Acrylic stand

The acrylic stand addresses the lack of dynamic representation in conventional stands by rotatably suspending a humanoid main body plate from a support column with a backboard plate, creating a visually engaging depiction of a basketball player in action.

JP3251316UActive Publication Date: 2025-05-19MIME CORP

Patent Information

Application Number
JP2025000849U
Authority / Receiving Office
JP · JP
Patent Type
Utility models
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-03-18
Publication Date
2025-05-19
Estimated Expiration
2035-03-18

AI Technical Summary

Technical Problem

Conventional acrylic stands lack dynamic representation, as printed characters or figures do not depict movement, failing to meet the demand for more engaging and dynamic displays.

Method used

The acrylic stand features a humanoid-shaped main body plate that is rotatably suspended from a support column, with a backboard plate installed on the support column and printed with basketball-related designs, creating a dynamic representation of a basketball player in action.

Benefits of technology

This configuration provides an acrylic stand with a sense of movement, enhancing the visual appeal and engagement by dynamically depicting a basketball player in action.

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Abstract

To provide a dynamic acrylic stand. [Solution] The acrylic stand 1 comprises a main plate 2 shaped like a human figure, a base plate 3 placed on a flat surface, a support plate 4 erected on the base plate, and a backboard plate 5 installed on the upper end side of the support plate and printed with a basketball backboard 51, goal rings 52, and net 53, and is provided with a hanging part 43 on the upper end side of the support plate for suspending the main plate.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to an acrylic stand, and more specifically, to an acrylic stand with a sense of movement.

Background Art

[0002] As an acrylic stand in which a flat plate made of acrylic resin printed with a design such as a person or a character is erected on a pedestal, for example, the acrylic stand of Patent Document 1 is known.

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[0003]

Patent Document 1

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0004] In recent years, acrylic stands have become increasingly popular for use in character goods, novelty goods, and other applications. Although various characters and people are frequently printed on acrylic stands, for example, when printing a sports player or a character performing sports on an acrylic stand, in a conventional acrylic stand, the printed flat plate is merely erected on a pedestal, and there is no movement in the character or person, and there has been a demand for a more dynamic acrylic stand.

[0005] The present invention focuses on the above situation and aims to provide an acrylic stand with a sense of movement.

Means for Solving the Problems

[0006] The acrylic stand according to the present invention, which is made for the purpose of solving the above problems, includes a humanoid-shaped main body plate, a pedestal plate placed statically on a plane, a support column plate erected on the pedestal plate, and a backboard plate installed on the upper end side of the support column plate and printed with a backboard, a hoop, and a net of a basketball. The upper end side of the support column plate is provided with a hanging part for hanging the main body plate.

[0007] In the acrylic stand according to the present invention, the support column plate includes a support column main body part extending vertically from the pedestal plate, and an arm part extending horizontally from the upper end side of the support column main body part and having the hanging part at the tip side. The backboard plate may be installed on the support column plate by inserting the arm part into a hole provided on the lower end side of the backboard plate.

[0008] In the acrylic stand according to the present invention, the backboard plate may be installed on the support column plate so as to intersect the support column plate at an angle of approximately 90 degrees in a plan view.

[0009] In the acrylic stand according to the present invention, the main body plate may be hung on the hanging part via a fixture that rotatably holds the main body plate.

Effect of the Invention

[0010] According to the present invention, since the humanoid-shaped main body plate is hung on the hanging part of the support column on which the backboard plate is installed, an acrylic stand with a sense of movement can be provided.

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Mode for Carrying Out the Invention

[0012] Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an acrylic stand 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a plan view of the acrylic stand 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a side view of the acrylic stand 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0013] As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, in the present embodiment, the acrylic stand 1 includes a main body plate 2, a pedestal plate 3, a support plate 4, a backboard plate 5, and a fixture 6. In the present embodiment, the main body plate 2, the pedestal plate 3, the support plate 4, and the backboard plate 5 are all members formed of flat acrylic resin sheets having the same thickness.

[0014] The main body plate 2 is a plate formed by shaping a flat acrylic resin sheet into a human shape. In the present embodiment, the main body plate 2 is suspended from the hanging portion 43 of the support plate 4 via the fixture 6.

[0015] Figure 4 is a plan view of the main body plate 2 in the present embodiment. As shown in Figure 4, the main body plate 2 in the present embodiment has a pattern 21 printed thereon in a state where a person is shooting a basketball, and is formed by cutting out a flat plate made of acrylic resin along the outer edge of the printed pattern 21. Further, a fixture attachment portion 22 is provided on the main body plate 2. The specific shape of the fixture attachment portion 22 may be any shape that can attach the fixture 6 described later. In the present embodiment, the fixture attachment portion 22 is constituted by a hole provided near the head of the person in the pattern 21 of the main body plate 2.

[0016] The pedestal plate 3 is a plate made of acrylic resin that is placed statically on an arbitrary plane and on which a column plate described later is erected.

[0017] Figure 5 is a plan view of the pedestal plate 3 in the present embodiment. As shown in Figure 5, the pedestal plate 3 in the present embodiment is formed in a substantially hexagonal shape in plan view. On the pedestal plate 3, an end line 31, a paint area 32, and a free throw circle 33 are printed as patterns imitating the vicinity of the basketball goal.

[0018] Further, on the back side of the end line 31 in FIGS. 1 to 3, a column insertion hole 34 is provided for erecting the column plate 4 described later by inserting it. The column insertion hole 34 in the present embodiment is a substantially rectangular hole, and the column plate 4 is erected on the pedestal plate 3 by inserting the column erection portion 41a provided on the lower end side of the column plate 4.

[0019] The column plate 4 is a plate made of acrylic resin that is erected on the pedestal plate 3, on which the backboard plate 5 described later is installed, and the main body plate 2 is suspended.

[0020] FIG. 6 is a plan view of the column plate 4 in the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 6, the column plate 4 in the present embodiment is formed in a substantially L shape in plan view, including a column main body portion 41 extending vertically from the pedestal plate 3 and an arm portion 42 extending horizontally from the upper end side of the column main body portion 42.

[0021] The lower end side of the column main body portion 41 is formed as a column insertion portion 41a for inserting the column plate 4 into the pedestal plate 3. The column insertion portion 41a is formed such that its width is narrower than the width of the column main body portion 41 and its height is substantially the same as the thickness of the pedestal plate 3.

[0022] The arm portion 42 extends from the upper end side of the column main body portion 41 to the front side in FIGS. 1 to 3. The tip side of the arm portion 42 is formed with a smaller height than the column main body portion 41 side of the arm portion 42, and constitutes an arm insertion portion 42a for inserting the arm portion 42 into a backboard plate 5 described later. Further, a hanging portion 42b for hanging the main body plate 2 via a fixture 6 described later is provided at the tip side of the arm insertion portion 42a. The hanging portion 42b may be selected to have an arbitrary shape capable of hanging the main body plate 2 via the fixture 6. In the present embodiment, the hanging portion 42b is constituted by a hole provided near the tip of the backboard attachment portion 42a.

[0023] The backboard plate 5 is a plate made of acrylic resin installed on the upper end side of the column plate 4.

[0024] FIG. 7 is a plan view of the backboard plate 5 in the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 7, the backboard plate 5 in the present embodiment is formed in a substantially downward convex shape, and a backboard 51, a hoop 52, and a net 53 are printed as a pattern imitating a basketball goal.

[0025] Further, a column arm insertion hole 54 for inserting the arm insertion portion 42a of the column plate 4 described above is provided at the center of the lower end side of the backboard plate 5 near the center of the net 53.

[0026] The holder 6 suspends the main body plate 2 rotatably from the hanging portion 43 of the support column plate 4. A well-known holder that can rotatably suspend the main body plate 2 may be used as the holder, for example, a nasal can or other metal fitting equipped with a rotating shaft may be used as the holder 6.

[0027] The above is the configuration of the acrylic stand 1 according to this embodiment. Next, an example of the assembly process of the acrylic plate 1 according to this embodiment will be described.

[0028] When assembling the acrylic plate 1 according to this embodiment, the user first erects the support column plate 4 on the pedestal plate 3.

[0029] As described above, in this embodiment, the pedestal plate 3 is provided with a support column insertion hole 34, and the lower end side of the support column main body 41 of the support column plate 4 is formed as a support column insertion portion 41a. The user of the acrylic plate 1 erects the support column plate 4 on the pedestal plate 3 by inserting the support column insertion portion 41a into the support column insertion hole 34 of the pedestal plate 3. In this embodiment, the support column plate 4 is erected on the pedestal plate 3 such that the tip side of the arm portion 42 is positioned on the front side.

[0030] As described above, on the pedestal plate 3, an end line 31, a paint area 32, and a free throw circle 33 are printed as a pattern imitating the vicinity of the basketball hoop, and the support column insertion hole 34 is provided on the back side of the pattern. By inserting the support column insertion portion 41a into the support column insertion hole 34, the support column plate 4 is erected on the back side of the end line 31 in the vicinity of the basketball hoop printed on the pedestal plate 3.

[0031] The user of the acrylic plate 1 then installs the backboard plate 5 on the support column plate 4.

[0032] As described above, in the present embodiment, the backboard plate 5 is provided with an arm insertion hole 54, and the distal end side of the arm portion 42 of the support column plate 4 is formed as an arm insertion portion 42a. The user of the acrylic plate 1 installs the backboard plate 5 on the support column plate 4 by inserting the arm insertion portion 42a at the distal end of the arm portion 42 of the support column plate 4 into the arm insertion hole 54 of the backboard plate 5.

[0033] In the acrylic stand 1 in the present embodiment, in a state where the backboard plate 5 is installed on the support column plate 4, the distal end side of the arm portion 42 of the support column plate 4 is configured to protrude from the backboard plate 5 toward the front side. A suspension portion 43 is provided at the distal end side of the arm portion 42, and the user of the acrylic stand 1 suspends the main body plate 1 via the holder 6 from the suspension portion 43.

[0034] The acrylic stand 1 assembled by the above procedure represents the basketball goal and the court in the vicinity thereof with the pedestal plate 3, the support column plate 4, and the backboard plate 5, and the pattern 21 of the main body plate 2 suspended from the suspension portion 43 can represent a state of performing a basketball shoot. With the above configuration, in the present embodiment, the acrylic stand 1 can be made into a dynamic acrylic stand.

[0035] The description of the present embodiment is as above, but the embodiments of the present invention are not limited to the above. For example, in the present embodiment, flat plate materials made of acrylic resin having the same thickness are used for the main body plate 2, the pedestal plate 3, the support column plate 4, and the backboard plate 5. However, for example, a flat plate material thicker than the pedestal plate 3 or the backboard plate 5 may be used for the support column plate 4. Further, the flat plate material made of acrylic resin may be an uncolored transparent flat plate material, or a flat plate material colored on a part or all of the plates may be used.

[0036] Other specific configurations are not limited to the present embodiment, and various changes can be made without departing from the gist of the present invention.

Description of Symbols

[0037] 1 Acrylic stand 2 Body plate 21 Design 22 Holder attachment part 3 Base plate 31 End line 32 Paint area 33 Free throw circle 34 Strut insertion hole 4 Strut plate 41 Strut main body part 41a Strut insertion part 42 Arm part 42a Arm insertion part 43 Suspension part 5 Backboard plate 51 Backboard 52 Goal ring 53 Net 54 Arm insertion hole 6 Holder

Claims

1. A human-shaped main plate, A base plate that is placed on a flat surface; A support plate erected on the base plate; a backboard plate on which a basketball backboard, a goal ring, and a net are printed, the backboard plate being installed on the upper end side of the support plate; Equipped with A hanging portion for hanging the main body plate is provided on the upper end side of the support plate. An acrylic stand.

2. The support plate is A support body portion extending vertically from the base plate; An arm portion extending horizontally from an upper end side of the pillar body and having the hanging portion at its tip end; Equipped with The backboard plate is installed on the support plate by inserting the arm portion into a hole provided on the lower end side of the backboard plate. The acrylic stand according to claim 1 .

3. The backboard plate is installed on the support plate so as to intersect with the support plate at an angle of approximately 90 degrees in a plan view. The acrylic stand according to claim 1 .

4. The main body plate is suspended from the suspension part via a holder that rotatably holds the main body plate. The acrylic stand according to claim 1 .

Citation Information

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