Buckles – buttons – clasps – etc. – Separable-fastener or required component thereof – Including member having distinct formations and mating...
Reexamination Certificate
2001-02-23
2002-06-25
Sandy, Robert J. (Department: 3626)
Buckles, buttons, clasps, etc.
Separable-fastener or required component thereof
Including member having distinct formations and mating...
C024S477000, C024S698200, C024S695000, C024SDIG009, C002S219000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06408495
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a hook for clothes which attached on an overlapping portion of waist in trousers, skirt and the like, that is, a waist belt sewed in the form of a bag such that it can be engaged or disengaged freely.
2. Description of the Related Art
According to Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 3-57125, as shown in
FIG. 25
, a conventional hook for clothes made of synthetic resin is comprised of a female member
1
′ and a male member
2
′. In the female member
1
′, an attaching hole
7
′ with a step portion is provided in the center of a rectangular base plate
5
′ and fitting grooves
31
′ having protruded walls
30
′, opposing each other, are formed on both sides of the attaching hole
7
′. In the male member
2
′, a protruded plate
33
′ having an edge portion capable of engaging with the fitting grooves when inserted is provided, an attaching hole
14
′ with a step portion is provided in the center of the protruded plate
33
′ and a contact portion
32
′ having the same width as the said base plate
5
′ is provided at an end of the protruded plate
33
′ so as to restrict an insertion of the male member
2
′. And an attaching leg portion is provided in the center of each seat plate, so that the female and male members can be fixed to cloth by crimping.
Further, according to Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2000-41710, as shown in
FIG. 26
, another conventional hook for clothes is disclosed, wherein a hook-like engaging piece
8
″ having a predetermined width is provided on each of both ends of a flat base plate
5
″ of a female member
1
″ such that they oppose each other. A concave portion
12
″ is formed on each side face of a male member
2
″ so that this concave portion
12
″ can be fitted in the engaging piece
8
″ with play. Then, the male member is inserted into the female member in parallel.
In case of the hook for clothes shown in
FIG. 25
, when the female member
1
′ and the male member
2
′ engage with each other, a contact point, that is, a matching face between the protruded walls
30
′ of the female member
1
′ and the contact portion
32
′ of the male member
2
′ exists at an interval toward a rear end with respect to an attaching leg for attaching the female member
1
′ to cloth, namely, attaching center. Therefore, if the cloth on which the male member
2
′ is attached is pulled in an engagement state of the female member
1
′ and male member
2
′, consequently the female and male members
1
′,
2
′ in the engagement state may be rotated easily. As a result, the female and male members
1
′,
2
′ swell the cloth at the attaching position and wrinkles occur on the cloth, thereby providing the clothes with a bad appearance.
Further, when inserting the protruded plate
33
′ of the male member
2
′ into the protruded walls
30
′ of the female member
1
′, the protruded plate
33
′ has to be kept in parallel and firmly contact with the protruded walls
30
′. Thus, there is no room for play in the inserting operation and that operation is troublesome. Further, because there is no mechanism for preventing the protruded plate
33
′ of the male member
2
′ from escaping from the protruded walls
30
′ of the female member
1
′ easily when the female and male members
1
′,
2
′ engage with each other, the engagement state is unstable.
In case of the hook for cloth shown in
FIG. 26
, the concave portion
12
″ provided in the male member
2
″ is inserted into the hook-shaped engaging pieces
8
″ provided on the base plate
5
″ of the female member in parallel and firmly contact with the base plate
5
″. Thus, the inserting operation is troublesome. Additionally, because the base plate
5
″ has no mechanism for preventing the male member
2
″ from escaping from the female member
1
″ after insertion and the base plate
5
″ is flat, the male member
2
″ is likely to escape easily. Further, because the female member
1
″ has the attaching post
19
″ on its back face, when attaching the female member
1
″ on the bag-like waist belt provided with a slight inner space because surrounded by cloth, first, the seat plate
18
″ is put into the bag-like waist belt and next, the attaching post
19
″ is thrust into the cloth and inserted into the attaching hole in the base plate
5
″. After that, a tip of the attaching post
19
″ has to be crushed. For this purpose, it is necessary to dispose a punch together with the seat plate
18
″ in the tube-like waist belt. However, it is very difficult to dispose the punch for crushing the attaching post
19
″ in such a small space in the bag-like waist belt.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Accordingly, the invention has been achieved in views of the above described problems. An object of the present invention is to provide a hook for clothes having a mechanism for preventing a male member from escaping from a female member when the male member engages with the female member, so that a stabilized engagement state can be maintained securely. Further, this hook can be attached easily on a waist belt sewed together in the form of tube in clothes by means of an automatic machine and a good appearance without wrinkles is provided.
Another object of the invention is to provide a female member of a hook for clothes, which can be fixed on the waist belt firmly in a stabilized state and can be operated smoothly during use.
And another object of the invention is to provide a female member of a hook for clothes, wherein the female member and the male member maintain a secure engagement state without swinging when the male member is inserted into the female member attached on the waist belt portion, so that the male member is held horizontally in a stabilized state with respect to the female member.
Also another object of the invention is to provide a female member of a hook for clothes which allows the male member to be inserted into the female member attached on the waist belt smoothly and engaging/disengaging operation to be carried out easily with room.
Further object of the invention is to provide a male member of a hook for clothes which can be fixed to the waist belt firmly in a stabilized state and can be operated smoothly during use.
To achieve the above object, according to the main aspect of the invention, there is provided a hook for clothes, comprised of a female member, a male member and an attaching member. The female member has an upheaved portion, which is upheaved toward the surface, at an end of a flat base plate. Attaching holes are made in this upheaved portion for the female member to be attached onto cloth C. Hook-shaped engaging pieces are provided on both sides of the base plate such that they are protruded opposing each other in inward direction.
On the other hand, the male member is formed of a base plate. A concave portion is provided in each side face thereof so that the engaging pieces of the female member can fit with play. Then, an engaging protruded portion is provided laterally at a rear end of this concave portion to engage the engaging pieces thereby stopping a sliding. Attaching holes for attaching the male member onto cloth C are provided in a thick portion in of the base plate. The attaching member has attaching posts which can be inserted into the attaching holes of the female member and the male member, the attaching posts being posted on a flat seat plate.
Preferably, two attaching holes each having a recess, in which its front surface side is expanded, are formed in the upheaved portion of the female member. These attaching holes have substantially the same shape as the attaching holes in the male member and are disposed latera
Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner LLP
Sandy Robert J.
YKK Corporation
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