JP2003290017A - Method for producing versatile flexible piece and versatile flexible piece obtained thereby - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for producing a versatile flexible piece that matches various shapes of handles, containers and tools, and a versatile flexible piece obtained thereby. <P>SOLUTION: The method includes a process for attaching detachably engaging strips of hook-and-loop fasteners to both sides of a rubber sheet strip with a great coefficient of surface friction in such a way that the fasteners are parallel to the longitudinal edges of the sheet strip so that the pieces of the hook-and-loop fasteners form a pair at the front and back of the sheet strip after cutting; and a process for cutting the sheet in a direction perpendicular to its longitudinal direction. The method also includes a process for attaching the hook-and-loop fasteners parallel to each other and at required intervals in an order such that the hook-and-loop fasteners to be paired after cutting alternate with each other at the front and back of the sheet; and a process for cutting the sheet at its front and back in the direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction and forming a belt- or sheet-shaped flexible piece having the paired hook-and-loop fasteners, on adjacent side edges of the cut sheet pieces. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method for producing a general-purpose flexible piece having a rubbery belt-shaped and sheet-shaped flexible piece wound around and fixed to an article so as to prevent slippage and heat insulation, and a general-purpose method obtained thereby. It relates to a flexible piece.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when an anti-slip effect is added to a grip portion such as a handle or a handle of furniture or a tool, or when a container or a tool is directly held and used, the anti-slip effect is applied to the container or the tool. When adding a heat insulating effect, etc., provide a material with a large surface friction coefficient such as rubber in advance with the container or tool, etc., or make it suitable each time the container or tool is used. The above-mentioned material such as rubber, which has a non-slip effect, is wrapped around and used.

[0003]

However, it is costly to integrally form a non-slip material in a container, a tool, or the like. Therefore, many commercially available containers and tools are not provided with means for obtaining an anti-slip effect and a heat insulating effect. Therefore, when using materials and tools that have similar effects, be sure to prepare tools suitable for use, such as a cap opener for opening the lid of a bottle or a knob cover attached to a door knob. There is a problem that it must be done.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and can be adapted to various shapes and sizes of handles, handles, containers, tools, etc., and at low cost. It is an object of the present invention to provide a method of manufacturing a general-purpose flexible piece that can be provided on the market and a general-purpose flexible piece obtained by the method.

[0005]

In order to solve the above problems, according to the present invention, a strip-shaped surface fastener which is releasably engaged with both sides of a rubber strip-shaped sheet having a large surface friction coefficient is provided. On the front and back of the strip-shaped sheet, a step of attaching in parallel along the long side edges of the strip-shaped sheet so that the hook-and-loop fastener pieces become a pair after cutting, and cutting at a required pitch in a direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the strip-shaped sheet. And a step of forming a belt-shaped or sheet-shaped flexible piece including the pair of surface fastener pieces at the opposite side edge of the cut sheet piece.

Further, in the present invention, strip-shaped surface fasteners that engage with each other in a detachable manner are attached to both sides of a rubber sheet having a large surface friction coefficient, and a pair of surface fastener pieces are formed on the front and back sides of the sheet after cutting. In alternating order,
Attaching in parallel with the required attachment length, and cutting in a direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the surface fastener,
And a step of forming a belt-shaped or sheet-shaped flexible piece including the pair of surface fastener pieces on the opposite side edge of the cut sheet piece.

Further, in the present invention, strip-shaped surface fasteners that engage with each other in a detachable manner are attached to both sides of a rubber sheet having a large surface friction coefficient, and a pair of surface fastener pieces are formed on both sides of the sheet after cutting. Is a position where the sheets are opposed to each other by scissors, a step of attaching the sheets in parallel in a required attachment length, and cutting in a direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the surface fastener, at the front and back edges of the cut sheet piece, And a step of forming a belt-shaped or sheet-shaped flexible piece including a pair of surface fastener pieces.

Further, according to the present invention, strip-shaped surface fasteners that engage with each other in a detachable manner are attached to both sides of a rubber sheet having a large coefficient of surface friction, and a pair of surface fastener pieces after cutting are formed on the front and back of the sheet. In a staggered order, respectively, the step of attaching in parallel in the required attachment length, and cutting in the direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the surface fastener on the front and back of the sheet, and the adjacent edge side of the cut sheet piece. And a step of forming a belt-shaped or sheet-shaped flexible piece including the pair of surface fastener pieces.

With this structure, the cost is low and the coefficient of surface friction is large due to the simple cutting work.
It is possible to provide a general-purpose flexible piece having an anti-slip effect, a heat insulating effect, and the like.

As an embodiment of the present invention, the step of cutting the sheet also includes the step of cutting along the longitudinal direction of the surface fastener or dividing the sheet in the width direction. May include a step of cutting with a die that forms a flexible piece including the pair of surface fasteners.

Further, as another embodiment of the present invention, in the step of cutting the sheet, the sheet is cut by a cutting means such as scissors with widths having different pitches in a direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the surface fastener. It is advisable to adopt a configuration including the step of providing the required number of cut-off mark lines.

Further, in the sheet according to the present invention, when the portion to which the hook-and-loop fastener is attached is processed so that at least the state after attachment is thinner than the other portions, when it is wound around a container or tool, The step generated at the fastener part can be reduced, which is advantageous in handling.

[0013]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION A description will be given below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1A is a perspective view showing a first embodiment shown for explaining a method for manufacturing a flexible piece according to the present invention. The length of the short side with a large surface friction coefficient is L
On both sides of the rubber-shaped sheet 1 of the above, a belt-shaped male or female type surface fastener 2 engaging with each other in a detachable manner and a female or male type surface fastener 3 engaging with the surface fastener 2, The strip-shaped sheets 1 are attached in parallel along the longitudinal edges.

As described above, the strip-shaped sheet having the surface fastener 2 and the surface fastener 3 attached thereto is formed at the required pitch P.
The cutting line 4 is used for cutting. By repeating this cutting, a large amount of flexible pieces having the same shape can be produced.

The flexible piece 5 cut by the above manufacturing method is
FIG. 1 (b) shows a mode in which the surface fastener 2 and the surface fastener 3 are joined when being wound around a non-slip object and used.
Shown in. Here, when both the pitch P and the required mounting length L are small, the flexible piece is wrapped around a finger, a thin cap such as a PET bottle, or a small diameter such as a ballpoint pen to be used for finger sack and cap opening / closing. It can be used as a non-slip material for shoes and as a non-slip material when gripping a ballpoint pen.

On the other hand, when the pitch P and the required mounting length L are both large, the flexible piece has a large diameter such as a can or a bottle,
For heavy items that must be securely held by hand, it is best wrapped around these to prevent slipping.

When the pitch P is large and the required mounting length L is small, the flexible piece is a handle for a heavy container such as a jug, a handle of a driver (tool), or a large spoon for people with disabilities. Most suitable for non-slip on handles. In addition, it can be expected to have a heat insulating effect when held by hand.

On the contrary, when the pitch P is small and the required mounting length L is large, the flexible piece is suitable for use as an opener when opening the lid of a wide-mouthed bottle, and is lightweight. It is suitable because it can be used easily to securely hold cans, bottles, etc.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a second embodiment according to the present invention. The sheet 1 having a large surface friction coefficient such as rubber used here is a quadrangle having a large area (so-called standard length), and the surface fastener 3 is staggered on the upper surface and the surface fastener 2 is staggered on the lower surface. Cut sheets 4 each of which has a required attachment length L and are attached in parallel to each other in order, and cut lines 4 in a direction perpendicular to each surface fastener.
By cutting along the respective surface fasteners by parallel cutting lines 4'dividing the width of each surface fastener (excluding the outermost surface fastener), the flexible piece having the same shape and configuration can be cut in a short time. Can be produced in large quantities.

The flexible piece cut by the above-mentioned manufacturing method is the general-purpose flexible piece manufactured in the first embodiment (see FIG. 1).
(See (b)) and has the same function as that described in the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a third embodiment according to the present invention. The sheet 1 here is a quadrangular rubber sheet having a large area (so-called standard length article),
The surface fastener 3 is provided on the upper surface thereof, and the surface fastener 2 is provided on the lower surface thereof with a required mounting length N, respectively.
On the front and back sides, the sheets 1 are attached so as to be parallel to each other at a position facing each other by scissors. Is cut by a parallel cutting line 4'that divides (excluding each surface fastener at the outermost edge).

FIG. 4 shows a state in which the surface fasteners are joined when the flexible piece 6 cut by the above manufacturing method is used by being wound around an object to be prevented from slipping (multiple windings if necessary). Show. The flexible piece 6 can be used for objects having a short outer circumference (handles of containers, tools, etc.) to objects having a long outer circumference (cans, bottles, etc.).

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a fourth embodiment according to the present invention. The sheet 1 here is a quadrangular rubber sheet having a large area (so-called standard length article),
The surface fasteners 3 are attached on the upper surface thereof, and the surface fasteners 2 are attached on the lower surface thereof at required attachment lengths N and M so as to be orthogonal to each other. Along the fastener, it cuts by the parallel cutting line 4'that divides the width of each surface fastener (excluding each surface fastener at the outermost edge).

FIG. 6 shows a state in which the surface fasteners are joined when the flexible piece 7 cut by the above manufacturing method is used by being wound around an object to be prevented from slipping (in multiple windings if necessary). Show. This flexible piece 7 can be used for objects having a short outer circumference (handles of containers, tools, etc.) to objects having a long outer circumference (cans, bottles, etc.).

FIG. 7 shows another embodiment of the cutting step according to the manufacturing method of the present invention. Here, for example, after cutting the strip-shaped sheet 1 according to the first embodiment from the strip-shaped sheet 1 according to the first embodiment to a flexible piece including the pair of surface fasteners by a die having a width c and a length d corresponding to the flexible piece. It shows the situation. As a result of the cutting process by the punching die, the punched flexible piece has a shape similar to that of the flexible piece 5 shown in FIG. 1B, and its usage is also the same.

Furthermore, FIG. 8 shows still another embodiment of the cutting step according to the manufacturing method of the present invention. In the direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the hook-and-loop fasteners 2 and 3, two separation mark lines 10 and 11 having different widths, for example, n and 2n, for cutting by a cutting means such as scissors are provided. As a result, the flexible piece cut by the cutting line 4 has a width of 5n, but the width can be further divided into a width of n to 4n with scissors to obtain an optimum width. That is, when cut along the cutting line 10, flexible pieces having widths of n and 4n are obtained, and when cut along the cutting line 11, the width is 2n.
Thus, a flexible piece having a width of 3n can be obtained, and a flexible piece having a width suitable for the intended purpose can be obtained. In addition, the separation mark lines 10 and 11
May be formed by providing perforations (punching) or by forming it thin so that it can be easily cut by cutting means such as scissors.

FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional perspective view showing another embodiment of a portion to which the surface fasteners 2 and 3 are attached.
(A) shows the surface fastener 2 with respect to the thickness T of the sheet 1.
And the thickness t1 of the sheet where the parts 3 are attached is small,
The relationship is T> t1. In (b), the thicknesses t2 and t3 of the portion where the surface fasteners 2 and 3 are attached are smaller than the thickness T of the sheet 1, and T> t2 and T> t3. With such a configuration, it is possible to obtain the effect of reducing the step difference in the overlapping portion of the surface fastener.

[0029]

As described above, according to the present invention,
By attaching band-shaped male and female surface fasteners to a rubber sheet with a large area and cutting them with a cutting machine or a die so that the surface fastener pieces form a pair, the same flexible piece can be cut in a short time. It is possible to produce a large amount by using, and it is possible to reduce the cost, and the flexibility of the flexible piece can be secured depending on the selected size.

Further, by adding a mark line for cutting with a cutting means such as scissors to the sheet, a flexible piece having a width suitable for the user's purpose can be easily produced, which is excellent in versatility. ing.

The flexible piece having the above structure is
By reducing the thickness of the sheet of the portion to which the surface fastener is attached, the step at the portion of the surface fastener is reduced, it is easy to handle, and even when wound and joined, it does not easily peel off and becomes a good-looking state. .

Further, since the sheet of the above-mentioned general-purpose flexible piece is made of rubber, it has an excellent anti-slip effect and an excellent heat insulating effect.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a first embodiment according to the present invention, (a)
FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the configuration thereof, and FIG. 6B is a perspective view showing a usage mode of the flexible piece.

FIG. 2 is a second embodiment according to the present invention and is a perspective view showing the configuration thereof.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the configuration of the third embodiment according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a mode of use of the flexible piece according to FIG.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing the configuration of the fourth embodiment according to the present invention.

6 is a perspective view showing a mode of use of the flexible piece according to FIG.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of the cutting method according to the present invention after cutting.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing the configuration of another embodiment of the cutting method according to the present invention.

9A and 9B are cross-sectional perspective views showing the configuration of the same position on the front and back sides and FIG. 9B showing the configuration of different positions on the front and back sides for mounting a pair of surface fasteners according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 sheet A few fasteners 4, 4'cut line 5, 6, 7 Flexible piece 10, 11 Mark line P pitch L, M, N installation length c Die width, d Cutting length

Claims (9)

[Claims] 1. A strip-shaped surface fastener that engages with each other in a detachable manner on both sides of a rubber strip sheet having a large surface friction coefficient, such that the strip fastener pieces are paired after cutting on the front and back sides of the strip sheet. In the step of attaching in parallel along the longitudinal edge of the strip-shaped sheet, and cutting at a required pitch in a direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the strip-shaped sheet, at the edge on the opposite side of the cut sheet piece, And a step of forming a belt-shaped or sheet-shaped flexible piece including a pair of surface fastener pieces. 2. A strip-shaped surface fastener that engages with each other in a disengageable manner on both sides of a rubber sheet having a large surface friction coefficient, and a pair of surface fastener pieces after cutting on the front and back of the sheet are staggered. In order, in a step of attaching in parallel in the required attachment length, and cutting in a direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the surface fastener, at the opposite edge of the cut sheet piece, the pair of surface fastener pieces. And a step of forming a belt-shaped or sheet-shaped flexible piece which is provided. 3. A strip-shaped surface fastener that engages with each other in a disengageable manner on both sides of a rubber sheet having a large surface friction coefficient. Attaching them in parallel at a required attachment length at positions facing each other with scissors, and cutting in a direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the surface fastener, and forming a pair at the front and back edges of the cut sheet piece. And a step of forming a belt-shaped or sheet-shaped flexible piece including a fastener piece. 4. A strip-shaped surface fastener that engages with each other in a disengageable manner on both sides of a rubber sheet having a large surface friction coefficient, and a pair of surface fastener pieces after cutting are staggered on the front and back sides of the sheet. In order, each step of attaching in parallel in the required attachment length, and cutting in the direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the surface fastener on the front and back of the sheet, the adjacent edge side of the cut sheet piece, the pair And a step of forming a belt-shaped or sheet-shaped flexible piece including a hook-and-loop fastener piece as described above. 5. The step of cutting the sheet also includes the step of cutting along the longitudinal direction of the surface fastener or dividing the sheet in the width direction. 4. The method for manufacturing a general-purpose flexible piece described in 4. 6. The step of cutting the sheet comprises cutting along the longitudinal direction of the surface fastener or dividing the sheet so as to divide the sheet in a width direction to form a flexible piece including the pair of surface fasteners. The method for manufacturing a general-purpose flexible piece according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising a step of cutting with a forming die. 7. The step of cutting the sheet also includes a step of providing a required number of cutting mark lines for cutting with a cutting means such as scissors with widths having different pitches in a direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the surface fastener. The method for manufacturing a general-purpose flexible piece according to any one of claims 1 to 6, further comprising: 8. The sheet according to claim 1, wherein the portion to which the surface fastener is attached is processed such that at least the state after attachment is thinner than the other portions. 2. The method for manufacturing a general-purpose flexible piece according to item 1. 9. A general-purpose flexible piece obtained by the manufacturing method according to any one of claims 1 to 8.