CLIP

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

The application claims priority of Chinese patent application CN202323289493.9, filed on Nov. 30, 2023, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entireties.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present invention relates to living supplies, and particularly relates to a clip.

BACKGROUND

For daily trips, hats or scarves, as necessities, are carried around by many people. The hats can be worn on the heads by people when required, however, people do not wear them all the time. The hat taken off is usually put in a backpack, which causes the hat to be out of shape. Moreover, it is quite inconvenient to put the hat in or take it out frequently; or the hat taken off is held in one hand, thereby occupying the hand, and the hat may be lost after being held in one hand for long hours. Alternatively, the hat can be bound to other items (such as a backpack) with a strap or a rope. However, it is still inconvenient to bind and unbind.

SUMMARY

The present invention aims to provide a clip easy to carry and operate to solve the defects in the prior art.

In order to achieve the goal, the present invention provides the following technical solution:

A first aspect of the present application provides a clip, comprising a first clamping portion and a second clamping portion, and further comprising,

• • a connecting portion, a first end of the connecting portion being connected to a first end of the first clamping portion, and a second end of the connecting portion being connected to a first end of the second clamping portion; and
  • a connecting assembly, comprising a first connecting part and a second connecting part, wherein the first connecting part is arranged at the first end of the first clamping portion, and the second connecting part is arranged at the first end of the second clamping portion;
  • when the first connecting part and the second connecting part are combined, a closed ring structure can be formed by the connecting portion, and a clamping structure can be formed by the first clamping portion and the second clamping portion.

In some implementations, the clip further comprises a magnet assembly which comprises a first magnet piece and a second magnet piece;

• • the first magnet piece is arranged at a second end of the first clamping portion, and the second magnet piece is arranged at a second end of the second clamping portion;
  • the first magnet piece comprises a permanent magnet, and the second magnet piece comprises an element made of a ferromagnetic substance or a permanent magnet.

In some implementations, a first surface of the first clamping portion or/and a first surface of the second clamping portion are provided with a plurality of through holes, and the plurality of through holes are communicated with the first magnet piece or/and the second magnet piece.

In some implementations, a cover cap is arranged on the outside of the permanent magnet, and an opening of the cover cap faces toward the first surface of the first clamping portion or the first surface of the second clamping portion.

In some implementations, a first bending portion is arranged between the first connecting part and the first end of the first clamping portion, and a second bending portion is arranged between the second connecting part and the first end of the second clamping portion;

• • the first bending portion can allow the first clamping portion and the first connecting part to be rotationally connected, and the second bending portion can allow the second clamping portion and the second connecting part to be rotationally connected.

In some implementations, both the first clamping portion and the second clamping portion are made of a rigid material, and a combined force generated from a combination of the connecting assembly acts between the first clamping portion and the second clamping portion.

In some implementations, the connecting portion is made of a flexible material; or

• • middle parts of the connecting portion are made of a flexible material; or
  • the connecting portion is a multi-section structure, such as a chain structure.

In some implementations, the connecting portion comprises a first connecting portion and a second connecting portion, a first end of the first connecting portion and a first end of the second connecting portion are rotationally connected through a rotating shaft, a second end of the first connecting portion is connected to the first end of the first clamping portion, and a second end of the second connecting portion is connected to the first end of the second clamping portion.

In some implementations, both the first end of the first connecting portion and the first end of the second connecting portion are arc-shaped structures.

In some implementations, the first surface of the first clamping portion or/and the first surface of the second clamping portion are provided with anti-skid layers, or

the first surface of the first clamping portion or/and the first surface of the second clamping portion are made of an anti-skid material.

A second aspect of the present application provides a clip, comprising a first clamping portion and a second clamping portion, and the clip further comprising,

• • a connecting portion, a first end of the connecting portion being connected to a first end of the first clamping portion, and a second end of the connecting portion being connected to a first end of the second clamping portion; and
  • a magnet assembly, comprising a first magnet piece and a second magnet piece, the first magnet piece being arranged at a second end of the first clamping portion, and the second magnet piece being arranged at a second end of the second clamping portion; where the first magnet piece comprises a permanent magnet, and the second magnet piece comprises an element made of a ferromagnetic substance or a permanent magnet.

In some implementations, a cover cap is arranged on the outside of the permanent magnet, and an opening of the cover cap faces toward the first surface of the first clamping portion or the first surface of the second clamping portion.

Compared with the prior art, the technical solution of the present invention has the advantage that the connecting portion and the clamping portions of the present application adopt the design of an integrated structure, the connecting portion is a closed ring structure formed by the connecting portion and the connecting assembly of the present application, and the hanging scheme is easy to operate. At the same time, the clip of the present application can be locked to a hanging carrier, thereby further improving the safety of the present application. In the present application, the clamping portions can be selectively provided with the magnet assemblies to increase a clamping force of the clamping portions, thereby enabling a clamped item to have higher stability. Furthermore, the present application provides a technical solution for increasing a magnetic force, i.e., the cover cap is connected to the outside of the permanent magnet in a sleeving mode, thereby further increasing the magnetic force of the magnet assemblies. In addition to the clip for clamping an item provided in the present application, the present application can also serve as a hanging carrier. Other carriers can be hung to the closed ring structure formed by the connecting portion and the connecting assembly.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The accompanying drawings, which constitute a part of this application, are used for providing a further understanding of the present invention; and schematic embodiments of the present invention and descriptions thereof are intended to explain the present invention and are not construed to unduly limit the present invention. In the drawings:

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of an overall structure according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a structural schematic view of the opposite side of the clip shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of a connecting assembly after the combination according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a sectional view of the AA direction in FIG. 1 and a schematic view of a first magnet assembly;

FIG. 5 is a sectional view of the AA direction in FIG. 1 and a schematic view of a second magnet assembly;

FIG. 6 is a structural schematic view of a first clamping structure according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 7 is a schematic view of another example of the first clamping structure according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 8 is a structural schematic view of a second clamping structure according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 9 is a schematic view of a second connecting portion according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 10 is a schematic view of a third connecting portion according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 11 is a schematic view of a fourth connecting portion according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 12 is a schematic view of an overall structure of a second clip according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 13 is a schematic view of the overall structure of the second clip according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Descriptions of the drawing reference numbers: 100, 500—clamping structure; 101, 501—first clamping portion; 1011, 5011—first surface; 102, 502—second clamping portion; 1021, 5021—first surface; 103—first bending portion; 104—second bending portion; 105—first rotating shaft; 106—second rotating shaft; 200—connecting portion; 201a, 201b—first connecting portion; 202a, 202b—second connecting portion; 203—third connecting portion; 204—rotating shaft; 205—chain structure; 300—connecting assembly; 301—first connecting part; 302—second connecting part; 400—magnet assembly; 401—first magnet piece; 402—second magnet piece; 4021—element; 403—cover cap; 404—through hole.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS

The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments. Each example is provided by way of an explanation of the present invention, not a limitation of the present invention. In fact, those skilled in the art will recognize that modifications and variations can be made in the present invention without departing from the scope or spirit of the invention. For example, features shown or described as part of one embodiment may be used in another embodiment to produce yet another embodiment. Therefore, it is intended that the present invention includes such modifications and variations as come within the scope of the appended claims and their equivalents.

In the description of the present invention, the orientations or positional relationships indicated by the terms “longitudinal”, “transverse”, “upper”, “lower”, “front”, “rear”, “left”, “right”, “vertical”, “horizontal”, “top”, “bottom”, etc. are based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present invention, rather than requiring that the present invention must be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, so they cannot be interpreted as limitations to the present invention. The terms “linked”, “connected” and “arranged” used in the present invention should be understood in a broad sense, for example, it can be a fixed connection or a detachable connection, it can be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate component, and it also can be a cable connection, a radio connection or a wireless communication signal connection. Those of ordinary skill in the art can understand the specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention according to specific situations.

One or more examples of the present invention are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. The detailed description uses number and letter signs to refer to features in the accompanying drawings. Similar or like reference signs in the drawings and descriptions have been used to refer to similar or like parts of the present invention. As used herein, the terms “first”, “second”, “third” and the like are used interchangeably to distinguish one member from another and are not intended to denote the location or importance of individual members.

As shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 3, according to the embodiment of the present invention, provided is a clip, including a first clamping portion 101, a second clamping portion 102 and a connecting portion 200 connected to the first clamping portion 101 and the second clamping portion 102. The connecting portion 200 is a curved bar-type structure. A first end of the first clamping portion 101 is connected to a first end of the connecting portion 200, and a first end of the second clamping portion 102 is connected to a second end of the connecting portion 200. The first end of the first clamping portion 101 and the first end of the second clamping portion 102 are provided with a matched connecting assembly 300, where a first connecting part 301 of the connecting assembly 300 is arranged at the first end of the first clamping portion 101, and a second connecting part 302 of the connecting assembly 300 is arranged at a second end of the second clamping portion 102.

The aforementioned connecting assembly 300 is a snap button in the embodiment and also can be a separable and joinable connecting part, such as a button, a hook and loop fastener and a magnetic button. The clip in the present application can have two states through the connecting assembly 300. When the first connecting part 301 and the second connecting part 302 are separated, the first clamping portion 101, the connecting portion 200 and the second clamping portion 102 are in a bar-type structure; when the first connecting part 301 and the second connecting part 302 are combined, the connecting portion 200 will form a closed ring structure, and a first surface 1011 of the first clamping portion 101 and a first surface 1021 of the second clamping portion 102 fit tightly to form a clamping structure 100. To improve clamping stability, the first surface 1011 of the first clamping portion 101 or/and the first surface 1021 of the second clamping portion 102 are provided with anti-skid layers, or the first surface 1011 of the first clamping portion 101 or/and the first surface 1021 of the second clamping portion 102 may be made of an anti-skid material.

See FIG. 4, a second end of the first clamping portion 101 and a second end of the second clamping portion 102 are provided with a magnet assembly 400, the magnet assembly 400 includes a first magnet piece 401 and a second magnet piece 402, and at least one of the first magnet piece 401 and the second magnet piece 402 contains a permanent magnet. In some embodiments, the first magnet piece 401 is arranged at the second end of the first clamping portion 101, and the second magnet piece 402 is arranged at the second end of the second clamping portion 102. Specifically, for example, the second end of the first clamping portion 101 is set as a permanent magnet, and the second end of the second clamping portion 102 may be set as a permanent magnet or an element 4021 made of a ferromagnetic substance (a metal such as iron, nickel and cobalt) capable of being magnetically attracted. A clamping structure 100 formed by the second end of the first clamping portion 101 and the second end of the second clamping portion 102 forms a clamping force through a magnetic attraction force between the first magnet piece 401 of the first clamping portion 101 and the second magnet piece 402 of the second clamping portion 102.

See FIG. 2, in some embodiments, the first surface 1011 of the first clamping portion 101 or/and the first surface 1021 of the second clamping portion 102 are provided with a plurality of through holes 404, and the plurality of through holes 404 are all communicated with the first magnet piece 401 or/and the second magnet piece 402. This implementation can increase the magnetic attraction force of the magnet assembly 400.

See FIG. 5, in some embodiments, to increase the magnetic attraction force of the permanent magnet, a cover cap 403 is arranged on the outside of the permanent magnet, and an opening of the cover cap 403 faces toward the first surface 1011 of the first clamping portion 101 or the first surface 1021 of the second clamping portion 102 where the permanent magnet is located.

In some embodiments, the aforementioned structure includes the first clamping portion 101, the second clamping portion 102 and the connecting portion 200 which are integrally formed. The first magnet piece 401 and the second magnet piece 402 are embedded into the first clamping portion 101 and the second clamping portion 102.

The clamping structure 100 is formed by the second end of the first clamping portion 101 and the second end of the second clamping portion 102. The clamping force of the clamping structure 100 comes from its clamping force and a magnetic attraction force between the clamping structure 100 and the second clamping portion 102.

For the implementation of the clamping structure 100, the present application presents two examples specifically as follows.

Example 1 of the clamping structure 100 is shown in FIG. 6. A first bending portion 103 is arranged between the first connecting part 301 and the first end of the first clamping portion 101. A second bending portion 104 is arranged between the second connecting part 302 and the first end of the second clamping portion 102. The first bending portion 103 and the second bending portion 104 are both made of a flexible material. In the example, the first clamping portion 101 and the second clamping portion 102 have a clamping force through the combination of the connecting assembly 300. The first bending portion 103 and the second bending portion 104 are both made of a flexible material. As a result, only part of the clamping force acts between the first clamping portion 101 and the second clamping portion 102. The magnitude of this part of the clamping force depends on the properties of the flexible material. The magnetic attraction force between the second end of the first clamping portion 101 and the second end of the second clamping portion 102 is a major source of the clamping force of the clamping structure 100. The implementation has the advantage that there is no need to detach the connecting assembly 300 when clamping or taking down the item, thereby facilitating the operation. Here is an example of clamping a hat, and the example includes the steps of usage:

• • 1. Maintain the connecting assembly 300 in a separate state;
  • 2. Thread the first clamping portion 101 through a hanging carrier, such as a backpack strap;
  • 3. Combine the connecting assembly 300 to enable the connecting portion 200 and the connecting assembly 300 to form a closed ring structure, and hang the closed ring structure to the carrier to lock the clip of the present application to the hanging carrier;
  • 4. Do not unfasten the connecting assembly 300 when clamping the hat, and just separate the first clamping portion 101 and the second clamping portion 102;
  • 5 Put part of the hat between the first clamping portion 101 and the second clamping portion 102;
  • 6. Combine the first clamping portion 101 and the second clamping portion 102 so that the first clamping portion 101 and the second clamping portion 102 hold the part of the hat between the first clamping portion 101 and the second clamping portion 102 under the action of the magnet assembly 400;
  • 7. Separate the first clamping portion 101 and the second clamping portion 102 if you want to take down the clamped hat.

In some embodiments, the first bending portion 103 and the second bending portion 104 in Example 1 of the clamping structure 100 may be a first rotating shaft 105 and a second rotating shaft 106 shown in FIG. 7, and the first clamping portion 101 and the second clamping portion 102 can be rotationally connected to the connecting assembly 300 through the first rotating shaft 105 and the second rotating shaft 106.

Example 2 of the clamping structure 100 is shown in FIG. 8. The first clamping portion 101 and the second clamping portion 102 are both made of a rigid material. In the example, the first clamping portion 101 and the second clamping portion 102 have a clamping force through the combination of the connecting assembly 300. Due to the features of the rigid material, the clamping force can fully act between the first clamping portion 101 and the second clamping portion 102. In conjunction with an addition of the magnetic attraction force between the second end of the first clamping portion 101 and the second end of the second clamping portion 102, the item clamped between the first clamping portion 101 and the second clamping portion 102 is more stable. Here is an example of clamping a hat, and the example includes the steps of usage:

• • 1. Maintain the connecting assembly 300 in a separate state;
  • 2. Thread the first clamping portion 101 through a hanging carrier, such as a backpack strap;
  • 3. Put part of the clamped hat between the first clamping portion 101 and the second clamping portion 102;
  • 4. Combine the connecting assembly 300 to enable the connecting portion 200 and the connecting assembly 300 to form a closed ring structure, and hang the closed ring structure to the carrier; the first clamping portion 101 and the second clamping portion 102 hold the clamped hat between the first clamping portion 101 and the second clamping portion 102 under the action of the connecting assembly 300 and the magnet assembly 400;
  • 5. Detach the connecting assembly 300 if you want to take down the clamped hat;
  • 6. After taking down the clamped hat, the connecting assembly 300 can be combined to keep the clip of the present application to the hanging carrier.

In the present application, the connecting portion 200 and the combined connecting assembly 300 can form a closed ring structure, and the clip of the present application can be stably hung to a carrier through the closed ring structure. As one of the implementations, the connecting portion 200 is made of a flexible material. the present application also presents three other examples specifically as follows.

Example 2 of the connecting portion 200 is shown in FIG. 9. Middle parts of the connecting portion 200 are made of a flexible material, and the rest parts can be made of different properties of materials according to the situation. For example, the connecting portion 200 includes a first connecting portion 201a and a second connecting portion 202a both made of a rigid material, and a third connecting portion 203 made of a flexible material is connected between the first connecting portion 201a and the second connecting portion 202a.

Example 3 of the connecting portion 200 is shown in FIG. 10. The connecting portion 200 includes a first connecting portion 201b and a second connecting portion 202b, a first end of the first connecting portion 201b and a first end of the second connecting portion 202b are rotationally connected through a rotating shaft 204, a second end of the first connecting portion 201b is connected to the first clamping portion 101, and a second end of the second connecting portion 202b is connected to the second clamping portion 102. In the example, the material of the connecting portion 200 is not limited.

In some examples, the connecting portion 200 in Example 3 is made of a rigid material. The first end of the first connecting portion 201b and the first end of the second connecting portion 202b are both of an arc-shaped structure. After the combination of the connecting assembly 300, the first connecting portion 201b, the second connecting portion 202b and the connecting assembly 300 form a closed ring structure.

Example 4 of the connecting portion 200 is shown in FIG. 11. The connecting portion 200 can also be a chain structure 205. In the example, the material of the chain structure 205 is not limited. It should be noted that in the example, the connecting portion 200 can be composed of a plurality of sections. The shape and connection type of the sections are not further limited.

The aforementioned examples are some of the implementations and use methods in the present application. The present application can further provide a hanging carrier.

Specifically, the clip of the present application can be clamped to some relatively thin parts, such as items made of cloth. Because the present application has the magnet assembly 400, the clip can also be clamped to an iron product. The connecting portion 200 will form a closed ring structure. Some items can be hung to the ring structure. Thus, the present application provides a hanging carrier. For example, a clothes hanger is hung to the connecting portion 200 to dry clothes.

As shown in FIG. 12, the present application further discloses another clip, including a first clamping portion 501, a second clamping portion 502 and a connecting portion 200 connected to the first clamping portion 501 and the second clamping portion 502. The connecting portion 200 is one of the connecting portions in the aforementioned examples. A first end of the first clamping portion 501 is connected to a first end of the connecting portion 200, and a first end of the second clamping portion 502 is connected to a second end of the connecting portion 200.

A second end of the first clamping portion 501 and a second end of the second clamping portion 502 are provided with a magnet assembly 400, the magnet assembly 400 includes a first magnet piece 401 and a second magnet piece 402, and at least one of the first magnet piece 401 and the second magnet piece 402 contains a permanent magnet. In some embodiments, the first magnet piece 401 is arranged at the second end of the first clamping portion 101, and the second magnet piece 402 is arranged at the second end of the second clamping portion 102. Specifically, for example, the second end of the first clamping portion 501 is set as a permanent magnet, and the second end of the second clamping portion 502 may be set as a permanent magnet or an element 4021 made of a ferromagnetic substance (a metal such as iron, nickel and cobalt) capable of being magnetically attracted. A clamping structure 500 is formed by the second end of the first clamping portion 501 and the second end of the second clamping portion 502, and a clamping force is formed by a magnetic attraction force between the first magnet piece 401 of the first clamping portion 501 and the second magnet piece 402 of the second clamping portion 502.

Similarly, to increase the magnetic attraction force of the permanent magnet, a cover cap 403 is arranged on the outside of the permanent magnet, and an opening of the cover cap 403 faces toward a first surface 5011 of the first clamping portion 501 or a first surface 5021 of the second clamping portion 502 where the permanent magnet is located.

The foregoing is merely a preferred embodiment of the present disclosure and is not intended to limit the present disclosure which may be subject to various modifications and variations to those skilled in the art. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc. made within the spirit and principles of the present disclosure should be included in the scope of protection of the present disclosure.