Adjustable device with hook structure

An adjustable device with a hook structure is provided, including: two plate bodies, for being oppositely disposed on an article, at least one said plate body integrally formed with at least one hook structure protrusively on a surface thereof, the hook structure formed with a receiving slot and including an engaging portion, the engaging portion including a free end, the free end and the surface of the plate body formed with a passage therebetween, the passage communicated with the receiving slot, a width of the passage smaller than a width of the receiving slot; a connecting portion, connected between the two plate bodies, at least a part of the connecting portion received in the receiving slot, the connecting portion for being selectively operated to link the two plate bodies.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to a hook device, and more particularly to an adjustable device with a hook structure

Description of the Prior Art

Usually, a restraining structure as disclosed in TWM473202 at least includes an assistive device, two inner restraining bases, two outer restraining bases and a binding rope. Each said inner restraining base has a plurality of rolling wheels, and each said outer restraining base is located on an outer side of the inner restraining base and has rolling wheels. The binding rope is tangled on the rolling wheels and has a free end for being operated by a user.

However, the above-mentioned restraining structure has to be used in cooperation with the rolling wheels; therefore, the restraining structure has a more complex structure. In addition, because the restraining structure has too many members and greater weight, it requires higher cost to maintain or produce the structure. Furthermore, when the user uses the restraining structure, it is inconvenient to operate the restraining structure.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The major object of the present invention is to provide an adjustable device with a hook structure which has an integrally formed plate body structure and is convenient and cost-saving to be manufactured. In addition, the adjustable device has the hook structure for engagement and preventing disengagement and is reusable, and the adjustable device is detachably assembled to an article.

To achieve the above and other objects, an adjustable device with a hook structure is provided, including: two plate bodies, for being oppositely disposed on an article, at least one said plate body integrally formed with at least one hook structure protrusively on a surface thereof, the hook structure formed with a receiving slot and including an engaging portion, the engaging portion having a free end, the free end and the surface of the plate body formed with a passage therebetween, the passage communicated with the receiving slot, a width of the passage being smaller than a width of the receiving slot; and a connecting portion, connected between the two plate bodies, at least a part of the connecting portion received in the receiving slot, the connecting portion for being selectively operated to link the two plate bodies.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

Please refer toFIGS. 1 to 5for a first preferred embodiment of the present invention. An adjustable device1with a hook structure at least includes two plate bodies10and a connecting portion20.

The two plate bodies10are for being oppositely disposed on an article30. For example, the article30may be a protective equipment31(the article30may also be clothes or shoes), and the protective equipment31may have two wing portions32which are movable relative to each other. The two plate bodies10are assembled to the two wing portions32respectively. At least one said plate body10is integrally and protrusively formed with at least one hook structure11on a surface thereof. In this embodiment, the two plate bodies10are respectively protrusively formed with a plurality of hook structures11which are arranged in intervals, and each said hook structure11is formed with a receiving slot12and include an engaging portion13, a recess14and an abutting portion15.

Specifically, the recess14is disposed on the surface of the plate body10, and a circumferential surface of the recess14is connected with an abutting portion15. The engaging portion13has a free end131, and the engaging portion13integrally extends from the abutting portion15toward a direction to form the free end131. More specifically, the engaging portion13and the abutting portion15define the receiving slot12therebetween, and a passage16is formed between the free end131and the surface of the plate body10so that the passage16and the receiving slot12are communicable with each other.

In this embodiment, the free end131is arranged neighboring to the surface of the plate body10, and the engaging portion13is disposed at an end of the recess14. It is to be noted that a width of the passage16is smaller than a width of the receiving slot12. Preferably, the engaging portion13is flexible and transformable; therefore, when the engaging portion13is pushed or pulled by a force, the engaging portion13can transform to widen the width of the passage16so as to facilitate installation of a member such as a rope member21to the hook structure11. Furthermore, a side of the free end131facing the passage16may be formed with a guide bevel to allow the rope member21to be engaged with the hook structure11more easily.

The connecting portion20is connected between the two plate bodies10, and at least a part of the connecting portion20is received in the receiving slot12. Specifically, the connecting portion20can be disposed through the receiving slot12and restrictedly arranged between the hook structure11and the surface of the plate body10. For example, the connecting portion20may include at least one said rope member21, and the rope member21may be disposed through the receiving slots12of the two plate bodies10and restrictedly engaged with the hook structure11. In addition, the rope member21may be interlacedly arranged and engaged with the hook structures11of the two plate bodies10, and the rope member21may be slidable within the receiving slots12.

In actual practice, the plate body10may further include an assembling portion40, and the assembling portion40may be for being detachably assembled with the article30. For example, the assembling portion40may include a first sticking portion41(the first sticking portion41may be a Velcro or an inert adhesive) which is arranged on a side of the plate body10, and the first sticking portion41may be for being detachably stuck with the article30. More specifically, in this embodiment, the two plate bodies10are stuck with the two wing portions32through, for example, the first sticking portion41respectively, and the two plate bodies10may be disengaged from the two wing portions32and reusable.

A side of the abutting portion15is formed with an arched protrusion151protrusive toward the free end131. The connecting portion20abuts against the arched protrusion151, and the connecting portion20may be selectively operated to link the two plate bodies10. Furthermore, the two plate bodies10are symmetrically arranged and movable relative to each other. When the rope member21is pulled by a force, the rope member21abuts against and pushes the arched protrusion151of the abutting portion15to drive the two plate bodies10to move toward each other. Preferably, the arched protrusion151is convex so that the rope member21is flexibly tight-fit to the arched protrusion151, and the rope member21is slidable relative to the arched protrusion151smoothly. When the two plate bodies10move toward each other, the two wing portions32move toward each other with the two plate bodies10to make the protective equipment31restrain a body of a user.

Furthermore, the hook structures11are arranged substantially along a direction, and the hook structures11may be arranged in equal or unequal intervals. Each said plate body10may be integrally and protrusively formed with a restraining portion50, and each said restraining portion50may have a through hole51. Two opposite ends of the rope member21may be slidably positioned in the restraining portions50of the two plate bodies10respectively. It is to be noted that the restraining portion50of each said plate body10is correspondingly disposed on a direction of a symmetrical center of the hook structures11(however, in other embodiments, the restraining portion50may be disposed on other positions of the plate body10, for example, by a distal end of an arrangement of the hook structures11) so that when the rope member21is pulled, the plate body10may be movable along the direction of the symmetrical center, and the two plate bodies10may approach each other stably. Furthermore, tow opposite ends of the connecting portion20(in this embodiment, the connecting portion20is the rope member21) may be formed with a second sticking portion22(the second sticking portion22may be a Velcro or an inert adhesive) respectively. The second sticking portion22may be for being detachably stuck with the article30to fix two opposite ends of the connecting portion20.

It is to be noted that the plate body10(including the hook structure11and the restraining portion50) which is integrally formed may be made of plastic and be formed by plastic injection molding, so the plate body10is convenient and cost-saving to be manufactured. In addition, the rope member21may be disengaged with the hook structure11and reusable.

In a second embodiment as shown inFIG. 6, the adjustable device1with the hook structure may be assembled to a shoe body33. When the two plate bodies10are pulled via the connecting portion20, the two plate bodies10may be used to tie a shoe opening of the shoe body33or to maintain an appearance or a shape of the shoe body33.

In a third embodiment as shown inFIG. 7, at least a part of an engaging portion13amay be received in the recess14to prevent the rope member21which is disposed through the receiving slot12from dislocating from a hook structure11a.

Given the above, the adjustable device is integrally formed and has a simple structure, so it is convenient and cost-saving to manufacture the adjustable device. In addition, the adjustable device has the hook structure for engagement and preventing disengagement and is reusable, and the adjustable device is detachably assembled to an article.