Earring ball gripper

Abstract

To provide a piercing ball gripper that can firmly hold and rotate a piercing ball without slipping, and that is less likely to lose the piercing ball. [Solution] A ball gripper for earrings, wherein the hole diameter at one end into which the earring ball is inserted is 2.0 mm to 4.5 mm, and the hole diameter at the other end is 2.5 mm to 5.0 mm, the hole diameter at one end is smaller than the hole diameter at the other end, and size identification information is provided indicating that the hole diameter at one end is smaller than the hole diameter at the other end, and / or the hole diameter at the other end is larger than the hole diameter at one end, the substantially cylindrical hollow portion is formed to the dimensions of the respective substantially hole diameters from both ends toward the center, and the central portion is formed to a hole diameter smaller than the hole diameters at both ends and the hole diameters at the other end, and the ball gripper for earrings is provided with an anti-slip portion formed with irregularities on at least a part of the substantially cylindrical outer surface.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a ball holder for a piercing ball, which is a screw-type catch, when removing the piercing ball from the piercing body.

Background Art

[0002] There is known a barbell, which is a threaded rod-shaped body with screw-type catches at both ends and can be worn on various parts such as earlobes, cartilage, and tongues. A straight barbell is straight rod-shaped, a circular barbell has a circular barbell, a banana barbell has a gently curved shape, is often used for navel piercings and eyebrows, and a spiral barbell has a spiral-twisted shape.

[0003] Conventionally, when the piercing ball of the screw-type catch cannot be removed, the following methods have been used to deal with it. First, fix the piercing body, firmly grasp the piercing body, and turn and remove the piercing ball. At that time, as an anti-slip measure, rubber gloves or anti-slip sheets are used, masking tape or cellophane tape is wound around the finger, or tape is attached to the piercing ball to make a handle. Also, when using pliers, a padding is used to sandwich and turn the piercing ball, but there is also a risk of injury.

[0004] Also, most of the piercing balls of the barbell have a diameter of 3 mm to 5 mm. It is necessary to turn and remove them from the piercing body with fingers, insert the piercing body into a hole such as the ear, and then screw the piercing ball back onto the piercing body with fingers again. However, due to the small size, the operation is difficult and often does not go smoothly. Also, during that operation, if the piercing ball falls off the finger, it is almost spherical and rolls away, making it difficult to find where it has gone, and it may be lost. Usually, there is no spare, so it often caused trouble.

[0005] Here, a technology relating to a barbell for earrings is disclosed, in which a male thread is provided at the end of the shaft portion, into which a ball-shaped catch is screwed (see Patent Document 1). [Prior art documents] [Patent Documents]

[0006] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Publication No. 2023-156693 [Overview of the project] [Problems that the invention aims to solve]

[0007] However, even with the technology described in Patent Document 1 above, the piercing balls are small, making it difficult to properly grip them with fingers. Furthermore, the fingers that do grip them tend to slip, resulting in an unstable hold and a risk of loss if dropped. Additionally, requiring separate tools such as pliers is cumbersome and carries a risk of injury.

[0008] The object of the present invention is to provide a piercing ball gripper that can firmly hold and rotate a piercing ball without slipping, and that is less likely to lose the piercing ball. [Means for solving the problem]

[0009] The present invention provides a ball gripping device for piercings, Formed from a single, integrated component, and having flexibility A roughly cylindrical, transparent or translucent earring ball gripper made of resin or rubber, The diameter of the hole at one end into which the piercing ball is inserted is between 2.0 mm and 4.5 mm. The hole diameter at the other end into which the piercing ball is inserted is 2.5 mm to 5.0 mm. The hole diameter at one end is smaller than the hole diameter at the other end. The system includes size identification information indicating that the diameter of the hole at one end is smaller than the diameter of the hole at the other end, and / or that the diameter of the hole at the other end is larger than the diameter of the hole at one end. The roughly cylindrical hollow section is formed with holes of approximately the same diameter at both ends and extending toward the center, and the central section is formed with a hole diameter smaller than both the hole diameter at one end and the hole diameter at the other end. The outer surface of the roughly cylindrical shape is equipped with an anti-slip portion formed with irregularities on at least a portion of it. 、 When one end or the other end into which the piercing ball is inserted is pinched with a predetermined pressure using fingers, the roughly cylindrical shape deforms to increase the contact surface with the inserted piercing ball, thereby gripping the piercing ball. ru. [Effects of the Invention]

[0010] According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a piercing ball gripper that can firmly hold and rotate a piercing ball without slipping, and that is less likely to lose the piercing ball. [Brief explanation of the drawing]

[0011] [Figure 1] This is a perspective view showing the appearance of a ball gripping device for earrings according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 2] These are a front view (a), a right side view (b), a top view (c), and a bottom view (d) showing the external appearance of a ball gripping device for earrings according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 3] This is a cross-sectional view AA of a plan view of a ball gripping device for earrings according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 4] This figure illustrates the state of use of one end of a ball gripping device for earrings according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 5] This figure illustrates the usage state of the other end of a ball gripping device for earrings according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Modes for carrying out the invention]

[0012] First, an embodiment of the present invention's ball gripping device for earrings will be described with reference to Figures 1 to 3.

[0013] As shown in Figures 1 and 2, the earring ball gripper 1 is formed in a roughly cylindrical shape. The ball gripper 1 for piercing is made of resin, rubber, etc., and is formed so as to be entirely transparent or have a predetermined light transmittance. In the figure, as an example, it is assumed that it is made of transparent PVC (polyvinyl chloride).

[0014] The hole diameter of one end side 2 into which the piercing ball B is inserted in the ball gripper 1 for piercing is one value within the range of 2.0 mm to 4.5 mm, and the hole diameter of the other end side 3 into which the piercing ball B is inserted is one value within the range of 2.5 mm to 5.0 mm. The hole diameter of one end side 2 is provided smaller than the hole diameter of the other end side 3. As described above, most of the piercing balls of the barbells have a diameter of 3 mm to 5 mm, and the ball gripper 1 can cover those sizes. Note that the one end side 2 and the other end side 3 are for the sake of expression. Conversely, the hole diameter of the other end side 3 in the figure may be provided smaller than the hole diameter of the one end side 2. Here, as an example, the hole diameter of one end side 2 is 3.5 mm so that a piercing ball B with a diameter of 4 mm can be inserted and gripped, and the hole diameter of the other end side 3 is 4.5 mm so that a piercing ball B with a diameter of 5 mm can be inserted and gripped. Note that the ball gripper 1 for piercing is made of resin, rubber, etc., has flexibility, etc., and can easily stretch or deform. Therefore, in order to firmly grip the piercing ball B, the hole diameters of one end side 2 and the other end side 3 may be formed to be slightly smaller than the diameter of the piercing ball B.

[0015] The ball gripper 1 for piercing is provided with an anti-slip portion 4 formed with irregularities on at least a part of the outer peripheral surface of a substantially cylindrical shape, which functions when the ball gripper 1 for piercing is pinched with fingers and rotated. Here, eight convex portions are formed in a direction parallel to the central axis of the cylindrical shape up to a position approximately 2 / 3 of the length dimension of the central axis.

[0016] As shown in the cross-sectional view of FIG. 3, the hole diameter of one end side 2 is provided to be smaller than the hole diameter of the other end side 3. That is, the hole diameter of the other end side 3 is provided to be larger than the hole diameter of one end side 2. The size identification information indicating that the hole diameter of one end side 2 is smaller than the hole diameter of the other end side 3 and / or that the hole diameter of the other end side 3 is larger than the hole diameter of one end side 2 may be the shape itself visible from the outside (such as the shape in which the diameter and hole diameter of one end side 2 become smaller than the diameter and hole diameter of the other end side 3 through the tapered shape in the middle of the cylindrical shape shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, etc.).) or may be that a predetermined mark or the like is added to the outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical shape or the like. With this size identification information, the user can easily determine which end hole should be used according to the size of the piercing ball B. In particular, when the cylindrical shape is a simple cylindrical shape with a uniform thickness from end to end without passing through the tapered shape in the middle as shown in FIG. 1 or the like, if the hole diameter of one end side 2 is formed smaller than the hole diameter of the other end side 3, at first glance, it is not clear whether the hole size of which end is larger or smaller when viewed from the outside. Therefore, it is useful that a predetermined mark (for example, characters such as "large" and "small") or the like is added to the outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical shape or the like.

[0017] Also, as shown in the cross-sectional view of FIG. 3, the substantially cylindrical hollow portion of the piercing ball gripper 1 is composed of a hollow portion 21 formed with a hole diameter dimension corresponding to the substantially hole diameter dimension of one end side 2 from one end side 2 toward the central portion 41, a hollow portion 31 formed with a hole diameter dimension corresponding to the substantially hole diameter dimension of the other end side 3 from the other end side 3 toward the central portion 41, and a central hollow portion 41 formed with a hole diameter dimension smaller than the hole diameter of one end side 2 and the hole diameter of the other end side 3. By making the central hollow portion 41 thinner in this way, the inserted piercing ball B can be prevented from entering the central portion more than necessary (not falling too much), especially when the piercing ball B is removed from the piercing body P. Also, when the threaded hole of the piercing ball B is displaced and it is desired to remove the piercing ball B from the piercing ball gripper 1 once, it is also possible to insert a rod-shaped member such as a toothpick into the empty hole at either end to push out the piercing ball B.

[0018] The method of using the earring ball gripper 1 of this embodiment will be described in detail below with reference to Figures 4 and 5. Here, we assume that the material of the earring ball B is an elastic silicone resin.

[0019] Referring to Figure 4, we will explain the case of a straight barbell with a 4mm diameter earring ball B. It is assumed that the earring body P is to be attached to a hole in the earlobe (not shown). First, if the earring ball B is too tight to rotate easily and cannot be removed from the earring body P, as shown in Figure 4(a), hold the earring body P with a tool T such as tweezers or needle-nose pliers to prevent rotation, insert the earring ball B into the hollow part 21 on one end 2 of the earring ball gripper 1, and rotate the earring ball B with your fingers while firmly pinching it from above the earring ball gripper 1 to loosen the screw mechanism and remove it from the earring body P (Figure 4(b)). The earring ball gripper 1 is made of resin or rubber, etc., and creates a grip due to its stickiness and friction, so your fingers will not easily slip, and the anti-slip part 4 further prevents your fingers from slipping, allowing you to rotate the earring ball B securely and easily. On the other hand, when attaching the detached earring ball B to the earring body P, the process is as shown in Figure 4(b) to Figure 4(a). Insert the earring ball B into the hollow part 21 of one end 2 of the earring ball gripper 1 (here, the hole diameter of one end 2 is 3.5 mm), hold the earring body P with a tool T such as tweezers or needle-nose pliers to prevent rotation, and initially rotate the earring ball gripper 1 in the opposite direction to Figure 4(a) with your fingers while pinching the anti-slip part 4 to tighten the screw. Finally, firmly pinch the earring ball B from above the earring ball gripper 1 and rotate it with your fingers (refer to the position in Figure 4(a)) to ensure it is securely tightened. This is much easier than directly pinching and rotating the earring ball B, and also reduces the risk of dropping the earring ball B from your fingers. Even if dropped, the earring ball B and the earring ball holder 1 are integrated, so they won't roll away, and because they are integrated, they are large and easy to find.

[0020] Referring to Figure 5, we will explain the case of a banana barbell with a 5mm diameter piercing ball B. It is assumed that the piercing body P is to be attached to a hole around the navel (not shown). First, if the earring ball B is too tight to rotate easily and cannot be removed from the earring body P, as shown in Figure 5(a), hold the earring body P in place with a tool T such as tweezers or needle-nose pliers, insert the earring ball B into the hollow part 31 on the other end 3 of the earring ball gripper 1, and rotate the earring ball B with your fingers while firmly pinching it from above the earring ball gripper 1 to loosen the screw mechanism and remove it from the earring body P (Figure 5(b)). The earring ball gripper 1 is made of resin or rubber, and its stickiness and friction create a grip that prevents fingers from easily slipping. Furthermore, the anti-slip part 4 provides an even better grip, allowing you to rotate the earring ball B securely and easily. On the other hand, when attaching the detached earring ball B to the earring body P, the process is as shown in Figure 5(b) to Figure 5(a). Insert the earring ball B into the hollow part 31 on the other end 3 of the earring ball gripper 1 (here, the hole diameter on the other end 3 is 4.5 mm). Hold the earring body P with a tool T such as tweezers or needle-nose pliers to prevent rotation, and initially, pinch the anti-slip part 4 of the earring ball gripper 1 with your fingers and rotate it in the opposite direction to Figure 5(a) to tighten the screw. Finally, firmly pinch the earring ball B from above the earring ball gripper 1 and rotate it with your fingers (refer to the position in Figure 5(a)) to ensure it is securely tightened. This is much easier than directly pinching and rotating the earring ball B, and it also reduces the risk of dropping the earring ball B from your fingers. Even if dropped, the earring ball B and the earring ball holder 1 are integrated, so they won't roll away, and because they are integrated, they are large and easy to find.

[0021] As described above, and as shown in Figures 4 and 5, the hole diameter at one end 2 of the earring ball gripper 1 is different from the hole diameter at the other end 3. Therefore, one earring ball gripper 1 can accommodate two different diameters of earring balls B. Furthermore, while the earring ball B may have red or blue glass components attached, the earring ball gripper 1 is transparent (having a predetermined light-transmitting property), allowing for color identification and making it possible to determine the position of the inserted earring ball B. Furthermore, the earring ball gripper 1 can be manufactured inexpensively and provided to consumers bundled with barbells.

[0022] According to this embodiment, it is possible to realize a piercing ball gripper 1 that can firmly grip and rotate the piercing ball B without slipping, and that is less likely to lose the piercing ball.

[0023] In addition, although not to be exemplified here, the present invention may be implemented with various modifications, including changes to the number, size, position, material and shape of each component, without departing from its spirit. [Explanation of Symbols]

[0024] 1. Earring ball gripper 2 One end side 3 Other end side 4. Anti-slip part 21, 31, 41 Hollow part P Earring Body B Earring ball T Tools

Claims

[Claim 1] A substantially cylindrical transparent or light-transmitting earring ball gripper made of flexible resin or rubber, formed from a single integrated component, The diameter of the hole at one end into which the piercing ball is inserted is 2.0 mm to 4.5 mm. The diameter of the hole on the other end into which the aforementioned piercing ball is inserted is 2.5 mm to 5.0 mm. The diameter of the hole at one end is set to be smaller than the diameter of the hole at the other end. The system includes size identification information indicating that the diameter of the hole at one end is smaller than the diameter of the hole at the other end, and / or that the diameter of the hole at the other end is larger than the diameter of the hole at one end. The aforementioned substantially cylindrical hollow portion is formed to the respective dimensions of the hole diameter, extending from both ends toward the center, and the central portion is formed to the dimensions of the hole diameter, which is smaller than the hole diameter at one end and the hole diameter at the other end. The aforementioned substantially cylindrical outer surface is provided with an anti-slip portion formed in an uneven manner on at least a part thereof, When the one end or the other end into which the piercing ball is inserted is pinched with a predetermined pressure using fingers, the substantially cylindrical shape deforms to increase the contact surface with the inserted piercing ball, thereby gripping the piercing ball. A ball-holding tool for earrings.

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