Hook-and-loop fastener chip
The hook-and-loop fastener chip with a mixed surface and connector allows for flexible attachment and detachment, addressing the limitation of fixed shapes in existing toys, enabling diverse model creation.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- JP2024014576
- Authority / Receiving Office
- JP · JP
- Patent Type
- Applications
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-02-02
- Publication Date
- 2025-08-15
AI Technical Summary
Existing toys using mixed male and female hook-and-loop fasteners are limited in design freedom as they require fixed shapes and cannot freely combine parts on both sides, restricting the ability to create diverse models.
A hook-and-loop fastener chip with a mixed male and female surface and holes, combined with a hook-and-loop fastener chip connector, allows for flexible attachment and detachment of parts, enabling the creation of various shapes and models.
Enables the easy formation and disassembly of models that match user imagination, providing a multipurpose toy with enhanced design freedom.
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Abstract
Description
[Technical Field]
[0001] The present invention relates to a multipurpose part that uses a mixed male and female hook-and-loop fastener as the material on both sides and has the function of being able to be shaped into various shapes. [Background technology]
[0002] There have been various toys in the past that can be used for multiple purposes by combining many parts that use a mixture of male and female hook-and-loop fasteners. For example, the invention of Patent Document 1 is a block toy that forms a three-dimensional object by folding and pressing together parts that use self-binding hook-and-loop fasteners. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]
[0003] [Patent Document 1] Patent Publication No. 2018-171419 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]
[0004] However, the invention of Patent Document 1 is merely for creating a fixed shape, and is not a multipurpose toy that can be freely shaped.
[0005] Furthermore, while there have been proposals to combine parts using mixed male and female hook-and-loop fasteners, it was not possible to press the front and back of each independent part together. As a result, the hook-and-loop fastener on only one side was folded and pressed together, which limited the freedom of design. Furthermore, many proposals have been made to use the adhesive properties of hook-and-loop fasteners to join parts together, but this also limits the freedom of design. [Means for solving the problem]
[0006] To solve the above problems, the invention of claim 1 is a hook-and-loop fastener chip, which is a circular or polygonal plate, and is provided with a surface and a back surface made of a mixture of male and female hook-and-loop tape materials and two or more holes. The invention of claim 2 is characterized in that the number of holes is four.
[0007] The invention described in claim 4 is a hook-and-loop fastener chip connector for joining the hook-and-loop tape described in claim 1, characterized in that it has a base and a plurality of legs. [Effects of the Invention]
[0008] According to the present invention, by utilizing the adhesive (engagement) properties of hook-and-loop fasteners and connecting parts together, it is possible to easily create a model that matches the user's imagination. It is also possible to disassemble a created product and create a different model. [Brief explanation of the drawings]
[0009] [Figure 1] 1 is an explanatory diagram showing the configuration of a hook-and-loop fastener chip 3 according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 2] 1 is a view showing the entire hook-and-loop fastener chip 3 according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 3] 1A and 1B are diagrams showing the configuration of a hook-and-loop fastener chip 3 that does not include an acrylic plate according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 4] FIG. 2 is a view showing the entire surface fastener chip 3 that does not include an acrylic plate according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 5] 1 is a diagram of a hook-and-loop fastener chip connector 6 and two legs according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 6] FIG. 2 is a diagram of a hook-and-loop fastener chip connector 6 and four legs according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 7] 1 is a diagram showing how two hook-and-loop fastener chips 3 according to an embodiment of the present invention are connected by a hook-and-loop fastener chip connector 6. FIG. [Figure 8]FIG. 10 is a diagram showing four hook-and-loop fastener chips 3 according to an embodiment of the present invention connected by a hook-and-loop fastener chip connector 6. [Figure 9] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing three pentagonal hook-and-loop fastener chips 3 according to an embodiment of the present invention connected by a hook-and-loop fastener chip connector 6. [Figure 10] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a soccer ball made from twelve pentagonal hook-and-loop fastener chips 3 according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 11] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing four hook-and-loop fastener chips 3 according to an embodiment of the present invention connected in a ring shape to form two tiers of rectangular pillars used as the framework of a soccer goal. [Figure 12] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing four hook-and-loop fastener chips 3 according to an embodiment of the present invention connected in a ring shape to form three tiers of rectangular pillars used as the framework of a soccer goal. [Figure 13] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing four hook-and-loop fastener chips according to an embodiment of the present invention connected in a ring to form five tiers of rectangular pillars to be used as the crossbar of a soccer goal. [Figure 14] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing three hook-and-loop fastener chips according to an embodiment of the present invention connected together to form five tiers of triangular prisms to be used as goal posts and support columns for a soccer goal. [Figure 15] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a goal net created by connecting hook-and-loop fastener chips 3 that do not include an acrylic plate 2 according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 16] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing the connection of the bottom of a soccer goal, to which a hook-and-loop fastener chip 3 not including an acrylic plate 2 according to an embodiment of the present invention is connected, with goal posts and support columns. [Figure 17] 10 is a diagram showing the connection of the bottom bar and support posts of a soccer goal to which a hook-and-loop fastener chip 3 not including an acrylic plate 2 according to an embodiment of the present invention is connected. [Figure 18] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing the connection of a goal post and a support pole of a soccer goal to which a hook-and-loop fastener chip 3 not including an acrylic plate 2 according to an embodiment of the present invention is connected. [Figure 19]FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a goal post and a crossbar connected to a hook-and-loop fastener chip 3 that does not include an acrylic plate 2 according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 20] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a goal net connected to a hook-and-loop fastener chip 3 that does not include an acrylic plate 2 according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 21] FIG. 1 is a completed view of a soccer goal to which a hook-and-loop fastener chip 3 that does not include an acrylic plate 2 according to an embodiment of the present invention is connected. [Figure 22] This is an enlarged view of the hook needle F and loop R showing the mechanism of a conventional hook-and-loop fastener. [Figure 23] This is an enlarged view of the hook needle F and loop R, showing how a conventional hook-and-loop fastener adheres. [Figure 24] This is an enlarged view of a hook needle F-loop R mixed surface M and a hook and loop mixed surface M, showing the mechanism of the free hook-and-loop fastener. [Figure 25] This is an enlarged view of the hook needle F loop R mixed surface M, showing how the free surface fastener adheres. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
[0010] Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. The following embodiments are examples for explaining the present invention, and are not intended to limit the present invention to only these embodiments. Furthermore, the present invention can be modified in various ways without departing from the gist of the present invention. Furthermore, the same components in each drawing will be designated by the same reference numerals whenever possible, and redundant explanations will be omitted.
[0011] As shown in Fig. 1, a type 1 hook and loop fastener chip 3 has a mixed male and female free hook and loop fastener 1 on the front and back surfaces. As shown in Fig. 22, a normal hook and loop fastener has a male surface with a hook needle F and a female surface with a loop R for hooking the hook needle F, and the male surface and female surface are bonded (engaged) together as shown in Fig. 23, but as shown in Fig. 24, the mixed male and female free hook and loop fastener 1 has a mixed male and female surface and has a structure that allows bonding (engagement) from either surface as shown in Fig. 25.
[0012] In FIG. 1, the shape of the hook-and-loop fastener chip 3 is a rectangle, but it may be a triangle, a pentagon, a polygon with hexagons or more sides, or a circle, and the shape is not limited.
[0013] As shown in the figure, it may contain an acrylic plate 2 that is smaller than the free hook-and-loop fastener 1. The sizes of the free hook-and-loop fastener 1 and the acrylic plate 2 are not specified, but for example, it is preferable that the size of the free hook-and-loop fastener 1 is about 30 mm x 25 mm and the size of the acrylic plate 2 is about 20 mm x 15 mm. Instead of the acrylic plate 2, a material other than acrylic may be used.
[0014] As shown in Fig. 2, it is preferable to provide the hook-and-loop fastener chip connector connection holes 31 at four corners of the hook-and-loop fastener chip 3, but it is not necessary to provide them at all corners, as long as there are two or more. Also, the hook-and-loop fastener chip connector connection holes 31 do not have to be located at the corners, and may be located in other places.
[0015] As shown in Fig. 3, the Type 2 hook-and-loop tape chip 5 only needs to adhere to the back surface of the free hook-and-loop fastener 4, and does not need to include the acrylic plate 2. As an example, the hook-and-loop tape chip 5 may be 15 mm long and 50 mm wide, with hook-and-loop fastener chip connector connection holes 51 drilled at two locations on both ends, as shown in Fig. 4.
[0016] 5 and 6, the hook-and-loop tape chip 3 uses a hook-and-loop fastener chip connector 6, allowing the hook-and-loop fastener chips 3 to be attached and detached to each other. The hook-and-loop fastener chip connector 6 has a base 62 and a plurality of legs 61 connected to the base 62. As shown in the figures, the legs 61 are rod-shaped and extend from the base 62 with a constant thickness, with the tip portions becoming thicker.
[0017] As shown in FIG. 5, the hook-and-loop fastener chip connector 6 may have a base portion 62 in the shape of a square, or as shown in FIG. 6, the base portion 62 may have a cross shape.
[0018] The material of the hook-and-loop fastener chip connector 6 is not particularly limited, but is preferably an elastic body, and more preferably made of flexible rubber. <Embodiment>
[0019] Below, examples of a type 1 surface tape chip 3 and a type 2 surface tape chip 5 are shown. Note that the type 1 surface tape chip 3, which is pentagonal, will be described as a surface tape chip 7. Example 1
[0020] (Step S11) When connecting two hook-and-loop fastener chips 3, the two hook-and-loop fastener chips 3 are connected by fitting two L-shaped hook-and-loop fastener chip connectors 6 into the fastener chip connector connection holes 31 of the two hook-and-loop fastener chips 3, as shown in Figure 7. <Example 2>
[0021] (Step S21) When connecting four hook-and-loop fastener chips 3, the four hook-and-loop fastener chips 3 are connected by fitting the four legs 61 of the cross-shaped hook-and-loop fastener chip connector 6 into the hook-and-loop fastener chip connector connection holes 31 of the hook-and-loop fastener chip 3, respectively, as shown in Figure 8. Example 3
[0022] (Step S31) When connecting three pentagonal hook-and-loop fastener chips 7, as shown in Figure 9, the legs 61 of the hook-and-loop fastener chip connector 6, which has three legs 61, are fitted into the hook-and-loop fastener chip connector connection holes 71 of the hook-and-loop fastener chip 7, thereby connecting the three hook-and-loop fastener chips 7.
[0023] (Step S32) As in step S31, when the pentagonal hook-and-loop fastener chips 7 are connected in succession, a soccer ball as shown in FIG. 10 is formed. Example 4
[0024] Next, an embodiment will be described in which a soccer goal is made using a plurality of type 1 hook-and-loop fastener chips 3 and type 2 hook-and-loop fastener chips 5 and a plurality of hook-and-loop fastener chip connectors.
[0025] (Step S41) First, eight hook-and-loop fastener chips 3 are connected with hook-and-loop fastener chip connectors 6 to form a square pillar 8 as shown in FIG.
[0026] (Step S42) Next, the connection portions 81, which are the hook-and-loop fastener chip connector connection holes 31 for connecting to other hook-and-loop fastener chips 3, are connected to the square poles 8 by the hook-and-loop fastener chip connectors 6, respectively.
[0027] (Step S43) Step S42 is repeated to connect 12 hook-and-loop fastener chips 3 with hook-and-loop fastener chip connectors 6, forming a square pillar 9 as shown in FIG.
[0028] (Step S44) Steps S42 and S43 are repeated to connect 20 hook-and-loop fastener chips 3 with hook-and-loop fastener chip connectors 6, thereby creating a square pillar (white) 10 and a square pillar (black) 11 as shown in FIG.
[0029] (Step S45) Fifteen hook-and-loop fastener chips 3 are connected with hook-and-loop fastener chip connectors 6 to form four sets of triangular prisms 12 as shown in FIG.
[0030] (Step S46) As shown in FIG. 15, a plurality of hook-and-loop fastener chips 5 are connected with a hook-and-loop fastener chip connector 6 to form goal net components 13, 14, and 15.
[0031] (Step S47) As shown in FIG. 16, the connecting portions 91 of the square prisms 9 are attached to the lower portions of the triangular prisms 12 created in step S45.
[0032] (Step S48) As shown in FIG. 17, the connecting portion 111 of the square prism (black) 11 created in step S44 is attached to the bottom of the triangular prism 12.
[0033] (Step S49) As shown in FIG. 18, the connecting portions 81 of the square prisms 8 created in step S41 are attached to the tops of the triangular prisms 12, respectively.
[0034] (Step S50) As shown in FIG. 19, the connection parts 101 of the rectangular prisms (white) 10 created in step S44 are attached to the tops of the triangular prisms 12, respectively.
[0035] (Step S51) When the hook-and-loop fastener chips 13, 14, and 15 for the goal net created in step S46 are attached to the inside of the soccer goal frame as shown in FIG. 20, the soccer goal is completed as shown in FIG. [Explanation of symbols]
[0036] 1 Free hook and loop fastener 2 acrylic sheets 3 hook-and-loop fastener tips (type 1) 4 Free hook-and-loop fasteners 5 hook-and-loop fastener tips (type 2) 6 Hook-and-loop chip connector 7 hook-and-loop fastener tips (type 1 pentagonal) 8 Square prism (2 steps) 9 Square prism (3 steps) 10 square pillar (white 5 steps) 11 Square Pillar (5 black rows) 12 Triangular prism 13 Net hook-and-loop fastener tip (short) 14 Net hook-and-loop fastener tip (middle) 15 Net hook-and-loop fastener tip (long) 31 Hook-and-loop chip connector connection hole (type 1) 51 Hook-and-loop chip connector connection hole (type 2) 61 Hook-and-loop fastener chip connector leg 71 Hook-and-loop chip connector connection hole (type 1 pentagon) 81 Square column (2 stages) hook-and-loop fastener chip connection part 91 Square column (3 stages) hook-and-loop fastener chip connection part 101 Square pillar (white 5 rows) hook-and-loop fastener chip connection part 111 Square column (black 5 rows) other hook-and-loop fastener chip connection part
Claims
1. A circular or polygonal plate, The surface and back are made of mixed male and female surface tape material, Two or more holes; A hook-and-loop fastener tip characterized by comprising
2. the number of the holes is four; 2. The hook-and-loop fastener chip according to claim 1,
3. The plate contained in the circular or polygonal plate is an acrylic plate.
2. The hook-and-loop fastener chip according to claim 1,
4. The base and two or more legs; Equipped with A hook-and-loop fastener chip connector that allows the hook-and-loop fastener chip according to claim 1 to be joined and separated.
Citation Information
Patent Citations
Block toy part
JP2018171419A