Body-worn functional devices

Abstract

To provide a body-mounted functional instrument capable of easily mounting to a person a body-mounted light or another functional instrument, which enables a person to dispense with holding a light, for example, in a case where the person walks a dog at night.SOLUTION: A body-mounted functional instrument 5, such as a body-mounted light 5, has a functional instrument such as a light 42, and a band 53. When the band 53 is wrapped around a human arm or wrist without being tied, it is formed of a strip-shaped member 13a having a length that allows the end part of the band 53 to fit therein.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 16

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a body-worn device that can be used for purposes such as easily attaching a light to the body when walking a dog at night, and to a body-worn functional device such as a body-worn light with a light attached thereto. [Background technology]

[0002] When walking a dog, the dog is controlled by a lead that extends to the dog's collar, but when walking at night, it gets dark and it is difficult for people around to see the small dog or the lead. Therefore, in order to prevent accidents, many owners attach fluorescent devices or lights to the dog's collar, attach a tin, or have the owner carry a light so that the dog's presence can be seen from a distance even in the dark when it has strayed from the owner. For example, Utility Model Registration No. 3117123 (Patent Document 1) describes a technology in which an LED is attached to a dog's collar. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Utility Model Registration No. 3117123 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] However, when the dog's collar is illuminated, the owner often does not notice the dog's presence even if it can be seen from a distance. Therefore, compared to a lighted dog collar, carrying a light is safer because it alerts people around to the presence of the owner as well as the dog. In addition, it is better for ensuring safety than simply attaching fluorescent devices or tin to the pet, as it allows the owner to check the ground under the dog's feet. However, the disadvantage is that holding a light in addition to holding a leash means that you lose the freedom of your hands.

[0005] The present invention provides a body-worn functional tool such as a body-worn light that eliminates the need to hold the functional tool such as a light with one's hand when walking a dog at night, etc. The present invention also provides a body-worn device that allows a human to easily wear a functional tool such as a light. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] The present invention has the following aspects.

[0007] [1] One aspect of the present invention is a body-worn functional device having a functional device such as a light and a band, the band being formed of a strip-shaped material of a length that allows the end of the band to fit around a person's arm or wrist when wrapped around the arm or wrist without being tied. Alternatively, the body-worn functional device and body wearable device are as follows: [2] The functional device is a light, and is a body-worn functional device that includes a band receiving portion that contributes to the connection with the band, and a light body having a light source portion, and is equipped with a rotation mechanism that allows the light source portion to rotate relative to the band receiving portion.

[0008] [3] The band is a body-worn functional device formed of a strip-shaped material that is stable in a rolled up state. [4] The functional device is a body-worn functional device that has a band receiving portion that contributes to the connection with the band, a functional device attachment auxiliary means such as a light attachment auxiliary means is provided on the band receiving portion side, and a functional device attachment auxiliary means separate from the functional device attachment auxiliary means is provided on the band, and the two functional device attachment auxiliary means are overlapped to strengthen the attachment of the functional device such as the light to the band.

[0009] [5] A body-worn functional device having a functional device such as a light, a band, and a connecting device connecting the two, wherein the band has a band-side attachment means that can be attached to the connecting device, and the connecting device has a main body that is fixed to the functional device, and a connecting device-side attachment means that can be attached to the band-side attachment means provided on the band. [6] At least one of the band side attachment means or the connector side attachment means is a button such as a snap button, the band has band side attachment auxiliary means that assists in connecting to the connector, and the connector has connector side attachment auxiliary means that assists in connecting to the band. This is a body-worn functional device.

[0010] [7] A body-worn functional device in which the width of the band is wider than the width of the connector. [8] The body-worn functional device, wherein the connector-side attachment means is provided on a protruding piece protruding from the main body. [9] And a body wearable device comprising any one of the bands described above, or any one of the bands described above and a connecting device. Effect of the Invention

[0011] The above-mentioned body-worn functional equipment such as the body-worn light can be easily attached to the wrist or arm with a single touch, freeing the wearer from the constraint of having to hold a functional equipment such as a light with his or her hand. According to the body wearable device, a functional device such as a light can be easily attached to the wrist, arm, etc. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0012] [Figure 1] 1A and 1B are perspective views of a body-worn light according to a first embodiment, in which FIG. 1A shows a state in which the light body is laid down, and FIG. 1B shows a state in which the light body is stood up. [Diagram 2] FIG. 2 is a bottom view of the body-worn light of the first embodiment when the band is not attached. [Diagram 3] FIG. 1 is a front view of a body-worn light according to a first embodiment. [Figure 4] 4A and 4B are explanatory diagrams for explaining the state of attaching the band to the body-worn light of the first embodiment, in which FIG. 4(A) shows the state before the band is attached, and FIG. 4(B) shows the state after the band is attached. [Diagram 5] FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a sewn portion provided on the connector of the first embodiment. [Figure 6] FIG. 6(A) is an explanatory diagram illustrating the relationship between the position of the connector side attachment means provided on the connector and the radius of the band. FIG. 6(B) is an explanatory diagram illustrating the case where the connector side attachment means is within the range of the size of the connector receiving part. [Figure 7] 10 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a state in which a connector side attachment auxiliary means and a band side attachment auxiliary means are provided on the connector and the band, respectively. FIG. [Figure 8] FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a state in which the body-worn light is worn around the wrist when in use. [Figure 9] FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a state in which the body-worn light is used by wrapping it around the arm. [Figure 10] FIG. 11 is a front view of a body-worn light according to a second embodiment. [Figure 11] FIG. 11 is a front view of a body-worn light according to a third embodiment. [Figure 12] FIG. 13 is a perspective view of a body-worn light according to a fourth embodiment. [Figure 13] 13A and 13B are bottom views of a portion of the body-worn light of the fourth embodiment, in which FIG. 13(A) shows a bottom view of the connector, and FIG. 13(B) shows a bottom view of the band. [Figure 14] FIG. 13 is a bottom view of the light portion of the body-worn light of the fourth embodiment. [Figure 15] FIG. 13 is a front view of a body-worn light according to a fourth embodiment. [Figure 16] FIG. 13 is a perspective view of a body-worn light according to a fifth embodiment. [Figure 17] FIG. 13 is a bottom view of the band of the body-worn light of the fifth embodiment. [Figure 18] FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram illustrating the state in which the body-worn fan of the sixth embodiment is used by wrapping it around the arm. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0013] Various embodiments will be described below. Components common to each embodiment will be assigned the same reference numerals and repeated explanations will be omitted. Also, repeated explanations of common materials, actions, effects, etc. will be omitted, but the body-worn functional equipment basically has at least a functional equipment such as a light and a band, and the band is made of a strip-shaped material of a length that fits the end of the band when wrapped around a human arm or wrist without being tied. Also, the body wearable device is formed from the portion of this body-worn functional equipment excluding the functional equipment such as the light.

[0014] <First embodiment> [Figs. 1 to 9]: A body-worn light 1 as an example of a body-worn functional tool and a body-worn device 1a used therefor will be described as a first embodiment with reference to Figs. 1 to 9. As shown in Fig. 1, the body-worn device 1a is formed of a band 13 and a connector 14, and a light 12 is added to this to form the body-worn light 1. The body-worn light 1 can be easily worn on the arm, eliminating the inconvenience of holding a light in the hand when walking at night. The components of the body-worn light 1 will be described in detail below.

[0015] The light 12 constituting the body-worn light 1 is a commercially available outdoor headlight or the like. Such light 12 has a band receiving part 12a equipped with a band connection part 12b (see FIG. 2) consisting of a band attachment groove, a band attachment piece, or a band attachment hole for attaching a band for wearing the light on the head, and this is used to attach a band 13 to the light 12 using a connector 14 described below. That is, while a normal commercially available light 12 is directly connected to the band by the band connection part 12b, in the present invention, the band connection part 12b is used as the connector connection part 12b and the band receiving part 12a is used as the connector receiving part 12a, and is connected to the connector 14 instead of the band. In addition, the light 12 is equipped with a rotation mechanism 12e so that the light body 12c equipped with the light source part 12d can rotate so as to stand up relative to the band receiving part 12a. Therefore, the direction of light irradiation can be changed by the rotation mechanism 12e from a direction perpendicular to the surface of the band 13 as shown in FIG. 1(A) to a direction parallel to the surface of the band 13 as shown in FIG. 1(B).

[0016] In this embodiment, the band 13 is formed of a strip-shaped material 13a that is stable in a rolled state, as shown in the front view of FIG. 3. As shown in the partially enlarged view of FIG. 3, the strip-shaped material 13a is formed by wrapping the surface of a predetermined strip-shaped hard material 13d with an outer skin 13e such as cloth. As the strip-shaped hard material 13d, a strip-shaped thin steel used as a core material for reflectors and the like can be used, and when stretched, the cross section perpendicular to the longitudinal direction has a slightly arched shape, and when the arched shape is released, spring steel or the like that has a tendency to instantly become stable in a rolled state can be used. Although a steel material is preferable from the viewpoint of shape stability and durability, the material may be a metal material other than iron, or may be a plastic material. Any material may be used as long as the material has the property of easily becoming round from a stretched state. Furthermore, if the core material 13f of this strip-shaped hard material 13d is formed of metal, the surface of the strip-shaped hard material 13d is preferably covered with a plastic material 13g. When the plastic material 13g comes into contact with the cloth that will become the outer skin 13e (described later), slipperiness is suppressed, and the adhesion between the strip-shaped hard material 13d and the outer skin 13e is improved, thereby increasing the unity between the strip-shaped hard material 13d and the outer skin 13e.

[0017] The outer skin 13e covering the belt-shaped hard material 13d is preferably made of cloth. Although plastic may be used, the warmth of cloth is comfortable for the part that touches the skin. Also, by using cloth, it is possible to have a wide variety of coordination with clothes, bags, etc. Of the belt-shaped material 13a, the part on the back side that touches the skin can be made of cloth, and the surface on the opposite side can be made of a material other than cloth in order to provide variety. It is preferable to not only select a cloth material for the surface of the band 13, but also to add various decorations to enhance the design.

[0018] As shown in FIG. 4, the band 13 is connected to a connector 14, which will be described later, to attach the light 12, and the band 13 is provided with a band-side attachment means 13b for connecting to the connector 14. This figure shows an example in which snap buttons 13b are used as the band-side attachment means 13b. The snap buttons 13b are used as the band-side attachment means 13b because the connection to the connector 14 is secure and difficult to come off, and the band can be easily removed when it is intended to be removed. In this way, by preparing multiple types of bands 13 with different decorations on the outer skin 13e, it is possible to appropriately replace the bands 13 with different designs to match the fashion of clothes when going out, or depending on whether the wearer is a child or an elderly person, etc.

[0019] The length of the band 13 is preferably a suitable length when wrapped around an arm or wrist, in other words, a length that allows the end of the band 13 to fit when wrapped around a human arm or wrist without being tied, and can be about 15 to 50 cm. If it is shorter than 15 cm, it is unstable when wrapped around the arm or wrist, and there is a risk of it falling off. If it exceeds 50 cm, it is too long, and when wrapped around the arm or wrist, the excess part bulges or covers the light 12, making it difficult to fit. If it exceeds 30 cm, an excess part is generated when wrapped, but if a belt-shaped material 13a that is stable in a rolled state is used, the longer part can be easily overlapped and wrapped around for stability. In one preferred embodiment, the length of the band 13 is 40 to 45 cm. The width of the band 13 can be about 2 to 8 cm. It is preferable that it is 2 to 4 cm. If it is shorter than 2 cm, there is a risk that the light 12 may not be held stably. If it is longer than 8 cm, a feeling of pressure may occur and it may become uncomfortable to wear. If it is 2 to 4 cm, a sense of stability and comfortableness can be achieved at the same time. A preferable embodiment is 2 to 3 cm.

[0020] The connector 14, as its name suggests, is a member that connects the light 12 and the band 13. If the connector 14 is attached to the light 12 in advance, it can be easily attached to and detached from the band 13, and since the connector 14 can be fixed to the light 12, it is possible to prevent the light 12 from randomly coming off the band 13.

[0021] As shown in FIG. 2, which is a bottom view of the connector 14 attached to the light 12, and FIG. 5, which is a front view of the connector 14, the connector 14 has a main body 14a attached to the connector receiving part 12a by wrapping or passing a connecting cloth around the connector connecting part 12b, which is a band mounting groove, a band mounting piece, or a band mounting hole, provided on the light 12, and a protruding piece 14e protruding from the main body 14a. The protruding piece 14e is provided with a connector side mounting means 14b for connecting to the band 13. In particular, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5, the connecting cloth is passed through the band passing piece (connector connecting part 12b) provided on the connector receiving part 12a of the light 12, folded back, and the folded back part is sewn to form the sewn part 14d, and the part fixed to the light 12 by the sewn part 14d and integrated with the light receiving part 12a is the main body 14a. Then, the tip of the main body 14a with the sewn portion 14d is folded back to form a protruding piece 14e, and a snap button 14b is attached to the protruding piece 14e as a connector side attachment means 14b. Therefore, although the snap button 14b protrudes from the main body 14a integrated with the connector connection portion 12b, it is located within the range of the connector receiving portion 12a equipped with the connector connection portion 12b when viewed from the bottom as shown in Fig. 2.

[0022] If the snap button 14b is provided outside the range of the size of the connector receiving part 12a, the radius of the band 13 when it is curled up will be large as shown in Fig. 6(B), whereas if the snap button 14b is provided within the range of the size of the connector receiving part 12a, the radius of the band 13 when it is curled up will be small as shown in Fig. 6(A). Therefore, it becomes easier for people with thin arms to fit the band 13 closely, and it is possible to prevent unnecessary gaps between the band and the arm, which makes it difficult to fit. In addition, the protruding piece 14e can be tilted from the connector receiving part 12a toward the band 13, so that the band 13 can be curled up more flexibly.

[0023] The width of the connector 14 is restricted to a certain extent by the size of the connector connection part 12b of the light 12. When the connector connection part 12b is a band-passing piece as described in this embodiment, it is necessary to pass the main body part 14a of the connector 14 through the band-passing piece, so it is difficult to make it larger than the size of the band-passing piece. Therefore, the width of the main body part 14a of the connector 14 is usually about 2 to 2.5 cm, depending on the type of the light 12. In contrast, the width of the band 13 can be made smaller or larger than the width of the main body part 14a of the connector 14. This is because the parts other than the parts where the connector 14 and the band 13 are connected to each other by the snap buttons 13b, 14b are not restricted. Therefore, for example, even if the width of the connector 14 is short, the width of the band 13 can be made larger than this, and it is possible to achieve a comfortable and stable wearing without being too thin when wrapped around the arm or wrist. The same is true for thickness and hardness; while band 13 needs to have a certain degree of thickness and hardness in order to ensure stability when wrapped around the wrist, arm, etc., connector 14 can be made thin and soft so that it can be connected to connector connection part 12b.

[0024] 7, hook-and-loop fasteners 14c, 13c can be provided between the snap buttons 14b of the connector 14 and in the corresponding portions of the band 13 as connector-side attachment auxiliary means 14c and band-side attachment auxiliary means 13c, respectively. By providing the hook-and-loop fasteners 14c, 13c, the adhesion between the connector 14 and the band 13 can be improved. This can prevent the light 12 from falling slightly downward relative to the band 13 due to its own weight. The connector-side attachment auxiliary means 14c and band-side attachment auxiliary means 13c also serve as light attachment auxiliary means 16 in the sense that the hook-and-loop fasteners are overlapped to firmly attach the light 12 to the band 13 and strengthen the attachment.

[0025] According to such a body-worn light 1, the band 13 can be stretched and then attached to the wrist or arm with a single touch by the force of the band-shaped hard material 13d trying to become round. As shown in FIG. 8, when the light 12 is attached to the wrist, the light body 12c of the light 12 is raised at about 90 degrees relative to the connector receiving part 12a, so that the light is emitted in the length direction of the arm, and the dog can be illuminated when the dog is walked at night on a lead. In this way, the dog can be walked safely even at night. At this time, the hand is freed from the restraint of having to hold the light. As another usage mode, as shown in FIG. 9, when the light 12 is attached to the arm, the ground can be illuminated even when walking alone at night, and the safety of walking at night can be improved. On the other hand, when the light body 12c is laid down and the light 12 is attached to the arm so that it is positioned in front of the walker, the front can be illuminated.

[0026] According to the body-worn light 1, the band 13a is made of a material that is stable in a rolled up state, so there is no need to tie it and wrap it around a person's arm or wrist. Also, when wrapped around a person's arm or wrist, the end of the band 13 fits snugly by wrapping around the wrist, etc., so the end of the band 13 does not hang down limply.

[0027] <Modification of the first embodiment>: If the light 12 has a rotation mechanism 12e, it can be angled relative to the mounting position, but even if it does not have the rotation mechanism 12e, the light can be used standing upright relative to the connector receiving part 12a. For lights that do not have a dedicated connector connection part 12b or connector receiving part 12a, a connecting cloth can be attached appropriately to match the shape of a part of the light, and a protruding piece part 14e can be protruded from there to provide a connector side mounting means 14b.

[0028] The connector 14 uses a connecting cloth made of cloth, but instead of this, a plastic material or the like can be molded and used. In such a case, for example, the folded-back parts can be glued or fused together at the sewn part 14d. Also, the connector side attachment means 14b provided on the protruding piece part 14e is provided within the size range of the connector receiving part 12a of the light 12, but in the case of a person with a thick arm or wrist or when the strength of the belt-shaped hard material 13d to curl is large, it can be provided so as to be located outside the size range of the connector receiving part 12a.

[0029] In the above drawings, the snap buttons 13b, 14b of the band side attachment means 13b and the connector side attachment means 14b are respectively a stud and a spring (socket), but these may be reversed, and attachment means other than the snap buttons 13b, 14b may also be used. Attachment means other than the snap buttons 13b, 14b may be ordinary buttons or hook-and-loop fasteners, but snap buttons are preferred from the viewpoints of attachment reliability and adhesion.

[0030] <Second embodiment> [Fig. 10]: FIG. 10 shows a body-worn light 2 using a body-worn device 2a, and describes another embodiment of the body-worn functional equipment. The body-worn light 2 has a different structure of the band 23 from the body-worn light 1 described in the previous embodiment. That is, instead of the combination of the band-shaped hard material 13d and the outer skin 13e used as the band-shaped material 13a in the body-worn light 1, the body-worn light 2 uses a soft band-shaped cloth 23d as the band-shaped material 23a, and the length can be adjusted by passing it through the folded-back frame 23e. Therefore, the body-worn device 2a is composed of the band 23 and the connector 14.

[0031] That is, the band 23 has a belt-like cloth 23d, a folding frame 23e, a fixing portion 23f, and a band-side attachment means 13b, and the belt-like cloth 23d is folded back by passing one end of the belt-like cloth 23d through the folding frame 23e provided at one end of the belt-like cloth 23d, and is fixed by fastening the belt-like cloth 23d together with a fixing portion 23f such as a hook-and-loop fastener provided at the tip of the other end. Since the fixing position of the belt-like cloth 23d can be freely moved depending on the size of the wearer, such as the wrist or arm, the degree of tightness can be adjusted to suit individual preferences. The band-side attachment means 13b that contributes to the fixation to the connector 14 is preferably a snap button 13b, as with the body-worn light 1.

[0032] It is preferable to use a stretchable fabric or material for the belt-like cloth 23d, and it is also preferable to use a rubber cord as a core material, because this gives the belt-like cloth 23d elasticity when it is wrapped around the arm or wrist, and makes it easier to fasten it by stretching it slightly.

[0033] In the body-worn light 2, the band 23 does not use a hard band material 13d but uses a soft band-like cloth 23d as the core material, which is preferable in that it feels soft and gentle when worn on the arm or wrist.

[0034] In the body-worn light 2, a hook-and-loop fastener is provided on the surface of the band 23 as the fixing portion 23f, and these fixing portions 23f function as the band winding means 17, so that the end of the band 23 fits along the wrist or the like, and therefore if the band length is 15 to 50 cm, the end of the band 23 will not hang down limply.

[0035] <Third embodiment> [Figure 11]: 11 shows a body-worn light 3 using a body attachment 3a, and describes another embodiment of the body-worn functional equipment. The body-worn light 3 differs from the previous embodiments in that it does not use the connector 14 that is detachable from the bands 13 and 23 used in the previous embodiments, but uses a connector 34 fixed to the band 33, in other words, the body attachment 3a as a connector-integrated band 35. More specifically, the band side attachment means 13b and the connector side attachment means 14b used in the previous embodiment are fixed by directly sewing the main body 14a of the connector 34 and the strip material 13a of the band 33 to each other or by other means.

[0036] With the body-worn light 3, while the advantage of being able to easily attach and detach the band via the connector is lost, it has the same configuration as if the band were directly attached to the light, so there is no need to provide band-side attachment means or connector-side attachment means, reducing the number of parts, and there is also the advantage that the integration of the light 12 and the band 33 is improved, making it easier to stabilize the illumination direction of the light 12.

[0037] <Fourth embodiment> (Figs. 12 to 15): Fig. 12 shows a body-worn light 4 using a body attachment 4a, and describes another embodiment of a body-worn functional device. The body-worn light 4 has a different structure of a connector 44 from the body-worn lights 1 to 3 described in the previous embodiments. As shown in Fig. 12, the connector 44 of the body-worn light 4 is made of a short strip-shaped main body 14a, and is connected to a band 43 at each end.

[0038] The configuration of each component will be described in more detail. First, as shown in FIG. 13(A), the connector 44 is made of a short strip-shaped main body 14a, and a narrow portion 44f is formed at the approximate center so that it can be connected to the connector connection portion 12b of the light 42. A hook-and-loop fastener is attached to the surface of the narrow portion 44f as the connector side attachment auxiliary means 14c or the light attachment auxiliary means 16. On the other hand, a snap button (a spring in FIG. 13(A)) is provided at one end of the connector 44 as the connector side attachment means 14b for attaching it to the band 43, and a ring 44g is attached to the other end. A hook-and-loop fastener is also provided as the connector side attachment auxiliary means 14c on the other end to which the ring 44g is attached. The connector side attachment auxiliary means 14c at a portion away from the portion to which the light 42 is attached is also a band winding means 17 for firmly fixing the band 43 around the wrist or the like.

[0039] The connector 44 and the light 42 are joined by passing the narrow portion 44f of the connector 44 through the connector connection portion 12b provided on the connector receiving portion 12a of the light 42, as shown in Fig. 14. The connector 44 can be easily attached to the light 42 without the need to provide the sewing portion 14d shown in the previous embodiments. Note that the shape of the connector connection portion 12b of the light 42 in this embodiment is different from the shape of the connector connection portion 12b of the light 12 described in the first embodiment, but the connector 44 can be easily attached even if it has a shape like the connector connection portion 12b of the light 12 described in the first embodiment.

[0040] As shown in FIG. 13B, the band 43 uses a strip-shaped material 13a that is stable in a rolled state, similar to the band 13 used in the first embodiment. However, the band-side attachment means 13b for connecting to the connector 44 is a snap button (called a "genko" in FIG. 13B) provided only on one end of the band 43. Also, a hook-and-loop fastener is provided in the center portion so as to occupy a relatively wide area as the band-side attachment auxiliary means 13c. In the body-worn light 1 of the first embodiment, this band-side attachment auxiliary means 13c was the light attachment auxiliary means 16 that firmly attaches the light 12 to the band 13, but in the body-worn light 4 of this embodiment, it is different in that it is not only the light attachment auxiliary means 16 but also the band winding means 17 that firmly fixes the band 43 wrapped around the wrist or the like.

[0041] The following describes how to use the body-worn light 4 configured as described above. First, the band 43 is stretched, not rolled up. Then, by pressing the band 43 against a predetermined position such as the wrist or arm, the band 43 rolls up and wraps around the wrist or arm. Next, when the ring 44g side is wrapped around the band 43 in the rolled up state, the hook-and-loop fastener, which is the band-side attachment auxiliary means 13c provided on the band 43 and which is also the light attachment auxiliary means 16 and the band winding means 17, and the two connector-side attachment auxiliary means 14c provided on the connector 44, one hook-and-loop fastener which is the light attachment auxiliary means 16 and the other hook-and-loop fastener which is the band winding means 17, are joined together, and the band 43 is fixed by being firmly wrapped around the wrist or the like, as shown in FIG. 15, and the light 42 is fixed to the band 43.

[0042] In the body-worn light 4, the connector 44 is formed in a short strip shape, so that it is easy to attach it to the light 42. In particular, it is better for the band 43 to have the above-mentioned specified width and thickness in terms of stability and ease of wrapping when wrapped around the wrist or arm, but if the band 43 has such a width or thickness, it is often difficult to connect it to the connector connection part 12b of the light 42. Even in such a case, it is possible to prepare a connector 44 with a different width and thickness from the band 43, so that it is easy to attach it to the light 42.

[0043] Since a hook-and-loop fastener, which is connector side attachment auxiliary means 14c and light attachment auxiliary means 16, is provided on the back surface of light 42, light 42 is firmly connected to band 43, preventing light 42 from wobbling, improving stability when attached to the wrist or arm, and making it more difficult for light 42 to come off band 43.

[0044] Furthermore, in the body-worn light 4, the connector 44 covers the band 43, and the connector side attachment auxiliary means 14c and the band winding means 17 are provided on the ring 44g side of the connector 44, so it is easy to accommodate differences in thickness when wrapped around, such as a man's thick arm and a woman's thin wrist, and is less likely to come off. Also, by overlapping and fixing the hook-and-loop fastener as the connector side attachment auxiliary means 14c on the hook-and-loop fastener as the band side attachment auxiliary means 13c, the end of the band 43 fits inside the connector 44, and the end of the band 43 does not hang down loosely.

[0045] <Fifth embodiment> (Figs. 16 and 17): 16 shows a body-worn light 5 using a body-worn device 5a, and describes another embodiment of the body-worn functional device. The body-worn light 5 has a different structure from the previous embodiment, in which the connector 44 and the band 43 of the body-worn light 4 are integrated into a band 53. That is, in the body-worn light 5, the connector 44 of the body-worn light 4 is made part of the band 53, and the band 53 is directly connected to the connector connection part 12b of the light 42 without using a connector.

[0046] To explain the configuration of each member in more detail, as shown in FIG. 17, the band 53 has a narrow width portion 44f that is slightly narrower at the portion connected to the light 42 so that it can be connected to the connector connection portion 12b of the light 42. A hook-and-loop fastener that is the band side attachment auxiliary means 13c and the light attachment auxiliary means 16 is attached to the surface of this narrow width portion 44f. The tip side having the ring 44g is provided with the band side attachment auxiliary means 13c as the band winding means 17 for firmly fixing the band 53 wrapped around the wrist or the like. On the other hand, the side opposite to the side having the ring 44g uses a belt-shaped material 13a that is stable in a rolled state like the band 13 used in the first embodiment, and the hook-and-loop fastener that is the band side attachment auxiliary means 13c and the band winding means 17 is provided in the center so as to occupy a relatively wide area.

[0047] The band 53 and the light 42 are joined by passing the narrow portion 44f of the band 53 through the band connection portion 12b provided on the band receiving portion 12a of the light 42. The band 53 can be easily attached to the light 42 in the same manner as the connector 44 in the fourth embodiment is attached.

[0048] The body-worn light 5 having such a configuration can be used in the same way as the body-worn light 4. In the body-worn light 5, the band 53 is attached to the light 42 without using a connector, so the number of parts is reduced, manufacturing is easy, and costs can be reduced. Also, it is better for the band 53 to have the above-mentioned specified width and thickness for stability and ease of wrapping when wrapped around the wrist, arm, etc., but even if the band 53 has such a width and thickness, it is easy to attach it to the light 42 because a narrow portion 44f having a different width and thickness is provided.

[0049] Since the light attachment auxiliary means 16 is provided at the part that becomes the back surface of the light 42, the light 42 is firmly connected to the band 53, preventing the light 42 from wobbling, improving stability when attached to the wrist or arm, and making it difficult for the light 42 to come off the band 53.

[0050] Furthermore, in the body-worn light 5, one end of the band 53 on the side where the light 42 is attached covers the other end of the opposite belt-shaped material 13a wound around the wrist, etc., and the band winding means 17 is provided on both the front and back sides of the band 53, so that it is easy to accommodate differences in thickness when wrapped around, such as a man's thick arm and a woman's thin wrist, and even if the wrapping thickness differs, the band 53 can be tightly wrapped around and the band 53 is difficult to come off. Also, by overlapping and fixing the hook-and-loop fastener that is the band-side attachment auxiliary means 13c to another hook-and-loop fastener that is the band-side attachment auxiliary means 13c, the end of the band 53 fits along the wrist, etc., and the end of the band 53 does not hang down loosely.

[0051] Sixth embodiment (FIG. 18): 18 illustrates an embodiment of a body-worn functional tool in which body-worn tools 1a, 2a, 3a, 4a and body-worn tool 5a, each made of a band and a connector, are used as a functional tool other than a light, for example, as a body-worn fan 6 to which a compact fan 62 is attached. In other words, the body-worn fan 6 is an example in which the band and connector used in each of the previous embodiments are used, and a compact fan 62 is used instead of the lights 12 and 42. Note that a functional tool (or functional part) may be any tool that is sufficient for some purpose, and examples thereof include compact electrical products as well as tool containers such as plastic bottle containers.

[0052] Compact fan 62 is an easily portable fan with a diameter of about 10 cm, and has a clip (not shown) at the end of the arm that supports the fan, allowing it to be attached to clothing. Body-worn fan 6, formed by attaching connectors 14-44 to this clip, can be used when going out by attaching it to the arm, as shown in Figure 18, and can help alleviate the heat during the day in summer.

[0053] The connectors 14 to 44 used in the above embodiments can be used as connectors, but a hook-and-loop fastener can be provided at the tip of the connecting cloth 14a to accommodate various clip shapes of the compact fan 62. If a hook-and-loop fastener is used, a part of the compact fan 62 can be wrapped with the connecting cloth and fixed with the hook-and-loop fastener, making it possible to accommodate parts of slightly different lengths.

[0054] The above-described embodiment is an example of the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to this embodiment. Various modifications and substitutions can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention. [Explanation of symbols]

[0055] 1,2,3,4,5 Body-worn Light (Body-worn Functional Device) 1a,2a,3a,4a,5a Body attachment equipment 12, 42 Light 12a Connector receiving part (band receiving part) 12b Connector connection part (band connection part) 12c light body 12d Light source section 12e Rotation mechanism 13,23,33,43,53 band 13a Strip 13b Band side attachment means (snap button) 13c Band side attachment aid (hook and loop fastener) 13d Strip-shaped hard material 13e Hull 13f Core material 13g plastic material 23a Strip 23d Strip of cloth 23e Folding frame 23f Fixing part (hook and loop fastener) 14,34,44 Connector 14a Main body 14b Connector side attachment means (snap button) 14c Connector side attachment auxiliary means (hook and loop fastener) 14d Sewing part 14e Projection piece 44f narrow part 44g Ring 16 Light installation auxiliary means (functional equipment installation auxiliary means) 17 Band winding means 35 Band with integrated connector 6. Body-worn electric fans (body-worn functional devices) 62 Compact Fan

Claims

1. A body-worn functional device having a functional device such as a light and a band extending on both sides of the functional device, The band has a hook-and-loop fastener on the side of the band that holds the functional device, the hook-and-loop fastener serving as a functional device attachment aid and a band winding means, on the same side as the functional device attached to the side of the band, The other side of the band sandwiching the functional device has a hook-and-loop fastener serving as a band winding means on a surface opposite to the surface on which the functional device is attached, The portion of the band to which the functional device is attached has a hook-and-loop fastener serving as a functional device attachment aid on the surface opposite to the surface to which the functional device is attached, A body-worn functional device having a ring at the other end of the band.

2. A body-worn functional device comprising: a functional device such as a light; a band; and a connector that connects the functional device and the band and extends to both sides of the functional device, The band extends from the one side of the connector sandwiching the functional device, and is connected to the connector; The band has a hook-and-loop fastener on the same side as the functional device attached thereto, the hook-and-loop fastener serving as a functional device attachment aid and a band winding means, The other side of the connector sandwiching the functional device has a hook-and-loop fastener serving as a band winding means on the surface opposite to the surface to which the functional device is attached, The portion of the connector to which the functional device is attached has a hook-and-loop fastener serving as a functional device attachment auxiliary means on a surface opposite to the surface to which the functional device is attached; A body-worn functional device having a ring at the other end of the connector.

3. 3. The body-worn functional device according to claim 1, wherein the band extending on one side of said functional device is formed to include a strip-shaped hard material that is stable in a rolled-up state.

4. The functional device is a light, and is provided with a band receiving portion that contributes to connection with the band, and a light body having a light source portion, and the light source portion is provided with a rotation mechanism that allows it to rotate relative to the band receiving portion.

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