Storage box for soluble toy beads

Abstract

The storage box for the soluble toy beads comprises a main body part; and a receiving portion provided in the main body portion. The main body portion has a recess configured to permit insertion and retention of a solvable toy bead. The concave part is provided with a first opening part and a second opening part, the first opening part is exposed from the main body part to the outside, and the first opening part is opened at a first opening diameter approximately equal to the outer diameter of the soluble toy bead; and a second opening part which is provided at the bottom of the recessed part and is opened at a second opening diameter smaller than the outer diameter of the one solvable toy bead. And the concave part has a size for accommodating the whole soluble toy bead in the depth direction.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a storage box for weldable toy beads. Background Art

[0002] In the prior art, a storage box capable of storing and transporting a large number of beads is known. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a bead storage container that is easy to carry and easy to operate. The bead storage container includes a flat main body and a cover connected by a hinge, and a plurality of hemispherical concave surfaces for storing beads are arranged inside the main body. When the cover is closed, the hook piece of the cover is engaged with the receiving piece of the main body, and the interior is sealed.

[0003] Patent document 1: JP3095833U Summary of the invention

[0004] In recent years, weldable toy beads have become increasingly popular, wherein beads can be welded together by simply spraying water to create a combination of beads in various shapes. In the prior art, such weldable toy beads can also be stored in a storage box. However, the storage box in the prior art is only used to store beads, but the beads cannot be used for entertainment.

[0005] The object of the present disclosure is to provide a storage box for weldable toy beads, which can not only store beads but also use the beads for entertainment.

[0006] In one aspect of the present disclosure, a storage box for weldable toy beads is provided, comprising: a main body; and a storage portion, which is arranged in the main body and is constructed to accommodate a plurality of weldable toy beads, wherein the main body has at least one recess, which is constructed to allow one weldable toy bead to be embedded and retained, wherein the at least one recess has: a first opening portion, which is arranged to be exposed from the main body to the outside and opens with a first opening diameter that is approximately equal to the outer diameter of the one weldable toy bead; and a second opening portion, which is arranged at the bottom of the at least one recess and opens with a second opening diameter that is smaller than the outer diameter of the one weldable toy bead, wherein the at least one recess has a size in the depth direction to accommodate the entire one weldable toy bead.

[0007] According to aspects of the present disclosure, a storage box for weldable toy beads can be provided, which can not only store beads but also use the beads for entertainment. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0008] The present disclosure will be described in detail based on the following, but is not limited thereto, wherein:

[0009] Figure 1is a perspective view of a storage box according to an embodiment of the present disclosure viewed from the front side;

[0010] Figure 2 is a perspective view of a storage box according to an embodiment of the present disclosure viewed from the rear side;

[0011] Figure 3 This is a rear view of the main body after the creation tray is removed from the rear side;

[0012] Figure 4A and Figure 4B is an enlarged front view of the vicinity of the fastening portion of the storage box, wherein: Figure 4A Indicates the state where the weldable toy beads are not embedded in the mounting holes. Figure 4B Display the state of the weldable toy beads embedded in each installation hole;

[0013] Figure 5A and Figure 5B is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the vicinity of the fastening portion of the storage box, wherein: Figure 5A It is along Figure 4A The cross-sectional view taken along the Va-Va line in Figure 5B It is along Figure 4B A cross-sectional view taken along the line Vb-Vb in FIG. 1 ; and

[0014] Figure 6 This is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the fastening portion of the storage box, taken along Figure 4B Cross-sectional view taken along line VI-VI. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0015] The embodiments of the present disclosure will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. Figure 1 As shown, in this embodiment, an example is given for storing a weldable toy bead B (see Figure 4B Storage box for weldable toy beads (hereinafter referred to as "storage box 10") is provided. Figure 1 and Figure 2 As shown, the storage box 10 includes: a main body 20 having a shape imitating a handbag, and a creation tray 30, which can be freely installed and removed relative to the main body 20. The creation tray 30 is a tray for playing by arranging a plurality of fusible toy beads B in various patterns and combining the fusible toy beads B with each other by spraying water with a sprayer or the like. Figure 2 As shown, one side of the main body portion 20 is open so that the creation tray 30 can be seen.

[0016] The main body 20 includes a handle portion 22 having a shape imitating a handbag handle, a lock portion 24 having a shape imitating a lock portion, and a fastening portion 26 having a shape imitating a fastening portion. The following description is based on the following assumptions: the side of the main body 20 on which the handle portion 22 is provided is referred to as the upper side of the storage box 10, and the side opposite thereto is referred to as the lower side; the side of the main body 20 on which the fastening portion 26 is provided is referred to as the front side of the storage box 10, and the side opposite thereto (which is the open side) is referred to as the rear side; the right side when the main body 20 is viewed from the front side is referred to as the right side of the storage box 10, and the side opposite thereto is referred to as the left side.

[0017] First, the creation of the tray 30 will be described. Figure 2 As shown, in the main body 20, a storage space S for attaching and storing the creation tray 30 is provided. The creation tray 30 includes: a first tray 31 having a substantially square plate shape and a second tray 32 having a substantially square plate shape, the second tray 32 being stacked on the rear side of the first tray 31, and the second tray 32 being slightly smaller than the first tray 31. The dimensions of the first tray 31 in the up-down direction are substantially equal to the dimensions in the storage space S in the up-down direction. First engaging holes 20a are provided at the upper and lower ends of the central portion in the left-right direction of the storage space S of the main body 20, respectively, and the first tray 31 engages with the first engaging holes 20a (see Figure 3 ). The first tray 31 is attached to the main body 20 by being engaged with the first engaging holes 20a at both upper and lower end sides.

[0018] The second tray 32 has a retaining hole group 32a, and a plurality of weldable toy beads B are embedded and retained in the retaining hole group 32a. The retaining hole group 32a is provided with an open side facing the rear side. By embedding a plurality of weldable toy beads B in the retaining hole group 32a and spraying water, adjacent weldable toy beads B are welded and combined with each other to form an aggregate of weldable toy beads B. Second engaging holes 32b are provided on the left and right sides of the second tray 32, and the first tray 31 engages with the second engaging holes 32b. The second tray 32 is attached to the first tray 31 while being stored in the storage space S by engaging with the first tray 31 through the second engaging holes 32b. By holding the handle portion 22 in a state where the second tray 32 is removed, the storage box 10 can be easily carried.

[0019] like Figure 3As shown, in the storage space S, there are provided reinforcing ribs 20b forming a lattice shape. The first tray 31 is attached to the main body 20 in a state where the front surface thereof is in contact with the reinforcing ribs (rib-shaped members) 20b. Therefore, when the storage box 10 is carried, the first tray 31 is prevented from shaking. Between the reinforcing ribs 20b, there is provided a storage portion 20c in which a plurality of weldable toy beads B are stored. By attaching the first tray 31 to the main body 20 in a state where a plurality of weldable toy beads B are stored in the storage portion 20c, the first tray 31 is used as a cover to close the storage portion 20c, preventing the weldable toy beads B from overflowing from the storage portion 20c.

[0020] Next, the mounting hole 40 provided in the main body portion 20, which is an essential part of the present disclosure, will be described. Figure 4A As shown, the fastening portion 26 located at the lower side of the front surface of the main body 20 is provided in a longitudinally long elliptical cone shape so as to protrude from the front surface of the main body 20 to the front side. The fastening portion 26 is provided with three recessed mounting holes (recesses) 40 at approximately equal intervals in the up-down direction, and the weldable toy beads B are embedded and held (mounted) in the mounting holes (recesses) 40. Figure 4A and Figure 5A As shown, each mounting hole 40 is a through hole that penetrates in the front-to-back direction and has a first opening portion 41 (which opens to the front side) and a second opening portion 42 (which is provided in the bottom 40a of the mounting hole 40 and opens to the rear side with an opening diameter smaller than that of the first opening portion 41) (see Figure 6 ).

[0021] like Figure 6 As shown, the first opening 41 is exposed to the outside from the fastening portion 26 of the main body 20, and its opening diameter D1 (first opening diameter) is made equal to the outer diameter D3 of the weldable toy bead B. Therefore, the outer surface of the weldable toy bead B embedded in each mounting hole 40 contacts the inner surface of the mounting hole 40, and is held in the mounting hole 40 by the friction between the weldable toy bead B and the inner surface of the mounting hole 40 (see Figure 4B and Figure 5B). The term "equal" used to compare the opening diameter D1 with the outer diameter D3 may include "approximately equal". For example, as long as the mounting hole 40 can hold the weldable toy bead B, the opening diameter D1 may be exactly equal to the outer diameter D3, or may be slightly larger than the outer diameter D3, or may be slightly smaller than the outer diameter D3. Among the three mounting holes 40, the first opening portion 41 of the two upper mounting holes 40 has a circular opening shape, and the first opening portion 41 of the mounting hole 40 located at the lowermost side has a regular hexagonal opening shape. Furthermore, the opening diameter D2 (second opening diameter) of the second opening portion 42 is smaller than the outer diameter D3 of the weldable toy bead B, and the opening shape is a horizontally elongated elliptical shape or a long hole shape. The term "elliptical shape" may include "approximately elliptical shape", and the term "long hole shape" may include "approximately long hole shape". For example, even when the reinforcing rib 20b and the like are arranged on the rear side of the second opening portion 42, as long as the opening of the second opening portion 42 is not too narrow, the opening shape of the second opening portion 42 can be a precise elliptical shape or a precise long hole shape, or can be a shape slightly different from the precise elliptical shape or the precise long hole shape.

[0022] like Figure 6 As shown, each mounting hole 40 has a dimension D4 in the depth direction so that one weldable toy bead B can be accommodated therein as a whole. Since the weldable toy bead B is accommodated in the mounting hole 40 as a whole, the weldable toy bead B does not protrude from the mounting hole 40, and the outer surface of the front side thereof has the same height as the opening surface of the first opening portion 41 (the front surface 26a of the fastening portion 26). Since the opening diameter of the second opening portion 42 is smaller than the outer diameter D3 of the weldable toy bead B, the weldable toy bead B accommodated in the mounting hole 40 does not pass through the mounting hole 40 and does not fall to the rear side of the mounting hole 40. In the present embodiment, the outer diameter D3 of the weldable toy bead B is, for example, about 5.0 mm. In addition, in the present embodiment, the opening diameter D1 of the first opening portion 41 and the opening diameter D2 of the second opening portion 42 are, for example, in the range of about 4.8 mm to about 5.0 mm, but, as described above, the opening diameter D2 of the second opening portion 42 is smaller than the outer diameter D3 of the weldable toy bead B. In addition, in the present embodiment, the dimension D4 in the depth direction is, for example, approximately 5.0 mm or more.

[0023] like Figure 3As shown, the above-mentioned reinforcing rib 20b is provided on the rear side of each mounting hole 40 so that the reinforcing rib 20b contacts the opening end of each second opening portion 42 from the rear side. The reinforcing rib 20b extends from the central portion of the opening of each second opening portion 42 in the left-right direction in the upward and downward direction so that each second opening portion 42 is divided into two left and right openings by the reinforcing rib 20b. The weldable toy bead B can be easily removed from the mounting hole 40 by pushing the weldable toy bead B held in the mounting hole 40 forward from the rear side of each mounting hole 40 to the opening of the second opening portion 42 with a thin pin or the like. When the weldable toy bead B in a wet state is embedded in the mounting hole 40, water attached to the weldable toy bead B is discharged to the rear side of the storage box 10 through the second opening portion 42, thereby preventing water from accumulating in the mounting hole 40.

[0024] As described above, in the storage box 10 according to the embodiment of the present disclosure, while a plurality of weldable toy beads B are stored in the storage portion 20c, the weldable toy beads B are embedded and held in the respective mounting holes 40 of the main body 20, thereby improving the decorativeness of the storage box 10. At this time, the weldable toy beads B do not protrude from the mounting holes 40, so that even if the storage box 10 falls forward, the weldable toy beads B embedded in the mounting holes 40 will not be damaged by collision with the ground, etc. In addition, in the present embodiment, the opening shape of the two upper first openings 41 is different from the opening shape of the lowermost first opening 41, thereby providing visual enjoyment.

[0025] In addition, by pushing the weldable toy bead B forward from the rear side of the mounting hole 40 through the opening of the second opening portion 42, the weldable toy bead B can be easily removed from the mounting hole 40. As described above, the storage box 10 according to the embodiment of the present disclosure can not only store the weldable toy bead B, but also utilize and enjoy the weldable toy bead B.

[0026] According to the above-described embodiment of the present disclosure, a storage box for weldable toy beads according to the following aspects can be provided.

[0027] According to a first aspect of the present disclosure, a storage box for weldable toy beads includes: a main body; and a storage portion, which is arranged in the main body and is configured to store a plurality of weldable toy beads, wherein the main body has at least one recess, which is configured to allow one weldable toy bead to be embedded and retained. The recess has: a first opening, which is arranged to be exposed from the main body to the outside and opens with a first opening diameter that is substantially equal to the outer diameter of the one weldable toy bead; and a second opening, which is arranged at the bottom of the at least one recess and opens with a second opening diameter that is smaller than the outer diameter of the one weldable toy bead. The at least one recess has a size in the depth direction to store the entire one weldable toy bead.

[0028] According to this structure, the outer surface of the weldable toy bead embedded in the recess contacts the inner surface of the recess so that the weldable toy bead can be embedded and retained in the recess. By embedding and retaining one weldable toy bead in the recess while storing a plurality of weldable toy beads in the storage portion, the weldable toy bead can be visually identified from the first opening (which is exposed from the main body to the outside), thereby improving the decorativeness of the storage box for weldable toy beads. Furthermore, the weldable toy bead is integrally embedded in the recess, and even if the storage box for weldable toy beads is tipped toward the first opening, the weldable toy bead embedded in the recess will not be damaged by collision with the ground or the like. Furthermore, by pushing the weldable toy bead out from the second opening, the weldable toy bead can be easily taken out of the recess. Therefore, the storage box for weldable toy beads can not only store the weldable toy beads, but also utilize and enjoy the weldable toy beads.

[0029] In the storage box for weldable toy beads according to the second aspect, the second opening has a substantially elliptical shape or an elongated hole shape.

[0030] According to this configuration, even when a reinforcing rib or the like is provided on the rear side of the second opening, the opening of the second opening is not too narrow, and the weldable toy bead can be pushed out from the recess through the second opening.

[0031] The storage box for weldable toy beads according to the third aspect further includes a rib member that contacts the opening end of the second opening or is provided near the opening end of the second opening. In the storage box for weldable toy beads according to the fourth aspect, the rib member is provided to define a lattice shape.

[0032] According to this structure, a lattice-shaped member such as a rib-shaped member is set so as not to interfere with the opening of the second opening portion, so that the opening end of the second opening portion and / or the surrounding area of ​​the recess including the second opening portion can be reinforced by the rib-shaped member, and at the same time, the weldable toy beads in the recess can be pushed out through the second opening portion.

[0033] In the storage box for weldable toy beads according to the fifth aspect, the at least one recess includes a plurality of recesses, and a first opening of at least one of the plurality of recesses has an opening shape different from a first opening of another of the plurality of recesses.

[0034] According to this configuration, by fitting and holding the weldable toy beads in the plurality of recessed portions, the decorativeness of the weldable toy beads storage box can be further improved, and the pleasure of using the weldable toy beads can be further enhanced.

[0035] Although the embodiments of the present disclosure are described above, the present disclosure is not limited to the above embodiments, and various changes can be made without departing from the main purpose. For example, in the above embodiments, an example is given in which three mounting holes are provided in the fastening portion along the up-down direction, but there is no limitation on the number of mounting holes provided in the main body, the arrangement of the mounting holes, the shape of the first opening, etc. In the above embodiments, the weldable toy bead B is exemplified as having a spherical shape, but the weldable toy bead B may have various shapes other than a spherical shape, such as a polyhedron.

Claims

1. A storage box for weldable toy beads, comprising: Main body; as well as a storage portion, the storage portion being provided in the main body portion and being configured to store a plurality of weldable toy beads, Features: The main body has at least one recess configured to allow a weldable toy bead to be inserted and retained; The at least one recess has: a first opening portion, the first opening portion being provided to be exposed to the outside from the main body portion and opening with a first opening diameter substantially equal to the outer diameter of the one fusible toy bead; and a second opening portion, the second opening portion being disposed at the bottom of the at least one recess and opening with a second opening diameter smaller than the outer diameter of the one fusible toy bead; The at least one recess has a dimension in the depth direction to accommodate the entire one fusible toy bead.

2. The storage box for weldable toy beads according to claim 1, wherein: The second opening has a substantially elliptical shape or a substantially long hole shape.

3. The storage box for weldable toy beads according to claim 1, wherein: The storage box for weldable toy beads also includes: A rib-shaped member is in contact with an opening end of the second opening or is provided near the opening end of the second opening.

4. The storage box for weldable toy beads according to claim 3, wherein: The rib-like members are arranged to define a lattice shape.

5. The storage box for weldable toy beads according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein: The at least one recess comprises a plurality of recesses, and A first opening portion of at least one of the plurality of recesses has an opening shape different from a first opening portion of another one of the plurality of recesses.

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