Retainer

Abstract

To provide a holder capable of holding a plurality of articles with good appearance. The retainer includes a panel and a plurality of hooks formed by holes in the panel for holding looped straps.

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a holder for holding an item, such as a key holder. [Background technology]

[0002] Technologies for hanging and holding items are disclosed in Patent Documents 1 and 2. Patent Document 1 discloses a display fixture that can hang and hold items by attaching a hook to the back panel. Patent Document 2 discloses a stand that is configured by fitting a groove cut into a support piece with legs and arms. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Patent No. 7246754 [Patent Document 2] Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 61-234808 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] In recent years, the character business has become more active. Accordingly, the market for character goods, such as resin key chains with illustrations of characters printed on them, is expanding. A wide variety of key chains with different characters and illustrations are on sale, and there are users who collect them.

[0005] SUMMARY OF THE PRESENT EMBODIMENT An object of the present invention is to provide a holder capable of holding multiple items in an attractive manner. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] A retainer according to one aspect of the present invention includes a panel and a hook portion formed by a hole provided in the panel, for holding a looped strap by hanging it thereon. Effect of the Invention

[0007] According to the present invention, multiple items can be held in a visually appealing manner. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0008] [Figure 1] 1 is a front view of a cage according to an embodiment of the present invention; [Diagram 2] Perspective view of the cage [Diagram 3] Enlarged view for explaining the hook portion and the hole portion [Figure 4] A diagram showing an article strap being hung on the hook portion. [Diagram 5] FIG. 13 is a diagram showing modified examples of the hook portion and the hole portion in the present invention. [Figure 6] FIG. 1 shows the cage with the base removed from the panel DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0009] Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

[0010] Fig. 1 is a front view of a cage 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention, and Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the cage 1.

[0011] The retainer 1 includes a panel 2, a hook portion 3, a hole portion 4, and a base 5.

[0012] The panel 2 is a panel made of synthetic resin such as acrylic resin, polycarbonate resin, methacrylic resin, polyethylene terephthalate resin, polyvinyl chloride resin, etc. By using these synthetic resins, the transparency of the panel 2 can be increased. Furthermore, by using these synthetic resins, the panel 2 can be easily processed. In the example shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the panel 2 is processed into the shape of a tree. The processing of the panel 2 is performed by, for example, a laser processing machine or an NC (Numerical Control) processing machine.

[0013] The shape of the panel in the present invention is not limited to the shape of a tree. Any shape is acceptable as long as the strength is sufficient to provide the hook portion 3 and the hole portion 4 described below. The size of the panel 2 is also not particularly limited in the present invention.

[0014] Various illustrations may be printed on the panel 2. In the case of a panel 2 having the shape of a tree as shown in Figures 1 and 2, for example, an illustration of a tree may be printed on the panel 2. As described above, by forming the panel 2 from a highly transparent synthetic resin, it is possible to improve the viewability of the illustration from the front side of the panel 2, even if printing is performed on the back side of the panel 2 to increase the durability of the illustration.

[0015] The panel 2 is provided with a hook portion 3 formed by a hole portion 4 provided in the panel 2. The processing for providing the hole portion 4 in the panel 2 and forming the hook portion 3 may be performed by a laser processing machine, an NC (Numerical Control) processing machine, or the like.

[0016] Hook portion 3 is formed in a shape that allows a looped strap of an article such as a key holder to be hooked through hole portion 4. In this specification, a strap is a member used when an article is held by holder 1. Straps include strings made of resin or fiber, ball chains in which metal or resin balls are connected by string or rod, and various fasteners. Examples of fasteners include snap hooks and lobster clasps.

[0017] FIG. 3 is an enlarged view for explaining the hook portion 3 and the hole portion 4. As shown in FIG.

[0018] As shown in FIG. 3, the hook portion 3 has a base portion 31, a protrusion 32, a first fixing portion 33, and a second fixing portion .

[0019] The base 31 is a portion where the entire hook portion 3 is connected to the panel 2. The hook portion 3 is formed to extend from the base 31 in a substantially horizontal direction when the retainer 1 is in an installed state. Note that the installed state of the retainer 1 is assumed to be a state in which the retainer 1 is installed so that the base 5 of the retainer 1 is in contact with a substantially horizontal surface.

[0020] The protrusion 32 is a tip portion of the hook portion 3 formed to extend from the base portion 31. The protrusion 32 is formed in a protruding shape such that an upper end portion 32T thereof is higher than an upper end portion 31T of the base portion 31 when the cage 1 is installed.

[0021] The first fixing portion 33 is a recess formed between the base portion 31 and the protrusion 32. The first fixing portion 33 is formed in a recessed shape such that a lower end portion 33B thereof is lower than an upper end portion 31T of the base portion 31 when the cage 1 is installed.

[0022] The second fixing portion 34 is a recess formed in the lower end 4B of the hole 4 when the retainer 1 is installed. The second fixing portion 34 is formed in a recessed shape so that its lower end 34B is lower than the lower end 4B of the hole 4. The second fixing portion 34 is formed lower than the first fixing portion 33. In the example shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the first fixing portion 33 and the second fixing portion 34 are positioned approximately the same in the left-right direction, but the present invention is not limited to this. In the present invention, the left-right positions of the first fixing portion and the second fixing portion may be slightly shifted.

[0023] When a strap for an article is hung on the hook portion 3, at least one of the first fixing portion 33 and the second fixing portion 34 comes into contact with the strap, thereby fixing the strap. This makes it possible to substantially fix the orientation of the article.

[0024] The hole 4 is opened in the panel 2 in accordance with the shape of the hook portion 3.

[0025] Fig. 4 is a diagram showing a state in which a strap 61 of an article 6 is hung on the hook portion 3. In the following description, the side on which a main body 62 of the article 6 is positioned relative to the panel 2 when the strap 61 of the article 6 is hung on the hook portion 3 is referred to as the front side of the holder 1 and panel 2, and the opposite side is referred to as the back side. In Fig. 4, the strap 61 that wraps around the back side of the panel 2 and is hidden by the panel 2 is indicated by a dashed line.

[0026] In the example shown in FIG. 4, the looped strap 61 is hung on the first fixing part 33 at a substantially upper end thereof. Then, a portion of the strap 61 below the upper end is hung on the second fixing part 34. In this manner, the strap 61 hung on the hook part 3 contacts the hook part 3 at two points, the first fixing part 33 and the second fixing part 34. As a result, the orientation of the main body 62 of the article 6 is substantially fixed in a state in which the strap 61 is hung on the hook part 3. Note that in the example shown in FIG. 4, the strap 61 is illustrated as being separated from the first fixing part 33 and the second fixing part 34 for the sake of explanation, but in practice, it is preferable that they are in contact with each other.

[0027] In this invention, both the first and second fixing parts do not necessarily have to contact the strap of the article. As long as at least one of the first and second fixing parts contacts the strap, the effect of substantially fixing the orientation of the body of the article can be obtained. In particular, when the strap of the article is not easily deformed, such as a metal fastener, the effect of substantially fixing the orientation of the body of the article can be obtained sufficiently even if only at least one of the first and second fixing parts contacts the strap.

[0028] When a user of the holder 1 hangs the strap 61 of the article 6 on the hook portion 3, the user passes part of the strap 61 through the hole portion 4, thereby positioning part of the strap 61 on the back side of the holder 1 and the remaining part and the main body 62 on the front side of the holder 1. In this state, the user hangs the approximate upper end of the strap 61 on the first fixing portion 33, thereby holding the article 6 on the hook portion 3 via the strap 61. Furthermore, the user can hang the part of the strap below the upper end on the second fixing portion 34 by adjusting the position of the part. As a result, the strap 61 comes into contact with the hook portion 3 at two points, so that the orientation of the main body 62 is approximately fixed.

[0029] Here, even if the strap 61 is a metal fastener such as a snap hook or lobster clasp, and the fastener requires the user to operate part of the fastener when attaching it, the user does not need to operate the fastener when holding it in the holder 1. This is because the user can hang the strap 61 on the hook portion 3 through the hole portion 4 even when the fastener is closed.

[0030] It is preferable that the shape and size of each part of the hook portion 3 and the hole portion 4 are such that a strap 61 of a general shape and material can be passed through the hole portion 4, and that at least one of the first fixing portion 33 and the second fixing portion 34 of the hook portion 3 can come into contact with the strap 61.

[0031] Specific examples of the sizes of the hook portions 3 and holes 4 when the retainer is installed are given below (see FIG. 3). The vertical height H1 and horizontal width W1 of the hole portion 4 are, for example, 5 mm to 50 mm, and preferably 15 mm to 25 mm. This allows the number of hook portions 3 formed by the holes 4 to be increased without increasing the size of the panel 2. Note that the vertical height H1 of the hole portion 4 does not include the height H4 of the second fixing portion 34.

[0032] The height H2 from the lower end 31B of the base 31 to the upper end 32T of the protrusion 32 is, for example, 3 mm or more and 15 mm or less, and preferably 5 mm or more and 10 mm or less. This allows the hook portion 3 and the hole portion 4 to be formed relatively small. The height H3 from the lower end 33B of the first fixing portion 33 to the upper end 31T of the base 31 is, for example, 1 mm or more and 6 mm or less. This allows the first fixing portion 33 to properly hold the strap 61, etc. The height H4 from the lower end 34B of the second fixing portion 34 to the lower end 4B of the hole portion 4 is, for example, 2 mm or more and 10 mm or less. This allows the second fixing portion 34 to properly hold the strap 61, etc.

[0033] The width W2 in the left-right direction from the base 31 to the protruding portion 32 is, for example, 5 mm or more and 30 mm or less, and preferably 10 mm or more and 20 mm or less. This allows the number of hook portions 3 formed by the holes 4 to be increased without increasing the size of the panel 2. The width W3 in the left-right direction of the first fixing portion 33 and the second fixing portion 34 is, for example, 1 mm or more and 10 mm or less, and preferably 3 mm or more and 8 mm or less. This allows the first fixing portion 33 and the second fixing portion 34 to appropriately hold the strap 61, etc. In the example shown in FIG. 3, the width W3 of the first fixing portion 33 and the width W3 of the second fixing portion 34 are the same, but the first fixing portion 33 and the second fixing portion 34 may have different widths.

[0034] The above-mentioned specific example is merely an example, and the size of the hook portion and the hole portion in the present invention is not limited to this. Similarly, the shape of the hook portion 3 and the hole portion 4 illustrated in Fig. 4 is also not limited to this. The hook portion and the hole portion in the present invention may have any shape that allows the strap of the article to be hung appropriately.

[0035] For example, the hook portion may not only extend horizontally from the base, but may also have a shape that is inclined upward from the middle. In the example shown in Fig. 4, the convex portion 32, the first fixing portion 33, and the second fixing portion 34 are round, but the convex portion may have a shape formed by, for example, a circle, an ellipse, a polygon, or a shape formed by modifying or combining these.

[0036] FIG. 5 is a diagram showing modified examples of the hook portion 3 and the hole portion 4 in the present invention. In the modified example 1 shown in FIG. 5A, when the holder 1 is installed, the hook portion 3 is simply a rod-shaped member extending in a substantially horizontal direction from the base portion 31. In the modified example 2 shown in FIG. 5B, the hook portion 3 extends in a horizontal direction from the base portion 31, and then the tip portion 32 is formed in a shape inclined upward. In the modified example 3 shown in FIG. 5C, the hook portion 3 extends in a horizontal direction from the base portion 31, and then the tip portion 32 is formed in a shape bent approximately 90 degrees upward. The hook portion 3 shown in such modified examples 1 to 3 and the hole portion 4 forming such a hook portion 3 are also included in the present invention. Note that in FIG. 5A to FIG. 5C, the hook portion 3 extends from the base portion 31 located on the right side of the figure toward the left side, but in the present invention, the hook portion may extend in the opposite direction.

[0037] Even in such a variant, by contacting the strap 61 at two points surrounded by dashed lines in each of the variants of Figures 5A to 5C, the strap 61 can be suitably hung on the hook portion 3, and the hook portion 3 can suitably hold the article 6.

[0038] In each of the modified examples of Figs. 5A to 5C, fixing parts for more suitably holding the strap 61 may be provided at the two locations surrounded by dashed lines. These fixing parts may be clearly formed in a concave shape, like the first fixing part 33 and the second fixing part 34 shown in Fig. 3, or may be something like a notch (recess) that does not penetrate from the front to the back and is provided in a part of the front or back side. The fixing parts may be provided at both of the two locations, or only at one of them. Even with such fixing parts, the orientation of the article can be substantially fixed by contacting the strap.

[0039] In the present invention, there is no particular limitation on the number of hook portions 3 and holes 4. In the example shown in Fig. 1 and Fig. 2, the panel 2 is provided with five hook portions 3 and holes 4. In the present invention, the panel may be formed with only one hook portion and one hole portion, or may be formed with two to four hook portions and holes, or five or more hook portions and holes.

[0040] When a plurality of hook portions 3 and holes 4 are provided on the panel 2, the plurality of hook portions 3 and holes 4 are preferably arranged at positions where the main bodies 62 of the articles 6 held by the straps 61 hung on the hook portions 3 do not interfere with each other. In the example shown in Fig. 1 and Fig. 2, the plurality of hook portions 3 and holes 4 are provided at positions separated from each other to a certain extent in the left-right direction. In this invention, as long as the panel is sufficiently large and the main body of the article held by the hook portion provided on the upper side and the strap of the article hung on the hook portion provided on the lower side do not interfere with each other, the plurality of hook portions and holes at different positions in the vertical direction may be provided at approximately the same position in the left-right direction of the panel.

[0041] Returning to Fig. 1, the base 5 is a base that is attached to the panel 2. The base 5 may be made of, for example, a synthetic resin, similar to the panel 2.

[0042] Since the panel 2 and the base 5 are configured to be independent of each other, the panel 2 and the base 5 can be detached from each other. Fig. 6 is a diagram showing the cage 1 with the base 5 detached from the panel 2.

[0043] 6, the panel 2 is provided at its lower end with a plurality of protrusions 21 which fit into receiving portions 51 provided on the base 5. The panel 2 is fixed to the base 5 by fitting the protrusions 21 into the receiving portions 51. In order to also fix the panel 2 in the front and back directions, other supports which are provided perpendicular to the panel 2 may be connected to the panel 2 and the base 5. It is preferable that the other supports are mainly disposed on the back side of the panel 2.

[0044] The holder 1 can be used even when the panel 2 is removed from the base 5. In this case, the panel 2 can be fixed to another fixture with, for example, a string or tape, so that the article 6 can be held even without the base 5. In this case, since it is necessary to pass a part of the strap 61 through the hole 4 to the back side, it is preferable that the other fixture has an appropriate hole or the like.

[0045] The holder 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention has been described above. In this manner, the holder 1 can hold the article 6 by hanging the strap 61 of the article 6 on the hook portion 3 provided on the panel 2.

[0046] Since the hook portion 3 is formed by providing a hole portion 4 in one panel 2, the holder 1 can suitably hold an article with substantially only one part excluding the base 5. This increases the productivity of the panel 2, and the holder 1 can be produced in a short time. In addition, the design freedom of the size, shape, etc. of the panel 2 can be improved.

[0047] The hook portion 3 is constituted by a hole portion 4 provided in the panel 2, and when the user hangs the strap 61 on the hook portion 3, the strap 61 can be hung on the hook portion 3 with a simple action by passing the strap 61 through the hole portion 4 and positioning a part of the strap 61 on the back side of the panel 2 and the remainder on the front side of the panel 2.

[0048] Furthermore, by contacting and fixing the strap 61 at at least one of the first fixing portion 33 and the second fixing portion 34 of the hook portion 3, the orientation of the main body 62 of the article 6 can be substantially fixed. This allows the holder 1 to hold the article 6 in a good-looking manner.

[0049] Printing can be freely performed on the panel 2, and since no parts for holding the panel 2 are provided on the front surface of the panel 2, the beauty of the printed illustration is not easily marred. This makes it possible to provide a holder 1 with a rich design. When a plurality of hook portions 3 and hole portions 4 are provided on the panel 2, the panel 2 may be printed with different colors, for example, in areas of the panel 2 including the hook portions 3 and hole portions 4. In such a case, for example, when the item is character goods and a color is assigned to each character, the hook portions 3 in the areas colored for each character can be used. Also, by providing a plurality of colored areas, it is possible to make the user want to collect goods of multiple characters.

[0050] The holder 1 can be used not only for personal use, but also as a sales fixture at events, in stores, etc.

[0051] The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be modified as appropriate depending on the usage form and usage mode. [Explanation of symbols]

[0052] 1 Cage 2 Panel 21 Protrusion 3 Hook part 31 Base 32 Convex 33 1st fixed part 34 Second fixed part 4 Hole 5 Pedestal 51 Receiving part

Claims

1. A panel, a hook portion formed by a hole provided in the panel and adapted to hold a looped strap; A holder comprising:

2. A plurality of said hook portions are provided. The cage of claim 1 .

3. The hook portion extends from a base portion which is a connection portion with the panel, The extended tip has a protrusion. The cage according to claim 2 .

4. The hook portion includes a fixing portion that fixes the strap when the strap is hung. The cage according to claim 3.

5. The hook portion includes a first fixing portion and a second fixing portion located below the first fixing portion when the cage is in an installed state. The cage according to claim 4.

6. Further comprising a base portion supporting the panel. A cage according to any one of claims 1 to 5.

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