JPH1017057A - Case for storing and exhibiting game soft record medium - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To store CD and a small booklet such as a pamphlet as a set by forming an inclined surface, or arcuate surface or angle-shaped surface on one side of a storage case outer box and putting a title label on the formed surface. SOLUTION: A storage case outer box 1 is of the rectangular type and an inlet and outlet port 2 is formed on one side of the rectangular outer box 1 and a rear side 3 having an inclined surface is formed on the opposite side of the box 1. A title label or the like indicating the contents of a game soft record medium is disposed on the inclined surface 3. A storing section for storing a game soft record medium is formed in an inner box and a storing space also is provided to receive a small booklet, and the inner box is inserted into the box 1 from the port 2. Thus, since an area where a tile label is provided is made wide, a purchaser can easily identify the label. The surface opposite to the port 2 can be formed into an arcuate shape or angle-shape.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a case for storing and displaying a game software recording medium and a method for displaying the same.
More specifically, various game software recording media such as a floppy disk (FD), a game card (GC), a game cassette tape (GCT), a game tape cartridge (GTC), a game disk cartridge (GDC), and a game CD-ROM ( In the following, retailers engaged in the sale of game software recording media)
FD, GC, GCT, GT in limited space
A case for storing and displaying a game software recording medium, in which a large number of cases containing C, GDC, game CD-ROM, etc. are displayed and displayed so that the purchaser can easily identify the target recording medium, and the display thereof. About the method.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, FD, GC, GCT, GTC, G
At stores such as DCs and game CD-ROMs, a large number of products are prepared and displayed and displayed on display / display shelves (hereinafter, also simply referred to as “display shelves”). Products are sold in the form of (a) stored in a box, (b) stored in a transparent plastic case and covered with an overlapping film on the outside, and (c) in a transparent plastic case. What is stored or blister-packed without storing is mentioned.

Conventionally, a medium on which game software is recorded is often used as a set with a booklet such as a pamphlet (hereinafter simply referred to as a "booklet") that describes the contents and handling of the medium. (A) If the product stored in a box is small in length, width, thickness, etc., it is difficult to put the booklet in the box. The booklet or booklet is usually left naked. If the game software recording medium and the booklet are separated, not only is it inconvenient at the time of use, but also a problem in transportation, storage, and sale. There is also a method of preparing a special case for storing a game software recording medium and a booklet. However, there is a problem that the cost is high because the shape is complicated.

[0004] Further, in the case where the plastic case and the booklet are housed in the transparent plastic case (b) above, even if the plastic case and the booklet can be simultaneously covered with the overlapping film, the overlapping case can be obtained during transportation, storage and sale. There is a problem that the film is damaged. Putting both into special cases separately has the same problem as (a) above. In particular, when the product is an FD, GC, game CD-ROM, or the like, there is a problem that the plastic case is too thin and the title of the product is difficult to read. As a box for solving this problem, as disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Application Laid-Open No. 5-16692, a disk case having a label display surface in the shape of a convex lens has been proposed, but has a drawback that it is still insufficient.

Further, in the case of the blister package of (c) above, the display shelf must have a special structure for suspending the product, which not only restricts the display method, but also removes the product from the blister container. The disadvantage is that the container must be broken and the damaged blister container cannot be reused for storing the product. In order to avoid this, there is a product in which the game software recording medium of the product is put in a packaging box and this box is blister-packed, the blister container is damaged and the packaging box is taken out, and this packaging box will be used repeatedly, There is a disadvantage that the cost is increased due to double packaging.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above situation, the present inventors have made intensive studies to provide a case for storing and displaying game software recording media which eliminates the conventional disadvantages.
The present invention has been completed. That is, the objects of the present invention are as follows. 1. FD, GC, GCT, which are game software recording media,
To provide a game software recording medium storage and display case that can be stored as a set with a GTC, GDC, game CD-ROM, or the like, and a booklet such as a pamphlet explaining the contents and handling. 2. To provide a game software recording medium storage and display case that enables a purchaser to easily find an exhibition case containing a desired game software recording medium. 3. Provided is a case for storing and displaying a game software recording medium, in which a purchaser can always arrange a game software recording medium and a booklet as a set. 4. Provided is a display method of displaying a plurality of display cases each having a title label arranged on an inclined surface or an arc-shaped surface on a display shelf.

[0007]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, in the first invention, a storage case outer box, which can be put in and taken out of the storage case outer box, and stores a game software recording medium. In the case for storing and displaying the game software recording medium, which is formed of a middle box having a storage section formed as described above, the outer case of the storage case is box-shaped, and the inner box is put in and taken out on one side of the outer case of the storage case. A mouth is provided,
In the top view of the storage case outer box, one of the short sides forms a right angle to the long side, and the other short side forms an inclined surface, an arc-shaped surface or a mountain-shaped surface, and is widened. In addition, the present invention provides a case for storing and displaying game software recording media, characterized in that the widened surface is used as a title label arrangement surface.

Further, in the second invention, the top view of the outer case of the storage case has a trapezoidal shape in which one of the short sides is made perpendicular to the long side, and the other short side is made into an inclined surface or an arc-shaped surface. When displaying multiple display cases on display shelves where the title labels are arranged on an inclined surface or an arc-shaped surface, the inclined surface or the arc-shaped surface on which the title labels are arranged is set to the front and a plurality of display cases are displayed. A method for displaying a case for storing and displaying game software recording media, characterized by disposing a triangular prism-shaped spacer or a case guide for guiding a display case on a shelf plate flat portion of the case.

[0009]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail.
The case for storing and displaying the game software recording medium according to the present invention is an outer box of a storage case (hereinafter, also simply referred to as “outer box”).
And a middle box. The outer box has an inner box that can be taken in and out. The shape of the outer box is a square or rectangular box shape, and is typically a rectangular shape like a book case. It is preferable that the size of the outer box be large enough to store a middle box in which the game software recording medium is stored in the storage section, and in some cases, a booklet such as a pamphlet explaining the contents and handling.

The outer box is provided with an access port on one side of the box-type book case. The access port is used as an access port for a later-described inner box, and in some cases, is also used as a place for installing a lock unit. The location where the access port is provided is not a wide side wall surface of the box-shaped book case but a narrow side wall surface, that is, a portion corresponding to a small edge of the book (a cross section of three sides, a side opposite to the back is also referred to as a front edge). Good. The doorway may be open,
A lid may be provided. When the entrance is provided at the portion corresponding to the fore edge of the book, both entrances can be opened.

In the outer box, the back of the box-shaped book case and the side opposite to the back are formed so that one of the front edges is at right angles to a wide wall surface (front and back) and the remaining surface is not at right angles to the wide wall surface. , A surface having a larger area than the right-angled surface, and a title label arrangement surface. That is, in order to make the surface having a large area, (1) in a top view seen from above with the storage case outer box standing, one of the short sides is perpendicular to the long side,
The other short side is a trapezoidal shape with an inclined surface (see FIG. 1 described later), (b) The trapezoidal shape is a trapezoidal shape in which the inclined surface is an arc-shaped surface (see FIG. 2 described later), (c) The other short side may be an angled surface inclined with respect to both long sides (see FIG. 3 described later).

The material of the outer box is not particularly limited, and may be any of plastic, paper, and a thin metal plate. Among them,
Plastic is convenient for mass production. The method of manufacturing the outer box is not particularly limited, and may be one manufactured by an injection molding method or one manufactured by bending a sheet. When the outer box is manufactured from paper, it is preferable to manufacture the paper on which a folding line has been cut in advance by a bending method. It is preferable that characters, patterns, graphics, symbols, or a combination thereof are printed on the surface of the outer box to stimulate the purchaser's willingness to purchase the game software recording medium stored in the case.

The thickness of the outer box is preferably selected in the range of 10 mm to 30 mm. If the thickness is less than 10 mm, it is the same as the thickness of a conventional compact disc (CD) or mini disc (MD) (about 10 mm) on which music and the like are recorded. It is not preferable because it is difficult to find the case containing the medium. If the thickness exceeds 30 mm, it is not preferable because the thickness is too large and the width occupied by one case is too large, and space saving cannot be achieved. The thickness of the outer box is particularly preferably in the range of 15 mm to 25 mm.

[0014] The middle box is made to be able to be taken in and out of the outer box of the storage case, and has a storage portion for storing a game software recording medium. The storage section provided in the center of the middle box stores the game software recording medium in a removable manner along the direction of the storage section, and if there is a booklet, this booklet can be stored at the same time.

The outer shape of the inner box depends on the inner size of the outer box, and the size of the storage portion of the inner box depends on the size and thickness of the game software recording medium and the size and thickness of the booklet. Thus, various changes can be made. Even if the type and size of the game software recording medium stored in the storage portion of the middle box are different, the outer box having the same size can be used by changing the size of the middle box.

The material of the inner box is not particularly limited, and may be any of plastic, paper, and metal sheet. The plastic may be a sheet or a foam molded article. When the material is a plastic sheet, it is preferable to form the inner box by vacuum forming. When the material is paper, it is preferable that the paper on which the bending line is engraved in advance be bent to form a middle box of the intended structure. Regardless of the material and manufacturing method of the inner box, it is preferable that a part of the outer peripheral surface of the inner box be brought into contact with the inner wall of the outer box.

The case for storing and displaying a game software recording medium according to the present invention stores a game software recording medium in a storage portion of a middle box, stores the middle box in an outer box, and puts the inner box into and out of the outer box. When a lid is provided, the lid is closed, and the outer peripheral surface of the outer box is covered with a thin transparent overlap film to obtain a product. Products are shipped, stored and transported and displayed on display shelves at dealers.

The case for storing and displaying game software recording media according to the present invention has a rectangular top view (see FIG. 3 described later).
In the case of (1), an ordinary display rack can be used. When the top view is a trapezoidal type (see FIG. 1 described later) and a trapezoidal type in which the inclined surface is changed to an arc-shaped surface (see FIG. 2 described later. When a product is normally displayed on a structured display shelf, the title label may not be visible at all due to being hidden by an adjacent display case depending on the viewing direction. Therefore, when exhibiting a trapezoidal or arc-shaped case with a top view, the display case is inclined with respect to the front of the shelf board, and the title label is placed on the front side (passage side) of the display shelf. Exhibit as it is.

When a plurality of display cases are displayed on the shelf plate of the display shelf, the angle is adjusted by disposing a spacer or case guide having a triangular prism shape at both ends of the display case. The case guide is a plate-like body provided with guide ribs, and the guide ribs are arranged at regular intervals on the plate-like body to adjust the display position and the display angle of the display case. The angle of the triangular prism spacer or guide rib is determined by the angle of inclination of the inclined surface of the trapezoidal outer box. The triangular prism-shaped spacer may have the same height as the display case. However, from the viewpoint of manufacturing and handling, if the height is less than half the height of the display case, the volume occupied by the spacer is reduced, which is convenient.

The case guide is manufactured by forming a guide rib of several millimeters to several centimeters on a thin metal plate or a plastic plate by molding, welding, bonding, bending or the like. It is preferable that the width of the case guide is the same as the width of the plate-shaped body. It is not necessary to fix both the triangular prism-shaped spacer and the case guide to the display shelf, and it is preferable that the spacer and the case guide can be attached and detached so that they can be replaced according to the angle of the inclined surface of the trapezoidal case.

The case for storing and displaying the game software recording medium according to the present invention is as described above. Since the title label and the like are arranged wider than the case of the conventional game software recording medium, the title and the like are used. Is easy to identify, and the purchaser can easily find his / her desired game software recording medium from among a large number of game software recording mediums on display. Printing a product identification code in a bar code on the outer peripheral surface of the outer box is convenient for inventory management and the like.

[0022]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the following examples unless it exceeds the gist.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an example of the outer case of the storage case, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of another example of the outer case, and FIG. 3 is a perspective view of still another example of the outer case. FIG. 4 is a perspective view of an example of the inner box, FIG. 5 is a partial end view of a cross section in a state where many display cases having a trapezoidal top view are displayed on a display shelf, and FIG. 6 is an example of a case guide. It is a perspective view.

The storage case outer box 1 illustrated in FIG. 1 is in the form of a box having a rectangular outer shape. One side surface of the rectangular box-shaped outer box 1 is an entrance 2, and a surface (rear surface) 3 on the opposite side is inclined with respect to the entrance 2 to increase the area of this portion. In the top view of the outer box 1 shown in FIG. 1, one of the short sides (the doorway 2) is perpendicular to the long sides 4 and 5,
Since the other short side is the inclined surface 3, it has a trapezoidal shape. On the inclined surface 3, a title label or the like for displaying the contents of the game software recording medium is arranged. The method of arranging the title label or the like may be printing on the inclined surface 3 or pasting on the inclined surface 3, or, when the outer box 1 is made of transparent plastic, placing it inside the inclined surface 3. You may.

The outer case 6 of the storage case illustrated in FIG. 2 is also a rectangular box. One side surface of the rectangular box-shaped outer box 6 is an entrance 7, and a surface (rear surface) 8 on the opposite side is an arc-shaped surface with respect to the entrance 7, and the area of this portion is widened. In the top view of the outer box 7 shown in FIG. 2, one of the short sides (the access port 7) is perpendicular to the long sides 9 and 10, and the other short side is the arc-shaped surface 8. It has a trapezoidal shape in which the inclined surface is deformed into an arc shape. The arc-shaped surface 8 is provided with a title label or the like for displaying the contents of the game software recording medium. The arrangement method of the title label or the like may be printed on the inclined surface 8 or attached on the arc-shaped surface 8, or when the outer box 6 is made of transparent plastic, It may be arranged.

The outer case 11 of the storage case illustrated in FIG. 3 is also a rectangular box type. One side of the rectangular box-shaped outer box 11 is a doorway 12, and the opposite side (rear)
Reference numeral 13 designates an angled surface with respect to the entrance 12 so that the area of this portion is widened. In the top view of the outer box 11 shown in FIG. 3, one of the short sides (the entrance 12) has the long sides 14 and 15.
And the other short side is both long sides 14, 15
The angled surface 13 is inclined with respect to, and the area of the angled surface 13 is widened as a whole. On the chevron 13, a title label or the like indicating the contents of the game software recording medium is arranged. The method of arranging the title label or the like may be printed on the chevron 13, may be stuck on the chevron 13, or when the outer box 11 is made of transparent plastic,
It may be arranged inside the chevron surface 13.

The inner box 16 shown in FIG. 4 can be put into and taken out of the outer case through the opening of the outer case of the storage case, and a storage portion 17 for storing the game software recording medium is formed. The storage space 18 in which booklets are simultaneously stored is provided with notches 19 and 20 so that the game software recording medium stored in the storage unit and the booklets can be easily taken out.

FIG. 5 is a partial cross-sectional end view showing a plurality of display cases 21 having a trapezoidal top view on a display shelf 22. Triangular prisms are provided at both ends of the plurality of display cases. Arranging the spacers 23 to adjust the spaces at both ends, bringing the back of the display case 21 into contact with the back side a of the display shelf, and positioning the inclined surface of the display case 21 on the front side b of the display shelf, An example in which a plane is formed by an inclined surface is shown. In the display case 21, a game software recording medium 24 and a booklet 25 are stored together. FIG. 6 shows the case guide 26.
FIG. 3 is a perspective view of one example of the present invention, in which guide ribs 28 are provided on a flat plate 27 placed on a shelf plate of a display shelf at intervals at which display cases can be arranged. By arranging the inclined surfaces of the plurality of display cases on the front side b of the display shelf, the display case can be made flat.

[0029]

The present invention has the following particularly advantageous effects, and its industrial value is extremely large. 1. The case for storing and displaying the game software recording medium according to the present invention does not display the conventional thin case such as FD, GC, GCT, GTC, GDC, and game CD-ROM as it is on the display / display shelf. Since the middle labels are combined and the title label arranging surface is widened, the purchaser can easily identify the title labels, which is convenient. 2. The case for storing and displaying a disk according to the present invention is selected from a thickness in the range of 10 mm to 30 mm.
Since it can be distinguished from a case with a thin MD and a case with a conventional video tape, it is suitable for use as a case of a game software recording medium. 3. The case for storing and displaying the disc according to the present invention can store the game software recording medium and a booklet such as a pamphlet explaining the contents and handling thereof, so that it is not only used for transportation, storage and sale, Extremely convenient when used. 4. According to the display method according to the second invention of the present invention, by using a triangular prism-shaped spacer and a guide rib having a diagonal top view, the inclined surface of the display case having a trapezoidal top view is positioned at the front, and the width is wide. It is possible to make the display surface of the title label placed on the display shelf easy to see, and also convert the display shelf that displays the normal display case to the display shelf of the display case with the trapezoidal top view, and use it. A display shelf having the above structure is unnecessary.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an example of a storage case outer box.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of another example of the outer case of the storage case.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of still another example of the outer case of the storage case.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of an example of a middle box.

FIG. 5 is a partial end view of a cross section in a state where a large number of trapezoidal storage cases are displayed on a display shelf.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of an example of a case guide rib.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1, 6, 11: outer case of storage case 2, 7, 12: doorway 3: inclined surface 4, 5, 9, 10, 14, 15: long side 8: arc-shaped surface 13: mountain-shaped surface 16: middle box 17: Storage section for game software recording medium 18: Booklet storage space 19, 20: Notch 21: Display case 22: Display shelf 23: Triangular prism spacer 24: Game software recording medium 25: Booklet 26: Case guide 27: Flat plate 28: Guide rib

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A game software comprising a storage case outer box, and a middle box having a storage section formed so as to be able to be taken in and out of the storage case outer box and having a storage section for storing a game software recording medium. In the case for storing and displaying the recording medium, the outer case of the storage case is box-shaped, and an access port for the middle box is provided on one side of the outer case of the storage case. One of the sides forms a right angle to the long side, and the other short side forms an inclined surface, an arc-shaped surface or an angled surface, and is widened, and this widened surface is the title label. A case for storing and displaying game software recording media, wherein the case is provided as an arrangement surface. 2. A top view of the outer case of the storage case, wherein one of the short sides is perpendicular to the long side, and the other short side is an inclined surface or an arc-shaped surface, so that it has a trapezoidal shape. When displaying a plurality of display cases arranged on an inclined surface or an arc-shaped surface on a display shelf, the inclined surface or the arc-shaped surface on which the title label is arranged is set to the front, and a plurality of display case shelf planes. A method of displaying a case for storing and displaying game software recording media, wherein a triangular prism-shaped spacer or a case guide for guiding the display case is arranged in the section.