Masking sleeve for trading card in sealing case

Abstract

To provide a masking sleeve capable of safely disclosing an image of a trading card in a sealing case.SOLUTION: A masking sleeve for a trading card in a sealing case includes: a transparent first sheet part; and a transparent second sheet part that is rectangular and faces the first sheet part with the three sides of the four sides of a rectangle connected to the first sheet part, and forms a storage part between itself and the first sheet part and for storing a trading card sealing case in which an appraised trading card is sealed. An opaque masking part that partially conceals the storage part is provided on a surface of at least one of the first sheet part and the second sheet part, an area of the masking part is 1% or more and 30% or less of an area of the first sheet part or the second sheet part on which the masking part is formed.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a masking sleeve for sealed cased trading cards, which has a storage section for storing a trading card sealing case in which an authenticated trading card is sealed, and which has a masking section on part of the storage section. [Background technology]

[0002] In recent years, the buying and selling of trading cards has become popular, either through intermediaries or directly between collectors. Some second-hand trading card sellers use a lottery system known as gacha, but others sell specific cards.

[0003] Here, since the market price of a trading card varies greatly depending on subtle differences between individual trading cards, it is important in trading card transactions that buyers can obtain accurate information about the trading card. For trading cards distributed worldwide, there are authentication agencies such as PSA (Professional Sports Authenticator), and buyers can obtain accurate information about the trading card by checking the authentication results of the authentication agency for the target card.

[0004] Grading agencies like PSA seal certified trading cards in trading card cases that display the card's registration number, a barcode or two-dimensional barcode that allows detailed information to be verified, and grade information, and then return the case to the person who requested the appraisal. Grading agencies also post the appraisal results and images of the certified trading cards on their websites. Therefore, if someone purchasing a trading card online can obtain the registration number or barcode or two-dimensional barcode information on the sealed case from the seller, they can access the grading agency's website and check the appraisal results of the trading card before the sealed card arrives. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0005] [Patent Document 1] Patent Publication No. 2015-104522 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0006] Those who wish to sell authenticated trading cards can do so, for example, by uploading images of the cards in their sealed cases to a website. However, if the registration number or barcode on the sealed case is disclosed to anyone other than the intended purchaser (including the intended purchaser), there is a risk that the information may be misused by third parties other than the seller or purchaser. In other words, if the registration number, barcode, or two-dimensional barcode information on the sealed case is disclosed without restrictions, there is a risk that someone who is not the owner of the authenticated trading card may misuse the information and make a fraudulent sale offer, misleading others into thinking that they are the owner of the authenticated trading card.

[0007] The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and relates to a masking sleeve for sealed cased trading cards that can safely reveal images on the sealed cased trading cards. [Means for solving the problem]

[0008] The masking sleeve for a sealed cased trading card according to the present invention comprises: a transparent first sheet portion; and a transparent second sheet portion that is rectangular and faces the first sheet portion, with three of the four sides of the rectangle connected to the first sheet portion, and that forms a storage section between the first sheet portion and the second sheet portion for storing a trading card sealing case in which an authenticated trading card is sealed; an opaque masking portion that partially conceals the storage portion is provided on a surface of at least one of the first sheet portion and the second sheet portion; The area of ​​the masking portion is 1% or more and 30% or less of the area of ​​the first sheet portion or the second sheet portion on which the masking portion is formed.

[0009] The masking sleeve for sealed cased trading cards has a masking portion with a predetermined area ratio, so that when a photograph of the sealed cased trading card is taken of the card, the registration number and barcode written on the sealed case overlap the masking portion, making it impossible to see the registration number, barcode, and two-dimensional barcode in the photographed image. Furthermore, the masking sleeve for sealed cased trading cards allows the face of the trading card sealed in the case to be easily seen in the photographed image. Therefore, by photographing the trading card while it is housed in the masking sleeve for sealed cased trading cards of the present invention, the card owner or the like can safely disclose the image of the sealed cased trading card.

[0010] Furthermore, for example, the first sheet portion may have an adhesive portion that extends from one of the four sides of the rectangle that is not connected to the first sheet portion when viewed from the vertical direction of the second sheet portion, but does not overlap with the second sheet portion, and has adhesive attached to part of it that can be fixed to the second sheet portion.

[0011] Such a masking sleeve for sealed cased trading cards can prevent the case from falling out of the storage section by fixing the adhesive portion to the second sheet portion.

[0012] Also, for example, the masking portion may be positioned so that the distance to one of the four sides of the rectangle that is not connected to the first sheet portion, when viewed from the vertical direction of the second sheet portion, is closer than the distance to the other side that is opposite to that side.

[0013] The registration number, barcode, and two-dimensional barcode are often located on the top side of the trading card in the sealed case. Therefore, by lifting the sleeve containing the case with the opening to the storage compartment facing up, this type of masking sleeve allows the face of the sealed card to be viewed upright, reducing the risk of the sealing case falling out of the storage compartment when the sleeve is lifted.

[0014] Also, for example, the masking portion may have a first masking portion provided on the surface of the first sheet portion and a second masking portion provided on the surface of the second sheet portion, and the first masking portion and the second masking portion may have different shapes. Furthermore, for example, the first masking portion and the second masking portion may partially overlap each other when viewed from the vertical direction of the second sheet portion.

[0015] With this type of sleeve, the information from the appraisal agency printed on the card case, such as the registration number, barcode, and two-dimensional barcode, which should be hidden, can be properly hidden, while the grading, year of card issuance, and card name, which should be disclosed, can be properly disclosed. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0016] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing a masking sleeve for a sealed cased trading card according to one embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 2] FIG. 2 is a plan view showing a first sheet portion of the masking sleeve shown in FIG. [Figure 3] 3 is a plan view showing a second sheet portion of the masking sleeve shown in FIG. 1. FIG. [Figure 4] FIG. 4 is a conceptual diagram showing an example (first side) of a sealed cased trading card to be stored in the storage section of the masking sleeve shown in FIG. [Figure 5] FIG. 5 is a conceptual diagram showing an example (second side) of a sealed cased trading card to be stored in the storage section of the masking sleeve shown in FIG. [Figure 6] FIG. 6 is a conceptual diagram showing the state (first sheet portion side) in which the sealed cased trading card shown in FIG. 4 is housed in the masking sleeve shown in FIG. [Figure 7] FIG. 7 is a conceptual diagram showing the state (second sheet portion side) in which the sealed cased trading card shown in FIG. 4 is housed in the masking sleeve shown in FIG. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0017] Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram showing a masking sleeve 10 for sealed cased trading cards (hereinafter simply referred to as "masking sleeve 10") according to one embodiment of the present invention. As shown in Fig. 1, the masking sleeve 10 is a substantially rectangular bag having a storage section 40. The masking sleeve 10 is substantially transparent except for the masking section (composed of a first masking section 22 and a second masking section 32) described below.

[0018] The masking sleeve 10 has a transparent first sheet portion 20 and a transparent second sheet portion 30 that is rectangular and faces the first sheet portion 20. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the first sheet portion 20 of the masking sleeve 10, and Fig. 3 is a plan view of the second sheet portion 30 of the masking sleeve 10.

[0019] 3, the rectangle 35 defining the shape of the second sheet portion 30 has four sides: a first side 35a, a second side 35b, a third side 35c, and a fourth side 35d. The first side 35a and the second side 35b are short sides, and the third side 35c and the fourth side 35d are long sides.

[0020] Of the four sides 35a, 35b, 35c, and 35d of the rectangle, three sides, namely, second side 35b, third side 35c, and fourth side 35d, are connected to the first sheet portion 20, and as shown in Fig. 1, a storage section 40 is formed between the first sheet portion 20 and the second sheet portion 30. An opening leading to the storage section 40 is formed between the first side 35a, which is the one side of the four sides 35a, 35b, 35c, and 35d of the rectangle 35 that is not connected to the first sheet portion 20, and the first sheet portion 20.

[0021] The storage section 40 can store a trading card sealing case 50 in which an authenticated trading card 70 shown in Figures 4 and 5 is sealed. The sizes of the first sheet portion 20 and the second sheet portion 30 are not particularly limited, but for example, the size of the second sheet portion 30 is 140 mm in length and 38 mm in width. The size of the first sheet portion 20 excluding the overlap portion 24 is the same as the size of the second sheet portion 30.

[0022] The material of the first sheet portion 20 and the second sheet portion 30 is not particularly limited as long as it is a transparent sheet, but examples include polypropylene, polyethylene, polyvinyl chloride, nylon, etc. The first sheet portion 20 and the second sheet portion 30 only need to be transparent enough to allow the inside of the storage section 40 to be seen from the outside, and some coloring is acceptable. For example, it is preferable that the first sheet portion 20 and the second sheet portion 30 have a visible light transmittance of 70% or more, because this allows the card surface 71 of the trading card 70 to be clearly recognized in an image taken with the sealing case 50 housed in the masking sleeve 10 as shown in FIG. 6.

[0023] 2, the first sheet portion 20 has an overlap portion 24. The overlap portion 24 is a portion that extends from the first side 35a, which is one of the four sides 35a, 35b, 35c, and 35d of the rectangle 35 that is not connected to the first sheet portion 20, toward the second sheet portion 30 and does not overlap with the second sheet portion 30 when viewed in the vertical direction from the second sheet portion 30 side (see FIG. 3).

[0024] Glue 28 is attached to a portion of adhesive tab 24, which can be folded back and secured to second sheet portion 30. Glue 28 is also protected by release film 27. As shown in Figures 6 and 7, after storing a trading card sealing case 50 in storage portion 40, masking sleeve 10 can close the opening of storage portion 40 by peeling off release film 27 and securing adhesive tab 25 to second sheet portion 30. Masking sleeve 10 with adhesive tab 24 prevents the trading card sealing case 50 from falling out of storage portion 40 during photography, etc.

[0025] As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, opaque masking portions 22, 32 that partially hide the storage portion 40 are provided on the surface of at least one of the first sheet portion 20 and the second sheet portion 30. The masking portions 22, 32 include a first masking portion 22 provided on the surface of the first sheet portion 20 and a second masking portion 32 provided on the surface of the second sheet portion 30. The masking portions 22, 32 can be provided, for example, by fixing colored ink (preferably a dark color such as black) at predetermined positions on the surfaces of the first sheet portion 20 and the second sheet portion 30.

[0026] 2 and 3, the area of ​​the masking portions 22, 32 is 1% to 30% of the area of ​​the first sheet portion 20 or the second sheet portion 30 on which the masking portions 22, 32 are formed. Because the masking sleeve 10 has masking portions 22, 32 with a predetermined area ratio, when a photograph of a sealed trading card 70 in a sealed case is taken while the trading card is housed therein, the registration number 52d, 62d and barcode 52c, 62c written on the sealed case 50 overlap the masking portions 22, 32, making it impossible to identify the registration number 52d, barcode 52c, and two-dimensional barcode 62a (e.g., QR Code (registered trademark)) in the photographed image. Furthermore, with the masking sleeve 10, the card front 71 and card back 72, which are the card faces of the trading card 70 sealed in the sealed case 50, can be easily identified in the photographed image.

[0027] Fig. 4 is a conceptual diagram showing an example (first side 51) of a trading card 70 enclosed in a sealing case 50 to be housed in the housing section 40 of the masking sleeve 10 shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a conceptual diagram showing an example (second side 61) of a trading card 70 enclosed in a sealing case 50 to be housed in the housing section 40 of the masking sleeve 10 shown in Fig. 1.

[0028] The sealing case 50 has a transparent clear case that seals the authenticated trading card 70, and the card front 71 and card back 72 of the trading card 70 can be seen from outside the sealing case 50. As shown in Figure 4, a first information display portion 52 and a first card face see-through portion 53 are formed on the first face 51 of the sealing case 50. The card front 71 of the trading card 70 can be seen from the first card face see-through portion 53.

[0029] 4, first information display section 52 is located above first face see-through section 53 and displays information about trading card 70 certified by an appraisal agency. First information display section 52 displays the year of issue and card name 52a, grading 52b, barcode 52c, registration number 52d, etc.

[0030] As shown in Fig. 5, a second information display section 62 and a second see-through section 63 are formed on the second surface 61 of the sealing case 50. The back surface 72 of the trading card 70 can be seen through the second see-through section 63. As shown in Fig. 5, the second information display section 62 is located above the second see-through section 63, and displays information about the trading card 70 certified by an authentication agency. A two-dimensional barcode 62a, a barcode 62c, a registration number 62d, etc. are displayed on the second information display section 62.

[0031] 6 is a conceptual diagram showing the state (first sheet portion 20 side) in which the trading card 70 in the sealed case 50 shown in FIG. 4 is housed in the masking sleeve 10 shown in FIG. 1. As can be understood from a comparison of FIG. 2 and FIG. 6, the first masking portion 22 is arranged so as to conceal a part of the first information display portion 52 of the sealed case 50. In particular, the first masking portion 22 is arranged so as to conceal the barcode 52c and registration number 52d (see FIG. 4) in the first information display portion 52. On the other hand, the first masking portion 22 is not formed in the portions corresponding to the issue year and card name 52a and grading 52b.

[0032] 7 is a conceptual diagram showing the state (second sheet portion 30 side) in which the trading card 70 in the sealed case 50 shown in FIG. 5 is housed in the masking sleeve 10 shown in FIG. 1. As can be understood from a comparison of FIG. 3 and FIG. 7, the second masking portion 32 is arranged so as to conceal a part of the second information display portion 62 of the sealed case 50. The second masking portion 32 is arranged so as to conceal the two-dimensional barcode 62a, barcode 62c, and registration number 62d (see FIG. 5) in the second information display portion 62. Note that the barcode 52c and registration number 52d in the first information display portion 52 and the barcode 62c and registration number 62d in the second information display portion 62 have the same content.

[0033] 6 and 7, when a trading card 70 in a sealed case 50 is photographed while it is housed in the masking sleeve 10, the registration numbers 52d, 62d, barcodes 52c, 62c, and two-dimensional barcode 62a written on the sealed case 50 overlap the masking portions 22, 32, making it impossible to identify the registration numbers 52d, 62d, barcodes 52c, 62c, and two-dimensional barcode 62a in the photographed image. On the other hand, the masking sleeve 10 does not overlap the masking portions 22, 32 with respect to the face of the trading card 70 sealed in the sealed case 50, as well as some of the appraisal information such as the year of issue, card name 52a, and grading 52b, and so can be easily identified in the photographed image.

[0034] By using such a masking sleeve 10, the owner of the authenticated trading card 70 can safely disclose the image of the trading card 70 in the sealed case 50 without having to go through the trouble of processing the image after photographing.

[0035] As shown in Fig. 3, the second masking portion 32 is positioned so that the distance to the first side 35a is closer than the distance to the second side 35b, which is the other side opposite the first side 35a. The same is true for the first masking portion 22 shown in Fig. 2. With this type of masking sleeve 10, by lifting the sleeve 10 containing the sealing case 50 with the opening to the storage portion 40 facing upward, the card face (particularly the card obverse 71) of the sealed trading card 70 can be viewed in the correct upright position, reducing the risk of the sealing case 50 falling out of the storage portion 40 when the masking sleeve 10 is lifted.

[0036] 2 and 3, the first masking portion 22 and the second masking portion 32 may have different shapes. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the display content and information layout of the first information display portion 52 on the first surface 51 of the sealed case 50 are partially different from the display content and information layout of the second information display portion 62 on the second surface 61 of the sealed case 50. Therefore, by making the shapes of the first masking portion 22 and the second masking portion 32 different, it is possible to appropriately hide the registration number, barcode, and two-dimensional barcode, which are information that should be hidden, while appropriately disclosing the grading, card issuance year, and card name, which are information that should be disclosed.

[0037] Furthermore, the first masking portion 22 and the second masking portion 32 may partially overlap each other when viewed from the vertical direction of the second sheet portion 30. As shown in Figures 4 and 5, the registration number 52d and the barcode 52c written on the first surface 51 of the sealing case 50 are positioned approximately symmetrically to the barcode 52c and the registration number 62d written on the second surface 61, and therefore such a masking sleeve 10 can appropriately conceal the registration number and the barcode.

[0038] While the masking sleeve 10 according to the present invention has been described above using the above-described embodiments, the technical scope of the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments and includes many other embodiments and modifications. For example, the masking portions 22, 32 may be provided on only one of the first sheet portion 20 and the second sheet portion 30. Furthermore, the first masking portion 22 and the second masking portion 32 may have multiple separate portions, or may be formed as a single continuous portion. [Explanation of symbols]

[0039] 10...Masking sleeves for trading cards in sealed cases 20...First seat part 22...First masking section 24...Glue area 27...Release film 28...Glue 30...Second seat part 32...Second masking section 35...Rectangle 35a...First side 35b...Second side 35c...third side 35d...4th side 40...Storage section 50...Trading card sealed case 51...Side 1 52...First information display section 52a...Year of issue and card name 52b...Grading 52c...barcode 52d...Registration number 53...First bill face see-through section 61…Second side 62…Second information display section 62c...barcode 62a...2D barcode 62d...Registration number 70...Authenticated trading cards 71...Card front 72...Back of card

Claims

1. a transparent first sheet portion; and a transparent second sheet portion that is rectangular and faces the first sheet portion, with three of the four sides of the rectangle connected to the first sheet portion, and that forms a storage section between the first sheet portion and the second sheet portion for storing a trading card sealing case in which an authenticated trading card is sealed; an opaque masking portion that partially conceals the storage portion is provided on a surface of at least one of the first sheet portion and the second sheet portion; A masking sleeve for trading cards encased in a sealed case, wherein the area of ​​the masking portion is 1% or more and 30% or less of the area of ​​the first sheet portion or the second sheet portion on which the masking portion is formed.

2. The first sheet portion is a masking sleeve for trading cards in a sealed case, and has an adhesive margin portion that extends from one of the four sides of the rectangle that is not connected to the first sheet portion when viewed from the vertical direction of the second sheet portion, does not overlap the second sheet portion, and has adhesive attached to part of it that can be fixed to the second sheet portion.

3. A masking sleeve for trading cards in a sealed case as described in claim 1, wherein the masking portion is arranged so that, when viewed from the vertical direction of the second sheet portion, the distance to one of the four sides of the rectangle that is not connected to the first sheet portion is closer than the distance to the other side that is opposite to that side.

4. 2. A masking sleeve for trading cards in a sealed case as described in claim 1, wherein the masking portion has a first masking portion provided on the surface of the first sheet portion and a second masking portion provided on the surface of the second sheet portion, and the first masking portion and the second masking portion have different shapes.

5. 5. The masking sleeve for sealed cased trading cards according to claim 4, wherein the first masking portion and the second masking portion partially overlap each other when viewed in a vertical direction of the second sheet portion.

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