JPH0469080B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a photo album. In particular, it relates to the structure of photo attachment pages within photo albums.
And in its construction, a standard stepped edge photo-retaining sleeve matches the stepped frame rim of a mounting leaf or page, allowing the photo to fit and automatically center the sleeve within the mounting leaf or page. The present invention relates to a photo album mounting structure.

[Conventional technology]

Various types of photo album leaf structures are known in the art. For example, several of the following US patents are disclosed:

US Pat. No. 2,611,369, 2,850,294, 4,140,565, 4,145,830, 3,461,585 Other conventional photograph leaf construction stepped edge photograph retaining sleeves employ mounting leaves or pages with clear acetate pockets on the front and rear sides. The pockets are sewn around the outer periphery and a sleeve is housed within each pocket.

[Problems to be solved]

The above conventional photographic leaf constructions had the disadvantage that the sleeve was not securely secured to the mounting leaf or page. Also, the sleeve was not automatically centered within the pocket. Additionally, as the acetate absorbs moisture, it becomes difficult to insert the sleeve into a pocket. It is not easy to quickly insert and accurately position the sleeve in the desired pocket of the many leaves or pages within the album, especially in the absence of a track to act as a guide. A problem with sleeve insertion with conventional attachment structures is that the sleeve can be rolled up multiple times as the sleeve is pushed into the pocket. This rolling action occurs at all corners when the sleeve is forced into the pocket and positioned or aligned completely within it. Therefore, this type of leaf structure is currently not widely used.

Furthermore, in the past, it has been desired to have a photo album leaf that provides a perfect result when photos are set or attached. Such an attempt
Although disclosed in US Pat. No. 4,378,647, it required a large amount of eyepiece or a pre-bound, peelable adhesive surface.

Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide an improved photo album leaf structure that eliminates the above-mentioned drawbacks associated with conventional photo album leaf structures.

Another object is to provide an improved photo album leaf structure having a uniformly flat finished surface for mounting photos.

Another object is to provide a photo album leaf structure that eliminates the need for a peelable adhesive surface as described above.

Another object is to provide an album leaf structure that is easy to manufacture as described above and to which photographs can be easily attached.

[Means for solving problems]

A photo album mounting structure according to the invention comprises a mounting leaf for a photo album; the mounting leaf comprising a backing sheet and a rim portion secured to the backing sheet and provided with a cutout to provide a cutout edge. the rim portion is formed with a stepped edge proximate to the cutout edge inside the rim portion; a photograph is slidably inserted therein; a sleeve having at least one cutout forming a section; and the sleeve slidingly engaging an underside of the rim portion between the backing sheet and the rim portion;
whereby the stepped rim portion and the circumferential edge portion of the sleeve are attached in mating close proximity to each other to provide a snug photo album appearance; This eliminates the points.

The present invention provides an album leaf that is easy to manufacture and assemble, has a perfect finish, a desired appearance, without the need for a prefabricated and peelable adhesive surface.

〔Example〕

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Referring to the drawings, there is shown an album leaf, which is an embodiment of the present invention, and is generally designated by the reference numeral 10. An album leaf in a broad sense consists of a strong and flexible backing sheet 11. Secured to both sides 14 and 15 of the backing sheet 11 are quadrilateral, relatively rigid rims or rim portions 12.
Flexible quadrilateral card portion 1 larger than the rim 12
6 has an inner peripheral edge 17 forming a recess 19 therein. The card portion 16 is connected to the rim portion 1 along three sides as shown in stippling in FIGS. 1 and 2.
2 is properly glued. Sleeve 18 is comprised of an outer member 21 attached to an inner fixation member 22 and dimensioned to fit within a slot 23 between rim 12 and card portion 16. Sleeve 18 is provided with at least one cutout 20 (e.g. oval), preferably with
Frame 0 with gold. Members 21 and 22
are preferably glued at the two edges 31 and 33 and are not glued at the edges 32 and 34 to form the slot 50. A photograph (not shown) represented in the oval cutout can be inserted through slot 50. If desired, only one cutout 20 may be provided and the three edges glued. sleeve 1
8, when fitting the sleeve edge 2 over the entire circumference.
4 coincides with the rim portions 19 on the four sides and fits tightly inside them. On the visible outer surface 25, a nice, well-aligned appearance is achieved.

By adopting such an album leaf structure, a perfectly finished appearance can be obtained. The sleeve 18 is guided into position when inserted into the underside of the rim section or quadrilateral rim 12 and automatically locks in place around its four edges. Both sides of the rim recess 19 act as track-like guides for the sleeve 18. When the sleeve 18 is fully inserted into position through the slot 52 on the underside of the inner edge of the card portion 16, the sleeve 18 slides into the recess 19 and automatically locks in place. This locks the sleeve 18 in place and prevents movement. Furthermore, sleeve 18
are automatically centered and aligned within the album leaf or album page. This positions the cutout in the proper position and orientation.

Professional photographers or other users will particularly benefit from the invention. In particular, it is very convenient to separately purchase and store different sleeves with different types of cutouts for future use. Once a photographer has a large number of photos in place within various types of sleeves, the task of editing and organizing photo albums becomes easier. Simply insert multiple sleeves into each leaf or page of the album.

Attachment wire 30 is held to backing sheet 11 by tape 27, and leaf 10 can be attached to a photo album in a conventional manner. This method is described, for example, in US Pat. No. 3,469,333, issued September 30, 1969 to RH Roberts. This Roberts patent is incorporated herein by reference. This also includes gold trim sewn into the rim portion and back sheet 11.

Since the card 16 has a rectangular notch 40, its edge 17 can flex slightly and the recess 1
It should be noted that receiving the sleeve stepped edge 24 within the sleeve 9 is facilitated.

Outer surface 4 of card portion 16 and sleeve 18
It is also noted that by providing a similar texture as shown at 43 on the outer surface 42 of each, the photographic mounting leaf will have a flawless finish in tight attachment to the rim of the sleeve and to the backing sheet. I want to be

It should be appreciated that the fastening means for attaching the various elements of the attachment leaf to each other may be one or more conventional attachment means, such as adhesives, stitching, etc. Additionally, a material such as a suitably colored border, strong tape material or plastic may be overlaid and sewn or glued to the rim and backing sheet to give the edges of each leaf or page a golden finish.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various changes can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Therefore, the invention is not limited to the embodiments set forth in the drawings and detailed description.

〔Effect of the invention〕

The present invention provides a photo album leaf structure that overcomes the drawbacks associated with conventional photo album leaf structures and has a uniformly flat finished surface. It also provides an album leaf structure that is easy to manufacture and to which photos can be easily attached.

Furthermore, the bending of the notched portions has the effect that the sleeve can be easily attached and detached, and its holding power can be improved.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of an album leaf according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a front view of the leaf of FIG. 1. 3 is an enlarged partial cross-sectional perspective view taken along line 3--3 in FIG. 2. FIG. 10...Album leaf, 11...Back sheet, 12
...Rim, 16...Card, 18...Sleeve, 20...
Cutout portion, 21...outer member, 22...inner fixing member, 50...slot.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A photo album mounting structure consisting of the following members and features: a mounting leaf for a photo album; four sides of which the mounting leaf has opposing inner and outer parts and a peripheral edge; a rim portion having a shaped back sheet, and a rim portion having a quadrilateral cutout fixed to the inner side of the back sheet and forming a cutout edge, the inner periphery of the rim by the cutout edge; a rim outer periphery; the rim outer periphery is disposed along the backsheet periphery; a quadrilateral card portion affixed to said rim portion, the portion forming a stepped edge and defining a space within said rim portion; said card portion having an inner card edge and an outer card edge; The outer edge of the card is disposed along the outer peripheral edge of the rim, and the inner edge of the card extends inwardly than the inner edge of the rim. A rim concave portion is formed by the inner edge of the card, and a quadrilateral notch portion is provided at a position opposite to the inner edge of the rim. Consisting of an inner fixing member and an outer member, a photograph is placed between them. a quadrilateral sleeve for slidingly inserted and retained therein, the sleeve having a periphery and having at least one geometrically shaped cutout defining a stepped periphery defined within said rim portion; a space formed between the card portion and the rim, and supported by the back sheet; and a slot for attaching and detaching the sleeve to and from the space; and the sleeve is accommodated in the space with an inner edge of the rim bent by the notch, and a peripheral edge thereof abuts the entire circumference of the recess; and be fixed within the recessed portion over the entire circumference of the periphery. 2. The photo album mounting structure of claim 1, further comprising: 2 a second rim portion attached to the opposite side of the backing sheet. 3. A second sleeve slidingly engaged with the underside of the second rim portion between the backing sheet and the second rim portion; Section photo album mounting structure. 4. The photo album mounting structure of claim 1, wherein the outer surface of the rim portion and the sleeve are textured. 5. The photo album mounting structure of claim 4, wherein said textured sleeve and rim portions have a similar texture. 6. The photo album mounting structure according to claim 5, wherein the stepped peripheral edge forming the sleeve cutout has a metal edge. 7. The photo album mounting structure of claim 1, wherein the back sheet is provided with means for selectively inserting a mounting leaf into the photo album. 8. The rim portion includes a rigid rectangular cardboard member affixed to an externally finished inner surface of the rim portion and the backing sheet to form the stepped edge. The photo album mounting structure of item 1. 9. The engagement of the stepped edges of the sleeve and the rim aligns and precisely centers the cutout of the sleeve in the mounting leaf. photo album mounting structure. 10. Both sides of the stepped edge of the rim form tracks for guiding the sleeve into position on the underside of the rim portion of the mounting leaf. Album mounting structure. 11. The photo album mounting structure according to claim 1, further comprising: rim portions provided on both sides of the back sheet, and a pair of sleeves having different cutout portions. 12 a stepped edge of the rim to prevent corners of the photographic sleeve from turning up when inserting the photographic sleeve between the backing sheet and the rim portion and pushing it into position within the mounting leaf; 2. The photo album mounting structure according to claim 1, further comprising: a guiding track formed therein. 13. The photo album of claim 12, wherein the peripheral edge of the photo sleeve and the stepped edge of the rim engage to prevent the photo sleeve from falling off the mounting leaf. Mounting structure. 14. The invention of claim 13, wherein said engagement automatically and accurately centers at least one cutout of said photographic sleeve in place within said mounting leaf. Photo album mounting structure.