Stem guide clip

Abstract

To provide a stem guide clip with a simple structure, which prevents bundled stems from coming apart and, on the other hand, allows the bundled stems to be easily released when released. [Solution] The stem guide clip is composed of a main body 2 in which the ends of the first and second binding pieces 3 and 4, which are connected to each other at their bases 3a and 4a, are linked to form a loop, and a clamping part 10 that clamps the hanging cord. The end 3b of the first binding piece has a convex part 3c that is cylindrical or spherical and partly connected, and the end 4b of the second binding piece has a concave part 4c that is connected to the convex part by fitting over it, and has a tongue-shaped end with an acute angle in cross section at the front part of the end, and another end with a wider angle in cross section than the tongue-shaped end at the rear part, and has a protrusion at a position near the base of the convex or concave part that is the same size as or slightly smaller than the distance between the first and second binding pieces when connected. It is difficult to come off accidentally, and easy to remove when intended.

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a stem guide clip used to bind a hanging string to a plant stem. [Background technology]

[0002] Conventionally, stem guide clips are C-shaped and become loop-shaped when closed, bundling the hanging string and the stems of plants, and for example, as described in Patent Document 1, a resin molded product with a complex structure with a hooked locking part to prevent the bundled stems from coming apart has been proposed. Once a clip with this structure is closed, it cannot be easily opened, and it is troublesome, for example, on cold or rainy days outside. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] JP 2020-178571 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] The present invention has been made to solve the problems of the conventional examples described above, and aims to provide a stem guide clip with a simple structure that does not require a barbed locking portion, prevents the stems and hanging string from coming apart, and at the same time, allows the stems to be easily released when it is time to release the bundled stems. [Means for solving the problem]

[0005] In order to achieve the above object, the stem guide clip of the present invention is a clip that is loop-shaped by connecting the ends of a first and a second binding piece, which are connected at their bases, and is composed of a main body that binds the stems of plants and a clamping part that clamps a hanging string. In this clip, the end of the first binding piece has a convex part that is cylindrical and connected at its side or spherical and connected at part of its spherical surface, and the end of the second binding piece is connected by fitting over the convex part. The first tying piece has a concave portion which has a tongue-shaped end with an acute angle in cross section at a front portion of the end of the second tying piece, and another end with a wider angle in cross section than the tongue-shaped end at a rear portion of the end of the second tying piece, and has a protrusion at a position near the base of the convex portion of the first tying piece or at a position near the base of the concave portion of the second tying piece, the protrusion being the same as or slightly smaller than the distance between the first tying piece and the second tying piece when the concave portion is connected to the convex portion.

[0006] It is preferable that the first binding piece has a clamping portion near the base of the first binding piece and the base of the second binding piece, the gap between which narrows in response to the operation of connecting the convex portion of the first binding piece and the concave portion of the second binding piece, and which clamps the hanging cord. Effect of the Invention

[0007] According to this invention, when a force is applied from the inside of the bundle of stems to release the uneven joint, the tongue-shaped end is soft and does not have enough strength, so the force does not act in the direction of moving the concave part away from the convex part with the tip as a fulcrum, or the force that acts is weak, and the other end of the wide corner is more firmly engaged with the convex part, and it is rather locked. On the other hand, when a force is applied from the outside in a direction to crush the uneven joint, the protrusion becomes the fulcrum, and the tongue-shaped end moves in the direction away from the convex part, and because it is soft, the engagement is released and it can be easily released. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0008] [Figure 1]FIG. 1(a) is an oblique view showing an open state of a stem guide clip according to one embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 1(b) shows the clamping part that holds the hanging cord in a closed state, and FIG. 1(c) shows the state in which both ends are connected together to form a closed ring shape. [Diagram 2] (a) illustrates a structure in which the connecting part of the stem guide clip closes tightly when pressure is applied from the inside to open it, while (b) illustrates a structure in which it can be easily opened by pinching it from the outside. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0009] The stem guide clip of the present invention is composed of a main body that binds the stems of plants by connecting the ends of a first and a second binding piece, which are connected at their bases, and a clamping part that clamps a hanging string. The end of the first binding piece has a convex part that is cylindrical and connected at its side or spherical and part of its spherical surface is connected, and the end of the second binding piece is a concave part that fits over the convex part, and has a tongue-shaped end with an acute angle in cross section at the front part of the end of the second binding piece, and a locking part with another end with a wider angle in cross section than the tongue-shaped end at the rear part of the end of the second binding piece. Furthermore, the present invention is characterized in that a protrusion is provided at a position near the base of the convex portion of the first binding piece, or at a position near the base of the concave portion of the second binding piece, with a size equal to or slightly smaller than the distance between the first binding piece and the second binding piece when the concave portion is joined to the convex portion. By adopting this configuration, when a force is applied from inside the bundled stems to remove the uneven connection, the tongue-shaped end is soft and does not have enough strength, so the force does not act in the direction in which the concave portion moves away from the convex portion with the tip as a fulcrum, or the force that acts is weak, and the other end of the wide corner is more firmly engaged with the convex portion like a bottle opener, and is rather locked. On the other hand, when a force is applied from the outside in a direction to crush the vicinity of the uneven connection, the protrusion becomes the fulcrum by the principle of leverage, and the tongue-shaped end moves in the direction away from the convex portion, and since it is soft, the engagement is released and the product is easily released.

[0010] The stem guide clip 1 of this embodiment having the above-mentioned configuration will be described with reference to the attached drawings.

[0011] Fig. 1(a) shows a perspective view of a stem guide clip 1 with both ends open. The stem guide clip 1 is composed of a main body 2 that bundles the stems of plants and a clamping part 10 that clamps the hanging string A, and is a resin molded product of PP, silicone resin, etc. with a thickness of about 2 to 3 mm. The main body 2 is composed of a first binding piece 3 and a second binding piece 4, and is formed into a ring shape by connecting the bases 3a, 4a of the first binding piece 3 and the second binding piece 4 to each other and the ends 3b, 4b to each other. The bases 3a, 4a of the first binding piece 3 and the second binding piece 4 are connected to each other with a thin sheet-like resin member 5.

[0012] Near the base 3a of the first binding piece 3 and the base 4a of the second binding piece 4, there is a clamping portion 10 that narrows in width as the convex portion 3c of the first binding piece 3 and the concave portion 4c of the second binding piece 4 are joined, and that clamps the hanging string A. In detail, the clamping portion 10 includes a pair of opposing flat portions 10a, 10b whose width narrows in width as the convex portion 3c of the first binding piece 3 and the concave portion 4c of the second binding piece 4 are joined, a cylindrical convex portion 10c whose side is connected to the first binding piece 3 side, and a concave portion 10d that fits over the convex portion 10c on the second binding piece 4 side. As shown in FIG. 1(b), the convex portion 10c and the concave portion 10d are configured such that once they are closed to clamp the hanging string A, they are not easily removed.

[0013] The end of the base 3a of the first binding piece 3 and the end of the base 4a of the second binding piece 4 are connected by a thin sheet-like resin member 5, and by adopting this configuration, the two binding pieces do not come apart, improving the convenience of handling. Also, instead of or in addition to providing the convex portion 10c and the concave portion 10d, a configuration may be adopted in which the flat portions 10a, 10b are bound together by a rubber band binding the vicinity of the flat portions 10a, 10b, a metal spring shaped to sandwich the flat portions 10a, 10b, or the like.

[0014] The end 3b of the first binding piece 3 is provided with a cylindrical convex portion 3c whose side faces are connected, and the end 4b of the second binding piece 4 is provided with a concave portion 4c that fits over the convex portion 3c. As shown in Fig. 1(c), the convex portion 3c fits into the concave portion 4c, making the main body 2 into a ring shape, and the stems of plants can be bundled together.

[0015] 2(a) and (b) show an enlarged view of the configuration of the convex portion 3c of the first binding piece 3 and the concave portion 4c of the second binding piece 4 that fits therein. The end 3b of the first binding piece 3 has a convex portion 3c that is cylindrical and has a side surface connected to it. The end 4b of the second binding piece 4 has a concave portion 4c that is fitted over the convex portion 3c and is connected to it. The front portion of the end 4b has a tongue-shaped end 4d that has an acute angle (angle α) in cross section, and the rear portion of the end 4b has another end 4e that has a wider angle (angle β>α) in cross section than the tongue-shaped end 4d. In this specification, the term "cross section" refers to a cross section in the direction along the plane of FIG. 2(a). At a position closer to the base 3a of the convex portion 3c of the first binding piece 3, or at a position closer to the base 4a of the concave portion 4c of the second binding piece 4, there is a protrusion 6 of the same size as or slightly smaller than the distance L1 between the first binding piece 3 and the second binding piece 4 when the concave portion 4c is connected to the convex portion 3c.

[0016] As shown in Figure 2(a), when force B is applied from inside main body 2 to release the convex and concave joint, tongue-shaped end 4d is soft and does not provide sufficient support, so no force acts in the direction of moving concave portion 4c away from convex portion 3c, or the force that acts is weak, and another end 4e with a wide angle is more firmly engaged with convex portion 3c, like a bottle opener, and instead becomes locked.

[0017] 2(b), when force C is applied from the outside in a direction that crushes the area near the joint of the convex and concave parts, the protruding part 6 acts as a fulcrum, and force D is applied in a direction that moves the tongue-shaped end 4d away from the convex part 3c. Because the tongue-shaped end 4d is soft, the joint between the end 3b of the first binding piece 3 and the end 4b of the second binding piece 4 is easily released.

[0018] As explained above, the concave portion 4c of the present device has a tongue-like, soft portion 4d near the tip of the second binding portion 4, so that even if a force is applied from the inside to undo the bond between the convex portions, they are difficult to separate. On the other hand, if a force is applied to crush the main body 2, the force acts on the specially provided protrusion 6 as a fulcrum, allowing the bond to be easily released.

[0019] After making and testing a prototype, it was found that it was difficult to remove when subjected to force B, but was easily removed with a relatively light force when subjected to force C.

[0020] The present invention is not limited to the configurations of the above-mentioned various embodiments, and various modifications are possible within the scope of the invention. For example, the convex portion 3c provided on the end portion 3b of the first binding piece 3 is not limited to a cylindrical shape, but may be a spherical shape. Even in this case, the same effect can be obtained as long as the concave portion 4c of the second binding piece 4 has a tongue-shaped end portion 4d with an acute angle in cross section at the front portion of the end portion 4b of the second binding piece 4, and has another end portion 4e with a wider angle in cross section than the tongue-shaped end portion 4d at the rear portion of the end portion 4b of the second binding piece 4.

[0021] The cross-sectional shape of the portion of the first and second binding pieces 3, 4 between the base portions 3a, 4a and the end portions 3b, 4b is not limited to a rectangle, but may be an ellipse, a circle, or the like.

[0022] Furthermore, the concave portion 4c of the second binding piece 4 is not limited to a cylindrical cutout shape corresponding to the cylindrical shape of the convex portion 3c, as shown in Figure 1(a), but may be, for example, a thick structure having walls on both ends, so long as it provides an effect resulting from the softness of the tongue-shaped end 4d and a bottle opener-like effect resulting from the hardness of the wide-angle end 4e. [Industrial Applicability]

[0023] This device relates to a stem guide clip used to bind plant stems by clamping and positioning a hanging string, but it can also be used for similar purposes, such as bundling cords and cables by clamping and positioning a hanging string or thin rod-shaped object. [Explanation of symbols]

[0024] 1 Stem guide clip 2 Main unit 3 First binding piece 4 Second binding piece 3a, 4a base 3b, 4b end 3c Convex part 4c concave part 6 protrusions 10 Clamping part

Claims

1. A stem guide clip is configured by connecting the ends of a first binding piece and a second binding piece, which are connected at their bases, to form a ring shape, and is composed of a main body for bundling plant stems, and a clamping part for clamping a hanging string, The end of the first binding piece has a convex portion which is a cylinder whose side is connected or a sphere whose spherical surface is connected, and the end of the second binding piece has a concave portion which fits over the convex portion, and has a tongue-shaped end with an acute angle in cross section at a front portion of the end of the second binding piece, and another end with a wider angle in cross section than the tongue-shaped end at a rear portion of the end of the second binding piece, A stem guide clip characterized in that a protrusion is provided at a position near the base of the convex portion of the first binding piece, or at a position near the base of the concave portion of the second binding piece, the protrusion being the same size as or slightly smaller than the distance between the first binding piece and the second binding piece when the concave portion is connected to the convex portion.

2. The stem guide clip according to claim 1, characterized in that it has a clamping portion near the base of the first binding piece and the base of the second binding piece, the gap between which narrows in response to the action of connecting the convex portion of the first binding piece and the concave portion of the second binding piece, and which clamps the hanging cord.

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