JP2005289422A - Simple packaging kit for shipping - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a simple packaging kit for shipping in which a booklet can be packaged in a very simple manner, paste is hardly adhered to the booklet after the unsealing, and a packaging material is easily recycled. <P>SOLUTION: The simple packaging kit 10 for shipping has an address sheet 2 in which an address label 12 to describe information such as a recipient and a sender is peelably affixed on a mount, and an attachable/detachable clip 3 to bind page pieces of a booklet. A pair of pinching pieces 16, 16 to bundle and hold page pieces of the booklet by the deflecting force of a back plate 15 are provided on the clip 3. Components of the simple packaging kit 10 for shipping may include a punch-out tool 4 having a storage mechanism capable of storing a plurality of clips 3 and an extrusion mechanism to extrude the clip 3 forward while the pinching piece 16 of the clip 3 is expanded. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a simple packaging kit for shipping suitable for sending brochures such as catalogs, magazines, and books.

Conventionally, as a packaging form for sending a booklet such as a catalog, a magazine, or a book, simple packaging in which an address label is directly attached to a cover of a booklet without enclosing or packaging is known. In such a packaging form, in order to prevent the page of the booklet from opening, a tape is applied to the side opposite to the booklet binding margin (back), that is, the end of the spread side (hereinafter referred to as the spread end), and the page piece is bound into a bag. Send it to the recipient in a state.
In the packaging operation, for example, tape is manually attached to a booklet, or a necessary number of booklets are set in a dedicated packaging apparatus, and the tape is continuously attached to these booklets. The method of applying the tape is, for example, positioned so as to be straight along the spread end of the booklet and so that the spread end is in contact with the center of the tape width. After receiving the booklet, the recipient can peel the tape and view the contents of the booklet.
In addition, patent documents 1-7 etc. are disclosed as a prior art regarding this kind of simple packaging.

Utility Model Registration No. 3037933 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-35152 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-35153 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-35154 JP 2000-219285 A JP 2002-104320 A JP 2000-142634 A

  However, in such a conventional simple packaging, as described above, if an attempt is made to apply a good-looking and accurate tape to the spread end of the booklet, the work load is large. Further, after the tape is peeled off from the booklet, the tape adhesive material may adhere to the booklet, making it difficult to turn the page. Furthermore, the peeled tape tends to become garbage. In particular, when a large amount of booklets are packaged, the burden on the environment increases.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of such a current situation, and the packaging operation of the booklet is extremely simple, the paste material does not easily adhere to the opened booklet, and the packaging material is easy to recycle. The purpose is to provide a kit.

[First invention]
The simple packaging kit for shipping according to the present invention for solving the above problems is as follows.
A simple packaging kit for packaging booklets such as books, catalogs, magazines, etc.
An address sheet in which an address label for describing information such as a recipient and a sender is releasably pasted on the mount,
A detachable clip for binding the page pieces of the booklet;
The clip
A back plate made of an elastic material extending in the length direction of the back of the booklet with the same width as the thickness of the booklet, and bending in the plate width direction;
The back plate is configured to include a pair of holding pieces that are raised at both ends in the width direction so as to face each other and bundle and hold the page pieces of the booklet by the bending force of the back plate.

According to the simple packaging kit for shipping according to the present invention (first invention), since the page piece of the booklet is bound by a clip having a back plate and a holding piece instead of the conventional tape, the packaging operation is simple and easy. The burden is greatly reduced. Specifically, if the clip clip is expanded and the back plate is bent, the end of the booklet is inserted between these clip pieces, and then the force to open the clip piece is released, the clip is held by the restoring force of the back plate. The booklet page pieces are sandwiched between the pieces.
In addition, when clipping a booklet, the clip can be easily maintained in a straight posture with respect to the booklet by matching the back plate with the spread end of the booklet, and the appearance can be easily adjusted. When the clip holding position is misaligned, the clip fixing can be performed again and again.

Further, since the booklet is sandwiched between the clip holding pieces, and the page pieces are bound, the glue material does not adhere to the booklet. For this reason, there is no inconvenience that it is difficult to turn pages with the glue material attached to the booklet.
Further, in the simple packaging kit for shipping according to the present invention, the packaging clip can be reused as appropriate. For example, the recipient of the booklet may use the clip as a document holder after opening, or the sender may collect the clip from the recipient and collect it for reuse as a packaging clip. By recycling the clip in this way, almost no dust as a packaging material is generated, and environmental resources can be used effectively.

[Second invention]
The simple packaging kit for shipping according to the present invention (second invention) is obtained by adding a punching tool for the clip to the address sheet and the clip,
The launch tool is
A storage mechanism capable of filling a plurality of the clips;
And an extruding mechanism that pushes the clip forward in a state where the clip holding piece is expanded.

According to such a configuration, a plurality of clips are filled in the launching tool, the front end of the launching tool is aligned with the spread end of the booklet, and then the clip is pushed out to complete the clip fastening. As a result, the booklet clipping operation becomes extremely simple, and the workability is greatly improved.
In addition, such a clip and a launching tool can be substituted with those having functions similar to those of the existing Gacha ball (registered trademark) and Gachuk (registered trademark). The size, material, etc. of the clip may be appropriately set according to the thickness and size of the booklet. In addition, the maximum filling number of the launcher may be adjusted in advance in consideration of the number of booklets to be sent.

[Third invention]
The simple packaging kit for shipping according to the present invention (third invention) has a configuration in which at least a clamping surface of the clamping piece is formed of a paper material among the components of the clip.

According to such a configuration, even when the end of the booklet is clipped, even if the sheet is strongly pinched by the holding piece, the sheet is less likely to be wrinkled. As a result, the booklet can be delivered to the recipient in a better state.
The clip having a paper material clamping surface can be realized, for example, by attaching a paper seal to the metal clip clamping surface, or by forming the entire clip with a paper material.

[Fourth Invention]
The simple packaging kit for shipping according to the present invention (fourth invention) is configured to affix a weak adhesive auxiliary seal which can be re-peeled to an end portion of a booklet and to a fastening portion of the clip.

According to such a configuration, since the clip is fastened after the auxiliary seal is attached to the end of the booklet, the clip holding piece does not directly contact the paper surface of the booklet. As a result, the cover of the booklet is less likely to be wrinkled, and the booklet can be delivered to the recipient in a better state.
In the fourth invention, the weakly peelable auxiliary seal that can be removed again means a seal having a weakly adhesive surface used for existing sticky notes and the like. By adopting a weak adhesive surface in this way, the auxiliary seal comes into close contact with the paper surface of the booklet, and the adhesive surface hardly adheres to the booklet after opening.

The simple packaging kit for shipping according to the present invention (first to fourth inventions) can be used for sending a bundle of documents such as a poster, a flyer, etc., or a disk such as a CD or DVD, in addition to a book, catalog, magazine, or pamphlet. Is possible. Of course, it may be used for home use as well as for business use.
The delivery form is not particularly limited, and may be by mail or by a courier. In the case of a courier, booklets such as books, catalogs and magazines (type 3 mail) can be mailed to the recipient's mail box.
The present invention (first to fourth inventions) may be applied alone as necessary, or may be applied in combination of these inventions. Further, other inventions described in this specification may be combined.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 shows components of the simple packaging kit for shipping according to the present embodiment. The simple packaging kit 1 for shipping includes an address sheet 2, a clip ball 3, a launcher 4, and a dedicated CD-ROM 5 as basic components. These components are packaged in the same package and sold as a product. The launcher 4 and the dedicated CD-ROM 5 can be removed from the components of the kit as necessary.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the address sheet 2 is formed by pasting a predetermined number of address labels 12 on a mount 10. In the example of FIG. 2, a total of eight addressing labels 12 are provided vertically, four on each side. When the address label 12 is used, the address label 12 is peeled off from the sheet mount 10 one by one.

  The address label 12 is provided with a recipient information description column 12A for describing information such as the address and name of the recipient, and a sender information description column 12B for displaying the name and address of the sender. On the left side of the sender information description column 12B, there is provided a remark information description column 12C that can display the type of the delivery and other information as necessary. The sender shall fill in the necessary information in each of these display fields as appropriate.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the adhesive surface 14 of the address label 12 has a weakly adhesive paste material that can be removed again (a resin with a strong stickiness (tackiness) such as natural rubber (NR), esterified natural rubber, styrene). And butadiene rubber (SBR), chloroprene rubber, polyvinyl acetate, polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA), etc.). For example, the address label 12 peeled off from the mount 10 can be attached again on the mount 10, and the label 13 attached to the cover of the booklet to be sent can be peeled off and attached again. After peeling off, the glue material hardly remains on the paper.

  A plurality of clip balls 3 are included in the simple packaging kit 1 for shipping, and a necessary number is used according to the size and shape of the booklet to be sent. The material of the clip ball 3 is a paper material hardened with resin or the like, and has appropriate elasticity.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the clip ball 3 is formed with clamping pieces 16 and 16 at both ends of the back plate 15 so as to face each other. The back plate 15 is shaped to extend in a strip shape in the length direction of the back of the booklet S with a plate width approximately equal to the thickness of the booklet S (see FIG. 4), and bends in the plate width direction. The sandwiching pieces 16, 16 extend inwardly (from the center in the width direction) from both ends in the width direction of the back plate 15, and the tips thereof contact each other (see FIG. 1). When the sandwiching pieces 16, 16 are spread outward, an inward force is generated in the sandwiching pieces 16, 16 by the bending force of the back plate 15, and the booklet S can be sandwiched.

  A return portion 16a is formed at the tip of the sandwiching pieces 16,16. The return portion 16 a is provided so that the paper surface of the booklet S is not damaged by the tips of the sandwiching pieces 16, 16 when the end portion of the booklet S is inserted between the sandwiching pieces 16, 16.

  The launcher 4 includes a mechanism in which a plurality of clip balls 3 are filled in advance and the clip balls 3 are pushed out as necessary. As shown in FIG. 1, a lid 4 a is provided on the rear end side of the launching tool 4, and the clip ball 3 is filled by opening the lid 4 a. When the knob 4b is slid downward in FIG. 1, the filled clip balls 3 are pushed out one by one to the tip 4c side with the holding pieces 16 and 16 spread outward. As shown in FIG. 4, if the clip ball 3 is pushed out by the knob 4 b in a state where the tip 4 c of the punching tool 4 is in contact with the spread end of the booklet S, the page piece of the booklet S is placed between the sandwiching pieces 16 and 16. Sandwiched.

  The dedicated CD-ROM 5 stores application software for printing recipient and sender information on the address sheet 2. When this application software is installed on a personal computer and started up, an information input screen for recipients, senders, etc. will be launched. When necessary information is entered on this input screen and printed by the printer, the necessary information is accurately positioned in each of the recipient information description column 12A, sender information description column 12B and remark information description column 12C of the address label 12. Is printed. By using the dedicated CD-ROM 5 in this way, the work of describing the sender's address label is reduced.

Next, the operation and effect of the simple packaging kit 1 for shipping will be described.
When a booklet such as a book, catalog, or magazine is sent, as shown in FIG. 5, two clip balls 3 are ejected at an appropriate interval at the spread end of the booklet S, and the page pieces of the booklet S are bound and bound. . In the example of FIG. 5, the two clip balls 3 are fastened to the spread ends, but these may be three or more, and the clip balls 3 may be fastened to the upper end or the lower end of the booklet S. It may be.
Next, an address label describing the recipient information, the sender information, etc. is attached to an appropriate position on the cover of the booklet to form a packaging form for shipping. The booklet packed in this way is sent to the recipient by mail or home delivery.

  The recipient who has received the booklet can easily remove the clip ball 3 from the booklet S by pulling the clip ball 3 toward the back plate 15. Further, the address label 12 can be easily peeled off from the cover of the booklet by hand.

  If the simple packaging kit 1 for shipping is used in this way, the page pieces of the booklet S can be bound reliably by a simple operation using the clip balls 3 and the punching tool 4. If the back plate 15 of the clip ball 3 is applied to the spread end of the booklet S, the posture of the clip ball 3 is naturally straightened, so that the clip ball 3 is not held in an inclined state, and the appearance is improved. Further, when it is desired to change the clip position of the clip ball 3, the clip can be clipped again and again, and the clip ball 3 is not wasted.

  Further, since a relatively strong glue surface is not brought into contact with the paper surface of the booklet S as in the case of conventional tape attachment, the glue material does not remain in the vicinity of the spread end of the booklet S after opening. As a result, the user can comfortably perform the operation of turning the booklet pages one by one after opening.

  Further, in this embodiment, since the paper material is used for the clip ball 3, the clamping surface 16b of the clamping piece 16 shown in FIG. 1 hardly damages the paper surface of the booklet S. For this reason, the booklet S can be delivered to the recipient in a good form.

  Furthermore, even if the clip ball 3 is removed after the booklet S is sent, the clip ball 3 can be reused in its original form. For example, if the clip ball 3 is designed in accordance with the same standard as a commercially available clip ball, the clip ball 3 can be repeatedly used as a clip for securing a document with a commercially available launcher. Further, when the sender's trader sends a large amount of booklets S, if the clip balls 3 are independently collected from the sender and reused, resources can be saved.

As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was described, embodiment of this invention is not restricted to this, You may accompany various deformation | transformation.
[Modification 1]
As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the auxiliary seal 20 may be applied to the fastening portion of the clip ball 3. The auxiliary seal 20 is provided with, for example, a weakly adhesive paste surface that can be removed again on a paper seal larger than the clip ball 3. As the weak adhesive paste material, the same material as the address label 2 can be used.
When the clip ball 3 is driven out at the spread end of the booklet S, as shown in FIG. 6, an auxiliary seal 20 is attached in advance so as to be folded back on the front and back of the booklet S, and the clamping piece 16 is applied on the auxiliary seal 20. (See FIG. 7).
By using the auxiliary seal 20 in this way, even if the paper surface of the booklet S is rubbed by the sandwiching pieces 16, it becomes difficult to be wrinkled, and the booklet S can be delivered to the recipient in a better state.

[Modification 2]
As shown in FIG. 8, a long clip ball 30 may be used. The clip ball 30 is formed in a long shape in a range of a length shorter than the back length of the booklet S. The launching tool for launching the clip ball 30 is provided with a dedicated storage mechanism and an extrusion mechanism for storing the clip ball 30.
If the long clip balls 30 are used in this way, the spread ends of the booklet S can be bound by a single punching operation, and the packaging work process is further simplified. Moreover, since the edge part of the booklet S is covered with the back plate of the elongate clip ball 30, it is useful also for prevention of a deformation | transformation of the booklet S, adhesion of dirt, etc.

  In addition, in the said embodiment, although the clip ball 3 was integrally formed with the paper material, it is good also as a structure which forms a clip ball with a metal and a paper-made sticker is affixed on the clamping surface of the clamping piece. Moreover, it is also possible to put a display such as the advertisement of the sender by printing or the like on the outer surface (surface opposite to the sandwiching surface) of the sandwiching pieces 16 and 16 of the clip ball 3. Further, in order to promote the recycling of the clip ball 3, a privilege may be given when the sender collects the clip ball from the recipient. For example, a business model in which prizes are distributed according to the number of clip balls 3 returned can be considered.

It is a schematic block diagram for demonstrating the component of the simple packaging kit for shipping by embodiment of this invention. It is a top view which shows the structural example of the address sheet | seat of the simple packaging kit for the said cargo delivery. It is a partial expanded sectional view which shows the cross section of the address sheet | seat of the simple packaging kit for the said cargo delivery. It is effect | action explanatory drawing for demonstrating the attachment method of the clip ball of the simple packaging kit for the said cargo delivery. It is a perspective view which shows the use condition of the simple packaging kit for the said cargo transportation. It is effect | action explanatory drawing for demonstrating the attachment method of the clip ball by other embodiment (modification 1) of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the use condition of the simple packaging kit for shipping by other embodiment (modification 1) of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the use condition of the simple packaging kit for shipping by other embodiment (modification 2) of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

1 Simple packaging kit for shipping 2 Address sheet 3 Clip ball (clip)
4 Launcher 5 Dedicated CD-ROM
10 mount 12 address label 15 back plate 16 clamping piece 16a return part 16b clamping surface S booklet

Claims (4)

A simple packaging kit for packaging booklets such as books, catalogs, magazines, etc.
An address sheet in which an address label for describing information such as a recipient and a sender is releasably pasted on the mount,
A detachable clip for binding the page pieces of the booklet;
The clip
A back plate made of an elastic material extending in the length direction of the back of the booklet with the same width as the thickness of the booklet, and bending in the plate width direction;
A simple packaging kit for shipping, comprising: a pair of sandwiching pieces that are raised at opposite ends in the width direction of the back plate and are bundled and pinched by the bending force of the back plate. . The addressing sheet and the clip are added with a punching tool for the clip,
The launch tool is
A storage mechanism capable of filling a plurality of the clips;
The simple packaging kit for shipping according to claim 1, further comprising an extruding mechanism that pushes the clip forward in a state where the holding piece of the clip is expanded.   The simple packaging kit for shipping according to claim 1 or 2, wherein at least a clamping surface of the clamping piece is formed of a paper material among the constituent parts of the clip. The simple packaging kit for shipping according to claim 2 or 3, wherein a weak adhesive auxiliary seal which can be re-peeled is attached to an end portion of the booklet and attached to the clip.

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