Notebook and paper

Abstract

To provide a new notebook or sheet of paper in which one type of circular dot or linear part serves as a mark, which is uniform, simple, highly flexible overall, brings ease of writing or drawing to the user, and can improve work efficiency and learning efficiency. 【Solution means】 Instead of grid lines, rhombuses with one side in the vertical direction are regularly arranged alternately with horizontal blank parts in the horizontal direction and vertical blank parts in the vertical direction. One type of figure, either a circular dot or a linear part, is applied at equal intervals on the sides of the rhombuses that are not in the vertical direction, and at each vertex of the rhombuses within the horizontal blank parts and vertical blank parts. The rhombuses are not visible, and there are no line segments suggesting a boundary between the parts with the marks and the surrounding margins. A notebook or sheet of paper comprising such paper.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to notebooks and sheets for writing.

Background Art

[0002] Conventionally, there have been notebooks (hereinafter referred to as "ruled notebooks") equipped with sheets having a plurality of ruled lines indicating rows on the paper surface. This type of notebook is widely popular because characters, mathematical formulas, etc. can be neatly written along the ruled lines composed of solid lines. However, when writing in these ruled notebooks, the directionality of the ruled lines is strong, and many users feel restricted when drawing diagrams, pictures, etc. other than characters.

[0003] Therefore, in addition to the above-mentioned ruled lines, notebooks equipped with sheets having dots or short vertical line segments orthogonal to the ruled lines (Patent Document 1. Hereinafter referred to as "dot ruled notebooks") have also been developed. Dot ruled notebooks have the advantage of being able to align characters horizontally and being easy to draw graphs, etc. However, since dots are added to the ruled lines and strong restrictions are imposed on the notebooks, they tend to hinder the free ideas of users.

[0004] Notebooks and sheets mainly composed of ruled lines, such as ruled notebooks or dot ruled notebooks, tend to hinder the efficient use by users. For example, when writing relatively complex calculations with mathematical formulas and symbols, such as fractional calculations or integral calculations, the ruled lines tend to impose strong restrictions on users. Also, there are often line segments indicating clear boundaries between the parts where the ruled lines, etc. are described and the surrounding margins, and users tend to feel that the parts where they can write or draw during learning are restricted.

[0005] Instead of conventional ruled notebooks, etc., there has also been developed a notebook (Patent Document 2; hereinafter referred to as "composite mark notebook") in which two or more types of marks are displayed on the sheet surface, including a dragonfly mark having cross elements in a regular arrangement, a dragonfly mark having X-shaped elements, and a mark having dot-shaped elements. Many of the marks in the composite mark notebook have complex shapes, and since there are two or more types of marks and they are numerous and complicated, users tend to feel restricted in learning and working.

[0006] Instead of conventional ruled notebooks, etc., there has been developed a notebook (Patent Document 3; hereinafter referred to as "ruled division notebook") arranged so as to equally divide the ruled line directly below when a vertical line is drawn from the end portion of the ruled line. The ruled division notebook strongly retains the horizontal directionality due to the ruled lines, and when a vertical line is drawn from the end portion of the other ruled line, it does not equally divide the ruled line directly below, so there are restrictions on the usage method. Also, like conventional notebooks, since a clear line segment is drawn between the portion where the user writes and draws and the surrounding margins, users tend to feel restricted in learning and working.

[0007] Against this background, Grid Notebook, Dot Grid Notebook, Composite Mark Notebook, Grid Divided Notebook Unlike this, it is expected that a new type of notebook will appear in which the marks in the notebook or paper consist of one type, are uniform overall, simple, highly flexible, and give a better impression and are easy to use.

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

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Patent Document 1

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0009] The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances. Different from ruled notebooks, dot-ruled notebooks, composite mark notebooks, and ruled divided notebooks, it reduces the constraints felt by users when writing or drawing, and makes it easier to write or draw characters, mathematical formulas, or figures, etc. with the help of marks, aiming to provide a notebook or paper that can improve work efficiency, learning efficiency, etc.

[0010] The present invention mainly aims to improve learning efficiency by enabling primary and secondary school students to learn with free thinking when studying. With the advent of the Internet society, the learning methods of primary and secondary school students that involve searching on note computers and inputting into note computers are increasing, while the opportunities to write or draw by hand are decreasing. In this social environment, the present invention aims to provide a notebook or paper that allows primary and secondary school students to learn efficiently while feeling the pleasure of writing or drawing by hand.

[0011] In order to write or draw with free thinking during work or study, it is preferable that the constraints on the notebook or paper are as small as possible, and a plain or nearly plain paper is desirable. On the other hand, when primary and secondary school students are studying, it is easier to write or draw with some guiding marks, etc., and the content with marks tends to be more organized, so it is considered that the learning efficiency can also be improved. Therefore, the present invention aims to provide a notebook or paper with high freedom, where the constraints by marks are small, efficient learning can be achieved, and there is no straight line between the part where the user can write or draw and the surrounding margins.

Means for Solving the Problems

[0012] In the notebook according to the present invention, instead of ruled lines, a rhombus with one side in the vertical direction has two or more of the rhombuses adjacent to each other in the horizontal direction or in the direction of the side of the rhombus that is not vertical, forming a horizontal blank part. andRegularly arranged alternately in the vertical direction, with one or more of the rhombuses adjacent to form a vertical blank space, and regularly arranged alternately, using one type of figure among circular dots or linear parts as a mark, at equal intervals on the sides of the rhombus that are not in the vertical direction, and applied to each vertex of the rhombus within the blank space. The rhombus is not displayed, and there is no line segment suggesting a boundary between the marked part and the surrounding margin. It is a notebook comprising a sheet of paper.

[0013] The size of the circular dot can take various sizes.

[0014] The darkness of the color of the circular dot can be various shades, and the color can be various colors other than black or gray.

[0015] The length of the linear part can take various lengths.

[0016] The darkness of the color of the linear part can be various shades, and the color can be various colors other than black or gray.

[0017] It is also conceivable that the darkness of the color of the circular dot and the linear part applied to the part other than the vertex of the rhombus is thinner than the darkness of the color of the circular dot and the linear part applied to the vertex of the rhombus including within the horizontal blank space and within the vertical blank space.

Advantages of the Invention

[0018] According to the present invention, it is possible to realize a new notebook or sheet of paper that can be learned with free ideas without being hindered by ruled lines or composite marks, and that is more favorably impressed and easier to use.

Brief Description of the Drawings

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Mode for Carrying Out the Invention

[0020] An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIGS. 1, 2, and 3 show a notebook according to this embodiment. FIG. 1 shows the notebook of this embodiment in an opened state, FIG. 2 shows one side sheet 1 of the notebook, and FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of a part of the sheet 1 of the notebook. The notebook of this embodiment regularly arranges rhombuses 21, which are square, alternately with a horizontal blank part 22 composed of two of the rhombuses 21 in the horizontal direction and a vertical blank part 23 composed of one of the rhombuses 21 in the vertical direction. Five circular dots 2 are equally spaced on the sides of the rhombus 21 that are not in the vertical direction, and circular dots 11 are provided at each vertex of the rhombus 21 within the horizontal blank part 22 and the vertical blank part 23. The rhombus 21 is not shown. There are no line segments indicating a boundary between the part where the circular dots are provided and the surrounding margins.

[0021] A modified form of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Figures 4, 5, and 6 show a notebook according to this modified form. Figure 4 shows the notebook of this modified form in an unfolded state, Figure 5 shows sheet 1 on one side of the notebook, and Figure 6 shows an enlarged part of sheet 1 of the notebook. The notebook of this modified form regularly arranges rhombus 31, which is square, alternately with a horizontal blank part 32 composed of two of the rhombus 31 in the horizontal direction and a vertical blank part 33 composed of four of the rhombus 31 in the vertical direction. Five circular dots 3 are equally spaced on the sides of the rhombus 21 that are not in the vertical direction, and circular dots 12 are provided at each vertex of the rhombus 31 within the horizontal blank part 32 and the vertical blank part 33. The rhombus 31 is not displayed. There is no line segment indicating a boundary between the part where the circular dots are provided and the surrounding margins.

[0022] The present invention is applicable not only to sheet 1 constituting each page of the notebook, but also to loose-leaf, report paper, memo pads, and other papers that can be separated in single-sheet units.

[0023] The linear part may be in the vertical direction.

[0024] Specific configurations of other parts can be variously modified without departing from the gist of the present invention.

Example

[0025] Example 1 Example 1 of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Fig. 7 shows a sheet of paper 1 on one side of a notebook, and Fig. 3 is an enlarged view of a part of the sheet of paper 1 of the same notebook. The notebook of Example 1 has a rhombus 41 in a shape where one side of two equilateral triangles overlaps with each other, and is regularly arranged alternately with a horizontal blank portion 42 composed of two of the rhombuses 41 in the horizontal direction and a vertical blank portion 43 composed of one of the rhombuses 41 in the vertical direction. On the sides of the rhombus 41 that are not in the vertical direction, three circular dots 4 are equally spaced, and circular dots 13 are provided at each vertex of the rhombus 41 in the horizontal blank portion 42 and the vertical blank portion 43. The rhombus 41 is not visible. Constraints are less than those of ruled lines, and with the marks of circular dots at obliquely shifted positions, horizontal texts, mathematical formulas, etc. can be written or drawn freely with a margin of about half a line.

[0026] Example 2 Example 2 of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Fig. 9 shows a sheet of paper 1 on one side of a notebook, and Fig. 10 is an enlarged view of a part of the sheet of paper 1 of the same notebook. The notebook of Example 2 has a rhombus 51 which is a square, and is regularly arranged alternately with a horizontal blank portion 52 composed of three of the rhombuses 51 in the horizontal direction and a vertical blank portion 53 composed of one of the rhombuses 51 in the vertical direction. On the sides of the rhombus 51 that are not in the vertical direction, five linear portions 5 are equally spaced, and linear portions 14 are provided at each vertex of the rhombus 51 in the horizontal blank portion 52 and the vertical blank portion 53. The rhombus 51 is not visible. Constraints are less than those of ruled lines, and with the marks of short linear portions, mainly horizontal texts, mathematical formulas, and figures can be written or drawn neatly with free ideas.

[0027] For the notebook with the marks, various possibilities can be considered in addition to one embodiment, one variant form, and examples of the present invention. For example, various combinations are possible, such as the left half of the notebook being the sheet of paper of Example 1 and the right half of the notebook being plain.

Industrial Applicability

[0028] The present invention can be applied to notebooks and sheets of writing utensils.

Explanation of Signs

[0029] 1···Sheet 2···Circular dots equally spaced on the non - vertical sides of the rhombus 3···Circular dots equally spaced on the non - vertical sides of the rhombus 4···Circular dots equally spaced on the non - vertical sides of the rhombus 5···Horizontal linear parts equally spaced on the non - vertical sides of the rhombus 11···Circular dots applied to the vertices of the rhombus within the horizontal blank part and the vertical blank part 12···Circular dots applied to the vertices of the rhombus within the horizontal blank part and the vertical blank part 13···Circular dots applied to the vertices of the rhombus within the horizontal blank part and the vertical blank part 14···Horizontal linear parts applied to the vertices of the rhombus within the horizontal blank part and the vertical blank part 21···Invisible rhombus (square represented by dotted line) serving as a reference for mark placement 22···Horizontal blank part formed by two adjacent rhombuses 21 23···Vertical blank part formed by one adjacent rhombus 21 31···Invisible rhombus (square represented by dotted line) serving as a reference for mark placement 32···Horizontal blank part formed by two adjacent rhombuses 31 33···Vertical blank part formed by four adjacent rhombuses 31 41···Invisible rhombus (figure formed by two equilateral triangles sharing one side, represented by dotted line) serving as a reference for mark placement 42···Horizontal blank part formed by two adjacent rhombuses 41 43···Vertical blank part formed by one adjacent rhombus 41 51···Invisible rhombus (square represented by dotted line) serving as a reference for mark placement 52···Horizontal blank part formed by three adjacent rhombuses 51 53···Vertical blank part formed by one adjacent rhombus 51

Claims

1. A notebook comprising a sheet of paper on which rhombuses with one side in the vertical direction are regularly arranged alternately with horizontal blank spaces formed by two or more adjacent rhombuses in the horizontal direction or in the direction of a side of the rhombus that is not vertical, and with vertical blank spaces formed by one or more adjacent rhombuses in the vertical direction, and in which a single type of figure, either circular dots or linear portions, is applied at equal intervals on the sides of the rhombuses that are not vertical and at each vertex of the rhombuses within the horizontal and vertical blank spaces, and the rhombuses are non-displayed.

2. The notebook according to claim 1, wherein the rhombus is a square.

3. The notebook according to claim 1, wherein the rhombus is a figure composed of two equilateral triangles sharing one side.

4. The notebook according to claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein there is no line segment suggesting a boundary between the portion where the mark is applied and the surrounding margin.

5. A sheet of paper on which rhombuses with one side in the vertical direction are regularly arranged alternately with horizontal blank spaces formed by two or more adjacent rhombuses in the horizontal direction or in the direction of a side of the rhombus that is not vertical, and with vertical blank spaces formed by one or more adjacent rhombuses in the vertical direction, and in which a single type of figure, either circular dots or linear portions, is applied at equal intervals on the sides of the rhombuses that are not vertical and at each vertex of the rhombuses within the horizontal and vertical blank spaces, and the rhombuses are non-displayed.

6. The sheet of paper according to claim 5, wherein there is no line segment suggesting a boundary between the portion where the mark is applied and the surrounding margin.

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