Card toys and card toy sets

The card toy design with a flexible card body and fastener mechanism allows for customizable attachment of can badges, addressing the lack of user engagement by providing a highly entertaining and interactive experience.

JP2026110424APending Publication Date: 2026-07-02BANDAI CO LTD

Patent Information

Authority / Receiving Office
JP · JP
Patent Type
Applications
Current Assignee / Owner
BANDAI CO LTD
Filing Date
2024-12-20
Publication Date
2026-07-02

AI Technical Summary

Technical Problem

Existing card toys lack the ability for users to change the appearance or add functions, leading to a lack of interest and engagement.

Method used

A card toy design that incorporates a flexible card body with a notched holding portion and a fastener mechanism, allowing a can badge to be securely attached in multiple holding states, enhancing user interaction and customization.

Benefits of technology

The design provides a highly entertaining and interactive card toy experience by enabling users to easily attach and detach can badges, enhancing the visual appeal and functionality of the card.

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Abstract

We provide toys that are easy to handle and highly entertaining. [Solution] A card toy 1 comprises a main body (card 10), and the card 10 is configured to hold a fastener 35. A card toy set 100 comprises a flat card 10 and a button badge 30 that can be held by the card 10, and the card 10 is configured to hold the button badge 30 in a predetermined position. In the card toy 1, because the card 10 is configured to hold the fastener 35, the button badge 30 with the fastener 35 and the card 10 can be handled as a single unit.
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Description

Technical Field

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[0001] The present invention relates to card toys and card toy sets.

Background Art

[0002] Conventionally, using cards, Patent Document 1 discloses "a game card representing one element defined by one or more characteristics, the card including one memory, and some data stored in the memory corresponding to the characteristics of the element, and the data being read when the card is used in the game."

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Patent Documents

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Patent Document 1

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0005] An object of the present invention is to provide a highly interesting card toy and a card toy set.

Means for Solving the Problems

[0006] A card toy according to one aspect of the present invention is a card toy including a main body portion configured to be able to hold a fastener.

[0007] A card toy set according to one aspect of the present invention is a card toy set comprising a flat main body and a can badge that can be held by the main body, wherein the main body is configured to hold the can badge at a predetermined position. [Effects of the Invention]

[0008] According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a highly entertaining card toy and a card toy set. [Brief explanation of the drawing]

[0009] [Figure 1] This is a plan view of a card toy set illustrating one aspect of the present invention. [Figure 2] This is a plan view showing a card toy with a pin badge attached. [Figure 3] This is a plan view showing the back of the card toy and the back of the can badge. [Figure 4] This is a side view illustrating an example of how to attach a pin badge to a card toy. [Figure 5] This is a plan view showing the first holding state when the button badge is attached to the holder. [Figure 6] This is a side view illustrating an example of the operation involved in changing the holding state of a card toy and a pin badge from the first holding state to the second holding state. [Figure 7] This is a plan view showing the second holding state when the button badge is attached to the holder. [Modes for carrying out the invention]

[0010] The following describes, with reference to the figures, an embodiment of a card toy and a card toy set that represents one aspect of the present invention.

[0011] Figure 1 is a plan view showing the card toy set 100. Figure 2 is a plan view showing the card toy 1 with the can badge 30 attached.

[0012] The card toy set 100 shown in Figure 1 comprises a flat card body 10 and a button badge 30. The card 10 is rectangular in shape, with the upper and lower long sides of the first end 11 and second end 12 and the left and right short sides of the third end 13 and fourth end. The card 10 is made of, for example, paper, preferably synthetic resin, and is a flexible soft material. A notch 20s is formed in a part of the card 10 that penetrates from front to back. This notch 20s is configured as a holding part 20 capable of holding the button badge 30, as will be described later. The button badge 30 is made of a hard material such as metal, with a character C drawn on the front surface 30f and a fastener 35 made of a safety pin on the back surface 30r (see Figure 3).

[0013] Card 10 has a design portion 10fe and text information 10ft on one of its surfaces 10f, as shown in Figure 2. When viewed from the surface 10f side, the text information 10ft is located to the left of the center of the card in the figure. On the other hand, the holding position of the can badge 30 is eccentrically located on the opposite side from the text information 10ft (towards the right of the card). For example, the holding portion 20 is provided in a position close to the first end 11 and the third end 13 (see Figure 1). The notched portion 20s that constitute the holding portion 20 is configured not to be in contact with the first end 11 and the second end 12.

[0014] Figure 3 is a plan view showing the back side 10r of the card toy 1 and the back side 30r of the can badge 30. As shown in Figure 3, the back surface 30r of the button badge 30 is provided with a pin support portion 30rc that rotatably holds one end 35b of the fastener 35. Therefore, the fastener 35 is configured so that its insertion pin portion 35a can swing up and down. The fastener 35 also has one end portion 35e that can house the pin tip 35at of the insertion pin portion 35a, and the other end portion 35t of an annular coil portion on the left and right sides opposite to the one end portion 35e. The width (We) of this one end portion 35e in the left-right direction is configured to be larger than the width (Wt) of the other end portion 35t in the left-right direction. In addition, the vertical width (L10) of the card 10 is configured to be slightly larger than the diameter (L30) of the button badge 30. That is, when the button badge 30 is held in the card toy 1, the button badge 30 is configured to fit inside the card 10.

[0015] The notched portion 20s of the holding portion 20 has a bent shape as shown in the figure, extending in the vertical and horizontal directions, with a larger size in the horizontal direction. The notched portion 20s has a first projection 21 formed in the center in the horizontal direction, and on both sides of the first projection 21, there are second projections 22, consisting of one projection 22a (left side in the figure) and the other projection 22b (right side in the figure), which sandwich the first projection 21. The first projection 21 is formed as a projection extending from the second end 12 side toward the first end 11 (upward on the card). On the other hand, the second projection 22 is formed as a projection extending from the first end 11 side toward the second end 12 (downward on the card).

[0016] In the shape of the notched portion 20s, the protruding length (L21) of the first projection 21 is set to be the same as the length (L22) of the second projection 22. Furthermore, of these three projections, the length of the first projection 21 is the largest. It is also set to be larger than the length (Wa) of one projection 22a and the length (Wb) of the other projection 22b. The length (Wa) of one projection 22a and the length (Wb) of the other projection 22b are set to correspond to the width (We) of one end 35e and the width (Wt) of the other end 35t of the fastener 35.

[0017] Figure 4 is a side view showing an example of an operation when attaching the can badge 30 to the card toy 1. When attaching the can badge 30 to the card toy 1, hold the can badge 30 with one hand 51 so that the back surface 10r faces outward. On the other hand, hold the card 10 with the other hand 52 so as to pinch it in the thickness direction. Then, as shown in FIG. 4, perform an operation so that the tip 21t of the first projecting piece 21 protrudes in the direction of the fastener 35 with the front surface 10f of the card 10 facing the back surface 30r of the can badge 30. In this operation, for example, the first end portion 11 of the card 10 is obliquely abutted against the upper portion of the fastener 35 with respect to the back surface 30r. As a result, the card 10 is curved so as to bulge toward the can badge 30, and the tip 21t of the first projecting piece 21 protrudes in the direction of the fastener 35.

[0018] In this state, push the card 10 along the back surface 30r of the can badge 30 so as to slide it. By this operation, the tip 21t is inserted between the pin portion 35a and one end portion 35b of the fastener 35. When performing this insertion operation, the fastener 35 is kept in a state of being rotated upward with respect to the can badge 30.

[0019] Figure 5 is a plan view showing the first holding state when the can badge 30 is attached to the holding portion 20. By the above-described insertion operation, the first holding state as shown in FIG. 5 can be achieved. This first holding state is a state in which the pin portion 35a of the fastener 35 is hooked on the first projecting piece 21. In this first holding state, the can badge 30 is held in a state where its back surface 30r abuts against the front surface 10f of the card 10. That is, the can badge 30 is held against the front surface 10f of the card 10 by frictional force in a state where the pin portion 35a is pressed by the elastic force of the first projecting piece 21. In this first holding state, the second projecting piece 22 does not exhibit any function.

[0020] Figure 6 is a side view showing an example of an operation when changing from the first holding state to the second holding state in the holding state of the card toy 1 and the can badge 30. A second holding state, which is a stronger holding state than the first holding state shown in Figure 5, can be achieved. In this case, as shown in Figure 6, compared to the first holding state, the card 10 is held with one hand 51, and the first end 11 at the top of the holding portion 20 of the card 10 is pinched with the other hand 52. In this pinched state, a force (F1) is applied to bend the card 10 significantly toward its back surface 10r side. Due to this bending operation, the second projection 22 moves in a curved manner toward the back surface 10r side of the card 10. That is, the second projection 22 elastically deforms while bending significantly as it slides on the fastener 35 while in contact with the fastener 35, and its tip 22t moves over the fastener 35. After that, by releasing the grip of the other hand 52, the card 10 returns to a flat state and the second holding state is achieved.

[0021] Furthermore, while the above operations can be performed together on one projection 22a and the other projection 22b of the second projection 22, performing them separately improves the operability when the tip 22t overcomes the fastener 35.

[0022] Figure 7 is a plan view showing the second holding state when the can badge 30 is attached to the holding part 20. By releasing the hold from the other hand 52 as shown in Figure 6, the back surface 30r of the can badge 30 comes into contact with the front surface 10f of the card 10, resulting in a second holding state. In this second holding state, as shown in Figure 7, the insertion pin portion 35a, one end 35e, and the other end 35t of the fastener 35 are visible from the back surface 10r side of the card 10. In this second holding state, one projection 22a is sized to correspond to the one end 35e (the left-right dimension shown in Figure 3) and presses against the one end 35e, while the other projection 22b is sized to correspond to the other end 35t and presses against it.

[0023] Thus, in the second holding state, one half of the annular fastener 35 is positioned on the back surface 10r of the card 10, and the other half is positioned on the front surface 10f of the card 10. This creates a strong connection between the can badge 30 and the card toy 1. Furthermore, when the longitudinal direction of the card 10 is horizontal, the holding part 20 firmly fixes the fastener 35 so that it does not move in the horizontal position.

[0024] As described above, in the card toy set 100 of this embodiment, the card toy 1 is configured such that the card 10 can hold the fastener 35, so that the can badge 30 with the fastener 35 and the card 10 can be handled together as a single unit.

[0025] In this embodiment of the card toy set 100, a can badge 30 can be held on the surface 10f of the card, allowing the text information 10ft written on the surface 10f of the card 10 to be displayed in association with the can badge 30, which can then be enjoyed.

[0026] Furthermore, in the card toy set 100 of this embodiment, the can badge 30 is held in place by the card 10 so that the back surface 30r of the can badge 30 is in contact with the card 10.

[0027] In the card toy set 100 of this embodiment, the card holder 20 is positioned to the left and right of the center in the longitudinal direction of the card 10, so that both the text information 10ft and the can badge 30 can be viewed simultaneously.

[0028] Furthermore, in the card toy set 100 of this embodiment, the holding part 20 provided on the card 10 can hold and fix the fastener 35 in a horizontal position, so that the can badge 30 can be held so that its up and down orientation matches the up and down orientation of the card.

[0029] In the card toy set 100 of this embodiment, the holding portion 20 is configured as a projection (first projection 21, second projection 22) formed by the notched portion 20s, so that the fastener 35 can be attached by a simple operation such as inserting it into the projection.

[0030] In the card toy set 100 of this embodiment, the first projection 21 and the second projection 22 of the notched portion 20s are formed facing in different directions from each other, so that when the fastener 35 is inserted, the insertion operation can create two types of holding states: a locked state (second holding state) in which the fastener is locked by the opposing projections and an unlocked state (first holding state) in which it is not locked.

[0031] In the card toy set 100 of this embodiment, the holding part 20 has a central first projection 21 with two second projections 22 on both the left and right sides (one projection 22a, the other projection 22b), so that the left and right second projections 22 can lock both longitudinal ends of the fastener 35 (one end 35e of the fastener 35, the other end 35t of the fastener 35).

[0032] In the card toy set 100 of this embodiment, the second projection 22 (one projection 22a, the other projection 22b) is configured such that the width of the one projection 22a and the width of the other projection 22b are different, thereby enabling a holding structure that corresponds to the shapes of both ends of the fastener 35 (one end 35e, the other end 35t).

[0033] In the card toy set 100 of this embodiment, the card 10 is configured so that in the first holding state, it does not hold one end 35e and the other end 35t of the fastener 35, thereby allowing the fastener 35 to be held in a state that makes it easy to remove from the card 10. On the other hand, in the second holding state, the card 10 is held so as to lock one end 35e and the other end 35t of the fastener 35, so the fastener 35 can be held securely so that it does not come off the card 10.

[0034] Although embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention can be modified as appropriate within the scope of its technical concept. For example, the bending shape of the notched portion 20s constituting the holding portion 20 in the above embodiments can be modified as appropriate, not limited to the illustrated shape.

[0035] As described above, this specification contains the following information:

[0036] (1) It is a card toy, Equipped with a main body, The main body described above is a card toy configured to hold a fastener.

[0037] (2) (1) The card toy described above, The main body is configured to hold a can badge having the fastener described above, and is a card toy.

[0038] (3) (2) The card toy described above, The above-mentioned main body includes one side and the other side, and is configured to hold the above-mentioned can badge on the one side, a card toy.

[0039] (4) (2) or (3) The card toy described above, The main body is configured to hold the can badge when a portion of the back of the can badge is in contact with it, in a card toy.

[0040] (5) A card toy described in any one of (1) to (4), The above-mentioned main body includes a holding part, The above-mentioned holding part is configured to hold the above-mentioned fastener, and is a card toy.

[0041] (6) (5) The card toy described above, The above-mentioned holding part is configured to hold a can badge having the above-mentioned fastener, in a card toy.

[0042] (7) (6) The card toy described above, The above-mentioned holding part is formed at an eccentric position from the center in the longitudinal direction of the main body, in a card toy.

[0043] (8) (7) The card toy described above, The main body of the card toy has text information formed on the side opposite to the holding part from the center in the longitudinal direction.

[0044] (9) A card toy described in any one of (5) to (7), The above-mentioned holding part is configured to hold the above-mentioned fastener in a horizontal position, in a card toy.

[0045] (10) A card toy described in any one of (5) to (9), The above-mentioned main body includes the first to fourth ends, The above-mentioned holding portion is formed near one of the first to fourth ends of the card toy.

[0046] (11) (10) The card toy described above, A card toy in which the above-mentioned holding portion is formed so as not to come into contact with the above-mentioned first to fourth ends.

[0047] (12) A card toy described in any one of (5) to (11), The above-mentioned holding part forms a notched section, in this card toy.

[0048] (13) (12) The card toy described above, A card toy in which one of the above-mentioned notches is formed in the main body.

[0049] (14) (12) or (13) The card toys described above, The above-mentioned holding portion includes a first projection and a second projection adjacent to the first projection, in a card toy.

[0050] (15) (14) The card toy described above, The main body is configured such that, when holding the fastener, the first projection and a portion of the second projection are not adjacent to each other, in a card toy.

[0051] (16) (14) or (15) The card toys described above, A card toy in which the first projection and the second projection are formed facing in different directions from each other.

[0052] (17) A card toy described in any one of (14) to (16), A card toy in which the first projection and the second projection are formed to have the same length in one direction.

[0053] (18) A card toy described in any one of (14) to (17), The holding portion includes one first projection and two second projections, a card toy.

[0054] (19) (18) The card toy described above, The above-mentioned second projection is configured such that the width of one projection is different from the width of the other projection, in a card toy.

[0055] (20) (19) The card toy described above, The above-mentioned projection holds one end of the fastener, The other projection is configured to hold the other end of the fastener, in a card toy.

[0056] (twenty one) A card toy described in any one of (1) to (20), The main body is configured to hold the fastener in different holding positions, thus forming a card toy.

[0057] (twenty two) (21) The card toy described above, The main body is configured to be able to hold the fastener in a first holding state and a second holding state. A card toy configured to hold the fastener more securely in the second holding state than in the first holding state described above.

[0058] (twenty three) (22) The card toy described above, The main body described above is configured not to hold one end and the other end of the fastener in the first holding state described above, in a card toy.

[0059] (twenty four) (22) or (23) The card toy described above, The main body is configured to hold one end and the other end of the fastener in the second holding state, in a card toy.

[0060] (twenty five) It is a card toy set, A flat main body, The main body comprises a can badge that can be held by the main body, The main body of the card toy set is configured to hold the can badge in a predetermined position.

[0061] (26) (25) The card toy set described above, The main body described above is made of a soft material, The above-mentioned can badge is part of a card toy set made of rigid material. [Explanation of symbols]

[0062] 1 Card Toy 10 Card (main unit) 10f front (one side) 10r Back side (other side) 11 First end 12 Second end 13 Third end 14 4th end 20 Holding part 20s notch 21 First projection 22 Second projection 22a One projection 22b The other projection 30 Pin Badges 30f button badge surface 30r button badge back 35 Fasteners 35e One end of the fastener 35t fastener, other end 100 Card Toy Set

Claims

1. It is a card toy, Equipped with a main body, The main body is configured to hold a fastener, and is a card toy.

2. A card toy according to claim 1, The main body is configured to hold a can badge having the fastener, and is a card toy.

3. A card toy according to claim 2, The main body comprises one side and the other side, and the one side is configured to hold the can badge, in a card toy.

4. A card toy according to claim 2, The main body is configured to hold the can badge when a part of the back of the can badge is in contact with it, in a card toy.

5. A card toy according to any one of claims 1 to 4, The main body includes a holding portion, The holding part is configured to hold the fastener, in a card toy.

6. A card toy according to claim 5, The holding part is configured to hold a can badge having the fastener, in a card toy.

7. A card toy according to claim 6, The holding portion is formed at an eccentric position from the center in the longitudinal direction of the main body, in a card toy.

8. A card toy according to claim 7, The main body of the card toy has character information formed on the side opposite to the holding part from the center in the longitudinal direction.

9. A card toy according to claim 5, The holding part is configured to hold the fastener in a horizontal position, in a card toy.

10. A card toy according to claim 5, The main body includes the first to fourth ends, The holding portion is formed near one of the first to fourth ends of the card toy.

11. A card toy according to claim 10, The holding portion is formed so as not to contact the first to fourth ends, in a card toy.

12. A card toy according to claim 5, The aforementioned holding portion forms a notched portion, in this card toy.

13. A card toy according to claim 12, A card toy having one of the aforementioned notches formed in the main body.

14. A card toy according to claim 12, The holding portion includes a first projection and a second projection adjacent to the first projection, in a card toy.

15. A card toy according to claim 14, The main body is configured such that, when holding the fastener, a portion of the first projection and a portion of the second projection are not adjacent to each other, in a card toy.

16. A card toy according to claim 14, A card toy in which the first projection and the second projection are formed facing in different directions from each other.

17. A card toy according to claim 14, A card toy in which the first projection and the second projection are formed to have the same length in one direction.

18. A card toy according to claim 14, The holding portion includes one first projection and two second projections, a card toy.

19. A card toy according to claim 18, The card toy is configured such that the width of one of the second projections is different from the width of the other projection.

20. A card toy according to claim 19, The aforementioned projection holds one end of the fastener, The other projection is configured to hold the other end of the fastener, in a card toy.

21. A card toy according to any one of claims 1 to 4, The main body is configured to hold the fastener in different holding states, in a card toy.

22. A card toy according to claim 21, The main body is configured to be able to hold the fastener in a first holding state and a second holding state, A card toy configured to hold the fastener more firmly in a second holding state than in the first holding state.

23. A card toy according to claim 22, The main body is configured not to hold one end and the other end of the fastener in the first holding state, in a card toy.

24. A card toy according to claim 22, The main body is configured to hold one end and the other end of the fastener in the second holding state, in a card toy.

25. It is a card toy set, A flat main body, A can badge that can be held by the main body is provided, The main body is configured to hold the can badge in a predetermined position, and is a card toy set.

26. A card toy set according to claim 25, The main body is made of a soft material, The aforementioned can badge is a card toy set made of a rigid material.