STORAGE CASE FOR GAME FUSE BEADS

Abstract

Storage case for a game fuse bead comprising: a main body; and a storage compartment located within the main body. The main body has a recessed portion configured to allow the insertion and retention of a game fuse bead. The recessed portion has: a first opening designed to be exposed outside the main body and opening to a first diameter substantially equal to the external diameter of the game fuse bead; and a second opening located at the bottom of the recessed portion and opening to a second diameter smaller than the external diameter of the game fuse bead. The recessed portion has a depth dimension sufficient to hold a complete portion of the game fuse bead. (See Figure 1 for abbreviations.)

Description

Title of the invention: STORAGE CASE FOR GAME FUSE BEADS technical field

[0001] This disclosure relates to a storage case for a game fuse bead. PREVIOUS STATE OF THE ART

[0002] In the prior art, a storage case for storing and transporting a large number of beads is known. For example, patent document 1 discloses a bead storage box that is easy to carry and handle. The bead storage box comprises a flat main body and a lid connected by a hinge, as well as a plurality of hemispherical concave surfaces located inside the main body for storing the beads. When the lid is closed, a hook on the lid engages with a receiving piece on the main body, thus closing the interior.

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

[0004] Recent years have seen the rise in popularity of fusible game beads that can be fused together by simply spraying water to create a welded body of beads in various shapes. Such fusible game beads can also be stored in the prior art storage case. However, the prior art storage case is only used for storing the beads and does not allow for playing with them.

[0005] One object of this disclosure relates to a storage case for fuse bead games which not only allows the beads to be stored, but also allows the user to have fun using them.

[0006] According to one aspect of this disclosure, the storage case for a game fuse bead comprises: a main body portion; and a storage portion located within the main body portion and configured to hold a plurality of game fuse beads, the main body portion having at least one hollow portion configured to allow the insertion and retention of a game fuse bead, the at least one hollow portion having: a first opening portion designed to be exposed to the outside of the main body portion and opening to a first opening diameter substantially equal to an external diameter of the game fuse bead; and a second opening portion which is located at the level of a lower part of the at least one hollowed part and which opens to a second opening diameter smaller than the external diameter of the fusible game bead, the at least one hollowed part having a dimension in the depth direction to store an entire part of the fusible game bead.

[0007] According to one aspect of this disclosure, it is possible to provide a storage case for fuse bead games which not only allows the beads to be stored, but also allows the user to have fun using them. Brief description of the drawings

[0008] This disclosure will be described in detail on the basis of the following drawings, without limitation, where:

[0009] [Fig-1] The [Fig. 1] is a perspective view of a storage case according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, viewed from a front side;

[0010] [Fig.2] The [Fig.2] is a perspective view of the storage case according to the embodiment of this disclosure, viewed from a rear side;

[0011] [Fig.3] The [Fig.3] is a rear view of a part forming the main body with a creation tray removed from the rear side;

[0012] [Fig.4A][Fig.4B] Figures 4A and 4B are enlarged front views of the vicinity of a fastening part of the storage case, [Fig.4A] showing a state in which no fusible play beads are inserted into the mounting holes and [Fig.4B] showing a state in which fusible play beads are inserted into the mounting holes;

[0013] [Fig. 5A][Fig. 5B] Figures 5A and 5B are longitudinal sectional views of the area near the fastening part of the storage case, [Fig. 5A] being a sectional view along a Va-Va line on [Fig. 4A], and [Fig. 5B] being a sectional view along a Vb-Vb line on [Fig. 4B]; and

[0014] [Fig.6] The [Fig.6] is a longitudinal sectional view of the vicinity of the attachment part of the storage case and is a sectional view along a line VLVI on the [Fig.4B].

[0015] DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENT METHODS

[0016] An embodiment of the present disclosure will now be described with reference to the drawings. As shown in [Fig. 1], in the present embodiment, a storage case for fuse game beads (hereinafter referred to as "storage case 10") for storing fuse game beads B (see [Fig. 4B] and others) is illustrated. As shown in Figures 1 and 2, the storage case 10 comprises a main body portion 20 having a shape which imitates a handbag and a creation tray 30 that can be attached to and detached from the main body part 20. The creation tray 30 is a tray that allows play by arranging the plurality of fusible game beads B in various patterns or other ways and by combining the fusible game beads B with each other by spraying water using a sprayer or other means. As shown in [Fig. 2], one side of the main body part 20 is open so that the creation tray 30 is visible.

[0017] The body part 20 comprises a handle part 22 having a shape imitating a handbag handle, a lock part 24 having a shape imitating a lock piece, and a closure part 26 having a shape imitating a closure piece. In the following description, a side of the body part 20 on which the handle part 22 is located is designated the top side of the storage case 10, a side opposite it is designated the bottom side, a side of the main body part 20 on which the closure part 26 is located is designated the front side of the storage case 10, a side opposite it, which is an open side, is designated the back side, a right side when the main body part 20 is viewed from the front is designated the right side of the storage case 10, and a side opposite it is designated the left side.

[0018] The creation platform 30 will first be described. As shown in [Fig. 2], a storage space S to which the creation platform 30 is attached and stored is located in the main body part 20. The creation platform 30 comprises a first platform 31 having a substantially square plate shape, and a second platform 32 having a substantially square plate shape, stacked on the rear side of the first platform 31 and slightly smaller than the first platform 31. One dimension in the top-to-bottom direction of the first platform 31 is substantially equal to one dimension in the top-to-bottom direction of the storage space S. First engagement holes 20a into which the first platform 31 is engaged are respectively located at the extreme upper and lower parts of a central part in the left-to-right direction of the storage space S of the main body part 20 (see [Fig. 3]).The first plate 31 is attached to the main body part 20 by engaging in the first engagement holes 20a on the extreme upper and lower sides respectively.

[0019] The second tray 32 has a group of retaining holes 32a into which the plurality of fusible game beads B are inserted and retained. The group of retaining holes 32a has an opening facing the rear. By inserting a plurality of fusible game beads B into the group of retaining holes 32a and spraying water, the adjacent fusible game beads B are fused and combined to create an aggregate of fusible game beads B. Second engagement holes 32b, into which the first tray 31 is engaged, are located on the left and right sides of the second tray 32. The second tray 32 is hooked onto the first tray 31 when stored in the storage space S by the engagement of the first tray 31 in the second engagement holes 32b. The storage case 10 can be easily carried by grasping the handle 22 when the second tray 32 is removed.

[0020] As shown in [Fig. 3], reinforcing ribs 20b forming a lattice shape are located in the storage space S. The first tray 31 is attached to the main body part 20 in a state where a front surface of the main body is in contact with the reinforcing ribs (rib-shaped element) 20b. Therefore, during transport of the storage case 10, the first tray 31 cannot be shaken. A storage part 20c in which a plurality of fusible game beads B are stored is located between the reinforcing ribs 20b. By attaching the first tray 31 to the main body part 20 in a state in which the plurality of fusible game beads B are stored in the storage part 20c, the first tray 31 acts as a lid to close the storage part 20c, and the fusible game beads B cannot spread out of the storage part 20c.

[0021] Mounting holes 40 located in the main body portion 20, which constitute an essential part of this disclosure, will now be described. As shown in [Fig. 4A], the mounting portion 26 positioned on the lower side of a front surface of the main body portion 20 has an elliptical conical shape, elongated in the vertical direction, so as to project forward from the front surface of the main body portion 20. The mounting portion 26 is provided with three recessed mounting holes (recessed portions) 40 into which the fusible play beads B are inserted and held (mounted) at approximately equal intervals in the top-to-bottom direction.As shown in Figures 4A and 5A, each mounting hole 40 is a through hole which penetrates in the front-to-back direction, and comprises a first part forming an opening 41 which opens on the front side and a second part forming an opening 42 which is located in a lower part 40a of the mounting hole 40 and which opens on the rear side with an opening diameter smaller than that of the first part forming an opening 41 (see [Fig.6]).

[0022] As shown in [Fig. 6], the first opening portion 41 is exposed externally from the fixing portion 26 of the main body portion 20, and an opening diameter DI (a first opening diameter) of the latter is equal to an external diameter D3 of the fusible play bead B. Therefore, an external surface The fusible play bead B inserted into each mounting hole 40 is in contact with an internal surface of the mounting hole 40 and is held in the mounting hole 40 by a frictional force between the fusible play bead B and an internal surface of the mounting hole 40 (see Figures 4B and 5B). The term "equal" used to compare the opening diameter DI to the external diameter D3 may include "approximately equal." For example, as long as the mounting hole 40 can hold the fusible play bead B, the opening diameter DI may be exactly equal to the external diameter D3, or it may be slightly larger than the external diameter D3, or it may be slightly smaller than the external diameter D3.Of the three mounting holes 40, the first opening portions 41 of the two upper mounting holes 40 have a circular opening shape, and the first opening portion 41 of the mounting hole 40 on the lowest side has a regular hexagonal opening shape. Furthermore, an opening diameter D2 (a second diameter) of the second opening portion 42 is smaller than the external diameter D3 of the fusible play bead B, and an opening shape is either a horizontally elongated elliptical shape or a long hole shape. The term "elliptical shape" may include "substantially elliptical shape," and the term "long hole shape" may include "substantially long hole shape."For example, as long as the opening of the second part forming opening 42 is not excessively narrowed even when the reinforcing ribs 20b or others are located on the rear side of the second part of opening 42, the shape of the opening of the second part forming opening 42 can be a precise elliptical shape or a precise long hole shape or can be a slightly different shape from the precise elliptical shape or the precise long hole shape.

[0023] As shown in [Fig. 6], each of the mounting holes 40 has a dimension D4 in the depth direction, such that a fusible play bead B can be completely stored within it. Since the fusible play bead B is completely stored within the mounting hole 40, the fusible play bead B does not protrude from the mounting hole 40, and the external surface on its front side has the same height as an opening surface of the first opening-forming part 41 (a front surface 26a of the mounting part 26). Since the opening diameter of the second opening-forming part 42 is smaller than the external diameter D3 of the fusible play bead B, the fusible play bead B stored in the mounting hole 40 does not pass through the mounting hole 40 and does not fall onto the rear side of the mounting hole 40. In the present embodiment, the external diameter D3 of the fusible play bead B is, for example, approximately 5.0 mm.Furthermore, in this embodiment, the opening diameter DI of the first part forming the opening 41 and the opening diameter D2 of the second part forming the opening 42 are, for example, between . approximately 4.8 mm and approximately 5.0 mm, but the opening diameter D2 of the second part forming the opening 42 is smaller than the outside diameter D3 of the fusible bead B, as described above. Furthermore, in the present embodiment, the dimension D4 in the depth direction is, for example, approximately 5.0 mm or more.

[0024] As shown in [Fig. 3], on the rear side of each mounting hole 40, the reinforcing rib 20b described above is designed to contact an opening edge of each second opening portion 42 from the rear side. The reinforcing rib 20b extends upwards from a central portion in the left-right direction of the opening of each second opening portion 42, such that each second opening portion 42 is divided into two left and right openings by the reinforcing rib 20b. The fusible play bead B held in the mounting hole 40 can be easily removed from the mounting hole 40 by pushing it forwards from the rear side of each mounting hole 40 to the opening of the second opening portion 42 using a thin pin or other tool.When the wet fusible bead B is inserted into the mounting hole 40, the water bound to the fusible bead B is drained towards the rear side of the storage case 10 through the second part forming the opening 42, so that the water cannot accumulate in the mounting hole 40.

[0025] As described above, in the storage case 10 according to the embodiment of this disclosure, while the plurality of fusible game beads B are stored in the storage part 20c, the fusible game beads B are inserted and held in the respective mounting holes 40 of the main body part 20, so that the decorative character of the storage case 10 can be enhanced. At this stage, the fusible game beads B do not protrude from the mounting holes 40, so that even if the storage case 10 falls forward, the fusible game beads B inserted in the mounting holes 40 are not damaged by impact with the ground or otherwise.Furthermore, in the present embodiment, the opening shape of the first two upper parts forming opening 41 and the opening shape of the first part forming opening 41 on the lowest side are different, so that it is possible to visually appreciate the shape of the opening.

[0026] Furthermore, by pushing the fusible play bead B forward from the rear side of the mounting hole 40 through the opening in the second part forming opening 42, the fusible play bead B can be easily removed from the mounting hole 40. As described above, the storage case 10 according to the embodiment of this disclosure allows not only the fusible play bead B to be stored, but also to use the fuse bead from game B and have fun with it.

[0027] According to the embodiment of this disclosure described above, it is possible to obtain a storage case for a game fuse bead having the following aspects.

[0028] According to one aspect of this disclosure, a storage case for a game fuse bead comprises: a main body portion; and a storage portion located within the main body portion and configured to hold a plurality of game fuse beads, the main body portion having at least one recessed portion configured to allow the insertion and retention of a game fuse bead. The recessed portion comprises: a first opening portion designed to be exposed to the outside of the main body portion and opening to a first opening diameter substantially equal to an external diameter of the game fuse bead; and a second opening portion located at the level of a lower portion of the at least one recessed portion and opening to a second opening diameter smaller than the external diameter of the game fuse bead.At least one hollowed-out section has a dimension in the depth direction to accommodate an entire part of the game's fusible bead.

[0029] According to this configuration, an external surface of the fusible game bead inserted into the recessed section is in contact with an internal surface of the recessed section, such that the fusible game bead can be inserted and held in the recessed section. By inserting and holding a fusible game bead in the recessed section while storing several fusible game beads in the storage section, the fusible game bead can be visually identified by the first opening exposed on the outside of the main body section, thus enhancing the decorative appeal of the storage case for the fusible game beads.Furthermore, the fuse bead fits entirely into the recessed section, even if the fuse bead storage case falls towards the first opening, ensuring that the fuse bead inside is not damaged by impact with the ground or anything else. Additionally, by pushing the fuse bead out of the second opening, it can be easily removed from the recessed section. Thus, the fuse bead storage case not only allows for the safe storage of the fuse bead but also provides a convenient way to use and enjoy the game.

[0030] In the storage case for a game fuse bead according to a second aspect, the second part forming the opening has a substantially elliptical shape or a long hole shape.

[0031] According to this configuration, even when a reinforcing rib or other element is located on the rear side of the second opening part, the opening of the The second part forming the opening is not excessively narrowed, and the fusible play bead can be pushed out of the hollowed-out part by the second part forming the opening.

[0032] According to a third aspect, the storage case for a game fuse bead further comprises a rib-shaped element that contacts, or is located near, an opening edge of the second opening-forming part. In the storage case for a game fuse bead, according to a fourth aspect, the rib-shaped element is designed to define a lattice shape.

[0033] According to this configuration, the lattice-shaped element such as the rib-shaped element is designed not to interfere with the opening of the second opening-forming part, such that the opening edge of the second opening-forming part and / or the periphery of the hollowed-out part comprising the second opening-forming part can be reinforced by the rib-shaped element while allowing the fusible play bead in the hollowed-out part to be pushed outwards by the second opening-forming part.

[0034] In the storage case for a game fuse bead according to a fifth aspect, the at least one hollowed part comprises a plurality of hollowed parts, and the first part forming an opening of at least one hollowed part of the plurality of hollowed parts has a different opening shape from that of another hollowed part of the plurality of hollowed parts.

[0035] According to this configuration, by inserting and holding respectively fusible game beads in the plurality of hollow parts, the decorative character of the storage case for fusible game beads can be further improved and the fun character can be further enhanced by using the fusible game beads.

[0036] Although the embodiment of this disclosure has been described above, this disclosure is not limited to the above embodiment, and various modifications may be made without departing from the spirit of this disclosure. For example, in the embodiment described above, the configuration in which the three mounting holes are located in the mounting portion in a top-to-bottom direction is given by way of example, but there is no limitation as to the number of mounting holes located in the main body portion, as to the manner in which the mounting holes are arranged, as to the shape of the first opening portion, and so on. In the embodiment described above, the fusible play bead B is illustrated as having a spherical shape, but the fusible play bead B may have various shapes other than a spherical shape, such as a polyhedron.

Claims

Demands

1. Storage case (10) for fuse bead game, comprising: a main body part (20); and a storage part (20c) located in the main body part (20) and configured to store a plurality of fuse bead game (B), the main body part (20) having at least one hollowed portion (40) configured to allow the insertion and retention of a fuse bead game (B), the at least one hollowed portion (40) having: a first opening portion (41) which is designed to be exposed outside the main body part (20) and which opens to a first opening diameter (D1) substantially equal to an external diameter (D3) of the fuse bead game (B);and a second part forming an opening (42) which is located at the level of a lower part (40a) of the at least one hollowed part (40) and which opens to a second opening diameter (D2) less than the external diameter (D3) of the fusible play bead (B), and the at least one hollowed part (40) having a dimension (D4) in the depth direction to store an entire part of the fusible play bead (B).;

2. Storage case (10) for fuse bead of game according to claim 1, in which the second part forming opening (42) has a substantially elliptical shape or a substantially long hole shape.

3. Storage case (10) for fuse bead of game according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising: a rib-shaped element (20b) which is in contact with an opening edge of the second opening-forming part (42) or which is disposed near it.

4. Storage case (10) for fuse bead game according to claim 3, wherein the rib-shaped element (20b) is designed to define a lattice shape.

5. Storage case (10) for a game fuse bead according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein at least one hollowed-out portion (40) comprises a plurality of hollowed-out parts (40), and in which the first opening part (41) of at least one hollowed part of the plurality of hollowed parts (40) has a different opening shape from that of another hollowed part of the plurality of hollowed parts (40).