Classifications

• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
  • A45C—PURSES; LUGGAGE; HAND CARRIED BAGS
  • A45C13/00—Details; Accessories
  • A45C13/08—Decorative devices for handbags or purses
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
  • A45C—PURSES; LUGGAGE; HAND CARRIED BAGS
  • A45C13/00—Details; Accessories
  • A45C13/10—Arrangement of fasteners
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
  • A45C—PURSES; LUGGAGE; HAND CARRIED BAGS
  • A45C13/00—Details; Accessories
  • A45C13/36—Reinforcements for edges, corners, or other parts

Definitions

• the present invention relates to the field of leather goods. It relates, more particularly, a protective device and decoration for a closure system, typically for purse. State of the art
• a metal plate is fixed integrally to a leather part by a suitable means, typically rivets.
• the metal plate has a substantially rectangular opening adapted to receive a pivoting closure rod and whose end has a head generally pierced with an orifice in which can be housed the arch of a padlock. Depending on the orientation of the head relative to the rectangular opening, it may pass through the opening or on the contrary be retained by the edges of said opening.
• the metal plate and the rod are typically made of gold-plated brass.
• the contact between the head of the closure rod and the metal plate causes wear on the two parts whose traces are particularly visible on the metal plate and depreciate the article of leather goods.
• the present invention aims to provide a decoration and protection accessory adaptable to this type of closure system and which has the dual function of protecting the outer metal plate so that it retains its original appearance and allow customization of the article of leather goods. Disclosure of the invention
• the object of the invention is achieved through a protection device of a closure system of a leather goods, said closure system being provided with a metal plate attached to a workpiece article of leather goods, the protection device being remarkable in that it comprises a support and a cover that can be mounted on the support.
• the support comprises retaining means arranged so as to partly and reversibly fasten the support to the metal plate.
• the cover comprises a blocking means arranged to cooperate with the support and / or the metal plate to block the support on the metal plate during mounting of the cover on the support.
• the device further comprises cover locking means for holding the cover mounted on the support.
• the device according to the invention protects the metal plate and vary the aesthetics of the piece of leather goods.
• said support is capable of being partially reversibly secured to the metal plate according to three degrees of freedom in rotation and two degrees of freedom in translation.
• said retaining means comprise two lugs intended to be housed between the metal plate and the piece of the article of leather goods.
• the locking means comprise a resiliently deformable element located on the cover and cooperating with the support or the metal plate or the piece of the article of leather goods.
• the locking means comprise an elastically deformable element located on the support and cooperating with the cover.
• the elastically deformable element of the support consists of an elastic lug provided with a tooth cooperating with a groove that includes the hood.
• the cover is connected to the support by a pivot connection.
• the cover is slidably mounted on the support.
• the hood is mounted on the support by clipping.
• the locking means is a shim.
• the support and the cover have a rectangular shape, said support and said cover having two beveled corners.
• the hood has a central opening to allow the
• the hood opening has bevelled edges.
• the hood can be covered with a decorative element.
• FIG. 1 represents a perspective view of the end of a strap intended to receive the protection device
• FIG. 2 represents a perspective bottom view of the support of a protection device according to the invention
• FIG. 3 represents a perspective view of a protection device in unlocked open position
• FIG. 4 represents a perspective section of a protection device according to the invention in locked position
• FIG. 5 shows a perspective view of a protective device mounted at the end of a strap.
• FIGS. 2 to 5 show a particular embodiment of the invention relating to a protective and decorative device intended to be mounted on a metal plate 1 fixed at the end of a strap 2 of an article of leather goods, as can be seen in Figure 1.
• the metal plate 1 has a substantially rectangular shape whose two corners at the ends of the strap are bevelled. In the remainder of the description the longitudinal, transverse and vertical directions are respectively defined with reference to the long side, the short side and the perpendicular of the metal plate 1.
• the metal plate 1 has two short sides, a right side 3, of which the two corners are straight, and a bevelled side 4, the two corners are bevelled.
• the metal plate has an opening 5 of rectangular shape extending in the longitudinal direction and which coincides with a similar opening formed in the strap 2. These openings allow a pivotally mounted head at the end of a rod of closure, not shown, to pass through the strap 2 and the plate 1. Depending on the orientation given to the head relative to the opening 3, the head is able to pass freely through the opening 5 or stay there.
• the protective device comprises a support 6 shown from below, in Figure 2 and also visible in Figures 3 and 4.
• the support 6 comprises an open frame of substantially rectangular shape with beveled corners, may be placed on the metal plate bearing against the upper face and the two large side faces of the metal plate 1.
• the support 6 further has retaining means in the form of a small 7 and a large 8 legs, of small thicknesses intended to be housed between the metal plate 1 and the strap 2.
• the small leg 7 is intended to come under the bevelled side 4 while the large leg 8, located opposite the small leg 7, is intended to be housed under the right side 3.
• the distance between the ends of the small 7 and large 8 legs is about the length of the metal plate 1 minus two times the length of the small leg 7 so that ue the two legs 7, 8 can be simultaneously find under the metal plate 1.
• the length of the large tab 8 is about three times the length of the small tab 7 so that the small tab 7 is disengaged from the metal plate 1 when the large tab 8 is fully slid between the plate 1 and the strap 2.
• Mounting the support on the metal plate is effected by successively sliding the large leg 8 and the small leg 7 under the metal plate 1.
• the large leg 8 is slid between the metal plate 1 and the strap 2 under the side right 3 until the end of the small tab 7, which was supported on the outer face of the metal plate 1, exceeds the beveled side 4.
• This operation may require slightly deform the support 2 which the large leg 8 is under the plate 1 while the small leg 7 is above. It is then possible to slide the small tab 7 under the bevelled edge 4 while keeping the end of the large tab 8 under the metal plate 1.
• the lateral uprights of the support frame 2 being in abutment against the side faces and the face upper of the metal plate 1, the support 6 is then secured to the metal plate 1, in translation in the vertical and transverse directions and in rotation along the three axes.
• the only degree of freedom remaining between the support 6 and the plate 1 is a translation in the longitudinal direction, so that the establishment of the tabs 7, 8 under the plate 1 partially secures the support 6 with the metal plate 1 .
• the protection device also comprises a cover 10 capable of being mounted on the support 6 and visible in Figures 3, 4 and 5.
• the cover 10 is connected to the support 6 by a pivot connection made by means of a hinge January 1 located on the side of the large tab 8 and extending in the transverse direction.
• the cover 10 has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape with two beveled corners for covering the support 6 and the metal plate 1.
• the cover 10 also has an opening slightly wider than that of the metal plate and having bevelled edges 12. It is understood that the cover 10 may have any external shape, such as a circular, polygonal, ovoid or similar, while adapting to the support 6 without departing from the scope of the invention.
• the establishment of the support 2 on the metal plate 1 is performed while the cover 10 is in the open position shown in Figure 3.
• the cover 10 is tilted in the closed position shown in Figure 4.
• the cover 10 also comprises a shim 13 in the vicinity of the hinge 1 1. In rocking, the wedge 13 fills the free space between the support 6 and the plate 1 at the right side 3.
• the wedge 13 is therefore a locking means which, in inserted between the plate 1 and the support 6, blocks the support 6 on the plate 1 by neutralizing the last degree of freedom in translation in the longitudinal direction.
• the protection device further comprises cover locking means 10 for holding the cover 10 mounted on the support 6 in the closed position corresponding to Figure 3.
• the means locking appears in the form of a groove 14 formed in an inner wall of the cover 10 and cooperating with a tooth 15 located at the end of an elastic tab 16 that includes the support 6 on the side of the small tab 7. In pressing on the cover, the elastic tab 16 bent until the tooth 15 falls into the groove 14 causing the clipping of the cover 10 on the support 6.
• the head of the closure rod can still be rotated to use the closure system through the enlarged opening of the cover 10 and beveled edges 12.
• the head of the rod then bears against the beveled edges 12 of the cover 10 and no longer against the edges of the opening 5 of the metal plate 1, which has the effect of protecting the metal plate 1 scratches caused by friction of the closure head.
• the cover 10 may be covered with decorative elements to vary the aesthetics of the closure system and thus customize the article of leather goods.
• the invention is not limited to the embodiment shown and also covers other configurations.
• the legs of the support can be slid together between the metal plate and the strap in the transverse direction.
• the residual degree of freedom between the support and the metal plate is a translation in the transverse direction that will be blocked by mounting the cover 10.
• the retaining tabs can also be placed on the lateral uprights of the support and be slid longitudinally between the plate and the strap, the hood then blocking the support longitudinally.
• the hinge 1 1 can be replaced by a single flange engaging in a complementary shape formed in the support or completely removed in the case where there are several elastic tabs on the support to perform a clipping in several points.
• the elastically deformable element or elements of the locking means can also be located on the cover 10 and cooperate with the support 6, the metal plate 1 or even the strap 2.
• the cover 10 can also be mounted on the support 6 slidably by a slide connection in the longitudinal or transverse direction.
• the retaining means of the support on the metal plate to partially secure these two elements by blocking between 1 and 5 degrees of freedom.
• the locking means of the cover 10 allow to fully secure the support with the metal plate 1 by blocking the residual degrees of freedom.
• the support 6 and the cover 10 may be made by any method and any suitable materials, machining, injection, 3d printing.

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• 2015
  • 2015-01-30 EP EP15153268.6A patent/EP3050457B1/de active Active
• 2016
  • 2016-02-26 WO PCT/EP2016/054168 patent/WO2016120497A1/fr active Application Filing

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