U.S. patent application number 10/670230 was filed with the patent office on 2005-03-31 for snap buckle structure of hangtag for tools.
This patent application is currently assigned to Three Falcons Co., Ltd.. Invention is credited to Kao, Tse Min.
Application Number | 20050067307 10/670230 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 34375908 |
Filed Date | 2005-03-31 |
United States Patent
Application |
20050067307 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Kao, Tse Min |
March 31, 2005 |
Snap buckle structure of hangtag for tools
Abstract
A snap buckle structure of a hangtag for tools includes a base,
and a snap engagement body wherein the base has an indented tool
cavity with an opening end defining the front side thereof, and an
engaging member protruding at both front lateral sides of the lower
section thereof respectively. The snap engagement body is
transversely guided to the engaging member of the base with an
upper, middle, and lower engaging fingers extending at both lateral
sides thereof located sequentially into recesses of the engaging
member, and pushed downwards till an inverted hook of the middle
engaging finger thereof held onto a hooked end of a retaining rib
of the engaging member thereof for secure location so that the snap
engagement body thereof will not be blocked by a tool adapted at
the indented tool cavity thereof, facilitating an easier and faster
assembly thereof. Besides, to retrieve the tool from the base for
use, a forceps-like tool is applied to cut off the retaining rib
thereof in a smooth manner, detaching the inverted hook of the snap
engagement body from the hooked end of the engaging member thereof
without being interfered in operation.
Inventors: |
Kao, Tse Min; (Taipei,
TW) |
Correspondence
Address: |
TROXELL LAW OFFICE PLLC
SUITE 1404
5205 LEESBURG PIKE
FALLS CHURCH
VA
22041
US
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Assignee: |
Three Falcons Co., Ltd.
|
Family ID: |
34375908 |
Appl. No.: |
10/670230 |
Filed: |
September 26, 2003 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
206/349 ;
206/377; 206/380; 206/806; 211/70.6 |
Current CPC
Class: |
B65D 73/0064
20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
206/349 ;
206/377; 206/380; 206/806; 211/070.6 |
International
Class: |
B65D 075/00 |
Claims
What is claimed is:
1. A snap buckle structure of a hangtag for tools, including a
base, and a snap engagement body wherein the base has an indented
tool cavity with an opening end defining the front side thereof,
and an engaging member protruding at both front lateral sides of
the lower section thereof respectively; the present invention being
characterized by that, the engaging member being made up of a stop
edge extending outwards at the top, a retaining rib with an
inwardly protruded hooked end disposed at the middle section
thereof, and a pair of reversed L-shaped upper and lower limiting
seats extending equidistantly above and under the retaining rib
thereof respectively to form a multiple of equally spaced recesses
from top to bottom of the engaging member thereof; the snap
engagement body having a limiting groove disposed at the middle
section thereof, an upper and a lower engaging fingers protruding
symmetrically at both lateral sides thereof respectively, and a
middle engaging finger with an outwardly protruded inverted hook
disposed thereon extending at the upper and lower engaging fingers
there-between; in assembly, the snap engagement body is
transversely guided to the engaging member of the base and pushed
downwards with the inverted hook of the middle engaging finger held
onto the hooked end of the retaining rib, and the upper and lower
engaging fingers abutted against the upper and lower limiting seats
thereof, refraining from being blocked by a tool adapted at the
indented tool cavity of the base therein; besides, to retrieve the
tool from the base for use, a forceps-like tool is applied to cut
off the retaining rib thereof in a smooth manner, detaching the
inverted hook of the snap engagement body from the hooked end of
the engaging member without being interfered in operation.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention is related to a snap buckle structure
of a hangtag for tools, including a base, and a snap engagement
member wherein the base has an indented tool cavity disposed at the
front side thereof, and an engaging member protruding at both front
lateral sides of the lower section thereof respectively. The
engaging member is equipped with a stop edge, a retaining rib
having an inwardly protruded hooked end, and a pair of reversed
L-shaped upper and lower limiting seats extending above and under
the retaining rib thereof respectively to form a multiple of
equally spaced recesses from top to bottom of the engaging member
thereof; whereby, the snap engagement body is transversely guided
and securely located onto the engaging member thereof without being
blocked by a tool adapted at the indented tool cavity thereof.
Besides, a forceps-like tool can be applied to cut off the
retaining rib thereof in a smooth manner, detaching the tool from
the base for use without being interfered in operation.
[0002] Please refer to FIG. 1. A conventional snap buckle structure
of a hangtag for tools is mainly made up of a tool 10, and a snap
engagement body 20. The base 10 has an indented tool cavity 11 with
an opening end 111 disposed at the front side thereof, a through
hole 12 disposed at both lateral sides of the lower section thereof
respectively, an elastic plate 13 having a hook block 131 attached
thereto protruding upwards from the bottom at the inner side of the
through hole 12 thereof, and an L-shaped engaging groove 14
defining both lateral sides of the lower section thereof. The snap
engagement body 20 has a pair of engaging plates 21 each having a
hook hole 211 disposed thereon extending symmetrically at both
lateral sides thereof, and a limiting groove 22 disposed at the
middle section thereof. In assembly, the engaging plates 21 are
guided from top to bottom and joined to the engaging grooves 14 of
the base 10 till the hook blocks 131 of the elastic plates 13 held
onto the hook holes 211 of the engaging plates 21 thereof to
complete the assembly.
[0003] There are some drawbacks to such conventional snap buckle
structure of a hangtag for tools. First, in assembly, the snap
engagement body 20 led from top to bottom to join at the engaging
grooves 14 thereof is easily blocked by a tool 30 adapted at the
indented tool cavity 11 of the base 10 therein as shown in FIG. 2.
Thus, the snap engagement body 20 can't be easily and quickly
assembled onto the base 10 thereof. Second, to take out the tool 30
from the indented tool cavity 11 for use, a forceps-like tool 40 is
applied to cut off the elastic plates 13 from the rear side of the
base 10 to detach the hook blocks 131 thereof from the hook holes
211 of the snap engagement body 20. Meanwhile, the forceps-like
tool 40 opening sideway to cut off the elastic plate 13 from both
sides thereof is easily interfered by the outer wall of the
indented tool cavity 11 thereof as shown in FIG. 3. Thus, the
indented tool cavity 11 thereof often gets in the way of the
forceps-like tool 40 in operation.
SUMMARY OF THE PRESENT INVENTION
[0004] It is, therefore, the primary purpose of the present
invention to provide a snap buckle structure of a hangtag for
tools, including a base, and a snap engagement member wherein the
base has an indented tool cavity, and an engaging member protruding
at both front lateral sides of the lower section thereof
respectively. The snap engagement body is transversely guided to
the engaging member of the base with an upper, middle, and lower
engaging fingers extending at both lateral sides thereof located
sequentially into recesses of the engaging member, and pushed
downwards till an inverted hook of the middle engaging finger
thereof held onto a hooked end of a retaining rib of the engaging
member thereof for secure location thereof so that the snap
engagement body thereof will not be blocked by a tool adapted at
the indented tool cavity therein, facilitating an easier and faster
assembly of the present invention.
[0005] It is, therefore, the secondary purpose of the present
invention to provide a snap buckle structure of a hangtag for tools
wherein, via the inverted hook of the middle engaging finger
thereof held onto the hooked end of the retaining rib thereof, a
forceps-like tool is easily extended into the recesses defining
both upper and lower sides of the retaining rib thereof to cut off
the retaining rib thereof in a smooth manner, detaching the
inverted hook of the snap engagement body from the hooked end of
the engaging member without being interfered in operation to
quickly retrieve the tool from the base for use.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0006] FIG. 1 is a perspective exploded view of a conventional snap
buckle structure of a hangtag for tools.
[0007] FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a snap engagement body of the
conventional snap buckle structure of a hangtag for tools blocked
by a tool in assembly.
[0008] FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a forceps-like tool opening
sideways being interfered by a tool cavity of the conventional snap
buckle structure of a hangtag for tools.
[0009] FIG. 4 is a perspective exploded view of the present
invention.
[0010] FIG. 5 is a sectional view of the present invention in
assembly.
[0011] FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a retaining rib of the present
invention being cut by a forceps-like tool in operation.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
[0012] Please refer to FIG. 4. The present invention is related to
a snap buckle structure of a hangtag for tools, including a base
50, and a snap engagement body 60. The base 50 has an indented tool
cavity 51 with an opening end 511 defining the front side thereof,
and an engaging member 52 protruding at both front lateral sides of
the lower section thereof respectively. The engaging member 52 is
made up of a stop edge 521 extending outwards at the top thereof, a
retaining rib 522 with an inwardly protruded hooked end 5221
disposed at the middle section thereof, and a pair of reversed
L-shaped upper and lower limiting seats 523, 524 extending
equidistantly above and under the retaining rib 522 thereof
respectively with the lower limiting seat 524 thereof cut on the
same plane as the bottom of the base 50. Thus, a multiple of
equally spaced recesses 525 are formed from top to bottom of the
engaging member 52 thereof. The snap engagement body 60 includes a
limiting groove 61 defining the middle section thereof, an upper
and a lower engaging fingers 62, 63 protruding symmetrically at
both lateral sides thereof respectively, and a middle engaging
finger 64 with an outwardly protruded inverted hook 641 disposed
thereon extending at the upper and lower engaging fingers 62, 63
there-between.
[0013] Please refer to FIG. 5. In assembly, a tool 30 is adapted at
the indented tool cavity 51 of the base 50 therein with the handle
of the tool 30 extending downwards at the opening end 511 thereof
The upper engaging finger 62 of the snap engagement body 60, guided
to the stop edge 521 of the engaging member 52 thereof and
transversely located into the recess 525 defined by the stop edge
521 and the upper limiting seat 523 thereof, is pushed downwards
till the inverted hook 641 of the middle engaging finger 64 held
onto the hooked end 5221 of the retaining rib 522 thereof, and the
upper and lower engaging fingers 62, 63 thereof adapted at the
revered L-shaped upper and lower limiting seats 523, 524 therein
respectively for abutting location. Thus, the tool 30 is securely
located at the limiting groove 61 of the snap engagement body 60
therein to complete the assembly of the present invention.
[0014] Please refer to FIG. 6. To take out the tool 30 in practical
use, a forceps-like tool is applied to cut off the retaining rib 52
thereof so as to detach the tool 30 from the base 50 for use. With
the middle engaging finger 64 of the snap engagement body 60 held
at the retaining rib 522 of the engaging member 52 therein, the
forceps-like tool is easily extended into the recesses 525 defining
both upper and lower sides of the retaining rib 522 thereof to cut
off the retaining rib 522 thereof in a smooth manner, detaching the
inverted hook 641 of the snap engagement body 60 from the hooked
end 5221 of the engaging member 52 without being interfered in
operation. Thus, the tool 30 is easily and quickly retrieved from
the base 50 for use.
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