Patent Document

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     1. Field of the Invention 
     The present invention relates to the field of DIY, in particular to a DIY splicing assembly and a handbag made by the same. 
     2. Description of Related Art 
     DIY (Do It Yourself, DIY for short) means making handicrafts yourself. The most common handicrafts are hand knitting, hand embroidery (cross-stitch), manual paper folding, hand fabric embellishing, hand beading and the like. DIY, due to the uniqueness and personality of the finished handicrafts and the great comforts brought to users during the production process, is more and more popular in the fashionable youth. 
     At present, there have been numerous hand-knitted bags on the market, including bamboo and rattan bags, plastic bags, cloth bags, beaded bags and the like in terms of material, as well as handbags, shoulder bags, messenger bags and the like in terms of style. Usually, these handmade bags are knitted by professional personnel using special knitting tools for one day to half a month, depending upon style and material. For DIY by a user, there are usually two kinds of bags. One kind is simple in style, for example, a bag to be formed by concatenating a plurality of pieces together by a strand. This results in finished products of poor aesthetic sense and insufficient practicability although providing a DIY process for the user. The other kind is relatively complex in style. A user needs to participate in relevant DIY clubs to be trained by professional persons to finish a handcraft gradually. Alternatively, a user is required at least to learn tutorials and practice for many times to make a satisfactory bag. This is both time and energy consuming. Therefore, it is difficult for persons living in an intense pace to go very far and instead give up halfway. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     This section is for the purpose of summarizing some aspects of the present invention and to briefly introduce some preferred embodiments. Simplifications or omissions in this section as well as in the abstract or the title of this description may be made to avoid obscuring the purpose of this section, the abstract and the title. Such simplifications or omissions are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. 
     An objective of the present invention is to provide a DIY splicing assembly and a handbag made by the same. The splicing process is simplified and becomes simple for users; furthermore, the finished products have diversified styles, varied and nice appearance, and high practicability. 
     To solve the above technical problem, according to an aspect of the present invention, the present invention provides a DIY splicing assembly. The DIY splicing assembly comprises: a plurality of basic pieces each having a rectangular shape and defining four connecting holes in four corners thereof respectively; a plurality of two-leg fasteners each having two legs fitting the connecting holes and a connecting rod connecting the two legs, and configured to connect two basic pieces adjacent to each other; a plurality of four-leg fasteners each having four legs fastened to the connecting holes and a connecting piece connecting the four legs, and configured to connect four basic pieces adjacent to each other; a plurality of decorative pieces each defining a plurality of through holes matching with the connecting holes; and a plurality of decorative piece connecting components each comprising a bottom leg fastener and at least one pressing member, the bottom leg fastener having four legs fastened to the connecting holes and a platform connecting the four legs and defining an inserting hole, the pressing member having an inserting rod on the bottom thereof mating with the inserting hole, and a pressing boss formed at an upper end of the inserting rod, a recess mating with a bottom of the inserting rod being provided in a middle of the pressing boss. 
     According to an aspect of the present invention, the present invention provides A splicing handbag, comprising: a main body defining a bottom surface and four side surfaces connected to the bottom surface, the main body comprising: a plurality of basic pieces each having a rectangular shape and defining four connecting holes in four corners thereof respectively; a plurality of two-leg fasteners each having two legs fitting the connecting holes and a connecting rod connecting the two legs, and configured to connect two basic pieces adjacent to each other to form an upper edge of the main body; a plurality of three-leg fasteners each having three legs fastened to the connecting holes and a crossing rod connecting the three legs and configured to connect the basic pieces to be spliced vertically in two to form a wrapped corner with a right angle of the main body; a plurality of four-leg fasteners each having four legs fastened to the connecting holes and a connecting piece connecting the four legs, and configured to connect four basic pieces adjacent to each other to form a bottom surface and four side surfaces of the main body; a hand-strap comprising a handgrip portion and fastening portions defining a plurality of through holes mating with the connecting holes on the main body. 
     Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following advantages by adopting the technical solutions mentioned above. 
     First, the DIY splicing assembly provided by the present invention includes basic pieces, two-leg fasteners, three-leg fasteners, four-leg fasteners, decorative pieces and decorative piece connecting components. By splicing the basic pieces together using the two-leg fasteners, the three-leg fasteners and the four-leg fasteners to freely form assemblies of different shapes and then embellishing the decorative pieces on the assemblies using the decorative piece connecting components, planar or stereoscopic products, such as storage boxes, curtains and murals, may be formed. Users may make various DIY products in their own likeness and enjoy the process. Furthermore, the splicing is convenient and easy to be mastered, requiring no professional guidance or tutorial. 
     Second, each of the basic pieces is of a double-layer hollow structure filled with a spongy material, a fragrant material or a thermochromic material, thereby making the splicing more interesting and further improving the stereoscopic impression of the finished products. The finished handbags feel exquisite. 
     Third, an inner bag is further provided inside the handbag, thereby increasing the practicability of the handbag. 
     Other objects, features, and advantages of the present invention will become apparent upon examining the following detailed description of an embodiment thereof, taken in conjunction with the attached drawings. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
       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: 
         FIG. 1  is a schematic structural view of a handbag according to Embodiment  1  of the present invention; 
         FIG. 2  is a partially enlarged view of  FIG. 1 . 
         FIG. 3  is a schematic structural view of a three-leg fastener according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention; 
         FIG. 4  is a schematic structural view of a use state of a two-leg fastener according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention; 
         FIG. 5  is a schematic structural view of a use state of a four-leg fastener according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention; 
         FIG. 6  is a schematic structural view of a use state of a decorative piece connecting component according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention; 
         FIG. 7  is an exploded schematic structural view of  FIG. 6 ; 
         FIG. 8  is a schematic structural view according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention; 
         FIG. 9  is a schematic structural view of a handgrip portion according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention; 
         FIG. 10  is a schematic structural view of a basic piece according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention; 
         FIG. 11  is a stereoscopic schematic structural view of  FIG. 10 ; 
         FIG. 12  is an expanded schematic structural view of  FIG. 10 ; 
         FIG. 13  is a schematic structural view of a basic piece according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention; 
         FIG. 14  is a stereoscopic schematic structural view of  FIG. 13 ; and 
         FIG. 15  is an expanded schematic structural view of  FIG. 13 . 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS 
     The detailed description of the present invention is presented largely in terms of procedures, steps, logic blocks, processing, or other symbolic representations that directly or indirectly resemble the operations of devices or systems contemplated in the present invention. These descriptions and representations are typically used by those skilled in the art to most effectively convey the substance of their work to others skilled in the art. 
     Reference herein to “one embodiment” or “an embodiment” means that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment can be included in at least one embodiment of the invention. The appearances of the phrase “in one embodiment” in various places in the specification are not necessarily all referring to the same embodiment, nor are separate or alternative embodiments mutually exclusive of other embodiments. Further, the order of blocks in process flowcharts or diagrams or the use of sequence numbers representing one or more embodiments of the invention do not inherently indicate any particular order nor imply any limitations in the invention. 
     The present invention is further described as below with reference to the accompanying drawings and exemplary embodiments. 
     First Embodiment 
     Referring to  FIGS. 1-7 , a DIY splicing assembly is provided, including a plurality of basic pieces  1 , a plurality of two-leg fasteners  2 , a plurality of three-leg fasteners  3 , a plurality of four-leg fasteners  4 , a plurality of decorative pieces  5  and decorative piece connecting components  6 . 
     Each of the basic pieces  1  is rectangular and has a connecting hole  7  formed in each of four corners, respectively. 
     Each of the two-leg fasteners  2  is formed of two legs  8  fastened to the connecting holes  7  and a connecting rod  9  connecting the two legs  8 , and is configured to connect the basic pieces  1  contiguous to each other in two. 
     Each of the three-leg fasteners  3  is formed of three legs  8  fastened to the connecting holes  7  and a crossing rod  10  connecting the three legs  8 , and is configured to connect the basic pieces  1  to be spliced vertically in two to form a wrapped corner with a right angle. 
     Each of the four-leg fasteners  4  is formed of four legs  8  fastened to the connecting holes  7  and a connecting piece  11  connecting the four legs  8 , and is configured to connect the basic pieces  1  contiguous in four directions. 
     Each of the decorative pieces  5  define a plurality of through holes matching with the connecting holes  7 . 
     Each of the decorative piece connecting components  6  includes a bottom leg fastener  13 , a pressing member  14 , and a cap  15 . The bottom leg fastener  13  includes four legs  8  fastened to the connecting holes  7  and a platform  16  connecting the four legs  8 . An inserting hole  17  is formed on the platform  16 . An inserting rod  18  mating with the inserting hole  17  is provided on a bottom of the pressing member  14 . A pressing boss  19  is provided at an upper end of the inserting rod  18 . A recess  20  mating with the bottom of the inserting rod  18  is provided in the middle of the pressing boss  19 . The cap  15  includes an inserting end  21  having a bottom in plug-in fit to the recess  20  and a crown  22  having a top covering a top face of the pressing member  14 . a pair of deformed grooves  23  is provided on two sides of the pressing boss  19 , respectively. 
     As illustrated in  FIG. 1 , a handbag made by the DIY splicing assembly is provided, including a main body  24  and a hand-strap  25 . The main body  24  has a bottom surface  26  and four side surfaces  27  connected to the bottom surface  26 . The basic pieces  1  adjacent to each other in two on the top of the main body  24  are connected by the two-leg fasteners  2  to form an upper edge of the main body  24 . The basic pieces  1  to be spliced vertically in two are connected by the three-leg fasteners  3  to form a wrapped corner of the main body  24  with a right angle. The basic pieces  1  consecutive in the four directions are connected by the four-leg fasteners  4  to form a bottom surface  26  and four side surfaces  27  of the main body  24 . The hand-strap  25  includes a handgrip portion  28  and a plurality of fastening portions  29 . The fastening portions  29  are provided with a plurality of through holes  30  mating with the connecting holes  7  on the main body  24 , and the fastening portions are connected to corresponding basic pieces  1  on the main body  24  through the four-leg fasteners  4 . 
     As illustrated in  FIG. 1 , the main body  24  is provided with a rim  31  along the upper edge of the main body. The rim  31  is located on an inner side of the main body  24  and provided with a plurality of through holes corresponding to the connecting holes  7  on each of the basic pieces  1 . Closure gaskets corresponding to the two-leg fasteners  2  are provided on the inner side of the rim  31 . The two-leg fasteners  2  are plugged into holes on the gaskets via the connecting holes  7  and the through holes on the rim  31 . A flower-shaped decorative piece  32  is provided on a front face of the main body  24 . The flower-shaped decorative piece  32  may be directly disposed on the main body  24  through the four-leg fastener  4 . If it is required to improve the stereoscopic impression of the handbag, the flower-shaped decorative piece  32  may be mounted by the decorative piece connecting component  6 . Specifically, the flower-shaped decorative piece  32  is mounted, instead of the four-leg fastener  4  for connection, by the bottom leg fastener  13  in the decorative piece connecting component  6 , the decorative piece  5  is then mounted so that the through hole  30  thereon corresponds to the inserting hole  17  on the bottom leg fastener  13 , the inserting rod  18  of the pressing member  14  is inserted, the pressing boss  19  is tightly pressed against the decorative piece  5 , and finally the inserting end  21  on the cap  15  is disposed inside the recess  20  on the pressing boss  19 . The deformed grooves  23  on the two sides of the pressing boss  19  are configured to clamp the cap  15 . 
     In order to improve the practicability, an inner bag  33  may be provided. The inner bag  33 , having a row of holes  34  corresponding to the connecting holes  7  of the basic pieces  1  on the upper edge of the main body  24  formed on its upper edge, is provided inside the main body  24 . Meanwhile, a fastening member may be further provided and disposed on the rim  31  of the main body  24 , thereby improving the safety of the handbag and decorating the handbag. 
     In this embodiment, each of the basic pieces is formed by superposing an upper layer plastic sheet and a lower layer plastic sheet. A hollow structure is defined between the two layer plastic sheets and bonded on four edges. Gas or spongy material is filled in the hollow structure between the two layer plastic sheets to improve the hand feeling and stereoscopic impression of the handbag. Further, a fragrant material or a thermochromic material (which controls the change in color utilizing temperature difference, belonging to the field of dyeing assistants and dopes) may be also filled in the hollow structure to improve the personality and aesthetic sense. Certainly, the basic pieces may be solid and made of woods, plastic sheets, metals and the like. 
     Second Embodiment 
     As illustrated in  FIGS. 8-12 , a handbag made by the DIY splicing assembly is provided. The structure of the handbag in this embodiment is substantially similar to that in the first Embodiment, with the difference in that each of the basic pieces  1  is made of a paper board and including a central bottom piece  35  and a pair of folding pieces  36  located on two sides of the central bottom piece  35 . Plug-in inserting holes  38  are provided where the folding pieces  36  on the two sides folded up overlap. A plurality of through holes  30  are provided on the central bottom piece  35  and the folding pieces  36 , respectively. The corresponding through holes  30  in the central bottom piece  35  and the folding pieces  36  form the connecting holes  7 . 
     An expanded view of the basic piece  1  is illustrated in  FIG. 12 . At ends of the folding pieces  36  on the left and right sides, there is a decorative leaf  37  formed of a plurality of line segments. The folding pieces  36  are folded and then plugged into each other through the centrosymmetrically arranged plug-in inserting holes  38 , to form a basic piece  1 . During assembling, the decorative leaves  37  on the folding pieces  36  form unique decorative pieces  5  of the handbag and make the handbag look stereoscopic. 
     The hand-strap  25  on the main body  24  may be also connected by the bottom leg fasteners  13  in the decorative piece connecting components  6 , and the decorative pieces  5  may be then provided in virtue of the inserting holes on the bottom leg fasteners  13  in order to decorate the handbag. 
     Third Embodiment 
     As illustrated in  FIGS. 13-15 , a handbag made by the DIY splicing assembly is provided. The structure of the handbag in this embodiment is substantially similar to that in the second Embodiment, with the difference in that each of the basic pieces  1  is made of a plastic sheet including a central bottom piece  35  and a pair of folding pieces  36  located on two sides of the central bottom piece  35 . Plug-in inserting holes  38  are provided where the folding pieces  36  on the two sides folded up overlap. A plurality of through holes  30  are provided on the central bottom piece  35  and the folding pieces  36 , respectively. The corresponding through holes  30  in the central bottom piece  35  and the folding pieces  36  form the connecting holes  7 . 
     An expanded view of the basic piece  1  is illustrated in  FIG. 15 . In the middle parts of the folding pieces  36  on the left and right sides, there are centrosymmetrically arranged plug-in inserting holes  38  through which the folding pieces  36  are folded and then plugged into each other to form one basic piece  1 . 
     The present invention has been described in sufficient details with a certain degree of particularity. It is understood to those skilled in the art that the present disclosure of embodiments has been made by way of examples only and that numerous changes in the arrangement and combination of parts may be resorted without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed. Accordingly, the scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims rather than the foregoing description of embodiments.

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