fastener

Abstract

[Subject] Conventionally, there is no fastener for attaching a label to a product that can immediately unlock its locked state and use the target product immediately. The structure of twisting off the twist-off portion by pinching and rotating the holding portion requires multiple hand-changing operations if the holding portion is in the shape of a flat plate. The present invention aims to solve this problem. [Solution] A fastener consisting of a plastic-molded male portion and a plastic-molded female portion for inserting and locking the male portion, the male portion and the female portion being integrally molded from a fiber material, and the fiber material being formed into a ring by inserting the male portion into the female portion. In the fastener, a twist-off portion is provided between either the female portion or the male portion and the fiber material, and a holding portion integrated with the twist-off portion, wherein the cross-section of the holding portion in a direction perpendicular to the axis of the fiber material is circular or polygonal.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a fastener, in particular to a fastener used for attaching a label showing information such as price and quality to a commodity. Background Art

[0002] There are many types of existing fasteners. Traditionally, fasteners used for attaching product labels are designed to be locked and not easily removed in situations such as product display. Usually, consumers need to use cutting tools such as scissors or blades to cut off these fasteners after purchasing the product in order to use the product.

[0003] However, depending on the type of goods, sometimes they are expected to be used immediately after purchase, in which case, since the fastener or its locked state is very strong, it may be necessary to find a tool to destroy or cut it, thereby wasting unnecessary time. Summary of the invention

[0004] Problems to be solved by the invention:

[0005] The problem to be solved by the present invention is that conventionally, fasteners for attaching tags to goods have not been able to be instantly unlocked and the target goods can be used immediately. In addition, the case shown in the prior art document is submitted by the same applicant, and the fiber part is made into a single state by tearing the fragile part between the female part and the fiber part, or by twisting off the twisted-off part thereof, but Patent Document 2 has not been disclosed at the time of filing the present application. In this structure, the twisted-off part is cut by pinching and rotating the grip part, and if the grip part is flat, it will require multiple hand-changing operations, and the present invention is intended to solve this problem.

[0006] Means of solving the problem:

[0007] In order to solve the above problems, the fastener of the present invention comprises a male part formed of plastic and a female part formed of plastic for inserting and locking the male part, wherein the male part and the female part are integrated by fiber material, and the fiber material is formed into a ring-shaped fastener by inserting the male part into the female part. A torsion breaking part and a holding part integrated with the torsion breaking part are provided between any part of the female part or the male part and the fiber material, and in this fastener, the cross section of the fiber material axis of the holding part is circular or polygonal.

[0008] Furthermore, the fastener according to the present invention is characterized in that the gripping portion is spherical.

[0009] Furthermore, the fastener according to the present invention is characterized in that its gripping portion is in the shape of a rugby ball.

[0010] Next, the fastener according to the present invention is characterized in that its holding portion is a columnar body having an octagonal cross section.

[0011] Furthermore, the fastener of the present invention is characterized in that the fiber material is plastic that has been subjected to stretching processing.

[0012] In addition, the fastener according to the present invention is characterized in that the fiber material is twisted wire.

[0013] Effects of the invention:

[0014] The fastener to which the present invention relates is constructed as described above. Therefore, the female part or male part of the fastener formed by locking the male part and the female part formed by the fiber material can be pinched by one finger and the holding part can be pinched by another finger, and the torsional breaking part is cut off by rotating in opposite directions, so that the annular state is released, which makes it possible to immediately remove the fastener and the label thereon from the target product. Since the cross-section of the holding part is circular or polygonal, there is no need to change hands many times, and it can be rolled along the fingertips, making the operation faster and easier. Here, if the axial cross-section of the female part or male part of the torsional breaking part is circular or polygonal, the fingertips of the opposite hand of the hand pinching the holding part will also pinch the female part or the male part, roll along the fingertips, and rotate relative to each other to achieve faster and easier operation through the action of force.

[0015] It should be understood that within the scope of the present invention, the above-mentioned technical features of the present invention and the technical features specifically described below (such as embodiments) can be combined with each other to form a new or preferred technical solution. Due to space limitations, they will not be described one by one here. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0016] In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings required for use in the embodiments or the description of the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present invention. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without paying creative work.

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[0032] In the accompanying drawings, the symbols are as follows:

[0033] 1, 1a, 1b, 1c, 1d, 1e fasteners

[0034] 2.2b Female

[0035] 2a concave part

[0036] 2c plug-in port

[0037] 2d connection

[0038] 2e ring locking section

[0039] 3.3a ​​Male part

[0040] 3b concave part

[0041] 4Insert port

[0042] 5 prongs

[0043] 6, 6a Insertion end (tip)

[0044] 7, 7a buckle section (locking section)

[0045] 8.8a Connection

[0046] 9Twist-off section (torsion fracture section)

[0047] 10, 10a, 10b grip portion

[0048] 11.11a Fiber materials

[0049] T-Label DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0050] The present invention will be further described below in conjunction with specific embodiments. It should be understood that these embodiments are only used to illustrate the present invention and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. In addition, the accompanying drawings are schematic diagrams, so the device and apparatus of the present invention are not limited by the size or ratio of the schematic diagrams.

[0051] As shown in the figure and constructed according to the embodiment, this is achieved.

[0052] Example 1

[0053] Next, a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 shows a fastener embodying the present invention, and the fastener 1 is composed of a female part 2 and a male part 3 formed of plastic. The female part 2 forms an insertion port 4 into which the male part 3 is inserted, and a flexible claw piece 5 for engaging with the male part 3 and preventing it from falling off is formed integrally on the inner wall surface of the insertion port 4. In addition, the female part 2 and the male part 3 are connected and integrated by using a fiber material 11 of twisted yarn.

[0054] On the other hand, the male part 3 is approximately cylindrical, and a buckle section 7 is integrally formed at the end of the insertion end 6. When the insertion end 6 is inserted into the insertion port 4, it pushes the claw piece 5 and passes through. Once the insertion end 6 passes, the claw piece 5 returns to its original position, and the end of the claw piece 5 is buckled with the buckle section 7, thereby preventing it from falling off and locking it.

[0055] In addition, a torsion break portion 9 is integrally molded with the same plastic as the female portion 2 and the male portion 3 on a portion of the outer side surface of the female portion 2. The torsion break portion 9 has a rectangular cross section with four corners (edges).

[0056] In addition, the end of the twisted breaking portion 9 is integrally connected to one end face of the holding portion 10. The holding portion 10 is spherical and is formed of the same plastic as the female portion 2 and the male portion 3. One end of a fiber material 11 is embedded in the other end face of the holding portion 10 and is integrally connected thereto. The other end of the fiber material 11 is linearly integrally connected to the base end portion of the male portion 3, and the other end of the fiber material 11 passes through the interior of the male portion 3, and its end face is flush with the surface of the insertion end portion 6.

[0057] The first fastener of this embodiment is of the structure as described above. When the male part 3 is inserted from the insertion port 4 of the female part 2 and locked with the claw piece 5, the male part 3 is first passed through the through hole of the tag T, and the tag T can be held by the loop formed by the fiber 11. The tag T can be attached to the product by passing the male part 3 through the button hole of the product such as clothes or the brand label.

[0058] Therefore, to remove the fastener 1 installed on the commodity, it is conventionally necessary to use a cutting tool such as scissors or a blade to cut off the fiber material 11 of the fastener 1 to release the locked state, that is, to release the loop state. However, in the fastener 1 of the present invention, the female part 2 can be pinched with the fingertips of one hand, the gripping part 10 can be pinched with the fingertips of the other hand, and the locking state can be released. Fig.16 The arrow direction shown in FIG. 1 shows that the torsion fracture portion 9 is broken by the torsion force acting in the opposite direction to release the circulation state (see FIG. Fig.18 ).

[0059] During such a torsion, since the torsion breaking portion 9 has a rectangular cross section and thus has corners (edges), the stress caused by the torsion can be effectively transmitted, and even a relatively small force can cause it to break. In addition, since the grip portion 10 is spherical, i.e., the cross section is circular, it is possible to roll along the fingertips without changing hands many times. This is because the cross section of the female portion 2 to which the torsion breaking portion 9 is connected, which is perpendicular to the axis, is also circular (see Figure 4 ), so the finger of two hands also can produce identical effect.In addition, the recessed portion 2a that forms on the near surface of the base end of female part 2 can be used as stopper and can also be hung on the finger pulp.

[0060] Example 2

[0061] Next, refer to Figures 6 to 8 The second embodiment of the present invention is described below. The same symbols are used for the parts common to the first embodiment, and detailed description is omitted. In these figures, 1a represents a fastener. The holding portion 10a of this fastener 1a is in the shape of a rugby ball with a circular cross section in a direction perpendicular to the fiber material 11.

[0062] Example 3

[0063] Next, refer to Figures 9 to 11The third embodiment of the present invention is described below. The same symbols are used for the parts common to the previous embodiments, and detailed descriptions are omitted. In this third embodiment, the holding portion 10b of the fastener 1b is a cylinder with a regular octagonal cross section, which is molded with the same plastic as the female portion 2 and the male portion 3. The axial direction of this holding portion 10b is in a straight line with the fiber material 11. Here, although the cross section of the holding portion 10b is a regular octagon, the same as a circle can achieve the effect of rolling along the fingertips. Although a regular octagonal structure is shown in this example, if a polygon can achieve the same effect, it can of course also be a regular hexagon, a decagon, a dodecagon, etc.

[0064] Example 4

[0065] Further, refer to Fig.12 , Fig.13 The fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described. The same symbols will be used for the common parts in the aforementioned embodiments and detailed description will be omitted. In the fastener 1c of this fourth embodiment, the insertion port 2c of the female part 2b is formed in a direction perpendicular to the axial direction of the fiber material 11, and an annular locking section 2e for locking is formed approximately in the center of the inner wall surface within the insertion port 2c. The insertion end 6a of the male part 3a forms a gap so that the fiber material 11 can be visually confirmed in appearance, and the locking section 7a is composed of a pair of expandable and retractable wings. In addition, the outer wall surface of the female part 2b is connected to the spherical holding part 10 through the connecting part 2d.

[0066] Example 5

[0067] Next, refer to Fig.14 , Fig.15 The fifth embodiment of the present invention will be described. In addition, the same reference numerals are used for the parts common to the aforementioned embodiments, and detailed descriptions are omitted. This fifth embodiment changes the configuration position of the spherical gripping portion 10 in the first embodiment. That is, the spherical gripping portion 10 is set at the base end position of the male part 3 through the twist-off portion 9. In this case, in order not to hinder the breaking action, the fiber material 11 does not extend into the interior of the male part 3, but reaches near the center of the gripping portion 10, and the other end of the fiber material 11 is embedded in the interior of the female part 2. In addition, in this case, since the male part 3 becomes the object of extraction, a part of its outer surface forms a recess 3b similar to 2a in the female part 2. The male part 3 is a columnar or conical shape with a circular cross section, so the effect of the operation does not change.

[0068] Example 6

[0069] Then, refer to Fig.16The sixth embodiment of the present invention is described below. The same reference numerals are used for the parts common to the previous embodiments, and detailed descriptions are omitted. In this sixth embodiment, the fiber material 11 in the first embodiment is replaced with a plastic fiber material 11a that has been stretched, and the other structures are the same as those in the first embodiment. In this sixth embodiment, the twisting portion 9 and the holding portion 10 can also be changed to the base end position of the male portion 3.

[0070] The fastener of this embodiment is constructed as described above, and its use method and the fracture state of the torsion fracture portion 9 are as follows: Fig.17 , Fig.18 In these Fig.17 , Fig.18 In the embodiment, the fastener 1 in the first embodiment is taken as an example for explanation. The fiber material 11 is inserted into the through hole formed on the tag T, and a loop is formed by locking the female part 2 and the male part 3. Fig.17 By rotating the gripping portion 10 and the female portion 2 relative to each other in the direction of the middle arrow, the torsion breaking portion 9 is twisted and broken, and the formed loop state is released. In this way, the label T and the fastener 1 can be easily removed from the target product.

[0071] Industrial availability:

[0072] The fiber components involved in the embodiments are constructed as described above. In embodiments 2 to 6, a torsional breaking portion 9 and a holding portion 10, 10a, 10b can also be arranged at the base end portion of the male portion 3, 3a, and it is also possible to apply some kind of anti-slip treatment to the outer surface of the holding portion or the female or male portion to be grasped as needed.

[0073] All documents mentioned in the present invention are cited as references in this application, just as each document is cited as reference individually. In addition, it should be understood that after reading the above teachings of the present invention, those skilled in the art can make various changes or modifications to the present invention, and these equivalent forms also fall within the scope defined by the claims attached to this application.

Claims

1. A fastener, characterized in that: The fastener comprises a male part formed of plastic and a female part formed of plastic for inserting into and locking the male part. The male and female parts are formed as one body by fiber material. When the male part is inserted into the female part, the fiber material forms an annular fastener. In the fastener, a torsional breaking part and a holding part integrated therewith are provided between any part of the female part or the male part and the fiber material. The cross section of the holding part in the direction perpendicular to the axis of the fiber material is circular or polygonal.

2. The fastener according to claim 1, characterized in that The holding portion is spherical.

3. The fastener according to claim 1, characterized in that The gripping portion is in the shape of a rugby ball.

4. The fastener according to claim 1, characterized in that The holding portion is a column with an octagonal cross section.

5. The fastener according to claim 1, characterized in that The fiber material is plastic that has been stretched.

6. The fastener according to claim 1, wherein: The fiber material is twisted yarn.

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