JPH0820182A - clip - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] To provide clips that can play games. [Structure] The rotating member 15 is pivotally attached to the clip piece 12 and is always biased to a first posture in which only the first display surface 151 is displayed. The locking member 18 locks the rotating member 15 in the second posture in which the second display surface 152 is displayed, and rotates in response to the displacement of the passive portion 18 e provided on the locking member 18. The lock on the moving member 15 is released. By colliding a plurality of clips 10 with each other, the passive part 18e of the opponent is displaced, and the first display surface of the rotating member 15 is displayed to determine the outcome.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a clip for holding paper sheets and the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, clips have been used to hold a bundle of documents and the like. Such a clip is generally composed of a pair of clip pieces pivotally attached to each other by a hinge, and an urging member that constantly urges one end portion of both clip pieces in a direction of closing. When using the above clips, one end is opened by pressing the other end of both clip pieces with fingers against the urging force of the urging member, and the side end such as a document bundle is placed there. After the insertion, the pressing force is released so that the document bundle or the like is clamped by the one end portions of both clip pieces by the urging force of the urging member.

[0003]

As far as the applicant knows, none of the conventional clips described above can be used to play games or give a visual interest to the user. The present invention has been made based on such circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a clip which can enjoy a battle game or the like in which two or more clips are used to win or lose each other, and which can give a visual interest. To do.

[0004]

A clip of the present invention has a pair of clip pieces pivotally attached to each other by a hinge, and a biasing member that constantly biases one end of both clip pieces in a direction of closing. The rotating member includes a rotating member, a rotating biasing member, and a locking member, and the rotating member has two display surfaces provided with display information different from each other. Is for constantly biasing the rotating member to the first posture, and the locking member is coupled to the clip piece so as to lock the rotating member rotated to the second posture. Further, it is characterized in that it is provided so as to release the locking with respect to the rotating member in response to the displacement of the passive portion provided on the locking member.

In addition, the clip of the present invention has two rotating members.
More than one locking member is provided so as to lock each of the rotating members in the second posture and individually release the locking of each of the rotating members according to the displacement amount of the passive portion. It is characterized by

[0006]

In the clip according to the first aspect, the rotating member held in the first posture is rotated against the urging force of the rotating urging member to engage with the engaging claw of the engaging member. Second by stopping
Hold the posture. The rotating member held in the second posture is disengaged from the locking claw in response to the displacement of the passive portion provided on the locking member, and thus the first biasing force of the rotating biasing member is applied. It is returned to the posture by turning. Each of the two display surfaces of the rotating member is displayed according to each of the first posture and the second posture.

In the clip according to the second aspect, there are two or more rotating members, and the locking member includes the second rotating member.
The postures of the plurality of rotating members are changed according to the amount of displacement of the passive portion, and the respective locks of the rotating members are individually released, so that the respective display surfaces are displayed. It

[0008]

Next, the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing an embodiment of a clip of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a partially exploded perspective view of the same embodiment, and FIGS. 3 and 4 are side views of the same embodiment. . As shown in FIG. 1, the clip 10 of the present invention has a pair of clip pieces 11 and 12 formed in a substantially rectangular plate shape. A pair of bearing pieces 11a and 12a are provided on the opposing surfaces of the clip pieces 11 and 12, respectively. By inserting the support shaft 13 by aligning the positions of the bearing holes formed in the bearing pieces 11a and 12a, the clip pieces 11 and 12 are inserted.
Are pivotally attached to each other at the support shaft 13.

An urging member 14 for urging the one ends 11b and 12b of the clip pieces 11 and 12 in a direction toward each other is disposed in the middle of the support shaft 13. The biasing member 14 is not limited to the torsion coil spring as shown in the drawing, but a leaf spring, a wire spring, or the like can be used.

A pair of bearings 12c is provided at the center of the side edges of the clip piece 12. Rotating plate (rotating member)
Reference numeral 15 has an area approximately half that of the upper surface of the clip piece 12, and a cylindrical bearing portion 15a corresponding to the bearing portion 12c is provided on the side edge portion thereof. Both bearings 12
The rotating plate 15 is pivotally attached to the upper surface of the clip piece 12 by aligning the bearing holes of c and 15a and inserting the two support shafts 16a and 16b, respectively.

A biasing member (rotating biasing member) 17 is arranged around the support shaft 16a. The biasing member 17 is not limited to the torsion coil spring as shown in the drawing, but a leaf spring, a wire spring, or the like can be used. Both ends of the urging member 17 have a concave groove 15c formed in the first display surface 151 of the rotating plate 15.
And the groove 12f formed on the upper surface of the clip 12 are locked and fixed.

The urging member 17 has a clip piece in which the first display surface 151 of the rotating plate 15 faces the upper surface, that is, the second display surface 152 which is the opposite surface (back side) faces the lower surface. It is always urged in the direction overlapping the surface of 12.
In addition, the clip piece 12 has a bearing portion 15 a of the rotating plate 15.
A pair of cutouts 12d are provided to accommodate the.

FIG. 2 shows a state in which the clip piece 12 and the locking member 18 of FIG. 1 are looked up from below. Clip piece 12
A finger hooking portion 12g, which will be described later, is formed on the other end 12e of the pair of bearings 12h, and a pair of bearings 12h for pivotally supporting the support shaft 18a of the locking member 18 is formed below the finger hooking portion 12g. There is. The bearing portion 12h is formed of an elastic member such as synthetic resin and is formed in a C-shape with a part cut out for inserting and removing the support shaft 18a. It is easy to put on and take off.

At both ends of the support shaft 18a of the locking member 18, side edges 15b (only shown in FIG. 1) of the rotary plate 15 which are not pivotally attached are attached to the biasing member 17. A pair of locking claws 18b that locks against the force is provided. Above spindle 1
A thin plate-like urging member 18c having an elastic force is provided in the center of the peripheral surface of 8a along the axial direction. When the locking member 18 is pivotally attached to the clip piece 12, the biasing member 1
By elastically contacting the lower surface of the clip piece 12, 8c biases the locking claw 18b in the direction of locking the side edge portion 15b of the rotating plate 15.

Further, a pair of stoppers 18d are provided on both ends of the support shaft 18a so as to project therefrom. This stopper 18d
Is brought into contact with the lower surface of the other end 12e of the clip piece 12 so that the locking claw 18b causes the side edge 1 of the rotating member 15 to move.
The rotation in the direction of separating from 5b is restricted.

The plate-shaped passive portion 18e coupled to both ends of the support shaft 18a rotates the locking member 18 around the support shaft 18a when an external force acts on it, as described later. By doing so, the locking claw 18b is provided to unlock the rotation member 15.

Next, the operation of the clip 10 having the above structure will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4. FIG. 3 shows a state in which only the first display surface 151 of the rotating plate 15 is displayed, that is, the second display surface 152 is hidden by being overlapped with the upper surface of the clip piece 12. The posture of the rotating plate 15 at this time is referred to as a first posture. At this time, what is displayed on the outside is the first display surface 151 and a part of the upper surface of the clip piece 12 (hereinafter referred to as the third display surface) 121.

FIG. 4 shows the second display surface 152 of the rotating plate 15.
Only the first display surface 151 is displayed.
Shows a state in which the clip piece 12 is overlaid and concealed on the upper surface of the clip piece 12. Such a posture of the rotating plate 15 is called a second posture. At this time, the second display surface 152 and a part of the upper surface of the clip piece 12 (hereinafter referred to as the fourth display surface) 122 are displayed on the outside.

As described above, the rotating plate 15 is constantly urged in the first posture by the urging force of the urging member 17 (not shown in FIGS. 3 and 4). Therefore,
When rotating the rotating plate 15 from the first posture (FIG. 3) to the second posture (FIG. 4), as shown in FIG.
Holding the side edge portion 15b of the locking member 18b and rotating it in the direction of arrow A against the biasing force, and pushing it into the portion of the locking claw 18b biased in the direction of arrow B by the biasing member 18c to lock it. .

As shown in FIG. 4, when the rotating plate 15 is held in the second posture, when the external force in the direction of the arrow C acts on the passive portion 18e, the locking member 18 moves the support shaft 18a. Since it rotates in the direction of the arrow D with respect to, the locking claw 18b is disengaged from the side edge portion 15b of the rotating plate 15. As a result, the rotating plate 15 rotates as indicated by the arrow E as indicated by the broken line, and returns to the first posture.

5 and 6 are plan views showing the states of the display surfaces of the clip piece 12 and the rotating plate 15. As shown in FIG. 5, on the first display surface 151 of the rotating plate 15 and the third display surface 121 of the clip piece 12, one symbol “x” is formed when both are displayed. To draw in advance. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 6, on the second display surface 152 of the rotating plate 15 and the fourth display surface 122 of the clip piece 12, one pattern "○" is displayed when both are displayed. It is drawn in advance so as to be configured.

Next, a game played using such a clip 10 will be described. Two or two or more clips 10 drawn as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6 are prepared. At this time, all of the rotating plates 15 are in the second posture (FIG. 4), and the state of “◯” shown in FIG. 6 is displayed. FIG.
In the above, when the finger hooking portion 12g of the clip piece 12 is pressed downward with a finger to cause the biasing member 13 to store an elastic force, and then the finger is suddenly slipped off the finger hooking portion 12g, the clip 10 Is the mounting surface P due to the elastic force
It flies into the air from and falls soon. In addition, it is preferable that the above-mentioned finger hanging portion 12g is formed of a curved surface so that the fingers can slide.

When the dropped clip 10 collides with the passive portion 18 of the other clip 10, the locking member 18 rotates and the locking claw 18b separates from the rotary plate 15 as described above, so that The plate 15 is rotated from the second posture to the first posture by the urging force of the urging member 17. That is, the display surface of the clip piece 12 and the display surface of the rotating plate 15 are shown in FIG.
To FIG. 7. "○" of the pattern displayed on the display surface
By associating "x" and "x" with winning and losing respectively, it is possible to enjoy a battle game that decides the win or loss.
Further, when the displayed pattern is, for example, a robot used in a battle game or the like, it is possible to give more visual interest.

The clip 10 shown in this embodiment is
The clip pieces 11 and 12 and the urging member 14 perform the original function of the clip for holding the document bundle, as in the conventional case.

The first display surface 151, the second display surface 152 of the rotating plate 15, and the third display surface 12 of the clip 12 are shown.
The display information attached to the first and fourth display surfaces 122 is not limited to the pattern illustrated in this embodiment, and may be any information that can be visually recognized. For example, it may be a figure, a pattern, a character, a uniform color, or the like.

The clip of the present invention is not limited to being used as the above-mentioned battle game.
Rotating plate 1 when used as a clip for holding a bundle of documents
The change in the display information and the shape caused by the posture change of 5 can also be used as a marker for sorting the documents. In addition, there is an effect that the user of the clip can be given a visual interest by the change of the display information and the shape.

In this embodiment, the third display surface and the fourth display surface of the clip piece 12 are substantially equally divided, and one of the two display surfaces is displayed by changing the attitude of the rotating plate 15. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a display area which is not hidden by the rotating plate 15 and is always displayed in the clip piece 12 may be provided.

When the clip of the present invention is used as a battle game, the difficulty level of the game can be changed by the following means. For example, by adjusting the size of the passive portion 18e of the locking member 18, the size of the locking claw 18b, the size of the urging force of the urging member 18c, and the like, the rotary plate 15 held in the second posture is moved to the first position. It is possible to arbitrarily set the degree of difficulty when rotating to the posture of 1.

In the present embodiment, the clip pieces 11 and 12 and the rotating plate 15 are all rectangular (quadrangle), but the shape may be a triangle, a polygon, a circle, or an amorphous shape, or a robot, an animal, or the like. Any item that can give a visual interest can be appropriately selected and employed.

In the present embodiment, the locking member 18 is pivotally attached to and joined to the clip piece 12, but in the present invention, the locking member 18 is provided via an elastic member such as a leaf spring. The rotating member 15 is elastically connected to the clip piece 12.
May be locked, and the locking may be released in response to the passive portion 18e.

Further, in the present embodiment, display information is also given to the third display surface 121 and the fourth display surface 122 of the clip piece 12 so that a large display surface of about the same size as the entire surface of the clip piece 12 is displayed. Because it was composed, it was rich in visual changes. However, if it is desired that the display surface of the display information is slightly small, the clip piece 12
The display information attached to may be omitted, and in that case, only the display information attached to the first display surface 151 and the second display surface 152 of the rotating plate 15 causes the posture change of the rotating plate 15. Is displayed accordingly.

FIG. 7 is a side view showing another embodiment of the present invention. The rotating plate 15A shown by hatching is the rotating plate 15A.
The pivot plate 1 is pivotally attached by a support shaft 16b similarly to
5, 15A are provided so as to be able to rotate independently of each other. The rotating member 15A is formed slightly shorter so that the side edge portion 15c thereof is located slightly inside the side edge portion 15b of the rotating member 15. Also, the rotating plate 15A is
Similar to the rotating plate 15, it is always urged in the direction of arrow E by an urging member (rotating urging member) not shown.

The locking member 18 is provided with two locking claws 18b and 18f for locking the side edge 15b of the rotating plate 15 and the side edge 15c of the rotating plate 15A. ing. The locking claw 18b and the side edge portion 15 of the rotating plate 15
The positional relationship between the locking member 18 (passive portion 18e) and the locking claw 18f and the side edge portion 15c of the rotating plate 15A is the amount of displacement in the arrow D direction, as described below. Depending on the (rotation amount), the locking of the rotation plate 15A is first released,
Next, the locking of the rotating plate 15 is set to be released.

As shown in FIG. 7, the two rotating plates 15, 1
5A is locked by the locking member 18 (second
When the locking member 18 receives a stress in the direction of arrow C and rotates in the direction of arrow D, the locking claw 1
8f is disengaged from the side edge portion 15c of the rotating plate 15A and the locked state is released, so that the rotating plate 15A rotates in the direction of arrow E by the urging force of the urging member, as indicated by the broken line. Then, like the above-described embodiment, the first posture is restored.

Further, when the locking member 18 rotates in the direction of arrow D, the locking claw 18b is disengaged from the side edge portion 15c of the rotating plate 15 and the locked state is released, so that the rotating plate 15 Also, the urging force of the urging member rotates in the direction of arrow E, and similarly returns to the first posture. That is, depending on the displacement amount of the locking member 18 (passive portion 18e), the locking of each of the rotating plates 15A and 15 is individually released.

In this embodiment, the two rotating plates 15, 15 are
Since A is provided and they are separately rotated, the display surface of the rotating plate is increased to four, and the combination of posture changes of the rotating plate is increased to three. Therefore, by displaying more display information and posture changes, there is an advantage that more visual interest can be given to the user. Needless to say, two or more rotating plates may be provided.

As described above, when a clip provided with two or more rotating plates is used in a battle game, the pattern displayed on the display surface of the rotating plate and the display surface of the clip piece corresponds to the degree of damage received. By drawing in this way, it is possible to display not only the win or loss but also the superiority and inferiority of the game in stages. That is, when N (N is a natural number) rotating plates are provided on the clip, the combination of posture changes due to the rotating plates is (N + 1) types, so the game situation is displayed at the (N + 1) stage. It becomes possible.

[0038]

As described above in detail, according to the clip of the present invention, it is possible to enjoy a battle game in which two or more clips are used to compete for victory or loss. Also, visual interest can be given by changing the shape and display of the clip.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing an embodiment of a clip of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing a main part of the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a side view of the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a side view of the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a plan view showing a state of a display surface of a clip piece and a rotating plate in the embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a plan view showing a state of a display surface of a clip piece and a rotating plate in the embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a side view showing another embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 Clips 11 and 12 Clip Pieces 15 Rotating Plate (Rotating Member) 151 First Display Surface (Display Surface) 152 Second Display Surface (Display Surface) 17 Biasing Member (Rotating Biasing Member) 18 Locking Member 18e Passive part P mounting surface

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A clip having a pair of clip pieces pivotally attached to each other by a hinge and an urging member for constantly urging one end of each of the clip pieces in a closing direction, the rotating member and the rotating member. The rotating member has two display surfaces provided with display information different from each other, and the rotating member has a biasing member and a locking member. The locking member is always biased to the first posture, and the locking member is coupled to the clip piece so as to lock the rotation member rotated in the second posture,
Further, the clip is provided so as to release the locking with respect to the rotating member in response to the displacement of the passive portion provided on the locking member. 2. A rotating member having two or more rotating members, wherein the locking member locks each of the rotating members in a second posture, and each of the rotating members corresponds to a displacement amount of the passive portion. The clip according to claim 1, wherein the clip is provided so as to individually release the lock with respect to the clip.