JPH05924Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] (Purpose of the Invention and Field of Industrial Application) This invention relates to a combination card for the purpose of renting cassette-type software such as videos and CDs. Industrially, it can be widely used in the rental industry of cassette software such as novels, movies, comics, and videos and CDs, which are becoming popular for educational purposes.

(Problems with conventional technology) Currently, VTRs and CDs are used for movies, music, novels, and learning purposes.
These cassettes were sold at bookstores, while rental shops that rent out cassette software also flourished, and the traditional method of renting these cassettes was to rent cassettes in cassette cases without the software inside. Only tapes are displayed on a rental shelf in the store, and the software itself is stored in a storage room inside the counter, which is managed by an employee.When a customer wants to borrow a tape, they take the cassette case from the shelf and present it at the counter. However, employees pull out the software corresponding to the cassette case from the storage room and lend it out, and then the case is presented at the counter and the employee returns it to the shelf and sets it up again.

For the user's convenience, the cassette cases on the shelves that were rented had a card labeled ``Rent Out'' attached to them with a rubber band or the like to distinguish them from other cassettes.
However, due to excessive competition in this industry and the increase in the number of sets of products (cassettes) due to larger stores, inventory
If the work of loading and unloading items from the collection and the management of rental items are simply handled by employees and labor, there are issues that need to be improved in terms of efficiency in the rental industry and in terms of service for users. was necessary.

The present invention aims to provide psychological services to customers by systematizing management of rental companies that solves the above-mentioned problems, and by achieving efficient processing.

(Structure and Examples of the Present Invention) The structure of the present invention is based on a combination of a card piece displaying a color, number, or other code, and a label with a pocket that matches the color, number, or other code of the card piece. The gist of the patent is the structure described in the scope of the claim for utility model registration.

Embodiments of the present invention will be illustrated and explained below.

In the drawings, reference numeral 1 denotes a card piece, which is a vertically long rectangular piece made of synthetic resin. Step 2: Use the knob to slightly flip it upwards. 3 is a rental number display that also serves as the soft number of the cassette case. The number is displayed with a space left at the bottom of the card as shown in Figure 1, and not only numbers, but also letters, symbols, colors,
It may be displayed as a pictogram or the like. In the embodiment, only numbers are used, but a composite display may be made in front of the number, such as A, B, or other symbol means, to indicate the department such as music, movies, learning, etc. Reference numeral 4 denotes a label with a pocket for storing the card piece 1 in and out, and is made up of a base sheet 5 and an upper sheet 6 shorter than the base plate attached to the upper surface of the base sheet 5. The substrate sheet 5 is made of a hard transparent synthetic resin material and is molded to be somewhat thick, and the upper plate 6 is a soft synthetic resin sheet that bulges out in a slightly arc shape and is adhered to it to form a pocket 7. To be inserted so that it can be inserted and removed freely, and to be easily inserted. The pocket label 7 and the card piece 1 may be made of synthetic resin as in the embodiment, but they may also be made of strong paper, a corrosion-resistant light metal plate, or other materials. Reference numeral 8 is the case number of the cassette displayed at the bottom of the board 5, and the same number is displayed so as to match the number displayed on the card piece and the number on the software body of the cassette (not shown). 9 is the display number 8 on the board with the characters for loan clearly displayed on the board.
At the same time, when the card piece 1 is inserted into the pocket 7 of the label body, it is hidden under the card piece and becomes invisible as shown in FIG. 3, and when the card piece is pulled out, both are exposed. A label with a pocket is attached to the lower part of the back heading 11 of a case 10 for a video cassette, etc., and a card piece 1 with the same number is always inserted into the pocket 7 so that it can be freely inserted and removed, matching the number displayed on the case. The label with the pocket is preferably made of transparent material so that the title and advertising slogan of the cassette case can be seen. Alternatively, the lower part of the card piece may be made transparent so that the numbers on the card piece and the cassette case can be seen in two rows. Label 4 with a pocket into which the card piece 1 is inserted as described above
is displayed on the back heading of the cassette case from which the software itself has been removed and placed on the shelf of the rental shop.Customers can select the software they want to rent by looking at the software name and title printed on the cassette case and display the number from the pocket label. Pull out the card piece and present the card to the counter. The clerk checks the card number with the number on the software stored at the counter and lends out the card. The cassette case displayed on the shelf has a pocket with a label, and if you pull out the card piece, the letters and number of the loaned item will be exposed.
Users and store staff can see at a glance whether software is being loaned out or not. The card piece is kept on the counter and returned to the pocket label of the cassette case after the software is returned.

(Effects of the present application) The present application adopts a rental method in which the combination card described above is affixed to a cassette case, and the numbers, letters, and other symbols displayed on the cassette case and the software body are matched and matched. Users do not have to take the cassette case to the counter and show the cassette case to the store clerk or tell the title of the software when they apply for rental or return the software.The rental process is done using numbers and other symbols. It is something that can be done. When the card piece is pulled out, the characters ``Rental'' are displayed, so the presence or absence of rentals has an extremely effective effect not only on the user but also on the store staff's organization and rental processing.

Also, for the user, it has the effect of reducing the psychological burden and negative effects of being aware of other people's eyes when borrowing video software depending on the content of the video software, and has the effect of reducing the user's desire to rent the video software. On the other hand, on the management side of the rental shop, using the rental method as a card combination method has greatly reduced the labor involved in lending operations and in storing and managing inventory.
In addition, if the use of combination cards is further subdivided by color and symbol, it can be used for counting by shelf, software department, number of loans, and inventory, as well as daily aggregation work, allowing counting processing to be performed without using a computer. It is also possible to do so, and if used as a rental system, it would have great practical and managerial advantages.

In addition, since the combination card is structured to prevent the pocket from shrinking, it is easy to insert and remove the card, and it is possible to use a smooth and low-cost processing means with a simple operation, which is extremely practical.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is an overall view showing one embodiment of the card piece of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a partial cutaway overall view of a label with a pocket, and Fig. 3 is a drawing showing the insertion of a card piece and a label with a pocket. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line A-A in FIG. 1, FIG. 5 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along the line B-B in FIG. 2, and FIG. 6 is a perspective view of an example of the use of the proposed combination card. In the drawings, 1 is a card piece, 3 is a number, 4 is a label with a pocket, 5 is a base sheet, 6 is a top sheet, 7 is a pocket, 8 is a number, 9 is a rental display, 10 is a cassette case, 11 is a back heading are shown respectively.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] Card pieces displaying colors, numbers and other symbols;
It consists of a label with a pocket into which the card piece can be inserted and removed freely, and which is displayed in a matching manner with the color, number, or other code of the card piece, and the label body has a substrate sheet made of a rather hard material. The top sheet attached to this is made by slightly expanding a soft sheet to form an integrated pocket-like sac, and this is attached to the back cover of a video cassette case, etc., so that the card pieces can be moved and handled easily. A combination card for rental of cassette software such as videos, characterized in that the card is combined so that the software itself can be rented depending on the case.