Locking element attaching device

Abstract

The present invention is to provide a tag attaching device which can enable one of the operator's hands other than his hand which is used for operating the tag attaching device to be used, to be free for separate necessary operation, when a predetermined tag should be attached to a predetermined good utilizing the tag attaching device 20 and thus it is disclosed that a tag attaching device 20 for attaching a tag attaching pin 1 comprising a filament section 4 , an inserting head section 2 provided at one end of the filament section 4 , and a socket section 15 or holding section 3 provided at the another end of the filament section 4 , onto a predetermined good 100 with a tag 5 engaged on the filament section 4 , by inserting the inserting head section 2 of the pin 1 into a hollow needle 21 provided on the tag attaching device 20 and penetrated through the good 100 and by pushing the inserting head 2 out of the hollow needle 21 utilizing a predetermined pin pushing means so as to have the inserting section 2 attached to a surface of the good 100 with the tag 5 , wherein the device 20 being provided with a tag holding means 27 for tentatively holding the tag 5, 400 on the device 20 , on a front end portion of the device 20 from a surface of which the hollow needle 21 being projected and at a position in the vicinity of the position from which the hollow needle 21 being projected.

What is claim is:  
     
         1 . A tag attaching device for attaching a tag attaching pin comprising a filament section, an inserting head section provided at one end of the filament section, and a socket section or holding section provided at the another end of said filament section, onto a predetermined good with a tag engaged on said filament section, by inserting said inserting head section of said pin into a hollow needle provided on said tag attaching device and penetrated through said good and by pushing said inserting head out of said hollow needle utilizing a predetermined pin pushing means so as to have said inserting section attached to a surface of said good with said tag or by inserting said inserting head section thereof into a hollow needle provided on said tag attaching device and by pushing said inserting head out of said hollow needle utilizing a predetermined pin pushing means so as to have said inserting section engaged with said socket section of said pin with said tag through a part of said good, wherein said device being provided with a tag holding means for tentatively holding said tag on said device, on a front end portion of said device from a surface of which said hollow needle being projected and at a position in the vicinity of the position from which said hollow needle being projected.  
     
     
         2 . A tag attaching device according to  claim 1 , wherein said tag holding means is made either one of a metallic material and a synthetic resin material.  
     
     
         3 . A tag attaching device according to  claim 2 , wherein said synthetic resin material is polyacetal.  
     
     
         4 . A tag attaching device according to  claim 2 , wherein said metallic material is spring steel SUS.  
     
     
         5 . A tag attaching device according to any one of  claims 1  to  4 , wherein said tag holding means having a configuration in that one end portion of said tag holding means is solidly fixed at a desirable position in the vicinity of the position at which said hollow needle being provided on a surface on a front end portion of a main body portion of said device, utilizing a desirable fixing means, while another end portion thereof being provided with an enlarged tip portion expanding at least in a direction facing to said surface of said front end portion of said main body portion of said device and said enlarged portion further being detachablely impinged on said surface of said main body portion of said device under a predetermined pressing force.  
     
     
         6 . A tag attaching device according to any one of  claims 1  to  5 , wherein said enlarged tip portion of said tag holding means having a configuration in a shape selected from a group consisting of a projecting shape, a spherical shape, a trapezoid shape, a cone type shape and a pyramid type shape.  
     
     
         7 . A tag attaching device according to any one of  claims 1  to  6 , wherein a section existing between said fixed portion of said tag holding means and said enlarged portion thereof being configured so that said section being apart from said surface of said main body portion of said tag holding means.  
     
     
         8 . A tag attaching device according to any one of  claims 1  to  7 , wherein said enlarged portion of said tag holding means being arranged at a position in the vicinity of the position on which said hollow needle being arranged.  
     
     
         9 . A tag attaching device according to any one of  claims 1  to  8 , wherein said enlarged portion being arranged at a position in the vicinity of the position on which said hollow needle being arranged and in a lateral direction with respect to said position on which said hollow needle being arranged.  
     
     
         10 . A tag attaching device according to any one of  claims 1  to  9 , wherein said enlarged portion being arranged at a position in the vicinity of the position on which said hollow needle being arranged and in a lateral direction with respect to said position on which said hollow needle being arranged and further being arranged at said position disposed either one of on a left hand side, on a right hand side and on both sides of said hollow needle.  
     
     
         11 . A tag attaching device according to any one of  claims 1  to  10 , wherein said tag holding means having a function to hold at least one of said predetermined tag on said front end portion of said tag attaching device in cooperation with said hollow needle of said tag attaching device.  
     
     
         12 . A tag attaching device according to any one of  claims 1  to  11 , wherein said tag attaching device being configured so that by using a tag having a hole which is previously provided on said tag to be engaged with said filament section of said pin, said hole being designed so as to have an diameter being slightly larger than that of said hollow needle, said tag is first engaged with said hollow needle via said hole and thereafter said tag being rotated with respect to said hollow needle as a rotation center of said tag so that a part of said tag being inserted into a portion formed between said enlarged portion of said label holding means and said surface of said main body portion of said tag attaching device whereby said tag being fixedly secured on said front end portion of said tag attaching device.  
     
     
         13 . A tag attaching device according to any one of  claims 1  to  12 , wherein said tag attaching device being configured so that after when said tag has been engaged with said hollow needle through said hole of said tag, said tag is rotated in a direction either one of a clockwise direction and an anti-clockwise direction so as to have a part of said tag inserted into a portion formed between said enlarged portion of said tag holding means and said surface of said main body portion of said tag attaching device.  
     
     
         14 . A tag attaching device according to any one of  claims 1  to  13 , wherein said label holding means is formed integrally with said tag attaching device.  
     
     
         15 . A tag attaching device according to any one of  claims 1  to  14 , wherein said fixedly secured end portion of said label holding means is attached to said front end portion of said tag attaching device by removably inserting said one end portion thereof to be fixedly secured thereto into a holder member provided at a position on said front end portion of said tag attaching device and in the vicinity of the position from which said hollow needle being projected.  
     
     
         16 . A tag attaching device according to any one of  claims 1  to  15 , wherein a plurality of tags are simultaneously held between said label holding means and said surface of the front end portion of said tag attaching device.