Bag handle

Abstract

To provide a bag handle capable of reducing burdens on a hand and fingers, even when a user holds a bag body containing heavy baggage for a long period of time.SOLUTION: A bag handle includes a core material (1) having a continuous curved recess (11) on a side facing four fingers of a user, an index finger, a middle finger, a ring finger and a little finger, the recess loosely fittable to the four fingers, and a cushioning material (2) disposed along a side facing the user's four fingers, in the core material (1) and deformable to fit the shape of the user's four fingers.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a handle that is attached to a bag such as a handbag, backpack, or suitcase and that is held by a user's hand. [Background technology]

[0002] 2. Description of the Related Art It is known that handles are attached to handbags, backpacks, suitcases, and the like so that a user can hold them with their hands.

[0003] For example, Patent Documents 1 and 2 disclose a bag handle in which a pad is formed by curving the lower part of a core material, which is the basic skeleton, and a cushioning material consisting of two layers, an upper layer and a lower layer, is joined to the pad, and the outside is further covered with an exterior fabric. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0004] [Patent Document 1] Publication number 04-029790 [Patent Document 1] Publication number 05-040745 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0005] However, with the handle described in Patent Document 1, when heavy luggage such as multiple documents is stored in the bag body, the core material has a flat shape on the side facing the user's index finger, middle finger, ring finger, and little finger, so even if the intervening cushioning material deforms to support the user's fingers, there is a problem that the fingers and hand will become painful when holding the bag for a long period of time.

[0006] Therefore, the present invention has been made in consideration of the above problems, and has an object to provide a bag handle that can reduce the strain on a user's hands and fingers when carrying a bag containing heavy luggage for a long period of time. [Means for solving the problem]

[0007] [1] The present invention is a bag handle comprising a core material (1) having a continuous curved recess (11) on the side facing the four fingers of a user, namely the index finger, middle finger, ring finger, and little finger, into which the four fingers can loosely fit, and a cushioning material (2) arranged along the side of the core material (1) facing the four fingers of the user and capable of deforming to fit the shape of the four fingers of the user.

[0008] [2] The bag handle described in [1] above is characterized in that the cushioning material (2) is strip-shaped and has intermittent gaps (SP) between the cushioning material (2) and the recessed portion (11) of the core material (1) along the longitudinal direction of the cushioning material (2).

[0009] [3] The bag handle according to [1] or [2] above, wherein the cushioning material (2) has dilatancy properties.

[0010] [4] The bag handle according to [1] or [2], wherein the cushioning material (2) is made of polyurethane and has a compressive strength of 0.05 to 0.25 MPa at a 25% compressive load.

[0011] [5] The bag handle according to [1] or [2], characterized in that the recess (11) is formed with a width of 6 to 20 mm along the longitudinal direction of the core material (2). Effect of the Invention

[0012] The bag handle of the present invention can reduce the strain on the user's hands and fingers when carrying a bag containing a heavy item, even if the user continues to hold the bag for a long period of time. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0013] [Figure 1] 1 is a perspective view showing a bag including a bag handle according to an embodiment of the present invention; [Diagram 2] 1 is a perspective view showing a pair of bag handles including a bag handle according to an embodiment of the present invention; [Diagram 3] 1A is a cross-sectional view showing a bag handle according to an embodiment of the present invention when not in use, and FIG. 1B is a cross-sectional view showing a bag handle according to an embodiment of the present invention when in use. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0014] The bag handle according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. Note that the embodiment described below is a preferred example for carrying out the present invention, and therefore various technical limitations are imposed thereon, but the present invention is not limited to this embodiment unless otherwise specified in the following description to the effect that the invention is limited thereto.

[0015] The bag handle H1 of the present invention is a component that is attached, together with another bag handle H2, to the upper part of one side and the other side of the bag B, allowing a user to carry the bag B by holding the gripping portions 3, 3 of the bag handles H1, H2 one above the other in their hands.

[0016] In this embodiment, bag B is made of an appropriate material such as synthetic leather or natural leather, has a rectangular shape overall, can be opened and closed with a zipper from the top of the left side through the upper end to the top of the right side, and has small storage compartments on one and the other sides. In this embodiment, bag B with bag handles H1 and H2 attached is used as a handbag, but in other embodiments, bag B with bag handle H1 attached can be a backpack, suitcase, or other bag.

[0017] 3(a) and 3(b), the bag handle H1 of the present invention to be attached to bag B comprises a core material 1 having a continuous curved recess 11 on the side facing the user's four fingers F, which are the index finger, middle finger, ring finger, and little finger, into which the four fingers F can loosely fit, and a cushioning material 2 arranged along the side of the core material 1 facing the user's fingers F and capable of deforming to fit the shape of the user's fingers F. Furthermore, the bag handle H1 forms a gripping part 3 made of a synthetic leather sheet S about 3 mm thick that covers the core material 1 and the cushioning material 2, with a straight central part, and further comprises two side parts 4 continuous from the gripping part 3, which do not comprise the core material 1 and the cushioning material 2, and are substantially V-shaped and made of a synthetic leather strip-shaped member or the like.

[0018] The core material 1 is a member that forms the basic framework of the grip portion 3 of the bag handle H1 of the present invention, and as described above, is a rod-shaped member with a triangular or semicircular cross section having a continuous curved recessed portion 11 that can be loosely fitted with the four fingers F of the user, that is, the index finger, middle finger, ring finger, and little finger, on the side facing the four fingers F of the user. The recessed portion 11 is provided on the lower part of the core material 1 facing the four fingers F of the user, that is, the index finger, middle finger, ring finger, and little finger, and is preferably a smooth and continuous curved shape such as a sine curve or a cosine curve. The recessed portion 11 distributes the load applied to the four fingers F of the user, that is, the index finger, middle finger, ring finger, and little finger, when the user carries the bag B, thereby reducing the burden on the hand and fingers even if the user holds the grip portion 3 of the bag handle H1 for a long time. The recess 11 is preferably formed with a width of 6 to 20 mm, and more preferably with a width of 8 to 15 mm, along the longitudinal direction of the core material 1 so that it can be easily and loosely fitted with the four fingers F, i.e., the index finger, middle finger, ring finger, and little finger of the user. In this embodiment, the core material 1 has a triangular or semicircular cross section, but in other embodiments, when used as a bag handle H1 for other bags such as a backpack or suitcase, the cross section may be polygonal, such as a square, hexagonal, or octagonal, or rod-shaped, such as a circular, elliptical, or oval cross section.

[0019] Moreover, the core material 1 can be made of wood, plastic, or the like, which is hard and allows the grip portion 3 to be firmly gripped, or it can be made of sponge or the like, which provides a soft feel.

[0020] The cushioning material 2 is a member that is arranged along the side of the core material 1 facing the four fingers F of the user, which are the index finger, middle finger, ring finger, and little finger, and is deformable to fit the shape of the four fingers F of the user. The cushioning material 2 can reduce the burden on the hand and fingers even if the user holds the grip part 3 of the bag handle H1 for a long time while distributing the load on the four fingers F of the user when carrying the bag B. As shown in FIG. 3(a), the cushioning material 2 is strip-shaped, and when arranged in the core material 1, gaps SP are intermittently formed along the longitudinal direction of the cushioning material 2 between the recessed part 11 of the core material 1 when not in use. These gaps SP provide an escape route when the cushioning material 2 is pressed and deformed when the user holds the grip part 3 of the bag handle H1, regardless of the size or thickness of the user's four fingers F, thereby reducing the burden on the user's hand and fingers.

[0021] The cushioning material 2 preferably has a dilatancy property. By having the cushioning material 2 have a dilatancy property, when a user quickly lifts the grip portion 3 of the bag handle H1, the cushioning material 2 can be lifted quickly without deforming, and when the user continues to hold the grip portion 3 of the bag handle H1, the cushioning material 2 gradually deforms to fit the shape of the user's four fingers F, which are the index finger, middle finger, ring finger, and little finger, distributing the load on the user's four fingers F, thereby reducing the strain on the hand and fingers even if the user continues to hold the grip portion 3 of the bag handle H1 for a long time.

[0022] Furthermore, the cushioning material 2 is preferably made of polyurethane and has a compressive strength of 0.05 to 0.25 MPa at a 25% compression load. Such properties of the cushioning material 2 allow the cushioning material 2 to easily deform gently to conform to the shape of the four fingers F of the user, that is, the index finger, middle finger, ring finger, and little finger, and furthermore, makes it difficult for the user's four fingers F to feel pain even when holding the grip portion 3 of the bag handle H1 for a long period of time.

[0023] Furthermore, inside the grip 3, on the opposite side where the core 1 does not have the recess 11, i.e., the opposite side facing the user's four fingers F, a plurality of strip-shaped pads P made of synthetic leather or synthetic resin can be arranged to shape the grip 3 or to make it feel soft when held by the user. In this embodiment, four strip-shaped pads P are stacked, but in other embodiments, one pad, two to three pads, or five or more pads can be stacked.

[0024] The other bag handle H2 attached to bag B has another rod-shaped core material with a triangular or semicircular cross section that forms the basic framework of grip 3. Furthermore, bag handle H2 is made of a synthetic leather sheet or the like with a thickness of about 3 mm that covers the other core material, forming grip 3 with a straight center, and continuing from grip 3, two side parts 4 made of a synthetic leather sheet or the like that are substantially V-shaped are formed. Bag handle H2 is located on the ball of the foot side or the ball of the little finger side that is close to the wrist when the user holds it, so unlike bag handle H1, the other core material does not have a recess 11 and does not have cushioning material 2.

[0025] When bag handles H1, H2 are attached to bag B and grips 3 are stacked one on top of the other, bag handle H1 is located on the bottom and bag handle H2 is located on the top. Core material 1 and the other core materials are rod-shaped with a roughly triangular or roughly semicircular cross section when cut perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, and when grips 3, 3 of both bag handles H1, H2 are joined together, the cross section becomes a rounded rectangle or roughly circular shape.

[0026] As shown in FIG. 2, the original shape of the bag handles H1, H2 before being attached to the bag B is a roughly U-shaped short strip with both side portions 4, 4 of the grip portion 3 bent at an angle of about 20 degrees from the longitudinal direction of the grip portion 3.

[0027] To attach both bag handles H1, H2 to bag B, as shown in Fig. 1, they are bent so that the distance between their two ends is approximately the same as the length of the grip 3, and both ends are directed toward one or the other side of bag B, and these both ends are fixed to the upper center of one or the other side of bag B by sewing or various fasteners, etc. Since each bag handle H1, H2 is originally curved, there is no need to apply force to twist it when bending it.

[0028] The bag handles H1, H2 attached to the bag B in this way have their gripping portions 3, 3 positioned above the upper end of the bag B. When viewed from the front, the gripping portion 3 and both side portions 4, 4 of each bag handle H1, H2 are bent at an angle of approximately 90 degrees. Note that the angle between the gripping portion 3 and both side portions 4, 4 is not limited to this.

[0029] As shown in FIG. 1, in bag B equipped with these bag handles H1, H2, the gripping portions 3 and both side portions 4, 4 of each bag handle H1, H2 are not significantly twisted, so that the bag handles H1, H2 hardly wrinkle, have a good appearance, and are more durable. Therefore, the bag B can withstand long periods of use, even if it is frequently moved up and down.

[0030] Furthermore, if both bag handles H1, H2 were the same length, when the grip portions 3 of both bag handles H1, H2 were stacked one on top of the other and held in the hand, bag B would be pulled toward the side to which the upper bag handle is attached, causing it to tilt. However, in this embodiment, the lower bag handle H1 is about 2 cm shorter than the other bag handle H2 on top, so when the grip portions 3 of both bag handles H1, H2 are stacked one on top of the other and held in the hand, bag B does not tilt toward one side or the other, making bag B comfortable to hold and use. [Explanation of symbols]

[0031] H1, H2...Bag handles 1. Core material 11. Recess 2...Cushioning material SP...Gap 3. Grip 4 Both sides B···Bag F...Four fingers S...Seat P···Pad

Claims

1. A core material (1) having a continuous curved recess (11) on the side facing the four fingers of a user, which are the index finger, middle finger, ring finger, and little finger, which can be loosely fitted onto the four fingers; The bag handle is characterized by comprising a cushioning material (2) arranged along the side of the core material (1) facing the four fingers of the user and capable of deforming to fit the shape of the four fingers of the user.

2. The bag handle according to claim 1, characterized in that the cushioning material (2) is strip-shaped and has intermittent gaps (SP) between the cushioning material (2) and the recessed portion (11) of the core material (1) along the longitudinal direction of the cushioning material (2).

3. 3. The bag handle according to claim 1, wherein the cushioning material (2) has a dilatancy property.

4. 3. The bag handle according to claim 1, wherein the cushioning material (2) is made of polyurethane and has a compressive strength of 0.05 to 0.25 MPa at a 25% compressive load.

5. 3. The bag handle according to claim 1, wherein the recess (11) is formed with a width of 6 to 20 mm along the longitudinal direction of the core material (1).

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