Card stands and card stand kits

Abstract

We offer a compact card stand kit that can be mass-produced inexpensively and with a short lead time. [Solution] A card stand comprising a front portion 21 which is at least partially transparent, a back portion 22, a bottom portion 23, and a folded portion 24, wherein the front portion 21 and the back portion 22 are continuous via a first folded portion 27a, the front portion 21 and the bottom portion 23 are continuous via a second folded portion 27b, the back portion 22 and the folded portion 24 are continuous via a third folded portion 27c, a groove 25 is formed in the bottom portion 23, and a card insertion slot 28 is formed between the front portion 21 and the back portion 22 by inserting the folded portion 24 into the groove 25 while the back portion 22 is curved.

Description

Technical Field

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[0001] The present invention relates to a card stand and a card stand kit.

Background Art

[0002] Conventionally, an assembled card stand for decorating cards on a table has been known. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a card stand including a rectangular front portion having a display window, a back portion, a first partition portion, and a second partition portion. In the folded state, a part of the portion sandwiched between the support piece and a pair of slits following it penetrates the support piece insertion hole from the outside to the inside and overlaps the first partition portion. In the assembled state, only the support piece penetrates the support piece insertion hole and bends to overlap the inside of the first partition portion, and the vicinity of the left and right tip portions of the pair of slits of the second partition portion is formed to overlap the inside of the tip portion bent by the fold line of the first partition portion.

[0003] For example, Patent Document 2 discloses a single plate-like member that is continuous in the order of a first support portion, a first standing portion, a second standing portion, and a second support portion 5. The portions between them are bent, and the insertion piece of the second support portion is inserted into the slit-shaped insertion portion of the first support portion so that the second support portion is inclined with respect to the placement surface. The first locking piece of the first support portion is locked to the first locked portion of the second standing portion so that the first support portion is inclined with respect to the placement surface. In a side view, two triangles T1 and T2 are formed, and a card stand is disclosed in which the interior angle A1 of the first triangle T1 formed by the second standing portion and the first support portion is an obtuse angle. <00000​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

[0005] There is a demand for collapsible card stands for distribution as promotional items. While collapsible card stands have been known before, compact card stand kits have not been proposed. Furthermore, there is a need for card stand kits that are inexpensive, can be mass-produced quickly, and have a short lead time.

[0006] The objective of this invention is to provide a compact card stand and a card stand kit that can be mass-produced inexpensively and with a short lead time. [Means for solving the problem]

[0007] The card stand kit according to the present invention is comprised of the following technical means. [1] A card stand comprising a front portion which is at least partially transparent, a back portion, a bottom portion, and a folded portion, wherein the front portion and the back portion are continuous via a first folded portion, the front portion and the bottom portion are continuous via a second folded portion, the back portion and the folded portion are continuous via a third folded portion, a groove is formed in the bottom portion, and a card insertion slot is formed between the front portion and the back portion by inserting the folded portion into the groove while the back portion is curved. [2] The card stand according to [1], characterized in that an image is printed on the front portion. [3] A card stand kit comprising a resin sheet member having a stand member that, when separated, becomes the card stand described in [1] or [2], and a detachable card member, wherein the card member has an image printed on its surface. [4] The card stand kit according to [3], characterized in that the card member has a height that curves when inserted into the card slot. [5] The card stand kit according to [3], characterized in that the back portion has an image printed on its surface, the card member has a transparent portion, and when the card member is inserted into the card slot, at least a part of the image on the back portion can be seen through the transparent portion. [Effects of the Invention]

[0008] According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a compact card stand and a card stand kit that can be mass-produced inexpensively and with a short lead time. [Brief explanation of the drawing]

[0009] [Figure 1] This figure shows an example of the distribution format of the card stand kit according to this embodiment. [Figure 2] This is a side view showing the basic shape of the stand member when it is not engaged according to this embodiment. [Figure 3] This is a perspective view showing the card stand according to this embodiment. [Figure 4] This is a front view illustrating how a card member is inserted into the card stand according to this embodiment. [Figure 5] This figure shows an example of the distribution method for a modified card stand kit. [Modes for carrying out the invention]

[0010] An embodiment of the card stand kit according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Here, Figure 1 is a diagram showing an example of the distribution form of the card stand kit 1 according to this embodiment. Figure 2 is a side view showing the basic shape of the stand member 20 according to the embodiment when it is not engaged. Figure 3 is a perspective view showing the card stand 2 according to this embodiment.

[0011] The card stand kit 1 according to this embodiment is composed of a sheet member 10 which is a transparent resin plate. As shown in Figure 1, the sheet member 10 has a stand member 20, card members 30a and 30b, and a two-dimensional code 40 formed on it. The sheet member 10 according to this embodiment is rectangular and is a compact size, slightly smaller than a B5 sheet of paper. Unlike this embodiment, the sheet member 10 can be any shape, such as a circle, ellipse, polygon, or gourd shape.

[0012] The sheet member 10 is preferably less than 3 mm thick, for example, 2 mm or less, 1 mm or less, or 0.5 mm or less, so that the user can easily bend the stand member 20 (without applying much force). Furthermore, the stand member 20 utilizes the restoring force of an elastic body that attempts to return from a bent state to an unbent state to maintain the engagement between the folded portion 24 and the locking portion 26, as described later. Therefore, to obtain such a restoring force (elasticity), it is preferable that the thickness be greater than 0.1 mm.

[0013] In this embodiment, the sheet member 10 can be made of elastic plastics or resins such as LDPE (low-density polyethylene), elastomer, HDPE (high-density polyethylene), polystyrene, polypropylene, polyethylene, polyester, polymethyl methacrylate, polyvinyl acetate ABS resin, PVC (polyvinyl chloride), PET (polyethylene terephthalate), A-PET (amorphous polyethylene terephthalate), and PC (polycarbonate), as an example.

[0014] As shown in Figure 1, the stand member 20 and the card members 30a and 30b are separated by a notch 11 formed in the sheet member 10, and are joined to the sheet member 10 only by a joint 12. Therefore, they can be easily separated by breaking the joint 12. Note that only a portion of the joint 12 is shown in Figure 1.

[0015] On the surfaces of the card members 30a and 30b, images 31a and 31b such as patterns (including characters and designs), photos, illustrations, colors, and characters are printed. Note that the number of card members included in the card stand kit 1 may be one, two or more, or zero. When the two-dimensional code 40 is read by a smartphone or a tablet terminal, the browser is launched and guided to a website (for example, an instruction manual posting site or an advertisement site).

[0016] The stand member 20 includes a front portion 21, a back portion 22, a bottom portion 23, a folded-back portion 24, a groove 25, a locking portion 26, and folding lines 27a to 27c, and is a single elongated rectangular sheet before assembly. The front portion 21, the back portion 22, the bottom portion 23, and the folded-back portion 24 of the present embodiment are all rectangular. The folding line 27a constitutes the first end side of the front portion 21 that is continuous with the first end side of the back portion 22, the folding line 27b constitutes the second end side of the front portion 21 that is continuous with the bottom portion 23, and the folding line 27c constitutes the second end side of the back portion 22 that is continuous with the folded-back portion 24.

[0017] The front portion 21 is designed to be, for example, 3 to 5 mm shorter in the vertical dimension (dimension in the up-down direction) than the card members 30a and 30b. The back portion 22 is designed to be, for example, 10 to 18 mm longer in the vertical dimension (dimension in the up-down direction) than the card members 30a and 30b. It is disclosed that the card members 30a and 30b have substantially the same dimensions as so-called trading cards (for example, 63×88 mm or 59×86 mm). Using the dimensions of commercially available trading cards as a reference is useful because commercially available trading cards can also be inserted.

[0018] On the front face portion 21 and the back face portion 22, images 21a such as patterns (including characters and patterns), photos, illustrations, colors, and characters are printed. In this embodiment example, the entire bottom face portion 23 is printed in a single color, but patterns or the like may also be printed. The folding-back portion 24 is inserted into the groove 25 and locked by the locking portion 26. The shape of the folding-back portion 24 is not limited to a rectangle. For example, it may be a convex shape narrower in width than the back face portion 22 inserted into the groove 25, a geometric shape, or a shape combining a geometric shape and a convex portion inserted into the groove 25. The locking portion 26 is a semi-circular slice that can be turned upward by the arc-shaped groove 25 formed in the bottom face portion 23. The folding lines 27a to 27c are grooved as will be described later.

[0019] The stand member 20 is flat when separated from the sheet member 10, but by mountain-folding the folding lines 27a to 27b, a substantially triangular shape that stands on its own can be formed. Further, by valley-folding the folding line 27c, the basic shape at the time of non-engagement shown in FIG. 2 is completed. Since the folding lines 27a to 27c are grooved, the user can easily form mountain-folded portions (27a, 27b) and valley-folded portions (27c) by folding along the folding lines 27a to 27c.

[0020] After the completion of the basic shape at the time of non-engagement, the back face portion 22 is curved into an arch shape and locked by the locking portion 26 with the folded-back portion 24 turned up, thereby completing the assembly of the vertical card stand 2 (see FIG. 3). A card insertion port 28 is formed on the side of the completed card stand. Since the bottom face portion 23 of the card stand 2 has a sufficiently large area (for example, 1 / 3 to 3 / 4 of the area of the front face portion), it can stand on its own. The arch-shaped back face portion 22 applies a biasing force to the folded-back portion 24, so it is possible to continuously maintain the engagement with the locking portion 26.

[0021] Figure 4 is a front view illustrating the insertion of a card member 30a into the assembled card stand 2. When the card member 30a is inserted into the card slot 28, it naturally curves because the height (length of the long side) of the card member 30a is longer than the distance between the mountain folds 27a and 27b. Here, since the front part 21 is flat, the card member 30a needs to be curved in the same direction as the back part 22. By aligning the positions of both long sides of the card member 30a with the positions of both long pieces of the front part 21, the card member 30a can be set in the card stand 2 in a position where it can be viewed. Once set in the correct position, the restoring force of the elastic body acts to restore the card member 30a from its curved state, allowing it to maintain the correct position for a long period of time. The card member 30b can be inserted into the card slot 28 using the same procedure.

[0022] Here, we have described an example of inserting card components 30a and 30b, but it is also possible to insert commercially available trading cards (including paper ones) into the card slot 28. Users can insert any card they like into the card stand 2 and enjoy them according to their mood at the time. Once inserted into the card slot 28, the card is held in the appropriate position by the restoring force of the elastic material, and since there is no need to release the card component (for example, disassembly or release of the locking mechanism), changing cards is easy.

[0023] In this embodiment, the card stand 2 can give a sense of depth to an image printed on a flat surface through the perspective between the image 21a printed on the front surface 21 and the images (31a, 31b) printed on the card members (30a, 30b). Furthermore, the sense of depth can be enhanced by curving the card members (30a, 30b) to create a sense of depth. In addition, by making a part of the card members (30a, 30b) transparent, the sense of depth can be further enhanced by allowing the image 22a on the back surface to be seen from the front surface 21 through the transparent part of the card members (30a, 30b).

[0024] The manufacturing method for the card stand kit 1 is not particularly limited, but for example, it can be manufactured by the following method. That is, as shown in Figure 4, a sheet member 10 made of an elastic material such as propylene is prepared, and printing is applied to the front portion 21, back portion 22, bottom portion 23, card members 30a, 30b, and two-dimensional code 40. The printing method is not particularly limited, but for example, multiple card stand kits 1 can be printed by offset printing.

[0025] Next, a die with a blade on its surface is used to press-punch the stand member 20 and card members 30a and 30b at positions corresponding to the notches 11, and grooves (for example, V-shaped grooves) are made at positions corresponding to the folding lines 27a to 27c. Here, the folding lines 27a to 27c are not limited to forming grooves, but can also be configured to form perforations or half-cuts, for example, as long as they make folding easier. In this embodiment, it is also possible to cut out multiple card stand kits 1 simultaneously using the die. The die can be made by forming notches on a base plate with a laser processing machine and embedding a strip-shaped cutting material in the notches.

[0026] The card stand kit 1 manufactured using the above procedure can be distributed in a packaging bag. Alternatively, the stand member 20 and card members 30a and 30b may be separated from the sheet member 10 and then placed in the packaging bag for distribution.

[0027] The card stand kit 1 according to this embodiment, as described above, is made up of a compact sheet member 10, making it easy to distribute, and since a desired image can be printed on it, it is particularly suitable for novelty use. Furthermore, the card stand kit 1 can be mass-produced inexpensively and with a short lead time by printing, cutting, and grooving a single sheet of resin using a die.

[0028] <Variation> In the embodiment described above, the front portion 21 was a vertically elongated rectangle, but the front portion may also be a horizontally elongated rectangle. Figure 5 shows an example of the distribution form of a modified card stand kit 101. The stand member 120 is for making a horizontally placed card stand. Therefore, the front portion 121, back portion 122, bottom portion 123, and folded portion 124 are all horizontally elongated. It can be assembled by folding the fold lines 127a to 127c and inserting the folded portion 124 into the groove 125. With the stand kit made by assembling the stand member 120, the card members 130a and 130b can be viewed horizontally.

[0029] Preferred embodiments and variations of the present invention have been described above, but the technical scope of the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above. Various changes and improvements can be made to the above embodiments, and such modified or improved forms are also included in the technical scope of the present invention.

[0030] For example, instead of using a combination of a notched portion 11 and a joint portion 12, the stand member 20 and card members 30a and 30b may be made separable by perforations or half-cut lines formed on the sheet member 10. [Explanation of symbols]

[0031] 1,101…Card stand kit 2…Card stand 10,110… Sheet material 11,111…cut section 12,112…Joint part 20,120… Stand components 21,121… Front view 22,122…Back part 23,123…Bottom part 24,124...folded section 25,125…Groove 26,126… Locking part 27a~27c, 127a~127c... Folding lines 28...Card slot 30a, 30b, 130a, 130b... Card components 31a, 31b, 131a, 131b… Images 40,140… QR code

Claims

1. It comprises a front section that is at least partially transparent, a back section, a bottom section, and a folded-over section. The front portion and the back portion are continuous via the first folded portion. The front portion and the bottom portion are continuous via a second folded portion. The aforementioned back portion and the aforementioned folded portion are continuous via a third folded portion. A groove is formed in the bottom surface, A card stand in which a card slot is formed between the front and back portions by inserting the folded portion into the groove while the back portion is curved.

2. The card stand according to claim 1, characterized in that an image is printed on the front portion.

3. A stand member that, when separated, becomes the card stand described in claim 1 or 2, It has a detachable card member and a resin sheet member on which a detachable card member is formed. The card stand kit is characterized in that the card component has an image printed on its surface.

4. The card stand kit according to claim 3, characterized in that the card member has a height that curves when inserted into the card slot.

5. The card stand kit according to claim 3, characterized in that the back portion has an image printed on its surface, the card member has a transparent portion, and when the card member is inserted into the card slot, at least a part of the image on the back portion can be seen from the front portion.

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