal has a concave portion that is smoothly recessed. 2. A ring having a C-shape, a fixed terminal fixed to one end of the ring, and a movable terminal provided at the other end of the ring and elastically biased to press against the fixed terminal. Has,
One of the fixed terminal and the movable terminal is formed of a sphere, and the other terminal is hemispherical and has a concave portion that is smoothly recessed on the press contact surface side. 3. The annular body comprises a hollow pipe, the movable terminal has a support slidably inserted into the hollow pipe, and is elastically biased by spring means fitted into the hollow pipe. The accessory according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the accessory is provided.