JPH08119289A - Container for indexed printed sheet, film cartridge and printed photograph - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To provide a simple container which contains an indexed printed sheet, a film cartridge and printed photographs together to be returned to a customer. CONSTITUTION: A container main body comprising a front cover sheet 12, a back cover sheet 14 and a rear cover sheet 16 is formed by folding one sheet. Slits 20, 20... are formed in the vicinity of four corner parts of the front cover sheet 12, and four corner parts of an indexed printed sheet 22 are inserted into the slits 20, 20... to hold the indexed printed sheet 22 on the surface of, or on the inside face of, the front cover sheet 12. A containing part 36 comprising a sheet 40 and a tongue-like sheet 42 is formed on the inside face of the rear cover sheet 16, and printed photographs 38 are contained in a superposed state in the containing part 36. A containing part 54 formed of a sheet-like member 56 made of a cardboard and the like is formed on the rear face of the back cover sheet 14, and a film cartridge 52 is contained in this containing part 54.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an index print sheet, a film cartridge and a container for print photographs, and more particularly to an index print in which a plurality of positive images photographed on one negative film are reduced and printed on a recording sheet. The present invention relates to an index print sheet for storing a sheet, a film cartridge containing the negative film, and a print photograph printed from the negative film, a film cartridge, and a container for the print photograph.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a container for index print sheets and film cartridges is disclosed in US Pat. No. 5,251.
No. 744 and U.S. Pat. No. 5,251,747. US Pat. No. 5,251,744 describes a container completed by attaching a separate film cartridge case to an index print sheet mount, and US Pat. No. 5,251,747 discloses
A container in which a mount on which an index print sheet is mounted and a case for accommodating a film cartridge are integrally molded is described.

On the other hand, the applicant of the present application has proposed a container in which a paper sheet is bent into a tubular shape to integrally form a storage portion for a print photograph and a film cartridge.
-28024 specification.

[0004]

The container described in the above-mentioned US Pat. No. 5,251,744 and US Pat. No. 5,251,747 includes the index print sheet and the film cartridge returned from the DPE dealer to the user side. Since it is a container that is stored, it does not have a storage unit for print photographs that are returned when a simultaneous print request is made. Therefore, said US Pat. No. 5,251
No. 744 and US Pat. No. 5,251,747 have a drawback that they cannot be applied as a return container for storing the index print sheet, the film cartridge and the print photograph together and returning them to the user. is there.

The container described in Japanese Patent Application No. 6-28024 has a storage portion for print photographs and a film cartridge, but does not have a mounting portion for an index print sheet. Also, there is a drawback that it cannot be applied as a return container for storing the index print sheet, the film cartridge and the print photograph together and returning them to the user.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a simple container capable of accommodating and returning an index print sheet, a film cartridge, and a print photograph together. And

[0007]

According to the present invention, in order to achieve the above object, a plurality of positive images photographed on one negative film are reduced and printed on a rectangular recording sheet in a predetermined order. In the container of the index print sheet, the film cartridge containing the negative film, and the print photograph printed from the negative film, the index print sheet, the film cartridge and the container of the print photograph, the cover portion is a sheet-like member, Form the container body consisting of the spine cover part and the back cover part,
On the front side or inside of the cover section of the container body, a holding section capable of holding the index print sheet is formed, and a storage section for the print photograph is formed inside the back cover section, and the inside of the spine cover section is formed. A storage portion for the film cartridge is formed in the.

[0008]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the container body is formed of a sheet-like member including a front cover portion, a back cover portion, and a back cover portion, and the index print is performed by the holding portion formed on the front cover portion of the container body. Hold the sheet on its front side or inside, and store the print photo in the print photo storage formed inside the back cover, and store the film cartridge in the storage formed inside the spine cover. . Accordingly, in the container of the present invention, the index print sheet, the film cartridge, and the print photograph can be stored together and returned to the user.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, an engaging portion formed on a front cover portion or a back cover portion of the container body holds the front cover portion and the rear cover portion in a closed state. As a result, in the container of the present invention, it is possible to prevent the index print sheet, the film cartridge, and the print photograph stored in the container from being accidentally dropped.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, a heading portion is formed on the container body, and the heading portion makes it easy to identify the container.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT A preferred embodiment of an index print sheet, a film cartridge and a print photograph container according to the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a first embodiment of an index print sheet, a film cartridge, and a print photograph container according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the container 10 includes a cover 12 formed by bending a cardboard or plastic sheet.
It has a long container body 18 on which a spine cover 14 and a back cover 16 are formed. The container body 18 is formed in a size capable of storing a panoramic print photograph. The slits 20, 20 are provided near the four corners of the front cover sheet 12.
Are formed, and the four corners of the index print sheet 22 are inserted into the slits 20, 20. As a result, the index print sheet 22 becomes the cover sheet 12
It is held in a state of being exposed from the slit 2
Index print sheet 22 using 0, 20 ...
Can also be held on the inner surface of the cover 12, as shown in FIG.

A locking portion 26 is integrally formed at the right edge portion of the cover sheet 12 in FIG. 1 as shown by a chain double-dashed line. The locking portion 26 is bent inward along the valley fold line 24, and the tongue-shaped piece 28 formed at the tip thereof is as shown in FIG.
It is inserted into the slit 30 formed on the back cover 16.
As a result, the front cover 12 and the back cover 16 are separated from each other by the engaging portion 2
The closed state is held by 6.

The index print sheet 22 has a plurality of positive images 3 photographed on one negative film.
2, 32 ... Are reduced to a predetermined size and printed on a recording sheet of plain paper or photographic paper. In the index print sheet 22 of the present embodiment, a positive image 3 of 40 scenes in total with 40 scenes (images) in each row is 8 scenes in each row.
2, 32 ... Are printed in color. These positive images 32 are arranged vertically in the order in which they were taken on a negative film, and frame numbers 34 are attached to the upper right corners of the respective positive images 32 as 1, 2, 3 ,. There is.

On the inner surface of the back cover 16, as shown in FIG. 3, a print photograph storage section 36 is formed. This storage unit 36 is provided with a plurality of panorama-sized print photographs 3
8 can be stacked and stored, and is composed of a substantially triangular sheet 40 and a tongue-shaped sheet 42. The sheet 40 is formed integrally with the upper edge portion of the back cover sheet 16 and is folded inward along the valley fold line 44, and the right edge portion thereof is attached to the glue margin portion 46 and is attached. The lower edge portion in the figure, which is not shown, forms an insertion port 48 for the print photograph 38. The tongue-shaped sheet 42 is integrally formed on the lower edge of the back cover 16 and is folded inward along the valley fold line 50. Therefore, the print photograph 38 includes the back cover 16 and the sheet 40.
The tongue-shaped sheet 42 prevents the sheet 40 from coming off from the sheet 40.

A storage portion 54 for the film cartridge 52 is formed on the inner surface of the spine cover 14. The accommodating portion 54 is a sheet-like member 56 formed in a rectangular shape with cardboard or the like.
Formed by. The sheet-like member 56 has a left end face 60 along a valley fold line 58 formed on the left side in the drawing.
Is attached to the back cover 16 by bending the right end face 64 outward along the valley fold line 62 formed on the right side. Is formed. Further, the sheet-like member 56 is bent as shown in the drawing along a valley fold line 66 formed at the center thereof. As a result, the film cartridge 5 is provided between the sheet member 56 and the spine cover 14.
A storage portion 54 that surrounds the second body portion is formed.

Further, stopper pieces 68, 70 which are folded along the upper and lower edges of the sheet-like member 56 by valley fold lines.
The stopper pieces 68, 70 are bent toward the spine cover 14 as shown in FIG. As a result, the film cartridge 52 stored in the storage portion 54 is held from the side by the stopper pieces 68 and 70, and thus the film cartridge 52 does not drop from the storage portion 54.

The film cartridge 52 accommodated in the accommodating portion 54 is a film cartridge of the type shown in FIG. 4, and the body portion 7 which constitutes the film cartridge 52.
2, all the members such as the spool 74 and the light blocking member 76 are made of plastic. The film cartridge 52 is of a type in which the negative film is wound up to the leading end inside the film cartridge 52, and when used, the negative film is sent to the outside of the film cartridge 52 by rotation of the spool 74.

The end surface 5 of the film cartridge 52
In 2A, opening portions 78, 80, 82, 84 of four different shapes showing the history of the film cartridge 52 are formed concentrically at intervals of 90 °. These openings 7
A plate that blocks one of the openings 78 to 84 is rotatably provided around the spool 74 inside the openings 8 to 84. This plate is a film cartridge 52 that shields a circular opening 78, for example.
Is identified as a film cartridge loaded with an unexposed negative film, and the film cartridge 52 that shields the semicircular opening 80 is identified as a film cartridge that is being used midway, and shields the cross-shaped opening 82. The exposed film cartridge 52 is identified as the exposed film cartridge, and the film cartridge 52 that shields the rectangular opening 84 is identified from the developed film cartridge from the outside at a glance.

The film cartridge 52 of this embodiment is
The developed negative film is loaded, and the print pictures of the negative film are the print pictures 38, 38 ... Stored in the storage section 36. A label 86 is adhered to the surface of the film cartridge 52. The label 86 is printed with the ISO range of the negative film loaded in the film cartridge 52, the number of negatives, the ID number of the film cartridge 52, and the like.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 1, a heading portion 88 is formed so as to project at the upper right corner of the cover sheet 12 in the figure. A mark for identifying and distinguishing the print photograph 38, the index print sheet 22, and the film cartridge 52 housed in the container 10 from other containers is attached to the heading portion 88. Next, a method of using the container 10 thus configured will be described.

When the exposed film cartridge 52 is sent from the user to the photo lab through the DPE dealer, the photo lab pulls out the exposed film cartridge 52 from the film cartridge 52 to develop the film. ... and the index print sheet 22 are made from the print photographs 38, 38. Then, the developing station rewinds the developed film to the film cartridge 52,
The film cartridge 52 is stored in the storage portion 54 of the container 10, and the print photographs 38, 3
8 ... is stored in the storage portion 36, and the index print sheet 22 is attached to the front surface or the inner side surface of the cover 12 using the slits 20, 20.

Then, the tongue piece 28 of the engaging portion 26 is inserted into the slit 30 of the back cover 16, and the cover 12 and the back cover 1 are inserted.
6. Close 6 and send this container 10 to a DPE dealer,
Return it from the DPE dealer to the user. Therefore, the user can install the index print sheet 22, the film cartridge 52 and the print photo 3 in one container 10.
8 and 38 are returned together in a housed state, so that they are easier to carry and easier to manage than when returned in a state where they are housed in a dedicated storage case.

Further, in the present embodiment, if the heading portion 88 formed on the cover sheet 12 is given the same number as the exchange number given to the user's stub, for example, D
The stub and the container 10 can be easily collated at a PE dealer. FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a second embodiment of a container for index print sheets, film cartridges and print photographs according to the present invention, and FIG. 6 is a development view of the container shown in FIG. The same or similar members as those in the first embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals and the description thereof will be omitted.

The container 90 shown in the figure has a heading column 88A printed on the upper right corner of the cover 12A in the figure, and a transparent sheet 92 for accommodating the index print sheet 22 is attached to the inner surface of the cover 12A. It was done.
The transparent sheet 92 has the upper edge portion, the lower edge portion, and the right edge portion in the figure attached to the cover sheet 12A, and the left edge that is not attached to the entrance / exit 9 of the index print sheet 22.
4 are formed. Therefore, the index print sheet 22 is stored between the cover sheet 12A and the transparent sheet 92 from the entrance 94.

A storage portion 96 for the film cartridge 52 is formed inside the spine cover 14 of the container 90, and the storage portion 96 is formed by a sheet-like member 98 having a length equal to the length of the spine cover 14. The sheet-shaped member 98 is formed on the right side while the left end face 102 is bent outward along a valley fold line 100 formed on the left side in the drawing to form an attachment portion with the cover sheet 12A. The right end surface 104 is bent outward along a valley fold line (not shown) to form a portion to be attached to the back cover 16. Further, the sheet-shaped member 98 has a valley fold line 1
An opening 1 for inserting the film cartridge 52 into a flat portion that is folded inward along the lines 06 and 108 and is surrounded by the valley fold lines 106 and 108.
10 is formed.

The opening 110 is in a state where the width of the opening 110 is reduced by bending the valley fold lines 112, 112 formed on the flat portion toward the spine cover 14 as shown in FIG. 3, that is, The film cartridge 52 cannot be inserted. When inserting the film cartridge 52, the knob pieces 114, 114 formed on both edges of the opening 110 are pinched by fingers to widen the width of the opening 110. As a result, the film cartridge 52
Are stored in the storage unit 96 through the opening 110. After storing the film cartridge 52, the knob piece 11
If you remove your finger from 4, 114, the valley fold lines 112, 11
The width of the opening 110 is reduced by the restoring force of the sheet-shaped member 98 due to 2. As a result, the film cartridge 52 will not fall out of the storage section 96.

Further, stopper pieces 116 and 116 are formed above and below the opening 110 by the valley fold lines 112 and 112, and the stopper pieces 116 and 116 prevent the film cartridge 52 from falling off in the vertical direction. . In the container 90 of this embodiment, since the index print sheet 22 is protected by the transparent sheet 92, the index print sheet 22 will not be soiled or scratched.

[0029]

As described above, according to the index print sheet, the film cartridge and the print photograph container according to the present invention, the index print sheet is held on the front side or the inside by the holding portion formed on the cover portion of the container body. Then, the print photo was stored in the print photo storage part formed inside the back cover part, and the film cartridge was stored in the storage part formed inside the spine cover part, so the index print sheet, film cartridge and print photo It is possible to provide a simple container that can be stored together and returned.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a first embodiment of an index print sheet, a film cartridge, and a print photograph container according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a main part of the container shown in FIG. 1 viewed from the rear side.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing an expanded state of the container shown in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a film cartridge.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a second embodiment of an index print sheet, a film cartridge and a container for print photographs according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing an expanded state of the container shown in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10, 90 ... Container 12, 12A ... Cover 14 ... Back cover 16 ... Back cover 20 ... Slit 22 ... Index print sheet 36 ... Print photo storage 38 ... Print photo 52 ... Film cartridge 54, 96 ... Film cartridge storage

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. An index print sheet in which a plurality of positive images photographed on one negative film are reduced and printed on a rectangular recording sheet in a predetermined order, a film cartridge containing the negative film, In a container of an index print sheet, a film cartridge and a print photograph for storing a print photograph printed from a negative film, a sheet-like member forms a container body including a front cover portion, a back cover portion, and a back cover portion, On the front side or inside of the cover section of the container body, a holding section capable of holding the index print sheet is formed, and a storage section for the print photograph is formed inside the back cover section, and the inside of the spine cover section is formed. An index print sheet characterized in that a storage portion for the film cartridge is formed in Doo and the film cartridge and print photographs of container. 2. The front cover portion or the back cover portion of the container body is formed with a locking portion for holding the front cover portion and the back cover portion in a closed state. Index print sheet, film cartridge and print photo container. 3. A container for index print sheets, film cartridges and print photographs according to claim 1, wherein a heading portion is formed on the container body.