JPH11277960A - Card and its holder - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Problem] To provide a card with enhanced information functionality. SOLUTION: A circular center hole 1 is formed at the center of the rectangular plastic plate, and an optical recording portion of a predetermined width readable by a CD drive is formed concentrically outside the center hole 1. Make the card in the form that is formed. A picture related to the information of the optical recording unit is formed on the whole or a part of the portion excluding the reflection surface corresponding to the optical recording unit.
When a holder H having a CD size and having an opening 3 punched into the shape of the card C at the center is used, the card C is fitted into the opening 3 of the holder H, and the card is put on a CD drive. Good.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a card on which athletes and characters are printed, and is preferably used as a so-called trading card for a fan to purchase or exchange a card which is difficult to obtain. Belongs to the field of cards.

[0002]

Conventionally, as this kind of trading card, baseball players, soccer players,
Cards with professional wrestlers, sumo sekitori, horse racing horses, idols, cartoon characters etc. are widely available,
It has long been a favorite among fans. As such trading cards, those in which the appearances of athletes and characters are simply printed on card paper are common, and among these, the few ones are popular in the sense that they are difficult to obtain, but on the other hand, There is a demand for an interesting and novel card that is not only a printed matter but also a novel one.

The present invention has been made in view of the above background, and an object of the present invention is to provide a card having enhanced informational functionality and a holder for the card. It is in.

[0004]

In order to achieve the above object, a card according to the present invention comprises a rectangular plastic plate having a circular center hole formed at the center of the plastic plate. An optical recording portion of a predetermined width readable by a CD drive is formed concentrically on the outside. Then, usually, a pattern related to the information of the optical recording unit is formed on the whole or a part of the part except the part corresponding to the optical recording unit. Further, the size of the card conforms to the international standard for trading cards, and the size of the center hole is desirably 15 mm in diameter. Specifically, the size of the card is a standard size of 63.5 mm × 89.0 mm, which is an allowable range. Is preferably ± 2 mm.

[0005] The card holder is a CD (compact disk) size disk, and has an opening at the center punched out in the shape of the card. Further, a film is stuck to the back surface of the holder, the film is exposed from a part of the opening, and further, the film is a tack seal, and the film is exposed to a part of the opening of the tack seal. It is preferable that the card can be attached and fixed to the portion.

[0006]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an example of the card according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a plan view of the card shown in FIG. The illustrated card C is made of a rectangular plastic plate, and has a circular center hole 1 having a diameter of 15 mm at the center. As shown in FIG. 2, an optical recording portion 2 having a predetermined width is formed concentrically outside the center hole 1. The optical recording section 2 is composed of a reflective layer formed by vapor deposition of aluminum, and stores information of audio, video and other data in various modes. Normally, appropriate printing is performed on portions other than the reflection surface corresponding to the optical recording unit 2. In this case, pictures and characters related to the information of the optical recording unit 2 are printed. For example, when game software is included as information, the title of the game and its main character may be printed.

FIGS. 3 and 4 show a specific example of the card according to the present invention. FIG. 3 is a plan view showing the front side, and FIG. 4 is a plan view showing the back side. The illustrated card C is made of a rectangular plastic plate shown in FIG. 1 as a printing base material, and a four-color offset printing is performed thereon to attach a pattern 11, a background 12, and a logo 13 on the base material surface. It was done. It should be noted that a circular center hole 1 having a diameter of 15 mm is formed at the center thereof,
The design of the picture 11 is designed to avoid the central hole 1. Here, when the pattern 11 (the character of the Statue of Liberty) and the background 12 are printed by normal four-color offset printing, the offset printing overlaps on the aluminum vapor-deposited layer of the optical recording unit 2 as viewed from the front side and appears transparent. , The character appears to rise. The logo 13 is a printed type in which only the outer frame of the character is printed, and can be recognized as a logo by linearly covering the aluminum deposition layer. Therefore, the frame or outline portion of the logo 13 printed with black or the like does not reflect, but the other portions (14 in the figure) form a reflection surface, and the logo 13 is enhanced by adjusting the line thickness. Can be made. Also, as shown in FIG. 4, printing can be performed on the back surface. That is, it is possible to perform appropriate printing on a portion excluding the reflection surface, which is a portion corresponding to the optical recording unit 2. In FIG. 4, the pattern is formed by partially providing the printing section 15 and the non-printing section 16. In addition, necessary information such as a manufacturing company name, a product serial number, and notes are printed. In this case, a description such as "Please set this card in a separately sold holder" can be printed in relation to the holder described later. In addition, careful printing can be performed on both sides to further enhance the design of the card. Here, for example, a landscape image of the United States (landscape of New York) is recorded as a plurality of images on the card C, and the card purchaser sets this card in a personal computer with a CD drive by a method described later and displays it. Can be read by In addition, the sound (the sound of the noise of New York) may be recorded together, or only the sound (music related to New York) may be recorded.

FIGS. 5 and 6 show another specific example of the card according to the present invention. FIG. 5 is a plan view showing the front side, and FIG. 6 is a plan view showing the back side. The card C shown in FIG.
Is made of a rectangular plastic plate as a printing substrate, and a white solid layer is printed on the entire surface or at least a portion corresponding to a main character (a portion of two cats in FIG. 5) by offset printing. I do. Further, by performing four-color offset printing, a pattern 21,
The background 22 and the character 23 are added. As a matter of course, since the circular center hole 1 having a diameter of 15 mm is formed at the center thereof, the design of the picture 21 is designed to avoid the center hole 1 portion. here,
When the pattern 21 (two cats) and the background 22 are printed by normal four-color offset printing, for example, when a white solid layer is printed only on the lower side of the pattern 21 (two cats), the pattern 21 Photo-detailed reproduction is possible, and the background 22 around the pattern 21 can be seen through the offset printing directly over the reflective surface of the aluminum vapor-deposited layer. The character of the picture 21 can be clearly seen in the background 22 that can be seen. Also, a picture 21 (two cats) and a background 22
If a white solid layer is printed on the lower side, that is, on the entire surface,
Since the lower reflective layer is concealed by the white solid layer, it does not emerge, but it is possible to reproduce finely as usual printing, for example, a card that reproduces pictures such as landscapes, paintings, photographs, etc. Suitable for making. In addition, character 2
In the case of No. 3, the surroundings shine and emerge (that is, when there is no white solid layer and characters are directly printed on a portion where the reflective layer can be transmitted), the characters 23 are rather difficult to recognize. It is better to print a character on a white solid layer formed in a band on the portion. Further, in FIG. 5, pictures, patterns and the like are printed. However, as shown in FIG. 6, the reflective layer may be directly visible without actively printing on the back surface. In this case, the reflective surface appears to shine in seven colors, as in the case of the conventional CD, and thus it can be said that the design itself is high. However, even if necessary information such as the name of the manufacturer, the serial number of the product, and precautionary information is printed, the design property (seen in seven colors) is not impaired. here,
Card C has images of two cats (snapshot)
Is recorded as a multi-point video, and the card buyer
This card can be set in a personal computer with a CD drive and read on a display by a method described later.
In addition, voice (scream) can be recorded together, or only voice (scream) may be recorded.

[0010] Here, the size of the trading card is standardized by international standards, and the standard size is 63.5 mm ×
The allowable range is ± 2 mm at 89.0 mm, and it is desirable that the above-mentioned card C also has this size. That is, this type of card is intended for collection, and the size of the case, bag, etc., for collection is prepared in a size conforming to the same standard. Furthermore, considering the usage of outputting information in combination with the optional holder described later, it is convenient for both users and manufacturers to make the size standard conform to the above international standard. is there. However, since cards that do not conform to this standard are available, there is no need to stick to the external size. For example, the size may be shifted from the international standard by about 2 to 3 mm or a telephone card size (54 mm x 86 mm).

The card C can read the information of the optical recording section 2 by using a CD drive of a personal computer or an ordinary portable CD player if only audio information is used. In this case, the CD drive is used as it is, but it takes time to adjust the center. Here, a special 8 cm circular groove is further formed in the LP CD (12 cm diameter) groove so that a single CD (8 cm diameter) can be directly applied to the CD player even now.
A two-size CD can be easily set, but if many cards of this size appear on the market in the future, there is a possibility that the rectangular groove will be formed on the tray of the CD drive. . However, means for easily setting the card according to the present invention in an existing CD drive is required at present. Therefore, a holder H as described later
It is better to use

FIG. 7 shows an example of the holder H. This holder H has a CD size, that is, a diameter of 1
2 cm disc, usually made of plastic. An opening 3 punched in the shape of the card C is provided at the center. When the card C is fitted into the opening 3 of the holder H, the peripheral edge of the card C is sandwiched by the opening 3 of the holder H, and has the same shape as one CD as shown in FIG. Therefore, by using the holder H, it can be used in a stable state in the same way as if an ordinary CD is put on a CD drive.

FIG. 8 shows another example of the holder H, in which a film is stuck on the back surface. The holder H is a disk having a CD size, that is, a disk having a diameter of 12 cm, and is usually made of a plastic plate. An opening 3 punched in the shape of the card C is provided at the center, and a film 4 is attached so as to cover a part of the opening 3. In the illustrated example, a portion corresponding to the optical recording portion 2 of the card C is punched out so that no film exists. The card C is inserted into the opening 3 of the holder H.
Into the opening 3 of the holder H.
And a part of the card C is placed on the exposed portion of the film 4 (the portion of the film 4 which can be seen from the front side in FIG. 8),
As shown in FIG. 10, the shape becomes the same as one CD. Therefore, by using the holder H, it can be used in a stable state in the same way as if an ordinary CD is put on a CD drive.

FIG. 9 shows still another example of the holder H, in which a tack seal is stuck on the back surface. The holder H is a disc of CD size, i.e. a disc with a diameter of 12 cm, usually made of a plastic plate. An opening 3 punched in the shape of the card C is provided at the center, and a tack seal 5 is attached to the back side of the disk so as to cover a part of the opening 3.
The tack seal 5 shown in the drawing has a portion corresponding to the optical recording section 2 of the card C punched out. Opening 3 of this holder H
When the card C is fitted into the card, a part of the card C is adhered to the tack seal 5 to have the same shape as one CD as shown in FIG. Therefore, by using the holder H, it can be used in a stable state in the same way as if an ordinary CD is put on a CD drive.

The film 4 and the tack seal 5 may have any shape as long as at least the portion corresponding to the optical recording section 2 of the card C is not covered. Alternatively, the holder H may be manufactured by punching the opening 3 after attaching the film 4 or the tack seal 5. Further, in the above, three examples of the holder H without the film (tack seal), the one with the film 4 stuck on the back surface, and the one with the tack seal 5 stuck on the back surface are shown. First, the holder is placed on the table of the CD drive, and then the card C is inserted into the opening.
If a mere film is used, the film may be fitted and placed in the opening 3 of the holder H. Alternatively, the holder may be placed first on the table of the CD drive, and then the card C may be inserted into the opening. In any case, there is no problem in reading the information.

[0016]

As described above, the card according to the present invention has an information recording function higher than that of a normal card by having the optical recording section readable by the CD drive. In particular, by forming a pattern that is related to the information of the optical recording unit, the functionality becomes higher than a card having only a pattern. Furthermore, if the aluminum vapor-deposited layer forming the optical recording portion is used as a reflection surface, a portion where the reflection layer can be seen through the four-color offset printing layer, a portion where the reflection layer can be directly seen, and a reflection layer interposed with a white solid layer. By combining the portions which are not visible due to being blocked, it is possible to obtain a printed matter which is more excellent in the eye catching property and the design than the ordinary printing on the card surface.

Also, by using a CD-sized disc having a centrally formed opening punched in the shape of the card, a CD drive can be stably maintained in the same manner as a normal CD. That is, it is possible to read and listen to the optical recording unit information of the card with a personal computer or portable CD player with an existing CD drive.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an example of a card according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the card of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a plan view showing the front side of a specific example of the card according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a plan view showing the back side of the card of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a plan view showing the front side of another specific example of the card according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a plan view showing the back side of the card of FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing an example of a holder together with a card.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing another example of a holder together with a card.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing still another example of a holder together with a card.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing a state where a card is set in a holder.

[Explanation of symbols]

 C card H holder 1 Center hole 2 Optical recording section 3 Opening 4 Film 5 Tack seal 11 Picture 12 Background 13 Logo 15 Printing section 16 Non-printing section 21 Picture 22 Background 23 Character

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Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A rectangular plastic plate, a circular center hole is formed in the center of the plastic plate, and an optical recording portion having a predetermined width readable by a CD drive is formed concentrically outside the center hole. A card characterized by being done. 2. The card according to claim 1, wherein a picture related to the information of the optical recording section is formed on the whole or a part of the portion except for the reflection surface corresponding to the optical recording section. 3. The size of the card conforms to international standards for trading cards and the size of the center hole is 15 mm in diameter.
3. The card according to claim 1, wherein the size of the card is mm. 4. The standard size of the card is 63.5 m.
4. The card according to claim 3, wherein mx 89.0 mm and an allowable range is ± 2 mm. 5. A holder which is a disk of a CD size and has at the center an opening punched in the shape of the card according to claim 1. 6. The holder according to claim 5, wherein a film is attached to the back surface of the holder, and the film is exposed from a part of the opening. 7. The method according to claim 6, wherein the film adhered to the back surface of the holder is a tack seal, and the card can be adhered and fixed to a portion of the tack seal exposed at a part of the opening. The holder described.