JP2001333804A - Belt for clothes - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a belt for clothes which can set up the tightening length minutely which serves to measure a user's waist and to control health management by measuring physical exercise in a simple way. SOLUTION: A buckle 2 comprises a chief buckle 3 and an assistant buckle 4. The basic end of belt 1 is fixed with a chief buckle 3 and the tip of the belt 1 is fixed to be slidable with the assistant buckle 4. The belt 1 is provided with a scale 5. An engaging hole to the chief buckle 3 and an engaging hole together with a removable latch to the assistant buckle 4, are respectively arranged. A fixing means 15 to fix and cancel of fixation with the belt 1 is prepared with the assistant buckle. The chief buckle 3 is equipped with a measuring instrument 6.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a clothing belt used for trousers, skirts and the like, and more particularly, to a clothing belt which can be fastened at an arbitrary position of the belt.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional clothing belt, when adjusting a tightening length corresponding to the waist size of a belt wearer, a pin-type buckle attached to a base end of the belt is provided with an E-shaped bracket. In this method, a plurality of engagement holes are formed in series at the tip end of the belt, and a pin of an E-shaped bracket is engaged with one of the engagement holes. Also,
In the top type with an engaging pin protruding from the inner tip of the buckle, the engaging pin of the buckle is engaged with one of a plurality of engaging holes formed on the tip side of the belt as in the pin type. , The belt tightening length is adjusted.

[0003]

However, in such a clothing belt, since the engaging holes on the front end side of the belt are provided at regular intervals, the belt wearer can use any one of the engaging holes. It is rare to be able to use it as it is, generally, you must cut off the buckle and belt once, adjust the length by cutting off the base end of the belt, and adjust one of the engagement holes to your waist size It was a troublesome thing. Further, even if the tightening length of the belt is once adjusted to the optimum state in this way, the waist size of the belt wearer may change, but in the above-mentioned clothing belt in which the engagement holes are separated at a constant interval. Subtle size changes could not be made.

Accordingly, the present invention allows the belt tightening length to be finely set steplessly in accordance with the belt wearer, and allows the user to easily measure the waist size and measure the amount of exercise as a health management of the belt wearer. It is an object of the present invention to provide a clothing belt which can be used for clothing.

[0005]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a buckle comprising a main buckle and a sub buckle which is disengaged and disengaged from the back of the main buckle.
A base end of a belt is attached to the main buckle, the sub buckle is slidably fixed to a tip side of the belt, an engagement hole is provided on one of opposing surfaces of the main buckle and the sub buckle, and the engaging hole is provided on the other. Provide latches that engage and disengage with the holes,
The auxiliary buckle is provided with fixing means for fixing and releasing the fixing with the belt.

In the second invention, the latch of the first invention is:
A penetrating piece protruding from one of the opposing surfaces of the main buckle and the sub buckle, and a large latching piece connected to the tip of the penetrating piece, wherein the engaging hole is inserted so that the latching piece can be inserted. A hole, and a stopper hole, which is continuous with the insertion hole on the base end side of the belt and through which the insertion piece can be inserted and which controls the removal and insertion of the hooking piece.

In the third invention, the scale is provided on the belt by fixing the main buckle of the first or second invention and the base end of the belt. Further, in the fourth invention, in any one of the first to third inventions, a measuring instrument such as a pedometer or a pedometer is attached to one of the main buckle and the auxiliary buckle.

[0008]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below in more detail with reference to the drawings. A belt 1 for clothing inserted through a belt loop such as trousers or a skirt is made of leather of various animals such as cow hide or various synthetic resin materials such as vinyl chloride. A buckle 2 for fastening with a predetermined fastening length according to the waist size of the user is attached. Buckle 2
Is composed of a main buckle 3 attached to the base end of the belt 1 and a sub buckle 4 slidably attached to the front end side of the belt 1. The scale 5 is continuously provided from the side.

The main buckle 3 is provided with a measuring instrument mounting recess 3 in the center of the rear surface of the main buckle main body 3a, which is slightly rectangular in width and thick.
b, a measuring instrument 6 is attached to the measuring instrument mounting recess 3b using a screw 7, and a U-shaped frame-shaped belt loop 3c is provided on the left and right sides of the back of the main buckle main body 3a across the measuring instrument 6.
And a sub buckle engaging portion 8 are provided. A belt mounting hole 3d is provided on one side of the main buckle main body 3a on the side where the belt is connected, and the base end 1a of the belt 1 is inserted into the belt mounting hole 3d and fixed by an appropriate fixing means such as a screw or caulking. Thereby, the buckle main body 3 is fixed to the belt 1.

The measuring instrument 6 has a plurality of functions such as a pedometer for counting vibrations during walking as steps, a calorie meter for measuring calories consumed by walking, a walking distance meter, a walking speedometer, a clock, and the like. And these functions can be appropriately displayed on the two liquid crystal display units 10a and 10b by the switching mode switches 11a and 11b. The liquid crystal display units 10a and 10b and the changeover mode switches 11a and 11b are incorporated in the back plate 6a flush with the back of the main buckle main body 3a, and the belt wearer can engage the main buckle 3 and the sub buckle 4 with each other. The numerical value can be read as it is with the main buckle 3 turned upside down, and the mode switches 11a and 11b can be easily operated with one hand.

The auxiliary buckle engaging portion 8 is provided on the main buckle main body 3.
a concave portion 3e for engagement which is deeper than the concave portion 3b for mounting the measuring instrument is formed at the front end side of the main body a, and the rear plate 12 is fixed to the rear opening side of the concave portion 3e with the screw 7 to cover the concave portion 3e for engagement. A leaf spring 13 is disposed in the joint recess 3e, and an engagement hole 14 is formed in the back plate 12.
The engagement hole 14 of the back plate 12 is connected to the main buckle body 3a.
A continuous hole connecting the base side insertion hole 14a and the main buckle main body 3a tip end side retaining hole 14b, and
Is formed in a large vertical rectangle, and the retaining hole 14b is formed in a rectangular hole smaller than the insertion hole 14a.

As the leaf spring 13 in the engagement recess 3e, a leaf spring wider than the insertion hole 14a of the engagement hole 14 is used in the vertical direction. A resilient piece 13b is formed by an inclined portion 13c extending away from the applied portion 13a and a pressing portion 13d connected to the tip of the inclined portion 13c. are doing. The leaf spring 13 causes one contact piece 13a to abut on the front side wall of the engaging recess 3e, and causes the pressing portion 13d of the resilient piece 13b to elastically contact the inner side wall of the back plate 12 so that the inside of the engaging recess 3e. It is arranged in. By this attachment, the pressing portion 13d of the resilient piece 13b is
Of the engaging hole 14 is positioned so as to close the insertion hole 14a of the engagement hole 14 from the inside.
It is located slightly inside in b.

The auxiliary buckle 4 includes a main buckle body 3a.
Has a length from the vicinity of the front end to the vicinity of the belt loop 3c,
Also, a sub buckle main body 4a provided with guide pieces 4d, 4d on the rear side and upper and lower sides, a latch 4b protruding from the front side of one end side of the sub buckle main body 4a, and rotatably supported by the rear side of one end side of the sub buckle main body 4a. There are provided fixing means 15 and hooks 4c, 4c facing the upper and lower surfaces of the back surface of the other end of the auxiliary buckle body 4a.

The latch 4b has an insertion piece 4e protruding from the front surface of the sub buckle main body 4a, and a bend that is bent at a right angle from the tip of the insertion piece 4e to protrude in front of the sub buckle main body 4a in a direction parallel to the other end. It is formed in an L-shape with the piece 4f. The insertion piece 4e is formed to have a vertical width that can be inserted into both the insertion hole 14a and the retaining hole 14b of the engagement hole 14, and the latch piece 4f is formed to have the insertion hole 14a of the engagement hole 14.
Is formed in a vertically rectangular shape that can be inserted, and cannot be inserted or removed through the retaining hole 14b.

The fixing means 15 has support pieces 4g, 4g projecting from the upper and lower surfaces of the back of one end side of the auxiliary buckle body 4a.
An L-shaped lock lever that is rotatably supported on the g and 4g using the support shaft 16, and a saw tooth 15 b is carved on the tip of a belt fixing piece 15 a disposed on the side of the sub buckle main body 4 a.
Operation piece 15 arranged on the opposite side from sub buckle body 4a
The tip of c is a knob piece that is further inclined outward.

When the operation piece 15c of the fixing means 15 is raised outward so as to move away from the sub buckle main body 4a, the belt fixing piece 15a is inclined with respect to the sub buckle main body 4a, and the saw tooth 15b and the sub buckle main body 4a are inclined. Is longer than the thickness of the belt 1 and the operation piece 15c is tilted substantially parallel to the back surface of the sub buckle main body 4a.
Projecting in the direction, a gap shorter than the thickness of the belt 1 is set between the saw tooth 15b and the auxiliary buckle main body 4a.

An index 4h is engraved on each of the surfaces of the hooks 4c, 4c, and the scale 5 of the belt 1 aligned with the index 4h, 4h is set to be the waist size of the belt wearer. For this reason, it is preferable to attach a numerical value to the length of the belt 1 from the base end side in accordance with the scale 5, since the waist size of the belt wearer can be easily read at a glance.

The auxiliary buckle 4 configured as described above is
With the operation piece 15c of the belt fixing piece 15a raised, the belt 1 is placed between the saw tooth 15b and the sub buckle main body 4a.
Of the belt 1 fed along the back surface of the sub buckle main body 4a and pulled out from the space between the sub buckle main body 4a and the hooks 4c, 4c to the opposite side.
The sub buckle 4 is slidably inserted into the end of the belt 1. And the indicators 4h, 4h of the hooks 4c, 4c
Is adjusted to the scale 5 of the waist size of the belt wearer, and the sub buckle 4 is slid. In this state, the operation piece 15c is tilted so that the saw teeth 15b bite into the belt 1 and the sub buckle 4 is tightened by the belt wearer. (Fig. 3).

When trousers or skirts are worn using the belt 1 to which the buckle 2 is attached as described above, the auxiliary buckle 4 is directly opposed to the back of the main buckle 3 and the latch of the auxiliary buckle 4 is set. 4b is inserted into the insertion hole 14a of the engagement hole 14 against the elastic force of the leaf spring 13 of the main buckle 3 (FIG. 4).

The belt 1 is formed into a loop shape and the main buckle 3
1, 4 and 5 or left buckle 4 in FIG.
By moving the belt 1 slightly to move the belt 1 slightly, the insertion piece 4e of the latch 4b enters the retaining hole 14b, and the latch piece 4f of the latch 4b is inserted into the insertion piece 4e of the engagement hole 14. It contacts the inner wall of the back plate 12 on the inside. As a result, the hooking piece 4f is prevented from coming off in the direction of the back of the main buckle 3. Further, in this state, the pushing back of the leaf spring 13 by the latching piece 4f is released, and the pressing portion 13d elastically contacts the inner wall of the back plate 12, and the pressing portion 1d is pressed.
The inclined portion 13c following 3d is located on the insertion hole 14a side of the latch piece 4f of the latch 4b. As a result, the latch piece 4f
Is prevented from moving toward the insertion hole 14a (FIG. 5).

When the trousers or skirt belt 1 is to be taken off, the main buckle 3 is moved rightward in FIGS. 1, 4 and 5 or the auxiliary buckle 4 is moved leftward in FIGS. By slightly reducing the loop, the latching piece 4f of the latch 4b positioned inside the insertion piece 4e is slid in the direction of the insertion hole 14a against the elastic force of the leaf spring 13, and the latching piece 4f Of the main buckle 3 and the auxiliary buckle 4 are released.

Further, when changing the tightening length between the main buckle 3 and the sub buckle 4, the belt fixing piece 1
The operation piece 15c of 5a is raised to release the biting of the saw tooth 15b into the belt 1, and the auxiliary buckle 4 is slid in a desired direction with respect to the belt 1, and then the operation piece 15c is lowered to fix the auxiliary buckle 4. This resets the tightening length.

As described above, in the present embodiment, when the pants or skirt is worn or taken off using the belt 1,
The connection and disconnection between the main buckle 3 and the sub buckle 4 can be performed simply by disengaging the b and the engagement hole 14 with one touch. Further, when wearing pants or a skirt, the belt 1 can be used with a desired tightening length only by engaging the latch 4b with the engaging hole 14, and the engaging hole is formed at the front end side of the belt. There is no need to search for an engagement hole each time it is used as in a conventional drill. Further, the belt 1 having no engagement hole is good in appearance and excellent in strength.

Further, the auxiliary buckle 4 can be fixed at an arbitrary position on the leading end side of the belt 1 steplessly, and a delicate and suitable tightening length suitable for the belt wearer can be obtained. You do not have to lengthen it. Further, a scale 5 is provided on the back surface of the belt 1 so that the indexes 4h and 4h of the auxiliary buckle 4 are aligned with the scale 5, so that the belt wearer can easily know his or her waist size, It can be useful for health management such as maintaining the current weight and losing weight.

Further, the measuring device 6 provided on the main buckle 3 displays the number of steps, the walking distance, the calories consumed by walking, the time, etc., so that the amount of exercise can be mainly measured without a separate measuring device. Information can be easily obtained and greatly contribute to health management.

According to the present invention, the latch and the engaging hole for engaging and disengaging the main buckle and the sub buckle may be set in reverse to the above-described embodiment. Other shapes are also possible. Further, the measuring instrument may be provided on the sub buckle, and the scale of the belt may be provided only at the position where the sub buckle on the belt tip side slides. Further, the main buckle is not limited to the one fixed to the belt, and may be one detachable from the belt.

[0027]

As described above, according to the present invention,
When wearing or taking off pants and skirts using a belt, just engage and disengage the latch and the engagement hole with one touch,
The main buckle and the sub buckle can be connected and disconnected. In addition, when wearing pants or skirts, the belt can be used with a desired tightening length only by engaging the latch with the engaging hole, and a conventional engaging hole is provided at the leading end side of the belt. There is no hassle of searching for an engagement hole each time it is used as in the case of the above. Further, a belt without an engagement hole is good in appearance and excellent in strength.

Further, the auxiliary buckle can be finely set at an arbitrary position on the front end side of the belt in a stepless manner, and a delicate and suitable tightening length suitable for the belt wearer can be obtained. You don't have to force it. further,
Since the scale is provided on the back surface of the belt, the belt wearer can easily know his or her waist size, and can be used for health maintenance such as maintaining the current weight and losing weight.

Further, in the measuring device provided on the main buckle,
Since the number of steps, walking distance, calories consumed by walking, time, etc. are displayed, it is possible to easily obtain information mainly on the amount of exercise without having to separately attach a measuring instrument, which can be greatly useful for health management. it can.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a clothing belt showing one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a main buckle and a belt showing one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a sub buckle and a belt showing one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which a hook piece is inserted into an engagement hole according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of a state in which a locking portion is locked in an engagement hole according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Belt, 1a ... Base end of belt 1, 2 ... Buckle, 3
… Main buckle, 3a… Main buckle main body, 3c… Belt passing through, 3e… Engagement concave part, 4… Sub buckle, 4a… Sub buckle main body, 4b… Latch, 4c… Hook, 4e… Insertion piece, 4f… Hook piece , 4h ... indicator, 6 ... measuring instrument, 8 ... sub-buckle engaging part, 10a, 10b ... liquid crystal display part, 12 ...
Back plate, 13: leaf spring, 13a: contact piece, 13c
... Inclined part, 13d. Pressing part, 14. Engagement hole, 14a. Insertion hole, 14b.
Belt fixing piece, 15b ... saw tooth at tip of belt fixing piece 15b, 15c ... operation piece,

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A buckle comprising a main buckle and a sub buckle which is disengaged and disengaged from the back of the main buckle, a base end of a belt is attached to the main buckle, and the sub buckle is attached to a tip side of the belt. A buckle is fixed to be slidable, an engaging hole is provided on one of the opposing surfaces of the main buckle and the sub buckle, and a latch for engaging and disengaging the engaging hole is provided on the other.
A clothing belt, wherein the auxiliary buckle is provided with fixing means for fixing and releasing the fixing with the belt. 2. The latch has an insertion piece projecting from either of the main buckle and the auxiliary buckle, and a large latch piece connected to the tip of the insertion piece. An insertion hole into which the latching piece can be inserted, and a retaining hole through which the insertion piece can be inserted and the insertion / removal of the latching piece is regulated continuously from the belt proximal end side of the insertion hole. The clothing belt according to claim 1, wherein the clothing belt is provided. 3. The clothing belt according to claim 1, wherein the main buckle and a base end of the belt are fixed, and the belt is provided with a scale. 4. The clothing belt according to claim 1, wherein a measuring device such as a pedometer or a pedometer is attached to one of the main buckle and the sub buckle.