US20050115027A1 - Shell structure with ring clip - Google Patents

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US20050115027A1
US20050115027A1 US10/998,111 US99811104A US2005115027A1 US 20050115027 A1 US20050115027 A1 US 20050115027A1 US 99811104 A US99811104 A US 99811104A US 2005115027 A1 US2005115027 A1 US 2005115027A1
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ring clip
shell body
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Wei-Wen Hsu
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Inventec Multimedia and Telecom Corp
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45F—TRAVELLING OR CAMP EQUIPMENT: SACKS OR PACKS CARRIED ON THE BODY
    • A45F5/00—Holders or carriers for hand articles; Holders or carriers for use while travelling or camping
    • A45F5/02—Fastening articles to the garment
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45F—TRAVELLING OR CAMP EQUIPMENT: SACKS OR PACKS CARRIED ON THE BODY
    • A45F2200/00—Details not otherwise provided for in A45F
    • A45F2200/05—Holder or carrier for specific articles
    • A45F2200/0516—Portable handheld communication devices, e.g. mobile phone, pager, beeper, PDA, smart phone
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T24/00—Buckles, buttons, clasps, etc.
    • Y10T24/13—Article holder attachable to apparel or body
    • Y10T24/1394—Article held by clip

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  • the present invention relates to a shell structure, and more particularly, to a shell structure having a ring clip which can be produced in an automatic manner.
  • the ring clip is widely used in a variety of circumstances. For example, binding a box with objects stored therein, securing a car seat belt, hanging a carrying device. With the assistance of the ring clip, the utilization of objects or devices becomes much easier and is simplified.
  • the electronic device may be hung from the neck of consumers or wrapped about their hands for convenient operation at any time.
  • the hook portion of the ring clip 500 has two symmetrical portions that allow the hook portion to deform during an installation.
  • a worker can apply force to the ring clip 500 against the retainer hole 610 to squeeze the ring clip 500 into the retainer hole 610 .
  • the hook portion of the ring clip can then expand and hook the inner wall of the shell body 600 .
  • Utilizing labor to install the ring clip 500 is a workable method, but it has drawbacks. First, the manual installation of the ring clip 500 would result in fractures adjacent to the retainer hole 610 . Second, because different workers apply different forces to install the ring clip 500 to the shell body 600 , the product quality is hard to control.
  • the present invention provides a shell structure with a ring clip, which can be produced by insert molding.
  • the preformed ring clip is first disposed inside a mold.
  • the raw material of the shell body is then injected into the mold.
  • the production of the shell body and the installation of the ring clip into the shell body are finished in the same time.
  • the ring clip comprises of a head portion and an adjoining neck portion.
  • the head portion is exposed outside the shell body.
  • the neck portion extends through a retainer hole of the shell body, with a retainer portion formed at the end thereof.
  • the retaining portion hooks the inner wall of the shell body.
  • the neck portion has a cone shape with a predetermined slope. After ejection, the cone shape of the ring clip enables the neck portion of the ring clip to be further disengaged from the shell body. The ring clip is then in a condition of loose assembly, and is able to rotate freely relative to the shell body.
  • the reason that conventional manufacturing cannot produce a shell body with a ring clip is: conventional manufacturing uses insert molding in a manner that connects the ring clip to the shell body. Likewise, the ring clip is not able to rotate freely relative to the shell body.
  • the ring clip in the present invention has a neck portion. After ejection, slightly pressing the ring clip to push the cone neck into the shell body will disengage the neck portion of the ring clip from the retainer hole of the shell body. The ring clip is then in a condition of loose assembly, and is able to rotate freely relative to the shell body.
  • FIG. 3B is a partial cross-sectional view of a shell body with a ring clip of the second embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 2 and FIG. 3A A first embodiment of a shell body with a ring clip in accordance with the present invention is shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3A .
  • the shell body 20 is produced by injecting raw material into a mold, and further retrieved after forming.
  • a preformed ring clip 10 is placed into a mold that is constituted essentially by a first plate 100 , a second plate 200 , and a mother plate.
  • the raw material of the shell body 20 is then injected into the cavity 300 .
  • an ejection process can retrieve the shell body 20 with the ring clip 10 from the mold. The production of the shell body 20 and the installation of the ring clip 10 into the shell body 20 are thereby finished in the same time.
  • the ring clip 10 includes a head portion 11 and a neck portion 12 .
  • the shell body 20 has a retainer hole 21 corresponding to the neck portion 12 of the ring clip 10 .
  • the head portion 11 has a through slot 15 , and a skirt 16 at the bottom thereof.
  • the head portion 11 is gradually enlarged so that the diameter of the skirt 16 adjacent to the shell body 20 is larger than the diameter of the retainer hole 21 .
  • the skirt 16 prevents the head portion 11 from falling into the shell body 20 , and ensures that the head portion 11 is exposed outside the shell body 20 .
  • the neck portion 12 of the ring clip 10 forms a conical body 13 with a predetermined slope.
  • the conical body 13 is gradually shrunk from the interior of the shell body 20 to the exterior of the shell body 20 .
  • the ring clip 10 may have another shape, as shown in FIG. 3B .
  • the conical body 13 of the neck portion 12 is gradually shrunk from the exterior of the shell body 20 to the interior of the shell body 20 .
  • the neck portion 12 is also in a condition of loose assembly.
  • the ring clip 10 is able to rotate freely relative to the shell body 20 .
  • a necklace 30 is inserted through the through slot 15 of the ring clip 10 .
  • an electronic device using the present invention may be hung from the neck of consumers or wrapped about their hands for convenient operation by consumers at any time.
  • the production of the shell body and the installation of the ring clip into the shell body are finished in the same time.
  • the production of the shell body and the installation of the ring clip into the shell body can be accomplished by automatic machines.
  • the shell structure with a ring clip in accordance with the present invention thereby has higher production efficiency, a better product quality, and a lower production cost.

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  • Purses, Travelling Bags, Baskets, Or Suitcases (AREA)
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  • Snaps, Bayonet Connections, Set Pins, And Snap Rings (AREA)
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TW092133476A TWI227106B (en) 2003-11-28 2003-11-28 Housing structure with ring button

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US5778495A (en) * 1997-10-24 1998-07-14 Paugh; Edward C. Belt clip
US5842256A (en) * 1997-10-14 1998-12-01 National Molding Corporation Modular attachment system for hats, badges and the like
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US2402287A (en) * 1943-09-27 1946-06-18 Shellmar Products Corp Plastic rivet
US3262168A (en) * 1958-05-03 1966-07-26 Raymond A Plastic molding fastener
US4793031A (en) * 1986-09-19 1988-12-27 Yoshida Kogyo K. K. Strap fastener
US5127137A (en) * 1991-04-24 1992-07-07 American Cord & Webbing Co., Inc. Universal swivel snap hook assembly
US5146657A (en) * 1992-03-25 1992-09-15 Illinois Tool Works Inc. Swivel snap hook connector assembly having increased holding power when under load
US5475901A (en) * 1992-09-18 1995-12-19 National Molding Corporation Swivelling snaphook
US5842256A (en) * 1997-10-14 1998-12-01 National Molding Corporation Modular attachment system for hats, badges and the like
US5778495A (en) * 1997-10-24 1998-07-14 Paugh; Edward C. Belt clip
US6530345B2 (en) * 2000-03-03 2003-03-11 William E. Donze Tangle-free lead device for a leash
US6584655B1 (en) * 2000-06-23 2003-07-01 Vermillion Corporation Highly compliant and highly repeatable retention mechanism for attaching and quickly releasing components
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