JP2003325302A - Storage box and mat - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a storage box and mat capable of being easily built up from an extended state into a storage box, in addition to the usability as a mat or storage box, and dispensing with the use of an attachment and detachment means such as slider fastener or hook-and-loop fastener in the use as a sheet in the extended state. <P>SOLUTION: Of section parts of a mat body 11, lining pieces 14 as retaining means 15 are provided on the reverse side of section parts 11d and 11e which form front and rear side surfaces of the storage box 11k. Respective section part 11d, 11e, 11f, 11g, and 11i of the mat body 11 are raised through fold lines 12, section parts 11i at four corners of the mat body 10 are folded in two along fold lines 13, and the two-folded section parts 11i are inserted between the lining pieces 14 and the section parts 11d and 11e through opening parts 16, respectively, whereby the mat body 11 is built up from the extended state into the storage box 11k opened in the upper face. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a storage box / mat, and more specifically, a toy can be assembled in the unfolded state so that an infant can play on the mat in the unfolded state. The present invention relates to a storage box-combining mat that can be assembled into a storage box that stores, and is also applicable to various applications such as an iron sheet, an iron box, a diaper change sheet, a diaper change article storage box, and a bag.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art When an infant is allowed to play indoors or outdoors, a rug such as a mat, mat, or carpet is laid on a floorboard, a tatami mat, a lawn, etc., and toys are given on the rug. It is often played.

When cleaning up after cleaning, the rug is usually folded and pushed in or stored in a room corner or the like, while toys are usually stored separately in a storage box or the like.

However, mats, mats, rugs such as carpets,
It has been pointed out that it is necessary to separately store the toys and the like, each storage space is required, and the rearrangement is troublesome.

[0005]

As one means for solving the above problems, for example, in JP-A-2001-321214, it can be used as a sheet (mat) in a developed state, and when assembled from this developed state, the upper surface is opened. A box-shaped or bag-combined sheet (mat) that becomes a box or bag has been proposed.

Since the combined sheet (mat) can be assembled into a box or a bag from the unfolded state, the toys scattered on the sheet (mat) can be stored as they are, and the rear cleaning is easy. is there.

However, when the sheet (mat) is assembled from the unfolded state into a box or bag, the attaching / detaching means used only for assembling does not function when used as the sheet in the unfolded state. As this attaching / detaching means, for example, a zipper (chuck) or a surface fastener is used. For this reason, for example, when the attaching / detaching means including a zipper (chuck) is used, a part of the fabric forming the sheet (mat) on the zipper (chuck) is bitten at the time of assembling or unfolding, and the zipper (chuck) may be broken during the assembling or unfolding. It has been pointed out that it is not easy to use because there is a risk that it will not be possible to assemble or deploy it. Also,
When the attaching / detaching means consisting of a surface fastener is used, lint, dust or other dust is likely to adhere to the surface fastener, which reduces the adhesive strength of the surface fastener and also makes the appearance dirty, which is a hygiene problem for infants. It is pointed out that there is.

Accordingly, the object of the present invention is to use the zipper which can be used as a mat or as a storage box, is easy to assemble into the storage box from the unfolded state, and does not function at all when used as a sheet in the unfolded state. (Zipper) and hook-and-loop fasteners are not used at all, so there is no risk of biting the cloth like when using a zipper, and the adhesive force is reduced when using hook-and-loop fasteners, and for hygiene. It is to provide a mat that also serves as a storage box that does not easily cause the above problem.

[0009]

In order to achieve the above object, a mat for a storage box according to claim 1 of the present invention is such that a mat body having a rectangular shape is provided with a plurality of polygonal lines in a grid pattern. By partitioning the main body into a plurality of parts and folding each partition part through a fold line, the mat main body is assembled into a box shape from the unfolded state, and the assembled state is maintained by a holding means provided at an appropriate position of the mat main body. In the storage box-combined mat configured to hold, the holding means is formed of the components of the mat body.

That is, the storage box-cum-mat according to claim 1 of the present invention is used as a sheet in a developed state such as a zipper (chuck) or a surface fastener by forming the holding means from the components of the mat body. It is characterized in that it does not need to use anything that does not function at all.

In the mat for a storage box according to a second aspect of the present invention, the holding means is composed of a back cloth piece provided so as to overlap the back surface of any one of the front and rear side surfaces or the left and right side surfaces of the storage box. Between the back cloth piece and the back surface, by inserting the partition portions at the four corners of the mat body in a folded state into two, the mat body is assembled into a box shape from the unfolded state,
This assembled state is retained.

In the mat for the storage box according to the third aspect, the clasps are provided on the inner surface of the back cloth piece and the back surfaces of the partition portions at the four corners of the mat body which overlap the inner surface. In the storage box combined mat according to the fourth aspect, the handle piece is provided on the outer surface of the back cloth piece.

In the mat for the storage box according to the fifth aspect, the back surface of the mat body is provided with a non-slip process. In the storage box-combined mat according to the sixth aspect, the core material is housed inside the other partition parts of the partition part of the mat body except the partition parts at the four corners.

In the mat also serving as the storage box according to the seventh aspect, the mat body is constructed by accommodating the cushion material made of foamed resin between the cloths made of synthetic fiber.

[0015]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION An embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a front perspective view showing an embodiment of a storage box / mat according to the present invention, and FIG.
1 is a perspective view showing the storage box / mat in FIG. 1 turned upside down, FIG. 3 is a perspective view for explaining a process of assembling the mat body from the expanded state of FIG. 1 into the storage box, and FIG. 4 is a front view of the storage box. 5 is a perspective view of the storage box, FIG.
FIG. 4 is an enlarged cross-sectional view in which a part of the mat body is omitted.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the storage box / mat 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a square mat main body 11 that can be assembled into the storage box. As shown in FIG. 6, the mat body 11 is constructed by accommodating a cushioning material 11c made of polyurethane foam between a front cloth 11a and a back cloth 11b made of synthetic resin fiber in which nylon fiber is subjected to acrylic coating. Although not shown, the outer fabric 11a is provided with a pattern that makes an infant happy.

The mat body 11 includes, for example, a front cloth 11
The mat main body 11 is provided with a plurality of broken lines 12 formed of a sewing machine wire for sewing the a and the back cloth 11b to each other in a lattice pattern.
Is divided into a plurality of parts. That is, the mat body 1
1 for each of the front and rear side surfaces, the left and right side surfaces and the bottom surface of the storage box 11k (see FIG. 5) through the fold line 12
It is divided into 1d, 11e, 11f, 11g, and 11h. Further, each substantially square shaped partition portion 11i at the four corners of the mat body 11 is provided with a polygonal line 13 formed of a sewing machine line that extends obliquely so as to divide the partition portion 11i in two. The partition portion 11i can be folded in two in a substantially triangular shape (see FIG. 3).

Partition parts 11d, 11 of the mat body 11
Of the e, 11f, 11g, 11h, and 11i, the partition portions 11d and 1 that form the front and rear side surfaces of the storage box 11k.
On the back surface of 1e, a rectangular backing cloth piece 14 serving as a holding means 15 and having substantially the same dimensions as the partition portions 11d and 11e is attached so as to overlap the partition portions 11d and 11e. Only the upper and lower edges of the backing cloth piece 14 are sewn to the opposing portions of the partition portions 11d and 11e, and the left and right edges of the backing cloth piece 14 and the portions of the partitioning portions 11d and 11e that face the edge portions are mutually Not sewn on,
This unsewn portion forms the opening 16. The partition portion 11i folded in two from the opening 16 and formed into a substantially triangular shape is the back cloth piece 14 and the partition portions 11d and 11e.
Is inserted between and. The back cloth piece 14 is the mat body 11
Is a component that forms a part of the lining.

As shown in FIG. 2, each backing cloth piece 14 has
A handle piece 17 is provided at a position close to one of the two sides sewn to the partition parts 11d and 11e, and one of the female members constituting the clasps 18 is provided at substantially both sides of the handle piece 17. A mold portion 18a is provided. This female part 18
“A” penetrates from the outer surface to the inner surface of the back cloth piece 14. In addition, in the partition portion 11i, when folded in two and inserted between the back cloth piece 14 and the partition portions 11d and 11e, the other member constituting the clasp 18 is provided at a position facing the female mold portion 18a. There is provided a male part 18b which is detachably engaged with the female part 18a. By inserting the partition part 11i between the back cloth piece 14 and the partition parts 11d and 11e, the shape of the storage box 11k can be sufficiently maintained, but the female part 18a and the male part 18b are engaged with each other. By combining them, it is possible to more reliably maintain the assembled shape of the storage box 11k, and thus it is possible to prevent the shape of the storage box 11k from being deformed even if a lot of toys, clothes, etc. are packed.

A core material 19 made of expanded polyethylene is housed in the partition parts 11f and 11g forming the left and right side surfaces of the housing box 11k. The core material 19 maintains the shape of the storage box 11k.

On the back surface of the partition portion 11h constituting the bottom surface of the storage box 11k, for example, by foam printing (for example, by printing ink containing acrylic resin, emulsion, surfactant, etc.), a substantially circular shape is formed. A large number of bulging portions 20 are arranged to prevent slippage.

Next, a method of using the storage box / mat 10 of the above embodiment will be described. When it is used as a mat, the storage box / mat 10 is unfolded and laid on a floorboard, tatami mat, lawn or the like with the patterned front fabric 11a side facing up. The cushion material 11 is provided inside the mat body 11.
It accommodates c, is soft, and is comfortable for infants to sit on.

When the toys are cleaned up, the toys are gathered on the partition 11h, and the mat main body 11 in the unfolded state is divided along the fold line 12 into the partition 11d and 11d.
e, 11f, 11g, 11i are raised. Next, the partition parts 11i at the four corners of the mat body 11 are broken into line lines 13.
(See FIG. 3), and thereafter, the partition portion 11i folded in two is inserted from the opening 16 between the back cloth piece 14 and the partition portions 11d and 11e, respectively. FIG. 4 illustrates a state in which the partition portions 11i are inserted, and the left and right partition portions 11i partially overlap each other. When or after inserting the partition portion 11i, the female portion 18a and the male portion 18b are engaged with each other (with the clasp 18, the partition portion 11i is attached to the back cloth piece 14).
To keep).

As a result, as shown in FIG. 5, the storage box 1 having an open upper surface (having an opening 11j on the upper surface).
1k is assembled. The storage box 11k is held by a clasp 18 so that the partition portion 11i does not come off, and the shape of the storage box 11k is maintained by the core members 19 housed in the partition portions 11f and 11g forming the left and right side surfaces of the storage box 11k.

The storage box mat 10 of the above embodiment
According to the above, the backing cloth piece 14 which is a constituent part of the mat body 11 is used for assembling and holding the storage box 11k, and the attaching / detaching means used only for assembling the zipper (chuck) or the like. There is no extra thing compared to using zipper (zip)
, Etc. are not used, the zipper (chuck) is used for the front cloth 11a and the back cloth 1 at the time of assembly and unfolding.
There is no fear of biting a part of 1b, and the assembly and deployment can be easily performed. Further, unlike the case of using a surface fastener, there is no possibility that lint, dust or the like will adhere, and there is no possibility that the storage box 11k will collapse due to a decrease in adhesive force. Further, the appearance is not made dirty due to the attachment of lint, dust, etc., and there are few hygienic problems. Further, the clasp 18 does not cause the shape of the storage box 11 to be deformed even if it is packed with toys, clothes, etc., and the storage box 11k can be carried by placing a finger or the like on the handle piece 17.

Further, since the synthetic resin fiber surface cloth 11a made of nylon fiber with acrylic coating is used, it is easy to take care of food etc. when it is spilled or soiled.

Further, even if the scattered toys are left on the storage box mat 10, the storage box 11k can be assembled and the rear-up can be easily done. In the above embodiment, the holding means is the mat body 1
Although the case is shown in which the back cloth piece 14 which is the first component is used, the present invention is not limited to this.
By making cuts in 1b itself, lining 1
The partition 11i may be inserted between the 1b and the front cloth 11a, and the back cloth 11b itself may be used as the holding means.

Further, the bulging portion 2 is formed on the back surface of the partition portion 11h constituting the bottom surface of the storage box 11k as a non-slip process.
Although the case where 0 is provided is shown, the invention is not limited to this, and the entire back surface of the mat body 11 may be subjected to anti-slip processing. Although the case where the foamed print is applied to the non-slip processing is shown, the present invention is not limited to this, and various anti-slip processing which can be applied at present can be applied.

Further, the case where the core material 19 is housed in the partition portions 11f and 11g forming the left and right side surfaces of the storage box 11k is shown. For example, the core material 19 is housed in the partition portions 11d and 11e forming the front and rear side surfaces. May be accommodated.

Further, although the case where the front cloth 11a and the back cloth 11b of the mat body 11 are made of nylon fibers is shown, the present invention is not limited to this, and polyester, polyethylene, non-woven fabric, cotton canvas, etc., or a combination thereof may be used. Can be used.

When the storage box / mat 10 is assembled into a storage box 11c, a toy, etc.
It has been explained that it is used for storing clothes and used as a mat to keep infants playing when unfolded, but it is not limited to this.For example, it can be used as an iron bag when assembled and an iron sheet when unfolded. May be used (in this case, the mat body 11
The front cloth 11a and the back cloth 11b are composed of heat-resistant fibers, and particularly, the front cloth 11a to which the iron is applied is composed of heat-resistant fibers sufficiently resistant to the temperature of the iron). Further, it may be used as a diaper change article storage box or bag when assembled, and as a diaper change sheet when unfolded. It is applicable to various uses.

[0032]

According to the mat for a storage box of the present invention as set forth in claim 1, the mat body is assembled from the unfolded state into a box shape, and the holding means for holding the mat body is formed of the constituent parts of the mat body. Therefore, it is not necessary to use anything other than the components of the mat body, such as when using a zipper, which does not work at all when unfolded. There is no risk of biting, and it is unlikely that problems such as a decrease in adhesive force and hygienic problems will occur when using a surface fastener. Furthermore, the toys can be assembled on the mat body while the toys are left on the mat body, and it is easy to clean up afterwards.

According to the storage box-cum-mat according to the second aspect of the present invention, the holding means is provided so as to overlap the back surface of any one of the front and rear side surfaces or the left and right side surfaces of the storage box. The mat body is assembled from the unfolded state into a box shape by inserting the back fabric piece and the back surface from each other and inserting the compartments at the four corners of the mat body into two in a folded state. Since this assembled state is held, it is extremely easy to assemble the unfolded state to the box state.

Further, according to the storage box / mat of the present invention as set forth in claim 3, since the clasps are provided on the inner surface of the back cloth piece and the back surfaces of the partition portions at the four corners of the mat body overlapping the inner surface, With the compartments in the four corners of the mat body folded, you can insert it between the back fabric piece and the back surface, and then you can fasten each compartment and the back fabric piece in the four corners of the mat body with clasps. , It is possible to assemble into a solid storage box that does not collapse.

According to the storage box-cum-mat according to the fourth aspect of the present invention, since the handle piece is provided on the outer surface of the back cloth piece, the mat body is assembled into the storage box.
It is convenient to carry.

Further, according to the storage box-cum-mat according to the fifth aspect of the present invention, since the back surface of the mat main body is subjected to anti-slip processing, when the mat is laid on the floor board (flooring), the back surface of the mat main body is covered. High safety due to the non-slip treatment.

Further, according to the storage box-cum-mat according to the sixth aspect of the present invention, the core material is provided inside the partition parts of the mat body other than the partition parts at the four corners. Since the storage box is housed, it is possible to maintain the storage box so as not to lose its shape when the storage box is assembled.

According to the storage box-cum-mat according to the seventh aspect of the present invention, since the mat main body is constructed by accommodating the cushion material made of foamed resin between the cloths made of synthetic fiber, it is suitable for infants. It is comfortable to sit on and safe for infants to hit the assembled storage box.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view showing an embodiment of a storage box / mat according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the storage box / mat used in FIG. 1 by turning it over.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view illustrating a process of assembling the mat body from the unfolded state of FIG. 1 into a storage box.

FIG. 4 is a front view of the assembled storage box.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the assembled storage box.

FIG. 6 is an enlarged cross-sectional view with a part of the mat body omitted.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 Storage Box Combined Mat 11 Mat Main Body 11a Front Fabric 11b Back Fabric 11c Cushion Material 11d-11
i Partition part 11j Opening 11k Storage boxes 12, 13 Bent line 14 Lining cloth piece 15 Holding means 16 Opening 17 Handle part 18 Clasp 19 Core material 20 Swelling part

Continued front page    (72) Inventor Koichi Chiba             5-10-10 Shirokanedai, Minato-ku, Tokyo             Within the company (72) Inventor Akito Nakamura             3-32-2 Kanda Sakumacho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo             Daito Industry Co., Ltd. F term (reference) 3B120 BA35 BC10 EB30

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A rectangular mat body is provided with a plurality of polygonal lines in a grid pattern, and the mat body is divided into a plurality of parts.
A storage box configured to fold each partition part through a fold line to assemble the mat body from the unfolded state into a box shape, and to hold this assembled state by holding means provided at an appropriate location of the mat body. In the combined mat, the holding means is formed from the constituent parts of the mat body, and the combined mat for a storage box is provided. 2. The storage box combined mat according to claim 1, wherein the holding means is provided so as to overlap with a back surface of any one of the front and rear side surfaces or the left and right side surfaces of the storage box. Assembling the mat body from the unfolded state into a box shape by inserting the mat body from the unfolded state by inserting the partition pieces at the four corners of the mat body in a folded state into two between the back fabric piece and the back surface. The mat that also serves as a storage box is characterized by holding this assembled state. 3. The storage box combined mat according to claim 2, wherein clasps are provided on the inner surface of the back cloth piece and the back surfaces of the partition portions at the four corners of the mat body that overlap the inner surface. A mat that also serves as a storage box. 4. The storage box-combined mat according to claim 2, wherein a handle piece is provided on an outer surface of the back cloth piece. 5. The storage box combined mat according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the back surface of the mat main body is provided with anti-slip processing. 6. The storage box combined mat according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the other part of the part of the mat body other than the four corners is partitioned. A mat for a storage box, wherein the core material is housed in the storage box and the storage box is configured to maintain the shape of the storage box when the storage box is assembled. 7. The storage box combined mat according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the mat body is configured by accommodating a cushion material made of foamed resin between cloths made of synthetic fiber. A mat that doubles as a storage box.