A branch binding buckle

Abstract

The present application relates to a kind of branch binding buckle, including ring body and connecting seat, the ring body is non-closed circular ring with gap, the two ends of gap are respectively the first end and the second end of ring body, the port of first end and second end is flush, first guide edge is provided on the outside of first end, second guide edge is provided on the outside of second end, first guide edge and second guide edge form the passage of guiding the crop to be bound into the gap;First fixed buckle and second fixed buckle are respectively provided on the left and right ends of the connecting seat, the center axis of first clamping groove opened in the bottom of first fixed buckle and second clamping groove opened in the bottom of second fixed buckle do not coincide, when iron wire is clamped into first clamping groove and second clamping groove, iron wire occurs bending deformation, greatly increase the sliding friction of iron wire, effectively prevent the connecting seat from sliding on iron wire.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to the field of agricultural planting, and more particularly to a branch-binding knot for securing the branches and vines of crops. Background Technology

[0002] Currently, in the field of agricultural planting, such as planting grapes and kiwifruit, it is necessary to control their growth trend or vine growth path. The traditional method is to use ordinary plastic ropes to tie them by hand, which is inefficient. With the development of technology, people have invented branch binding buckles to replace plastic ropes for tying crops.

[0003] For example, CN221729100U provides a branch binding buckle, including a ring body and a connecting seat. The ring body is provided with a notch and is spiral-shaped. The notch is formed at the overlapping part of the spiral. The crop to be bound is placed into the ring body through the notch. The end on the inner side of the ring body forms a protrusion relative to the inner circle of the ring body. When the vines or branches of the crop move in the branch binding buckle, the end will scratch or break the vines or branches of the crop, causing damage to the crop.

[0004] CN221510472U provides a branch fixing buckle, including a connecting seat. The upper part of the connecting seat is provided with an elastic branch buckle with a C-shaped structure. Multiple slots are provided on the connecting seat to accommodate wires of different thicknesses.

[0005] The inner end of the existing branch-binding buckle can scratch or break the vines or branches of crops, causing damage to the crops. In addition, the existing branch-binding buckle connector is not securely fastened to the wire. When a strong wind blows, the connector slides along the wire, which can easily blow the branches or vines of crops into a clump, resulting in uneven binding of the crops. Summary of the Invention

[0006] This invention provides a branch-tying knot that solves the problems of existing branch-tying knots easily damaging the vines or branches of crops and easily sliding on the wire.

[0007] The present invention provides the following solution to the above-mentioned technical problems: A branch-binding buckle includes a ring body and a connecting seat. The ring body is a non-closed circular ring with a notch. The two ends of the notch are the first end and the second end of the ring body, respectively, and the ends of the first end and the second end are flush. The crop to be bound is placed into the ring body through the notch and fixed by engaging with a wire through the connecting seat. A first guide edge is provided on the outer side of the first end, and a second guide edge is provided on the outer side of the second end. The first guide edge and the second guide edge form a channel to guide the crop to be bound into the notch. A first fixing buckle and a second fixing buckle are respectively provided at the left and right ends of the connecting seat. A first slot is provided at the bottom of the first fixing buckle, and a second slot is provided at the bottom of the second fixing buckle. The central axes of the first slot and the second slot do not coincide.

[0008] Preferably, a first rounded corner is formed at the junction of the first end and the first guide edge, and a second rounded corner is formed at the junction of the second end and the second guide edge.

[0009] Preferably, the central axes of both the first and second card slots are inclined.

[0010] Preferably, the central axes of the first and second slots are both inclined toward the ring body, and the central axes of the first and second slots are arranged in a figure-eight shape.

[0011] Preferably, the central axis of the first slot and the central axis of the second slot are arranged in parallel.

[0012] Preferably, the central axis of the first slot and the central axis of the second slot are arranged in a front-to-back manner.

[0013] Preferably, the connecting seat has a locking block in the middle, which is located between the first fixing buckle and the second fixing buckle, and the locking block protrudes away from the ring body.

[0014] Preferably, an anti-slip layer is provided on the surface of the card block that contacts the wire.

[0015] Preferably, the channel formed by the first guide edge and the second guide edge is flared, and the channel narrows in the direction of the gap.

[0016] Preferably, both the first guiding edge and the second guiding edge are straight lines.

[0017] The beneficial effects of this invention are as follows: This invention provides a branch-tying knot, which has the following advantages:

[0018] 1. To prevent the ends of the ring from scratching or breaking the vines or branches of crops, the first and second ends of the ring are made flush. At the same time, a first rounded corner is formed at the junction of the first end and the first guide edge, and a second rounded corner is formed at the junction of the second end and the second guide edge. The setting of the first and second rounded corners can guide the vines or branches to move smoothly in the inner circle of the ring, preventing them from scratching the crops.

[0019] 2. To prevent crops from accidentally sliding out or falling off the ring, the gap is made into a slit much smaller than the diameter of the crop's branches or vines, which can prevent the crops from sliding out of the ring through the gap; by forming an angle with the first guide edge at the first end and an angle with the second guide edge at the second end, the corners are effectively prevented from the crops pushing the gap open from the inside of the ring.

[0020] 3. A first fixing buckle and a second fixing buckle are respectively provided at the left and right ends of the connecting seat. A first slot is provided at the bottom of the first fixing buckle and a second slot is provided at the bottom of the second fixing buckle. By setting the central axis of the first slot and the central axis of the second slot to be non-coincident, when the wire is inserted into the first slot and the second slot, the wire bends and deforms, which greatly increases the sliding friction of the wire and can effectively prevent the connecting seat from sliding on the wire. At the same time, the slots can be engaged with wires of different diameters.

[0021] 4. A locking block is installed in the middle of the connector, located between the fixing buckles. The locking block presses the wire tightly, and an anti-slip layer is arranged on the surface where the locking block contacts the wire to further improve the friction between the connector and the wire.

[0022] The above description is merely an overview of the technical solution of the present invention. In order to better understand the technical means of the present invention and to implement it according to the contents of the specification, the preferred embodiments of the present invention are described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Specific embodiments of the present invention are given in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Attached Figure Description

[0023] The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of the invention and form part of this invention, illustrate exemplary embodiments of the invention and are used to explain the invention, but do not constitute an undue limitation of the invention. In the drawings:

[0024] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the branch-binding buckle provided in an embodiment of the present invention.

[0025] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the branch-binding buckle provided in this embodiment of the invention when it comes into contact with the plant.

[0026] Figure 3This is a schematic diagram of the branch-binding buckle provided in another embodiment of the present invention.

[0027] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the end of the tying buckle provided by existing technology when it comes into contact with the plant.

[0028] Figure 5 This is another structural schematic diagram of the branch-binding buckle provided by the present invention.

[0029] The attached diagram lists the components represented by each number as follows:

[0030] 91. Ring body; 91a. First end; 91b. Second end; 911. Notch; 912a. First guiding edge; 912b. Second guiding edge; 913a. First fillet; 913b. Second fillet;

[0031] 92. Connecting seat; 92a. First fixing buckle; 92c. Second fixing buckle; 92b. Locking block; 92b1. Front surface; 92b2. Lower surface; 921. Guide surface one; 922. Guide surface two;

[0032] 93a, First card slot; 93b, Second card slot. Detailed Implementation

[0033] The following is in conjunction with the appendix Figures 1-5 The principles and features of the present invention are described below. The examples given are for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. The invention is described more specifically in the following paragraphs by way of example with reference to the accompanying drawings. The advantages and features of the invention will become clearer from the following description and claims. It should be noted that the drawings are in a very simplified form and use non-precise proportions, and are only used to facilitate and clarify the illustration of the embodiments of the invention.

[0034] It should be noted that when a component is described as "fixed to" another component, it can be directly on the other component or may have a component in between. When a component is considered "connected to" another component, it can be directly connected to the other component or may have a component in between. When a component is considered "set on" another component, it can be directly set on the other component or may have a component in between. The terms "vertical," "horizontal," "left," "right," and similar expressions used in this document are for illustrative purposes only.

[0035] Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention pertains. The terminology used herein in the description of the invention is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. The term "and / or" as used herein includes any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.

[0036] Example 1

[0037] like Figures 1-2 As shown, the present invention provides a branch binding buckle, including a ring body 91 and a connecting seat 92. The ring body 91 is a non-closed circular ring with a notch 911. The two ends of the notch 911 are the first end 91a and the second end 91b of the ring body 91, respectively. The ends of the first end 91a and the second end 91b are flush. The crop to be bound is placed into the ring body 91 through the notch 911 and fixed by the connecting seat 92 with the wire.

[0038] To facilitate the smooth entry of vines or branches W into the ring 91, a first guide edge 912a is provided on the outer side of the first end 91a, and a second guide edge 912b is provided on the outer side of the second end 91b. Both the first guide edge 912a and the second guide edge 912b are straight lines, forming a channel to guide the crop to be bound into the notch 911. The channel formed by the first guide edge 912a and the second guide edge 912b is flared, and the channel narrows towards the notch 911, making it convenient to insert the branches or vines of the crop W into the ring 91 from the flared opening.

[0039] When crop W is placed in ring 91, in order to prevent crop W from accidentally sliding out or falling out of ring 91, the notch 911 is set to be a gap much smaller than the diameter of the branches or vines of crop W. When crop W slides in ring 91 and passes through notch 911, it can prevent crop W from sliding out of ring 911 from notch 911. Furthermore, the first end 91a forms an angle with the first guide edge 912a, and the second end 91b forms an angle with the second guide edge 912b. The two corners are relatively hard and not easily deformed, effectively preventing crop W from pushing notch 911 open from inside ring 91.

[0040] like Figure 4As shown, in the prior art of vine binding buckles (e.g., CN221729100U), when the vines or branches of the crop W to be bound are placed into the ring, and the binding buckle is fixed to the wire, or when the crop is blown by a strong wind, the vines or branches W inevitably move within the ring. At certain times, the end D on the inner side of the ring will block the movement of the vines or branches W. At this time, the end D is equivalent to a boss on the inner ring, and the end D will scratch or break the vines or branches of the crop, ultimately causing damage to the crop.

[0041] like Figure 2 As shown, in order to avoid damage to the vines or branches of the crop W, the ports of the first end 91a and the second end 91b are made flush. At the same time, a first rounded corner 913a is formed at the junction of the first end 91a and the first guide edge 912a, and a second rounded corner 913b is formed at the junction of the second end 91b and the second guide edge 912b. The setting of the first rounded corner 913a and the second rounded corner 913b can guide the vines or branches W to move smoothly in the inner circle of the ring body 91.

[0042] When the crop W is to be placed into the ring 91, the first guide edge 912a and the second guide edge 912b need to be pressed with fingers to widen the notch 911. Therefore, the ring 91 needs to be elastic. The binding buckle is usually made of elastic plastic material, such as PP, PE or nylon.

[0043] To facilitate the insertion of the wire into the connector 92, a first fixing buckle 92a and a second fixing buckle 92c are respectively provided at the left and right ends of the connector 92. A slot is provided at the bottom of both the first fixing buckle 92a and the second fixing buckle 92c. A first slot 93a is provided at the bottom of the first fixing buckle 92a, and a second slot 93c is provided at the bottom of the second fixing buckle 92c. Both the first slot 93a and the second slot 93c are U-shaped structures with their openings facing upwards. When using the branch binding buckle to bind crops, the wire is inserted into the slots 93a / 93c. At the same time, the branch binding buckle needs to be stably fixed to the wire to provide stable support for the crops and prevent the branches or vines of the crops from being blown down or clumped together after a strong wind.

[0044] To prevent the connector 92 from sliding on the wire, the first slot 93a and the second slot 93c are designed with slightly different structures (ensuring that the central axis of the first slot 93a and the central axis of the second slot 93c do not coincide). When the wire is inserted into the first slot 93a and the second slot 93c, the wire bends and deforms, greatly increasing the sliding friction and effectively preventing the connector 92 from sliding on the wire. Simultaneously, it can engage with wires of different diameters (for example, in existing binding clips, straight grooves are provided on the connector; these grooves can only accommodate one diameter wire; if the wire is too thick, it cannot be inserted into the groove, and if it is too thin, it will easily come out). Figure 2 As shown, the central axis of the first slot 93a and the central axis of the second slot 93c provided in this embodiment do not coincide (the central axis refers to the center line of the U-shaped bottom arc of the first / second slot). Furthermore, the central axes of the first slot 93a and the second slot 93c are both inclined (the two are not parallel), wherein the central axes of the first slot 93a and the second slot 93c are both inclined away from the ring body 91, and the central axes of the first slot 93a and the second slot 93c are arranged in an inverted "V" shape. When the wire is inserted into the first slot 93a and the second slot 93c, the wire bends and protrudes in the direction away from the ring body 91. Under the action of elastic strain force, even a small diameter wire will not come out, thus improving adaptability.

[0045] A locking block 92b is provided in the middle of the connecting seat 92, located between the fixing buckles 92a. The first locking groove 93a and the second locking groove 93c are used to support the iron wire, and the locking block 92b is used to press the iron wire. The locking block 92b protrudes away from the ring body 91 to press and fix the iron wire in the locking groove 93a / 93c. When the iron wire is inserted into the locking groove 93a / 93c, the locking block 92b contacts the iron wire, and the iron wire is located between the locking block 92b and the locking groove 93a / 93c. The locking block 92b prevents the iron wire from sliding upward from the opening of the first locking groove 93a and the second locking groove 93c. Furthermore, the cross force applied to the iron wire by the locking block 92b and the fixing buckle 92a increases the friction between the connecting seat 92 and the iron wire, thereby increasing the fixing force between the connecting seat 92 and the iron wire.

[0046] Furthermore, to increase the friction between the connecting seat 92 and the wire, an anti-slip layer is arranged on the surface of the locking block 92b that contacts the wire, such as... Figure 5 As shown, anti-slip layers are provided on both the front surface 92b1 and the lower surface 92b2 of the card block 92b. The anti-slip layers can be rubber pads, glue, or sponges.

[0047] To facilitate the smooth entry of the wire into the first slot 93a and the second slot 93c, such as Figure 5As shown, a guide surface 921 is provided on the side wall of the first fixing buckle 92a and the second fixing buckle 92c, and a guide surface 922 is provided on the side wall of the card block 92b. The guide surface 921 and the guide surface 922 are arranged opposite to each other, so that the guide surface 921 and the guide surface 922 form a guide channel for guiding the wire into the card slot. The opening of the guide channel gradually decreases from top to bottom. Specifically, the opening of the guide channel is funnel-shaped; the guide surface 921 is an arc surface, and the guide surface 922 is an inclined surface.

[0048] The branch-binding buckle is made of a flexible plastic material, such as PP, PE or nylon.

[0049] Working principle: When binding crops, first, the binding clip is secured to the wire. Then, the crop vines or branches are placed into the ring 91. By applying pressure to the first guide edge 912a and the second guide edge 912b with fingers, the opening of the notch 911 is widened. The crop branch or vine to be bound is then inserted into the ring 91 through the notch 911 to secure it. When engaging the connecting seat 92 with the wire, this can be done by hand or with the aid of a tool (such as a binding clamp provided by CN221818386U). When using a hand... During manual operation, the wire is pressed by the fingers and inserted into the slot 93a / 93c through the guide channel formed by guide surface 921 and guide surface 922. Then, the crop branches or vines to be tied are placed into the ring body 91 through the notch 911 to fix the crop branches or vines. The cross force applied to the wire by the locking block 92b and the fixing buckle 92a / 92c increases the friction between the connecting seat 92 and the wire, making it less likely for the connecting seat 92 to move along the central axis of the wire. This allows the binding buckle to be stably positioned in a certain position on the wire, thus playing a positioning role.

[0050] Example 2

[0051] like Figure 3 As shown, the difference between this and the binding buckle provided in Embodiment 1 is that the central axes of the first slot 931 and the second slot 932 are both inclined towards the ring body 91, and the central axes of the first slot 931 and the second slot 932 are arranged in a figure-eight shape. When the wire is inserted into the first slot 93a and the second slot 93c, the wire bends in the direction facing the ring body 91, and the wire is engaged and fixed with the first slot 93a and the second slot 93c under the action of elastic strain force.

[0052] Example 3

[0053] The difference between this and the branch-binding buckle provided in Embodiment 1 is that the central axes of the first slot 931 and the second slot 932 are arranged in parallel (not shown), and the central axes of the first slot 931 and the second slot 932 are arranged front to back. When the wire is inserted into the first slot 93a and the second slot 93c, the wire bends back and forth, and the wire is engaged and fixed with the first slot 93a and the second slot 93c under the action of elastic strain force.

[0054] Example 4

[0055] The difference between the branch binding buckle provided in Embodiment 1 is that the central axes of the first slot 931 and the second slot 932 are arranged horizontally and inclined (not shown). When the wire is inserted into the first slot 93a and the second slot 93c, the wire bends and engages with the first slot 93a and the second slot 93c under the action of elastic strain force.

[0056] Example 5

[0057] The central axes of the first slot 931 and the second slot 932 are arranged in parallel. The difference from the binding buckle provided in Embodiment 3 is that the central axis of the first slot 931 and the central axis of the second slot 932 are arranged vertically, with one central axis at a higher position and the other central axis at a lower position (not shown). When the wire is inserted into the first slot 93a and the second slot 93c, the wire bends vertically under the action of the locking block 92b. Under the action of elastic strain force, the wire engages and is fixed with the first slot 93a and the second slot 93c.

[0058] Example 6

[0059] like Figure 3 As shown, unlike Embodiment 1, the first guide edge 912a and the second guide edge 912b are both zigzag lines. By setting the first guide edge 912a and the second guide edge 912b to a zigzag shape, it is easier for the fingers to grip. In addition, the first guide edge 912a and the second guide edge 912b can also be set to other shapes.

[0060] It should be noted that, in this document, relational terms such as "first" and "second" are used merely to distinguish one entity or operation from another, and do not necessarily require or imply any such actual relationship or order between these entities or operations. Content not described in detail in this specification is prior art known to those skilled in the art.

[0061] The above description is merely a preferred embodiment of the present invention and is not intended to limit the present invention in any way. Those skilled in the art can readily implement the present invention based on the accompanying drawings and the above description. However, any modifications, alterations, or variations made by those skilled in the art without departing from the scope of the present invention, utilizing the disclosed technical content, are equivalent embodiments of the present invention. Furthermore, any modifications, alterations, or variations made to the above embodiments based on the essential technology of the present invention are still within the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A branch-binding buckle, comprising a ring body (91) and a connecting seat (92), wherein the ring body (91) is a non-closed circular ring with a notch (911), the two ends of the notch (911) being a first end (91a) and a second end (91b) of the ring body (91) respectively, and the ends of the first end 91a and the second end 91b are flush; the crop to be bound is placed into the ring body (91) through the notch (911) and fixed by the connecting seat (92) with a wire, characterized in that: A first guide edge (912a) is provided on the outer side of the first end (91a), and a second guide edge (912b) is provided on the outer side of the second end (91b). The first guide edge (912a) and the second guide edge (912b) form a channel to guide the crop to be tied into the notch (911). A first fixing buckle (921) and a second fixing buckle (922) are respectively provided at the left and right ends of the connecting seat (92). A first slot (931) is provided at the bottom of the first fixing buckle (921), and a second slot (932) is provided at the bottom of the second fixing buckle (922). The central axes of the first slot (931) and the second slot (932) do not coincide.

2. The branch-binding knot according to claim 1, characterized in that, A first fillet (913a) is formed at the junction of the first end (91a) and the first guide edge (912a), and a second fillet (913b) is formed at the junction of the second end (91b) and the second guide edge (912b).

3. The branch-binding knot according to claim 1, characterized in that, The central axes of the first slot (931) and the second slot (932) are both inclined.

4. The branch-binding knot according to claim 3, characterized in that, The central axes of the first slot (931) and the second slot (932) are both inclined toward the ring (91), and the central axes of the first slot (931) and the second slot (932) are arranged in a figure-eight shape.

5. The branch-binding knot according to claim 1, characterized in that, The central axis of the first slot (931) and the central axis of the second slot (932) are arranged parallel to each other.

6. The branch-binding knot according to claim 5, characterized in that, The central axis of the first slot (931) and the central axis of the second slot (932) are arranged in a front-to-back manner.

7. The branch-binding knot according to any one of claims 1-6, characterized in that, A locking block (92b) is provided in the middle of the connecting seat (92). The locking block (92b) is located between the first fixing buckle (921) and the second fixing buckle (922). The locking block (92b) protrudes away from the ring body (91).

8. The branch-binding knot according to claim 7, characterized in that, An anti-slip layer is provided on the surface of the card block (92b) that contacts the wire.

9. The branch-binding knot according to claim 1, characterized in that, The channel formed by the first guide edge (912a) and the second guide edge (912b) is flared, and the channel narrows in the direction facing the notch (911).

10. The branch-binding knot according to claim 9, characterized in that, Both the first guiding edge (912a) and the second guiding edge (912b) are straight lines.

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