Packaging

Abstract

The present invention aims to provide a technology that makes it easier to remove packaged masks. [Solution] The packaging comprises a plurality of masks and a storage bag for containing the plurality of masks, the storage bag having an easy-open section that extends in a direction perpendicular to the width direction of the masks and extends around the entire circumference.

Description

[[Technical Field]]

[0001] The present invention relates to a package. [[Background Art]]

[0002] Conventionally, non-woven fabric masks have been known (see, for example, Patent Document 1). [[Prior Art Literature]] [[Patent Literature]]

[0003] [[Patent Document 1]] Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2020-2483 [[Summary of the Invention]] [[Problem to be Solved by the Invention]]

[0004] Generally, masks are shipped while being packaged in a storage bag or the like, and are sold in this state.

[0005] An object of the present invention is to provide a technique that makes it easy to take out a packaged mask. [[Means for Solving the Problem]]

[0006] The package according to one aspect of the present invention is: a plurality of masks, and a storage bag that stores the plurality of masks, wherein an easy-to-open portion that extends along a direction orthogonal to the width direction of the masks and extends over an entire circumference of the storage bag is formed; comprising: [[Effect of the Invention]]

[0007] According to the present invention, it is possible to easily take out a packaged mask. [[Brief Description of the Drawings]]

[0008] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of the package according to the embodiment. [Figure 2] Figure 2 is an external perspective view of the mask housed in the packaging according to this embodiment. [Figure 3] Figure 3 is a plan view of a mask housed in a package according to this embodiment. [Figure 4] Figure 4 is an external perspective view showing the masks placed in one of the two divided storage bags. [Figure 5] Figure 5 is a perspective view showing the contents of the storage bag after it has been opened along the perforations, excluding the area that overlaps with the seal. [Figure 6] Figure 6 is a perspective view of the exterior of the modified packaging. [Modes for carrying out the invention]

[0009] (Aspect 1) Multiple masks, A storage bag for accommodating the aforementioned plurality of masks, wherein the storage bag has an easy-open section that extends in a direction perpendicular to the width direction of the masks and extends around the entire circumference, A packaging body equipped with the following features.

[0010] According to the packaging of Embodiment 1, the easy-open section extending around the entire circumference allows the storage bag to be opened according to the user's usage, making it easy to remove the packaged mask.

[0011] (Aspect 2) In the packaging according to Embodiment 1, The aforementioned storage bag can be divided into two by cutting along the easy-open section. One of the divided storage bags may be capable of storing the mask with its width oriented vertically.

[0012] According to the packaging of embodiment 2, by placing the divided storage bag containing the masks on a flat surface with the opening facing upwards, the masks can be stored with their width in the vertical direction. This allows the user to easily take out one mask at a time.

[0013] (Aspect 3) In the package according to Aspect 1, The package may further comprise an outer box for housing the storage bag.

[0014] According to the package of Aspect 3, durability can be improved.

[0015] (Aspect 4) In the package according to Aspect 3, The storage bag can be divided into two parts by cutting along the easy-to-open portion, One of the divided storage bags may be storable in the outer box in a state where the mask is contained therein.

[0016] According to the package of Aspect 4, by returning the storage bag divided into two halves back into the outer box, it is possible to further facilitate taking out the mask.

[0017] (Aspect 5) In the package according to any one of Aspects 1 to 4, The storage bag is formed of a resin sheet, A seal portion that bonds the sheets to each other may extend so as to intersect the easy-to-open portion.

[0018] According to the package of Aspect 5, the divided storage bag can be restored to its original shape. By restoring the storage bag to its original shape, the package can re-store the mask in the storage bag, thereby preventing the mask from being contaminated.

[0019] Hereinafter, a package according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. It should be noted that the configurations of the following embodiments are illustrative, and the present invention is not limited to the configurations of these embodiments.

[0020] <Embodiment> Figure 1 is an external perspective view of the packaging according to the embodiment. In the following, the longitudinal direction of the storage bag 2 is defined as the width direction of the packaging body 1, the depth direction of the storage bag 2 is defined as the depth direction of the packaging body 1, and the height direction of the storage bag 2 is defined as the height direction of the packaging body 1.

[0021] The packaging 1 comprises a storage bag 2 made of a resin sheet, which is roughly rectangular in shape. The storage bag 2 is formed by processing a resin sheet such as vinyl, polyethylene, polypropylene, or polyester. The resin sheet is flexible and can be processed into a shape that can accommodate multiple masks. As shown in Figure 1, the mask 100 stored in the storage bag 2 has a rectangular planar shape. Although only one mask 100 is shown in Figure 1, for example The storage bag 2 can hold approximately 30 to 100 masks 100. Multiple masks 100 are stacked to form a rectangular parallelepiped, and it is preferable that the storage bag 2 is formed in a rectangular parallelepiped shape that is slightly larger in dimensions than the stacked masks 100.

[0022] The storage bag 2 is formed into a rectangular parallelepiped shape by sealing resin sheets at both ends in the width direction by heat sealing, and by sealing the resin sheets at the front side in the depth direction in Figure 1 by a sealing portion 4 that extends in the width direction. The storage bag 2 is first formed into a cylindrical shape by welding the sheets together at the sealing portion 4, then the side on one end in the width direction is sealed, and then the mask 100 is inserted from the other end in the width direction and that other end is sealed, thereby forming a rectangular parallelepiped shape with the mask 100 inside.

[0023] The storage bag 2 has perforations 3 (the "easy-open section" in this disclosure) that extend around the circumference of the rectangular parallelepiped in the center of the width direction. When the storage bag 2 is unfolded, the perforations 3 are formed in a straight line across all four sides. In the rectangular parallelepiped storage bag 2 shown in Figure 1, the perforations 3 extend in the depth direction on the top and bottom surfaces and in the height direction on the sides. By opening the storage bag 2 along the perforations 3, one mask 100 can be taken out of the packaging 1 at a time. The storage bag 2 can be made easier to remove the masks 100 by opening it on one of the four sides on which the perforations 3 are formed.

[0024] Figure 2 is an external perspective view of the mask housed in the packaging according to the embodiment. Figure 3 is a plan view of the mask housed in the packaging according to the embodiment, viewed from the skin side. When the mask 100 is worn by a wearer (hereinafter abbreviated as "wearing state"), the direction that coincides with the wearer's left-right direction is defined as the left-right direction of the mask 100, and the direction perpendicular to the left-right direction is defined as the up-down direction of the mask 100. This up-down direction is the width direction of the mask 100. The mask 100 has a length along the left-right direction and a width along the up-down direction. Furthermore, when the mask 100 is worn, the side facing the wearer's skin (inside when worn) is defined as the skin side, and the opposite side of the skin side (outside when worn) is defined as the non-skin side. In addition, the direction connecting the skin side and the non-skin side is defined as the thickness direction. Moreover, viewing from the thickness direction is defined as a plan view.

[0025] As shown in Figures 2 and 3, the mask 100 comprises a mask body 102, ear loops 103, 104, edge tapes 105, 106, and a nose fitter 107. More specifically, the mask body 102 is formed by laminating multiple layers of sheet-like breathable material and is large enough to cover the wearer's mouth and nose. The mask body 102 covers the wearer's mouth when the mask 100 is worn. The mask 100 is used to prevent the scattering of droplets from coughs and sneezes, and to prevent particles such as dust and droplets from entering the body through the mouth and nose.

[0026] The ear loops 103 and 104 are made of a string-like, stretchable material. As shown in Figures 2 and 3, edge tapes 105 and 106 are attached to both ends of the mask body 102 in the width direction, on the skin-facing and non-skin-facing sides. The edge tapes 105 and 106 are positioned at the widthwise ends of the mask body 102 and are strip-shaped (tape-shaped) nonwoven fabric sheets that cover the widthwise edges of the mask body 102. The edge tapes 105 and 106 cover both ends of the mask body 102 in the width direction from top to bottom. Welded portions 109 and 110 are formed on the center of the mask body 102 in the width direction, where the edge tapes 105 and 106 are welded to the mask body 102. The welded portions 109 and 110 are formed by embossing the mask body 102 with the edge tapes 105 and 106 positioned on its widthwise edges.

[0027] Also, the edge tapes 105 and 106 attached to the mask body 102 on the skin side and the ear loops The ends of 103 and 104 are heat-welded to form welded sections 115 and 116. The ear loops 103 and 104 are fixed to the skin-facing side of the edge tapes 105 and 106 by the welded sections 115 and 116, forming annular loops on both the left and right sides of the mask body 102. The welded sections 115 and 116 are wider than the ear loops 103 and 104, and slightly narrower than the width of the edge tapes 105 and 106. The string-like elastic material that makes up the ear loops 103 and 104 is formed from, for example, a woven band of rubber thread and cotton, a woven net of resin filaments, or an elastic nonwoven fabric. As shown in Figure 3, both ends of this string-like material are heat-welded to the ear material welding portions 115 and 116 of the edge tapes 105 and 106 on the left and right sides of the skin-facing side of the mask body 102, respectively. This connects the ear straps 103 and 104 to the mask body 102 in a loop shape, with one end of the material (for example, the upper welding portion 115) as the starting point and the other end of the material (for example, the lower welding portion 116) as the ending point.

[0028] The mask body 102 is made up of various sheets such as breathable nonwoven fabric, and is a laminate of multiple sheets (for example, three sheets). The multiple sheets are fixed to each other by welded parts 113 and 114 formed near the top, bottom, left, and right edges in Figure 3. The welded parts 113 and 114 are formed by embossing the mask body 102. The welded part 113 is formed in the shape of two rows of dotted lines and extends in the left-right direction of the mask body 102. The welded part 113 is formed in the shape of one row of dotted lines and extends in the left-right direction of the mask body 102.

[0029] The mask body 102 has multiple pleats 118 extending in the left-right direction. The pleats 118 are formed by folding the sheet forming the mask body 102 in a pleated manner. In this embodiment, three pleats are formed. The pleats 108 are maintained by welded portions 109, 110, 111, and 112 formed at the left and right ends of the mask body 102, which prevent them from unfolding. Therefore, when the mask 100 is not worn, the mask body 102 can be made into a flat, non-bulky shape. On the other hand, when the mask 100 is worn, the pleats 108 are unfolded by stretching the mask body 102 in the vertical direction. When the pleats 108 are unfolded, the mask body 102 becomes a dome-shaped three-dimensional shape that bulges towards the non-skin side. This creates a space between the mask body 102 and the wearer's mouth, making it easier for the wearer to breathe.

[0030] The welded portions 111 and 112 are formed outside the widthwise ends of the pleats 108 and are formed by welding together multiple sheets that make up the mask body 102. The welded portions 111 and 112 are formed in two rows of dotted lines and extend along the vertical direction of the mask body 102. The welded portions 111 and 112 are covered by edge tapes 105 and 106 and are not exposed on the outer surface of the mask 100.

[0031] The nose fitter 107 is positioned between two rows of welded portions 13 at the top of the mask body 102, with its longitudinal direction extending in the left-right direction of the mask body 102, thereby fixing it to the mask body 102. The nose fitter 107 is fixed to the mask body 102 by being sandwiched between the sheet-like breathable materials that make up the mask body 102. Alternatively, the nose fitter 107 may be fixed to the surface of the mask body 102. The nose fitter 107 is made of a material that has sufficient strength to be deformed into an appropriate shape by the wearer pressing it with their fingers, and is also plastically deformable so that it maintains its shape even after the pressure is released. By providing such a nose fitter 107 at the top of the mask body 102 as shown in Figures 2 and 3, the wearer can close the gap between their nose and the mask body 102.

[0032] Next, the storage bag 2 will be further explained with reference to Figure 1. The perforations 3 formed in the storage bag 2 extend along a direction perpendicular to the width direction of the mask 100. The perforation is located in the center of the width direction of the storage bag 2. Therefore, for example, by opening the storage bag 2 along the perforation 3 on the top bottom surface of the rectangular storage bag 2 shown in Figure 1, the mask 100 can be removed in a folded state along the center in the width direction. Furthermore, the perforation 3 is formed all the way around the storage bag 2, so that the user can choose where to open it according to their preference. In this way, the packaging body 1 according to this embodiment makes it easy to remove the packaged mask 100 because the user can arbitrarily choose where to open the storage bag 2.

[0033] Furthermore, since the perforations 3 are formed all the way around the storage bag 2, the storage bag 2 can be divided into two by cutting along the perforations 3. Figure 4 is a perspective view showing the state in which the masks 100 are stored in one of the two divided storage bags 2. By dividing the storage bag 2 in the state in which the masks 100 are stored in two, and removing the other storage bag 2 so that the masks 100 remain in one of the storage bags 2, a state in which the masks 100 are stored in one of the storage bags 2 can be formed. In this state, as shown in Figure 4, by placing the storage bag 2 on a flat surface with the opening facing upwards, the masks 100 can be stored with their width direction in the vertical direction. This allows the user to easily take out the masks 100 one at a time.

[0034] Furthermore, the storage bag 2 has a seal portion 6 that extends so as to intersect with the perforations 3. Because the seal portion 6 is stronger than the other areas, when cutting the storage bag 2 along the perforations 3, it is easy to leave the perforations 3 intact in the area where they overlap with the seal portion 6. Figure 5 is a perspective view showing the storage bag 2 opened along the perforations 3, except in the area where it overlaps with the seal portion 6. The left and right storage bags 2L and 2R are connected by the seal portion 6 and are placed in a folded state at the part cut along the perforations 3. In this state, as shown in Figure 5, by placing the storage bags 2L and 2R on a flat surface with the openings facing upwards, the mask 100 can be stored in either the storage bag 2L or 2R with the width direction of the mask 100 in the vertical direction. In the example shown in Figure 5, the mask 100 is stored in storage bag 2L. This allows the user to easily take out the masks 100 one at a time. Furthermore, the storage bags 2L and 2R can be returned to their original rectangular parallelepiped shape as shown in Figure 1. If the mask 100 remains exposed to the outside, there is a risk of contamination. By returning the storage bags 2L and 2R to their original rectangular parallelepiped shape, the packaging 1 allows the mask 100 to be stored again inside the storage bag 2, thereby preventing contamination of the mask 100.

[0035] <Variation> Next, a modified package will be described. Figure 6 is an external perspective view of the modified package. The modified package 1 includes an outer box 5 for housing the storage bag 2. The outer box 5 is a paper box and has a rectangular box section 5A, a rectangular opening 5B formed on the upper bottom surface of the box section 5A, and a lid section 5C that can close the opening 5B and extends in the height direction from the rear side surface. The box section 5A and the lid section 5C are integrally formed, and the opening 5B can be closed by folding the lid section 5C at the boundary between the upper bottom surface and the rear side surface.

[0036] The top bottom surface of the storage bag 2 is exposed through the opening 5B. The user can rotate the storage bag 2 along the perforations 3 formed on the exposed top bottom surface. Therefore, the user can remove the mask 100 from the opening along the perforations 3 while the storage bag 2 is still stored in the outer box 5. Thus, the packaging 1 according to this modified example makes it easy to remove the packaged mask 100. In addition, the packaging 1 can be made more durable by including the outer box 5.

[0037] Furthermore, the outer box 5 can also be opened from the bottom, allowing the storage bag 2 to be removed. The removed storage bag 2 is then cut along the perforations 3 to the state shown in Figure 4 or Figure 5. Afterward, it can be returned to the outer box 5 from the bottom. For example, by returning the storage bag 2 in half, as shown in Figure 4, to the outer box 5, the mask 100 can be removed even more easily from the opening 5B.

[0038] Furthermore, the outer box 5 and the storage bag 2 are easy to separate. After all 100 masks have been used, the packaging 1 can be separated into paper waste (outer box 5) and plastic waste (storage bag 2).

[0039] <Other Embodiments> While embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the various embodiments described above can be combined as much as possible. In the above embodiments, perforations 3 are formed in the storage bag 2, but the easy-open section is not limited to perforations 3. As the easy-open section, for example, a structure that allows the storage bag 2 to be easily opened can be adopted, such as a notch or micro-holes.

[0040] The features included in each embodiment and its modified form disclosed above can be combined in any way. [Explanation of symbols]

[0041] 1...packaging 2. Storage bag 3. Perforations 4. Seal part 5. Outer box 100 masks 102 ·· Mask body 103, 104... Ear loops 105 Edge Tape 106 Edge Tape 107. Nose Fitter 108 pleats

Claims

1. Multiple masks, A storage bag for accommodating the aforementioned plurality of masks, wherein the storage bag has an easy-open section that extends in a direction perpendicular to the width direction of the masks and extends around the entire circumference, A packaging body equipped with the following features.

2. The aforementioned storage bag can be divided into two by cutting along the easy-open section. One of the divided storage bags can store the mask with its width oriented vertically. The packaging according to claim 1.

3. It includes an outer box for storing the aforementioned storage bag, The packaging according to claim 1.

4. The aforementioned storage bag can be divided into two by cutting along the easy-open section. One of the divided storage bags can be stored in the outer box with the mask inside. The packaging according to claim 3.

5. The aforementioned storage bag is made of a resin sheet, The sealing portion that adheres the sheets together extends so as to intersect with the easy-open portion. The packaging according to any one of claims 1 to 4.

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