JP2002019357A - Holder for pocket album - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a holder for pocket albums capable of retaining detachably the pocket albums employing hooks and capable of preserving the several sets of the albums. SOLUTION: The holder (1) consisting of a semi-rigid plastic cover (2) having substantially U shape is provided with a plurality of pairs of semi-rigid plastic hooking elements (4) welded to the up-and-down inner surface of the back unit (3) of the holder cover (2) while the hooking element is constituted of notches (5) and provided with hooks (6) retaining detachably from up-and-down while engaging with the central up-and-down rims of the pocket albums (7) when they are accepted by the notches (5).

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an album holder capable of holding a plurality of albums having pocket mounts for storing photographs in a batch.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a simple photo album, a so-called pocket album in which an outer cover and a plurality of pocket mounts are overlapped and folded in two, and the folded portion is bound with, for example, a staple or other means, has been widely used. I have.
Most commonly, pocket photo albums of this type have been provided to customers along with prints when the photographic film is developed or reprinted. For the customer, it is very convenient and convenient to organize the photos because the photos can be arranged on the mount just by inserting the photos into the pockets.

[0003]

Since this kind of pocket album is relatively thin, a number of books may be provided depending on the number of photographs, and the number of pocket albums may increase with time. Become. There is a problem in that simply stacking up a number of pocket albums does not save and organize photos, and it is not possible to save several books at once to avoid clutter.

[0004] It is an object of the present invention to provide a pocket album holder capable of holding a pocket album detachably by using a hook and storing several pocket albums collectively.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The above objects of the present invention are as follows.
A holder comprising a semi-rigid plastic side having a substantially U-shaped configuration, wherein a plurality of pairs of semi-rigid plastic hook elements are welded to upper and lower inner surfaces of a back side of the holder, wherein the hook elements have notches. When the center upper and lower edges of the pocket album are received in the cutouts, the pocket album has a hook that engages with the center upper and lower edges of the pocket album and detachably holds it from above and below. Achieved by providing a pocket album holder.

In accordance with the present invention, the hook element is strong enough to hold the pocket album and better for hook bending back when the pocket album is hooked or unhooked from the hook. In order to have elasticity, it is formed by folding a semi-rigid plastic film in half.

[0007]

[Action] To attach a pocket album to the holder according to the present invention, open the pocket album from the middle,
Insert the hook into the notch in the upper hook element, slightly oblique to the holder, to engage the hook with the center upper edge of the pocket album, then insert the hook in the lower hook element into the pocket. Bend left or right with your finger until it does not interfere with the album. When the pocket album is brought close to the holder and the finger is released from the hook, the hook returns to its original position due to its own elasticity, and engages with the central lower edge of the pocket album, thereby The center lower edge of the album is inserted into the notch of the lower hook element, and the center upper and lower edges of the pocket album are hooked on the upper and lower hooks. To remove the pocket album from the hook, reverse the above operation,
First, the lower hook may be bent left or right until it does not interfere with the pocket album, and then the album may be pulled out from the upper hook while slightly raising the album from below.

[0008]

1 and 2 of the drawings, there is shown in its entirety a pocket album holder 1 according to the present invention, the holder 1 having a semi-rigid plastic side having a substantially U-shaped configuration. A plurality of pairs of semi-rigid plastic hook elements 4 for engaging with the pocket album and detachably holding it from above and below are welded to the upper and lower inner surfaces of the back 3 of the side 2 at the point 4a. I have. The semi-rigid plastic material of the holder side 2 and the hook element 4 is preferably made of, for example, polypropylene, and the holder side 2 may be transparent, but is preferably colored and translucent.
The hook element 4 may be in individual form, but is preferably stamped out of a plastic sheet by means of a die, as best shown in FIG. 4, and formed by folding the stamped plastic sheet in succession. It is a continuous form. Each of the hook elements 4 has a hook 6 constituted by a notch 5, the hook 6 being of two-piece construction, having sufficient strength to hold a pocket album,
It has better resilience for bending the hook left or right back when hooking or removing the pocket album from the hook.

FIGS. 1, 3, 5 and 6 show a pocket album 7
This is a pocket album of this type, as shown in FIG. 6, in which the outer cover 8 and a plurality of pocket mounts 9 are stacked as shown in FIG. The sheet is folded in two, and is stapled with a staple 10 at the bent portion. To attach the pocket album 7 to the holder 1, first,
The pocket album 7 is opened from the middle, slightly inclined with respect to the holder, the central upper edge of which is inserted into the notch 5 of the upper hook element 4 and the hook 6 is engaged with the central upper edge of the pocket album. , Then the lower hook element 4
Is bent left or right with a finger until the hook 6 does not interfere with the pocket album. By doing so, the pocket album can be brought closer to the holder, and then, when the finger is released from the hook, the hook 6 returns to its original position due to its own elasticity, and the center lower edge of the pocket album is formed. , Whereby the central lower edge of the pocket album is inserted into the notch 5 of the lower hook element 4, so that the central upper and lower edges of the pocket album are connected to the upper and lower hooks 6. , 6. By repeating the above operation and hooking the albums one by one on the hook, a holder having a plurality of pocket albums as shown in FIG. 1 can be easily formed.
When removing the pocket album from the hook, reverse the above operation, first bend the lower hook to the left or right until it does not interfere with the pocket album, and then pull out the album from the upper hook while raising the album slightly from below. .

The holder according to the present invention is very convenient for storing a plurality of pocket albums collectively, and the pocket album can be mounted on the holder only by hooking the hook up and down on the hook, and the hooks can be moved right and left. Since it is flexible and resilient, it can be easily and easily mounted. Removal of the pocket album from the hook is the same.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a holder in which a pocket album is attached to a holder according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of only a holder according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a partial plan view showing a state where a pocket album is hooked on a hook of a hook element of a holder.

FIG. 4 is a partially detailed plan view of a hook element welded to a holder.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged sectional view showing a relationship between a hook of a hook element and a pocket album held by being hooked on the hook.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing that the pocket album is opened and hooked on a hook.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Holder 2 Side 3 Back 4 Hook Element 5 Notch 6 Hook 7 Pocket Album

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A holder comprising a semi-rigid plastic side having a substantially U-shaped configuration, wherein a plurality of pairs of semi-rigid plastic hook elements are welded to upper and lower inner surfaces of a back side of the holder. The element is constituted by a notch, and when the center upper and lower edges of the pocket album are received in the notches, a hook that engages with the center upper and lower edges of the pocket album and detachably holds it from above and below is provided. Have a pocket album holder. 2. The hook element has sufficient strength to hold the pocket album and better resilience for hook bending back when hooking or removing the pocket album from the hook. 2. The pocket album holder according to claim 1, wherein the holder is formed by folding a semi-rigid plastic film in half in order to provide the following.