JP7301592B2 - Goods package - Google Patents

Description

Application of Article 30, Paragraph 2 of the Patent Law On April 19, 2019, Kowabo Co., Ltd. sold a product package according to the present invention at 838 Magate, Kikuyo-cho, Kikuchi-gun, Kumamoto Prefecture, Kumamoto Airport Country Club.

The present disclosure relates to an article package that houses a spherical article. In addition, a spherical article refers to an article configured with a closed curved surface such as a true sphere or spindle.

For example, the golf ball holder described in Patent Document 1 has a storage space capable of storing three golf balls with a base material such as a stretchable nonwoven fabric. A portion of the golf ball holder corresponding to the top of the triangle is provided with an insertion hole through which a golf ball can be inserted and removed.

A person who uses the golf ball holder (hereinafter referred to as a user) can take the golf ball in and out of the storage space by enlarging the insertion hole. In other words, the user needs to widen the insertion slot when inserting the golf ball into the storage space.

In other words, since the golf ball holder is made of a flexible base material, when the golf ball is stored, the slot automatically contracts, so that the stored golf ball stays in the storage space. Then, the user can take out the golf ball in the storage space by widening the insertion opening.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2002-000769

The invention described in Patent Document 1 is an invention that makes it possible to put in and take out a spherical article such as a golf ball by utilizing the stretchability of the base material. The present disclosure discloses an example of an article package that allows articles to be put in and taken out without using the stretchability of the base material.

An article package that houses a spherical article desirably has at least one of the following constituent requirements, for example.
That is, the constituent element is a package body (3) formed by bending a sheet material (2) having flexibility, and a storage space (3A) in which the article is stored so as to cover the article. and a package body (3) provided with an ejection hole (3B) in which a part of the article is exposed when the article is stored in the storage space (3A), and an ejection hole ( 3B), the first connecting flap (4) curvingly extending along the outer edge so as to constitute a part of the outer edge of the sheet material (2), the leading end (4A) in the extending direction being provided on the sheet material (2) A first connection flap (4) inserted into the first cut slit (6) and connected to the sheet material (2) and a part of the outer edge of the extraction hole (3B), and the extraction hole A second connecting flap (5) extending curvedly along the outer edge at a position on the opposite side of the first connecting flap (4) across (3B), the leading end of which extends toward the sheet material (2) A second connection flap (5) is inserted into the provided second cut slit (7) and connected to the sheet material (2), and at least the leading end side of the first connection flap (4) in the extending direction 1 It is possible to slide and swing while being in contact with the sheet material (2) while being inserted into the cut slit (6).

When the tip of the first connecting flap (4) in the extension direction is inserted into the first cut slit (6) and slides and swings while contacting the sheet material (2), the take-out hole (3B) is opened. The outer edge is displaced and the size of the extraction hole (3B) changes. Therefore, the article can be put in and taken out without using the stretchability of the base material.

Incidentally, the symbols in the parentheses above are examples showing the correspondence with specific configurations and the like described in the embodiments described later, and the present disclosure is limited to the specific configurations and the like indicated by the symbols in the parentheses. not something.

It is a figure which shows the ball holder which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the ball holder which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the ball holder which concerns on 1st Embodiment. FIG. 4 is an expanded view of a sheet material that constitutes the ball holder according to the first embodiment; It is a figure which shows the ball holder which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the ball holder which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the ball holder which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the ball holder which concerns on 1st Embodiment. FIG. 4 is an operation explanatory view of the ball holder according to the first embodiment; It is a figure which shows an example of the usage method of the ball holder which concerns on 1st Embodiment.

The following "embodiment of the invention" shows an example of an embodiment belonging to the technical scope of the present disclosure. In other words, the matters specifying the invention described in the claims are not limited to the specific configurations, structures, etc. shown in the following embodiments.

It should be noted that arrows and oblique lines indicating directions in each drawing are provided to facilitate understanding of the relationship between the drawings and the shape of each member or portion. Therefore, the inventions shown in this disclosure are not limited to the directions shown in each figure. The hatched figures are not cross-sectional views.

At least one member or portion described with at least a reference numeral is provided unless otherwise specified as "one" or the like. In other words, two or more members may be provided unless there is a notice such as "one". The packages of goods shown in this disclosure comprise at least components such as the members or parts labeled and described.

(First embodiment)
<1. Ball holder overview>
In this embodiment, an example of an article package according to the present disclosure is applied to a golf ball holder that stores golf balls. The article package (hereinafter referred to as ball holder 1) according to this embodiment can accommodate three golf balls B, as shown in FIGS.

The ball holder 1 is formed by bending a flat sheet material 2 shown in FIG. The sheet material 2 according to the present embodiment is a highly flexible resin plate material such as Yupo paper. Note that the sheet material 2 may be paper made of vegetable fibers.

The ball holder 1 includes at least a package body 3, a first connecting flap 4, a second connecting flap 5, etc., as shown in FIGS. The package body 3 constitutes a storage space 3A in which an article (a golf ball B in this embodiment) is stored.

The sheet material 2 is provided with a hanging portion 11 extending from the package body 3 . The suspending portion 11 is a portion for suspending the package body 3 (ball holder 1). A linear slit 11A (see FIG. 2) is provided in a portion of the boundary between the hanging portion 11 and the package body 3. As shown in FIG.

Hereinafter, the portion of the package main body 3 that is connected to the hanging portion 11 will be referred to as the rear side, and the side opposite to the hanging portion 11 across the storage space 3A will be referred to as the front side. The top of the substantially triangular package body 3 on the side of the hanging portion 11 is defined as the upper side, and the two top portions located on the opposite side of the hanging portion 11 across the storage space 3A are defined as the lower side.

<1.2 Configuration of Package Main Body>
As shown in FIGS. 5 to 7, the package body 3 is a portion formed by bending the sheet material 2 into a substantially U shape. The package body 3 is provided with a first extraction hole 3B, a second extraction hole 3C and a third extraction hole 3D.

The first ejection hole 3B to the third ejection hole 3D are openings that are used when a user puts an article (golf ball B) in and out of the package body 3. As shown in FIG. The sizes of the first extraction hole 3B to the third extraction hole 3D are, as shown in FIG. 1, large enough to expose a part of the article when it is stored in the storage space 3A. It is a narrow opening.

Note that the ball holder 1 has a structure that is substantially line symmetrical (left-right symmetrical) with respect to the center line Lo (see FIGS. 5 and 6). Therefore, the developed shape of the ball holder 1 shown in FIG. 4 is also substantially line symmetrical (laterally symmetrical) with respect to the center line Lo.

A part of the outer edge of the first extraction hole 3B is formed by the first connecting flap 4 and the second connecting flap 5, as shown in FIG. The first connecting flap 4 and the second connecting flap 5 are made up of a part of the sheet material 2, as shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 8, the first connection flap 4 is a portion that curves and extends along the outer edge of the first extraction hole 3B on the right side of the drawing so as to constitute a part of the outer edge. The leading end side in the extension direction of the first connecting flap 4 (a portion denoted by reference numeral 4A in FIG. 4) is inserted into a first cut slit 6 (see FIG. 4) provided in the sheet material 2 to It is connected to the material 2 (see FIG. 7).

The second connection flap 5 is provided on the opposite side of the first connection flap 4 across the first extraction hole 3B, that is, on the left side of the first extraction hole 3B on the paper surface. The second connecting flap 5 curves and extends along the outer edge so as to constitute a part of the outer edge.

The leading end side of the second connecting flap 5 in the extending direction (the portion denoted by reference numeral 5A in FIG. 4) is inserted into the second cut slit 7 (see FIG. 4) provided in the sheet material 2 and is inserted into the sheet material. 2.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the package body 3 is provided with at least one (in this embodiment, a plurality of) pressing holes 3E and 3F. Each pressing hole 3E, 3F is provided at a position shifted toward the center side with respect to the first extraction hole 3B to the third extraction hole 3D. The left "center" means, for example, the center or center of gravity of the storage space 3A.

Each of the pressing holes 3E and 3F has a position and a size such that a part of the stored article is exposed. Specifically, the pressing hole 3</b>E is provided in the front portion of the package body 3 . The pressing hole 3E is a substantially triangular through hole penetrating through the center of the portion. The pressing hole 3F has the same shape as the pressing hole 3E, and is provided at a symmetrical position with respect to the pressing hole 3E across the storage space 3A.

<1.3 Connection structure of first connection flap and second connection flap>
<Outline of connection structure>
The first connecting flap 4 is inserted into the first cut slit 6 and connected to the sheet material 2 (see FIG. 2). The second connecting flap 5 is inserted into the second cut slit 7 and connected to the sheet material 2 (see FIG. 3).

As a result, the sheet material 2 is held in a state where the portion corresponding to the lower side of the package body 3 is curved in a substantially U shape. That is, the sheet material 2 constitutes the package body 3 having the storage space 3A (see FIG. 8), and also constitutes the outer edge of the first extraction hole 3B (see FIG. 8).

The connecting structure between the first connecting flap 4 and the first cut slit 6 is the same as the connecting structure between the second connecting flap 5 and the second cut slit 7 . That is, as shown in FIG. 4, the first connecting flap 4 and the first cut slit 6 are symmetrical to the second connecting flap 5 and the second cut slit 7 with respect to the center line Lo.

<Details of connection structure>
The following description is for the connecting structure between the first connecting flap 4 and the first cut slit 6 .
That is, the leading end side of the first connecting flap 4 in the extending direction slides and swings while being in contact with the sheet material 2 as indicated by the arrows shown in FIG. It is possible.

Specifically, when the portion of the extension direction leading end side of the first connecting flap 4 that is inserted into the first cut slit 6 is the insertion flap 4A, the insertion flap 4A is formed as shown in FIG. are provided with recesses 4B and 4C. The recessed portions 4B and 4C are portions that reduce the width dimension of the root to one end side and the other end side in the width direction.

The width dimension refers to the dimension in the direction orthogonal to the extension direction L1 of the first connecting flap 4 and the thickness direction of the sheet material 2. As shown in FIG. The insertion flap 4A according to the present embodiment is a portion of the first connecting flap 4 whose width dimension is reduced. The base of the insertion flap 4A refers to the portion of the insertion flap 4A on the side of the pressing hole 3E.

The first cut slit 6 is a linear cut portion having at least three portions 6A to 6C (hereinafter referred to as first slit portion 6A, second slit portion 6B and third slit portion 6C). The first slit portion 6A is a linear cut slit.

The extending direction of the first slit portion 6A is a direction substantially perpendicular to the extending direction L1 of the first connecting flap 4 when the first connecting flap 4 is inserted into the first cut slit 6 . The second slit portion 6B is a cut slit extending from one end of the first slit portion 6A in a direction crossing the first slit portion 6A.

The third slit portion 6C is a cut slit extending from the other end of the first slit portion 6A in a direction crossing the first slit portion 6A. The second slit portion 6B and the third slit portion 6C are substantially symmetrical with respect to an imaginary perpendicular line L2 passing through the midpoint of the first slit portion 6A.

The second slit portion 6B and the third slit portion 6C according to the present embodiment are curved cut slits. The curves forming the second slit portion 6B and the third slit portion 6C are such curves that the center of curvature is located on the opposite side of the pressing hole 3F across the slits 6B and 6C.

The length W1 of the first slit portion 6A is the same as or slightly larger than the base width W3 of the insertion flap 4A. The length W2 of the first slit 6 is the same as or slightly larger than the maximum width W4 of the insertion flap 4A.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 7, a portion 2A of the sheet material 2 in which the first cut slit 6 is formed and the leading end side (insertion flap 4A) in the extending direction of the first connecting flap 4 are When the insertion flap 4A is inserted into the first slit 6, it has a curved surface or a flat surface.

In other words, as shown in FIG. 8, when the insertion flap 4A is inserted into the first cut slit 6, the insertion flap 4A and the portion 2A each follow the curved surface of the article (golf ball B). is curved. In particular, the portion 2A where the first cut slit 6 is formed forms a smoothly continuous curved surface along the article.

<2. Method of using the ball holder according to the present embodiment>
<How to put in and take out items>
The size of the first extraction hole 3B to the third extraction hole 3D is such that a part of the article is exposed when the article is stored in the storage space 3A. Therefore, in order for the user to put the article in and out of the package body 3, it is necessary to enlarge the sizes of the first extraction hole 3B to the third extraction hole 3D.

That is, the second slit portion 6B and the third slit portion 6C are inclined with respect to the first slit portion 6A, and the recesses 4B and 4C are provided at the base of the insertion flap 4A. As indicated by the arrows, the bayonet flap 4A can be slidably displaced while contacting the sheet material 2 .

In FIG. 9, the insertion flap 4A indicated by a solid line shows a state in which the extending direction L1 and the perpendicular line L2 are substantially aligned, and the insertion flap 4A indicated by a one-dot chain line or a two-dot chain line rotates (swings). It shows a displaced state. Note that the insertion flap 4A according to the present embodiment can be rotated (swinged) with respect to the first cut slit 6 about the pressing hole 3E side.

When the insertion flap 4A is displaced to the position indicated by the one-dot chain line or the two-dot chain line, the outer edge of the first extraction hole 3B is displaced, so the size of the first extraction hole 3B is enlarged. Therefore, the user can take the article in and out of the package body 3 by displacing the insertion flap 4A to the position indicated by the one-dot chain line or the two-dot chain line.

Methods for displacing the insertion flap 4A include (1) a method in which the user directly applies a force to displace the insertion flap 4A (hereinafter referred to as displacement force) to the insertion flap 4A; There is a method in which a user presses an article to indirectly apply a displacement force to the insertion flap 4A via the article.

When an article is already stored in the storage space 3A, the user presses the portion of the article that is exposed from the pressing holes 3E and 3F to indirectly apply the displacement force through the article. can also act on the bayonet flap 4A.

When no article is stored in the storage space 3A, the user may displace the insertion flap 4A by distorting the package body 3 in a twisting manner. Since the connection structure of the insertion flap 5A (see FIG. 4) of the second connection flap 5 is the same as that of the insertion flap 4A, the user can displace the insertion flap 5A by the above method. .

Incidentally, since the package body 3 is composed of one sheet of sheet material 2, when at least one of the insertion flap 4A and the insertion flap 5A is displaced, the second extraction hole 3C or the second extraction hole 3C is interlocked with the displacement. The outer edge of the 3 extraction holes 3D is also displaced. Therefore, the user can take the article in and out from the second extraction hole 3C or the third extraction hole 3D by the above method.

<How to use the hanging part>
In "an example (representative example) of usage of the suspending portion 11" shown in FIG. 10, the suspending portion 11 is bent with the cut slit 11A as the folding starting point. Then, the user can hang the ball holder 1 from the belt Be of the trousers worn by the user by using the bent hanging portion 11 as a hook.

The suspending portion 11 according to the present embodiment is provided with a locking flap 11B. The user can securely hang the ball holder 1 on the belt Be by sandwiching the belt Be or the like between the locking flap 11B and the hanging portion 11 .

A hanging hole 11C provided in the locking flap 11B is a hole for hanging the ball holder 1. As shown in FIG. For example, the store clerk of the golf ball B can display the golf ball B by passing a hanging hook (not shown) provided in the store through the hanging hole 11C.

<3. Features of Ball Holder According to Present Embodiment>
In the ball holder 1 according to the present embodiment, for example, the front end side of the first connecting flap 4 in the extending direction, that is, the insertion flap 4A slides and rocks while being in contact with the sheet material 2 while being inserted into the first cut slit 6 . Dynamic displacement is possible.

When the insertion flap 4A is displaced to the position indicated by the one-dot chain line or the two-dot chain line shown in FIG. 9, at least the outer edge of the first extraction hole 3B is displaced, and the size of the first extraction hole 3B changes. do. Therefore, it is possible to put in and take out an article without using the stretchability of the base material described in Patent Document 1.

In the package body 3 according to the present embodiment, a part of the stored article (golf ball B) is exposed at a position shifted toward the center of the storage space 3A with respect to the first ejection hole 3B to the third ejection hole 3D. Pressing holes 3E and 3F are provided to set the state.

Accordingly, as described above, the user presses the article (golf ball B) stored in the package body 3 to displace at least one of the first connecting flap 4 and the second connecting flap 5. I can do it. Therefore, the user can take out the article (golf ball B) from any one of the first ejection hole 3B to the third ejection hole 3D.

The ball holder 1 according to the present embodiment is provided with a suspension portion 11 extending from the package body 3, and a linear cutout is formed at a part of the boundary portion between the suspension portion 11 and the package body 3. An insertion slit 11A is provided.

As a result, the user can easily hang the ball holder 1 containing the article as described above. By extension, it may be possible to improve the portability of the article.
(Other embodiments)
The sheet material 2 according to the above-described embodiment is a highly flexible resin plate material such as Yupo paper. However, the present disclosure is not so limited. That is, according to the disclosure, for example, the sheet material 2 may be made of paper made of plant fibers.

In the embodiments described above, a golf ball was shown as an example of an article. However, the present disclosure is not so limited. That is, the disclosure can be used for other articles, for example.

In the above-described embodiment, the hanging portion 11 was provided. However, the present disclosure is not so limited. That is, the disclosure is also applicable to, for example, the ball holder 1 in which the suspending portion 11 is not provided. In addition, the structure of the suspension part 11 is not limited to the structure shown in the above-described embodiment.

In the above-described embodiment, the first cut slit 6 is composed of the first slit portion 6A to the third slit portion 6C so that the first connecting flap 4 can swing. However, the present disclosure is not so limited.

Furthermore, the present disclosure is not limited to the above-described embodiments as long as it conforms to the gist of the disclosure described in the above-described embodiments. Therefore, in the configuration in which at least two of the above-described embodiments are combined, or in the above-described embodiments, any one of the illustrated constituent elements or the constituent elements described with reference numerals is abolished. It may be configured as

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Ball holder 3... Package main body 3A... Storage space 3B... 1st extraction hole 3C... 2nd extraction hole 3D... 3rd extraction hole 3E, 3F... Pressing hole 4... 1st connection flap 4A... Insertion flap 4B, 4C ... Recessed portion 5... Second connection flap 5A... Insertion flap 6... First cut slit 6A... First slit portion 6B... Second slit portion 6C... Third slit portion 7... Second cut slit

Claims (3)

In an article package containing a spherical article,
A package body (3) formed by bending a sheet material (2) having flexibility, and forming a storage space (3A) in which the article is stored so as to cover the article, and the article is accommodated. a package body (3) provided with an extraction hole (3B) through which a part of the article is exposed when stored in the storage space (3A);
A first connecting flap (4) curvedly extending along the outer edge so as to constitute a part of the outer edge of the take-out hole (3B), wherein the leading end (4A) in the extending direction is the sheet material (2) A first connection flap (4) inserted into a first cut slit (6) provided in and connected to the sheet material (2);
forming part of the outer edge of the extraction hole (3B), and extending curvedly along the outer edge at a position opposite to the first connection flap (4) across the extraction hole (3B) A second connecting flap (5), the leading end of which is inserted into a second cut slit (7) provided in the sheet material (2) and connected to the sheet material (2). ) and
At least the leading end in the extending direction of the first connecting flap (4) is capable of sliding and swinging displacement while being in contact with the sheet material (2) while being inserted into the first cut slit (6). ,
When the portion of the extension direction tip side of the first connecting flap (4) that is inserted into the first cut slit (6) is defined as an insertion flap (4A), the insertion flap (4A) A sheet-like portion provided with recesses (4B, 4C) that reduce the width dimension of the insertion flap (4A) at one end and the other end in the width direction of the
The first cut slit (6) is a linear first slit portion (6A), and a second slit extending from one end of the first slit portion (6A) in a direction intersecting the first slit portion (6A). (6B), and a third slit portion (6C) extending from the other end of the first slit portion (6A) in a direction intersecting the first slit portion (6A),
Furthermore, the part (2A) where the first cut slit (6) is formed and the leading end side in the extending direction of the first connection flap (4) are configured such that the insertion flap (4A) is formed by the first cut slit (4A). (6) The article package that forms a curved surface or a flat surface when inserted into (6) . In the package body (3), a pressing hole (3E) is provided at a position shifted toward the center of the storage space (3A) with respect to the take-out hole (3B) so that a part of the stored article is exposed. , 3F ). The sheet material (2) is provided with a hanging portion (11) extending from the package body (3),
3. The goods package according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein a linear third cut slit (11A) is provided in a portion of the boundary between said hanging portion (11) and said package body (3). .

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