JP2002079788A - Card stand - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a card stand into which a card such as a post card and a photograph can be easily inserted and in which the card can be held under a good condition by applying an appropriate holding force on the card. SOLUTION: The card stand consists of a hollow case A, a slit-like opening 2 formed downward from the top of the case A and through which the card can be freely inserted and a holding means B provided in the case A and for stopping the card C.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention can easily insert a card such as a post card or a photograph, and can hold a card in a good standing state by applying an appropriate holding force to the card. Regarding the card stand.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there has been a stand for holding a card upright so as to be easily viewed. In this type, a clip-shaped metal fitting is attached to a base serving as a weight, and a post card,
A photo, a painting, etc. is inserted, and the card is displayed and kept in a standing state.

[0003]

In this type of stand, when raising the card, it takes time and effort to perform operations such as opening a clip-shaped metal fitting for holding the card, and the design is further complicated. Even in terms of surface, even if it is placed on a desk or placed on a table in a room, it may not always be able to dissolve into any room because it is uniform. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to eliminate the drawbacks that the card is troublesome when inserted and that the design is uniform.

[0004]

The inventors of the present invention have conducted intensive studies to solve the above-mentioned problems, and as a result, have formed the present invention into a hollow case and a downward case from above. The card stand is made up of a streak-shaped opening through which a card can be inserted and a holding means provided in the case and holding the card, so that cards such as postcards and photographs can be easily inserted. Thus, the card can be held in an upright state with an appropriate holding force, thereby solving the above problem.

[0005]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. The present invention has multiple embodiments,
In any of the embodiments, the configuration mainly includes the case A and the holding means B. Case A
Has various shapes such as a cube, a rectangular parallelepiped, a cylinder, and a hemisphere. The inside of the case A is hollow, and holding means B is provided inside the case A, and a card C such as a post card, a photograph, a picture, or the like can be fixed.

In the first embodiment, the case A has a substantially cubic or rectangular parallelepiped outer shape, and has a hollow interior. The case A includes a case main body 1 and a streak-shaped opening 2 (see FIG. 1A). The case body 1 is integrally formed, and is made of a synthetic resin such as a plastic plate or an acrylic plate, or may be made of wood or the like. When the material is a synthetic resin, a transparent material may be used.

[0007] In the case body 1, a streak-shaped opening 2 is formed from the upper surface side of the case body 1 to the lower side surface (see FIG. 1A). The stripe-shaped opening 2 is formed in a straight line, and the dimension in the width direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the stripe-shaped opening 2 is appropriately set.
It is sufficient if the width is such that about one to six sheets can be inserted. In the streak-shaped opening 2, both edges facing each other in the width direction are referred to as side edges 2a, 2a, respectively.

Next, the holding means B includes a large number of spheres 6, 6,
.. [See FIGS. 1 (A) and 1 (B)].
The spheres 6, 6,... Are iron spheres, glass spheres, synthetic resin spheres, and more specifically, plastic beads, marbles, pachinko spheres, or the like, or spheres containing a fragrance. These many spheres 6, 6,...
Is housed inside. The case body 1 in which a large number of spheres 6, 6,... Are accommodated is provided with an appropriate space, so that the accommodated spheres 6, 6,. .

FIG. 3A shows a case A having a cylindrical shape. Further, an inlet 3 for taking in and taking out the spheres 6, 6,... Is formed on the bottom surface of the case A, and the spheres 6, 6,. The intake 3 is provided with a lid 4.
By removing the lid 4, the spheres 6, 6, ... housed inside the case body 1 can be replaced with other types of spheres 6, 6, ... (see Fig. 3B). Specifically, the case body 1 is made of a transparent material, and the spheres 6, 6,... Are made of various colors or patterns, or glass balls, iron balls, or the like, and these spheres 6, 6,. The case A can be variously changed by selecting, replacing, and loading it inside the case body 1.

In the first embodiment, when inserting a card C from the streak-shaped opening 2 of the case A, the card C is inserted so as to push away the spheres 6, 6,. The spheres 6 on each side of the card C
Are pressed against each other, and the pressing force of the spheres 6, 6, on both sides of the card C is equalized, and the card C is held in a stable state.

At this time, one surface of the card C is a sphere 6,
, And the other surface is a side edge 2 of the streak-shaped opening 2.
The card C may come into a stable state by contacting the a (see FIG. 2B). In addition, the card C has a streak opening 2
Without contacting any of the side edges 2a, 2a of the card C
May be held by spheres 6, 6,... Pressing both sides of the sphere (see FIG. 2C). Side edge 2 of the streak opening 2
In order to make it easy to insert the card C, a part or the whole of the parts a and 2a may be inclined surfaces (see FIG. 1C).

Next, regarding a second embodiment of the present invention,
The case A comprises a case A and a holding means B.
Is composed of a case body 1 and a base 5 (see FIGS. 4A and 4B). The base 5 has a substantially capsule-like structure by covering the case body 1. The case body 1 has various shapes as in the first embodiment described above, and has various shapes such as a cube, a rectangular parallelepiped, a cylinder, and a hemisphere. In the illustrated example, the shape is cylindrical.

In the second embodiment, the holding means B is constituted by a pressing member 7 (see FIG. 4A). The pressing member 7 is provided on the base 5, and there are a plurality of types. In the first type, a resilient piece 7b is formed at an upper end portion of a vertical plate-like leg piece 7a, and the leg piece 7a and the resilient piece 7b are integrated to have elasticity. The resilient piece 7b has a substantially arc shape, and can apply a pressing force in a direction substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the streak-shaped opening 2 formed on the case body 1 side.

More specifically, the arc-shaped tip portion of the resilient piece 7b in the pressing direction is formed in a natural state by the line-shaped opening 2b.
Is provided so as to extend horizontally beyond the position of the opposite side edge 2a. With such a structure,
The card C inserted into the streak-shaped opening 2 has its pressing member 7
5A and the side edge 2a of the streak-shaped opening 2 and is held in a state of being sandwiched between the resilient piece 7b and the side edge 2a [FIG. ), (B)].

When the case main body 1 and the base 5 are combined to have the above configuration, the direction in which the pressing member 7 presses the card C is always perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the streak-shaped opening 2. For this purpose, it is preferable to form alignment portions on the case body 1 and the base 5 respectively. Specifically, a convex portion and a concave portion are respectively formed at a joint portion between the case main body 1 and the base 5, and when the case main body 1 is put on the base 5, the position where the convex portion and the concave portion engage is determined by the pressing member. The pressing direction of 7 and the longitudinal direction of the streak-shaped opening 2 are set to be orthogonal to each other.

Next, as a second type of the pressing member 7, the pressing member 7 has a wedge shape [FIG.
(See (A) and (B).) The second type pressing member 7 is plate-shaped, and the upper end thereof is an arc-shaped inclined edge 7c. The arc-shaped inclined edge 7c is an arc bulging outward, and like the first-type pressing member 7, the streaked opening 2c is formed.
Is set to be a position slightly beyond the side edge 2a of.

By using the pressing member 7 of the second type, the card C inserted from the streak-shaped opening 2 is inserted between the side edge 2a and the arc-shaped inclined edge 7c, and the card C moves downward. The card C gradually bends due to the pressing of the arc-shaped inclined edge 7c, and the card C comes into contact with the side edge 2a and is held between the arc-shaped inclined edge 7c and the side edge 2a, and the card C is held. [See FIG. 6 (B)].

[0018]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, a hollow case A is provided.
A card stand formed from the upper part of the case A to the lower part and having a streak opening 2 into which the card C can be inserted, and holding means B provided in the case A for fixing the card C; With such a configuration, it is possible to easily insert the card C, apply an appropriate holding force to the card C, and hold the card C in a good standing state.

In the above effect, the streak opening 2 is formed from the upper side of the case A to the lower side, and only by inserting the card C into the streak opening 2, the holding means B provided in the case A is used. Since the card C is held, these operations can be extremely simplified.

Next, according to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, the holding means B is a card stand comprising a large number of spheres 6, 6,. Firstly, the holding means B can have the simplest structure, and secondly, it is possible to prevent a trace or habit held on the card C from being left while the card C is held, Third, a good design can be obtained by making the case A transparent.

The above effect is described in detail. The holding means B is composed of a group of a large number of spheres 6, 6,..., And the spheres 6, 6,. Then, only by inserting the card C from the streak opening 2, the card C pushes the spheres 6, 6,..., And the spheres 6, 6,. The card C is held by 6, 6,. Therefore, the spheres 6, 6,... Press the both sides of the card C in a good balance and hold the card C, so that the spherical surfaces of the spheres 6, 6,. Thus, the card C can be held in a good state without giving a bad habit.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a card stand according to the second aspect, wherein the case A is provided with a lid 4 which is detachably provided with a lid 4 which allows the spherical bodies 6, 6,. Various designs of the card stand of the invention,
Can be changed. In the above effect, the lid 4 is detachably provided on the case A, and the lid 4 is removed to remove the spherical body 6.
Since the spheres 6, 6, ... can be freely taken in and out, the spheres 6, 6, ... housed in the case A are taken out and replaced with spheres 6, 6, ... containing another material, color or fragrance. Thus, the design of the card stand can be easily changed.

As a result, designs rich in various variations can be easily formed. further,
Since a large number of spheres 6, 6,... Are stored in the case A, if the spheres 6, 6,... Are made of iron balls, for example, the weight of the card stand increases, and even if a large card C is inserted, it is stable. It has the advantage of being able to hold the paper and also serving as a paperweight.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, the holding means B is provided with a pressing member 7 for pressing in a direction substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the streak-shaped opening 2. Since the card C is configured to be able to hold the card C with one of the side edges 2 a along the longitudinal direction of the opening 2, the card C is simply inserted between the streak-shaped opening 2 and the pressing member 7. The card C can be held in a pinched state, and the card C can be held almost instantly in the present invention as compared with a conventional clip-shaped card stand without an operation of expanding a clip or other clipping tool.

Next, according to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the fourth aspect, the pressing member 7 is a card stand on which a resilient piece 7b is formed.
b and the streak-shaped opening 2, by setting the elasticity of the resilient piece 7 b to a small value, the pressing force of the resilient piece 7 b against the card C can be reduced, and the card C can be traced. , Can be prevented from sticking.

[Brief description of the drawings]

1A is a partially cutaway perspective view of the first embodiment, FIG. 1B is a cross-sectional view of the first embodiment, and FIG. 1C is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a streak opening.

2A is a perspective view showing a use state of the first embodiment, FIG. 2B is a sectional view showing a use state of the first embodiment, and FIG. 2C is a sectional view of a main part showing a use state of the first embodiment. Figure

FIG. 3A is a perspective view showing a use state of another type of the first embodiment, and FIG. 3B is a perspective view of a main part showing a state in which a lid is provided on a case to replace a sphere.

FIG. 4A is a perspective view of a second embodiment, and FIG. 4B is a cross-sectional view of the second embodiment.

FIG. 5A is a sectional view showing a use state of the second embodiment, and FIG. 5B is a perspective view showing a use state of the second embodiment.

FIG. 6A is a perspective view of another type of the second embodiment, and FIG. 6B is a cross-sectional view showing a use state of another type of the second embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 A: Case B: Holding means 2: Streak opening 4: Lid 6: Spherical body 7: Pressing member 7b: Elastic piece

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A hollow case, a streak-shaped opening formed from the upper part of the case to a lower part thereof, into which a card can be inserted, and a holding means provided in the case and stopping the card. A card stand, characterized in that: 2. The card stand according to claim 1, wherein said holding means comprises a plurality of spheres loaded in said case. 3. The card stand according to claim 2, wherein the case is provided with a lid that allows the spherical body to be taken in and out. 4. The card stand according to claim 1, wherein said holding means is constituted by a pressing member for pressing in a direction substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of said streak-shaped opening. 5. The card stand according to claim 4, wherein the pressing member has a resilient piece.