JPH0235331Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] This invention relates to a handheld ball box used by players at pachinko parlors to store, organize, and move pachinko balls.

Pachinko parlors are equipped with a handheld ball box that can hold an appropriate amount of pachinko balls, and can be used to receive the balls purchased from the ball dispenser, organize the prize balls accumulated in the pachinko machine's ball tray, and award the prize at the end of the game. Used for carrying balls to checkout, etc.

By the way, this type of handheld ball box is usually made of plastic, and when not in use, the boxes are stacked one on top of the other, with the upper box inserted into the lower box, and when in use, they are removed from the upper box in order. be.

In order to make it easier to remove the upper box from the lower box, a ball box has been proposed in which a locking step is provided at an appropriate position on the box body so that the upper box is slightly floating relative to the lower box. .

Figures 1a and 1b show this conventional ball box.

In the figure, 1 is a box body consisting of a seat plate 2 and a side wall 4 that rises from the seat plate 2 at an angle outward toward the top opening 3. An opening edge 5 is formed in a projecting shape.

Reference numeral 6 denotes a locking step provided downward on the outer surface of the side wall, which locks onto the opening edge of the lower box so that the upper box floats above the lower box when the boxes are stacked together. .

The locking step 6 of the ball box shown in FIG. 1a is provided on the outer surface of the front and rear side walls 4a, below the opening edge 5, and is divided into left and right sections.

The locking stage 6 of the ball box shown in FIG. 1B is provided as a horizontally extending stage with a difference in wall thickness at the upper part of the outer surface of the left and right side walls 4b forming the long sides.

In the case of the ball box 1 having the structure described above, when the boxes are stacked one on top of the other when the ball boxes are not in use, the upper box is in a floating state relative to the lower box due to the locking step 6, so there is no space between the boxes. Create a gap 7 and use the gap 7 to remove the upper box.
It is convenient because air can freely flow in and out through the box, and the lower box does not get stuck.
When a large number of ball boxes are stacked together due to looseness, the centers of the boxes will shift due to the presence of the looseness, resulting in poor upright stability. Not only do they tend to fall over even if they come in contact with them, but they also cause problems such as rattling noises.

This idea was based on the above points, and by simply inserting a higher-order box into a lower-order box, the centers of the boxes will naturally align, making it possible to create a state in which many ball boxes are stacked high. The object is to provide a ball box that has improved stability and is convenient to handle without causing any rattling noise.

Embodiments of this invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 2 to 4.

Components common to those in FIG. 1 are designated by the same reference numerals.

In this invention, in the gap 7 formed between the upper and lower boxes when the boxes are stacked, a contact part 8 for preventing displacement is provided on the outer surface of the side wall of the upper box, a part of which contacts the lower box.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 2 and FIG.
c is provided with a raised portion, and this raised portion 8a is in contact with the lower box opening corner portion.

In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the contact portion 8 for preventing position shift is provided on the lower edge 4d of the outer surface of the box body by curving the lower portion outward, and a part 8b of the lower edge is in contact with the inner wall of the lower box.

As described above, in this invention, a part of the outer surface of the side wall of the ball box is deformed to provide a contact part to prevent positional shift, and when the boxes are stacked on top of each other, this contact part for preventing positional shift comes into contact with the lower box. Since the centers of the boxes are aligned naturally and stabilized, even when many boxes are stacked, the upright stability is improved and there is no wobbling. When removing the upper box, contact is eliminated by lifting the upper box slightly, and air can freely enter and exit due to the presence of gaps between the boxes, so that when the upper box is removed, the lower box will stick to it. This has the effect of providing an easy-to-use ball box that is easy to handle and does not come into contact with other objects or make unpleasant sounds when the upper box is removed.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figures 1a and 1b are longitudinal cross-sectional views of a conventional ball box;
Figure 2 is a front view of this invention, Figure 3 is Figure 2 a-
4 is a front view of this invention showing another embodiment, and FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line bb in FIG. 4. 1...Box body, 2...Bottom plate, 3...Top opening, 4
... Side wall, 5 ... Opening edge, 6 ... Locking step, 7 ...
Gap, 8...Contact part for preventing positional deviation.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] The side walls are inclined outward from the bottom toward the top opening, and horizontally extending downward locking steps are provided on the upper outer surfaces of the left and right side walls that form the long sides of the box, which is elongated in plan view. In a ball box in which the upper box is slightly floating on the opening edge of the lower box when the upper box is inserted into the lower box and stacked, the side wall of the box body is located close to the locking step. A handheld ball box for a pachinko parlor, which has a raised part on an outer corner part, and the raised part comes into contact with a lower box corner part to prevent positional shift.