Card product

Abstract

The present invention addresses the problem of providing a card product capable of preventing a probing behavior and collecting remaining components as recyclable garbage after the card is taken out. A card product (10) is provided with: a tray (11) having a recess (112); a card pack (12) comprising one or more cards (21) and a pillow (22) that accommodates the one or more cards (21); and a packaging material (13) which, in a state in which the one card package (12) is housed in the recess (112) of the tray (11), can maintain a state in which the one card package (12) is housed in the recess (112) of the tray (11) by covering the one card package (12) housed in the recess (112) of the tray (11) from above. The recessed portion (112) of the tray (11) has a depth such that one card package (12) cannot cross a side wall (111) of the recessed portion (112) in a state where the one card package (12) is housed in the recessed portion (112) of the tray (11) and housed in the packaging material (13), and has a lateral width such that the one card package (12) cannot move in a lateral direction in a state where the one card package (12) is housed in the recessed portion (112) of the tray (11).

Description

(19) State Intellectual Property Office (12) Invention Patent Application (10) Application Publication Number (43) Application Publication Date (21) Application Number 202510853943.7 (22) Application Date 2025.06.24 (30) Priority Data 2024-103426 2024.06.26 JP (71) Applicant Angel Group Co., Ltd. Address Shiga Prefecture, Japan (72) Inventor Shigeta Tai (74) Patent Agency Beijing Panhua Law Firm 11336 Patent Attorney Yan Fuxin (51) Int.Cl. B65D 75 / 32 (2006.01) B65D 75 / 46 (2006.01) B65D 75 / 56 (2006.01) (54) Title of Invention: Card Product (57) Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide a card product that can prevent probing and allow the remaining parts to be recycled as recyclable waste after the cards are removed. The card product (10) comprises: a tray (11) having a recess (112); a card pouch (12) including one or more cards (21) and a pillow-shaped object (22) for holding one or more cards (21); and packaging material (13) which, when a card pouch (12) is placed in the recess (112) of the tray (11), can maintain the state of the card pouch (12) placed in the recess (112) of the tray (11) by covering the card pouch (12) placed in the recess (112) of the tray (11) from above. The recess (112) of the tray (11) has a depth that prevents a card pack (12) from passing through the side wall (111) of the recess (112) when a card pack (12) is stored in the recess (112) of the tray (11) and in the packaging material (13), and has a lateral width that prevents a card pack (12) from moving laterally when a card pack (12) is stored in the recess (112) of the tray (11). Claims 1 page, Description 5 pages, Drawings 8 pages, CN 121201582 A 2025.12.26 CN 1 21 20 15 82 A 1. A card product comprising: a tray having a recess; a card pouch including one or more cards and a pillow-shaped object for receiving the one or more cards; and packaging material that, when the card pouch is received in the recess of the tray, can maintain the card pouch within the recess of the tray by covering the card pouch received in the recess of the tray from above, wherein the recess of the tray has a depth such that the card pouch cannot extend beyond the sidewall of the recess when the card pouch is received in the recess of the tray and received by the packaging material, and has a depth such that the card pouch is within the sidewall of the recess.A card pack is housed in the recess of the tray with a lateral width that prevents the card pack from moving laterally. The pillow-shaped object and / or the packaging material are marked with the theme of the card pack. The packaging material houses the tray and the card pack and is sealed by heat pressing. The tray, the pillow-shaped object, and the packaging material are made of a single material. After the one or more cards are removed, the tray, the pillow-shaped object, and the packaging material can be discarded as separate parts. 2. The card product according to claim 1, wherein the packaging material is transparent. 3. The card product according to claim 1, wherein the packaging material is marked with the same markings as the pillow-shaped object. 4. The card product according to claim 1, wherein the packaging material has a bag-like shape. 5. The card product according to claim 1, wherein the pillow-shaped object houses the one or more cards and is sealed by heat pressing. 6. The card product according to claim 1, wherein the cards are exchange cards. 7. The card product of claim 6, wherein the one or more cards are assigned any one of a plurality of values. 8. The card product of claim 6, wherein the one or more cards are cards randomly selected from a plurality of types of cards. 9. The card product of claim 1, wherein the pillow-shaped object holds the one or more cards in a manner that makes the contents of the one or more cards invisible. 10. The card product of claim 1, wherein the packaging material holds the one or more cards in a manner that makes the contents of the one or more cards invisible. 11. The card product of claim 1, wherein the tray is labeled with the theme of the card pack. Claims 1 / 1 page 2 CN 121201582 A Card Product Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to a card product packaged for sale. Background Art

[0002] Exchange cards (hereinafter referred to as "cards") are sold in a package called a pillow-shaped bag, where the contents cannot be seen (hereinafter also referred to as a "card pack"). Figure 5 is a cross-sectional view of a card pack. In the card pack 100 shown in Figure 5, five cards 101 are packaged in a pillow-shaped bag 102.

[0003] Each card has various rarities and even "strength" for use in games. Purchasers generally believe that the higher the rarity or strength of a card, the higher its value. People who intend to purchase cards (hereinafter referred to as "purchasers") want to understand the contents of the packaged cards and purchase cards with higher value. Before purchasing, they sometimes conduct research on the card pack they intend to purchase.

[0004] By probing, the purchaser infers the value of the cards inside without opening the pillow-shaped container. The purchaser particularly desires to determine which card packs contain high-value cards through probing. Figure 6 illustrates an example of a conventional probing method. Through the probing method, which has become problematic, as shown in Figure 6, the purchaser presses the cards 101 inside the pillow-shaped container 102 from the edge, causing the cards 101 to shift within the container 102. In this state, a lamp L is shone from the side, and the value of the cards 101 is inferred by observing the contents of the edge portion of the cards 101. It should be noted that shifting the cards is not only for inferring the value of the topmost card, but also for inferring the value of the second card below it and the cards after it.

[0005] Furthermore, even without shimmering the pillow-shaped container 102 with the lamp L, the contents and even the value of the cards 101 can be inferred by rubbing the cards 101 together within the container 102 and sensing the friction or unevenness of the cards 101 with the touch of the fingers.

[0006] To prevent such probing, blister packaging can be used. Figure 7 shows an example of a card pack packaged using a conventional blister packaging method. In blister packaging, the card pack 100 is placed on a paper backing 103, and then a tray-shaped blister 104, formed by deforming plastic in a manner corresponding to the shape of the card pack 100, is placed on top. A flange 104a is formed around the periphery of the portion of the blister 104 that corresponds to the deformed portion of the card pack for adhesion to the paper backing. By bonding the flange 104a to the backing 103 with adhesive 105, direct contact between the purchaser and the pillow-shaped portion 102 of the card pack 100 is prevented.

[0007] With this blister packaging method, probing behavior that involves misaligning the cards inside the pillow-shaped portion 102 and irradiating them from the side can be prevented.

[0008] Summary of the Invention

[0009] Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0009] However, as shown in FIG8, the blister packaging method has the following problems: when the plastic blister 104 is peeled off from the backing paper 103, the paper substrate of the backing paper 103 will adhere to the adhesive portion of the plastic blister 104 due to the adhesive 105, or even if the paper substrate is not attached to the blister 104, the adhesive 105 will still adhere to the blister 104 and the backing paper 103, thus making it impossible to recycle the blister 104 and the backing paper 103 as recyclable waste, which is environmentally unfriendly. In addition, the blister packaging method also has the problem of high cost.

[0010] Description of means for solving the problem, 1 / 5 pages, 3 CN 121201582 A

[0011] The card product of the present invention comprises: a tray having a recess; a card bag including one or more cards and a pillow-shaped object for storing the one or more cards; and packaging material that, when the card bag is stored in the recess of the tray, covers the card bag stored in the recess of the tray from above.This allows the card holder to be maintained within the recess of the tray, the recess of the tray having a depth that prevents the card holder from extending beyond the sidewall of the recess when the card holder is contained within the recess of the tray and the packaging material, and having a lateral width that prevents the card holder from moving laterally when the card holder is contained within the recess of the tray, the pillow-shaped object and / or the packaging material being labeled with the theme of the card holder, the packaging material containing the tray and the card holder and sealing them by thermoforming, the tray, the pillow-shaped object, and the packaging material being made of a single material, and the tray, the pillow-shaped object, and the packaging material being disposable as separate components after the one or more cards are removed.

[0012] According to this structure, the card pack is maintained in the recess of the tray by the packaging material. With the card pack in the recess of the tray, the purchaser cannot misalign the cards in the pillow-shaped object and expose them to light from the side in this state, thereby preventing detection. Furthermore, since the tray, the pillow-shaped object of the card pack, and the packaging material can be completely separated from each other without sticking, they can be disposed of as recyclable waste.

[0013] In the above-described card product, the packaging material can be transparent.

[0014] In the above-described card product, the packaging material can be provided with the same markings as the pillow-shaped object.

[0015] In the above-described card product, the packaging material can have a bag-like shape.

[0016] In the above-described card product, the pillow-shaped object can hold one or more cards and be sealed by heat pressing.

[0017] In the above-described card product, the cards can be exchange cards.

[0018] In the above-described card product, the one or more cards may be assigned any of a plurality of values.

[0019] In the above-described card product, the one or more cards may be cards randomly selected from a plurality of types of cards.

[0020] In the above-described card product, the pillow-shaped object may store the one or more cards in a manner that makes the contents of the stored one or more cards invisible.

[0021] In the above-described card product, the packaging material may store the one or more cards in a manner that makes the contents of the stored one or more cards invisible.

[0022] In the above-described card product, the tray may be labeled with the theme of the card pack.

[0023] FIG1 is a cross-sectional view of a card product according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0024] FIG2 is a plan view of a card product according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0025] FIG3 is a cross-sectional view of a modified card product according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0026] FIG4 is a plan view of a modified card product according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0027] FIG5 is a cross-sectional view of a conventional card pack;

[0028] FIG6 is a diagram showing an example of a conventional exploration behavior;

[0029] FIG7 is a diagram showing an example of a card pack packaged using a conventional blister packaging method; Specification 2 / 5 pages 4 CN 121201582 A

[0030] FIG8 is an exploded view showing an example of a card pack packaged using a conventional blister packaging method. Detailed Description

[0031] Hereinafter, methods for implementing the invention will be described, but the embodiments described below are merely examples, and the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described below. Furthermore, the elements of the various embodiments can be arbitrarily combined.

[0032] FIG1 is a cross-sectional view of a card product according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG2 is a plan view of a card product according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in Figures 1 and 2, the card product 10 includes: a tray 11 having a recess; a card pouch 12; and a packaging material 13 that houses the tray 11 and the card pouch when a card pouch 12 is housed in the recess of the tray 11. The tray 11, the card pouch 12, and the packaging material 13 are all rectangular, therefore, the card product 10 is also rectangular.

[0033] The card pouch 12 includes multiple cards (5 in this embodiment) 21 and a pillow-shaped object 22 for housing these cards 21. The pillow-shaped object 22 is formed into a cylindrical shape by bonding and heat-pressing the opposite sides of a rectangular film material together, folding it such that the bonding portion 223 is located in the center of the rear surface 222, and forming a bag shape by heat-pressing the upper bonding portion 224 and the lower bonding portion 225 together. The side without the bonding portion 223 is the front surface 221. The upper fitting portion 224 is provided with holes 226 for hanging the card pack 12.

[0034] The front surface 221 is marked with the theme of the card pack 12 by printing. The theme refers to the type of card product, and the pillow 22 encapsulates cards 21 that conform to the theme. The theme is, for example, a specific sports league, a specific card game, etc. In the case of a sports league theme, the content of the card 21 can be the athlete belonging to that league, and in the case of a card game theme, the content of the card 21 can be the character or even the weapon appearing in the game.

[0035] The cards 21 are exchange cards. Exchange cards can be used for games or not. Multiple cards 21 are randomly selected from multiple types (e.g., hundreds of types) and stored in the pillow 22. Multiple types are assigned multiple values. The value of each card 21 can be indicated on the card 21 by a value symbol (e.g., a special image, a value indicating rarity, or a value indicating strength), or it can be determined by the purchaser based on its rarity in the market or its strength in the game, without a value symbol being marked on the card. The value symbol of the card 21 may also appear on the edge of the card 21.(For example, applying a pattern on the border indicating high value to the edge of card 21), in which case it is the object of the probing behavior specifically illustrated in FIG. 6.

[0036] The purchaser wants to purchase the card pack 12 containing high-value cards 21, but with the cards 21 stored in the pillow 22, the purchaser cannot visually confirm the contents including the value of the cards 21, and can only purchase the card pack 12 by chance. It should be noted that the number of cards 21 stored in the card pack 12 will be disclosed to the purchaser, but the card product 10 may also contain only 1 card 21.

[0037] The tray 11 is formed of plastic, which forms a tray shape with a recess 112 surrounded by the four sidewalls 111 formed by sidewalls 111 on the edge portions of the four sides of the equivalent rectangle. The recess 112 has a depth equivalent to or greater than the thickness of the card pack 12. Therefore, when the card holder 12 is stored in the recess 112 of the tray 11, the card holder 12 has a depth that prevents it from extending beyond the sidewall 111 of the recess 112. Furthermore, when the card holder 12 is stored in the recess 112 of the tray 11, the recess 112 of the tray 11 has a lateral width that prevents the card holder 12 from moving laterally. It should be noted that the tray 11 may also be marked with a theme.

[0038] The packaging material 13 is made of a transparent component. The packaging material 13 is formed into a cylindrical shape by bonding and heat-pressing the opposite sides of a rectangular film material together, folding it such that the bonded portion 133 is located in the center of the rear surface 132, and forming a bag shape by heat-pressing the upper bonded portion 134 and the lower bonded portion 135 respectively. The side without the bonded portion 133 is the front surface 131. Instruction manual, pages 3 / 5, CN 121201582 A

[0039] The card product 10 is manufactured by encapsulating five cards 21 in a pillow-shaped object 22 to create a card pouch 12, storing the card pouch 12 in the recess 112 of a tray 11, and encapsulating the card pouch 12 stored in the tray 11 in packaging material 13. At this time, the card pouch 12 is stored in the tray 11 with its front surface 221 facing upward relative to the tray 11 which opens upward relative to the recess 112, and the card pouch 12 stored in the tray 11 is encapsulated in the packaging material 13 such that the same side of the front surface 221 of the card pouch 12 becomes the front surface 131 of the packaging material 13.

[0040] In this state, the front surface of the packaging material 13 covers the card holder 12 by pressing it against the front surface 221 side, thus preventing the card holder 12 from shifting out of the tray 11 and ensuring that the edge of the card holder 12 does not extend beyond the side wall 111 of the tray 11, thereby maintaining the card holder 12 within the recess 112 of the tray 11. With this structure, the purchaser cannot...By staggering the cards 21 within the card pouch 12 of the card product 10, probing can be prevented.

[0041] In this way, in the card product 10, the pillow-shaped object 22, the tray 11, and the packaging material 13 are configured to be independent of each other. Therefore, after opening the card product 10 and removing the cards 21, the pillow-shaped object 22, the tray 11, and the packaging material 13 become separate parts, and no part of any of them remains on any part due to adhesive. Furthermore, since the pillow-shaped object 22, the tray 11, and the packaging material 13 are each made of a single material, they can be recycled as recyclable waste.

[0042] After purchasing the card product 10, the purchaser opens the packaging material 13, further removes the card pouch 12 from the tray 11, and opens the pillow-shaped object 22, thereby removing the cards 21. The pillow-shaped object 22, the tray 11, and the packaging material 13 can be recycled as recyclable waste.

[0043] (Modification)

[0044] In the above embodiment, by printing the theme of the card product 10 on the front surface 221 of the pillow-shaped object 22 and making the packaging material 13 a transparent film, the theme of the pillow-shaped object marked on the card product 10 can be visually confirmed even when it is packaged in the packaging material 13. However, it is also possible to print the theme of the card product 10 on the front surface 131 of the packaging material 13 instead. In this case, the theme can be printed on the inner side or the outer side of the packaging material 13. In addition, the packaging material 13 can be made opaque so that the card pack 12 inside the packaging material 13 cannot be visually confirmed from the outside of the packaging material 13.

[0045] In addition, the theme can be printed on the packaging material 13 and also on the pillow-shaped object 22 as in the above embodiment. In this case, the printing content of the packaging material 13 and the printing content of the pillow-shaped object 22 can be the same or different. Alternatively, the pillow-shaped object 22 can be transparent, so that the card holder 12 inside is not visible due to printing on the front surface 131 and the back surface 132 of the packaging material 13.

[0046] Furthermore, in the above embodiment, the card holder 12 contains five cards 21, but the number of cards 21 included in the card holder 12 may be more than five or less than five, or it may be one. Further, in the above embodiment, the packaging material 13 contains one card holder 12, but the packaging material 13 may contain multiple card holders 12. In this case, the depth of the recess 112 of the tray 11 is set to be deeper, so that it is formed to have a depth that can completely contain the multiple card holders 12, that is, a depth greater than the total thickness of the multiple card holders 12.

[0047] Furthermore, in the above embodiment, the packaging material 13 has a bag shape formed of film material, but the packaging material may also beInstead of a box made of paper. In particular, as described above, when multiple card holders 12 are housed in packaging material 13, packaging material 13 can be a box.

[0048] Furthermore, in the above embodiment, the recess 112 of the tray 11 opens upward, but the tray 11 may have a cover for confining the card holders 12 housed in the recess 112 within the recess 112. The cover may be integrally formed with the tray 11.

[0049] Furthermore, in the above embodiment, by opening the recess 112 of the tray 11 upward, the card holders 12 with the front surface 221 of the pillow-shaped object 22 facing upward are housed there, and the front surface 221 of the pillow-shaped object 22 and the front surface 131 of the packaging material 13 are set on the same side, so that the subject printed on the front surface 221 of the pillow-shaped object 22 does not overlap with the bonding portion 133 of the packaging material 13. As shown in FIG3, the front and back of the tray 11 may also be reversed instead.

[0050] In this case, the card holder 12 is placed in the tray 11 with the front surface 221 of the pillow-shaped object 22 in contact with the bottom surface of the recess 112 of the tray 11. Furthermore, the card holder 12 placed in the tray 11 is placed in the packaging material 13 so that the front surface 221 of the pillow-shaped object 22 and the front surface 131 of the packaging material 13 are on the same side. By doing so, the printing of the subject on the front surface 221 of the pillow-shaped object 22 can be visually confirmed from the outside through the bottom surface of the transparent tray 11 and the front surface 131 of the transparent packaging material 13.

[0051] Furthermore, in the above embodiment, the pillow-shaped object 22 is provided with a hanging hole 226. However, as shown in FIG4, a hanging hole 136 may also be provided in the upper fitting portion 134 of the packaging material 13.

[0052] Symbol Explanation:

[0053] 10 Card Product

[0054] 11 Tray

[0055] 12 Card Bag

[0056] 13 Packaging Material

[0057] 21 Card

[0058] 22 Pillow-shaped Object

[0059] 111 Side Wall

[0060] 112 Recess

[0061] 131 Front Surface

[0062] 132 Back Surface

[0063] 133 Adhesive Part

[0064] 134 Upper Adhesive Part

[0065] 135 Lower Adhesive Part

[0066] 136 Hole

[0067] 221 Front Surface

[0068] 222 Back Surface

[0069] 223 Adhesive Part

[0070] 224 Upper bonding portion

[0071] 225 Lower bonding portion

[0072] 226 Hole. Specification 5 / 5 page 7 CN 121201582 A Figure 1 Specification Drawing 1 / 8 page 8 CN 121201582 A Figure 2 SpecificationFigure 2 / 8, page 9, CN 121201582 A; Figure 3, page 10, CN 121201582 A; Figure 4, page 11, CN 121201582 A; Figure 5, page 12, CN 121201582 A; Figure 6, page 13, CN 121201582 A; Figure 7, page 14, CN 121201582 A; Figure 8, page 15, CN 121201582 A; Abstract: The present invention addresses the problem of providing a card product capable of preventing probing behavior and collecting remaining components as recyclable garbage after the card is taken out. A card product (10) is provided with: a tray (11) having a recess (112); a card pack (12) comprising one or more cards (21) and a pillow (22) that accommodates the one or more cards. more cards (21); and a packaging material (13) which, in a state in which the one card package (12) is housed in the recess (112) of the tray (11), can maintain a state in which the one card package (12) is housed in the recess (112) of the tray (11) by covering the one card package (12) housed in the recess (112) of the tray (11) from above. The recess (112) of thetray (11) has a depth such that one card package (12) cannot cross a side wall (111) of the recess (112) in a state where the one card package (12) is housed in the recess (112) of the tray (11) and housed in the packaging material (13), and has a lateral width such that the one card package (12) cannot move in a lateral direction in a state where the one card package (12) is housed in the recess (112) of the tray (11).

Claims

1. A card product that possesses: A tray having a recess; A card holder comprising one or more cards and a cushion-shaped container for holding said one or more cards; and The packaging material, when a card holder is stored in the recess of the tray, can maintain the state of the card holder being stored in the recess of the tray by covering the card holder stored in the recess of the tray from above. The recess of the tray has a depth such that, when a card holder is housed in the recess of the tray and within the packaging material, the card holder cannot extend beyond the side wall of the recess, and has a lateral width such that, when a card holder is housed in the recess of the tray, the card holder cannot move laterally. The pillow-shaped object and / or the packaging material are marked with the theme of the card holder. The packaging material houses the tray and the card holder, and is sealed by heat pressing. The tray, the pillow-shaped object, and the packaging material are all made of a single material. After one or more cards are removed, the tray, the pillow-shaped object, and the packaging material can be discarded as separate parts.

2. The card product according to claim 1, wherein, The packaging material is transparent.

3. The card product according to claim 1, wherein, The packaging material is marked with the same markings as the pillow-shaped object.

4. The card product according to claim 1, wherein, The packaging material has a bag-like shape.

5. The card product according to claim 1, wherein, The pillow-shaped object houses one or more cards and is sealed by heat pressing.

6. The card product according to claim 1, wherein, The cards mentioned are exchange cards.

7. The card product according to claim 6, wherein, The card or cards are assigned any of a plurality of values.

8. The card product according to claim 6, wherein, The one or more cards are cards randomly selected from the multiple types of cards.

9. The card product according to claim 1, wherein, The pillow-shaped object holds the one or more cards in a manner that makes the contents of the one or more cards invisible.

10. The card product according to claim 1, wherein, The packaging material holds the one or more cards in a manner that makes the contents of the one or more cards invisible.

11. The card product according to claim 1, wherein, The tray is labeled with the theme of the card pack.

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