JP7512717B2 - Mounting paper and packaging - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a mount that can be attached to an item, and a package in which the mount attached to the item is placed inside a bag.

Conventionally, mounts that are attached to an object to stabilize the object's position are known. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a mount that holds a peeler as an object by wrapping a cut-out piece around the peeler.

Utility Model Registration No. 3221303

Generally, the mount is made larger than the item in order to stably support the entire item, as shown in Patent Document 1. This makes it difficult to keep material costs down. Furthermore, if the structure for stabilizing the position of the item on the mount is complex, the work of assembling the mount and attaching the mount to the item becomes complicated, leading to increased manufacturing costs.

This invention was devised in consideration of the problems described above, and one of its objectives is to stabilize the position of an object while keeping costs down. However, this objective is not the only objective. Another objective of this invention is to achieve actions and effects that cannot be obtained with conventional technology, which are derived from the configurations shown in the "Mode for carrying out the invention" described below.

The mount in this case is formed from a single sheet and is attached to an article, and is characterized by having a tongue portion that is provided in a central region surrounded by the outer regions of the sheet when unused, connected to the outer regions via a fold line extending along the horizontal direction, and folded back at the fold line to one side in the thickness direction of the sheet when in use, protruding to one side in the vertical direction beyond the outer region and contacting the article on one side in the thickness direction, and a support portion that is provided on the other side in the vertical direction beyond the central region in the outer region, and contacts the article on the other side in the thickness direction when the article is passed through a through hole formed in the central region by folding back the tongue portion at the fold line when in use.

The package in question is characterized by comprising the mount and a bag body that contains the mount in the used state attached to the item.

This makes it possible to stabilize the position of an item while keeping costs down.

FIG. 2 is a plan view showing a state in which the mount is attached to an article. FIG. 2 is a plan view of a sheet to be assembled onto the mount of FIG. 1 . FIG. 2 is a plan view showing the mount of FIG. 1 alone. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. 1. FIG. 2 is an exploded plan view showing the backing and bag of the package.

The following describes an embodiment of the present invention with reference to the drawings. This embodiment is merely an example, and is not intended to exclude the application of various modifications or techniques not explicitly described in the following embodiment. Each configuration of this embodiment can be modified in various ways without departing from the spirit of the invention. In addition, the configurations can be selected or combined as necessary.

[1. Configuration]
[1-1. Mount]
As shown in Fig. 1, a mount 1 according to this embodiment is attached to an item 2 to be displayed as, for example, a commodity, and supports the item 2. The mount 1 has a function of stabilizing the position of the item 2 and protecting the item 2. In Fig. 1, the mount 1 is indicated by a thick line, and the item 2 is indicated by a thin line.

The item 2 has a head 2a with a specific function and a handle 2b extending from the head 2a. The handle 2b has an elongated shape and functions as a handle for the item 2.

The article 2 in this embodiment is made of paper. The article 2 is in a sheet-like (flat) shape with the mount 1 attached. In other words, the article 2 has a shape in which the thickness dimension is smaller than the width dimension W2 and the length dimension L2. The article 2 may have a structure that is assembled three-dimensionally after being removed from the mount 1 (when the article 2 is used).
Here, the article 2 is illustrated as having a T-shape in a plan view. In the article 2, the length dimension L2 is set to be greater than the width dimension W2 and is the maximum dimension. In the article 2, the head 2a forms the maximum width dimension W2.

Item 2 may be, for example, a peeler with a blade for peeling attached to the head 2a, or a toothbrush or tongue brush with a brush for brushing teeth or tongue attached to the head 2a. Other specific examples of item 2 include various items such as a nail file or a bottle opener. Item 2 does not have to be made of paper, and may be three-dimensional when attached to the mount 1. However, from the viewpoint of maintaining the posture by the mount 1 and compactness, it is preferable that item 2 be in the form of a sheet when attached to the mount 1.

The mount 1 is formed from one sheet 10 as shown in Fig. 2. Here, the sheet 10 is exemplified as being rectangular in plan view. Below, a horizontal direction D1, a vertical direction D2, and a thickness direction D3 are defined based on the plan view of the sheet 10. The horizontal direction D1 and the vertical direction D2 are all directions along the extending surface of the sheet 10 and are perpendicular to each other. The thickness direction D3 is perpendicular to both the horizontal direction D1 and the vertical direction D2. These horizontal direction D1, vertical direction D2, and thickness direction D3 are commonly used in the description of the sheet 10 and the mount 1.
In this embodiment, based on Figures 1 to 3, one side in the vertical direction D2 is also referred to as the "lower side", and the other side in the vertical direction D2 is also referred to as the "upper side". Furthermore, one side in the thickness direction D3 (the back side in Figures 1 to 3) is also referred to as the "rear side", and the other side in the thickness direction D3 (the front side in Figures 1 to 3) is also referred to as the "front side". Furthermore, the dimension in the horizontal direction D1 is also referred to as the "horizontal dimension", and the dimension in the vertical direction D2 is also referred to as the "vertical dimension".

Here, a mount 1 and a sheet 10 are shown which are formed symmetrically (left-right symmetrically in FIGS. 1 to 3) with respect to a center line C (see FIG. 1) in the horizontal direction D1.
The sheet 10 in this embodiment is made of paper. The grain of the sheet 10 extends along the longitudinal direction D2. Note that the mount 1 and the sheet 10 are not limited to being made of paper, and may be made of, for example, plastic.

2, the sheet 10 has a fold line 3 extending along the horizontal direction D1 at the middle of the horizontal direction D1, and a cut line 4 connecting both ends of the fold line 3. The fold line 3 is a line along which the sheet 10 is folded when assembled to the backing sheet 1, and is located generally below the cut line 4. The fold line 3 extending along the horizontal direction D1 is perpendicular (intersects) with the grain of the sheet 10 extending along the vertical direction D2. Here, the fold line 3 is an example of a lead line (a line in which grooves and notches are arranged alternately).

The cutting line 4 is a cut that penetrates the sheet 10 in a thickness direction D3. The cutting line 4 forms a line that corresponds to an edge of a tongue portion 6 provided on the backing sheet 1, which will be described later.
The fold lines 3 and the cut lines 4 divide the sheet 10 into an outer region 11 and a central region 12 surrounded by the outer region 11. In other words, in the sheet 10, the region surrounded by the fold lines 3 and the cut lines 4 is the central region 12, and the region outside (on the outer periphery) of the central region 12 is the outer region 11.

The sheet 10 of this embodiment has two pairs of slits 5 cut outward in the horizontal direction D1 from the cutting line 4. The slits 5 are cuts that penetrate the sheet 10 in the thickness direction D3, similar to the cutting line 4. Here, an example is shown in which two slits 5, one above the other and aligned in the vertical direction D2, form a pair, and each pair of slits 5 is provided outside the central region 12 in the horizontal direction D1 (left and right in FIG. 2).

The horizontal dimension W0 of the sheet 10 is set to be larger than the width dimension W2 of the article 2 (W0>W2), while the vertical dimension L0 of the sheet 10 is set to be smaller than the length dimension L2 of the article 2 (L0<L2).
The sheet 10 of this embodiment does not have any cut-out portions (holes). Therefore, the sheet 10 is subjected to scoring to form the fold lines 3 and cutting to form the cut lines 4 and the slits 5, but is not subjected to punching.

1 and 3, the mount 1 is assembled with the sheet 10 to be in a usable state capable of holding an article 2. The mount 1 is flat in an unused state before assembly (the state of the sheet 10), whereas a part of the mount 1 has projections and recesses in a thickness direction D3 in a usable state after assembly.
The mount 1 includes a tongue portion 6 provided in a central region 12 of the sheet 10, and a support portion 7 provided above the central region 12 in an outer region 11 of the sheet 10. The mount 1 of this embodiment further includes a pair of claw portions 8 that hold the article 2 from both sides in the lateral direction D1.

The tongue portion 6 is connected to the outer region 11 via a fold line 3, and is separated from the outer region 11 by a cut line 4. The tongue portion 6 is provided in a central region 12 surrounded by the outer region 11 in an unused state, and is folded back to the back side at the fold line 3 in an used state to protrude below the outer region 11. In the tongue portion 6 of this embodiment, a lower edge portion 6a in the used state folded back in this manner extends straight along the lateral direction D1.
In the mount 1, when in use, the tongue portion 6 is folded back at the fold line 3 as described above, so that a through hole 9 is formed in the central region 12 of the sheet 10. The handle portion 2b of the article 2 is disposed in the through hole 9.

As shown in FIG. 3, the maximum vertical dimension L1 of the mount 1 (maximum dimension in the vertical direction D2) is larger than the vertical dimension L0 of the sheet 10 (L1>L0) due to the tongue portion 6 that protrudes downward from the outer region 11 as described above. The maximum vertical dimension L1 of the mount 1 is set to be larger than the length dimension L2 of the item 2. In other words, the shape, size, and arrangement of the tongue portion 6 of the mount 1 are appropriately set so that the maximum vertical dimension L1 of the mount 1 is larger than the length dimension L2 of the item 2. Note that the maximum horizontal dimension W1 of the mount 1 (maximum dimension in the horizontal direction D1) is the same as the width dimension W0 of the sheet 10 (W1=W0) and is larger than the maximum width dimension W0 of the item 2.

The tongue portion 6 in this embodiment has a shape that matches the through hole 9. In other words, when the tongue portion 6 is folded back at the fold line 3 (i.e., when the mount 1 is returned to the sheet 10), it fits perfectly with the through hole 9. Here, the tongue portion 6 and the through hole 9 that have a shape similar to that of the article 2 are illustrated. Note that the maximum horizontal dimension Wh of the through hole 9 is set to be slightly smaller than the width dimension W2 of the head portion 2a of the article 2 (Wh<W2).
The support portion 7 is configured as a part of the outer region 11. The tongue portion 6 and the support portion 7 are each disposed outside the through hole 9 in the longitudinal direction D2. In other words, the through hole 9 is disposed between the tongue portion 6 and the support portion 7 in the longitudinal direction D2.

The claw portion 8 protrudes toward the through hole 9. In this embodiment, the claw portion 8 has a base 8a formed between a pair of slits 5 and a protrusion 8b protruding from the base 8a toward the through hole 9, and is shaped like a flap. In this way, the base 8a is formed by the above-mentioned slits 5, and the size of the claw portion 8 is enlarged compared to a case in which the slits 5 and base 8a are not provided.

The pair of claws 8 are arranged spaced apart from each other in the horizontal direction D1. In this embodiment, the pair of claws 8 hold the handle 2b of the item 2 passed through the through hole 9 from both sides in the horizontal direction D1. Note that, in the mount 1 illustrated here, the base of the tongue 6 that is folded back as described above has a fold line 3 for folding back, whereas the base of the claws 8 that hold the item 2 from the backside does not have a line (groove) for folding back or folding. However, a line (groove) for folding back or folding back may be provided at the base of the claws 8.

As shown in FIG. 4, in the mount 1 in use, the tongue 6 contacts the back side of the item 2 that has been passed through the through hole 9, and the support portion 7 contacts the front side. In this embodiment, the tongue 6 contacts the handle portion 2b of the item 2 on the back side, and the support portion 7 contacts the head portion 2a of the item 2 on the front side. Focusing on the item 2, with the handle portion 2b passed through the through hole 9, a portion of the lower side of the handle portion 2b is positioned on the back side of the tongue 6, and a portion of the head portion 2a is positioned on the front side of the support portion 7. In this way, the mount 1 supports the item 2 on both sides in the thickness direction D3 by the tongue 6 and the support portion 7.

In addition, in the mount 1 in the used state of this embodiment, each claw portion 8 holds the item 2 that has been passed through the through hole 9 from the back side. At this time, each claw portion 8 having a base portion 8a holds the item 2 from the back side not only at the protrusion portion 8b but also at the base portion 8a, as the item 2 is placed in the slit 5.

[1-2. Package]
As shown in Fig. 5, the package 20 of this embodiment includes the mount 1 and a bag body 30 that houses the mount 1 attached to the article 2. The bag body 30 of this embodiment is a laminated paper bag. Here, a bag body 30 having a rectangular shape in a plan view is illustrated. The specific structure of the bag body 30 is not particularly limited, and it may have a gusset (a so-called gusset bag) or may be provided with a flap for sealing.

The bag body 30 is formed to a size that perfectly fits the mount 1 attached to the item 2 in a used state. Specifically, the bag body 30 has a width dimension W3 corresponding to the horizontal direction D1 that is slightly larger than the maximum horizontal dimension W1 of the mount 1, and a length dimension L3 corresponding to the vertical direction D2 that is slightly larger than the maximum vertical dimension L1 of the mount 1 (W3>W1 and L3>L1). The mount 1 contained in the bag body 30 with such a width dimension W3 and vertical dimension L3 is restricted from displacement relative to the bag body 30 in both the horizontal direction D1 and the vertical direction D2.

[2. Actions and Effects]
(1) According to the mount 1, the tongue portion 6 contacts the back side of the article 2 passed through the through hole 9, and the support portion 7 contacts the front side of the article 2, so that the article 2 can be supported on both sides in the thickness direction D3. This stabilizes the position of the article 2. Furthermore, since the position of the article 2 is stabilized, the positional deviation of the article 2 with respect to the mount 1 is suppressed, and the protection performance of the article 2 is also improved.

Furthermore, because the folded tongue 6 protrudes downward from the outer region 11, the maximum vertical dimension L1 of the mount 1 is larger than the vertical dimension L0 of the sheet 10, so the mount 1 can support the object 2 over a wider range in the vertical direction D2 than the sheet 10. Therefore, even if the mount 1 is formed from the sheet 10 whose vertical dimension L0 is smaller than the length dimension L2 of the object 2, it can stabilize the position of the object 2 over a wider range in the vertical direction D2. This makes it possible to reduce the size of the sheet 10 while ensuring the support function for the object 2, thereby reducing material costs.
Moreover, the mount 1 is formed from one sheet 10 and can be assembled simply by folding back the tongue portion 6 along the fold line 3, so that the assembly work is easy and the assembly cost can be reduced.
Therefore, the mount 1 can stabilize the posture of the item 2 while keeping costs down.

(2) Since the claw portion 8 protruding toward the through hole 9 holds the article 2 from the back side when in use, in addition to supporting the article 2 with the tongue portion 6 and the support portion 7 as described above, the claw portion 8 can restrain the article 2 between the tongue portion 6 and the support portion 7 in the longitudinal direction D2. In particular, with the claw portion 8 holding the article 2 from the back side, even if the article 2 is pushed to the back side by the restoring force (resistance force against folding) of the folded tongue portion 6, the article 2 can be appropriately restrained from the back side. Therefore, the posture of the article 2 can be more stabilized.

(3) A pair of claws 8 arranged at a distance from each other in the horizontal direction D1 hold the item 2 from both sides in the horizontal direction D1, so that the item 2 can be restrained in a balanced manner in the horizontal direction D1. This further stabilizes the position of the item 2.

(4) The flap-shaped claw portion 8 having a base 8a formed between a pair of slits 5 and a protrusion 8b protruding from the base 8a toward the through hole 9 is larger in size than when the slits 5 and base 8a are not formed, so the item 2 can be restrained more stably. In addition, the claw portion 8 holds the item 2 that has entered the slits 5, so that the item 2 can be clamped and fixed from both sides in the thickness direction D3, making the restraint of the item 2 more stable. This further stabilizes the position of the item 2.

(5) The sheet 10 has a cutting line 4 cut along a line corresponding to the edge of the tongue portion 6, and the tongue portion 6 has a shape that matches the through hole 9, so the sheet 10 can be formed without punching. In other words, the sheet 10 can be manufactured simply by providing fold lines 3 and cutting lines 4 on a sheet-like material cut into a predetermined shape. This simplifies the structure of the sheet 10 and reduces the generation of waste material due to punching, contributing to the effective use of materials.

(6) Because the maximum vertical dimension L1 of the mount 1 in use is greater than the length dimension L2, which is the maximum vertical dimension of the item 2, the mount 1 attached to the item 2 can be extended beyond the item 2 on both sides (lower and upper sides) in the vertical direction D1. This makes it possible to more reliably protect the item 2 against external forces from the outside in the vertical direction D2. This further enhances the protective performance of the item 2.

(7) Since the sheet 10 is made of paper, the material cost of the mount 1 can be reduced, and since the sheet 10 is made of plastic, it can be easily disposed of.
(8) Since the fold line 3 intersects with the grain of the sheet 10, the restoring force of the tongue portion 6 folded back at the fold line 3 can be made larger than when the fold line 3 extends parallel to the grain of the sheet 10. This allows the tongue portion 6 to be reliably brought into contact with the article 2, thereby improving the support performance of the tongue portion 6 for the article 2.

(9) According to the package 20, the mount 1 attached to the item 2 is housed inside the bag body 30, and the mount 1 stabilizes the position of the item 2 as described above, thereby preventing the item 2 from shifting out of position inside the bag body 30. This improves the protection performance of the item 2. In addition, the bag body 30 covers the mount 1 and the item 2, thereby improving the protection performance of the item 2.
(10) Inside the bag 30, which is sized to fit the mount 1 in use, the displacement of the mount 1 relative to the bag 30 is restricted, so that the position of the article 2 can be more stabilized. This further improves the protection performance of the article 2.

(11) Because the fold line 3 is a lead crease, the tongue portion 6 can be folded back smoothly. On the other hand, because no crease for folding back or bending is provided at the base of the claw portion 8, unintentional folding back or bending of the claw portion 8 can be suppressed. This allows the claw portion 8 to hold the article 2 more reliably. Therefore, the position of the article 2 can be more reliably stabilized.

(12) Because the maximum horizontal dimension Wh of the through hole 9 is smaller than the maximum width dimension W2 of the item 2, the item 2 passed through the through hole 9 can be hooked onto the backing paper 1. This prevents the item 2 from falling out of the through hole 9 and reliably prevents the item 2 from shifting out of position. This makes it possible to more reliably stabilize the position of the item 2.

(13) Because both the mount 1 (sheet 10) and the bag 30 are made of paper, material costs can be reduced and disposal can be made easier. Furthermore, if the item 2, in addition to the mount 1 (sheet 10) and the bag 30, is also made of paper, material costs can be further reduced and disposal can be made even easier.

(14) Because the item 2 is in the form of a sheet with a relatively small thickness, the item 2 passed through the through hole 9 can be well supported on both sides in the thickness direction D3 by the tongue portion 6 and the support portion 7. In this way, the backing paper 1 is suitable for maintaining the position of the sheet-like item 2. Furthermore, if the item 2 is in the form of a sheet, this contributes to making the package 20 more compact.

3. Modifications
The above-described configurations of the mount 1 and the sheet 10 are merely examples. The claw portions 8 may be provided so long as they protrude toward the through holes 9, and the base portions 8a formed between the slits 5 may be omitted. In other words, the slits 5 may be omitted from the sheet 10. Furthermore, the number and arrangement of the claw portions 8 are not limited to those exemplified in the above embodiment. The claw portions 8 may be omitted from the mount 1.

The shapes of the tongue portion 6 and the through hole 9 are not limited to those described above. The tongue portion 6 and the through hole 9 do not have to have the same shape. For example, the tongue portion 6 may be formed smaller than the through hole 9 by punching out a part of the central region 12 of the sheet 10. Even in this case, the backing paper 1 in which the tongue portion 6 is folded back at the fold line 3 and protrudes below the outer region 11 can stabilize the posture of the article 2, as in the above embodiment.
The various dimensions shown in the above embodiments are merely examples.
The fold lines 3 may extend parallel to the grain of the sheet 10 .

1 Mount 2 Item 2a Head 2b Handle 3 Fold line 4 Cut line 5 Slit 6 Tongue 6a Lower edge 7 Support 8 Claw 8a Base 8b Convex 9 Through hole 10 Sheet 11 Outer region 12 Central region 20 Package 30 Bag body C Center line D1 Horizontal direction D2 Vertical direction D3 Thickness direction L0 Vertical dimension L1 of sheet 10 Maximum vertical dimension L2 of mount 1 Length dimension L3 of item 2 Length dimension W0 of bag body 30 Horizontal dimension W1 of sheet 10 Maximum width dimension W2 of mount 1 Width dimension W3 of item 2 Width dimension Wh of bag body 30 Maximum width dimension 9 of through hole 9

Claims (9)

An article having a head and a handle extending from the head, the article being T-shaped in a plan view;
A mount formed from a single sheet and having the article attached thereto;
The mount is:
a tongue portion that is provided in a central region surrounded by an outer region of the sheet in an unused state, that is connected to the outer region via a fold line extending along a horizontal direction, that is folded back along the fold line to one side in a thickness direction of the sheet in a used state, that protrudes to one side in a vertical direction beyond the outer region, and that contacts the handle portion of the article on one side in the thickness direction;
a support portion that is provided on the other side of the central region in the vertical direction in the outer region and that contacts, on the other side in the thickness direction, the head portion of the article that is passed through a through hole formed in the central region by folding back the tongue portion at the fold line in the usage state;
a claw portion that protrudes toward the through hole and holds the article from one side in the thickness direction in the usage state,
the central region is configured by cutting out a portion corresponding to the claw portion so that the claw portion protrudes from the outer region toward the through hole,
The tongue portion has a T-shape in a plan view similar to the article,
The through hole has a shape that matches the tongue portion,
a portion of the through hole on the support portion side has a shape similar to the head portion of the article, and a portion of the through hole continuing to the portion on the support portion side has a shape similar to the handle portion of the article,
The maximum dimension of the through hole in the lateral direction is set to be slightly smaller than the width dimension of the head of the article,
A package characterized in that, in the said usage state, the handle portion of the said article contacts the tongue portion on one side in the thickness direction, the head portion of the said article contacts the support portion on the other side in the thickness direction, and an intermediate portion of the handle portion of the said article is held by the claw portion from one side in the thickness direction. 2. The package according to claim 1, wherein the backing comprises a pair of tabs arranged spaced apart from each other in the lateral direction and configured to hold the article from both sides in the lateral direction. The package according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the claw portion has a base formed between a pair of slits cut from the through hole into the outer region and a convex portion protruding from the base toward the through hole, and is flap-shaped. 4. The package according to claim 1, wherein the sheet has a cut line cut along a line corresponding to an edge of the tongue portion. 5. The package according to claim 1, wherein the maximum vertical dimension of the backing paper in the used state is greater than the maximum vertical dimension of the article. 6. The package according to claim 1, wherein the sheet is made of paper. 7. The package of claim 6, wherein the fold lines intersect the grain of the sheets. 8. The package according to claim 1, further comprising a bag for housing the mount in the used state with the article attached thereto. A package mount constituting the package according to any one of claims 1 to 8 .

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