US20190168074A1

US20190168074A1 - Underwater exercise equipment with buckle apparatus

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Publication number: US20190168074A1
Application number: US16/200,767
Authority: US
Inventors: Chih-Cheng Shiue
Original assignee: QBAS Co Ltd
Current assignee: QBAS Co Ltd
Priority date: 2017-12-01
Filing date: 2018-11-27
Publication date: 2019-06-06
Also published as: TWM561551U

Abstract

An underwater exercise equipment with a buckle apparatus is provided. The buckle apparatus has a base, a buckle and at least one pressing portion. The base extends from a first end of the lens and is formed with the lens. The base has a rotation axis where a belt can bypass. The buckle is pivotably disposed on the base. The at least one pressing portion extends from a second end of the lens and is formed with the lens, and the at least one pressing portion is disposed adjacent the buckle. When the belt bypasses the rotation axis, the buckle is adapted to clasp and fasten the belt, and the belt can be released by pushing the at least one pressing portion.

Description

This application claims priority to Taiwan Patent Application No. 106217950 filed on Dec. 1, 2017.

CROSS-REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

Not applicable.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to an underwater exercise equipment, and more particularly, relates to an underwater exercise equipment with a buckle apparatus.

Descriptions of the Related Art

A buckle apparatus used for an underwater exercise equipment (e.g., swimming goggles or diving goggles) currently available on the market is constituted by a plurality of components and needs to be assembled on the underwater exercise equipment in a certain assembling sequence so that components such as an adjust belt of the swimming goggles/diving goggles can pass therethrough or be buckled.
However, the buckle apparatus currently available needs to be assembled manually and is constituted by components having smaller volumes, so it is inconvenient to be assembled and moreover, the production speed thereof is also limited. On the other hand, the multi-piece assembled structure cannot provide the user with a uniform overall visual feeling.
Accordingly, an urgent need exists in the art to provide a buckle apparatus used for an underwater exercise equipment, a base and a pressing portion of which can be formed integrally with the underwater exercise equipment, so that the assembling can be convenient to improve the production speed by reducing the number of components and meanwhile the uniformity of the overall appearance can be increased.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

An objective of the present invention is to disclose a buckle apparatus used for an underwater exercise equipment, the buckle apparatus has a base and a pressing portion of which are formed integrally with a lens, so that the buckle apparatus has the following advantages of: 1. effectively reducing the number of components and reducing the production cost, 2. being convenient to be assembled so as to improve the production speed, and 3. being simple and smooth in appearance.
To achieve the aforesaid objective, a buckle apparatus disclosed in the present invention comprises a base, a buckle and at least one pressing portion. The base extends from a first end of the lens and is integrally formed therewith, and the base has a rotation axis where the adjust belt can bypass. The buckle is pivotably disposed on the base. At least one pressing portion extends from a second end of the lens and is integrally formed therewith, and the at least one pressing portion is disposed adjacent the buckle. The first end and the second end are different ends of the same side of the lens, and when the adjust belt bypasses the rotation axis, the buckle is adapted to clasp and fasten the adjust belt, and the adjust belt can be released by pushing the at least one pressing portion.
To achieve the aforesaid objective, the at least one pressing portion of the buckle apparatus according to the present invention is a single pressing portion, the second end is disposed on the opposite side (i.e. the upper side or the lower side) of the first end, and the single pressing portion pushes the buckle from the lateral side of the buckle.
To achieve the aforesaid objective, the at least one pressing portion of the buckle apparatus according to the present invention is two pressing portions, the second end is two secondary ends that are disposed on the opposite side of the first end so that the pressing portions may be extended from the opposite side to an upper end and a lower end of the base respectively, and the pressing portions push the buckle from the lateral side of the buckle.
To achieve the aforesaid objective, the rotation axis of the buckle apparatus according to the present invention is integrally formed with the base or is a separate component from the base.
To achieve the aforesaid objective, the underwater exercise equipment for which the buckle apparatus of the present invention is used is a diving goggle or a swimming goggle.
To achieve the aforesaid objective, the base of the buckle apparatus according to the present invention is made of a material selected from the group consisting of polycarbonate (PC), acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS), polypropylene (PP), Cellulose Acetate (CA), Triacetate Cellulose (TAC) and combinations thereof.
To achieve the aforesaid objective, the Shore hardness of the base of the buckle apparatus according to the present invention is between D50 to D80.
To achieve the aforesaid objective, the Rockwell hardness of the base of the buckle apparatus according to the present invention is between 90 to 150.
The detailed technology and preferred embodiments implemented for the subject invention are described in the following paragraphs accompanying the appended drawings for people skilled in this field to well appreciate the features of the claimed invention.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of an underwater exercise equipment with a buckle apparatus of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is an exploded view of a first embodiment of the buckle apparatus according to the present invention;

FIG. 3 is an exploded view of a second embodiment of the buckle apparatus according to the present invention; and

FIG. 4 is an exploded view of a third embodiment of the buckle apparatus according to the present invention.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

As shown in FIG. 1, the present invention relates to an underwater exercise equipment 200. The underwater exercise equipment 200 comprises a lens 400, a gasket 500 and a buckle apparatus 100. The gasket 500 is disposed on the periphery of the lens 400. The buckle apparatus 100 is disposed at two opposite edges of the lens 400 and used to adjust the length of an adjust belt 300.
Please refer to FIG. 2, the buckle apparatus 100 comprises a base 110, a buckle 120 and at least one pressing portion 130. The base 100 extends from a first end 410 of the lens 400 and is integrally formed with the lens 400, and the base 110 has a rotation axis 112 where the adjust belt 300 can bypass. The buckle 120 is pivotably disposed on the base 110. The pressing portion 130 extends from a second end 420 of the lens 400 and is integrally formed with the lens 400, and the at least one pressing portion 130 is disposed adjacent the buckle 120. The aforesaid first end 410 and the second end 420 are different ends of the same side of the lens 400.
In this way, when the adjust belt 300 bypasses the rotation axis 112, the buckle 120 can achieve the purpose of fastening the adjust belt 300 by clasping the adjust belt 300 via the initial installment status thereof when no external force is applied. When the length of the adjust belt 300 is to be lengthened or reduced, the adjust belt 300 can be released from the buckle 120 by pushing the pressing portion 130.
In detail, in a first embodiment as shown in FIG. 2, the at least one pressing portion 130 of the buckle apparatus 100 is a single pressing portion 130, the pressing portion 130 extends from the second end 420 of the lens 400 and is integrally formed with the lens 400. By the aforesaid arrangement, when the user pushes the pressing portion 130, the pressing portion 130 pushes the buckle 120 from bottom to top from the lateral side of the buckle 120 (i.e., in the Z direction) so that the buckle 120 is opened for a particular angle along the Y direction, thereby releasing the adjust belt 300 from the buckle 120 to complete the adjustment of the adjust belt 300.
The aforesaid description that the base 110 and the pressing portion 130 all extend from the lens 400 and are integrally formed therewith may also be interpreted as that: the lens 400 has two extending portions (i.e., a first end 410 and a second end 420), one of the two extending portions forms the base 110, the other one of the two extending portions forms the pressing portion 130, and the two extending portions are all integrally formed with the lens 400.
In the embodiment of FIG. 2, a tenon 122 of the buckle 120 is inserted into a groove 114 of the base 110 so as to achieve the purpose of enabling the buckle 120 to pivot relative to the base 110 for a particular angle, but it is not limited thereto. In other words, the buckle 120 may also be pivotably disposed on the base 110 in other ways so that the buckle 120 clasps the adjust belt 300 when no external force is applied, and the adjust belt 300 is released when the pressing portion 130 is pushed.
Moreover, under the premise that the single pressing portion 130 disclosed in the first embodiment is formed integrally with the lens 400, the pressing portion 130 not only can extend to the lower side of the base 110, those of ordinary skill in the art may also make changes readily, e.g., enable the pressing portion 130 to extend to an upper side of the base 110, or enable the pressing portion 130 to extend to another side (i.e., an inner side of the base 110) opposite to the buckle 120 depending on other design requirements or the like, and thus the purpose of clasping the adjust belt 300 when no external force is applied, pushing the buckle 120 by pushing the pressing portion 130 and thereby releasing the adjust belt 300 from the buckle 120 can also be achieved.
In a second embodiment of FIG. 3, components of the buckle apparatus 100 such as the base 100, the buckle 120 and the pressing portion 130 as well as the spatial arrangement between these components are generally the same as those described in the first embodiment of FIG. 2, and thus will not be further described herein. The only difference between the second embodiment of FIG. 3 and the first embodiment of FIG. 2 lies in that: the rotation axis 112 of the second embodiment of FIG. 3 is not integrally formed with the base 110. Therefore, when the rotation axis 112 of the second embodiment of FIG. 3 is damaged, only the damaged rotation axis 112 needs to be taken down and replaced with a new rotation axis 112 instead of changing the whole base 110.
In a third embodiment of FIG. 4, components of the buckle apparatus 100 such as the base 110, the buckle 120 and the pressing portion 130 as well as the spatial arrangement between these components are also generally the same as those described in the first embodiment of FIG. 2, and thus will not be further described herein. The only difference between the third embodiment of FIG. 4 and the first embodiment of FIG. 2 lies in that: the third embodiment of FIG. 4 has two pressing portions 130.
In detail, as shown in FIG. 4, when the at least one pressing portion 130 of the buckle apparatus 100 is two pressing portions 130, the second end 420 of the lens 400 may be divided into two secondary ends 420′ that are disposed on the upper side and the lower side of the first end 410 respectively. In this way, the two pressing portions 130 may be extended from the secondary end 420′ at the upper side and the secondary ends 420′ at the lower side to an upper end and a lower end of the base 110 respectively. In this way, when the user applies an external force to push the pressing portions 130, the pressing portions 130 can push the buckle 120 laterally from the upper side and the lower side of the buckle 120 so that the buckle 120 is opened for a particular angle along the Y direction, thereby releasing the adjust belt 300 from the buckle 120.
Additionally, in a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the base 110 is made of a material selected from the group consisting of polycarbonate (PC), acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS), polypropylene (PP), Cellulose Acetate (CA), Triacetate Cellulose (TAC) and combinations thereof. Moreover, the Shore hardness of the buckle apparatus 100 and the underwater exercise equipment 200 is between D50 to D80, and the Rockwell hardness thereof is between 90 to 150.
According to the above descriptions, the base 110 and the pressing portion 130 of the buckle apparatus 100 of the present invention all extend from the lens 400 and integrally formed with the lens 400. Thus, in the case of the first and the third embodiments, only the buckle 120 needs to be assembled; and in the case of the second embodiment, only the buckle 120 and the rotation axis 112 need to be assembled. Therefore, as compared to the prior art, the buckle apparatus of the present invention indeed can effectively reduce the number of components to reduce the production cost, can be assembled conveniently to improve the production speed during the manufacturing, and is smooth and simple in the appearance so as to increase the desire of buying of the user.
The above disclosure is related to the detailed technical contents and inventive features thereof. People skilled in this field may proceed with a variety of modifications and replacements based on the disclosures and suggestions of the invention as described without departing from the characteristics thereof. Nevertheless, although such modifications and replacements are not fully disclosed in the above descriptions, they have substantially been covered in the following claims as appended.

Claims

What is claimed is:

1. An underwater exercise equipment, comprising:

a lens;

a gasket, disposed on the periphery of the lens;

an adjust belt; and

a buckle apparatus, disposed at two opposite edges of the lens and used to adjust the length of the adjust belt, the buckle apparatus comprising:

a base, extending from a first end of the lens and is integrally formed therewith, the base has a rotation axis where the adjust belt can bypass;

a buckle pivotably disposed on the base; and

at least one pressing portion extending from a second end of the lens and is integrally formed therewith, and the at least one pressing portion is disposed adjacent the buckle;

wherein the first end and the second end are different ends of the same side of the lens, and when the adjust belt bypasses the rotation axis, the buckle is adapted to clasp and fasten the adjust belt, and the adjust belt can be released by pushing the at least one pressing portion.

2. The underwater exercise equipment of claim 1, wherein the at least one pressing portion is a pressing portion, the second end is disposed on the opposite side of the first end, and the pressing portion pushes the buckle from the lateral side of the buckle.

3. The underwater exercise equipment of claim 1, wherein the at least one pressing portion is two pressing portions, the second end is two secondary ends that are disposed on the upper side and the lower side of the first end so that the pressing portions are extended from the upper side and lower side to an upper end and a lower end of the base respectively, and the pressing portions push the buckle from the lateral side of the buckle.

4. The underwater exercise equipment of claim 1, wherein the rotation axis is integrally formed with the base.

5. The underwater exercise equipment of claim 1, wherein the rotation axis is a separate component from the base.

6. The underwater exercise equipment of claim 1, wherein the underwater exercise equipment is a diving goggle or a swimming goggle.

7. The underwater exercise equipment of claim 1, wherein the base is made of a material selected from the group consisting of polycarbonate (PC), acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS), polypropylene (PP), Cellulose Acetate (CA), Triacetate Cellulose (TAC) and combinations thereof.

8. The underwater exercise equipment of claim 1, wherein the Shore hardness of the base is between D50 to D80.

9. The underwater exercise equipment of claim 1, wherein the Rockwell hardness of the base is between 90 to 150.