clasp purse

Abstract

To provide a clasp that can also be used as a necklace. [Solution] A purse 1 that can also be used as a necklace has a money storage section 2 with an openable opening 3, and a single neck cord 4 attached to either end of the opening 3 or in the vicinity thereof. The money storage section 2 is formed by integrating a front fabric portion 11 and a rear fabric portion 12 at the outer periphery of the purse 1 excluding the opening 3. The front fabric portion 11 and the rear fabric portion 12 form a band-like front decorative area 31 and a rear decorative area 61 made of beads, with a large number of beads attached along the edge of the opening 3.

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] This invention relates to a clasp purse, and more particularly to a clasp purse that can also be used as a necklace. [Background technology]

[0002] Clasp purses for storing coins and other small change are well known. For example, the pouch described in Patent Document 1 can be considered a type of clasp purse, and the part that corresponds to the main body of the clasp purse uses a double knit fabric that is circularly knitted into a tubular shape. A pattern is woven into the double knit fabric, and the fabric expands and contracts as items are placed in and removed from the main body of the bag, allowing the user of the pouch to enjoy the changing pattern. A conventional clasp is used at the opening of the clasp purse.

[0003] In addition, the clasp described in Patent Document 2 uses Japanese paper lined with nonwoven fabric for the bag-shaped body. The Japanese paper is kneaded and soaked in soybean juice, so the user of the clasp can enjoy the feel and appearance of the clasp. A conventional clasp is used at the opening of the clasp. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0004] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2013-34523 [Patent Document 2] Utility Model Registration No. 3210934 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0005] Although the above-mentioned conventional purses and pouches offer enjoyable appearances and textures when used, their appearance, which uses conventional clasps, is similar to that of purses that have been known for a long time, and it is difficult to say that they can be enjoyed as accessories such as necklaces.

[0006] Therefore, the object of this invention is to provide a clasp that can be used as a clasp but is also improved so that it can be used as a necklace. [Means for solving the problem]

[0007] In order to solve the above problem, the subject of this invention is a purse that can be used as a necklace, having a vertical direction, a front-to-back direction, and a width direction that are perpendicular to each other, and has a money storage section with an openable opening at the top in the vertical direction for putting money in and taking it out, and has both ends of a single neck string attached to either both ends of the opening in the width direction or in the vicinity thereof. The features of the present invention regarding such a clasp purse are as follows: The opening of the money storage compartment is formed by overlapping front and rear fabric parts, which are integrated together at the outer periphery of the clasp purse excluding the opening. A large number of beads are attached to the front and rear fabric parts along the edge of the opening, forming a band-shaped area of ​​beads. The beads form upper and lower rows at the upper and lower edges of the band-shaped region such that the through holes of the beads are connected in the width direction, and the intermediate region between the upper and lower rows is filled with a large number of beads that are irregularly distributed and a large number of beads that form multiple rows extending in the vertical direction. Either the front fabric portion or the rear fabric portion has attached to each of the two end portions in the width direction of the opening or to one of the areas near each of the two end portions either a bead or a group of beads having through holes through which each of the two end portions of the neck strap is inserted.

[0008] In one preferred embodiment of the present invention, in the intermediate region filled with any of the beads, the any of the beads are in contact with each other in at least one of the vertical direction and the width direction.

[0009] In another preferred embodiment of the present invention, the numerous beads forming the rows extending in the vertical direction in the intermediate region are cylindrical beads extending in the vertical direction, aligned in the vertical direction, and the rows are aligned horizontally to fill the intermediate region.

[0010] In yet another preferred embodiment of the present invention, one of the front and rear fabric portions forming the opening has a protrusion formed in the center in the width direction that serves as a knob that can be used to open and close the opening.

[0011] In yet another preferred embodiment of the present invention, the protrusions are formed by spherical beads.

[0012] In yet another preferred embodiment of the present invention, the inner surfaces of the front fabric portion and the rear fabric portion are provided with locking means that enable the purse to be temporarily kept closed.

[0013] In yet another preferred embodiment of the present invention, the locking means is either a pair of male and female buttons or a pair of permanent magnets with their north and south poles facing each other.

[0014] In yet another preferred embodiment of the present invention, at least one of the front fabric portion and the rear fabric portion is formed of at least one of woven fabric, nonwoven fabric, paper, and a plastic sheet. [Effects of the Invention]

[0015] The purse thus constructed has a rim made of a band of beads, which acts as a single unit to open the purse wide. Furthermore, beads with through holes are attached to either the ends of the opening or their vicinity to support the ends of the neck cord, making it easy to adjust the length of the neck cord. Furthermore, the purse, combined with the rim and the numerous beads that make up the band, can be used as a necklace, providing a highly decorative purse. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0016] The drawings show particular embodiments of the invention, including essential features of the invention as well as alternative and preferred embodiments. [Figure 1] A perspective view of a clasp purse. [Figure 2] Partial front view of the purse. [Figure 3] Back view of the purse. [Figure 4] A diagram showing a portion of the front fabric portion including the neck strap. [Figure 5] FIG. 10 shows a portion of the front fabric portion including spherical beads. [Figure 6] (a) is a perspective view of the purse showing the permanent magnet attached state, and (b) is a perspective view of the purse in the open state. [Figure 7] (a) is a front view of a purse showing an example of an embodiment, (b) is a top view of the purse in (a), and (c) is a cross section of the purse in (b) taken along line cc. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0017] The details of the clasp that can also be used as a necklace according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0018] Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a purse 1 (hereinafter simply referred to as purse 1) that can also be used as a necklace according to the present invention. Purse 1 has a money storage section 2 with an opening 3 and a neck cord 4 that allows money storage section 2 to be hung from the neck, and can also be used as a necklace with money storage section 2 and neck cord 4 each as one of the decorative elements. In Fig. 1, the front-to-back, lateral, and up-down directions of purse 1 are indicated by X, Y, and Z.

[0019] The money compartment 2 and opening 3 of the purse 1 are formed by overlapping a front fabric portion 11 and a rear fabric portion 12, which are usually made of fabric, and stitching the peripheries of each together, and the opening 3 for putting money in and taking it out is defined by the front fabric portion 11 and the rear fabric portion 12 at the top of the purse 1. Beads 14 for threading the string are attached to both ends of the opening 3 in the horizontal direction Y or near both ends. The neck cord 4 is slidable relative to the beads 14 but cannot be removed by attaching retaining beads 15a and / or metal fittings 15b (see Figure 4) to the tip of each end that is inserted through the beads 14. A spherical bead 18 (see also Figure 5), which serves as both a knob for opening and closing the opening 3 and a decorative part, is attached to the opening edge 21 of the front fabric part 11 in the center of the opening 3 in the horizontal direction Y, and the coin storage compartment 2 can be easily opened and closed by pinching the spherical bead 18 and the opening edge 17 of the rear fabric part 12. In the illustrated example, the spherical bead 18 is attached to the opening edge 21 by folding back a thread 20 (see Figure 2) inserted into a through hole 18a (see Figure 2) formed in the center of the spherical bead 18 using a small spherical bead 19 used as a stopper located directly above the through hole 18a. The spherical beads 18, 19 can be dyed in an appropriate color.

[0020] In the purse 1, a front decorative area 31 and a rear decorative area 61 (see FIG. 3), each of which is strip-shaped, are formed by attaching a large number of beads (described later) to the opening edges 21, 22 of the front fabric portion 11 and the rear fabric portion 12, which are involved in forming the opening 3. The front fabric portion 11 and the rear fabric portion 12 are formed from at least one of cloth, nonwoven fabric, paper, and a plastic sheet.

[0021] The pattern 10 on the front fabric portion 11 is an embroidery for decoration that can be applied as needed. The embroidery can be applied with beads as needed. Such decoration can also be applied to the rear fabric portion 12 as needed.

[0022] 2 is a partially enlarged view of the front fabric portion 11 in FIG. 1, showing a portion of the front decorative area 31. The front decorative area 31 is formed in the front peripheral edge 16 of the front fabric portion 11, which defines a portion of the opening 13, and its dimension in the horizontal direction Y is the same as the dimension in the horizontal direction Y of the opening 13, with a preferred example of this dimension being 30 to 80 mm. Furthermore, the dimension h in the up-down direction Z of the front decorative area 31 depends on the size of the purse 1, but in cases where the purse 1 is intended to be used as a necklace, it is preferable that it be at least 3 mm, more preferably 5 mm, and not exceed 15 mm at the center in the horizontal direction Y in order to make it highly visible.

[0023] The front decorative area 31 is an area formed by sewing a large number of beads to the front fabric part 11 made of woven fabric or the like. The front decorative area 31 includes an upper edge 32 and a lower edge 33 that extend in an arc in the lateral direction Y and are spaced apart in the vertical direction Z. The upper edge 32 and the lower edge 33 surround a main decorative area 36 in the front decorative area 31. At the upper edge 32 and the lower edge 33 of the front decorative area 31, a large number of cylindrical beads 41 are attached to the front fabric part 11 in such a manner that their through holes are connected in rows, thereby forming upper and lower rows of cylindrical beads 41. It is preferable that the ends of the cylindrical beads 41 in these rows are very close to each other or abut each other. In the main decorative region 36, the cylindrical beads 42 are distributed irregularly, but preferably are in contact with one another or close enough to be in contact with one another.

[0024] In the front fabric portion 11 in which the front decorative area 31 is formed in this manner, the lower area 37 located below the front decorative area 31 retains the inherent flexibility of the fabric and can deform according to the shape and volume of coins and other items placed in the purse 1. On the other hand, the front decorative area 31 has high bending rigidity due to the tubular beads attached there interfering with each other to prevent each other's movement, making it an area that is less likely to deform than the lower area 37. Although the lower area 37 can be decorated with beads and the like, it is preferable that the lower area 37 as a whole be formed to be more flexible and easily deformed than the front decorative area 31.

[0025] 3 is a front view of the rear fabric portion 12 forming the rear side of the purse 1. The rear fabric portion 12 can be made in the same manner as the front fabric portion 11, but when the purse 1 is used as a necklace, this rear fabric portion 12 faces the clothing and skin of the wearer of the purse 1, and therefore does not need to be decorated as much as the front fabric portion 11. However, the rear peripheral edge 13b of the rear fabric portion 12 that defines the opening 13 includes a rear decorative area 61 that is preferably made in the same manner as the front decorative area 31 in the front fabric portion 11. In the rear decorative area 61, beads similar to the cylindrical beads 41, 42 are also used in the same manner as in the front decorative area 31.

[0026] FIG. 3 is a view similar to FIG. 2 illustrating the rear fabric portion 12 of such a purse 1 and the rear decorative area 61 formed in the rear fabric portion 12, but the neck strap 4, beads 14, spherical beads 18, etc. attached to the front fabric portion 11 in FIG. 2 are not attached to the rear fabric portion 12 in the illustrated example and are shown in phantom lines.

[0027] FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of portion IV in FIG. 2, showing a stringing bead 14 for threading the neck cord 4 attached to the front fabric portion 11 of the purse 1. The stringing bead 14 is cylindrical and has a threading hole 81. It is attached to the front fabric portion 11 by a thread 82 threaded through the hole 81. One end 4a of the neck cord 4 is also inserted through the hole 81. A small cylindrical bead 15a that acts as a retainer for the hole 81 and a retaining metal fitting 15b for the small bead 15a are attached to the distal end of the end 4a. The other end (not shown) of the neck cord 4 is in the same position as in FIG. 4 and will not come off the purse 1. To temporarily shorten the neck cord 4 in this state, simply tie a knot in the neck cord 4 between the stringing bead 14 and the small bead 15a. In the illustrated neck cord 4, the small beads 15a are not essential, and the neck cord 4 may use only the metal fittings 15b for preventing it from slipping off.

[0028] Figure 5 is also a partially enlarged view of the purse 1, showing two spherical beads 18, 19 attached to the top of the front fabric portion 11, which is also the top of the front decorative area 31. The larger-diameter spherical bead 18 is a bead for holding the handle, and has a through-hole 18a extending in the vertical direction Z, while the smaller-diameter spherical bead 19 has a through-hole 19a extending in the horizontal direction Y. The thread 20 extending from the front fabric portion 11 extends upward in the vertical direction Z through the through-hole 18a, then enters the through-hole 19a and extends in the horizontal direction Y, before re-entering the through-hole 18a and extending downward toward the front fabric portion 11, thereby fixing the smaller-diameter spherical bead 19 to the through-hole 18a of the spherical bead 18. By using the spherical bead 19 and the thread 20 in this manner, the spherical bead 18, which serves as both a handle and a decorative item, is fixed to the top of the front fabric portion 11.

[0029] FIG. 6(a) is a perspective view of the purse 1 showing the interior of the purse 1. In the illustrated example, the front decorative area 31 and its vicinity in the front fabric portion 11 and the rear decorative area 61 and its vicinity in the rear fabric portion 12 are intentionally folded back toward the outside of the purse 1 to reveal the interior of the purse 1. In this purse 1, linings 41, 42 with appropriate patterns (not shown) can be used for the front fabric portion 11 and the rear fabric portion 12, respectively, as needed. Furthermore, the linings 41, 42 are fitted with locking means 38 for temporarily keeping the purse 1 closed. The locking means 38 can be a pair of permanent magnets with their north and south poles facing each other, or a pair of male and female hook members that can be releasably engaged with each other; in the illustrated example, a pair of permanent magnets 38a, 38b is used. In the figure, when the front fabric part 11 and the rear fabric part 12 are overlapped to close the purse 1, the permanent magnets 38a and 38b act to attract each other, keeping the purse 1 closed.

[0030] FIG. 6(b) is a perspective view of the purse 1 when the front fabric portion 11 and the rear fabric portion 12 are spaced apart in the front-to-rear direction X and the purse is open. FIG. 6(a) also clearly shows that the stringing beads 14 are attached to the opening edge 21 of the front fabric portion 11, i.e., the upper edge 32 of the front decorative area 31. When the purse 1 has the stringing beads 14 attached in this manner, and the neck strap 4 is hung from the neck, the weight of the money storage compartment 2 acts downward on each end 4a of the neck strap 4, moving the upper edge 32 in FIG. 6(b) and the front decorative area 31 closer to the rear decorative area 61 in the state shown in FIG. 6(b). At this time, the rear decorative area 61 is located between the front decorative area 31 and the chest or abdomen of the user of the purse 1, and is sandwiched between the user's body and the front decorative area 31. In other words, when the purse 1 hangs from the neck of a user (not shown), the opening 3 of the purse 1 acts to be constantly closed via the neck string 4, making the purse 1 highly safe. Unlike the illustrated example, the stringing beads 14 can be attached to a location other than the upper edge 32, but if attached in this way, the opening 3 cannot be made to close automatically, making it difficult to achieve the same high level of safety as the purse 1 in the illustrated example.

[0031] FIG. 7 shows an example of an embodiment of the front decorative area 31 of the purse 1 according to the present invention. (a) is a front view of the purse 1 and a partial enlarged view thereof, (b) is a top view of the purse 1, and (c) is a cross-sectional view of the top view taken along line cc. FIG. 7(a) shows the entire front fabric portion 11 of the purse 1 and a partial enlarged view thereof. The enlarged view shows the front decorative area 31 and the stringing beads 14. In the top view of FIG. 7(b), the money storage compartment 2 is open, and the front fabric portion 11 and the rear fabric portion 12 are spaced apart in the front-to-rear direction X, resulting in the opening 3 being open, as shown in FIG. 6(b). In the cross-sectional view of FIG. 7(c), the front fabric portion 11 and the rear fabric portion 12 are spaced apart in the front-to-rear direction X, resulting in the opening 3 being open, allowing for insertion and removal of money. The pair of permanent magnets 38a and 38b are visible spaced apart from each other. The front fabric portion 11 and the rear fabric portion 12 when the opening 3 is in a closed state are shown by imaginary lines.

[0032] The clasp 1 in FIG. 7(a) has an upper edge 32 and a lower edge 33 formed in the same manner as the clasp 1 in FIG. 1, and in each of these edges, a number of cylindrical beads 41 are attached to the front fabric portion 11 in a manner that their through holes (not shown) are connected in a row. The cylindrical beads 41 are close to or in contact with each other so that the through holes formed therein form rows extending primarily in the horizontal direction Y or the vertical direction Z. The inside of the row of cylindrical beads 41 is filled with a number of rows of cylindrical beads 43 that are fixed to the front fabric portion 11 in a row extending in the vertical direction Z. In other words, inside the row of cylindrical beads 41 that are connected to form a single string extending primarily in the horizontal direction Y, multiple rows of cylindrical beads 43 lined up in the vertical direction Z are lined up in the horizontal direction Y of the clasp 1 in a manner that they are in contact with each other.

[0033] In the rear fabric portion 12 of the purse 1 in Fig. 7(a) (see Fig. 3), the rear decorative area 61 is formed in the same manner as the front decorative area 31. However, the shape, size, color tone, and number of beads used between the front decorative area 31 and the rear decorative area 61 do not need to be the same, and can be appropriately varied according to the preference of the user of the purse 1.

[0034] When the opening 3 of the purse 1 of FIG. 7 formed in this manner is opened or closed, the front and rear opening edges 21, 22 deform to form an arc that convex outward in the front-to-rear direction X, as illustrated in FIG. 6(b) and FIG. 7(b), unlike the case illustrated in FIG. 6(a). In other words, the purse 1 can easily open wide without changing its depth. This means that even when the purse 1 is opened wide, it is unlikely to assume the shape illustrated in FIG. 6(a). The effect of the opening edges 21, 22 is achieved by the arrangement of the beads in the front decorative region 31 and the rear decorative region 61, where the beads form multiple rows extending in the up-down direction Z and are aligned in the horizontal direction Y so that the rows are in contact with each other. [Explanation of symbols]

[0035] 1. Clasp 2. Money storage section 3 Opening 4. Neck strap 11 Front fabric part 12 Back fabric part 13 Opening 13a Anterior periphery 14 beads 15a Beads 15b metal fittings 16 Opening edge 18 spherical beads 18a Through hole 19 spherical beads 19a Through hole 20 thread 21 Opening edge 22 Opening edge 31 Front decorative area 32 Upper edge 33 Lower edge 34 Side edge 35 Side edge 36 Main decorative area 37 Lower area 38 Locking means 38a Permanent magnet 38b Permanent magnet 41 Cylindrical beads 42 Cylindrical beads 61 Rear decorative area 81 Through hole 82 Thread X Anteroposterior direction Y horizontal direction Z vertical direction

Claims

1. A purse that can be used as a necklace, having a vertical direction, a front-to-rear direction, and a width direction that are perpendicular to one another, and a money storage section with an opening that can be opened and closed for putting money in and out formed at the top in the vertical direction, and having both ends of a neck string attached to either both ends of the opening in the width direction or in the vicinity thereof, The opening of the money storage section is formed by overlapping a front fabric part and a rear fabric part, and the front fabric part and the rear fabric part are integrated together at the outer periphery of the purse excluding the opening, A large number of beads are attached to the front fabric portion and the rear fabric portion along the edges of the opening to form a band-like region made of the beads, and the beads form upper and lower rows at the upper and lower edges of the band-like region in such a manner that the through holes of the beads are connected in the width direction, and an intermediate region between the upper and lower rows is filled with either the large number of beads that are irregularly distributed or the large number of beads that form multiple rows extending in the vertical direction, The purse is characterized in that either a bead or a group of beads having through holes through which each of the two ends of the neck strap is inserted is attached to either the front fabric portion or the rear fabric portion at each of the two end portions in the width direction of the opening or at either of the areas near each of the two end portions.

2. 2. The purse according to claim 1, wherein in the intermediate region filled with any of the beads, the any of the beads are in contact with each other in at least one of the vertical direction and the width direction.

3. The purse of claim 1, wherein the numerous beads forming the rows extending in the vertical direction in the intermediate region are cylindrical beads extending in the vertical direction, lined up in the vertical direction, and the rows are lined up horizontally to fill the intermediate region.

4. The purse according to claim 1, wherein one of the front and rear fabric portions forming the opening has a protrusion formed in the center in the width direction, which serves as a knob that can be used to open and close the opening.

5. 5. The clasp purse according to claim 4, wherein the protrusions are formed by spherical beads.

6. 2. The purse according to claim 1, wherein a locking means is provided on the inner surface of each of the front and rear fabric portions, enabling the purse to be temporarily kept in a closed state.

7. 7. The purse according to claim 6, wherein the locking means is either a pair of male and female buttons or a pair of permanent magnets with their north and south poles facing each other.

8. 2. The clasp purse according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the front fabric portion and the rear fabric portion is formed from at least one of woven fabric, nonwoven fabric, paper, and a plastic sheet.

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