Memorial Products

Abstract

Offering memorial products for people or pets. [Solution] The product comprises a background area 54 and a two-dimensional code 50 engraved into a portion of the background area. The two-dimensional code holds information related to a person or a pet. A first color of lacquer is applied to the background area. A second color of lacquer is applied to the grooves of the two-dimensional code. The second color is different from the first color. This configuration can further improve the aesthetic appearance.

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] This specification relates to memorial products. [Background technology]

[0002] Patent Document 1 discloses a memorial product for a person or a pet. The memorial product includes a background area and a two-dimensional code engraved on a part of the background area. The two-dimensional code contains information related to the person or the pet. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2008-243159 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] Many memorial products incorporate various techniques to improve their appearance, such as applying lacquer to the surface. However, as in Patent Document 1, engraving a two-dimensional code on a memorial product may detract from the aesthetic appeal of the memorial product. This specification provides a technology that can further improve the aesthetic appeal of memorial products engraved with a two-dimensional code. [Means for solving the problem]

[0005] This specification discloses a memorial product for a person or pet. The memorial product includes a background area and a two-dimensional code engraved into a portion of the background area. The two-dimensional code holds information related to the person or the pet. A first color of lacquer is applied to the background area. A second color of lacquer is applied to the groove portion of the two-dimensional code. The second color is different from the first color.

[0006] According to the above configuration, a first color of lacquer is applied to the background area, and a second color of lacquer is applied to the groove portion of the two-dimensional code engraved in part of the background area. By adopting such a configuration, the aesthetic appearance of the memorial product engraved with the two-dimensional code can be further improved.

[0007] The memorial product may further include a line drawing engraved into another portion of the background area. The line drawing may include an illustration related to the person or the pet. The third color of lacquer may be applied to the grooves of the line drawing. The third color may be different from the first color. The third color may be the same as or different from the second color.

[0008] According to the above configuration, the aesthetic appearance of a memorial product on which not only a two-dimensional code but also a line drawing is engraved can be further improved.

[0009] In the memorial product, the information related to the person or pet may include a URL link to access a website or social networking site associated with the person or pet.

[0010] According to the above configuration, by capturing an image of the two-dimensional code with a camera on a smartphone, tablet, PC, or the like, it is possible to access a website or SNS created in association with a person or pet.

[0011] The memorial product may include a box-shaped member having an opening capable of containing an item related to the person or the pet, and a cover member capable of opening and closing the opening of the box-shaped member. The background area and the two-dimensional code may be provided on the box-shaped member or the cover member.

[0012] According to the above configuration, items related to a person or a pet can be stored inside the memorial product.

[0013] In the memorial product, the item may include a DNA card that holds DNA information of the person or the pet.

[0014] According to the above configuration, a DNA card holding DNA information of a person or a pet can be stored inside the memorial product.

[0015] In the memorial product, when the cover member closes the opening of the box-shaped member, the background area and the two-dimensional code may be exposed on the outer surface of the box-shaped member or the outer surface of the cover member.

[0016] According to the above configuration, the two-dimensional code can be captured with a camera of a smartphone, tablet, PC, or the like while the opening of the box-shaped member is kept closed by the cover member.

[0017] The memorial product may include a magnet provided on one of the box-shaped member and the cover member, and another magnet or magnetic material provided on the other of the box-shaped member and the cover member, with magnetic attraction acting between the magnet and the other magnet or magnetic material. The magnet and the other magnet or magnetic material may be arranged facing each other when the cover member closes the opening of the box-shaped member.

[0018] According to the above configuration, the cover member can maintain the opening of the box-shaped member closed by the magnetic attraction force acting between the magnet and another magnet or magnetic material. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0019] [Figure 1] 1 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a memorial product 2 according to an embodiment of the present invention; [Figure 2] FIG. 2 is a bottom view of the memorial product 2 of the embodiment. [Figure 3] 3 is a cross-sectional view of a drawer member 4 and a cover member 6 of the embodiment. FIG. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0020] 1 is created in association with a particular person or pet (e.g., a deceased person or pet). The memorial product 2 includes a drawer member 4, a cover member 6, and a memorial card 8.

[0021] The drawer member 4 is made of wood such as magnolia or katsura. The drawer member 4 includes a box-shaped portion 10 that is open at the top and a handle portion 12 fixed to the front side of the box-shaped portion 10. The box-shaped portion 10 includes a flat bottom plate 14, a right plate 16 that extends upward from the right edge of the bottom plate 14, a left plate 18 that extends upward from the left edge of the bottom plate 14, and a rear plate 20 that extends upward from the rear edge of the bottom plate 14. The handle portion 12 is formed in the shape of a plate that extends in the left-right direction. The rear surface of the handle portion 12 is abutted and joined to the front surfaces of the bottom plate 14, the right plate 16, and the left plate 18. The right end of the handle portion 12 extends rightward beyond the right end of the right plate 16, and the left end of the handle portion 12 extends leftward beyond the left end of the left plate 18. When the handle portion 12 is viewed from above in a plan view, the right and left front corners of the handle portion 12 are each rounded. The upper surface of the handle portion 12 is flush with the upper surfaces of the right plate 16, left plate 18, and rear plate 20. The lower surface of the handle portion 12 is flush with the lower surface of the bottom plate 14. A right guide groove 22 extending in the front-to-rear direction is formed in the lower right end of the bottom plate 14, and a left guide groove 24 extending in the front-to-rear direction is formed in the lower left end of the bottom plate 14.

[0022] The cover member 6 is made of wood such as magnolia or katsura. The cover member 6 has a shape that allows the drawer member 4 to be inserted and pulled out. The cover member 6 includes a flat upper plate 26, a right plate 28 extending downward from the right edge of the upper plate 26, a left plate 30 extending downward from the left edge of the upper plate 26, and a rear plate 32 extending downward from the rear edge of the upper plate 26. The front end of the upper plate 26 extends forward beyond the front ends of the right plate 28 and the left plate 30, forming a canopy portion 34. When the cover member 6 is viewed from above in a plan view, the right front corner, left front corner, right rear corner, and left rear corner of the cover member 6 are each rounded. A right guide rail 36 (see FIG. 2) is formed at the lower left end of the right plate 28, protruding leftward from the left surface of the right plate 28 and extending in the front-to-rear direction. A left guide rail 38 (see FIG. 2) is formed at the lower right end of the left plate 30, protruding rightward from the right surface of the left plate 30 and extending in the front-rear direction.

[0023] The drawer member 4 can be inserted into or removed from the cover member 6 by sliding the drawer member 4 back and forth relative to the cover member 6 with the right guide groove 22 of the drawer member 4 engaged with the right guide rail 36 of the cover member 6 and the left guide groove 24 of the drawer member 4 engaged with the left guide rail 38 of the cover member 6. When the drawer member 4 is fully inserted into the cover member 6, the top plate 26 of the cover member 6 covers the upper part of the opening of the box-shaped portion 10 of the drawer member 4. In this state, the right plate 28 of the cover member 6 is located to the right of the right plate 16 of the drawer member 4, the left plate 30 of the cover member 6 is located to the left of the left plate 18 of the drawer member 4, the rear plate 32 of the cover member 6 is located behind the rear plate 20 of the drawer member 4, and the eaves portion 34 of the cover member 6 is located above the handle portion 12 of the drawer member 4. As shown in FIG. 1 , when the drawer member 4 is fully pulled out from the cover member 6, the drawer member 4 can be removed from the cover member 6.

[0024] As shown in Fig. 3, a first magnet 40, which is made of, for example, a neodymium magnet, is attached near the center in the left-right direction of the rear plate 20 of the drawer member 4. A second magnet 42, which is made of, for example, a neodymium magnet, is attached near the center in the left-right direction of the rear plate 32 of the cover member 6. When the drawer member 4 is fully inserted into the cover member 6, the first magnet 40 abuts against the second magnet 42. In this state, the magnetic attractive force acting between the first magnet 40 and the second magnet 42 keeps the drawer member 4 fully inserted into the cover member 6.

[0025] 1, the memorial card 8 holds a photograph 44 of a person or pet, text information 46 such as the person's or pet's name and date of birth, and DNA information 48 collected from the person or pet. The memorial card 8 can be inserted into and removed from the box-shaped portion 10 of the drawer member 4 when the drawer member 4 is fully pulled out from the cover member 6. With the memorial card 8 housed in the box-shaped portion 10, the drawer member 4 can be inserted into the cover member 6, allowing the memorial card 8 to be stored inside the drawer member 4 and the cover member 6.

[0026] A two-dimensional code 50 and a line drawing 52 are engraved on the surface of the top plate 26 of the cover member 6. Note that, hereinafter, the portion of the surface of the top plate 26 on which the two-dimensional code 50 and line drawing 52 are not engraved is also referred to as the background area 54. In this embodiment, both the two-dimensional code 50 and line drawing 52 are located on the top surface of the top plate 26 of the cover member 6. The two-dimensional code 50 holds various information related to a person or pet. For example, the two-dimensional code 50 holds a URL link for accessing a website or social networking site associated with the person or pet. In this case, the owner of the memorial product 2 can access the website or social networking site associated with the person or pet by capturing an image of the two-dimensional code 50 with a camera on a smartphone, tablet, PC, or the like. The line drawing 52 is an illustration created in association with the person or pet. For example, it may be a stylized representation of the person or pet, or an abstract design such as a signature or family crest.

[0027] A first color of lacquer (e.g., black lacquer, genuine vermilion, true vermilion, washed vermilion, ancient vermilion, silver vermilion, madder red, or white lacquer) is applied to the background area 54 on the upper surface of the upper plate 26 of the cover member 6, the lower surface of the upper plate 26, the right, lower, and left surfaces of the right plate 28, the surface of the right guide rail 36, the left, lower, and right surfaces of the left plate 30, the surface of the left guide rail 38, and the rear, lower, and front surfaces of the rear plate 32. A second color of lacquer (e.g., black lacquer, genuine vermilion, true vermilion, washed vermilion, ancient vermilion, silver vermilion, madder red, or white lacquer) different from the first color is applied to the groove portion engraved with the two-dimensional code 50. A third color of lacquer (e.g., black lacquer, genuine vermilion, true vermilion, washed vermilion, ancient vermilion, silver vermilion, madder red, or white lacquer) different from the first color is applied to the groove portion engraved with the line drawing 52. The second and third colors may be the same or different.

[0028] The top, front, bottom, and rear surfaces of the handle portion 12 of the drawer member 4, the bottom and top surfaces of the bottom panel 14, the right, top, and left surfaces of the right panel 16, the left, top, and right surfaces of the left panel 18, and the rear, top, and front surfaces of the back panel 20 are coated with lacquer of a fourth color (e.g., black lacquer, genuine vermilion, true vermilion, washed vermilion, ancient vermilion, silver vermilion, madder, or white lacquer). The fourth color and the first color may be the same or different colors. Furthermore, the inner surface of the box-shaped portion 10 (i.e., the rear surface of the handle portion 12, the top surface of the bottom panel 14, the left surface of the right panel 16, the right surface of the left panel 18, and the front surface of the back panel 20) may be coated with lacquer of a fifth color different from the fourth color (e.g., black lacquer, genuine vermilion, true vermilion, washed vermilion, ancient vermilion, silver vermilion, madder, or white lacquer).

[0029] When manufacturing the cover member 6, first, the top plate 26, right plate 28, left plate 30, and rear plate 32 are each formed by carving out from a single piece of wood, and then a first color of lacquer is applied to the entire surface. After that, the top surface of the top plate 26 is laser-machined to engrave the two-dimensional code 50 and the line drawing 52. After that, a second color of lacquer is applied to the engraved groove portion of the two-dimensional code 50, and a third color of lacquer is applied to the engraved groove portion of the line drawing 52. In this way, a cover member 6 can be manufactured in which the first color of lacquer is applied to the background area 54, the second color of lacquer is applied to the two-dimensional code 50, and the third color of lacquer is applied to the line drawing 52.

[0030] (Variation) In the above embodiment, a configuration has been described in which the memorial card 8 is stored inside the drawer member 4 and the cover member 6. In other embodiments, instead of or in addition to the memorial card 8, other items (such as ornaments used by a person or a pet) may be stored inside the drawer member 4 and the cover member 6.

[0031] In the above embodiment, the drawer member 4 is made of wood. In other embodiments, the drawer member 4 may be made of metal or plastic.

[0032] In the above embodiment, the cover member 6 is made of wood. In other embodiments, the cover member 6 may be made of metal or plastic.

[0033] In the above embodiment, a configuration has been described in which the first magnet 40 is attached to the drawer member 4 and the second magnet 42 is attached to the cover member 6. In other embodiments, the first magnet 40 may be attached to the drawer member 4, and a magnetic material such as iron, nickel, or cobalt may be attached to the cover member 6 instead of the second magnet 42. Alternatively, the second magnet 42 may be attached to the cover member 6, and a magnetic material such as iron, nickel, or cobalt may be attached to the drawer member 4 instead of the first magnet 40.

[0034] In the above embodiment, the memorial product 2 is described as having both the two-dimensional code 50 and the line drawing 52. In another embodiment, the memorial product 2 may have only the two-dimensional code 50, without the line drawing 52. In this case, the two-dimensional code 50 may be engraved on the upper or lower surface of the cover member 6, or on the upper or lower surface of the bottom plate 14 of the drawer member 4.

[0035] In the above embodiment, a configuration has been described in which the two-dimensional code 50 and the line drawing 52 are engraved on the upper surface of the top plate 26 of the cover member 6. In other embodiments, only the line drawing 52 may be engraved on the upper surface of the top plate 26 of the cover member 6, and the two-dimensional code 50 may be engraved on the lower surface of the top plate 26 of the cover member 6. Alternatively, only the line drawing 52 may be engraved on the upper surface of the top plate 26 of the cover member 6, and the two-dimensional code 50 may be engraved on the lower or upper surface of the bottom plate 14 of the drawer member 4. Alternatively, both the two-dimensional code 50 and the line drawing 52 may be engraved on the lower surface of the top plate 26 of the cover member 6 or the upper or lower surface of the bottom plate 14 of the drawer member 4.

[0036] In the above embodiment, the memorial product 2 is described as having a drawer member 4 and a cover member 6. In other embodiments, the memorial product 2 may be a member of another shape (for example, a flat memorial plate) having a background area 54 and a two-dimensional code 50.

[0037] In the above embodiment, the two-dimensional code 50 is associated with a person or a pet and stores a URL link for accessing a website or social networking site. In other embodiments, the two-dimensional code 50 may store other information related to the person or pet, such as the name, date of birth, birthplace, career history, height, weight, blood type, hobbies, and messages to family and associates.

[0038] Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above, these are merely examples and do not limit the scope of the patent utility model claims. The technology described in the patent utility model claims includes various modifications and variations of the specific examples exemplified above. Furthermore, the technical elements described in this specification or drawings exhibit technical utility alone or in various combinations, and are not limited to the combinations described in the claims at the time of filing. Furthermore, the technology exemplified in this specification or drawings simultaneously achieves multiple objectives, and achieving one of those objectives alone is technically useful. [Explanation of symbols]

[0039] 2: Memorial products 4: Drawer member 6: Cover member 8: Memorial card 10: Box-shaped part 12: Handle part 14:Bottom plate 16: Right plate 18:Left board 20: Rear plate 22: Right guide groove 24: Left guide groove 26: Upper board 28: Right plate 30:Left board 32: Rear plate 34: Eaves 36: Right guide rail 38: Left guide rail 40: First magnet 42: Second magnet 44: Photo 46: Text information 48: DNA information 50: 2D code 52: Line drawing 54: Background area

Claims

1. A memorial product for a person or pet, A background region; a two-dimensional code engraved on a portion of the background area; the two-dimensional code holds information related to the person or the pet; a first color of lacquer is applied to the background area; A second color of lacquer is applied to the groove portion of the two-dimensional code, The second color is different from the first color.

2. further comprising line art engraved into another portion of the background area; the line drawing includes an illustration related to the person or the pet; A third color of lacquer is applied to the grooves in the line drawing.

2. The memorial product of claim 1, wherein said third color is different from said first color.

3. The memorial product of claim 1 , wherein the information related to the person or the pet includes a URL link for accessing a website or social networking site associated with the person or the pet.

4. a box-shaped member having an opening and capable of accommodating items related to the person or the pet; a cover member that can open and close the opening of the box-shaped member, The memorial product according to claim 1, wherein the background area and the two-dimensional code are provided on the box-shaped member or the cover member.

5. The memorial product according to claim 4, wherein the item includes a DNA card that holds DNA information of the person or the pet.

6. The memorial product described in claim 4, wherein when the cover member closes the opening of the box-shaped member, the background area and the two-dimensional code are exposed on the outer surface of the box-shaped member or the outer surface of the cover member.

7. a magnet provided on one of the box-shaped member and the cover member; a separate magnet or magnetic material provided on the other of the box-shaped member and the cover member, with which a magnetic attractive force acts between the magnet and the separate magnet or magnetic material; 5. The memorial product according to claim 4, wherein the magnet and the other magnet or the magnetic material are arranged facing each other when the cover member closes the opening of the box-shaped member.

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