Movable paper medium storage container

The movable paper storage container integrates wire placement and cutting mechanisms to simplify the bundling process, addressing the inconvenience of separate string rolls and improving usability.

JP3250077UActive Publication Date: 2025-02-04小林和香子
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Application Number
JP2024004071U
Authority / Receiving Office
JP · JP
Patent Type
Utility models
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-12-06
Publication Date
2025-02-04
Estimated Expiration
2034-12-06

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Technical Problem

Conventional paper storage containers require separate string rolls outside the container, necessitating additional preparation and effort for bundling, which is cumbersome, especially when moving the container in and out of storage spaces.

Method used

A movable paper storage container with integrated wire placement and cutting mechanisms within the container, allowing for easy bundling and reducing user effort by incorporating a wire placement area and a cutter for cutting the wire inside the container.

Benefits of technology

The solution simplifies the bundling process by integrating wire placement and cutting within the container, enhancing usability and reducing labor when accumulating and preparing paper bundles.

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Abstract

To provide a movable paper medium storage container capable of reducing the labor and preparation required for storing and bundling waste paper in the container and improving usability. [Solution] The device has a paper media storage area for storing multiple paper media P1, a wire arrangement area in which a wire body 30 is arranged from which a wire 31 for bundling the multiple paper media P1 is able to be reeled out, a partition plate 16 separating each area, a cutter 19 provided on the upper edge of the partition plate 16 for cutting the wire 31 reeled out from the wire body 30 and passing through the upper edge of the partition plate 16 to bind the accumulated bundle of paper media, and rear locking grooves 13a, left locking groove 14a and right locking groove 15a which are respectively formed to cut from the upper part of each wall 13, 14 and 15 and which respectively engage the wire 31 while pulling it through in a state before it is cut by the cutter 19. The wire 31 is extended so as to surround the multiple paper media P1 stored in the paper media storage area as it is reeled out from the wire body 30.
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Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a movable paper storage container, and more particularly to a movable paper storage container for sequentially storing and disposing of unwanted waste paper in bundles. [Background technology]

[0002] Traditionally, unwanted paper media such as magazines, catalogs, newspapers, flyers, etc. (hereinafter simply referred to as "waste paper") can be recycled by tying them into bundles (hereinafter simply referred to as "waste paper bundles") using string or the like and having them collected by designated collection companies such as local governments or recycling companies.

[0003] For this reason, in order to collect paper media, it is necessary to accumulate the paper media until a collection company comes to collect them, or until a certain amount of paper is accumulated and becomes a bundle of waste paper.

[0004] Therefore, for the period until such waste paper is accumulated and made into waste paper bundles, waste paper such as newspapers and magazines are stacked in a container, and once a certain amount has been accumulated, string is used to tie it into waste paper bundles.A string-hanging waste paper stocker is known that uses a container with a groove that runs from the side wall through the bottom to the opposite side wall, with curvatures at the corners, and a messenger that is an elastic band with an arc-shaped cross-section and has a hole at the end for inserting the string (see Patent Document 1). [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0005] [Patent Document 1] JP 2007-99326 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0006] However, in the above-mentioned conventional waste paper stocker with string, a separate roll of string must be placed outside the container for storing waste paper such as newspapers and magazines, and when bundling the piled up waste paper, a suitable cutter must be prepared separately from the container to cut the waste paper, which is troublesome for users in terms of the labor and preparation required. In particular, when the container is a drawer type that is inserted and removed from a storage space provided in furniture or equipment, it is difficult to place the roll or the cutter must be prepared outside the storage space, which causes problems in terms of usability.

[0007] To provide a movable paper medium storage container capable of reducing the labor and preparation required for storing and bundling waste paper in the container and improving usability. [Means for solving the problem]

[0008] In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a movable paper media storage container for storing paper media including at least one of magazines, newspapers, and flyers, which is stored in a storage space provided in furniture or equipment in such a way that it can be pulled out to the front side and pushed in to the rear side along a horizontal direction, the container comprising a box body having an opening at the top and a front wall, a rear wall, a left wall, and a right wall located on the front side, the rear side, the left side, and the right side, respectively; a paper media storage area provided on the rear side of the box body for storing a plurality of the paper media by stacking them in the thickness direction; a wire material arrangement area provided on the box body further forward than the paper media storage area, in which a wire material body configured to be able to pay out a wire material (string) that bundles the plurality of paper media stored in the paper media storage area is arranged; and a wire material arrangement area and a wire material arrangement area arranged on the inside of the box body so as to separate the paper media storage area from the wire material arrangement area. the wire body is extended to surround the plurality of paper media stored in the paper medium storage area, and a cutter is provided on the upper edge of the wall of a positioning member that positions the wire body in the wire body storage area or on the upper edge of the partition plate, and is manually operated at a predetermined timing when the total thickness of the plurality of paper media stored in the paper medium storage area reaches a predetermined value, thereby cutting the wire body that is unwound from the wire body and passes through the upper edge of the wall or the upper edge of the partition plate; and a rear locking groove, a left locking groove, and a right locking groove that are respectively formed to cut into the upper parts of the rear wall, left wall, and right wall, and which respectively lock the wire body that is unwound from the wire body and extends to surround the plurality of paper media stored in the paper medium storage area while passing through it in a state before it is cut by the cutter. Effect of the Invention

[0009] According to the present invention, the labor and preparation required for storing waste paper in a container and bundling it can be reduced, and usability can be improved. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0010] [Figure 1]FIG. 1 shows a movable paper media storage container according to an embodiment of the present invention, and is an explanatory diagram of an example in which the movable paper media storage container is provided on a multi-tiered trash can as furniture or equipment. [Diagram 2] 1A and 1B are explanatory diagrams showing a movable paper media storage container according to the present embodiment, illustrating an example of a state in which the container is tied with a wire. [Diagram 3] 1A and 1B are diagrams illustrating a movable paper media storage container according to the present embodiment, illustrating a state in which a bundle of paper media is removed by a wire. [Figure 4] 1A to 1C are explanatory diagrams showing a movable paper media storage container according to the present embodiment, illustrating a procedure for routing wires. [Diagram 5] 1 shows a movable paper media storage container according to the present embodiment, where (A) is an explanatory diagram showing the relationship between the support protrusion and the engagement groove, and (B) is an explanatory diagram showing the groove width relationship between the right engagement groove and the string end engagement groove. [Figure 6] 13A and 13B show modified partition plates in a movable paper media storage container according to the present embodiment, where (A) is an explanatory diagram of the low position when the partition plate is height adjustable, and (B) is an explanatory diagram of the same in the high position. [Figure 7] 1A shows another modified example of the partition plate in the movable paper media storage container of this embodiment, where (A) is a plan view of the main parts, (B) is an explanatory diagram of the low position when the partition plate is height adjustable, and (C) is an explanatory diagram of the same in the high position. [Figure 8] 1 shows an example of a variable capacity that can be placed in a movable paper media storage container in accordance with this embodiment, where (A) is an oblique view of an inner box with an open end facing upward, (B) is an explanatory diagram showing the inner box in use with the open end facing upward, (C) is an oblique view of the inner box with the open end facing downward, and (D) is an explanatory diagram showing the inner box in use with the open end facing downward. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0011] An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. Note that the embodiment described below is for illustrative purposes only and does not limit the technical scope of the present invention. Therefore, a person skilled in the art can adopt an embodiment in which each of the components below is replaced with an equivalent, and such an embodiment is also included in the technical scope of the present invention. In addition, in the following description, in order to facilitate understanding of the present invention, the description of unimportant well-known technical matters will be omitted or simplified as appropriate.

[0012] In FIG. 1, the movable paper media storage container 10 is stored in a storage space 21 provided on the bottom shelf of a multi-tiered trash can 20 serving as furniture (or equipment) so that it can be pulled out horizontally to the front and pushed in to the rear, and stores paper media (hereinafter also referred to as "waste paper") including at least one of magazines, newspapers, and flyers.

[0013] 1 is just one example, and for example, the entire trash can 20 can be moved and stopped by casters (not shown), and can be pulled out and pushed in independently of the upper trash can 22 and the middle trash can 23. Although not shown, the movable paper medium storage container 10 and the upper trash can 22 and the middle trash can 23 can be appropriately equipped with handles for easy pulling out toward the front, rollers for easy pulling out and pushing in, etc. Furthermore, the trash can 20 does not have to be multi-tiered as long as it is a pull-out type that does not allow the contents to be seen from the surroundings at all times.

[0014] As shown in Figures 2 to 4, the movable paper media storage container 10 has an opening 11a at the top, and is equipped with a box 11 having a front wall 12, a rear wall 13, a left wall 14, and a right wall 15 located respectively on the front, rear, left and right sides from the user's operating viewpoint (pulled out towards the user); a paper media storage area R1 provided at the rear of the box 11 for storing multiple paper media P1 by stacking them in the thickness direction; a wire arrangement area R2 provided in front of the paper media storage area R1 in the box 11, in which a wire body (roll-shaped, wound bundle-shaped, block-shaped, etc.) 30 is arranged so as to be able to pay out a wire (hereinafter also referred to as a "band") 31 that bundles the multiple paper media P1 stored in the paper media storage area R1; and a partition plate 16 arranged vertically at the boundary between the paper media storage area R1 and the wire arrangement area R2 so as to separate the paper media storage area R1 from the wire arrangement area R2 inside the box 11.

[0015] The paper media storage area R1 is made up of a partition 16, a rear wall 13, a left wall 14, and a right wall 15 that make up its surrounding walls. The upper edge of the partition 16 and the upper edge of the rear wall 13 together form a rectangle with a short side of 21 to 23 cm, and the upper edge of the left wall 14 and the upper edge of the right wall 15 together form a rectangle with a long side of 30 to 31 cm, and the opening is large enough to easily accommodate A4-sized waste paper according to the JIS standard.

[0016] In addition, the partition plate 16, rear wall 13, left wall 14, and right wall 15 that form the peripheral walls of the paper media storage area R1 are each formed with a front locking groove 16a, a rear locking groove 13a, a left locking groove 14a, and a right locking groove 15a that are cut in a Y shape expanding toward the upper edge, located approximately in the center in the extension direction of the upper edge.

[0017] A support protrusion 17 is provided on the outer wall surface of the left wall 14 (or the rear wall 13 or both) at an upper portion near the corner formed by the left wall 14 and the rear wall 13.

[0018] A string end locking groove 15b is formed in the right wall 15 at a position closer to the rear wall 13 than the right locking groove 15a, cutting into the right wall 15 in a Y shape that widens toward the upper edge.

[0019] On the other hand, in the wire arrangement area R2, as shown in Figure 3, in this embodiment, a partition 18 is provided that utilizes parts of the front wall 12, the right wall 15, and the partition plate 16, and that stores a wire body 30 made of a commercially available vinyl strap or the like wound in a roll so as to divide the wire arrangement area R2 into left and right parts.

[0020] As a result, the wire arrangement region R2 is divided into a wire body storage space R3 for storing, for example, the wire body 30 in use and preventing the wire body 30 from moving about when the wire body 31 is pulled out, and a spare space R4 for storing, for example, a spare (unused) wire body, etc. It is preferable that the front wall 12, the rear wall 13, the left wall 14, the right wall 15 and the partition plate 16 have the same height (for example, about 30 cm), and the height of the partition wall 18 is lower than these (for example, 10 to 15 cm, which is about the height of the roll-shaped wire body 30).

[0021] In addition, since the movable paper media storage container 10 is configured so that the entire container is open upward, it can be easily constructed as a one-piece molded resin product.

[0022] In addition, a cord insertion groove 19a that opens to the upper edge is provided in the upper part of the partition plate 16, and a cutter 19 equipped with a blade 19b for cutting the wire 31 is provided at the bottom thereof.

[0023] In this embodiment, the cutter 19 is disclosed as being placed on the partition plate 16 which forms the reserve space R4 to easily secure a working space when cutting the wire 31. However, the cutter 19 may also be placed on the upper edge of any of the front wall 12, right wall 15, and part of the partition plate 16, as well as the bulkhead 18 which form the wire body storage space R3 in which the wire body 30 is stored in the wire placement area R2 to prevent it from moving about.

[0024] As a result, although a detailed example of use will be described later, by manually operating at a specified time when the total thickness of the multiple paper media P1 stored in the paper media storage area R1 reaches a specified value, the wire 31 that is unwound from the wire body 30 and passes through the upper edge of the partition plate 16 can be cut to an appropriate length.

[0025] Therefore, the wire material 30 is stored in the wire material arrangement area R2 (wire material storage space R3) inside the box 11, and cut with the cutter 19 provided on the upper edge of the partition plate 16 (or the upper edge of any of the front wall 12, right wall 15, partition plate 16, and bulkhead 18, which serve as positioning members for the wire material 30), thereby reducing the labor and time required for the user compared to the conventional structure in which a roll or cutting tool is provided outside the box 11. This is particularly effective when the box 11 is used as a drawer that can be inserted and removed from the storage space 21 provided in furniture or equipment.

[0026] As shown in Fig. 5(A), the support protrusion 17 supports the wire 31 at a position lower than the groove bottoms of the rear locking groove 13a and the left locking groove 14a by a height T. This allows the wire 31 to be routed in a taut state from the rear locking groove 13a to the left locking groove 14a.

[0027] 5(B), the minimum groove width W1 of the rear locking groove 13a, the left locking groove 14a, the right locking groove 15a, and the front locking groove 16a (the right locking groove 15a of the right wall 15 is used in the figure) is designed to gently lock the wire 31. This regulates the direction of the wire 31 while restricting misalignment along the short side and long side directions, and allows the wire 31 to extend (be pulled out from the wire body 30).

[0028] On the other hand, the minimum groove width W2 of the cord-end locking groove 15b is narrower than the minimum groove width W1, and specifically, is adapted to clamp the tip end (one end 31a described below) of the wire 31. This allows the wire 30 to be easily pulled out.

[0029] An example of the usage form including the reason for this will be described below. First, one end 31a of the wire 31 is pulled out from the wire body 30 stored in the wire body storage space R3 (see circled number 1 in FIG. 4), while the middle part of the wire 31 is hooked into the front locking groove 16a of the partition plate 16, and is extended toward the opposing rear wall 13 (see circled numbers 2 and 3 in FIG. 4).

[0030] Next, one end 31a of the wire 31 is hooked into the rear engagement groove 13a of the rear wall 13, and then passed around the support protrusion 17 of the left wall 14 (see circled number 4 in Figure 4), and then hooked into the left engagement groove 14a of the left wall 14 and extended toward the opposing right wall 15 (see circled numbers 5 and 6 in Figure 4).

[0031] Then, one end 31a of the wire 31 is hooked into the right locking groove 15a of the right wall 15 and extended toward the string end locking groove 15b of the right wall 15 (see circled number 7 in Figure 4), and finally, it is clamped so that it is hooked into the string end locking groove 15b (see circled number 8 in Figure 4).

[0032] As a result, as shown in Figure 2, the single wire 31 is arranged in the following manner: a pull-out side midway portion 31b that runs from the wire body 30 to the front locking groove 16a, a long side midway portion 31c that runs from the front locking groove 16a to the rear locking groove 13a on the inside of the box body 11, a corner side midway portion 31d that runs from the rear locking groove 13a to the left locking groove 14a via the support protrusion 17 on the outside of the box body 11, a short side midway portion 31e that runs from the left locking groove 14a to the right locking groove 15a on the inside of the box body 11, and a one end side midway portion 31f that runs from the right locking groove 15a to the string end locking groove 15b on the outside of the box body 11.

[0033] At this time, the wire 31 does not need to be arranged in a tensioned state, but can be arranged in a relaxed state to such an extent that it does not come off from each of the locking grooves 16 a , 13 a , 14 a , 15 a and the support protrusion 17 .

[0034] When paper medium P1 is dropped into paper medium accumulation area R1 from this state, its weight causes wire 31 to fall while being pulled out from wire body 30. Note that, since one end 31a of wire 31 is clamped in string-end locking groove 15b, wire 31 can be pulled out naturally from wire body 30 without any difficulty.

[0035] In addition, the user may apply pressure to the paper media P1 from above to forcibly push the paper media P1 down to the bottom of the paper media storage area R1, or may add paper media P1 successively and gradually push it down to the bottom of the paper media storage area R1 with an increasing weight as the paper media P1 gradually becomes a bundle.

[0036] Then, when the paper medium P1 is pushed down to the bottom of the paper medium storage area R1, inside the box body 11, in addition to the long side midway portion 31c and the short side midway portion 31e, the wire 31 is arranged in the following manner: partition wall side midway portion 31g, rear wall side midway portion 31h, left wall side midway portion 31i, and right wall side midway portion 31j extending downward from each engagement groove 16a, 13a, 14a, 15a and continuing to both ends of the long side midway portion 31c and the short side midway portion 31e.

[0037] On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 3, when binding a paper media stack P2 having a certain amount of accumulated paper media P1 with a wire 31, the wire 31 is pulled out from the current (basically tensed) wire body 30 to bring the pull-out side middle portion 31b into a relaxed state with a certain amount of slack, and then cut to an appropriate length (approximately the same as the long side) by a cutter 19 to obtain the other end 31k.

[0038] The cutter 19 is manually operated by the user at a predetermined timing when the total thickness of the multiple paper media P1 stored in the paper media storage area R1 reaches a predetermined value. The term "predetermined" in this case is at the discretion of the user, and priority may be given to a "predetermined value" based on the amount of stored paper media, or to a "predetermined timing" based on the collection date.

[0039] Next, the corner side mid-portion 31d is removed from the support protrusion 17 and directed inward, and then one end 31a and the other end 31k are inserted from below or above, and the one end 31a and the other end 31k are lifted, thereby removing the paper media stack P2 from the paper media storage area R1.

[0040] As a result, by appropriately connecting the corner midsection 31d to one end and the other end 31k, the paper media stack P2 can be tightly bound.

[0041] In the above embodiment, the partition plate 16 is described as being integrally molded with the box body 11, but it is also possible to divide a part of it (separately) so that its height (vertical dimension) can be varied.

[0042] Specifically, as shown in Figure 6, approximately the lower half of the height of the paper media storage area R1 is made into a partition plate 16 that is integral with the box body 11, and two guide grooves 16b extending in the vertical direction are formed in the partition plate 16. A variable partition plate 26 is provided as a second plate member having a protrusion 26a that engages with the guide grooves 16b, and it is possible to make it adjustable to two levels, low and high (or three or more levels), as necessary.

[0043] As a result, for example, when used by elderly or female users who have difficulty lifting heavy objects, the adjustable partition plate 26 can be placed in a low position to reduce the height, thereby making it possible to reduce the overall thickness of the multiple accumulated paper media P1. In other words, the thickness of the paper media P1 can be adjusted to suit the user. This is particularly effective when the cutter 19 is provided on the upper edge of the adjustable partition plate 26.

[0044] In addition, as shown in Figure 7, the same effect can be obtained by making approximately the lower half of the height of the paper media storage area R1 into a partition plate 16 integral with the box body 11, and removably attaching an upper partition plate 36 as a second plate member to the upper edge of the partition plate 16.

[0045] Furthermore, instead of varying the height of the partition plate 16, an inner box 46 may be used to vary the amount of paper media P1 that can be stored in the paper media storage area R1, as shown in Fig. 8. In this case, for example, as shown in Figs. 8(A) and (B), the capacity can be increased by placing the open end of the inner box 46 in the paper media storage area R1 facing upward, and as shown in Figs. 8(C) and (D), the capacity can be decreased by placing the open end of the inner box 46 in the paper media storage area R1 facing downward.

[0046] The extension length of the wire 31 that is drawn out (unwound) from the wire body 30, i.e., the total length (Ltotal), is a first distance (L1) from the wire outlet 32 ​​of the wire body 30, passing through the upper edge (front locking groove 16a) of the partition plate 16 (corresponding to the pull-out side midway portion 31b), along the partition plate 16 to the bottom of the box body 11 below (corresponding to the partition wall side midway portion 31g), further along the bottom of the box body 11 in the paper medium storage area R1 to the rear wall 13 on the rear side (corresponding to the long side midway portion 31c), and further along the inner surface of the rear wall 13 to the upper rear locking groove 13a (corresponding to the rear wall side midway portion 31h); A second distance (L2) from the rear locking groove 13a to the left along the outer peripheral surface of the rear wall 13, approximately horizontally, via the butt portion (rear left corner portion) between the rear wall 13 and the left wall 14, approximately horizontally to the rear along the outer peripheral surface of the left wall 14 to the left locking groove 14a (corresponding to the corner side midway portion 31d); a third distance from the left locking groove 14a along the inner circumferential surface of the left wall 14 to the bottom of the box body 11 (corresponding to the left wall side midway portion 31i), further along the bottom to the right wall 15 on the right side (corresponding to the short side midway portion 31e), and further along the inner circumferential surface of the right wall 15 to the right locking groove 15a above (corresponding to the right wall side midway portion 31j); A predetermined fourth distance (corresponding to one end side midway portion 31f + one end 31a) which is a free end that is released from the right engaging groove 15a to the outside of the box body 11, When the total length of the wire 31 reaches L1+L2+L3+L4, which is the above-mentioned "predetermined value" and "predetermined timing," the wire 31 is cut by the cutter 19 through manual operation.

[0047] As a result, the length of the wire 31 when cut by the cutter 19 is just the right length for bundling a paper medium bundle P2 consisting of a plurality of paper media P1 accumulated in the paper medium accumulation area R1, so there is little waste of the wire 31 and it is easy to use.

[0048] In addition, it is preferable to cut the wire 31 with the cutter 19 so that the sum of the difference L2-L5 between the second distance L2 and the straight-line distance L5 (see Figure 5) between the left engagement groove 14a and the rear engagement groove 13a, and the fourth distance L4, (L2-L5)+L4, is an excess length that can be used to create a knot in the wire 31 when bundling the paper media stack P2 whose overall thickness has reached a predetermined value.

[0049] This makes it even easier to use, as the combined length of L2-L5, which corresponds to the excess length of wire 31 (middle portion 31d on the corner side) removed from the joint between rear wall 13 and left wall 14 (rear left corner portion), and L4, which corresponds to the length of the free end outside of box body 11, can be used to smoothly tie a knot when bundling multiple paper media P1.

[0050] In the above description, when the external dimensions or sizes are described as "same", "equal", "different", etc., the description does not mean the strict meaning. In other words, "same", "equal", and "different" mean "substantially the same", "substantially equal", and "substantially different", allowing for design and manufacturing tolerances and errors.

[0051] Similarly, descriptions including angle components and directions such as "vertical (plumbing)," "horizontal (plane)," "right angle (orthogonal)," and "uniform (uniform)" do not indicate the strict meaning, but rather mean "substantially vertical (plumbing)," "substantially horizontal (plane)," "substantially right angle," and "substantially uniform (uniform)," which are due to design and manufacturing tolerances, errors, or artificial or visual techniques (procedures), etc.

[0052] In addition to the above, the methods according to the above embodiments and their modifications may be used in appropriate combination.

[0053] In addition, although not specifically illustrated, the present invention can be implemented with various modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. [Explanation of symbols]

[0054] 10 Movable paper media storage container 11 Box body 11a opening 12 Front wall 13 Back wall 13a Rear locking groove 14 Left Wall 14a Left locking groove 15 Right wall 15a Right locking groove 15b String end locking groove 16 Partition 16a Front locking groove 16b Guide groove 17 Support protrusion 18 Bulkhead 19 Cutter 19a String insertion groove 19b Blade 20. Trash Can 21 Storage space 22 Upper trash can 23 Middle trash can 26 Variable partition 26a protrusion 30 Wire body 31 Wire rod 31a one end 31b Midway part of drawer side 31c Midway along the long side 31d Corner side middle part 31e Short side midway 31f Midway part on one end side 31g Partition wall side midway 31h Midway part on rear wall side 31i Left wall side middle part 31j Right wall side middle part 31k other end 32 Wire outlet 36 Upper Partition Plate 46 Inner box P1 Paper media P2 Paper media bundle R1 Paper media storage area R2 Wire placement area R3 Wire body storage space R4 Spare space

Claims

1. A movable paper medium storage container that is stored in a storage space provided in furniture or equipment so as to be pulled out to the front side and pushed in to the rear side along a horizontal direction, and is used to store paper media including at least one of magazines, newspapers, and flyers, a box body having an opening at an upper portion and including a front wall, a rear wall, a left wall, and a right wall located on the front side, the rear side, the left side, and the right side, respectively; a paper medium storage area provided at the rear side of the box for storing a plurality of the paper media in a stacked manner in a thickness direction; a wire arrangement area provided in the box body on the front side of the paper medium storage area, the wire arrangement area being configured to be able to unwind a wire that bundles the plurality of paper media stored in the paper medium storage area; a partition plate disposed vertically at a boundary between the paper media storage area and the wire arrangement area so as to separate the paper media storage area and the wire arrangement area inside the box body; a cutter provided on an upper edge of a wall surface of a positioning member that positions the wire body in the wire arrangement area or on an upper edge of the partition plate, the cutter being manually operated at a predetermined timing when the total thickness of the plurality of paper media stored in the paper medium storage area reaches a predetermined value, thereby cutting the wire that is unwound from the wire body and passes through the upper edge of the wall surface or the upper edge of the partition plate; a rear locking groove, a left locking groove, and a right locking groove that are respectively formed by cutting into the rear wall, the left wall, and the right wall from the upper portion thereof, and which respectively lock the wire that is extended so as to surround the plurality of paper media that are unwound from the wire body and accumulated in the paper media accumulation area while being pulled through the rear locking groove, the left locking groove, and the right locking groove in a state before being cut by the cutter; A movable paper media storage container comprising:

2. 2. The movable paper media storage container according to claim 1, The partition plate is arranged so that the vertical dimension is variable. A movable paper media storage container.

3. 3. The movable paper media storage container according to claim 2, The partition plate is A first plate member that is fixedly disposed; A second plate member connected to the first plate member so as to be displaceable relative to the first plate member in the up-down direction; A movable paper media storage container comprising:

4. 3. The movable paper media storage container according to claim 2, At the predetermined timing, an extension length Ltotal of the wire material unwound from the wire material body passes from the wire material outlet of the wire material body along the upper edge of the partition plate, then travels along the partition plate to the bottom of the box body below, and then travels along the bottom of the box body to the rear wall on the rear side in the paper medium accumulation area, and then travels along the inner peripheral surface of the rear wall to the rear engagement groove above, a first distance L1, and travels from the rear engagement groove to the left side along the outer peripheral surface of the rear wall approximately horizontally to the joint between the rear wall and the left wall, The cutter is manually operated to cut the wire when the total length of the wire reaches L1+L2+L3+L4, which is a sum of a second distance L2 extending substantially horizontally toward the rear side along the outer circumferential surface of the left wall to the left locking groove, a third distance L3 extending from the left locking groove to the bottom of the box body along the inner circumferential surface of the left wall, further extending along the bottom to the right wall on the right side, and further extending along the inner circumferential surface of the right wall to the right locking groove on the upper side, and a predetermined fourth distance L4 which is a free end extending from the right locking groove to the outside of the box body. A movable paper media storage container.

5. 5. The movable paper media storage container according to claim 4, The cutter cuts the wire so that the sum of the fourth distance L4 and a difference L2-L5 between the second distance L2 and a linear distance L5 between the left engagement groove and the rear engagement groove, (L2-L5)+L4, is an excess length that can be used to create a knot of the wire when bundling the plurality of paper media whose total thickness has reached the predetermined value. A movable paper media storage container.

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