JP4553389B2 - Jigsaw puzzle assembly mat and storage holder - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a configuration of a jigsaw puzzle tool that can be used as a work table when assembling a jigsaw puzzle, and can be used as a jigsaw puzzle storage holder when temporarily storing a puzzle being assembled.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there has been a jig / puzzle storage tool work mat for storing two rectangular mounts connected by a hinge portion and holding a puzzle piece between the mounts that can be opened and closed like a book.

However, although the jig used as a storage tool for the jigsaw puzzle was thin, the size of one side (long side) was relatively large at about 450 to 600 mm, so that it was resistant to carry.
In addition, because the felt ground with long bristle feet was used on the part that becomes the work surface when assembling the puzzle, even if you try to slide the assembled puzzle on the mat to move it, there is a considerable amount of space between the puzzle piece and the mat. There was a case where it was difficult to move the puzzle piece on the mat due to frictional resistance.
In addition, since the storage tool / work mat has to be stored in a separate container, the puzzle pieces that have not been assembled must be stored in a separate container so that the puzzle pieces will not be lost when stored for a long period of time. I had to be careful.
Japanese National Patent Publication No. 08-500507

  Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems of the prior art, and it is possible to store not only a puzzle piece in the middle of assembling but also an unassembled puzzle piece when stored, and a puzzle piece when used. It is an object of the present invention to provide a jigsaw puzzle assembly mat and storage holder that can be slid on the mat and can be easily carried when moving.

The invention according to claim 1
A mat body 2 having a rectangular sheet shape and a columnar core body 3 around which the mat body 2 is wound are configured as one set, and the mat body 2 includes a puzzle assembly portion 2A having a rectangular sheet shape, And a rectangular sheet-shaped winding margin 2B extending from one end in the longitudinal direction of the puzzle assembly portion 2A to a width of about three times the diameter of the core 3, and a friction member layer 21 is provided on the back surface. The end portion of the cloth is folded back with a width of about three times the diameter of the core body, and the wrapping portion is formed by attaching the peripheral portion 23 of the folded and overlapped rectangular portion, whereby the puzzle is formed. The friction member layer 21 is provided on both the back surface of the assembly portion 2A and the front and back surfaces of the winding margin portion 2B.

The invention according to claim 2
It is a thing of Claim 1, Comprising:
The puzzle assembly portion 2A is formed of a fabric made of two layers of front and back by forming a layer of foamed PVC as the friction member layer 21 on the back surface of the fabric.

The invention described in claim 3
It is a thing of Claim 1 or 2, Comprising:
A detachable lid 31 is fitted to the longitudinal opening end 33 of the cylindrical body 3 so that a puzzle piece storage chamber 32 utilizing a space in the cylinder is provided. And

The invention according to claim 4
It is a thing of Claim 3, Comprising:
Core 3 corners 62 of the two or more portions of the puzzle piece container 6 upon inside housing becomes a state of being in contact with the inner wall of the core body, free movement of puzzle pieces container 6 inside the core 3 is suppressed The puzzle piece container 6 formed as described above is provided.

The invention according to claim 5
A device according to any one of claims 1 to 4 ,
A belt-like fixing belt 4 that holds the mat body 2 wound around the core body 3 is provided so that the mat body 2 wound around the core body 3 cannot be unwound.

The invention described in claim 6
A device according to any one of claims 1 to 5 ,
A bag 7 having a grip portion 71 formed by attaching a belt-like member to the bag-like portion and a bag-like portion for accommodating the mat body 2 formed in a cylindrical shape by being wound around the core body 3 is provided. It is characterized by that.

According to invention of Claim 1,
The jig body can be wrapped around the core body and stored without breaking the jigsaw puzzle assembled on the mat body. At this time, the friction member layer on the back surface of the mat body is in close contact with the puzzle piece, and the movement of the puzzle piece is firmly prevented. In addition, by setting the width of the winding margin to about three times the diameter of the core, the length of the winding margin can be secured about one round of the outer periphery of the core to facilitate winding.

According to invention of Claim 2,
Since the mat body is formed from the cloth that has two layers of front and back by providing the friction member layer 21 made of foamed PVC on the back side of the cloth, foam that has an anti-slip effect when the puzzle piece is wrapped around the core body together with the mat body By bringing the PVC layer in close contact with the puzzle piece, it is possible to prevent the puzzle piece from moving or disassembling even if vibration or impact is applied during carrying.
In addition, according to the present invention, by using a fabric having no hair on the surface of the fabric, the feel of the puzzle assembly part 2A is appropriately hardened without giving excessive cushioning like felt, so that the jigsaw puzzle The assembling comfort can be improved, and furthermore, the position of the puzzle piece can be adjusted by moving the puzzle group assembled to some extent so as to slide on the puzzle assembling part.

According to invention of Claim 3 , the space in a core can be utilized as a storage chamber of a puzzle piece.

According to invention of Claim 4, a puzzle piece container can be accommodated in the stable state inside the core body also at the time of carrying.

According to invention of Claim 5 ,
A state in which the mat body wound around the core body is wound with a fixed belt and wound can be maintained.

According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, the bag 7 can be used at the time of movement in the same manner as the handbag.

An assembly mat / storage holder 1 for a jigsaw puzzle according to the present invention includes a mat body 2 formed as a horizontally long rectangular sheet as a whole, a cylindrical core body 3 around which the mat body 2 is wound, and a core body. 3 is provided with a belt-like fixing belt 4 for fixing the mat body 2 so that the mat body 2 wound around the belt 3 cannot be unwound.
The mat body 2 is formed of a cloth having a thickness of about 1 mm, which is formed by forming a friction member layer formed of foamed PVC on the back surface of a polyester cloth having no bristle. It is a rectangular sheet having a dimension of about 680 mm.
The mat body 2 includes a puzzle assembling portion 2A as a work area for assembling a puzzle, and a winding margin portion 2B used as a margin for winding around the core body 3. The puzzle assembly part 2A is a horizontally long rectangle of about 680 mm in length and about 1000 mm in width, and the winding margin 2B is a vertically long rectangle of about 680 mm in length and 400 mm in width with the friction member layer 21 on both sides. Has been.
On the other hand, the core 3 can be used as a puzzle piece storage chamber 32 by fitting a detachable lid 31 to a longitudinally open end of a paper tube having a length of about 750 mm and a diameter of about 120 mm. It is formed as follows.
The fixing belt 4 is formed by attaching a buckle 42 to an end of a PP band 41 having a length of about 400 mm and a width of about 30 mm, and one end of a PP band 41 with a hook-and-loop fastener provided with a hook-and-loop fastener at one required place. The end of the PP band 41 is locked by a hook-and-loop fastener through the PP band 41 with the hook-and-loop fastener 42, and can be fixed in an annular shape.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows the structure of an assembly mat / storage holder 1 for a jigsaw puzzle according to the present invention.
2 shows a plan view of the mat body 2 shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 shows a bottom view of the mat body 2 shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 1, an assembly mat / storage holder 1 for a jigsaw puzzle according to the present invention has a mat body 2 formed as a horizontally long rectangular sheet as a whole, and a columnar shape around which the mat body 2 is wound. A core body 3 and a belt-like fixing belt 4 that fixes the mat body 2 so that the mat body wound around the core body 3 is not unwound are provided.
The core body 3 is provided with a detachable lid 31 at the opening end 33 in the longitudinal direction of the paper tube, and is formed in a cylindrical shape having a length of 750 mm and a diameter of about 120 mm with a puzzle piece storage chamber 32 in the cylinder. ing.
The fixing belt 4 is formed by attaching a buckle 42 to an end of a PP band 41 having a length of about 400 mm and a width of about 30 mm and a PP band 41 with a hook-and-loop fastener provided with a hook-and-loop fastener at one required place. The end of the PP band 41 is locked by a hook-and-loop fastener through the PP band 41 with the hook-and-loop fastener 42, and can be fixed in an annular shape.

As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, the mat body 2 is a fabric having a thickness of about 1 mm, which is formed into two front and back layers by forming a friction member layer 21 made of foamed PVC on the back surface of a polyester cloth having no bristles. Is formed into a rectangular sheet having dimensions of about 1400mm in width and 680mm in length as a whole, and a puzzle assembly part 2A as a work area for assembling a jigsaw puzzle, and a winding margin used when winding around the core body 3 Part 2B is provided. The puzzle assembly part 2A is a horizontally long rectangle of about 680 mm in length and about 1000 mm in width, and the winding margin 2B is a vertically long rectangle of about 680 mm in length and 400 mm in width with the foamed PVC resin layer on both sides. Has been.
A small rectangular frame 24 and a large rectangular frame 25 are printed on the puzzle assembling part 2A as guidelines for assembling the puzzle.

The manufacturing process of the mat body 2 will be described with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 4 schematically shows a manufacturing process of the mat body 2, and FIG. 5 shows a partially enlarged sectional view of the mat body 2 shown in FIG.
First, as shown in FIG. 4 (A), the right end of the fabric is folded back to the front side with a width of about 10 mm, and then the right side of the fabric is placed so that the surface of the fabric is inside as shown in FIG. 4 (B). Fold it back about 3 times the diameter of the core body 3, and then turn the upper and lower ends of the fabric back to the back side with a width of about 10mm as shown in Fig. 4C. Finally, the left end of the fabric is about 10mm. As shown in FIG. 5, the folded portion 22 around the puzzle assembly portion 2 and the peripheral portion 23 of the winding margin portion 2B are fixed to each other so that the cut portion is not frayed. Thus, the mat body 2 is manufactured.

The jigsaw puzzle assembly mat / storage holder 1 according to the present invention is constructed as described above. When used, the jigsaw puzzle can be assembled and played on the puzzle assembly part 2A as shown in FIG. it can.
At this time, since the surface of the puzzle assembly part 2A is formed of a cloth having no bristle, the frictional force acting between the puzzle assembly part 2A and the puzzle piece 5 is reduced compared with the frictional force on the felt ground. Therefore, it is possible to adjust the position of the puzzle pieces by moving the puzzle group 51 assembled to some extent so as to slide on the puzzle assembly part.

When the assembly work of the puzzle is temporarily interrupted, as shown in FIG. 7A, the unassembled puzzle piece 5 is stored in a plurality of puzzle piece containers 6, and then the puzzle piece container 6 is moved to 2 pieces. As a set, the container lids are stored in the storage chamber 32 in the core body 3 with the lids of the containers facing each other, and the puzzle group 51 being assembled is wound around the core body 3 together with the mat body 2, and then FIG. As shown in B), the puzzle group 51 assembled to some extent can be stored without breaking by fastening with the two fixing belts 4.
Then, when carrying the assembly mat / storage holder of the jigsaw puzzle, as shown in FIG. 7C, it can be carried in the attached bag 7 as a handbag.

In addition, when the puzzle group 51 is wound around the core body 3 together with the mat body 2, the inner week side tends to be compressed toward the inner side because the winding diameter is smaller on the inner week side than on the outer peripheral side. This is because the total thickness of both the mat body 2 and the puzzle group 51 is about 3 to 4 mm, and there is an excessive pressure at the joint between the puzzle pieces 5 when it is forcibly wound up. However, in this embodiment, since the surface of the puzzle assembly part 2A is formed of a polyester cloth having no bristle, the puzzle group 51 is composed of the puzzle assembly part 2A. Since it is wound while sliding on the puzzle assembly part 2A while receiving a certain amount of frictional resistance from the surface, the pressure applied to the joint part of the puzzle pieces 5 constituting the puzzle group 51 is naturally relieved, and the puzzle pieces 5 Pain is prevented.
Furthermore, the puzzle group 51 wound around the core body 3 together with the mat body 2 is carried because the layer of foamed PVC having an anti-slip effect is in close contact with the puzzle piece 5 as shown in FIG. Even if vibration or impact is applied, the puzzle piece 5 does not move, and the puzzle is prevented from being disassembled.
Further, two or more corners 62 of the puzzle piece container 6 accommodated in the core body 3 lightly contact the inner wall of the core body 3, and the puzzle piece container 6 falls and rattles inside the core body 3. This suppresses the stability of the puzzle piece container 6 when it is carried.

The configuration of the jigsaw puzzle assembly mat and storage holder according to the present invention is not limited to the configuration of the above-described embodiment, and the configuration can be changed without departing from the scope of the present invention.
For example, the structure of the mat body 2 can be formed by sewing a plurality of fabrics, and the material constituting the friction member layer 21 can be polyethylene, polyurethane, or elastomer in addition to foamed PVC. It is possible to use a soft resin or a rubber material made of, for example.
And as a material which comprises core 3, not only a paper tube but it is also possible to use a resin pipe, and about the shape of core 3, in order to reduce the size of the packaging box at the time of product sale, A plurality of cylindrical members that can be connected to each other may be divided.
In addition, as the configuration of the fixing belt 4, a stretchable rubber belt to which a hook-and-loop fastener or a buckle is attached can be used, or a belt in which the entire belt is formed of a hook-and-loop fastener can be used.

  When assembling a puzzle, it is possible to move the puzzle pieces by sliding on the mat, and when storing the puzzle, it is possible to store the puzzle pieces being assembled and the puzzle pieces that have not yet been assembled together In addition, it is possible to provide a jig for storing jigsaw puzzles that can be easily carried when moving.

It is a figure which shows the structure of one Example which concerns on this invention. It is the top view and front view of a mat body which are shown in FIG. It is a bottom view of the mat body shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the manufacturing process of the mat body shown in FIG. It is a partial expanded sectional view of the mat body shown in FIG. It is a figure explaining the movement of the puzzle piece assembled on the mat body. It is a figure which shows the process of storing the puzzle piece assembled to the middle. It is a figure which shows the state by which a puzzle piece is hold | maintained between mat bodies.

1 Jigsaw puzzle storage tool and work mat 2 Mat body
2A Seat part
2B generation
21 Friction material layer
22 Folded part
23 Perimeter 3 Core
31 Lid
32 containment room
33 Longitudinal opening end 4 Fixed belt
41 PP band with hook-and-loop fastener
42 Buckle 5 puzzle pieces
51 puzzle pieces 6 puzzle pieces 7 bags

Claims (6)

A mat body 2 having a rectangular sheet shape and a cylindrical core body 3 around which the mat body 2 is wound are configured as a set,
The mat body 2 has a rectangular sheet-like puzzle assembly part 2A and a rectangular sheet extending from one end of the puzzle assembly part 2A in the longitudinal direction with a width about three times the diameter of the core body 3. With a cylindrical winding part 2B,
The end portion of the fabric provided with the friction member layer 21 on the back surface is folded back with a width of about three times the diameter of the core body, and the wrapping portion is formed by attaching the peripheral portion 23 of the folded and overlapped rectangular portion. by being formed, the puzzle assembly unit 2A backside and the winding white portion 2B jigsaw assembled mat and storage holder of which both sides in the friction member layer 21 is characterized by being provided with the. In claim 1,
For use as a jigsaw puzzle assembly mat and storage, characterized in that the puzzle assembly part 2A is formed of two layers of front and back surfaces by forming a foamed PVC layer as the friction member layer 21 on the back surface of the fabric. holder. In any one of Claim 1 or 2 ,
A detachable lid 31 is fitted to the longitudinal opening end 33 of the cylindrical body 3 so that a puzzle piece storage chamber 32 utilizing a space in the cylinder is provided. Jigsaw puzzle assembly mat and holder for storage. In claim 3 ,
Core 3 corners 62 of the two or more portions of the puzzle piece container 6 upon inside housing becomes a state of being in contact with the inner wall of the core body, free movement of puzzle pieces container 6 inside the core 3 is suppressed A jigsaw puzzle assembly mat and storage holder characterized by comprising a puzzle piece container 6 formed as described above. In any one of Claims 1 thru | or 4 ,
An assembly mat / storage holder for a jigsaw puzzle, comprising a long fixing belt 4 for holding the mat body 2 wound around the core body 3 so that the mat body 2 wound around the core body 3 cannot be unwound. In any one of Claims 1 thru | or 5 ,
A bag 7 having a grip portion 71 formed by attaching a belt-like member to the bag-like portion and a bag-like portion for accommodating the mat body 2 formed in a cylindrical shape by being wound around the core body 3 is provided. An assembly mat and storage holder for jigsaw puzzles.

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