Patent Application
20050198789
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a tab mechanism, and particularly relates to a locking structure secured on or multi-rotating about a tab mechanism and engaging with a hanging object.
2. Background of the Invention
Typical zippers are popular and generally used in everyday life due to their easy and rapid engagement and disengagement. Clothing, a bag, a wallet, and even a jacket may have a plurality of zippers arranged thereon for both utility and decoration. However, the zippers nowadays still retain original functions as well as engagement and disengagement.
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The conventional zipper 10a usually prevents valuables, such as a cell phone, from getting lost or being dropped and damaged. But, if a user forgets to close the conventional zipper 10a, the valuables are still easily lost or dropped.
Hence, an improvement over the prior art is required to overcome the disadvantages thereof.
The primary object of the invention is therefore to specify a tab mechanism on which an identification card, a toy, a whistle, a cell phone, or objects the like are hung to avoid loss and damage.
The secondary object of the invention is therefore to specify a tab mechanism, in which the tab and the locking structures can be rotated about each other.
The third object of the invention is therefore to specify a tab mechanism, in which the tab and the locking structure can be firmly secured to each other.
According to the invention, this primary object is achieved by a tab mechanism adopted for a zipper slide. The tab mechanism includes a connection member having a hanging portion connecting the zipper slide and a clamping portion downwardly extending from the hanging portion. A locking structure having a top end connects the clamping portion of the connection member and an object is hung from a bottom end.
According to the invention, this secondary object is achieved by the locking structure, which is a sphere junction. The sphere junction includes a sphere body, and a connection portion under and connecting to the sphere body. The sphere body can be clamped in the clamping portion for multi-directional rotation.
According to the invention, this third object is achieved by the clamping portion, which is shaped like a plate. The clamping portion has a plurality of slots. The locking structure is a plate, and the locking structure includes an engaging portion secured in the slot and a detachable hook structure arranged beneath the engaging portion for hanging the object.
To provide a further understanding of the invention, the following detailed description illustrates embodiments and examples of the invention. Examples of the more important features of the invention thus have been summarized rather broadly in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the contributions to the art may be appreciated. There are, of course, additional features of the invention that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject of the claims appended hereto.
These and other features, aspects, and advantages of the present invention will become better understood with regard to the following description, appended claims, and accompanying drawings where:
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The connection member 10 includes a hanging portion 12 connecting the zipper slide 30 and a clamping portion 14 downwardly extending from the hanging portion 12.
The sphere junction 20 includes a sphere body 22, a connection portion 24 under and connecting to the sphere body 22. The sphere body 22 can be clamped in the clamping portion 14 for multi-directional rotation. The best embodiment of the connection portion 24 is a detachable hook structure 24 including a bottom end for hanging an object.
The clamping portion 14 includes a plurality of curved teeth 142 respectively inwardly extending from a front inner flange and a rear inner flange of the clamping portion 14 to prevent the sphere body 22 from disengaging. The detachable hook structure 24 includes a male buckle 242 made integrally from the sphere body 22 in one piece and a female buckle 244 clamping with the male buckle 242. The female buckle 244 has a rope penetrating therethrough to tie and hang the object. The female buckle 244 has a base and a pair of resilient members upwardly and laterally extending from a bottom of the base; the resilient members are each spaced by a gap from the base. Therefore, an identification card, a toy, a whistle, a cell phone, or similar objects can be hung on the tab mechanism to avoid loss and damage, and even for rotation in multiple directions.
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The clamping portion 74 is shaped like a plate and has a plurality of slots 742. The locking structure 80 is plate shaped, and the locking structure 80 includes an engaging portion 82 secured in the slot 742 and a detachable hook structure 84 arranged beneath the engaging portion 82. The detachable hook structure 84 provides configurations as well as the embodiment mentioned above. The detachable hook structure 84 includes a male buckle 842 extending from the plate-shaped locking structure 80 and a female buckle 844 engaging with the male buckle 842. The female buckle 844 has a rope penetrating therethrough to tie and hang the object.
The locking structure 80 can be alternatively plate-shaped and extending downwardly from the clamping portion 74 and integrally in one piece, the plate-shaped locking structure 80 has a detachable hook structure 84 connecting to a bottom thereof for engagement or disengagement.
It should be apparent to those skilled in the art that the above description is only illustrative of specific embodiments and examples of the invention. The invention should therefore cover various modifications and variations made to the herein-described structure and operations of the invention, provided they fall within the scope of the invention as defined in the following appended claims.
