JP7597345B2 - Item Holder - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an item holder that allows an item to be carried by attaching it to a harness-type safety belt that has a pair of shoulder belts that are respectively placed around the wearer's shoulders.

Conventionally, there is known an item holder that holds items such as tools or small items on a belt such as a safety belt worn by a worker (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

This device comprises a holder body having an item holding portion that detachably holds items such as tools, and an insertion member that is inserted into a first opening and a second opening formed in the holder body and is engaged and held by the holder body.

When the holder body is abutted against the outer surface of the belt and the insertion member is inserted into the holder body, the belt is sandwiched between the holder body and the insertion member, and the holder body is fixed to the belt.

By the way, a safety belt is equipped with a lifeline connected to it, and a hook is attached to the end of the lifeline. When the lifeline is not in use, it is necessary to temporarily attach the hook of the lifeline to a belt or the like.

A ring portion is provided on the underside of the above-mentioned conventional holder body. The ring portion is designed to allow other item holders or other items to be hung from it. Therefore, when the lifeline is not in use, it is conceivable to hang the hook of the lifeline on the ring portion on the underside of the holder body.

JP 2018-176378 A

However, when trying to attach the hook of a lifeline to the ring located on the underside of the item holder, the item holder gets in the way and makes it difficult to attach or remove the lifeline.

In view of the above, the present invention aims to provide an item holder that can hold a hook attached to the end of a lifeline extending from a safety belt in a position that does not interfere with work, and that also allows the lifeline hook to be attached and detached smoothly.

In order to achieve this object, the present invention provides an item holder which enables an item to be carried by being attached to a harness-type safety belt which has a pair of shoulder belts which are respectively worn around the wearer's shoulders, the item holder comprising an item holding member which holds the item to be carried, a holder main body to which the item holding member is detachably connected and which is fixed to the shoulder belt, and a hook hanging member for hanging a hook provided at the end of a lifeline extending from the safety belt, the hook hanging member comprising an attachment portion for attaching the hook hanging member to the holder main body, and a hook hanging portion which is provided on the attachment portion and exposed laterally outward of the shoulder belt.

According to the present invention, when the article holder is attached to the shoulder belt of a harness-type safety belt, the hook attachment portion of the hook retaining member attached to the holder body is exposed laterally outward from the shoulder belt. This means that the holder body and article holding member do not get in the way when hanging the lifeline on the hook attachment portion, and the lifeline can be smoothly attached and detached from the hook attachment portion.

In the present invention, the holder body is fixed to the shoulder belt by a fixed base that fits into the holder body via the shoulder belt, and the fixed base has a base-side contact portion that contacts the shoulder belt and a pair of claw portions of the same shape that protrude from both sides of the base-side contact portion, and the holder body has a body-side contact portion that contacts the shoulder belt and a pair of fitting holes formed at positions corresponding to each of the claw portions and into which the claw portions fit.

With this, the fixed base can be easily connected to the holder body simply by fitting the pair of claws of the fixed base into a pair of fitting holes in the holder body. At this time, the shoulder belt is sandwiched between the fixed base and the holder body, and the holder body is firmly fixed to the shoulder belt. This allows the hook retaining member attached to the holder body to be firmly fixed to the shoulder belt.

Furthermore, as one specific aspect of the hook engaging member of the present invention, the mounting portion of the hook engaging member is formed into a shape that engages with the outer periphery of the holder body, and the hook engaging member is attached to the holder body by engaging the mounting portion with the outer periphery of the holder body .

By engaging the mounting portion with the outer periphery of the holder body, the holder body and the hook locking member can be constructed as one unit. Furthermore, by making the outer periphery of the holder body and the corresponding inner periphery of the mounting portion symmetrical, the hook locking member can be rotated clockwise or counterclockwise with respect to the holder body, for example, so that the hook hanging portion located on the right side can be positioned on the left side. This allows the hook hanging portion to be exposed in the desired direction according to the left and right position of the shoulder belt, regardless of whether the shoulder belt is left or right.

Moreover, even if the hook locking member is damaged, the damage will not affect the holder body, and the holder body can remain firmly fixed to the shoulder belt.

In this case, it is preferable that the attachment portion of the hook fastening member further includes a pair of belt insertion portions through which the shoulder belt is inserted at upper and lower positions of the holder body.

By passing the shoulder belt through the belt insertion section, the attachment section of the hook retaining member can be attached more firmly to the holder body.

In another aspect of the hook retaining member of the present invention, the hook retaining member is characterized in that the attachment portion is integrally formed with the fixed base, and the hook retaining portion is connected to the outside of one of the claw portions.

According to the present invention, for example, by forming two claws of the same shape to be positioned on the left and right sides of the base-side abutment portion of the fixed base, if a hook attachment portion is provided adjacent to the outside of the claw portion located on the right side, the hook attachment portion located on the right side can be positioned on the left side simply by rotating the fixed base to switch the positions of the left and right claw portions. This allows the hook attachment portion to be exposed in the desired direction according to the left and right position of the shoulder belt, regardless of whether it is the left or right shoulder belt.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an object holder according to a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a front view of a main part of the article holder of the first embodiment attached to a shoulder belt. FIG. 4 is a rear view of the main part of the article holder of the first embodiment attached to a shoulder belt. FIG. 4 is a rear view of the holder body of the first embodiment. FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the object holder according to the first embodiment. FIG. 11 is a front view of the article holder in which the exposed direction of the hook hanging portion of the first embodiment is changed. FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing an object holder according to a second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 13 is a front view of a main part of an article holder according to a second embodiment attached to a shoulder belt. FIG. 11 is a rear view of the holder body of the second embodiment. FIG. 11 is an exploded perspective view of an object holder according to a second embodiment. FIG. 11 is a front view of an article holder in which the exposed direction of the hook hanging portion of the second embodiment is changed.

First, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to Figs. 1 to 6. Fig. 1 shows the external appearance of an article holder 1 of the first embodiment. The article holder 1 comprises a holder body 2, an article holding member 3, and a hook fastening member 4.

As shown in Figs. 2 and 3, the holder body 2 is attached to a flat, belt-like shoulder belt 5 that extends vertically. The shoulder belts 5 are attached to a harness-type safety belt (not shown), and are provided in pairs on the left and right so as to be placed around each of the wearer's shoulders. Note that Figs. 2 and 3 show the article holder 1 with the article holding member 3 removed.

As shown in FIG. 4, an upper regulating abutment portion 6 and a lower regulating abutment portion 7 are provided on the rear side of the holder body 2. The upper and lower regulating abutment portions 6 and 7 slightly bend the shoulder belt 5 in its thickness direction at the upper and lower edges of the holder body 2 by passing the shoulder belt 5 through them, thereby restricting the sliding movement of the holder body 2 in the vertical direction relative to the shoulder belt 5. In addition, a fixed base 8 (see FIG. 3 and FIG. 5), which will be described later, is fitted to the rear side of the holder body 2.

As shown in FIG. 5, the item holding member 3 is detachable from the holder body 2. The item holding member 3 has a fixing part 9 that is fixed to the back side of an item (not shown), and an insertion part 11 that is formed integrally with the fixing part 9 and is inserted into an upper opening 10 of the holder body 2. Examples of items that can be held by the item holding member 3 include a pouch (small storage case) for storing small items such as writing implements, a case for attaching to a smartphone, and other tools.

The article holding member 3 is guided by the insertion portion 11 when inserted into the upper opening 10 of the holder body 2. On both sides of the insertion portion 11 below the fixing portion 9, a pair of arms 12 are provided that resiliently bend with a gap from the insertion portion 11. An engagement portion 13 is integrally provided at the tip of each arm 12. The engagement portion 13 engages with an engagement hole 14 of the holder body 2 from the inside, and the engagement portion 13 exposed from the engagement hole 14 is released from engagement with the engagement hole 14 by pressing the engagement portion 13 exposed from the engagement hole 14 from the outside of the engagement hole 14.

The hook retaining member 4 has an attachment portion 15 for attachment to the holder body 2 and a hook attachment portion 16 that is integral with the attachment portion 15.

The mounting portion 15 is shaped to engage with the outer periphery of the holder body 2. Specifically, as shown in Figs. 2 and 5, the mounting portion 15 is formed in a generally rectangular ring shape that surrounds the outer periphery of the holder body 2, corresponding to the holder body 2 that is generally rectangular when viewed from the front. The outline shape of the holder body 2 when viewed from the front is symmetrical, and the corresponding mounting portion 15 also has a symmetrical inner periphery.

The hook attachment portion 16 is formed in a size that allows the hook of a lifeline to be attached, and is provided on one side edge of the attachment portion 15 and exposed laterally outward of the shoulder belt 5, as shown in FIG. 5.

Furthermore, the hook retaining member 4 is provided with a pair of upper and lower belt insertion sections 17. The shoulder belt 5 is inserted into the belt insertion sections 17. As a result, the hook retaining member 4 and the holder body 2 are fixed integrally to the shoulder belt 5.

The fixed base 8 has a horizontally long plate-like base-side contact portion 18 that contacts the shoulder belt 5. On each side of the base-side contact portion 18, a pair of claw portions 19 of the same shape (bilaterally symmetrical shapes) are formed to protrude from the opposing sides of the back surface of the holder body 2.

As shown in FIG. 4, the back surface of the holder body 2 is provided with a body-side abutment portion 20 that abuts against the shoulder belt 5 and clamps the shoulder belt 5 between the base-side abutment portion 18 of the fixed base 8.

As shown in Figures 4 and 5, a pair of fitting holes 21 are formed on both sides of the holder body 2. These fitting holes 21 are formed at positions corresponding to the claws 19 of the fixed base 8, and are shaped so that either of the pair of claws 19 can fit into them.

When attaching the article holder 1 to the shoulder belt 5, first, the holder body 2 is positioned on the front side of the shoulder belt 5, and the shoulder belt 5 is passed through the upper and lower restrictive abutment portions 6 and 7 on the back side.

Next, the claws 19 of the fixed base 8 are fitted into the fitting holes 21 on the rear side of the holder body 2. This causes the shoulder belt 5 to be clamped between the body-side contact portion 20 of the holder body 2 and the base-side contact portion 18 of the fixed base 8, and the holder body 2 is fixed to the shoulder belt 5.

Next, the attachment portion 15 of the hook retaining member 4 is engaged from the back side of the holder body 2 (the side where the fixed base 8 is attached). Furthermore, the shoulder belt 5 is passed through the pair of upper and lower belt insertion portions 17, and attached to the holder body 2.

When the mounting portion 15 of the hook retaining member 4 is attached to the holder body 2, the hook retaining portion 16 of the hook retaining member 4 is exposed laterally outward of the shoulder belt 5, as shown in FIG. 2.

For example, when the item holder 1 is attached to the shoulder belt 5 that is slung around the right shoulder of the safety belt wearer, the hook retaining member 4 can be attached so that the hook attachment part 16 is exposed on the wearer's right arm outside the shoulder belt 5, as shown in Figure 2. By exposing the hook retaining member 4 outside the shoulder belt 5, there is less interference with the surroundings when hooking the hook to the hook attachment part 16, and the lifeline can be attached and detached smoothly from the hook attachment part 16.

In addition, because the hook retaining member 4 has a symmetrical rectangular shape, the attachment direction to the holder body 2 can be easily changed. And, by reversing the attachment direction of the hook retaining member 4 to the holder body 2 (rotating it clockwise or counterclockwise), the exposed direction of the hook retaining portion 16 relative to the shoulder belt 5 (relative to the holder body 2) can be changed.

For example, when the article holder 1 is attached to the shoulder belt 5 that is slung around the left shoulder of the safety belt wearer, the attachment portion 15 of the hook retaining member 4 can be attached to the holder body 2 so that the hook retaining portion 16 is exposed on the left arm side, as shown in FIG. 6. This also reduces interference with the surroundings when hanging a hook on the hook retaining portion 16, making it possible to smoothly attach and detach the hook of the lifeline to and from the hook retaining portion 16.

Furthermore, in the article holder 1 of the first embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5, the hook retaining member 4 is formed separately from the holder body 2. As a result, even if the hook retaining member 4 is damaged and falls off the shoulder belt 5, the holder body 2 is not affected and remains fixed to the shoulder belt 5.

Furthermore, although the hook fastening member 4 is formed separately from the holder body 2, the attachment portion 15 engages with the outer periphery of the holder body 2, and the shoulder belt 5 passing through the belt insertion portion 17 reliably supports the hook fastening member 4, so that the hook fastening member 4 and the holder body 2 form an integrated structure and are fixed to the shoulder belt 5 with relatively high strength.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to Figs. 7 to 11. Fig. 7 shows the external appearance of an article holder 100 of the second embodiment. The article holder 100 comprises a holder body 101, an article holding member 102, and a ring portion 103. Furthermore, a hook hanging portion 105 of a hook hanging member 104 (described later) is provided on one side of the holder body 101.

As shown in FIG. 8, the holder body 101 is attached to a flat, belt-like shoulder belt 106 that extends vertically. As in the first embodiment described above, the shoulder belts 106 are provided on a harness-type safety belt (not shown), and a pair of shoulder belts are provided on the left and right sides to be worn around each of the wearer's shoulders. Note that FIG. 8 shows the article holder 100 of the second embodiment with the article holding member 102 removed.

As shown in FIG. 9, an upper regulating abutment portion 107 and a lower regulating abutment portion 108 are provided on the rear side of the holder body 101 in the second embodiment. The upper regulating abutment portion 107 and the lower regulating abutment portion 108 allow the shoulder belt 106 to pass through and slightly bend the shoulder belt 106 in its thickness direction at the upper and lower edges of the holder body 101, thereby restricting the sliding movement of the holder body 101 in the vertical direction relative to the shoulder belt 106.

A fixed base 109 (see Figure 10), which will be described later, is fitted to the rear side of the holder body 101.

As shown in FIG. 10, the item holding member 102 is detachable from the holder body 2. The item holding member 102 has a fixing part 110 that is fixed to the back side of the item, and an insertion part 112 that is formed integrally with the fixing part 110 and is inserted into an upper opening 111 of the holder body 101. Examples of items that the item holding member 102 holds include a pouch (small storage case) for storing small items such as writing implements, a case for attaching to a smartphone, and other tools. The ring part 103 is provided for hanging other relatively light and small items.

On both sides of the insertion portion 112 of the article holding member 102, there are provided resiliently bending arm portions 113 and engagement portions 114 formed integrally at the tips of the arm portions 113. The engagement portions 114 engage with the engagement holes 115 of the holder body 101 from the inside, and the engagement portions 114 exposed from the engagement holes 115 are released from engagement with the engagement holes 115 by pressing the engagement portions 114 exposed from the engagement holes 115 from the outside.

The hook hanging member 104 has a hook hanging portion 105, to which a hook provided at the tip of a lifeline (not shown) is hung. Therefore, the hook hanging portion 105 of the hook hanging member 104 is formed to a size that allows the hook of the lifeline to be hung. As shown in FIG. 10, the hook hanging portion 105 is connected to one side edge of the fixed base 109 (outside the claw portion 117 described below). That is, in the second embodiment, the hook hanging member 104 is composed of the fixed base 109 and the hook hanging portion 105. Therefore, the fixed base 109 functions as an attachment portion for the hook hanging member 104.

The fixed base 109 has a horizontally long plate-like base-side contact portion 116 that contacts the shoulder belt 106. On each side of the base-side contact portion 116, a pair of claw portions 117 of the same shape (bilaterally symmetrical shapes) are formed to protrude from the opposing sides of the back surface of the holder body 101.

As shown in FIG. 9, the back surface of the holder body 101 is provided with a body-side abutment portion 118 that abuts against the shoulder belt 106 and clamps the shoulder belt 106 between the base-side abutment portion 116 of the fixed base 109.

As shown in Figures 9 and 10, a pair of fitting holes 119 are formed on both sides of the holder body 101. These fitting holes 119 are formed at positions corresponding to the claws 117 of the fixed base 109, and are shaped so that either of the pair of claws 117 can fit into them.

When attaching the article holder 100 to the shoulder belt 106, first, the holder body 101 is positioned on the front side of the shoulder belt 106, and the shoulder belt 106 is passed through the upper regulation abutment portion 107 and the lower regulation abutment portion 108 on the back side.

Next, the claws 117 of the fixed base 109 are fitted into the fitting holes 119 on the rear side of the holder body 101. This causes the shoulder belt 106 to be clamped between the body-side abutment portion 118 of the holder body 101 and the base-side abutment portion 116 of the fixed base 109, and the holder body 101 is fixed to the shoulder belt 106 as shown in FIG. 8.

The hook hook portion 105 of the hook retaining member 104 is connected to one side edge of the fixed base 109, and is exposed laterally outward from the shoulder belt 106, as shown in FIG. 8. For example, specifically, when the item holder 100 is attached to the shoulder belt 106 that is slung around the right shoulder of the wearer of the safety belt, the hook hook portion 105 is exposed on the outside of the shoulder belt 106, toward the wearer's right arm. In this way, by exposing the hook hook portion 105 on the outside of the shoulder belt 106, there is less interference with the surroundings when hooking the hook hook portion 105, and the lifeline can be smoothly attached and detached from the hook hook portion 105.

In addition, since both claw portions 117 of the fixed base 109 have the same shape (symmetrical shape), the mounting direction of the fixed base 109 can be easily reversed from left to right. And, by reversing the mounting direction of the fixed base 109 to the holder body 101 from left to right, the exposed direction of the hook retaining member 104 relative to the shoulder belt 106 (relative to the holder body 2) can be changed.

For example, specifically, when the item holder 100 is attached to the shoulder belt 106 that is slung around the left shoulder of the safety belt wearer, the fixed base 109 can be fitted so that the hook hook portion 105 is exposed on the left arm side, as shown in FIG. 11. This also reduces interference with the surroundings when hanging a hook on the hook hook portion 105, making it possible to smoothly attach and detach the hook of the lifeline to and from the hook hook portion 105.

1,100...Item holder, 2,101...Holder body, 3,102...Item holding member, 4,104...Hook retaining member, 5,106...Shoulder belt, 8...Fixed base, 15...Mounting section, 16,105...Hooking section, 17...Belt insertion section, 18,116...Base side abutment section, 19,117...Claw section, 20,118...Main body side abutment section, 21,119...Fitting hole, 109...Fixed base (mounting section).

Claims (5)

An article holder that can be attached to a harness-type safety belt having a pair of shoulder belts that are respectively wrapped around both shoulders of a wearer, thereby enabling the wearer to carry an article,
An article holder comprising an article holding member for holding an article to be carried, a holder body to which the article holding member is detachably connected and fixed to the shoulder belt, and a hook fastening member for fastening a hook provided at the tip of a lifeline extending from the safety belt ,
The article holder is characterized in that the hook hanging member has an attachment portion for attaching the hook hanging member to the holder main body, and a hook hanging portion provided on the attachment portion and exposed laterally outward of the shoulder belt. the holder body is fixed to the shoulder belt by a fixing base that is fitted to the holder body via the shoulder belt,
The fixed base includes a base-side contact portion that contacts the shoulder belt, and a pair of claw portions having the same shape that protrude from both sides of the base-side contact portion.
2. The article holder according to claim 1, wherein the holder body has a body side abutment portion that abuts against the shoulder belt, and a pair of fitting holes formed at positions corresponding to each of the claw portions and into which each of the claw portions fits. The attachment portion of the hook retaining member is formed into a shape that engages with an outer periphery of the holder body,
3. The article holder according to claim 1 , wherein the hook fastening member is attached to the holder body by engaging the attachment portion with an outer periphery of the holder body . The article holder according to claim 3, characterized in that the attachment portion of the hook-fastening member has a pair of belt insertion portions through which the shoulder belt is inserted at upper and lower positions of the holder body. The article holder according to claim 2, characterized in that the attachment part of the hook fastening member is integrally formed with the fixed base, and the hook fastening part is connected to the outside of one of the claw parts.