JP2003205698A - Water holding seal and case for housing sheet-like article to which the seal is stuck - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve the problem that sheet-like articles can not be taken out speedily one by one to need a long time for the operation. <P>SOLUTION: A water holding member 54, a holder 52 for holding the member on the surface side, and an adhesive layer 56 formed on the back side of the holder are provided. In this way, when the sheet-like articles are taken out, since a fingertip is wetted by held water, the articles can simply and surely be taken out one by one. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a water-retaining sheet used for easily and reliably taking out sheet-like articles one by one, and a storage case for sheet-like articles to which the water-retaining seal is attached. .

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there are various materials such as synthetic resin, leather, cloth, metal, etc. for storing a case of a sheet-like article, and in any of them, a case portion for storing a business card. It is configured such that a predetermined number of business cards are put in the case part and one by one or an appropriate number of cards are taken out.

[0003]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional business card holder, when the business cards are taken out one by one, usually, one business card is taken out by using the thumb and the index finger. However, because the friction force between the finger and the business card is used to retrieve the business card, there is a problem that it takes time to properly retrieve the business card if the fingertip (the part of the belly behind the fingernail) is dry. there were. Eventually, he would have to spit on his fingertips and pull out, giving an uncomfortable impression to the person who handed over the business card.

An object of the present invention is to provide a water-retaining agent used to moisten fingertips before taking out sheet-like articles so that the sheet-like articles can be taken out one by one easily and reliably. An object of the present invention is to provide a storage case for sheet-like articles to which a seal and a water retention sticker are attached.

[0005]

In order to achieve this object, the water-retaining seal of the present invention is characterized by the following constitution. The water-retaining member, the holding body for holding the water-retaining member on the front surface side, and the adhesive layer provided on the back surface side of the holding body.

When the water-retaining seal having such a structure is used, when the sheet-like article is taken out, the fingertips of the hand are moistened with the water retained by the water-retaining member, so that the sheet-like article can be easily removed.
Moreover, it is possible to take out one by one surely.

[0007]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. It should be noted that in the drawings, the size, connection relationship, shape, and arrangement relationship of each component are only schematically shown to the extent that the present invention can be understood, and therefore, the present invention is limited to the illustrated examples. Not a thing.

FIGS. 1A and 1B are views showing a storage case for a sheet-like article of the present invention, for example, a business card holder. With reference to FIG. 1, a water retention seal of the present invention and a storage case for a sheet-like article to which the seal is attached will be described.

First, the business card holder 10 has a case portion 20 as a storage case formed in a rectangular parallelepiped shape, and the case portion 2
0 and a lid portion 30 formed integrally with the same.

The case portion 20 is generally made of metal, natural leather, cloth, synthetic resin, paper, vegetable skin or the like. Further, the case portion 20 is formed with an opening portion 22 for taking in and out a business card. A stopper 24 for closing and fixing the lid 30 is attached to the case 20.

A water retention seal 50 is provided on the surface of the case portion 20 opposite to the surface on which the stopper 24 is attached (see FIG. 1B).

The lid 30 has a stopper 24 as described above.
A locking projection 32 for locking the lid 30 is provided at a position corresponding to the stopper 24.

FIG. 2A is a plan view of the water retention seal 50. 2B is a cross-sectional view of the water retention seal 50 taken along the line I-I. With reference to these FIG. 2 (A) and FIG. 2 (B), the water retention seal 5
A specific configuration of 0 will be described.

The water retention seal 50 of the present invention comprises a water retention member 54, a holder 52, and an adhesive layer 56.

The holder 52 is a sheet-like member having a water retaining member 54 on the front surface side and an adhesive layer 56 on the back surface side. The holder 52 may preferably be flat plate-shaped or container-shaped. Holder 5
When 2 is in the form of a container, it preferably has a U-shaped cross section.
It is preferable that the container has a peripheral wall 52b and a flat seat 52a so as to have a letter shape. The recess of the water retaining member 54 defined by the flat seat 52a and the peripheral wall 52b, that is, the depth of the accommodating portion 52c is preferably equal to the thickness of the water retaining member 54 in order to avoid unevenness of the water retaining seal 50. Is good.
However, the storage unit 5 is not limited to this.
The relationship between 2c and the thickness of the water retentive member 54 may be appropriately determined according to the design.

The concave portion of the holding body 52, that is, the storage portion 52
A water retention member 54 is provided in c so as to be fitted, that is, fitted. When the water retention member 54 is fitted in the recess 52c so as not to be easily separated from the recess 52c, no adhesive is required on the back surface side of the water retention member 54. However, by using an adhesive, the water retention member 54
If water is adhered to the recess 52c, the water retention member 5 can be more reliably
4 can be prevented from separating from the recess 52c.

The planar shape of the holder 52 can be any suitable shape. The planar size (size) of the holding body 52 is, for example, in the case of a circular shape, an outer diameter of 2
It is preferable that the diameter is about 5 mm and the inner diameter is about 20 mm.
The thickness of the holder 52 is preferably about 2 mm, for example.

As described above, the adhesive layer 56 is provided on the back surface side of the holder 52. This adhesive layer 56
May be made of a material that allows good adhesion to the material used for the case portion 20. Preferably, this adhesive layer 5
The adhesive force of 6 may be strong enough to adhere to the case portion 20 in a stable state unless a force for peeling the holding body 52 from the case portion 20 is forcibly applied. With such an adhesive force, even if the holder 52 is attached to the case portion 20 to carry the business card holder 10 or the water-retaining seal 50 is used, the water-retaining seal 50 is usually separated from the case portion 20. There is no fear of peeling and it can withstand sufficient use.

The material of the holder 52 may be one kind selected from paper, cloth, non-woven fabric and synthetic resin.

The material of the water retaining member 54 is vegetable fiber,
It may be composed of a combination of one or two kinds of fibers selected from animal fibers and chemical fibers.

The above-mentioned water retention means the water retention member 54.
However, in general, it refers to the property of becoming wet by containing water or retaining water. The degree of wetness with water may be such that the fingertip is wet or wet so that the business card can be taken out by friction between the fingertip and the business card.

Like water, a liquid other than water, such as alcohol, may be used as long as it is a material that causes friction with cards such as business cards and commuter passes when attached to a fingertip. is there.

Therefore, it is preferable to include these liquids in the meaning of water that retains water.

The degree of wetting is such that the water-retaining member 54 may be appropriately wet with water at an appropriate time before taking out the business card, and may be dried after being used an appropriate number of times. Therefore, how much water retention can be maintained may be determined according to the design.

From the viewpoint of water retention, for example, a sponge-like sheet member may be used. The planar shape of the water-retaining material 54 is preferably any suitable shape according to the planar shape of the holding body 52.

Next, the use operation will be described.

The business card is stored in the case portion 20 in advance,
The lid 30 is closed by using the locking projection 32 and the stopper 24, and the water retention member 54 is preliminarily filled with a liquid, for example, water.

Then, the lid portion 30 is opened from the locked state of the locking projection 32 and the stopper 24 in front of the eye of the person to whom the business card is handed over, and the fingertips of the hand are put on the water retentive member 54 of the water retentive sheet 50. Contact. Due to this contact, the fingertips of the hand are made
Moisten with the water soaked in 4, i.e., wet it, touch the business card with this wet fingertip, and take out the business card one by one from the case section 20 by utilizing the frictional force between the business card and the fingertip.

As described above, since the fingertips of the hand are moistened with water to increase the frictional force between the fingertips and the business cards and the business cards are taken out from the case portion 20, the business cards can be taken out easily and surely one by one. .

The place where the water-retaining seal 50 is adhered is not limited to the surface facing the surface on which the stopper 24 is attached, but may be on the outer surface or the inner surface of the case portion 20, Of course, it may be attached to a place that does not hinder the storage and removal of the seal-like article.

Although the business card holder having the lid portion 30 as the business card holder 10 has been described, a business card holder having a form without the lid portion may be used.

In addition, in the embodiment of the present invention, a business card holder is assumed, but the water-retaining seal of the present invention is, of course, a commuter pass which is a sheet-like member accommodated in a commuter pass as shown in FIG. It can also be applied to the removal of.

In the case of a specific pass-in, the back side of the pass ticket storage portion made of an appropriate material is formed with a transparent cover, for example, a transparent plastic cover 90. An opening 80 is provided in the center of the transparent cover 90, and the commuter pass 82 is taken out in the direction of arrow 84. Therefore, if the water retention sticker 50 is pasted on the front or back side of such a commuter pass or at any suitable place, the commuter pass can be reliably taken out in the same manner as in the case of the business card holder described above. You can

[0034]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the water-retaining seal of the present invention and the storage case for sheet-like parts to which the seal is attached, the storage case is prepared by moistening the fingertips of the hand with water. Since the sheet-like articles are taken out from the sheet-like article, the sheet-like articles can be taken out easily and surely one by one.

[Brief description of drawings]

1A and 1B are general views of a business card holder.

FIG. 2A is a plan view of a water retention seal,
(B) is a II line sectional view of the water retention seal.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a regular insertion.

[Explanation of symbols]

10: Business card holder 20: Case part 22, 80: Opening 24: Stop 30: Lid 32: Locking protrusion 50: Water retention seal 52: Holder 52a: flat seat 52b: peripheral wall 52c: Storage section 54: Water retaining member 56: Adhesive layer 82: Commuter pass 84: Arrow 90: Transparent plastic cover

Claims (9)

[Claims] 1. A water retention seal comprising a water retention member, a holder for holding the water retention member on the front surface side, and an adhesive layer provided on the back surface side of the holder. 2. The water-retaining seal according to claim 1, wherein the water-retaining member is made of one fiber or a combination of two or more fibers selected from the group consisting of plant fibers, animal fibers and chemical fibers. A water-retaining seal, which is a sheet-shaped member. 3. The water retention seal according to claim 1, wherein the water retention member is a sponge-like sheet-like member. 4. The water retention seal according to claim 1, wherein the holding body is a sheet-like container that houses the water retention member. 5. The water-retaining seal according to claim 1, wherein the water-retaining member and the holder are circular. 6. The water retention seal according to claim 1, wherein the holding body is made of one kind of material selected from a material group of paper, cloth, and synthetic resin. A water retention seal characterized by being 7. A storage case for removably storing a sheet-like article, which is on an outer surface or an inner side surface of the storage case and which does not hinder the storage and removal of the sheet-like article.
A storage case for a sheet-like article, comprising the water retention sticker according to any one of claims 1 to 6 attached. 8. The storage case according to claim 7, wherein the storage case is a business card holder. 9. The storage case according to claim 7, wherein the storage case is a commuter pass case.