JP2004121453A - Pachinko ball box - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To utilize a pachinko ball box not only for housing pachinko balls etc. but also as a carrying container. <P>SOLUTION: The box comprises: a rectangular bottom wall 2; Each one pair of side walls 3a and 3b;4a and 4b respectively erected at each one pair of side edges opposing each other of the bottom wall; and an upper end opening 5 for feeding the pachinko balls. At one or more side walls 3a and 3b, insertion holes 7 and 8 opening at their upper end faces and extending from these openings 7a and 8a in the height direction of the side walls are formed. The openings of the insertion holes extend in the state of slots in the width direction of the side walls. Into the insertion holes, at least one of an information display means, a security means, a decoration means and a lid means for closing the upper end opening of the box can be inserted. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an improvement in a pachinko ball box for a player to store and transport pachinko balls and medals in a pachinko parlor.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, a pachinko parlor has used a pachinko ball box to accommodate and transport pachinko balls, medals, and the like.
The conventional pachinko ball box is merely formed and used as a simple container for accommodating and transporting pachinko balls and the like.
[0003]
However, when the pachinko ball box is not used, it is stacked in the pachinko parlor's place where it can be seen by the player, and when used, it is placed near the player who is seated on the pachinko machine. Placed in the eye of the person.
Therefore, simply using the pachinko ball box as a storage container for pachinko balls or the like is not enough to say that the pachinko ball box has been sufficiently utilized.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
Therefore, an object of the present invention is to make it possible to use a pachinko ball box not only as a simple storage and transport container for pachinko balls, but also for other uses.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a bottom wall and a pair of side walls erected on a pair of opposite side edges of the bottom wall, and an upper end opening for inserting a pachinko ball. In a pachinko ball box having at least one of the side walls, an opening is formed at an upper end surface thereof, and an insertion hole extending from the opening in a height direction of the side wall is formed. The slot extends in the width direction of the side wall, and at least one of an information display unit, a security unit, a decoration unit, and a lid unit that closes an upper end opening of the pachinko ball box can be inserted into the insertion hole. A pachinko ball box comprising the above features.
[0006]
In this configuration, preferably, the bottom wall has an opening formed on one side surface, and an insertion hole extending from the opening toward a side surface opposite to the one side surface is formed. The one side surface extends in a slot shape in the width direction, and at least one of the information display unit, the security unit, and the decoration unit can be inserted into the insertion hole.
Also preferably, at least the wall on which the insertion hole is formed is formed transparent, and the information display means, the security means, the decoration means, and the lid means can be accommodated in the insertion hole. It has the form of a simple cartridge.
[0007]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. 1 and 2 are a perspective view and a plan view, respectively, of a pachinko ball box according to one embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, a pachinko ball box 1 according to the present invention is formed of a transparent plastic material, and has a rectangular bottom wall 2 and a pair of standing side edges of the bottom wall 2 facing each other. 4a and 4b, each having a pair of side walls 3a and 3b; and having an upper end opening 5 for inserting a pachinko ball. In addition, handles 6a and 6b are provided on the outer surface of the pair of opposed side walls 3a and 3b on the short side of the pachinko ball box 1, respectively.
[0008]
In addition, at least one of the side walls of the pachinko ball box 1, in this embodiment, a pair of opposed side walls 4a and 4b on the long side of the pachinko ball box 1 are respectively opened at the upper end surface thereof. Insertion holes 7, 8 extending from the openings 7a, 8a in the height direction of the side walls 4a, 4b are formed, and the openings 7a, 8a of the insertion holes 7, 8 are slot-shaped in the width direction of the associated side walls 4a, 4b. It is stretched.
[0009]
At least one of the information display means, the security means, the decoration means, and the lid means for closing the upper end opening of the pachinko ball box can be inserted into the insertion holes 7, 8, respectively.
[0010]
FIG. 5 is a perspective view of one embodiment of the information display means, the security means, the decoration means, and the lid means, wherein (A) is the information display means, (B) is the security means, (C) is the decoration means, D) shows lid means. As shown in FIG. 5, each of the information display means 9, the security means 10, the decoration means 11, and the lid means 12 has a unified cartridge form which can be accommodated in the insertion holes 7, 8. These means 9 to 12 can be easily replaced in the pachinko ball box 1 as needed.
[0011]
Referring to FIG. 5 (A), information display means 9 includes base 13 and information display plate 14 which is normally housed in base 13 and which stands up from base 13 when a button (not shown) is pressed. It is composed of On the surface of the information plate 14, information for advertisement, information for raising the mood of the player, and the like are displayed.
Referring to FIG. 5 (B), security means 10 issues an alarm when catching a radio wave of a predetermined frequency, thereby preventing an unauthorized operation on the control unit of the pachinko machine or the pachislot machine. .
[0012]
Referring to FIG. 5 (C), decoration means 11 has a plurality of LEDs 15 on its surface, and the pachinko ball box is decorated by illumination of these LEDs 15 blinking.
Referring to FIG. 5 (D), cover means 12 is provided with a casing, a storage position where it is stored in a folded state in the casing, and a side wall facing the side wall in which the casing is inserted from the upper end opening of the casing. A lid member 16 that can be taken out and can take two positions of a drawer position that covers the upper end opening of the pachinko ball box, a lid member storage unit that always arranges the lid member 16 in the storage position, and a lid member 16 that is placed in the extraction position. And a lid member holding means for holding. Then, in a state where the pachinko balls are accommodated in the pachinko balls box 1, the lid member 16 is held at the pulled-out position, whereby the upper end opening 5 of the pachinko balls box 1 is closed, and as a result, the pachinko balls box 1 Spilling of pachinko balls is prevented.
[0013]
Thus, according to the pachinko ball box of the present invention, the cartridge of the information display means, the cartridge of the security means, the cartridge of the decoration means or the cartridge of the lid means is inserted into the insertion hole provided in the side wall of the pachinko ball box. In addition to using the pachinko ball box as a simple container for pachinko balls and the like, means for displaying and advertising information to the player, security means for preventing player's misconduct, elevating the mood of the player The present invention can be effectively used as a decoration means or a means for preventing a pachinko ball box such as a pachinko ball from falling off.
[0014]
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a pachinko ball box according to another embodiment of the present invention. The embodiment of FIG. 2 differs from the embodiment of FIG. 1 in that insertion holes 7 ′ and 8 ′ are provided in a pair of opposed side walls 3 a and 3 b on the short side of the pachinko ball box 1. There is only one. Therefore, in FIG. 2, the same components as those in FIG. 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description will be omitted. It is needless to say that this embodiment also has the same effect as the above embodiment.
[0015]
FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a pachinko ball box according to still another embodiment of the present invention. The embodiment of FIG. 3 differs from the embodiment of FIG. 1 only in that an insertion hole is provided in the bottom wall of the pachinko ball box. Therefore, in FIG. 3, the same components as those in FIG. 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description is omitted.
[0016]
The bottom wall 2 is formed with an insertion hole 18 that opens to one side surface 17 and extends from the opening 18a toward the side surface facing the side surface 17. The opening 18a of the insertion hole 18 extends like a slot in the width direction of the side surface 17, and the same information display means, security means, and decoration means as those shown in FIG. It is possible.
In this embodiment, the same effects as those of the embodiment of FIG. 1 can be obtained.
[0017]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, an insertion hole is provided in at least one of the side walls or the bottom wall of the pachinko ball box, and the information display means, the security means, the decoration means, and the lid means are provided in the insertion holes. Since at least one of them can be inserted, the pachinko ball box is not only used as a storage container for pachinko balls and the like, but also a means for displaying information and advertising to the player, cheating by the player This can be effectively used as a security means for preventing a game, a decoration means for raising a player's mood, or a means for preventing a pachinko ball or the like from falling out of a pachinko ball box.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a pachinko ball box according to one embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a plan view of the pachinko ball box of FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a pachinko ball box according to another embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a pachinko ball box according to still another embodiment of the present invention.
5A and 5B are perspective views of an information display unit, a security unit, a decoration unit, and a cover unit according to an embodiment of the present invention, wherein FIG. 5A is an information display unit, FIG. 5B is a security unit, and FIG. (D) shows the decorative means, and (D) shows the lid means.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Pachinko ball box 2 Bottom wall 3a, 3b Side wall 4a, 4b Side wall 5 Top opening 6a, 6b Handle 7, 8 Insertion hole 9 Information display means 10 Security means 11 Decoration means 12 Cover means

Claims (4)

A pachinko ball box, comprising a bottom wall and a pair of side walls erected on a pair of opposing side edges of the bottom wall, respectively, and having an upper end opening for inserting a pachinko ball. At least one of the openings has an opening formed at an upper end surface thereof, and an insertion hole extending from the opening in a height direction of the side wall is formed. A pachinko ball box, wherein at least one of information display means, security means, decoration means, and lid means for closing an upper end opening of the pachinko ball box can be inserted into the insertion hole. The bottom wall has an opening formed on one side surface and extending from the opening toward a side surface facing the one side surface, and the opening of the insertion hole is formed in a width direction of the one side surface. The pachinko machine according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the information display means, the security means, and the decoration means can be inserted into the insertion hole. Tama box. The pachinko ball box according to claim 1, wherein at least the wall in which the insertion hole is formed is formed transparent. The said information display means, the said security means, the said decoration means, and the said cover means have the form of a cartridge which can be accommodated in the said insertion hole, The Claim 1 characterized by the above-mentioned. The described pachinko ball box.

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