Long wallet

Abstract

To provide an easy-to-use long wallet as small in size as possible.SOLUTION: A long wallet according to the present invention has a wallet body 10 provided with L-shaped opening / closing fasteners 11 (11a and 11b). A gusset 20 is attached to the rear side of the wallet body 10, which is not provided with the opening / closing fastener 11. Also, the gusset 20 is attached to the front side of the wallet body 10, which is provided with the opening / closing fastener 11. The gusset 20 is an accordion gusset.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a long wallet that can store bills without folding them. [Background technology]

[0002] Various long wallets have been developed to date (Patent Document 1, Patent Document 2, etc.). [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] JP 2007-160054 A [Patent Document 2] Utility Model Registration No. 3201232 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] However, long wallets are designed to store bills without folding them, so their size inevitably has to be large. As a result, they cannot be put into the small bags or pockets that are popular these days, which often limits their use.

[0005] Therefore, the applicant of the present application previously filed a patent application (Patent Application No. 2022-143712) with the aim of providing a long wallet that is as small as possible and easy to use. The present invention is a sequel to this application. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] In order to achieve the above object, the first invention is a long wallet that opens and closes with an L-shaped zipper, and is characterized in that a gusset is attached to the front of the wallet body where the zipper is located. A second invention is a long wallet according to the first invention, characterized in that the gusset is an accordion gusset. The third invention is a long wallet according to the second invention, characterized in that, of the connecting plate portions that make up the accordion gusset, the connecting plate portion that is attached to the wallet body and extends into the interior of the wallet has a core material inserted therein. The fourth invention is a long wallet according to the second or third invention, further comprising a partition plate connecting one valley portion and the other peak portion of the organ gusset attached to both the front and back of the wallet body. The fifth invention is a long wallet according to any one of the first to fourth inventions, characterized in that the gusset on the rear side of the wallet body, which does not have a zipper, is made higher so that the inside of the wallet is hidden. The sixth invention is a long wallet according to any one of the first to fifth inventions, characterized in that a dedicated storage section for storing IC cards is provided on the inside of either the left or right side of the wallet body. A seventh invention is a long wallet according to the sixth invention, characterized in that the dedicated storage section is provided on the upper side of the wallet body where it does not overlap with coins. In addition, the "dedicated storage section" of the sixth and seventh inventions is not limited to the long wallet according to any of the first to fifth inventions, but can also be applied to a "long wallet" without these limitations. The eighth invention is a long wallet according to any one of the first to seventh inventions, characterized in that a card storage section for storing a plurality of cards is provided inside the wallet body, and the card storage section is provided on the upper side of the wallet body 10 so as not to overlap with coins. A ninth invention is the long wallet according to the eighth invention, characterized in that a part (particularly an upper part) of the cards protrudes from the card storage section. Effect of the Invention

[0007] The present invention has the following advantages. (1) In long wallets that open and close with an L-shaped zipper (L-shaped zipper long wallet), a gusset that was not previously present can be attached to the front of the wallet body, significantly reducing the risk of bills and other stored items spilling out, providing users with a sense of security. (2) The gusset is an organ gusset, which improves storage capacity while maintaining a thin and smart shape. (3) Of the connecting plates that make up the accordion gusset, by incorporating a core material (or using a material of the same hardness as the core material) into the connecting plate that is attached to the wallet body and extends into the interior of the wallet, the shape and function of the gusset can be fully maintained without losing its shape. (4) By providing a partition plate connecting the valley portion on one side of the accordion gusset attached to both the front and back of the wallet body and the peak portion on the other side, it is possible to secure space to store long items such as receipts separately from bills. (5) The back gusset of the wallet body, which does not have a zipper, can be made higher so that the inside of the wallet is hidden, preventing the risk of the contents of the wallet being seen or the risk of the contents falling out of the wallet. (6) By providing a dedicated storage section for IC cards on either the left or right side of the inside of the wallet body, you can reliably use the desired IC card even if there are multiple IC cards stored in the wallet by simply holding (touching) the side of the wallet body with the dedicated storage section over an IC card reader without removing the IC card from the wallet. (7) By providing the dedicated storage area at the top of the wallet body where it does not overlap with coins, the convenience of using IC cards can be improved without compromising the slimness of the wallet. (8) By locating the card storage section on the upper part of the wallet body where it does not overlap with the coins, dead space is eliminated and the thickness of the wallet can be efficiently reduced. (9) Since a portion of the cards (especially the upper portion) protrudes from the card storage section, it becomes easier to remove the cards from the card storage section. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0008] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram (1) showing a first embodiment of a long wallet according to the present invention. [Diagram 2] FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing the first embodiment of the long wallet according to the present invention. [Diagram 3] FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing a second embodiment of a long wallet according to the present invention. [Figure 4] FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram (1) showing a third embodiment of a long wallet according to the present invention. [Diagram 5] FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram (2) showing a third embodiment of the long wallet according to the present invention. [Figure 6] FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram (1) showing a fourth embodiment of a long wallet according to the present invention. [Figure 7] FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram (2) showing a fourth embodiment of the long wallet according to the present invention. [Figure 8] FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram (1) showing a fifth embodiment of the long wallet according to the present invention. [Figure 9] FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram (2) showing the fifth embodiment of the long wallet according to the present invention. [Figure 10] FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram (1) showing a sixth embodiment of the long wallet according to the present invention. [Figure 11] FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram (2) showing the sixth embodiment of the long wallet according to the present invention. [Figure 12] FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a sixth embodiment of the long wallet according to the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0009] An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. 1 and 2 are explanatory diagrams showing a first embodiment of a long wallet according to the present invention. As shown in Fig. 1, the long wallet according to the present invention is equipped with an L-shaped opening and closing fastener 11 (11a, 11b) on the wallet body 10. And, not only is a gusset 20 attached to the rear side of the wallet body 10 where the opening and closing fastener 11 is not attached, but also a gusset 20 is attached to the front side of the wallet body 10 where the opening and closing fastener 11 is attached (generally, a gusset is not attached to the front side where the opening and closing fastener is located). The presence of the gusset 20 makes it possible to prevent stored items such as bills from spilling out from the front side of the wallet body 10.

[0010] The gusset 20 shown in Fig. 1 is an organ gusset. An organ gusset is a gusset that is folded in a bellows shape like an accordion. In the present invention, an organ gusset is used as the gusset 20 to realize structures such as those of the second to fifth embodiments described below. FIG. 2 shows an example of a pattern for the gusset 20 (organ gusset).

[0011] FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a second embodiment of the long wallet according to the present invention. The gusset 20 shown in Fig. 3 is made up of connecting plates 21, 21, ... that make up the organ gusset. However, simply attaching the organ gusset to the wallet body 10 may result in the shape being distorted (Fig. 3, left). Therefore, a core material is inserted into the connecting plate portions 21a, 21b (connecting plate portions extending into the interior of the wallet) attached to the wallet body 10 at both ends (FIG. 3, center). Then, the gusset 20 attached to the wallet body 10 maintains its shape as an organ gusset. The product can be designed to function fully and fit snugly (Figure 3, right).

[0012] 4 and 5 are explanatory diagrams showing a third embodiment of the long wallet according to the present invention. As shown in Figures 4 and 5, the wallet is provided with a partition plate 30 that connects the valley portion 22 on one side of the gussets 20, 20 attached to both the front and rear sides of the wallet body 10 with the peak portion 23 on the other side. This forms a new space 15 between the partition plate 30 and the inner surface 12 of the wallet body 10, allowing receipts and other long items to be stored separately from bills.

[0013] 6 and 7 are explanatory diagrams showing a fourth embodiment of the long wallet according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 6, in conventional long wallets, part of the inside of the wallet (bills, etc.) is visible from the rear side of the wallet body 10 which does not have an opening and closing fastener 11 (the long wallet in the lower part of FIG. 6). However, this is not desirable from the standpoint of safety and crime prevention. Therefore, the gusset 20 (= rear gusset) on the rear side of the wallet body 10 that does not have the opening and closing fastener 11 is made high so that the inside of the wallet is hidden (the long wallet at the top of Figure 6). This prevents the contents of the wallet from being seen or falling out of the wallet.

[0014] FIG. 7 illustrates a pattern for the gusset 20 (back gusset) illustrated in FIG. If the back gusset was only made taller, the part connected to the space 15 would get in the way when sewing the opening and closing zipper 11 and the wallet body 10 together in the final process, making it impossible to sew them together. For this reason, we designed it to curve gently so that bills and the like would be hidden in the final dimensions.

[0015] 8 and 9 are explanatory diagrams showing a fifth embodiment of the long wallet according to the present invention. As shown in Fig. 8, a dedicated storage section 17 for storing an IC card Y is provided on the inner surface 12 on either the left or right side of the wallet body 10. As a result, even if multiple IC cards Y are stored in the wallet body 10, the desired IC card can be used reliably by simply holding (touching) the face of the wallet body 10 on the side where the dedicated storage section 17 is provided over an IC card reader without removing the IC card Y from the wallet body 10 (for example, a transportation IC card can be stored in the dedicated storage section 17, and one can pass through the ticket gate at a station smoothly by simply holding the wallet body 10 over it).

[0016] As shown in Figure 9, it is advisable to provide dedicated storage section 17 on the upper side of wallet body 10 so as not to overlap with coins (500 yen coins shown) stored in wallet body 10. Coins are heavy, so they tend to accumulate on the lower side of wallet body 10. By providing dedicated storage section 17 on the upper side of wallet body 10 to avoid this, it is possible to improve convenience without compromising the thinness of wallet body 10.

[0017] The wallet body 10 may be provided with a card storage section for storing multiple cards, but it is preferable that this card storage section is provided on the upper side of the wallet body 10 so as not to overlap with coins, similar to the dedicated storage section 17. In this case, it is also preferable that a part of the cards (especially the upper part) protrudes from the card storage section. This is because it makes it easier to take out the cards.

[0018] 10 to 12 are explanatory diagrams showing another embodiment (sixth embodiment) of the long wallet according to the present invention. First, FIG. 10 illustrates a long wallet having the structure of the above-mentioned first to fifth embodiments (the present invention). As shown in FIG. 10, by being equipped with the structure of the present invention, long wallet X has been able to achieve the smallest size (164mm wide x 85mm long x 15mm thick) of any L-shaped zipper long wallet. The largest bill, the 10,000 yen note, is 160mm wide (according to the Bank of Japan website). Therefore, long wallet X can store a 10,000 yen note with a width that is 4mm wider than the bill. This is an extremely excellent storage capacity.

[0019] Next, FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram illustrating the vertical width of the long wallet X shown in FIG. Long wallets have a section called "yu" that allows for the "play" required to open and close the wallet. Zipper width (30mm) - total seam allowance (left and right) (12mm) + safety margin (10mm) =28mm So we decided on a value of 22mm. As a result, the vertical width is now 85 mm (when stored) (the long wallet at the top of Figure 11), which contributed to a reduction in size from the previous model (the long wallet at the bottom of Figure 11).

[0020] 12 is an explanatory diagram illustrating the thickness of the long wallet X shown in FIG. By changing the zipper used from a No. 5 zipper to a No. 3 zipper, the wallet is about 4 mm thinner (top of the wallet in Figure 12) than the previous model (bottom of the wallet in Figure 12). The difference of 4 mm may not seem noticeable on paper, but it is noticeable when you actually hold it in your hand. By changing from a No. 5 zipper to a No. 3 zipper, the element (the metal part that slides the zipper) has become smaller, resulting in a sleeker look. [Industrial Applicability]

[0021] The long wallet according to the present invention can be widely used as a storage device for storing bills, coins, and cards. [Explanation of symbols]

[0022] 10 Wallet body 11(11a,11b) Zipper closure 12. Inside 15 Space 17 Dedicated storage area 20 Gusset (Organ Gusset) 21 Connecting plate part 22 Valley 23 Yamabe 30 Partition X Long Wallet IC card

Claims

1. A long wallet that opens and closes with an L-shaped zipper, This long wallet is characterized by having a gusset attached to the front of the wallet body, which has a zipper for opening and closing.

2. 2. The long wallet according to claim 1, characterized in that the gusset is an accordion gusset.

3. 3. The long wallet according to claim 2, wherein among the connecting plates constituting the bellows, a core material is inserted in the connecting plate that is attached to the wallet body and extends into the interior of the wallet.

4. 4. The long wallet according to claim 2 or 3, further comprising a partition plate connecting a valley portion on one side and a peak portion on the other side of the bellows gussets attached to both the front and rear sides of the wallet body.

5. 4. The long wallet according to claim 1, wherein the back side of the wallet body not having the fastener has a high gusset so that the inside of the wallet is hidden.

6. 4. The long wallet according to claim 1, further comprising a special storage section for storing an IC card on the inner side of either the left or right side of the wallet body.

7. 7. The long wallet according to claim 6, wherein the dedicated storage section is provided on the upper part of the wallet body where it does not overlap with coins.

8. 4. The long wallet according to claim 1, further comprising a card storage section for storing a plurality of cards inside the wallet body, the card storage section being provided on the upper side of the wallet body 10 so as not to overlap with coins.

9. 9. The long wallet according to claim 8, wherein some of the cards protrude from the card storage section.

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