Butterfly-decorated bag and how to make it

Abstract

To solve the inconvenience that the decorative part of a conventional accessory bag is produced and managed separately from the bag part as an accessory bag, which increases the number of parts required to manufacture the accessory bag product and increases the management and costs. [Solution] The accessory bag of the present invention is characterized in that the decorative parts 6a, 6b and the bag part 3a as an accessory bag are made integrally from a single rectangular bag material 1, regardless of whether the decorative parts 6a, 6b are in the shape of a butterfly or a bow tie.

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a pouch with an integrated butterfly decoration, which is a pouch for storing small foods such as sachets or scented bags, generally known as small drawstring pouches, or cookies, steamed buns, rice cakes, etc., and is characterized in that the storage portion and a butterfly-shaped decorative portion as a decorative portion are integrally formed, and to a method for producing the same. [Background technology]

[0002] Most of the sachets and scented bags used are so-called drawstring-type pouches with a drawstring at the top, such as those disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 51-15645 (Patent Document 1), Japanese Unexamined Utility Model Publication No. 61-29746 (Patent Document 2), and Japanese Unexamined Utility Model Publication No. 3-85041 (Patent Document 3), or other bags that simply contain fragrances or the like in a rectangular bag with no specific shape are also known.

[0003] In addition to the above-mentioned fragrant scented bags, for example, a drawstring-type deodorizing bag with a colored pattern for the purpose of preventing or eliminating odors, such as that disclosed in Utility Model Registration No. 3227321 (Patent Document 4), is used as a bag for storing chemicals for preventing or eliminating odors in place of fragrance, depending on the purpose of the bag.

[0004] There are currently no special decorative means for these sachets or scent bags. Common and simple methods include tying a bow using the string used to tie the opening of the bag (see Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 4), or attaching a separately made bow string part to a drawstring bag, or attaching a separately made banknote to the bag (Patent Document 3), or attaching a floral sticker to the bag (Patent Document 4). However, all of these are made from a material different from the material of the bag, and require the additional work of attaching these decorative parts to the main bag.

[0005] Furthermore, in the above-mentioned prior art, the storage portion of the sachet or scent bag and the decorative portion of the bag are manufactured as separate parts, which causes inconvenient problems such as separate manufacturing steps and management for the bag body and the decorative portion.However, there has not yet been a product in which the bag portion and the decorative portion are manufactured integrally from the same material, which does not cause these problems. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0006] [Patent Document 1] Jikko No. 51-15645 [Patent Document 2] Public Disclosure of Practical Use No. 61-29746 [Patent Document 3] Publicly-available Practical Application Publication No. 3-85041 [Patent Document 4] Utility Model Registration No. 3227321 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0007] Conventional sachets and scented bags are mainly of the so-called drawstring type, with the opening of the bag-like body tightened around the neck with a string-like drawstring, or they prioritize a simple shape that is simply a square bag containing fragrance. As a result, it is difficult to distinguish between a sachet and a scented bag just by looking at the external shape, and there are issues with aesthetic sense such as decoration.

[0008] In other words, when decorating conventional sachets or scented bags, it was common to create the necessary decorative parts separately from the bag. For example, as in Patent Documents 1 and 4, the string at the opening of the bag-shaped main body was used to tie it into a bow, or as in Patent Documents 3 and 4, separately produced amulet or floral sticker parts had to be attached to the main body of the bag. This was time-consuming and had inconvenient issues such as the required production time for specially producing the decorative parts and the need for separate quality control.

[0009] Furthermore, with conventional drawstring bags, whenever the contents need to be refilled or replaced, the drawstring must be untied, the contents replaced, and then the drawstring must be retightened, which requires time and effort. Alternatively, in the case of bags that cannot be refilled or replaced, the entire bag must be thrown away, which wastes resources. [Means for solving the problem]

[0010] In order to solve the above problems, the present invention relates to a method for producing a butterfly-decorated bag and a new horizontally long accessory bag, which is different from the simple drawstring bag shape of the past and is made by integrally producing and forming from a material a decorative part that presents a butterfly shape that has never been seen before and a storage bag part that holds unit materials such as fragrance materials and perfumes.

[0011] Furthermore, the present invention not only solves the above-mentioned problems, but also relates to a method for making a bag with an integrated butterfly decoration, which can be used not only as a decorative trinket bag for storing fragrant items, but also as a trinket bag for storing food items such as cookies and buns.

[0012] Furthermore, in order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a procedure for producing a butterfly-decorated bag, which has a feature not found in conventional scented sachets, perfume bags, and other small item storage bags, in which the storage portion of the bag and the decorative portions on the left and right of the storage portion are integrally formed as a horizontally long storage bag from the material stage, and the decorative portions on the left and right are fastened together facing each other, leaving the central storage bag portion intact, so that the left and right decorative portions naturally take on the shape of a butterfly with its wings spread.The present invention also provides a method for producing a butterfly-decorated bag as a finished product, which can be provided inexpensively using only two parts. [Effects of the Invention]

[0013] According to the method for producing a bag with an integrated butterfly decoration of the present invention, the storage bag portion and the decorative portions located on the left and right sides of the storage bag are formed integrally from the beginning using the bag material to create a long, horizontal storage bag.Therefore, without tightening the string at the opening of the bag between the left and right decorative portions, the left and right decorative portions are simply fastened together facing each other and pushed open horizontally, and the left and right decorative portions naturally form the shape of a butterfly with its wings spread.This has the effect of easily providing, without the need for technical skill, sachets, scented sachets, or other small item storage bags with excellent decorative effects and a high aesthetic sense as a bag with an integrated butterfly decoration.

[0014] As a further advantage, the butterfly decoration part is always formed integrally with the bag part in the material of the bag as a horizontal storage bag, so the only other part required is the bag's tightening string, and since there are only two parts in total, it is easy in both the production process and parts management, and since the production labor is small, it has the economic effect of being able to produce bags with integrated butterfly decorations at low cost.

[0015] Another effect of the present invention is that the opening of the horizontally long storage bag is not tied with a string, so small items can be freely put in and taken out, and there is no need for the troublesome task of untying and retightening the opening string that is required when putting small items in and out as with a drawstring bag, so it has the effect of being easy to change when it is necessary to put in or take out small items. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0016] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing the state of a rectangular bag material after V-shaped cutouts have been made on the left and right sides in one embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 2] FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which a bag material according to one embodiment of the present invention has been sewn. [Figure 3] 1 is an explanatory diagram showing an empty bag as a storage bag after turning it over in one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. [Figure 4] FIG. 1 is a perspective view for explaining the state of a butterfly-decorated accessory pouch in one embodiment of the present invention in a process just before completion. [Figure 5] 1 is an explanatory diagram showing the completed state of a small item pouch with a butterfly decoration formed thereon according to one embodiment of the present invention; [Figure 6] 10 is an explanatory view showing an empty storage bag corresponding to FIG. 3 after being turned over in another embodiment of the present invention. FIG. [Figure 7] 10 is an explanatory diagram showing the completed state of a pouch with a butterfly decoration according to another embodiment of the present invention. FIG. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Example]

[0017] A method for producing a butterfly-decorated bag and an embodiment of the accessory bag according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3 are explanatory diagrams showing the steps in the manufacturing method, from the cutting process for creating the left and right cutouts in the bag material of the present invention, through the subsequent joining process, to the empty storage bag after the bag turning process; FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing the state in which the left and right cutout portions (which will later become the decorative portions) of the empty storage bag have been folded so that they face each other on the left and right sides of the storage opening of the bag; and FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the finished butterfly-integrated bag of the present invention, which has been completed by tying the left and right cutout portions (the left and right decorative portions) facing each other from the state shown in FIG. 4 and tying the string together.

[0018] The first step in the manufacturing method shown in Figure 1 is a cutting process in which suitable V-shaped notches 2a, 2b are made on the left and right short sides below the center line 1c of a rectangular blank 1 for a bag, with an aspect ratio of approximately 1:2, to form the base shape of butterfly wings. The shape of these notches will be that of a swallowtail butterfly, for example, in the butterfly-shaped decorative portion of the finished product described below, so it is preferable that the shape of the notches be a V-shape proportionally proportional to the upper and lower wings of that butterfly, but this is not limiting and any desired shape can be used, as described below.

[0019] As for the material for the bags, cloth with a Japanese pattern is most preferable for scented sachets and scent bags, while materials such as Japanese paper or perforated vinyl for breathability are acceptable for odor-proof and odor-eliminating bags, and furthermore, for cookies and Japanese sweets, a paper-like material such as Japanese paper is preferable, and other suitable materials can be selected as appropriate.

[0020] The second step in the next production method is a joining step, as shown in Figure 2, in which the material in Figure 1 is folded over along center line 1c, and then left and right seams 4a, 4b are sewn together by hand or with a sewing machine, leaving a bag opening 3 as a long storage bag along the left and right cutouts 2a, 2b, resulting in a long storage bag with an aspect ratio of about 1:4. Note that in this case, when using materials other than cloth, if a suitable adhesive can be used instead of sewing, the same parts as the sewn parts can also be glued together, and in either case, the surface 1a of the material in this second step will be the back side of the long storage bag, that is, it will become the inside of the bag after the next bag turning step.

[0021] The third step in the method for producing a long storage bag is the bag turning step, as shown in Fig. 3, in which, after the joining step in Fig. 2, the bag opening 3 is used as the bag turning opening to turn the entire bag over, so that the previous surface 1a of the material becomes the inside of the bag, and the surface that was inside during the joining step becomes the new bag surface 1b. In other words, the notched seams 2a', 2b' along the left and right cutouts 2a, 2b become the decorative butterfly wings 6a, 6b in Fig. 6, which will be described later. The long storage bag 7 created by this bag turning is a part that is stored before the final integrated butterfly bag, which will be described later. In the present invention, only two parts are required: the long storage bag 7 and the drawstring 5, which will be described later in Fig. 6.

[0022] The fourth step required to complete the butterfly-integrated bag product is the string tightening step, in which the horizontally elongated storage bag 7 shown in Figure 3 is used, as shown in Figure 4, to fold the left and right notched seams 2a', 2b' upward, leaving the central bag opening 3, and then tighten the folded sections together using a string or wire 5 to bring them face to face. That is, the degree to which the seams 2a', 2b' are folded upward can be determined by, for example, adjusting the folding to fit the size of the item 12 to be stored in the storage bag portion 3a around the bag opening 3. For smaller items 12, the butterfly wings of the decorative part of the product will be larger, and for larger items 12, the butterfly wings of the decorative part of the finished product will be smaller.

[0023] In the fifth and final step to complete the product, after the string fastening step in Fig. 4, the left and right notched seams 2a', 2b' are gently pushed open from above and spread apart to form a horizontal line, so that the notched seams 2a', 2b' become the decorative wings 6a, 6b of an open butterfly, naturally forming the decorative butterfly part, and the butterfly antennae 5a can also be formed by both ends of the string or wire 5. Finally, after the bag filling step in which the fragrance materials or perfume units required for the product or other small items 12 are placed inside the storage bag part 3a through the bag opening 3, the final product, a bag with an integrated butterfly decoration as shown in Fig. 5, is completed.

[0024] In other words, the feature of this invention is that, as shown in Figure 4, the left and right notched seams 2a', 2b' are folded upright, and then they are brought together facing one another and fastened together using a string or wire 5. After that, by simply gently pushing them apart, the automatically fastened part will take on the shape of the butterfly's body, as shown in Figure 5, and the left and right notched seams 2a', 2b' will naturally take on the shape of the left and right wings 6a, 6b of an open butterfly.

[0025] The shape of the butterfly decorative part is determined by the shape of the notches on the left and right sides of the bag material, and the butterfly wing shape that is automatically formed when the string is tightened is determined. Therefore, a second embodiment in which a shape different from the wing shape in Figure 5 is desired will be explained below with reference to Figures 6 and 7.

[0026] The shape of the butterfly wings in the second embodiment is not limited to the single V-shaped notch shape shown in Figures 1 to 5 above, but may be, for example, as shown in Figure 6, which shows a drawing of a horizontally long storage bag 7a corresponding to the embodiment of Figure 2, a shape similar to notched seams 8a, 8b formed by cutting multiple jagged edges into the left and right short sides below the center line of the rectangular material of the bag and sewing them together, or any other desired shape may be used.

[0027] Therefore, in the case of this second embodiment, when the left and right notched seams 8a, 8b are fastened together with the tightening string, the completed bag will have a decorative butterfly portion with nymphalidae-shaped wings as shown in Figure 7. In the figure, 5a indicates the antennae of the butterfly formed by both ends of the tightening string or wire 5, just as in the first embodiment.

[0028] Furthermore, if the shape of the decorative part is not limited to a butterfly, a simple similar shape such as a bow tie can be used as the decorative part. That is, instead of providing the left and right notched seams 2a', 2b' and 8a, 8b as in the first and second embodiments, a bag can be made which is simply a horizontally long storage bag 10 without left and right notched seams as shown in Figure 8, and which has an integrated bow tie decorative part.

[0029] The difference in the production method in this embodiment is that instead of the cutting process of creating notches on the left and right sides of the rectangular bag material as in the first and second embodiments, there is a sewing process in which L-shaped (or hook-shaped) seams 11a, 11b are created on the left and right sides, leaving the bag opening in the center of the long side, and the various processes following this sewing process; however, in this case there is no need to consider butterfly antennae using strings or the like. [Industrial Applicability]

[0030] As described above in detail, according to the present invention, regardless of whether the decorative parts 6a, 6b or 9a, 9b integrated with the storage bag part 3a for storing small items are in the shape of an insect butterfly or a bow tie, the decorative parts 6a, 6b or 9a, 9b and the bag part 3a for storing small items are produced integrally from a single piece of rectangular bag material 1 from the beginning, and therefore the greatest feature is that the number of parts required to make the small item bag is small, and the fact that the number of parts required is small is also economically advantageous in terms of parts management, making it industrially applicable. [Explanation of symbols]

[0031] 1. Rectangular bag material 1a Inner surface of the bag 1b Surface of the bag after turning it over 1c Center line of bag material 2a V-shaped notch on the left side 2a' V-shaped notch seam on the left side after turning the bag 2b V-shaped notch on the right side 2b' Right V-shaped notch seam after turning the bag 3 Bag opening 3a Storage bag part 4a Seam at the V-shaped notch on the left side 4b Seam at the V-shaped notch on the right side 5. Strings or wires, etc. 5a Butterfly antennae attached to the ends of strings or wires, etc. 6a Left wing of butterfly decoration 6b Right wing of butterfly decoration 7. The horizontally long storage bag after turning it over in the first embodiment 7a The horizontally long storage bag after turning over in the second embodiment 8a The left notched seam of the storage bag after turning it over in the second embodiment 8b Right notch seam of the storage bag after turning it over in the second embodiment 9a Left wing of the butterfly ornament in the second embodiment 9b Right wing of the butterfly ornament in the second embodiment 10. A horizontally long storage bag in another embodiment without the left and right notched seams 11a Left L-shaped (hook-shaped) suture in another embodiment 11b Right L-shaped (hook-shaped) suture in another embodiment 12 Storage items

Claims

1. The process includes a cutting step of forming appropriate V-shaped or similar notches 2a, 2b on the left and right short sides of the portion below a horizontal center line 1c of a rectangular bag material 1 having an aspect ratio of approximately 1:2; a joining step of folding the portion of the material 1 above the center line 1c onto the lower portion and sewing them together along the left and right notches 2a, 2b, leaving a storage opening 3 in the center of the long sides, to form a horizontally long storage bag 7; a bag turning step of turning the bag over at the storage opening 3 of the horizontally long storage bag 7; and a step of sewing the notched seams 2a', 2b on the left and right of the storage opening 3 of the storage bag 7 or 7a. and a packing step of storing small units 12 such as necessary fragrances or perfumes through the storage opening 3 of the storage bag part 3a located below the butterfly decoration parts 6a, 6b or 9a, 9b.

2. The bag with integrated butterfly decoration is characterized in that suitably shaped notched seam sections 2a', 2b' or 8a, 8b provided on the left and right sides of a horizontally long storage bag 7 or 7a having a storage opening 3 at the center of the long side are arranged facing each other and their bases are integrally fastened with a tightening string 5, so that the both fastened notched seam sections 2a', 2b' or 8a, 8b become butterfly decoration sections 6a, 6b or 9a, 9b with their wings spread horizontally above the storage opening 3.

3. The bag with integrated butterfly decoration is characterized in that L-shaped (hook-shaped) seams 11a, 11b on the left and right sides of a horizontally long storage bag 10 having a storage opening 3 at the center of the long side are faced to each other and their bases are integrally fastened with a string 5, and the fastened seams 11a, 11b on the left and right sides form a bowtie-like butterfly decoration above the storage opening 3.

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