JP2002166913A - Bundler for newspapers or the like - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a bundler for newspapers or the like wherein the heavy stacked newspapers need not be taken out of a storage device in which the newspapers or the like are stacked. SOLUTION: A rectangular frame which vertically moves along an outer periphery of the newspapers which have been four-plied and stacked and has its top and bottom opened is formed. A hinge which sets each corner of the frame to be foldable is provided, and an acute-angled-folding means is provided at the center of each of opposite surfaces, thereby allowing the frame to be folded compact.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a newsprint bundling device which has been improved so that it can be easily bundled when the read newsprint is submitted for recycling.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional example of the present invention is disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No.
There are JP-A-1724 and JP-A-2000-85903, which will be described. Heikai 5-51724
The old newspaper storage corrugated cardboard box disclosed in the above publication is a bottomed cardboard box provided with an opening connected to the center between the top surface and one side surface. On the top, a lid made of a flap that can be opened and closed is formed integrally with the cardboard box. When storing newspapers, the top is open and newspapers are stored from the top. The opening provided on one side of the cardboard box facilitates the work of storing the newspaper and facilitates the confirmation of the contents. When the cardboard box is full of newspapers, the lid provided on the top surface is closed and fixed using tapes, and the cardboard box is collected together with the old newspaper storage cardboard box.

[0003] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2000-85903 discloses
The corrugated cardboard used in the used newspaper recycling system is a bottomed corrugated cardboard container having a top surface opened, a cut in each of the opposed side walls, and a slit for temporarily fixing a paper string in a part of the cut. Newspapers are accommodated in the cardboard container, and when they are full, the newspapers are bound using the paper string attached to the inside of the cardboard, and the bound newsprint is collected for recycling.

[0004]

Problems to be Solved by the Invention
The corrugated cardboard box shown in the publication is collected together with the newspaper, and each time a corrugated cardboard box is required, there is a disadvantage that a new cardboard box is required for newspaper recycling. There is a part contrary to the gist of. The cardboard box disclosed in JP-A-2000-85903 is
Because it can be diverted as equipment, there is no disadvantage such as the above example, but because it has a bottom, heavy newspapers stacked and bound,
Must be removed from cardboard box. Also, since the bundled newspapers are stacked while being in contact with the inner wall of the cardboard, it is more difficult to take out the newspaper, and the bundled newspaper must be taken out with the other hand while holding the cardboard box with one hand. That's why
It was unsuitable for children and women. The present invention has been made in order to solve such a drawback, and an object of the present invention is to provide a bundling tool for newspapers that does not require removing stored newspapers from a storage container.

[0005]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a bundling device for newspapers, which moves up and down along the outer periphery of a newspaper folded in four and stacked, and a square frame having its top and bottom opened. By providing hinges for setting the respective corners in a bendable state, a bundle of newspapers was obtained. The bundle of newspapers described in claim 2 can move up and down along the outer periphery of the newspaper folded in four and stacked, and can bend each corner in a rectangular frame body whose top and bottom are opened. A hinge for setting the state is provided. In addition, a valley folding means is provided at each central portion of the facing surfaces of the frame,
By providing a slide piece for maintaining a state in which valley folding is not possible when provided on the valley folding means, a bundle of newspapers was obtained. The newspaper binding device according to claim 3, wherein the binding device is arranged in a paper bag for storing the newspaper, and moves up and down along the outer periphery of the folded and stacked newspaper, and a square frame having an open top and bottom. And a pair of height setting pieces which extend toward the bottom surface of the paper bag, and whose top portion is set to be substantially the same as or higher than the opening of the paper bag. By providing a valley fold means at the center of each side wall surface adjacent to the height setting piece, and by providing a slide piece that maintains a state in which valley fold is impossible when provided on the valley fold means. , A bundle of newspapers. The newsprint bundling device according to claim 4 moves up and down along the outer periphery of the folded and stacked newsprint, and opens the top and bottom so that the stacked newsprint does not collapse and the outer circumference thereof is moved. The supporting rectangular frame was provided with a hinge for setting each corner in a bendable state. A string binding device is provided in the center of at least two opposing sides of such a frame to provide a bundle of newspapers.

[0006]

The newspaper can be separated from the bundle by lifting the light frame without lifting the newspaper by raising and lowering the frame along the outer periphery of the newspaper folded and stacked in four. Since the stacked newsprints are heavy, even when the newsprints are in contact with the frame, the newsprint can be easily pulled out without lifting the newsprint. When the valley folding means is provided on the frame, the width of the frame can be reduced, so that the bundle can be easily put in a paper bag containing newspaper. In addition, by providing the slide pieces, the bundling tool that has been miniaturized and stored in the paper bag is set to the original size, and the posture is maintained.

[0007]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a bundle of newspapers of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an explanatory view showing a part of FIG. 1 in an exploded manner. As shown in FIG. 1, the newsprint bundling tool 10 includes a rectangular frame 12 that accommodates newsprints, a height setting piece 15 that is provided by extending one facing surface that forms the frame, and A slide piece 16 is set such that the adjacent surface of the frame body 12 provided with this height setting piece is movable in the direction of the arrow in the figure. The frame 12 and the height setting pieces 15 and the slide pieces 16 will be described in more detail.

The frame body 12 is formed by forming a strip into a rectangular frame shape, and can accommodate a fourfold folded newsprint in the frame. As shown in FIG. 2, each corner is formed in a bendable state and is joined via a hinge 13. At the center of the opposing surface of the frame 12, a valley folding means 14 is provided in a direction orthogonal to the strip, so that the opposing surface can be bent in a V shape. That is, in order to reduce the thickness of the frame 12 in cooperation with the hinge 13 described above, the frame 12 is formed in a foldable state as shown in FIG.

The valley folding means 14 may have any structure as long as a part of the strip can be folded. For example, this frame 1
If 2 is made of a material such as corrugated cardboard, it is only necessary to provide a folding curve. Also, when formed of a plate material such as a synthetic resin,
A hinge mechanism that allows valley folding may be used. A height setting piece 15 for supporting the frame 12 upward is provided integrally with the frame 12 on an adjacent surface of the frame 12 provided with the valley folding means 14. When the frame 12 is stored in a paper bag in which newspapers are stored and collected for recycling, the height setting piece 15 has the top of the frame 12 approximately the same height as the top of the paper bag, or , To set the height to be higher than that.

The slide piece 16 is attached so as to sandwich one side surface of the frame body 12 provided with the valley folding means 14, and is movable along the attachment surface in the direction of the arrow shown in FIG. It is arranged. The slide piece 16 is attached to the frame body 12 by bending it into a U-shape. If it is made of a synthetic resin, it can be attached by utilizing its elasticity. The distal end is slidably attached using a fixing means such as bonding or stapling.

The newspaper binding device 10 constructed as described above.
Will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 3 is an explanatory view showing an example of storage in a paper bag for storing a newspaper in the use example of FIG. 1, and FIG. 4 is an explanatory view similarly showing a state after storage. In order to use the newspaper bundle 10, as shown in FIG. 3, the newspaper bundle is stored in a paper bag 18 containing newspapers. The paper bag 18 is a paper bag supplied from a store or the like to collect newspapers for recycling.
To store the bundling tool, the slide piece is moved to one side and moved from above the valley folding means. As shown in the figure, the valley folded portion can be folded in a state where the width of the frame body 12 is reduced. It becomes easy to store in. In this state, the height setting piece 15 is inserted from the opening of the paper bag 18 first.

After the insertion, when the slide piece 16 is moved in the direction indicated by the arrow C in the drawing of FIG. 4, that is, on the valley folding means, the frame 12 is set in a rectangular shape as shown in FIG. Posture. Newspapers are stored in a paper bag 18 in a stacked state in the state shown in FIG. Then, since the bottom surface of the bundling tool is open, only the newspapers are left in the paper bag 18,
The bundling tool can be removed from the paper bag. When the bundle of newspapers is pulled up, the opening of the paper bag is fixed with tape, or the paper bag is bound with a string, and collected for recycling.

Another example of the frame of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 5 is an explanatory view showing a frame of another example. A frame body 22 shown in another example of the present invention is formed by arranging individually cut plate members adjacent to each other as shown in FIG. 5 and joining them with a tape 29 to form the frame body 22. Such a frame 22 will be described in more detail. The frame 22 is formed by dividing a plate made of metal, synthetic resin, wood, or the like into a shape as shown in FIG. By providing a gap between each of the divided plate members, the hinge 23 and the valley folding means 24 are formed. For example, a gap serving as a hinge 23 is provided between a large plate having a height setting piece 25 and two small plates arranged side by side, and a valley fold means 24 is provided between the small plates. Gap is provided. When the tape 29 is stuck on the above-mentioned gap of the plate material arranged in this way so as to be positioned, and then the frame shape as shown in FIG. Folding is possible. The tape 29 may be made of any material that does not cut during use, such as a cloth tape. The frame body 22 thus formed can be folded as shown in FIG. Also, by arranging the slide pieces (not shown) in the same manner as in the above-described example, it is possible to form the newsprint bundling tool 20. When a synthetic resin plate is used as these plate materials, it is also possible to reduce the thickness and use it as a hinge or a valley folding means without using tapes.

Another embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing another example of a bundle of newspapers. The bundle 30 of newspapers shown in FIG. 6 is an example in which a corrugated cardboard is used as a material, and a rectangular frame 3 whose top and bottom are opened so that corners can be bent.
2 and a string hook means 36 provided at the center of at least two opposing sides of the frame body. The frame body 32 and the hook means 36 will be described in further detail. .

The frame 32 is made of a corrugated cardboard frame which moves up and down along the periphery of the newspaper folded in four and stacked so that the stacked newspaper is not dislodged. It is a shape that can be crushed into a flat surface. Therefore, the bending line at the corner corresponds to the hinge of the above-described example, and the bent portion is the hinge 33. In addition, a folded portion 34 is provided on the top side of the frame body 32 to increase the thickness of the frame body, so that a curvature is provided at the top part of the opening of the frame body, so that it is easy to insert a newspaper and reinforce the frame board. . Further, a rectangular opening is provided in the facing portion of the folded back 34 to facilitate the support of the frame plate as the handle 35.

The hooking means 36 is provided for turning back the frame plate 32.
Are provided at the central tops of the opposing surfaces, and are formed of Y-shaped cuts for temporarily fixing the cord. The hooking means 36 may be provided so as to face all of the sides, but at least one piece is required on at least one facing surface. As shown in the figure, a string 40 is hung down along the inner wall surface of the frame 32 in a U-shape, and both ends thereof are positioned within the cuts of the hooking means 36 so as to protrude. It is something to keep.

The newspaper bundle 30 constructed as described above.
Differs from the above-mentioned example in that newspapers are directly bound with a cord without using a paper bag. To tie newspaper together,
Newspapers are stored in the frame 32 set as shown in FIG. 6, and are stacked to form a stacked state. When newspapers are stacked up to the top of the frame 32, the newspaper may be bound with the string 40 as it is,
Further, when the frame 32 alone is pulled up using the handle 35 or the like, the frame rises along the outer periphery of the newspaper, and a new space is created at the top of the frame. Therefore, another newspaper is stacked in this space. Since the lower newspaper whose frame 32 is raised and exposed does not move due to the weight of the newspaper stacked on the upper portion, the newspaper should be stacked more than the height of the frame 32 compared to the above example. Has the ability to do. Newspapers stacked at an appropriate height are bound by a cord 40 attached to a frame 32, and then removed from the bound newspaper bundle by lifting and raising the frame. The binding device 30 for newspapers can also perform the binding operation without lifting the heavy newspaper and moving the newspaper from the inside of the frame, so that the binding operation can be easily performed.

The above-mentioned newspapers include, of course, not only newspapers but also flyers distributed simultaneously, other papers, books and magazines, etc., which are collected and recycled. The bundle of newspapers 30 may be provided with a valley fold line and folded as in the example shown in FIG. Also,
If the hooking means is also a structure that can temporarily fix the string to be bound,
The structure is not particularly limited.

[0019]

As described above, according to the present invention, the following effects can be obtained by using a frame that moves up and down along the outer periphery of a newspaper folded in four and stacked. Could be obtained. In other words, by using this frame in a paper bag for storing newspapers, it is possible to bind newspapers easily and without causing wrinkles in the paper bag, and in a well-packed state. became. The attachment / detachment of the bundling tool to / from the paper bag is very simple because it can be folded and inserted and can be removed from the paper bag only by pulling it up, so that a heavy newspaper bundle can be bound without lifting. In an example in which a paper bag is not used, the height of the stacking can be freely set, so that effects such as the adjustment of the weight and the collection of the recycling that does not require the paper bag can be obtained.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a bundle of newspapers of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory view showing a part of FIG. 1 in an exploded manner.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory view showing an example of storage in a paper bag for storing a newspaper in the use example of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is an explanatory view showing a state after storage.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory view showing a frame of another example of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a bundle of newspapers according to another example of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Bundle of newspapers 12 Frame 13 Hinge 14 Valley folding means 15 Height setting piece 16 Slide piece 18 Paper bag 20 Bundle of newspapers 22 Frame 23 Hinge 24 Valley folding means 30 Bundle of newspapers 32 Frame 36 Hanging means 40 String body

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A quadrangular frame body which moves up and down along the outer periphery of a fourfold folded and stacked newsprint and whose top and bottom are opened, and a state in which each corner of the square frame body can be bent. Newspaper bundle consisting of a hinge set to 2. A quadrangular frame body that moves up and down along the outer periphery of a fourfold folded and stacked newsprint and that has its top and bottom opened, and that each corner of the square frame body can be bent. And a valley fold means provided at the center of each of the opposing surfaces of the frame body, and a slide piece for maintaining valley fold impossible when positioned on the valley fold means. Newspaper bundle. 3. A rectangular frame which is arranged in a paper bag for storing newsprints, moves up and down along the outer periphery of the folded and stacked newsprints, and has an open top and bottom. Each of the one opposing surfaces extends toward the bottom surface of the paper bag, and a pair of heights formed so that the top of the frame body can be set to be substantially the same as or higher than the opening of the paper bag. A setting piece, and a valley fold means provided at the center of the facing surface of the frame body not provided with the height setting piece, and the facing surfaces provided with the pair of height setting sides are arranged so as to approach each other. And a slide piece for maintaining a state in which valley folding is impossible when positioned on the valley folding means. 4. A rectangular frame which moves up and down along the outer periphery of the folded and stacked newsprint, and supports the outer periphery so as to open its top and bottom so that the stacked newsprint is not distorted. Newspapers comprising a hinge for setting each corner of the rectangular frame in a bendable state, and a string hooking means provided at the center of at least two opposite sides of the frame. Bundle.