Fastener for cord
The present utility model relates to a fastener for cord, wherein said fastener comprises a base body 1 and a holding portion 2 connected thereto, the holding portion 2 has a through hole 3 for receiving said cord, a slit 4 is arranged in the side wall of the through hole, and the side wall of the through hole is separated into a first part and a second part by means of said slit. With the fastener, the cord of an article can be fastened so as to retain if in the same position. In this way, even if the cord is relatively long, it can be simply fastened by means of the fastener to retain its stretched state, and it needn't to be rolled up while being out of use. Therefore, it is much more convenient for the users to use the cord again.
The present utility model relates to a fastener for cord. In particular, it relates to a fastener for fastening the cord(s) of an article (such as a headphone or a headphone line of a portable music player).
PRIOR ARTConventionally, various kinds of portable music players are provided with headphones or headphone lines. Users usually put the portable music players in the pockets of their apparel or in their knapsacks. While using the players, the user draws the headphones and headphone lines out of the pockets or the knapsacks to a stretched state and then insert the headphones into their ears. While leaving the players unused for a time, the user has to, as the headphone lines are relatively long, roll them up and put them back into the pockets or the knapsacks. The user has to draws out the headphones and headphone lines to the stretched state again if they want to reuse the players. Hence, it is very inconvenient for the users.
Summary of the Utility ModelThe present utility model aims to provide a fastener for cord so as to fasten such cord(s) as a headphone and headphone line(s) or the like (for example, to apparel or a knapsack). In this way, even if the cord is relatively long, while being out of use, it can be simply fastened by means of the fastener to retain its stretched state and it needn't to be rolled up. Therefore, it is much more convenient for the users to use the cord again.
For this purpose, the present utility model provides a fastener for cord, wherein said fastener comprises a base body and a holding portion connected thereto, the holding portion has a through hole for receiving said cord, a slit is arranged in the side wall of the through hole, and the side wall of the through hole is separated into a first part and a second part by means of said slit.
The fastener according to the present utility model may further contain the following technical features:
Said holding portion may be of a cylindrical shape, and the inner wall thereof defines said through hole. Said base body is preferably flat. The middle section of said slit is preferably larger in width than both end sections thereof.
Said base body may be firmly connected to apparel. Preferably, said base body and the holding portion are integrated.
Said fastener is preferably made of elastic materials, such as plastics, rubber or the like.
With the fastener of the present utility model, the cord(s) of an article (such as headphones and headphone lines of a portable music player) can be fastened (for example, to apparel or a knapsack) so as to retain the cord(s) in the same position. In this way, even if the cord is relatively long, it can be simply fastened by means of the fastener to retain its stretched state. It needn't to be rolled up while being out of use. Therefore, it is much more convenient for the users to use the cord again.
Hereinafter the present utility model will be described in detail in combination with the drawings showing the embodiments of the faster.
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Said base body 1 may be firmly connected (such as by sewing) to such an article as apparel or knapsack 12 etc. Thereby, the cord 5 can be fastened directly on apparel or knapsack.
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Said fastener is made of elastic materials (such as rubber, plastics or the like). Thereby, while the user hopes to put the cord 5 into the through hole 3 or take it out of the hole 3, the first part 8 and the second part 9, which are separated by the slit 4, are subject to elastic deformation under the force of fingers of the user and then the edges of the slit 4 move away from each other to make the slit 4 wider. In this way, the cord 5 is disposed inside or taken out from the through hole 3 much easier.
The fastener of the present utility model is suitable for fastening the cord of an article (such as headphones or headphone lines of a portable music player) so as to hold it in the same position. The fastener, due to its small dimension, can be sewed on such an article as apparel or the like. For example, the fastener can be sewed on the neckband of a jacket without affecting its appearance.
The fastener of the present utility model can have various dimensions. When if is small, it can be used for fastening headphone lines, as shown in
Claims
1. A fastener for cord, characterized in that said fastener comprises a base body (1) and a holding portion (2) connected thereto, the holding portion (2) has a through hole (3) for receiving said cord, a slit (4) is arranged in the side wall of the through hole (3), and the side wall of the through hole (3) is separated into a first part (8) and a second part (9) by means of said slit (4).
2. The fastener according to claim 1, wherein said holding portion (2) is of a cylindrical shape, and the inner wall thereof defines said through hole (3).
3. The fastener according to claim 1, wherein said base body (1) is flat.
4. The fastener according to claim 1, wherein the middle section (10) of said slit (4) is larger in width than both end sections (11) thereof.
5. The fastener according to claim 1, wherein said base body (1) is firmly connected to apparel.
6. The fastener according to claim 1, wherein said base body (1) and the holding portion (2) are made to be integral.
7. The fastener according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein said fastener is made of elastic materials.
8. The fastener according to claim 7, wherein said fastener is made of plastics.
9. The fastener according to claim 7, wherein said fastener is made of rubber.
Type: Application
Filed: Dec 20, 2007
Publication Date: Nov 27, 2008
Inventor: Man Chan (Hong Kong)
Application Number: 12/004,787
International Classification: A45F 5/02 (20060101);