US20110155776A1 - Strap - Google Patents

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US20110155776A1
US20110155776A1 US12/978,897 US97889710A US2011155776A1 US 20110155776 A1 US20110155776 A1 US 20110155776A1 US 97889710 A US97889710 A US 97889710A US 2011155776 A1 US2011155776 A1 US 2011155776A1
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Masanobu Uehara
Kazuhisa Tashima
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Sanyo Electric Co Ltd
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45C—PURSES; LUGGAGE; HAND CARRIED BAGS
    • A45C13/00—Details; Accessories
    • A45C13/30—Straps; Bands
    • 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
    • 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
    • A45F2005/006—Holders or carriers for hand articles; Holders or carriers for use while travelling or camping comprising a suspension strap or lanyard
    • 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
    • A45F2005/008—Hand articles fastened to the wrist or to the arm or to the leg

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  • the present invention relates to straps, and more particularly to a strap attached to a portable device.
  • the buckle member has a structure including a first pass-through portion provided through a length direction and having fixation means for providing a fixed state with respect to a belt, a second pass-through portion provided in a pass-through direction parallel to the first pass-through portion, and a folded-back portion with a folded-back bar provided at a tip of the second pass-through portion.
  • a strap according to the present invention is a strap attached to a portable device.
  • the strap includes a belt, a coupling unit, a connection unit, and a stopper.
  • the belt has a band-like shape, and is bent in a middle portion thereof in a longitudinal direction with two surfaces facing each other.
  • the coupling unit couples opposite ends of the belt to each other.
  • the connection unit is to be connected to the portable device, and is attached to the coupling unit.
  • Each of portions of the belt facing each other passes through the stopper, and the stopper is movable in a longitudinal direction of the portions of the belt facing each other.
  • the stopper includes two holes through which the belt passes, and a groove which catches the belt.
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a structure of a strap according to one embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 2A is a front view showing a structure of a stopper of the strap according to the same embodiment.
  • FIG. 2B is a top view showing the structure of the stopper of the strap according to the same embodiment.
  • FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing an example of a usage state of the strap according to the same embodiment.
  • FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing a state where the stopper according to the same embodiment has been fixed in a given position of a belt.
  • FIG. 5A is a front view showing a structure of a modified example of the stopper of the strap according to the same embodiment.
  • FIG. 5B is a top view showing the structure of the modified example of the stopper of the strap according to the same embodiment.
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a structure of a strap according to one embodiment of the present invention.
  • a strap 1 according to the present embodiment is a strap attached to a portable device such as a portable phone and a portable camera.
  • Strap 1 includes a belt 2 , a cap 4 , a thin cord 5 , and a stopper 3 .
  • Belt 2 has a band-like shape, and is bent in a middle portion thereof in a longitudinal direction with two surfaces facing each other. While belt 2 is made of woven fabric of polyester in the present embodiment, a material for belt 2 is not particularly limited as long as it is a friction-resistant material. Opposite ends of belt 2 are coupled to each other by cap 4 made of resin serving as a coupling unit. Belt 2 is coupled endlessly by cap 4 . Thin cord 5 to be connected to the portable device is attached in a loop to the top of cap 4 .
  • Stopper 3 is movable in a longitudinal direction of the portions of belt 2 facing each other. Stopper 3 is provided with a groove 7 , which can catch part of an extra length portion 6 of belt 2 . Extra length portion 6 refers to an unused portion of belt 2 when a portion of belt 2 from cap 4 to stopper 3 is used.
  • FIG. 2A is a front view showing a structure of the stopper of the strap according to the present embodiment.
  • FIG. 2B is a top view showing the structure of the stopper of the strap according to the present embodiment.
  • stopper 3 has a generally spherical shape.
  • Stopper 3 includes two holes 8 in a central portion through which belt 2 passes. One of the portions of belt 2 facing each other passes through one of holes 8 , and the other of the portions of belt 2 facing each other passes through the other of holes 8 . Since belt 2 has a band-like shape, hole 8 has a rectangular shape when viewed from the front. Hole 8 is formed to be slightly wider than a thickness of belt 2 . Stopper 3 is thus smoothly movable along belt 2 passing through holes 8 . Belt 2 is passed through holes 8 of stopper 3 before both ends of belt 2 are coupled to each other by cap 4 .
  • Stopper 3 includes groove 7 next to holes 8 , which extends in a direction identical to a direction in which holes 8 extend.
  • Groove 7 is formed with a width substantially the same as the thickness of belt 2 .
  • Groove 7 is formed to a depth equal to or greater than half of a width of belt 2 . While groove 7 is formed to a depth of approximately three-quarters of the width of belt 2 in the present embodiment, this depth of groove 7 is not restrictive.
  • a connection hole 9 to be connected to the portable device is provided in stopper 3 on a side opposite to the side where groove 7 is provided with reference to holes 8 .
  • Polyacetal can be used, for example, as a material for stopper 3 .
  • Stopper 3 is made by molding polyacetal.
  • a material for stopper 3 is not particularly limited as long as it is a friction-resistant material.
  • a strap attached to a portable camera or the like may be used while hanging from one end of the portable camera. If it is too long, the strap may move to the front of a lens of the portable camera and appear in an image being taken.
  • belt 2 can be caught in groove 7 of stopper 3 , thereby making extra length portion 6 of belt 2 compact. As a result, movement of strap 1 to the front of the lens of the portable camera can be prevented to avoid appearance of strap 1 in an image being taken.
  • Strap 1 is easy to use since the length of strap 1 can be adjusted only by inserting/detaching belt 2 in/from groove 7 .
  • groove 7 can be formed in stopper 3 only by partially changing a form of a shaping mold, increase in manufacturing costs of strap 1 can be suppressed.
  • FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing an example of a usage state of the strap according to the present embodiment.
  • the strap according to the present embodiment can be used as backup support when holding a portable camera 11 directly with a hand 12 .
  • connection component to be connected to portable camera 11 is attached to connection hole 9 of stopper 3 .
  • the connection component used includes an external thread unit 14 that can be engaged with an internal thread for a tripod of portable camera 11 , and a cord 13 attached to external thread unit 14 , for example.
  • connection hole 9 is connected to external thread unit 14 and cord 13 which connect portable camera 11 to stopper 3 in a position of portable camera 11 different from the position to which thin cord 5 is connected.
  • groove 7 is positioned further away from the hand of a person taking a picture than connection hole 9 , so that belt 2 can be readily caught in groove 7 .
  • FIG. 3 shows a state where belt 2 has been inserted in groove 7 .
  • a position of stopper 3 is not adequately fixed due to a gap that exists between a folded-back portion 22 of belt 2 and stopper 3 .
  • FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing a state where the stopper according to the present embodiment has been fixed in a given position of the belt. As shown in FIG. 4 , in order to fix stopper 3 in a given position of belt 2 , belt 2 needs to be folded back such that almost no gap is present between folded-back portion 22 of belt 2 and stopper 3 .
  • an outer wall portion 23 between hole 8 and groove 7 of stopper 3 has the function of a hook on which folded-back portion 22 of belt 2 is hooked. Accordingly, when a force acts that pulls belt 2 in a direction indicated with an arrow 21 in the drawing which is the direction in which holes 8 extend, a reaction force in a direction indicated with an arrow 24 in the drawing is generated between folded-back portion 22 of belt 2 and outer wall portion 23 , thereby preventing pulling of belt 2 in the direction of arrow 21 which increases the length of the strap between stopper 3 and cap 4 .
  • stopper 3 can be fixed in a given position of belt 2 by catching at least one of the portions of belt 2 facing each other.
  • belt 2 may be inserted in groove 7 as shown in FIG. 3 , and then extra length portion 6 may be pulled in the direction in which groove 7 extends such that no gap is present between folded-back portion 22 and outer wall portion 23 as shown in FIG. 4 .
  • belt 2 is simply detached from groove 7 . Therefore, the length of the strap can be readily adjusted.
  • groove 7 has a depth equal to or greater than half of the width of belt 2 , belt 2 can be reliably caught in groove 7 , thus improving reliability of adjustment of the strap length.
  • FIG. 5A is a front view showing a structure of a modified example of the stopper of the strap according to the present embodiment.
  • FIG. 5B is a top view showing the structure of the modified example of the stopper of the strap according to the present embodiment.
  • a stopper 17 in the modified example has a generally rectangular parallelepiped form.
  • Stopper 17 includes two holes 18 in a central portion through which belt 2 passes. One of the portions of belt 2 facing each other passes through one of holes 18 , and the other of the portions of belt 2 facing each other passes through the other of holes 18 . Since belt 2 has a band-like shape, hole 18 has a rectangular shape when viewed from the front. Hole 18 is formed to be slightly larger than the thickness of belt 2 . Stopper 17 is thus smoothly movable along belt 2 passing through holes 18 . Belt 2 is passed through holes 18 of stopper 17 before both ends of belt 2 are coupled to each other by cap 4 .
  • Stopper 17 includes a groove 20 next to holes 18 , which extends in a direction identical to a direction in which holes 18 extend.
  • Groove 20 is formed to a depth equal to or greater than half of the width of belt 2 . While groove 20 is formed to a depth substantially the same as the width of belt 2 in the present embodiment, this depth of groove 20 is not restrictive.
  • a connection hole 19 to be connected to the portable device is provided in stopper 17 on a side opposite to the side where groove 20 is provided with reference to holes 18 .
  • Stopper 17 can also be made by molding resin such as polyacetal, and can have the same effect as that of stopper 3 .

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