JPH09142070A - Telephone card - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a telephone card where the date and place of purchase and present, the names of presenters, the telephone numbers, memorandum are written by giving a surface treatment on at least a part of the surface where desired characters, codes, and the like are written by handwriting with a writing implement. SOLUTION: The surface 1a of a telephone card 1 is printed with patterns such as a photograph, picture, and an illustration, and has a surface so glossy as to not permit ink of writing instruments to soak in and graphite of pencils to stay on. On the surface 1a, a relatively continuous belt like area consisting of being applied with a readily soaking material of ink of writing implements is formed as a writing in area 3. In this area 3, desired characters, codes, drawings and the like can be written arbitrarily and freely with a writing implement, such as a pencil, or a ball-point pen using oil ink. Ink, graphite or the like of the writing implement easily stick to the area 3, and ink, graphite, and the like never come off the surface easily.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a telephone card in which a message, memo, illustration, etc. can be handwritten on the surface.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A telephone card is used for its original purpose as a means for making a call using a public telephone, and a photograph or a picture is printed on the surface of the telephone card so that a tourist spot or various facilities such as a museum can be used. It is also sold as a souvenir at museums, historic buildings, hotels, inns, train stations, etc. other than this,
If the user custom-orders a specific design according to his preference, distributes it as a souvenir at various events, distributes it free of charge for sales promotion, regardless of whether it is paid, free, business or personal In many cases, it is used with the purpose of enjoying the design, etc. on its surface, and its value as an object of collection, not the purpose of use, is being recognized.

[0003]

By the way, a telephone card that has been generally used in the past has a glossy surface on which some photograph, picture, pattern or the like is preliminarily printed, and on the back surface thereof. A magnetic stripe is provided and, for example, gray paint is applied over it. For this reason, even if the purchaser tries to write the date of visiting the tourist spot on the surface of the telephone card and the impression at that time with a normal writing instrument such as a ballpoint pen, pencil, fountain pen, etc. There was no infiltration, and there was the inconvenience that writing could not be done because it could be removed even by rubbing with a hand. The same problem occurs when trying to write a message when presenting it to a person.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide an improved calling card which can solve the above mentioned problems in the prior art.

[0005]

A feature of the telephone card according to the present invention for solving the above problems is that desired characters, figures, symbols, etc. can be handwritten on at least a part of the surface with a writing instrument. The point is that it has been surface treated. This surface treatment can be formed on the surface of the telephone card by a suitable method, for example, coating, printing, pasting, or the like, on the surface of the telephone card, for example, a layer into which the ink of a writing instrument is appropriately impregnated, but is not limited thereto. The surface may be modified by an appropriate means, such as a laser, so that the ink or the like of the writing instrument attached to the surface does not easily drop. This surface treatment may be a treatment for making the graphite of the pencil difficult to drop in addition to the ink of the writing instrument.

[0006]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Some embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an embodiment of a telephone card according to the present invention. In this embodiment, a picture 2 such as a photograph, a picture, or an illustration is printed on the surface 1a of the telephone card 1, and the ink of the writing instrument does not soak into it, and the graphite of the pencil is a glossy surface. On this surface 1a, a relatively elongated strip-shaped region formed by coating a material into which the ink of a writing instrument easily penetrates is formed as a writing region 3. The writing area 3 is a writing instrument using oil-based ink such as a ball-point pen, a writing instrument using water-based ink such as a fountain pen, and pencils (including colored pencils). Can be written on, and the ink, graphite, etc. of the writing instrument are well familiar, and the ink, graphite, etc. will not easily come off from the surface. The color of the writing area 3 is not particularly limited, but it is preferably white.

Further, in FIG. 1, the picture pattern 2 and the writing area 3 do not overlap each other, but the picture pattern 2 is printed over the entire front surface 1a of the telephone card 1 so that the writing area 3 can be printed. Of course, it may be provided so that it can be partially covered, or a part thereof can be modified. This modification may be performed by using a laser or the like so that the ink or the like of the writing instrument attached to the surface thereof does not easily drop.

Further, the writing area 3 is not limited to one that allows writing with all writing instruments, but one that can be written only with a pencil, one that can be written only with an oil-based ink, and one that is water-based. It is needless to say that the type of writing instrument that can be used may be limited, such as those that can be written only with the above inks, those that can be written only with some of them, etc.

FIG. 2 shows another embodiment of the telephone card according to the present invention. The telephone card 11 shown in FIG. 2 has a writing area 13 having the same size as the pattern 12 formed on the surface 11a. Therefore, in the case of the telephone card 1 of FIG. 1, only the date, name, and telephone number can be entered, whereas in the case of the telephone card 11, sentences, illustrations, etc. can be entered by hand.

FIG. 3 shows still another embodiment of the telephone card according to the present invention. The telephone card 21 shown in FIG. 3 has a writing area 23 on the entire surface 21a.
It has become. Therefore, not only the text but also the picture or the like can be relatively freely entered in the entry area 23.

In any of the embodiments, the surface treatment method for forming the writing areas 3, 13, 23 may be modified so that the surface itself can be written. Also, in the case of surface treatment where a special paint is applied to the entry area for writing on the surface of the telephone card, the material used should be paint if the force of adhering to the surface of the telephone card is a specified level or more. The material is not limited and may be a known appropriate material.

[0013]

According to the present invention, it is possible to freely write characters, figures, symbols, etc. on a telephone card by using an appropriate writing instrument. Therefore, the date, place, name of the other party who purchased or presented the telephone card , Phone number, memo,
In addition to being able to write in the entry area immediately on the spot, you can easily make an original telephone card.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing an example of an embodiment of a telephone card according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing another example of the embodiment of the telephone card according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a front view showing yet another example of the embodiment of the telephone card according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1, 11, 21 Telephone card 1a, 11a, 21a Surface 2, 12, 22 Picture 3, 13, 23 Writing area

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A telephone card, wherein a surface treatment is applied to at least a part of the surface so that desired characters, symbolic figures, etc. can be written by hand with a writing instrument.