Flexible circular linking means
AssigneeToska Co., Ltd.
InventorsToyohisa Hiroki, Tadashi Suzuki
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Abstract
A highly flexible annular linking means is formed by jointly connecting by a chain-like member between the first ringpart of a plastic male engagement part and the second ring part of a female engagement part. With this highly flexible annular linking means, a loop of chain-like member can be easily formed for attaching tags onto clothing, etc. An ornamentally effect of the chain-like member will give users high quality feeling. Further, undrawable plastic materials also become available for production of these annular linking means.
Claims5
A highly flexible annular linking means for attaching tags comprising:
- a first ring part (5) having a male engagement part (2);
- a second ring part (6) having a female engagement part (3) to be engaged with said male engagement part (2);
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- a linking member (4) for jointly linking said first ring part (5) and said second ring part (6);
- wherein said linking member (4) is formed from a chain-like member (4), said linking member (4), said first ring part (5) and said second ring part (6) being integrally formed from a plastic and wherein
- said male engagement part (2) is comprised to have a head part (23) which is supported by a cylindrical base part (20) via a neck part (21) and has an expandable and contractible merging part (22) at its rear, and
- said female engagement part (3) is comprised to have a fitting hole (31) which is formed within a tubular frame (32) for fitting said male engagement part (2) and has at its approximately middle point an annular protrusion (33) which allows forward passing of said merging part (22), but prevents its backward movement.
A highly flexible annular linking means for attaching tags comprising:
- a first ring part (5) having a male engagement part (2);
- a second ring part (6) having a female engagement part (3) to be engaged with said male engagement part (2);
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- a linking member (4) for jointly linking said first ring part (5) and said second ring part (6);
- wherein said linking member (4) is formed from a chain-like member (4), said linking member (4), said first ring member (5) and said second ring member (6) being integrally formed from plastic, wherein
- said male engagement part (2) is comprised to have a head part (23), a center body (25) connected to said head part (23), and side wall parts (26) located at both sides of the center body (25), said side wall parts (26) being connected to said center body (25) at one end and having a protruding part (22b) on its outer surface,
- and, as said protruding part (22b) passes through said female engagement part (3), a pressing force onto the protruding part (22b) works to elastically bend the sidewall parts toward said center body (25) to cause a radial contraction of the protruding part (22b), and wherein
- said female engagement part (3) is comprised to have a fitting hole (31) which is formed within a tubular frame (32) for fitting said male engagement part (2) and has at its approximately middle point an annular protrusion (33) which allows forward passing of said protruding part (22b), but prevents its backward movement.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.