JPH11103914A - Accessory such as necklace - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To vary the mode of an decoration solid by arranging a plurality of decoration solids, each of which is provided with a through hole and provided with a magnet at both tip opening parts, and a linear body with a connecting tip part to put through the through holes of the decoration solids and freely movably holding the proper number of the decoration solids to the liner body so as to exchange the decoration solids. SOLUTION: The through hole 2 is formed on each decoration solid 1 and the magnets 3 are attached to at least both terminal opening parts of it. The linear body 4 with the connecting tip part 5 to put through to the through holes 2 of the solids 1 is prepared. The part 5 formed for the body 4 for putting through the holes 2 of the solids 1 does not always need forming at both terminal parts but can be formed at one terminal part. Namely, the solids 1 held at the body 4 from the part 5 of the body 4 is made freely attachable and detachable. In addition, a proper number of the solids 1 are freely movably held at the body 4. Namely the solids 1 are not held in the state of a string at the whole of the body 4 like a necklace.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a novel accessory that can be used as a store display, in addition to accessories such as necklaces and wristbands.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, various necklaces have been provided. In these conventional necklaces, individual decorative bodies (hereinafter simply referred to as “decorative individuals”) are directly connected in a chain shape, or each of the decorative individuals is provided with a through-hole, and a fine string, plastic or metal is provided in the through-hole. A flexible material (hereinafter, simply referred to as a “linear body”) made of the above is inserted to form a so-called rosary connection.

[0003]

The above-mentioned conventional necklaces are all sold in a completed state. That is,
In the case of a necklace in which a through hole is provided in the decorative individual and a linear body is inserted through the through hole to form a rosary, the individual decorative individual is held stationary at a fixed position of the linear body, and At both ends of the linear body, there are formed connecting ends that are engaged with the through holes of the decorative solid so that the decorative solid held by the linear body does not fall off.

[0004] Therefore, at the store or at the user's hand, the decoration individual cannot be changed according to the user's preference as well as the exchange of the decoration individual.

[0005] The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances,
It is an object of the present invention to provide a novel accessory such as a necklace or the like in which a decoration individual can be exchanged at a store or at a user's hand, and furthermore, a mode of a decoration solid can be changed.

[0006]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, an accessory such as a necklace according to the invention of claim 1 comprises:
It is composed of a plurality of decorative objects having a through-hole and provided with magnets at both end openings, and a linear body having a connection end inserted into the through-hole of the decorative object, and an appropriate number of the decorative objects is the wire. It is configured so as to be movably held in a shape.

[0007] In a personal ornament such as a necklace according to the second aspect of the present invention, the linear body is made of a magnetic material.

[0008] Further, in the accessory such as a necklace according to the invention of claim 3, the linear body is made of a magnetic material made of a shape memory alloy.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 (a) is a perspective view showing an example of a necklace according to the present invention, FIG. 1 (b) is a partially cutaway enlarged view showing an example of a connection end thereof, and FIG. 2 (a) is another embodiment. FIG. 4B is a front view of a necklace showing an embodiment, FIG. 3B is an enlarged front view showing an example of a connection end thereof, FIG. 3 is a front view of a necklace showing still another embodiment, FIG.
(B) and (c) are cross-sectional views each showing an example of a decorative individual.

FIG. 4 (a), (b) and (c) show an example of the decorative individual 1. These decorative individuals 1 are not limited to pearls and other jewels, but are made of glass processed products, wooden processed products, plastic processed products, metal processed products, ceramics, and the like, regardless of their shapes, and as appropriate as needed. Coloring is applied.

In the present invention, the decorative individual 1 is provided with a through-hole 2 and a magnet 3 is provided at least at both end openings. In addition, the magnet 3 is the decorative individual 1
It is desirable to have a donut shape that covers the periphery of the through hole 2.

The magnets 3 are preferably provided such that the polarities of the openings at both ends of the decorative individual 1 are opposite to each other. Still further, one cylindrical magnet may be penetrated and provided without individually providing magnets at both end openings of the decorative individual 1.

Next, a linear body 4 having a connecting end 5 to be inserted into the through hole 2 of the decorative individual 1 is prepared. In addition,
The connecting ends 5 inserted into the through holes 2 of the decorative solid 1 provided in the linear body 4 do not necessarily have to be provided at both ends, and may be provided at only one end. That is, in the present invention, the decorative individual 1 held by the linear body 4 is configured to be detachable from the connecting end 5 of the linear body 4.

In the present invention, an appropriate number of the decorative individuals 1 are movably held by the linear body 4. That is, unlike the conventional necklace, the decorative individual 1 is not held in a rosary-like state over the entire linear body 4.

In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 (a) and 1 (b), a string made of a non-magnetic material such as plastic is used as the linear body 4, and its connecting end 5 is a detachable male. It is composed of an engaging portion 5a and a female engaging portion 5b.

In the above configuration, the decorative individual 1 adjacent to the decorative individual 1
When the facing magnets 3 are held by the linear body 4 so that the polarities of the facing magnets 3 are the same, the decoration individuals 1 repel each other due to the action of the facing magnets, and a gap S is generated therebetween. Conversely, if the linear object 4 is held by the linear body 4 so that the polarity of the facing magnet 3 of the adjacent decorative individual 1 is different, the decoration individual 1 is operated by the opposing magnet.
The comrades attract each other to form a block B (see FIG. 1A).

In the present invention, as described above, since the decorative individual 1 is detachable from the linear body 4, the decorative individual 1 can be exchanged at a store or at a user's hand.
Further, the holding position and the holding direction of the decorative individual 1 with respect to the linear body 4 can be arbitrarily changed to change the mode of the decorative individual 1 according to a user's request.

However, in the embodiment of FIG. 1A, there is a limit in changing the aspect of the decorative individual 1 with respect to the linear body 4. That is, the block B can be freely extended or the like, but the gap S formed between the decorative individuals 1
Occurs only to a limited extent.

FIGS. 2A and 2B show an embodiment in which the linear member 4 is formed of a magnetic member 4a. That is, the linear member 4 is made of stainless steel, iron, or another magnetic metal. Magnetic body 4 used here
The linear body 4 made of a may be in the form of a stranded wire as shown, may be processed into a chain, or may be in the form of a single wire.

According to this embodiment, the decorative individual 1
The magnet 3 is attracted to the linear body 4 made of the magnetic body 4a, and each decorative individual 1 can be held stationary at an arbitrary position of the linear body 4.

Therefore, the user himself / herself can change the decoration individual 1 according to his / her own request, or change the holding position of the decoration individual 1 to freely and variously change the mode of the decoration individual 1. it can. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 2, the connecting end 5 is constituted by magnets 5c and 5d having different polarities on the opposing surfaces. Therefore, the suction connection and the connection release can be freely performed.

FIG. 4 shows an embodiment in which the linear member 4 is constituted by a magnetic member 4b made of a shape memory alloy. According to this embodiment, it is not necessary to form the connecting end 5 on the linear body 4 again.

That is, the linear member 4 made of a shape memory alloy
By storing the shape in which the connecting end portions 5 of the both end portions are in contact with each other, there is no need to provide a device or the like for connection at both end portions, as in the embodiment of FIG. 1 and FIG. The decoration individual 1 can be freely attached and detached, and therefore, it is easy to exchange the decoration individual 1 and to change its mode.

[0024]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, a plurality of decorative objects having a through hole and magnets provided at both ends thereof are connected to each other through the through hole of the decorative object. Since the linear body having an end portion is configured such that an appropriate number of the decorative individuals are movably held by the linear body,
The decorative individual is detachable from the linear body, the decorative individual can be exchanged at the store or at hand of the user, and the holding position and the holding direction of the decorative individual with respect to the linear body can be arbitrarily set. By changing this, the effect of changing the mode of the decorative individual according to the user's request is obtained.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the linear member is made of a magnetic material, the decorative individual can be stopped at an arbitrary position of the linear member.
The effect that the mode of a decoration individual can be changed freely and variously is obtained.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, since the linear body is made of a magnetic material made of a shape memory alloy, in addition to the effect of the second aspect of the present invention, a device for connecting to both ends again is provided. There is no need to provide such an effect.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view (a) showing an embodiment of a necklace according to the present invention and a partially cutaway enlarged view (b) of a connection end thereof.

FIG. 2 is a front view (a) showing another embodiment of the necklace according to the present invention, and an enlarged front view (b) of the connection end thereof.
It is.

FIG. 3 is a front view showing still another embodiment of the necklace according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view showing an example of a decorative individual (a)
(B) and (c).

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Decorative individual 2 Through-hole 3 Magnet 4 Linear body 5 Connection end

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A decorative object comprising a plurality of decorative objects having a through hole and magnets provided at both ends of the opening, and a linear body having a connecting end inserted into the through hole of the decorative object. A decorative item such as a necklace, wherein an appropriate number of the members are movably held by the linear body. 2. The accessory according to claim 1, wherein the linear member is a magnetic material. 3. The accessory such as a necklace according to claim 1, wherein the linear member is a magnetic member made of a shape memory alloy.