Tagged clothing and tags

Abstract

To provide tagged clothing and a tag which does not generate any extra waste other than the tag when the tag is removed from the clothing, and which has no risk of the tag falling off from the clothing even when some external force is applied to the clothing and / or the tag. [Solution] The tagged garment (10) comprises a garment (20) including a garment main body (22) and a string-like portion (24) the ends of which are non-detachably attached to the garment main body (22), and a tag (30) having an attachment hole (32) and the member constituting at least the periphery of the attachment hole (32) is made up of an integral, inseparable, continuous member, and the tag (30) is non-detachably attached to the garment (20) with the string-like portion (24) inserted through the attachment hole (32).

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to tagged clothing and tags. [Background technology]

[0002] When clothing is sold in stores, tags with product information such as size and price printed on them are attached. Tags are sometimes attached directly to the fabric of the clothing using pins or staples. However, because this method of attachment carries the risk of damaging the fabric, tags are often attached to string-like parts of the clothing, such as shoulder straps, belt loops, or care labels (strip-like tags printed with instructions and conditions for washing, drying, etc.). In this case, the tag is attached to the clothing by connecting the string-like part of the clothing to a hole in the tag with a ring-shaped string (connecting string) made of resin or natural fiber.

[0003] The general tag attachment method described above requires, in addition to the garment and the tag, a separate attachment component (an attachment component such as a pin, stapler, or connecting cord) used solely for tag attachment. Therefore, to eliminate the need for such attachment components, tags (hang tags) with cutout holes have been proposed (for example, Patent Document 1). [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0004] [Patent Document 1] Special Publication No. 46-13059 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0005] On the other hand, after purchasing clothing, consumers remove tags from the clothing. Therefore, with typical tag attachment methods, not only the tag but also the attachment member is discarded as waste. Furthermore, with the tag with a notch hole described in Patent Document 1, there is a possibility that the tag may fall off the clothing if some external force is applied to the clothing or tag during the process of transporting, displaying, trying on, etc. of the clothing.

[0006] The present invention was made in consideration of the above circumstances, and aims to provide tagged clothing and tags that do not generate any extra waste other than the tag when the tag is removed from the clothing, and that do not pose a risk of the tag falling off the clothing even if some external force is applied to the clothing and / or tag. [Means for solving the problem]

[0007] The above object is achieved by the present invention as follows: The tagged garment of the first invention comprises a garment including a garment main body and a string-like portion the ends of which are non-detachably attached to the garment main body, and a tag having an attachment hole and the material constituting at least the periphery of the attachment hole being made of an inseparable continuous material, and the tag is non-detachably attached to the garment with the string-like portion inserted through the attachment hole.

[0008] A second tagged garment of the present invention includes a garment including a garment main body and a string-like portion having at least one end detachably attached to the garment main body, and a tag having an attachment hole and wherein the material constituting at least the periphery of the attachment hole is made of an inseparable continuous material, and a loop-shaped strap is provided on at least one end of the string-like portion, and the tag is non-detachably attached to the garment when the loop-shaped strap is inserted into the attachment hole.

[0009] The tag of the present invention is used for the tagged garment of the first or second invention. [Effects of the Invention]

[0010] As described above, the present invention makes it possible to provide tagged clothing and tags that do not generate any extra waste other than the tag when the tag is removed from the clothing, and that do not pose a risk of the tag falling off the clothing even if some external force is applied to the clothing and / or tag. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0011] [Figure 1] 1 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a tagged garment according to a first embodiment of the present invention; [Figure 2] 2 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a method for manufacturing the tagged garment shown in FIG. 1. FIG. [Figure 3] FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram showing another example of a tagged garment according to the first embodiment. [Figure 4] FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram showing another example of a tagged garment according to the second embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0012] FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a tagged garment according to the first embodiment, specifically, a drawing showing an example of a tagged brassiere. The tagged brassiere 10A (tagged garment 10) shown in FIG. 1 includes a brassiere 20A (garment 20) and a tag 30. The brassiere 20A (garment 20) includes a brassiere main body 22A (garment main body 22) and two shoulder straps 24A (string-like portions 24) attached to the brassiere main body 22A, with both ends of each shoulder strap 24A non-detachably attached to the brassiere main body 22A. Here, in the present specification, "non-detachable" means that when one component is to be separated from the other component attached to the one component—for example, in the example shown in FIG. 1, when separating the garment main body 22 such as the brassiere main body 22A from the string-like portions 24 such as the shoulder straps 24A—the connection between the two components must be physically destroyed by cutting with scissors, tearing by hand, or the like.

[0013] Meanwhile, the plate-shaped tag 30 is provided with an attachment hole 32 having an opening size large enough to allow the shoulder strap 24A to pass through. The tag 30 is made, for example, from a member that has been manufactured by at least undergoing a punching process to form the attachment hole 32 in a plate-shaped paper substrate. Therefore, the entire tag 30, including the portion that forms the periphery of the attachment hole 32, is made from an inseparable continuous member (paper substrate). Therefore, the tag 30 does not have a notch that connects the outer peripheral edge of the tag 30 to the attachment hole 32.

[0014] In the tag-attached brassiere 10A of the first embodiment, the tag 30 is non-detachably attached to the brassiere 20A with the right shoulder strap 24A in Fig. 1 of the two shoulder straps 24A inserted through the attachment hole 32 of the tag 30. In other words, the first closed loop formed by the brassiere main body 22A and the right shoulder strap 24A and the second closed loop made of the tag 30 having the attachment hole 32 are linked in a chain shape.

[0015] When a consumer who has purchased a tag-attached brassiere 10A wants to remove the tag 30 from the brassiere 20A, they can do so by cutting the tag 30 between the outer edge and the attachment hole 32 with scissors or by tearing it off by hand. Therefore, when removing the tag 30 from the brassiere 20A, no extra waste (attachment materials such as the tether) other than the tag 30 is generated. This reduces the environmental impact and the cost of materials used to attach the tag 30.

[0016] Additionally, even if an unexpected external force is applied to the tag 30 attached to the brassiere 20A, there is no risk of the tag 30 falling off the brassiere 20A. This is because both ends of the shoulder strap 24A are attached to the brassiere main body 22A in an undetachable manner, and the portion that forms the periphery of the attachment hole 32 is made up of an integral, continuous member.

[0017] On the other hand, if one of the ends of shoulder strap 24A is detachably attached to brassiere main body 22A with a hook or the like, and the (detachable) end of shoulder strap 24A comes off brassiere main body 22A, for example, when trying on, the tag 30 will fall off from brassiere 20A if an unintended external force is applied to tag 30 or brassiere 20A. Also, if attachment hole 32 is a notched hole with a notch provided around it, the shoulder strap 24A inserted through attachment hole 32 will slip through the notch and come out of attachment hole 32 if an unintended external force is applied to tag 30 or shoulder strap 24A, causing tag 30 to fall off brassiere 20A.

[0018] FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a manufacturing method for the tag-attached brassiere 10A shown in FIG. 1. The brassiere 20A shown in FIG. 2 is in an unfinished state, and is completed by non-detachably connecting the right end 24T of the right shoulder strap 24A to the brassiere main body 22A, for example by sewing it thereto. At this time, the right end 24T of the right shoulder strap 24A is inserted through the attachment hole 32 of the tag 30 as shown by the arrow in the figure, and then non-detachably connected to the brassiere main body 22A. This completes the tag-attached brassiere 10A shown in FIG. 1.

[0019] As shown in Fig. 2, the tagged garment 10 of the first embodiment is characterized in that the tag 30 is attached to the garment 20 during the manufacturing process of the garment 20, and then the garment 20 is completed. In contrast, in both conventional general tag attachment methods and the tag attachment method using a tag with a notch hole described in Patent Document 1, the tag is attached later to the finished garment 20. In other words, with the tagged garment 10 of the present embodiment, the tag 30 is attached to the garment 20 during the manufacturing process and then the garment 20 is completed, rather than attaching the tag later to the finished garment 20, and the above-mentioned effects can be achieved.

[0020] FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing another example of a tagged garment according to the first embodiment, specifically, a diagram showing an example in which a tag is attached to a care label of the garment. The tagged garment 10B (10) shown in FIG. 3 includes a garment 20B (20) and a tag 30. The garment 20B includes a garment main body 22B (22) and a strip-shaped care label 24B (string-like portion 24) attached to the garment main body 22B, with both ends of the care label 24B non-detachably attached to the garment main body 22B (22). The plate-shaped tag 30 is similar to the tag 30 shown in FIG. 1 except that it has an attachment hole 32 having an opening large enough to insert the care label 24B. In the tagged garment 10B shown in FIG. 3, the tag 30 is non-detachably attached to the garment 20B with the care label 24B inserted through the attachment hole 32 of the tag 30. That is, a first closed loop consisting of the care label 24B and a second closed loop consisting of the tag 30 having the attachment hole 32 are connected in a chain shape.

[0021] 1, in the tagged garment 10B shown in Fig. 3, no extra waste (attaching members such as a connecting string) other than the tag 30 is generated when the tag 30 is removed from the garment 20B, and there is no risk of the tag 30 falling off from the garment 20B even if an external force is applied to the garment 20B and / or the tag 30. Furthermore, the tagged garment 10B shown in Fig. 3 can also be produced, as in the example shown in Fig. 2, by inserting one end of the care label 24B, which has a non-detachable connection to the garment main body 22B, through the attachment hole 32 of the tag 30 and then non-detachably connecting the other end to the garment main body 22B by, for example, sewing it to the garment main body 22B.

[0022] The clothing 20B is not particularly limited as long as it is clothing having a care label 24B attached to the clothing main body 22B, but examples include bras, girdles, shorts, camisoles, underwear, trousers, jackets, and coats.

[0023] With regard to the tagged garment 10B shown in FIG. 3, the string-like portion 24 permanently attached to the garment main body 22B has been described as a care label 24B, but the string-like portion 24 shown in FIG. 3 may also be a member for fastening a detachable second string-like portion to the garment main body 22B. In this case, the second string-like portion can be detachably attached to the garment main body 22B by engaging an engaging member such as a hook provided at the end of the second string-like portion, such as a shoulder strap, with the string-like portion 24 provided on the garment main body 22B. Such a garment 20B is not particularly limited, but an example thereof is a tube top bra to which shoulder straps (second string-like portion) are detachably attached.

[0024] FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a tagged garment according to the second embodiment, specifically, a drawing showing another example of a tagged brassiere. The tagged brassiere 10C (tagged garment 10) shown in FIG. 4 includes a brassiere 20C (garment 20) and a tag 30. The brassiere 20C (garment 20) includes a brassiere main body 22C (garment main body 22) and two shoulder straps 24C (string-like portions 24), one end of which is detachably attached to the brassiere main body 22C, and the other end of which is non-detachably attached to the brassiere main body 22C. A loop-shaped strap 24C1 is provided on one end of the shoulder strap 24C, and one end of the shoulder strap 24C is detachably connected to the brassiere main body 22C via an engaging member 26, such as a hook, attached to the loop-shaped strap 24C1.

[0025] 1 is attached to the brassiere 20C in a non-detachable manner, with the loop-shaped strap 24C1 of the shoulder strap 24C shown on the right side in Fig. 4 out of the two shoulder straps 24C inserted through the attachment hole 32 of the tag 30. That is, the first closed loop formed by the loop-shaped strap 24C1 provided at one end of the shoulder strap 24C and the second closed loop formed by the tag 30 having the attachment hole 32 are linked in a chain shape.

[0026] 1, in the brassiere 10C with tag shown in FIG. 4, no extraneous waste (attachment members such as connecting cords) other than the tag 30 is generated when the tag 30 is removed from the brassiere 20C. Furthermore, even if an external force is applied to the brassiere 20C and / or the tag 30, there is no risk of the tag 30 falling off the brassiere 20C. Furthermore, in the manufacturing process of the brassiere 20C shown in FIG. 4, the loop-shaped strap 24C1 is formed by folding back one end of the shoulder strap 24C and attaching it to a longitudinally intermediate portion of the shoulder strap 24C by sewing or the like so as to make it undetachable. Therefore, in the manufacturing process of the brassiere 20C, the brassiere 10C with tag can be manufactured by passing one end of the shoulder strap 24C through the attachment hole 32 of the tag 30 and then attaching it to a longitudinally intermediate portion of the shoulder strap 24C to form the loop-shaped strap 24C1.

[0027] The garment 20 constituting the tagged garment 10 of the second embodiment is not limited to the brassiere 20C illustrated in Figure 4, but may be any garment 20 having a string-like portion 24 detachably attached at least one end to the garment main body portion 22, and a loop-like strap 24C1 provided on at least one end side of the string-like portion 24.

[0028] The material of the tag 30 is not particularly limited as long as it is made of a material that can be easily cut with scissors or torn off by hand, from the standpoint of ease of removal from the clothing 20, but it is preferable that it be made of, for example, paper, plastic, etc.

[0029] On the surface of the tag 30, human-recognizable information about the garment 20 to which the tag 30 is attached is printed, typically at least one type of information selected from the group consisting of the garment 20's product name, product model number, size, price, manufacturer / distributor name, brand logo, precautions, and a description of the product's features. Furthermore, for purposes such as cash register settlement and inventory management, the tag 30 is typically provided with an identification / recognition element that allows automatic machine identification and recognition. Examples of such identification / recognition elements include a barcode or QR code (registered trademark) printed on the surface of the tag 30, and an IC chip and antenna attached to or embedded in the tag 30.

[0030] The planar shape of the tag 30 is not particularly limited, but is typically preferably rectangular, as illustrated in FIGS. 1 to 4 . In this case, the attachment hole 32 can be provided at any position on the tag 30, but is preferably provided at a position offset toward one end of the rectangular tag 30 in the longitudinal direction. This prevents the string portion 24 inserted through the attachment hole 32 from covering a major portion of the tag 30's surface, allowing consumers to easily recognize various pieces of information printed on the tag 30's surface. The shape of the attachment hole 32 is also not particularly limited, and may be circular, for example. However, because the string portion 24 of the garment 20 is generally a wide member, a rectangular shape, as illustrated in FIGS. 1 to 3 , is preferred. In this case, the attachment hole 32 is preferably provided on the tag 30 so that the long sides of the rectangular attachment hole 32 are parallel to the short sides of the rectangular tag 30, as illustrated in FIGS. 1 to 3 . [Explanation of symbols]

[0031] 10: Clothing with tags 10A: Bra with tag 10B: Clothing with tags 10C: Bra with tags 20: Clothing 20A: Bra 20B: Clothing 20C: Bra 22: Clothing body 22A: Bra body 22B: Clothing body 22C: Bra body 24: String-like part 24A: Shoulder straps 24B: Care label 24C:Shoulder strap 24C1: Looped strap 24T: Right end 26: Engagement member 30: Tags 32: Mounting hole

Claims

1. a garment including a garment body and a string-like portion the ends of which are non-detachably attached to the garment body; a tag having a mounting hole, wherein a member constituting at least the periphery of the mounting hole is made of an integral, inseparable, continuous member; The tag is attached to the garment in an undetachable manner with the string-like portion inserted through the attachment hole.

2. a garment including a garment body and a string-like portion having at least one end detachably attached to the garment body; a tag having a mounting hole, wherein a member constituting at least the periphery of the mounting hole is made of an integral, inseparable, continuous member; A loop-shaped strap is provided on at least one end side of the string-like portion, and the tag is attached to the clothing in an undetachable manner with the loop-shaped strap inserted through the attachment hole.

3. A tag used for the tagged clothing according to claim 1 or 2.

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