JP2020130852A - Foldable wallet - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a foldable wallet for bills which is made compact and light weight and which has thin thickness in a folded state.SOLUTION: A first folded part 2 has a first bill holding part 3 for holding bills P, a second folded part 4 has a second bill holding part 5 for holding a bill P portion in a longitudinal direction different from the first bill holding part 3 of the bill, the bill holding parts are jointed to the respective folded parts so that they do not overlap in a thickness direction of a foldable wallet 1 when the foldable wallet is folded, the foldable wallet for holding the bills P.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

Description

The present invention relates to a folding wallet for banknotes.

In a tri-fold wallet or a bi-fold wallet for banknotes for compactification and weight reduction, a folding wallet that eliminates a slack part by not joining a part of the bottom of the inner plate that holds the banknote to the wallet body is disclosed. (See, for example, Patent Document 1).

Further, in a bi-fold wallet for banknotes for which the size is small and the thickness at the time of folding is reduced, a bi-fold wallet in which two holding portions are joined to the lower edge of the main body is disclosed. (See, for example, Patent Document 2).

However, these conventional folding wallets for banknotes are as thick as five wallet materials in the case of a tri-fold wallet when folded (see, for example, the tri-fold wallet in Patent Document 1), and in the case of a bi-fold wallet, the wallet. There was a problem that it was not possible to realize a sufficient thinness at the time of folding, such as the thickness of four pieces of material (for example, the bi-fold wallet of Patent Document 1 and the reference of Patent Document 2).

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2012-196291 Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 9-285326

In view of these problems, the present invention provides a folding wallet for banknotes that achieves sufficient thinness when folded.

The present invention is a folding wallet for holding banknotes, the first folding portion of which is provided with a first banknote holding portion for holding banknotes, and the second folding portion of the first folding portion of banknotes. A second bill holding portion for holding a bill portion in a longitudinal direction different from the bill holding portion of the above is provided, and the first bill holding portion and the second bill holding portion are said to be when the folding wallet is folded. It is characterized in that the folding wallets are joined to the first folding portion and the second folding portion, respectively, so as not to overlap in the thickness direction of the folding wallets.

Further, the present invention is a folding wallet for holding a bill, and the first bill holding portion for holding a portion having a length of one-third or more in the longitudinal direction of the bill in the first folding portion. The second folding portion is provided with a second folding portion for holding a portion having a length equal to or more than one-third of the length of the bill in the longitudinal direction and different from the first bill holding portion in the longitudinal direction. The first bill holding portion and the second bill holding portion are each provided with the first folding portion so that the first bill holding portion and the second bill holding portion do not overlap each other in the thickness direction of the folding wallet when the folding wallet is folded. It is characterized in that it is joined to the second folded portion.

Further, the present invention is characterized in that the folding wallet is a folding wallet which is made into a tri-fold wallet by having a third folding portion.

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention provides a folding wallet for banknotes that has achieved compactness, weight reduction, and thinness when folded.

It is a figure which shows an example of the aspect before folding of the tri-fold wallet in Embodiment 1. FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the mode when only the first folding part of the tri-fold wallet in Embodiment 1 is folded. It is a figure which shows an example of the mode when all the folded portions of the tri-fold wallet in Embodiment 1 are folded. It is a figure which shows an example of the mode before folding of the tri-fold wallet in Embodiment 2. It is a figure which shows an example of the mode when only the first folding part of the tri-fold wallet in Embodiment 2 is folded. It is a figure which shows an example of the aspect before folding of the bi-fold wallet in Embodiment 3. It is a figure which shows an example of the mode when the 1st folding part of the bi-fold wallet in Embodiment 3 is folded.

Hereinafter, examples of the folding wallet of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The number of folds of the folding wallet of the present invention is not limited to tri-folding or bi-folding, but in the general market, folding wallets are often bi-folding or tri-folding. An example of applying the folding wallet of the invention to a tri-fold wallet and a bi-fold wallet is shown.

In the present invention, even when it is simply expressed as "a folding wallet of the present invention (or according to the present invention)", "for a banknote of the present invention (or according to the present invention) (that is, for holding a banknote)". It means "folding wallet".
[Embodiment 1]
This embodiment is an example in which a folding wallet for holding banknotes according to the present invention is applied as a tri-fold wallet.
(Structure of folding wallet according to this embodiment)
The structure of the folding wallet 1 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a form of the tri-fold wallet before folding according to the present embodiment. The arrangement of each part in FIG. 1 is only an example, and may be arranged symmetrically or vertically symmetrically with that of FIG. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a form in which the first folded portion 2 is folded on the second folded portion 4 from the state of FIG. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a form when all the folded portions of the tri-fold wallet according to the present embodiment are folded (that is, when the third folded portion 6 is further folded from the state of FIG. 2). In addition to the above, the folding structure may be a structure in which the third folding portion 6 is first folded into the second folding portion 4 and then the first folding portion 2 is folded, regardless of the order of folding. It may have a structure that can be folded from either side.

As shown in FIG. 1, the main body of the folding wallet 1 on which the bill P is placed is composed of a first folding portion 2, a second folding portion 4, and a third folding portion 6, and each folding portion has a shape. Is a rectangle and is about one-third the area of the main body. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the folding wallet 1 is folded at the boundary position between the first folding portion 2 and the second folding portion 4 and the boundary position between the second folding portion 4 and the third folding portion 6. Is done.

As shown in FIG. 1, a first bill holding portion 3 for holding a bill P is joined to the first folding portion 2, and a first bill holding portion 3 of the bill P is joined to the second folding portion 4. A second bill holding portion 5 for holding a bill portion in the longitudinal direction different from the above is joined. That is, explaining from the positional relationship of FIG. 1, the portion of the bill P from the left end to the right is held by the first bill holding portion 3, and the portion near the center of the bill P (the first bill holding portion 3 is in the longitudinal direction). The portion that does not overlap with each other) is held by the second bill holding unit 5.

The broken lines on the first bill holding portion 3 and the second bill holding portion 5 in FIG. 1 indicate the first folding portion 2 and the first bill holding portion 3, and the second folding portion 4 and the second. Although it is shown that the bill holding portions 5 are joined by suturing, the joining method may not be by suturing such as a crimping method. Explaining from the positional relationship of FIG. 1, the first bill holding portion 3 is joined to the left side and the bottom position of the first folding portion 2 so that the bill P can be inserted, and the second bill holding portion 5 is shown in FIG. It is joined only at the upper side position of the second folded portion 4 so that it can be folded upward from the vertical direction of the paper surface surface.

As shown in FIG. 2, when the folding wallet 1 is folded, the first bill holding portion 3 and the second bill holding portion 5 are not overlapped with each other in the thickness direction of the folding wallet 1, respectively. Is joined to the second folded portion 4. The broken line on the first folded portion 2 in FIG. 2 represents the positional relationship between the first bill holding portion 3 and the second bill holding portion 5 that cannot be seen because the first folded portion 2 is folded. Is. As shown by the broken line, the first bill holding portion 3 and the second bill holding portion 5 need to be arranged, shaped and sized so as not to overlap in the above sense. In FIG. 1, the first bill holding portion 3 is arranged at the lower left end of the first folded portion 2, and the second bill holding portion 5 is arranged at the upper left end of the second folded portion 4. If the arrangement of the bill holding portion 5 does not overlap with the first bill holding portion 3 in the above-mentioned meaning, it may be on the right side of the second folding portion 4 from the arrangement of FIG. In FIGS. 1 and 2, the first bill holding portion 3 is shown as a trapezoid, and the second bill holding portion 5 is shown as an elongated (that is, short in height) trapezoid, but if they do not overlap in the above sense, , The shape may be any combination of shapes (eg, trapezoid and rectangle). Further, the shape of the second bill holding portion 5 may be a rod shape (cylindrical shape or the like). The size of each bill holding portion needs to be a size that does not exceed each of the provided folding portions in the longitudinal direction of the folding wallet 1.

The second bill holding portion 5 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 is joined to the upper side position of the second folded portion 4, but if the bill holding portions do not overlap each other in the above sense, the bills Depending on the size and positional relationship of the holding portion, it may be joined to the base position of the second folded portion 4.

As described above, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the total area of the bill holding portion is less than or equal to the area of the single folding portion. Therefore, the tri-fold wallet is lighter in weight and saves material cost as compared with the conventional tri-fold wallet. Can be provided. Further, in the tri-fold wallet according to the present embodiment, since the folded parts of each banknote do not overlap each other in the above-mentioned meaning when folded, the thickness of the entire wallet excluding the thickness of the banknote is the thickness of four wallet materials. It is possible to provide a tri-fold wallet that is thinner than a conventional tri-fold wallet.
(How to use the folding wallet according to this example)
A method of using the folding wallet 1 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3.

Explaining from the positional relationship of FIG. 1, in a state where the second bill holding portion 5 is folded upward from the vertical direction of the paper surface of FIG. 1, the bill P is placed on the first bill holding portion 3 from the right side of FIG. The bill P is inserted and the second bill holding portion 5 is returned as shown in FIG. 1, and the bill P is brought into the state shown in FIG. 1 to hold the bill P. When the second bill holding portion 5 is joined to the bottom position of the second folded portion 4, the second bill holding portion 5 is folded downward from the vertical direction of the paper surface of FIG. The banknote P is inserted into the first banknote holding unit 3 from the right side of FIG. 1, and the second banknote holding unit 5 is returned to hold the banknote P.

When folding the folding wallet 1, first fold the first fold portion 2 onto the second fold portion 4 as shown in FIG. 2, and then fold the third fold portion 6 onto the second fold portion 4 as shown in FIG. Fold it over the fold part 4. Alternatively, although not shown, the third folded portion 6 is first folded back on the second folded portion 4, and the first folded portion 2 is folded back on the third folded portion 6.
[Embodiment 2]
This embodiment is another example in which the folding wallet for holding the banknotes according to the present invention is applied as a tri-fold wallet.
(Structure of folding wallet according to this embodiment)
The structure of the folding wallet 1 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 to 5.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a form of the tri-fold wallet before folding according to the present embodiment. The arrangement of each part in FIG. 4 is only an example, and may be arranged symmetrically or vertically symmetrically with FIG. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a form when the first folded portion 2 is folded on the second folded portion 4 from the state of FIG. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a form when all the folded portions of the tri-fold wallet according to the present embodiment are folded (that is, when the third folded portion 6 is further folded from the state of FIG. 5). In addition to the above, the folding structure may be a structure in which the third folding portion 6 is first folded into the second folding portion 4 and then the first folding portion 2 is folded, regardless of the order of folding. It may have a structure that can be folded from either side.

As shown in FIG. 4, the main body of the folding wallet 1 on which the bill P is placed is composed of a first folding portion 2, a second folding portion 4, and a third folding portion 6, and each folding portion has a shape. Is a rectangle and is about one-third the area of the main body. As shown in FIGS. 5 and 3, the folding wallet 1 is folded at the boundary position between the first folding portion 2 and the second folding portion 4 and the boundary position between the second folding portion 4 and the third folding portion 6. Is done.

As shown in FIG. 4, a first bill holding portion 3 for holding a portion having a length equal to or more than one-third of the length of the bill P in the longitudinal direction is joined to the first folding portion 2, and the second folding portion 2 is folded. A second bill holding portion 5 for holding a portion of the bill P that is at least one-third the length in the longitudinal direction and is different from the first bill holding portion 3 in the longitudinal direction. Are joined. That is, explaining from the positional relationship of FIG. 4, a portion having a length of one-third or more in the longitudinal direction of the banknote P from the left end of the banknote P to the right is held by the first banknote holding unit 3, and the center of the banknote P. A portion having a length of one-third or more of the nearby longitudinal bills (a portion that does not overlap with the first bill holding portion 3 in the longitudinal direction) is held by the second bill holding portion 5. As a whole, the folding wallet 1 is held by the first bill holding portion 3 and the second bill holding portion 5 at a length of two-thirds or more in the longitudinal direction of the bill P, which is sufficient even when the wallet is opened. It will have the holding power of banknotes. Here, for example, a portion having a length of one-third or more means a portion having a length of one-third or more, and does not mean a portion having an area of one-third or more. ..

The broken lines on the first bill holding portion 3 and the second bill holding portion 5 in FIG. 4 indicate the first folding portion 2 and the first bill holding portion 3, and the second folding portion 4 and the second. Although it is shown that the bill holding portions 5 are joined by suturing, the joining method may not be by suturing such as a crimping method. Explaining from the positional relationship of FIG. 4, the first bill holding portion 3 is joined to the left side and the bottom position of the first folding portion 2 so that the bill P can be inserted, and the second bill holding portion 5 is shown in FIG. It is joined only at the upper side position of the second folded portion 4 so that it can be folded upward from the vertical direction of the paper surface surface.

As shown in FIG. 5, when the folding wallet 1 is folded, the first bill holding portion 3 and the second bill holding portion 5 are not overlapped with each other in the thickness direction of the folding wallet 1, respectively. Is joined to the second folded portion 4. The broken line on the first folded portion 2 in FIG. 5 represents the positional relationship between the first bill holding portion 3 and the second bill holding portion 5 that cannot be seen because the first folded portion 2 is folded. Is. As shown by the broken line, the first bill holding portion 3 and the second bill holding portion 5 need to be arranged, shaped and sized so as not to overlap in the above sense. The shape of each bill holding portion is shown as a trapezoid in FIGS. 4 and 5, but as described above, each bill holding portion can hold a portion having a length of one-third or more in the longitudinal direction of the bill P. The shapes may be any shape (for example, a rectangle) and any combination of shapes (for example, a trapezoid and a rectangle) as long as they are things and do not overlap in the above sense. The size of each bill holding portion is such that, in the longitudinal direction of the folding wallet 1, each bill holding portion can hold a portion having a length of one-third or more in the longitudinal direction of the bill P as described above. In addition, the size must not exceed the folds provided for each. In the lateral direction (height direction) of the folding wallet 1, the folding wallet is formed by the banknote holding portions as shown in FIG. 5 when the folding wallet 1 is folded so that the bill holding portions do not overlap each other in the above sense. It needs to be large enough to form a gap in the lateral direction of 1.

As described above, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the total area of the bill holding portion is approximately one-third of the area of the bill (less than or equal to the area of the single folded portion), and is therefore compared with the conventional tri-fold wallet. It is possible to provide a tri-fold wallet that is lightweight and can save material costs. Further, in the tri-fold wallet according to the present invention, since the folded parts of the banknotes do not overlap each other in the above-mentioned meaning when folded, the thickness of the entire wallet excluding the thickness of the banknotes is the thickness of four wallet materials. We can provide a thin tri-fold wallet compared to the tri-fold wallet. Further, it is possible to provide a compact wallet that is a tri-fold wallet but has sufficient banknote holding power when the wallet is opened or folded.
(How to use the folding wallet according to this example)
A method of using the folding wallet 1 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 to 5.

Explaining from the positional relationship of FIG. 4, in a state where the second bill holding portion 5 is folded upward from the vertical direction of the paper surface of FIG. 4, the bill P is placed on the first bill holding portion 3 from the right side of FIG. The second bill holding portion 5 is inserted and returned as shown in FIG. 4, and the bill P is brought into the state shown in FIG. 4 to hold a portion having a length of two-thirds or more in the longitudinal direction of the bill P.

When folding the folding wallet 1, first fold the first fold portion 2 onto the second fold portion 4 as shown in FIG. 5, and then fold the third fold portion 6 onto the second fold portion 4 as shown in FIG. Fold it over the fold part 4. Alternatively, although not shown, the third folded portion 6 is first folded back on the second folded portion 4, and the first folded portion 2 is folded back on the third folded portion 6.
[Embodiment 3]
This embodiment is an example in which a folding wallet for holding banknotes according to the present invention is applied as a bi-fold wallet.
(Structure of folding wallet according to this embodiment)
The structure of the folding wallet 1 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 and 6 to 7. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a form of the bi-fold wallet before folding according to the present embodiment. The arrangement of each part in FIG. 6 is only an example, and may be arranged symmetrically or vertically symmetrically with FIG. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a form in which the first folded portion 2 is folded on the second folded portion 4 from the state of FIG.

The major structural difference from the folding wallet 1 of the second embodiment is that, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 6, there is no third folding portion 6 in FIG. 6, and the bill holding portion 5 in FIG. It is a point that the bill P is arranged in the right direction in the longitudinal direction of the bill P (right from the center position in the longitudinal direction of the bill P) as compared with FIG.

As shown in FIG. 6, the main body of the folding wallet 1 on which the bill P is placed is composed of a first folding portion 2 and a second folding portion 4, and each folding portion has a substantially square shape and is halved of the main body. It is one area. As shown in FIG. 7, the folding wallet 1 is folded at the boundary position between the first folding portion 2 and the second folding portion 4.

As shown in FIG. 6, a first bill holding portion 3 for holding a portion having a length equal to or more than one-third of the length of the bill P in the longitudinal direction is joined to the first folding portion 2, and the second folding portion 2 is folded. A second bill holding portion 5 for holding a portion of the bill having a length of one-third or more in the longitudinal direction and different from the first bill holding portion 3 in the longitudinal direction is provided in the portion 4. It is joined. That is, to explain from the positional relationship of FIG. 6, a portion having a length of one-third or more in the longitudinal direction of the banknote P from the left end of the banknote P to the right is held by the first banknote holding unit 3, and the right side of the banknote P A portion having a length of one-third or more in the longitudinal direction (a portion that does not overlap with the first bill holding portion 3 in the longitudinal direction) is held by the second bill holding portion 5. As a whole, the folding wallet 1 is held by the first bill holding portion 3 and the second bill holding portion 5 at a length of two-thirds or more in the longitudinal direction of the bill P, which is sufficient even when the wallet is opened. It will have the holding power of banknotes.

The method of joining each folded portion and each bill holding portion is the same as that of the first embodiment, but when the positional relationship of FIG. 6 is described, the second bill holding portion 5 is located at the right end of the second folded portion 4. When they are joined, they may be joined at the right side and upper side positions of the second folded portion 4 (not shown). As shown in FIG. 6, the bill P placed on the second folding portion 4 is the right half portion of the bill P in the longitudinal direction, and the second bill holding portion 5 should hold the bill P. Since the length of the bill P is one-third or more in the longitudinal direction, the joining position of the second bill holding portion 5 can be an arbitrary position between the left end and the right end of the second folding portion 4. Is. FIG. 6 shows a case where the joint position of the second bill holding portion 5 is the left end of the second folded portion 4.

As shown in FIG. 7, when the folding wallet 1 is folded, the first bill holding portion 3 and the second bill holding portion 5 do not overlap each other in the thickness direction of the folding wallet 1, respectively. Is joined to the second folded portion 4. The broken line on the first folded portion 2 in FIG. 7 represents the positional relationship between the first bill holding portion 3 and the second bill holding portion 5 that cannot be seen because the first folded portion 2 is folded. Is. The conditions for the first bill holding portion 3 and the second bill holding portion 5 to be arranged, shaped, and sized so as not to overlap in the above sense are the same as those in the first embodiment.

As a result, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the total area of the bill holding portion is approximately one-third of the area of the bill, so that it is lighter and saves material cost as compared with the conventional bi-fold wallet. We can provide a bi-fold wallet that can be used. Further, in the bi-fold wallet according to the present invention, since the folded parts of each banknote do not overlap each other in the above-mentioned meaning when folded, the thickness of the entire wallet excluding the thickness of the banknote is the thickness of three wallet materials. We can provide a thin bi-fold wallet compared to the bi-fold wallet.
(How to use the folding wallet according to this example)
A method of using the folding wallet 1 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 to 7.

Explaining from the positional relationship of FIG. 6, the bill P is placed on the first bill holding portion 3 from the right side of FIG. 6 in a state where the second bill holding portion 5 is folded upward from the vertical direction of the paper surface of FIG. The second bill holding portion 5 is inserted and returned as shown in FIG. 6, and the bill P is brought into the state shown in FIG. 6 to hold a portion having a length of two-thirds or more in the longitudinal direction of the bill P. When the second bill holding portion 5 is the right end of the second folding portion 4 and is joined to the right side and the upper side position of the second folding portion 4, the bill P is first attached to the first bill holding portion 3. Is inserted from the right side of FIG. 6, and then the bill P is inserted into the second bill holder 5 from the left side of FIG. 6, or the bill P is inserted in the reverse order, and the length of the bill P is two-thirds in the longitudinal direction. Hold the above part.

When folding the folding wallet 1, the first folding portion 2 is folded over the second folding portion 4 as shown in FIG. 7, or the second folding portion 4 is first, although not shown. Fold it over the fold part 2.

As described above, the folding wallet according to the present invention is useful in that it can provide a compact, lightweight, material cost-saving and thin folding wallet at the time of folding.

1: Folding wallet 2: First folding part 3: First bill holding part 4: Second folding part 5: Second bill holding part 6: Third folding part

The present invention is a folding wallet for holding banknotes, the first for holding a portion of the first folded portion at least one-third of the length in the longitudinal direction of the banknote by friction . A bill holding portion is provided, and a portion of the second folding portion having a length equal to or more than one-third of the length of the bill in the longitudinal direction and different from the first bill holding portion is pressed and rubbed. the second includes a banknote holding portion, wherein the second banknote holding portion and the first banknote holding portion, and each so as not to overlap in the thickness direction of the folded purse on collapse of the folding wallet for holding by Is joined to the first folded portion and the second folded portion, respectively, so as to have a positional relationship of opposite sides in the longitudinal direction of the banknote .

Claims (3)

A folding wallet for holding banknotes
The first folding portion is provided with a first bill holding portion for holding bills.
The second folding portion is provided with a second bill holding portion for holding a bill portion in the longitudinal direction different from the first bill holding portion of the bill.
The first folded portion and the second folded portion are placed on the first folded portion and the second folded portion, respectively, so that the first bill holding portion and the second bill holding portion do not overlap in the thickness direction of the folding wallet when the folding wallet is folded. A folding wallet that is characterized by being joined. A folding wallet for holding banknotes
The first folding portion is provided with a first bill holding portion for holding a portion having a length of one-third or more in the longitudinal direction of the bill.
A second bill holder for holding a portion of the second fold portion having a length equal to or more than one-third of the length of the bill in the longitudinal direction and different from the first bill holder portion in the longitudinal direction. With a part
The first folded portion and the second folded portion are placed on the first folded portion and the second folded portion, respectively, so that the first bill holding portion and the second bill holding portion do not overlap in the thickness direction of the folding wallet when the folding wallet is folded. A folding wallet that is characterized by being joined. In the folding wallet according to claim 1 or 2.
A folding wallet characterized by having a third folding part to make a tri-fold wallet.

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