WO2014013570A1

WO2014013570A1 - Clasp for use with animals

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Publication number: WO2014013570A1
Application number: PCT/JP2012/068222
Authority: WO
Inventors: 達戸澤; 政志戸澤
Original assignee: 株式会社ラロック
Priority date: 2012-07-18
Filing date: 2012-07-18
Publication date: 2014-01-23
Also published as: JPWO2014013570A1

Abstract

The purpose of the present invention is to provide a clasp for use with animals with which the work of clasping and unclasping is easy and which is capable of limiting the probability that the operation part will be unclasped accidentally due to twisting or to other causes. The purpose is achieved by means of a clasp (200) provided with: a main body (4) having a forked section (3) formed in the leading end (10) side extending from a base section (2) where a base ring (1) is connected; and an open-close mechanism (7) for opening and closing the open section (5) of the forked section (3) and for clasping and unclasping, in cooperation with the forked section, an object (6). The open-close mechanism (7) comprises: an open-close member (8) that advances and retracts in the open section (5) between one side (3a) and the other side (3b) to open and close the open section; a spring (9) impelling the open-close member (8) so as to close; and an operation part (21) that protrudes from the surface (4a) where the prongs of the forked section (3) of the main body lie are aligned. The operation part (21) moves from the other side (3b) to the one side (3a) in the direction that the prongs of the forked section (3) are aligned in response to the closing operation in which the open-close member (8) advances from the one side (3a) to the other side (3b) of the forked section (3), and when the operation part (21) is operated by being moved from the one side (3a) to the other side (3b), the open-close member (8) is retracted against the opposing force of the spring (9) and is opened.

Description

Animal connector

The present invention relates to an animal connector used for connecting a draw string or a mooring string side to, for example, a wearing band for an animal such as a dog or a cat or a connecting ring provided on a wearing garment.

Such a connecting device is generally called an eggplant ring and is widely known for animals and bags. Conventionally, for animals, a connecting ring called a normal D-ring is provided so that it can be undulated on a wearing band or a wearing garment attached to an animal as a connecting device on the side of a drawstring or mooring string (the following patent document) 1 (see FIG. 9). For this connection, a connecting tool (hereinafter referred to as an eggplant ring) generally has a hook portion extending from a shaft portion, as disclosed in Patent Document 1 below, and a hook portion with the tip of the hook portion facing the shaft portion. The opening part is formed. The opening portion is accommodated in the shaft portion from the front end side of the hook portion, and is normally closed by a biasing locking pin abutting on the front end side of the hook portion with a spring on the front end side of the hook portion. By operating with the operation part protruding to the outside through the axial slide groove provided in the part, the locking pin is retracted to open the opening part, so that it can be connected to the D ring etc. and the connection can be released Yes.

However, as disclosed in Patent Document 1, during animal pulling or mooring, when an animal is surprised by something, or shows an interest and moves abnormally, the eggplant ring and the D ring are drowned. However, there is a problem that the operation part of the eggplant ring is pushed and the locking pin is retracted, the opening part of the hook part is opened, and the connection with the D ring is inadvertently disconnected. Corresponding to this, Patent Document 1 connects the intermediary ring between the eggplant ring and the D ring, thereby increasing the degree of freedom between the eggplant ring and the D ring, making it difficult for each other to droop, A technique for preventing the eggplant ring from being inadvertently opened is disclosed.

On the other hand, in Patent Document 2 below, a lock groove parallel to the slide groove branched from the middle of the slide groove is provided at a half-open position with respect to the opening portion of the lock pin, and the operation portion is moved to the slide groove with the rotation of the lock pin. A technique is disclosed in which the lock pin is brought into a closed position where the lock pin is brought into contact with the tip of the hook portion with the movement of the operation portion along the lock groove. As a result, even if the operation unit is pushed back from the closed position, it is up to the half-open position, and the connection with the D ring or the like is not easily inadvertently shifted.

However, the technique disclosed in Patent Document 1 is a structure in which an intermediary ring is simply connected between an eggplant ring and a D ring, and twisting occurs depending on the twisting amount between them, and the eggplant ring is opened carelessly. There is no confirmation that it can be avoided. Further, the technique disclosed in Patent Document 2 cannot be said to prevent the operation part from being returned from the lock groove to the slide groove and pushed back to the previous position in a state where the eggplant ring is in a half-open state.

In response to this, the present applicant has previously proposed an improved version of the connector disclosed in Patent Document 3 below. This improved version of the connector is a flat main body formed with a bifurcated portion toward the distal end side extending from the base portion to which the base ring is rotatably connected. C-type that allows the end part to be connected to the connection target from one side to the opening part of the bifurcated part, closes the open part, and retreats from the bifurcated part to open the open part and release the connection with the connection target The connection ring, and a spring that urges the connection ring to be held in the connection position. The connection ring faces the side of the main body and is retracted to the connection release position against the spring. An operation unit that is pushed back from the outside is provided, and the movement range of the connection target such as the D ring is restricted, so that it is possible to prevent the push-back force due to the connection target from reaching the operation unit that faces the outside.

As a result, the main body is connected to the connection object by the connection ring between the drawstrings and the attachment band such as the collar to the animal and the D ring on the wearing clothing side, and the animal is drawn or moored. However, when the animal is surprised at something or shows an interest and moves abnormally, the main body and the connection target are drowned under the condition that tension is acting between them, and the main body side is forced. Even if a large external force is applied, the range of movement of the object to be connected to the main body side is limited by the bifurcated part that is close to the center on the front end side of the main body, and the forced external force on the connection target side reaches the operation part and connects. Since the ring is prevented from being retracted to the connection release position, the connection is not easily disconnected.

JP 2006-141205 A JP 2009-72080 A JP 2012-23976 A

The improvement of the connecting tool proposed in Patent Document 3 is that the connection from the connecting object side to the operation part of the connecting tool is released from the drool due to the abnormal movement of the animal between the connecting tool and the connecting object such as the D ring on the animal side. It was made based on the recognition that the external force of However, the present inventor has found that the connection of the improved version of the connection tool may be inadvertently released regardless of the improvement in subsequent use experiments. Such inadvertent release of the connection is not between the main body side operation unit and the connection target such as the D ring, for example, under the connected state in which the main body is strained, the wearing band of the animal, the wearing clothes and the contour part, When rubbing at the side part, it was caused by receiving a pushing back force on the operation part on the side part.

On the other hand, animals often act while tensing the drawstrings and often push forward. Such animal behavior may cause the operation part of the coupling tool to hit, get caught or rubbed, so there is a concern that external force for releasing the connection, that is, pushing back external force is likely to act on the operation part. . Such a concern is not limited to the improved version of the connector disclosed in Patent Document 3, but is common to existing eggplant rings that are push-back operation methods.

The present invention has been made in view of such a problem, and it is easy to perform connection and disconnection work. In addition, the operation unit is inadvertently connected to the operation unit due to or without twisting. An object of the present invention is to provide a safe animal connector that can keep the probability of release working low.

In order to achieve the above-described object, the animal connector of the present invention includes a main body that forms a bifurcated portion by approaching a distal end side extending from a base portion to which a base ring is rotatably connected, and the main body. An open / close mechanism that opens and closes an open portion of the bifurcated portion and cooperates with the bifurcated portion to connect and release the connection object, and the open / close mechanism includes the open portion of the bifurcated portion on one side of the main body. An opening / closing member held so as to open and close with respect to the other side, a spring that urges the opening / closing member to be closed at all times, and a bifurcated portion of the main body, and the opening / closing member In response to a closing operation that advances from one side of the main body bifurcated portion to the other side, the bifurcated portion is moved from the other side in the arrangement direction of the bifurcated portion to the one side and operated from the one side to the other side to open and close the opening / closing member. It is characterized by having an operation part that opens against the back.

In such a configuration, the main body is connected to the draw string or the mooring string by the base ring, and the bifurcated portion is mainly connected to an animal wearing band such as a collar or a torso or a coupling object such as a D ring provided on a wearing garment such as a jacket. Are connected with the opening / closing operation of the opening / closing member, thereby being used for animal pulling and mooring. To connect the bifurcated part of the main body to the object to be connected, hold the operation part with the thumb between the thumb that holds the main body against the operation part and the index finger or ring finger that opposes the thumb, and hold the operation part with the thumb. By operating from one side to the other in the alignment direction, the open / close member is retracted to open the open part of the bifurcated part and the connecting part to be connected is received by the bifurcated part, and the operating part is released from operation in this accepted state By doing so, the opening / closing member is advanced by the bias of the spring to automatically close the opening portion of the bifurcated portion, and confine the connecting portion to be connected in the space defined by the bifurcated portion and the opening / closing member 8. Achieve.

In this connected state, the animal is surprised at something, or shows an interest and moves abnormally, causing excessive twisting under conditions where tension is applied between the drawstrings and the wearing band or wearing clothes. The main body and the object to be connected are twisted, and there may be an external pushing force from the object to be connected to the operation base to the base of the main body. When the animal is in normal progress or rushing under the condition where tension is applied between, the operation part is not caused by drowning, but also by the animal wearing band, wearing clothes, etc. Even if it gets caught or hits when rubbing against each other or hitting it, it may receive a pushing back external force toward the base of the main body. It can be moved not only to the closed side of the but also to the open side It is possible to reliably prevent consolidated rather that the connection is released in that. Further, the flattening due to the arrangement of the bifurcated portions of the main body is unlikely to reach the operation portion located on the arrangement surface of the bifurcated portions even when the connection with the connection object connected to the closed opening / closing member is distorted. Therefore, it becomes easy to avoid inadvertent disconnection with the connection target.

In the above, the opening / closing member further opens and closes the opening portion by moving back and forth between one side and the other side of the bifurcated portion by reciprocating reciprocating movement on a plane where the bifurcated portion is arranged in a C shape. The part side can be connected to the operation part.

In such a configuration, in addition to the above, the main body is flattened and miniaturized so that the bifurcated portion, the operating portion, and the C-shaped opening and closing member are accommodated in a small space on the same plane and the connecting portion is difficult to be connected to the operating portion. While contributing, the opening / closing stroke of the opening / closing member can be increased. In addition, the bifurcated portion is positioned at the distal end portion of the main body to restrict the range of movement relative to the main body to be connected to the distal end side, and the connection target is caused by the operation portion on the base side due to the twisting of the connecting portion. It is possible to increase the degree of freedom in selecting the position of the operation unit that is difficult.

Further objects and features of the present invention will become apparent from the following detailed description and drawings. The features of the present invention can be employed singly or in various combinations as much as possible.

According to the animal connector of the present invention, the operating part is operated with the thumb of the hand holding the main body to open and close the open part of the bifurcated part, the connecting part to be connected is received and connected to the bifurcated part, and When the main body and the connection target are drowned in the connected state in which tension is working between the drawstrings and the wearing band or wearing clothes, while releasing the connection from the reception and releasing the connection As the animal's connection object, the animal's normal progression or rushing, the animal's wearing band, wearing clothes, etc. rub against the operation part from the animal side to the drawstring side, and when it crosses, it gets caught or hit, Even if the external force is pushed back to the base side, the external force is different from the moving direction of the operation part, and the opening / closing member is not opened and the connection is surely prevented from being released. It is possible with high probability. This is also effective in the case where the external force due to the friction or pulling works from the base side to the tip side of the main body.

It is the perspective view which removed and removed the part which shows the connector for animals which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention in the closed state. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the connector shown in FIG. It is the perspective view seen disassembled which shows the coupling tool for animals which concerns on Embodiment 2 of this invention in a closed state. It is the side view which looked at the whole coupling tool shown in FIG. FIG. 4 is an exploded front view showing the connector shown in FIG. 3 in a closed state. FIG. 4 is an exploded front view of the connector shown in FIG. 3 in an opened state. It is the front view seen disassembled which shows the connector for animals which concerns on Embodiment 3 of this invention in a closed state. FIG. 8 is an exploded front view of the connector shown in FIG. 7 in an opened state.

The connection tool for animals according to the present invention, specifically, it is used by being connected to the tip of a draw string or a mooring string, and is often provided for a wearing band such as a collar of a small animal such as a cat or a dog or a wearing clothes such as a jacket. DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of an animal connector that is connected to various connecting objects such as a known D-ring to route and moor an animal will be described with reference to FIGS. To serve. The following embodiments are specific examples of the present invention, and do not limit the matters described in the claims.

(Embodiment 1)
Hereinafter, an animal connector according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. The connector 100 according to the present embodiment is a form that has been first developed to achieve the above object. The connector 100 has a main body 4 having a bifurcated portion 3 formed on the side of a distal end portion 10 extending from a base portion 2 to which the base ring 1 is rotatably connected. The main body 4 incorporates an opening / closing mechanism 7 that opens and closes the opening 5 of the bifurcated portion 3 and connects and disconnects the connection object 6 in cooperation with the bifurcated portion 3. For this built-in, the main body 4 sandwiches an opening / closing mechanism 7 between the two divided bodies. However, it is not limited to this. The opening / closing mechanism 7 includes an opening / closing member 8 held on the main body 4 so as to open and close the opening portion 5 of the bifurcated portion 3 between its one side 3a and the other side 3b. 1 from the distal end portion 10 side of the main body 4 in response to a closing operation of the spring 9 urging to always close to the state shown in 1 and the one side 3a of the bifurcated portion 3 of the opening / closing member 8 to the other side 3b. 1 is moved to the base 2 side, and the opening / closing member 8 is retracted against the spring 9 in response to the pushing operation from the base 2 side of the main body 4 shown in FIG. 1 to the tip 10 side shown in FIG. An operation unit 11 is provided.

Such a connecting tool 100 is connected to a draw string or a mooring string (not shown) by the base ring 1 and is mainly provided on a wearing band for an animal such as a collar or a torso (not shown) or a D-ring mainly provided on a wearing clothes such as a jacket. By connecting the bifurcated portion 3 to the connection object 6 in cooperation with the opening / closing member 8, it is used for animal pulling and mooring. The bifurcated portion 3 is connected to the connection target 6 by holding the operation portion 11 with the thumb while holding the main body 4 with the thumb applied to the operation portion 11 from the base 2 side. 2 to push the spring 9 against the distal end portion 10 side of the main body 4 shown in FIG. 2 to retract the opening / closing member 8 to open the opening portion 5 of the bifurcated portion 3 and to open the connecting portion 6a of the object 6 to be bifurcated. By accepting to the part 3 and releasing the operation part 11 from the pushing operation in this accepted state, the opening / closing member 8 is advanced by the bias of the spring 9 to automatically close the opening part 5 of the bifurcated part 3, This is achieved by confining and locking the connecting portion 6 a of the connecting object 6 in a space defined by the bifurcated portion 3 and the opening / closing member 8.

In this connected state, the animal is surprised at something, or shows abnormal interest and moves abnormally, resulting in excessive twisting while tension is applied between the drawstrings and the wearing band or wearing clothes. The main body 4 and the connection object 6 are twisted, and there is a case where an external pushing force is applied from the connection object 6 side to the operation unit 11 toward the base part 2 side, and the pulling cords and the wearing band and the attachment including the time when the animal is normally routed. When the animal is in a state where tension is applied between the clothing and the animal, the operation unit 11 is pulled from the animal side to the drawstring side, not only due to the twisting of the connecting part but also due to the twisting of the connecting part. Even if the main body 4 gets stuck or hit by a relative moving body where the wearing band, wearing clothes, etc. are rubbed or misplaced, it may be pushed back to the base 2 side and it will be pushed back at that time Works on the closing side of the operation unit 11 to close the opening / closing member 8 It means that strongly pressed by position, it can be reliably prevented from coupling with the consolidated 6 rather than the closing member 8 is opened is released inadvertently.

Although the operation part 11 of this connection tool 100 may exist in any place of the main body 4 fundamentally, in the example of illustration, it goes to the middle side part outer side between the base 2 side of the main body 4, and the front-end | tip part 10 side. It corresponds to the closed position of the opening / closing member 8 at a position closer to the base 2 than the bulging part 12. With such a configuration, the tension is applied between the drawstrings and the wearing band and the wearing garment, and the wearing band, the wearing garment, etc. rub against each other from the draw string side to the animal side, and move relative to each other. Even in the unlikely event of exposure to the environment, the bulging portion 12 of the main body 4 receives a relatively moving object and does not give up to the operation portion 11 so that it does not give up. Since it is difficult to act on the extrusion side, it is easier to avoid inadvertent release.

(Embodiment 2)
Below, with reference to FIG.3, FIG.4, FIG.5 and FIG. 6, the connection tool for animals which concerns on Embodiment 2 of this invention is demonstrated. The connector 200 of the present embodiment further improves the above-described connector 100 (Embodiment 1). However, the basic configuration is the same as that of the connector 100, and the same reference numerals are given to the same members and portions. The connector 200 has a main body 4 that forms a bifurcated portion 3 toward the distal end portion 10 extending from a base portion 2 to which the base ring 1 is rotatably connected. The main body 4 incorporates an opening / closing mechanism 7 that opens and closes the opening 5 of the bifurcated portion 3 and connects and disconnects the connection object 6 in cooperation with the bifurcated portion 3. The opening / closing mechanism 7 includes an opening / closing member 8 held on the main body 4 so as to open and close the opening portion 5 of the bifurcated portion 3 between its one side 3a and the other side 3b. 3 and the operation part 21 which protrudes through the operation window 20 in the arrangement surface 4a in which the bifurcated part 3 of the main body 4 is lined up. The operation unit 21 responds to the closing operation of the bifurcated portion 3 of the opening / closing member 8 from the one side 3a position shown in FIG. 6 to the other side 3b position shown in FIG. Is moved from the other side 3b position shown in FIG. 5 to the one side 3a position shown in FIG. Further, the operating portion 21 is operated from the one side 3a position shown in FIG. 5 to the other side 3b position shown in FIG.

Such a connecting tool 200 is connected to a draw string or a mooring string by the base ring 1, and is connected to a connecting object 6 such as a D ring provided on an animal wearing band such as a collar or a torso or a wearing clothes such as a torso. By connecting the bifurcated portion 3 with the opening / closing operation of the opening / closing member 8, it is used for animal pulling and mooring. The main body bifurcated portion 3 is connected to the connection target 6 by holding the main body 4 between the thumb applied to the operation portion 21 and the index finger or ring finger opposed to the operation portion 21 while holding the operation portion with the thumb. 21 is operated from one side 3a position to the other side 3b position in the arrangement direction of the bifurcated portion 3 of the main body 4, so that the opening / closing member 8 is retracted from the closed position shown in FIG. 5 to the position shown in FIG. By opening the opening portion 5 and receiving the connecting portion 6a of the connecting object 6 in the bifurcated portion 3, and releasing the operating portion 21 in this receiving state, the opening / closing member 8 is advanced by the bias of the spring 9. This is achieved by automatically closing the open portion 5 of the bifurcated portion 3 as shown in FIG. 5 and confining the connecting portion 6 a of the connection target 6 in a space defined by the bifurcated portion 3 and the opening / closing member 8.

In this connected state, the animal is surprised at something, or shows abnormal interest and moves abnormally, resulting in excessive twisting while tension is applied between the drawstrings and the wearing band or wearing clothes. The main body 4 and the connection target 6 are twisted, and there is a case where an external pushing force is applied from the connection target 6 side to the operation base 21 toward the main body base 2 side. With the tension between the wearing garment and the normal movement or rushing of the animal, the operation unit 21 may not be caused by the dripping of the connecting portion, but may be caused by the dripping of the connecting portion. Even if the outer garment is caught or touched when it is rubbed or misplaced with the wearing garment, etc., the external force may be pushed back toward the main body base 2 side, so that the external force is the direction of movement of the operation unit 21 Is different from the operation part 21, the opening / closing member 8 is closed. As well, it is possible to reliably prevent the connection between the consolidated 6 rather than be moved to the opening side is released.

Further, the flattening due to the arrangement of the bifurcated portions 3 of the main body 4 is located on the alignment surface of the bifurcated portions 3 even when the connection with the connection object 6 connected to the closed opening / closing member 8 is distorted. Since it becomes difficult for the connection target 6 to reach the operation unit 21, it is easy to avoid inadvertent release of the connection with the connection target 6.

At the same time, when the animal is surprised at something, or shows abnormal interest and moves abnormally, excessive twisting occurs when tension is applied between the drawstrings and the wearing band or wearing clothes. The connection object 6 may be twisted and may exert an external pushing force from the connection object 6 side to the operation unit 21 toward the main body tip part 10 side. When the animal is in a state where tension is exerted between the operation part 21 and the animal, the operation part 21 does not cause the drooping as well as the animal wearing band or wearing clothes. The above-described connector 100 (Embodiment 1) is inadvertent if it is caught or hit when it is rubbed against or otherwise misplaced and is subject to an external force that pushes back toward the front end 10 of the body. May lead to a severe disconnection. However, since these external forces are different from the moving direction of the operation portion 21 in the present connecting tool 200, the external force is not moved not only on the closing side of the opening / closing member 8 but also on the opening side, and is connected to the connection target 6. Can be reliably prevented from being released. Therefore, the safety of connection is significantly improved as compared with the connector 100.

As shown in FIGS. 3, 5, and 6, the opening / closing member 8 is C-shaped and reciprocally swivels on a plane parallel to the alignment surface 4 a of the bifurcated portion 3. It is assumed that the opening part 5 is opened and closed by moving forward and backward with the side 3b, and the other end side is connected to the operation part 21. As a result, the bifurcated portion 3, the operating portion 21, and the C-shaped opening / closing member 8 are accommodated in a small space on the same plane, contributing to the flattening and downsizing of the main body 4 that makes it difficult for the connection target 6 to reach the operating portion 21. The opening / closing stroke of the opening / closing member 8 can be increased. Further, the bifurcated portion 3 is positioned at the distal end portion 4 of the main body, restricts the movement range of the connection target 6 relative to the main body 4 to the distal end side, and the connection target 6 is caused by the bending of the connection portion. The degree of freedom of position selection of the operation unit 21 that is difficult to be performed by the operation unit 21 on the second side can be increased.

As described above, the operation unit 21 of the connector 200 is not easily subjected to the external force of the inadvertent connection release, so that the protrusion amount and the exposed height of the bifurcated portion 3 of the main body 4 from the alignment surface 4a are increased. It can be done easily. However, in the illustrated example, the operation surface of the operation unit 21 is formed with irregularities such as notches and knurls represented by knurling, thereby realizing a non-slip touch due to the elastic familiarity of fingers. The required protrusion amount and the exposure height of the operation unit 21 can be suppressed. This makes it difficult for an inadvertent connection release force to act on the operation unit 21. In addition, the unevenness of the unevenness is less likely to be caused by an external force such as a finger that is not elastic.

The opening / closing member 8 is a partially open connection ring that performs substantial connection with the connection target 6. As can be seen from FIGS. 3 and 4, the opening / closing member 8 includes a half shell 31 (shell) having a connecting portion 22 to the base ring 1 of the main body 4 and a half shell 32 (shell) having no connecting portion 22. ) And a spring recess 9 that follows a perfect circle formed between them and a reciprocatingly swiveling motion to be opened and closed. As shown in FIG. 3, each half-

shell

31 and 32 is integrated with a plurality of pins 34 formed integrally on one side thereof through a connecting hole 35 formed on the other side from the inner surface side to the outer surface side. Is plastically deformed (so-called “caulking”), and the opening / closing member 8 and the spring 9 are built in and functioned without complicated processing or work. Therefore, it becomes cheap. However, it is not limited to this. The integration of the half-

shells

31 and 32 can be bonded in some cases, and if they are screwed, maintenance such as replacing the spring 9 by disassembly can be simplified.

In addition, the connection by the pin 34 is not performed at the substantially central portion corresponding to the open portion 5 of the main body 4, and is formed on one of the half-

shells

31 and 32 between the portions corresponding to the one side 3 a and the other side 3 b of the bifurcated portion 3. By fitting the pin 36 into the recess 36a formed on the other side, the corresponding portions of the bifurcated portions 3 of the half-

shells

31 and 32 are prevented from being displaced between the mating surfaces. Further, the connecting hole 35 of the main body 4 is opened in a recess 38 formed in the alignment surface 4a of the main body 4, and a lid plate 39 is fitted into the stepped portion 38a formed in the opening of the recess 38 so as to be bonded or forcibly fitted. Prevents the external appearance from being damaged and unnecessary external force from being applied.

Further, the closing position of the opening / closing member 8 is a position where the connecting side end portion 8a extends from the one side 3a of the bifurcated portion 3 to the other side 3b and fits into the receiving hole 37 on the other side 3b as shown in FIG. is there. As a result, the connection side end portion 8a connected to the connection target 6 of the opening / closing member 8 advances from the one side 3a of the bifurcated portion 3 of the main body 4 to the other side 3b and is connected to the connection target 6; Since the end portion 8 fits into the receiving hole 37 on the other side 3b of the bifurcated portion 3 and is held at both ends of the main body 4 across the connection area to be connected to the connection target 6, it is easy to resist the tensile force. Therefore, the cross-sectional area required for the opening / closing member 8 can be reduced. In addition, since the tension direction acting between the opening / closing member 8 and the connection target 6 is almost limited to the open portion 5 side of the bifurcated portion 3, the opening / closing member 8 has a flat rectangular cross section that is long in the tension direction in the illustrated example. As the total volume is reduced.

Further, as shown in FIG. 3, in particular, the connection tool 200 is moved from the left-side closed position shown in FIG. 5 to the right-side opened position shown in FIG. 6 by the thumb applied to grip the main body 4. By operating, the opening / closing member 8 is of a type that opens against the spring 9.

(Embodiment 3)
Below, with reference to FIG.7 and FIG.8, the connector for animals which concerns on Embodiment 3 of this invention is demonstrated. The connection tool 300 of the present embodiment is not fundamentally different from the above-described connection tool 200 (Embodiment 2). On the other hand, it is reversed left and right so that it can be selected and used as appropriate. That is, the present connecting tool 300 is opened and closed by operating the operation unit 21 from the right side closed position shown in FIG. 7 to the left side opened position shown in FIG. 8 with the thumb applied to the main body 4. The member 8 is of a type that opens and operates against the spring 9. Other configurations are not particularly different from those of the connector 200, and there is no difference in operational effects.

The present invention relates to an object to be connected such as a D-ring by closing a bifurcated portion and a bifurcated portion of the main body in place of a hook and a locking pin in a connecting tool provided on an animal wearing band or wearing garment. By opening and closing members to be connected to the main body and operating the operation unit that moves from one side of the bifurcated part to the other side of the bifurcated part, the connection with the object to be connected is inadvertently released. This is a technology that can be prevented.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Base part ring 2 Base part 3 Bifurcated part 3a One side 3b The other side 4 Main body 4a Arrangement surface 5 Opening part 6 Connection object 7 Opening / closing mechanism 8 Opening / closing member 9 Spring 10

Tip part

11, 21 Operation part 20

Operation window

100, 200, 300 Connection Ingredients

Claims

A main body that forms a bifurcated portion by approaching a distal end side that extends from a base portion to which a base ring is rotatably connected, and an open portion of the bifurcated portion of this main body is opened and closed to cooperate with the bifurcated portion. With an opening and closing mechanism for connecting and disconnecting,
The opening / closing mechanism includes an opening / closing member that is held by the main body so as to open and close the opening portion of the bifurcated portion between its one side and the other side, and a spring that urges the opening / closing member to be always closed. , And one side from the other side of the arrangement direction of the bifurcated portion in response to a closing operation that protrudes from the one side of the bifurcated portion of the main body to the other side of the opening / closing member. And an operation part that is operated from the one side to the other side to open the opening / closing member against the spring and moves backward.
The opening / closing member is a C-shaped reciprocating swivel movement on a plane in which the forked portions are arranged, so that one end thereof moves back and forth between one side and the other side of the forked portion to open and close the open portion, and the other end side is the operating portion The connecting tool for animals according to claim 1 connected to.