JPS6111003Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] The present invention relates to an improvement of an album for photographs, etc., in which a large number of leafs for storing photographs are bound, each of which has two upper and lower pockets for storing photographs, etc., made of transparent synthetic resin film.

As is well known, instead of the conventional method of attaching photos to a mount using corner pieces, albums are made by attaching photos to the mount using a pressure-sensitive adhesive, and then covering the surface with a transparent resin. A type that is covered with a film and stored in an organized manner is widely used. However, since this model uses sturdy cardboard for the mount, it is bulky and thick compared to the storage capacity, so recently a pocket has been formed on one side using transparent synthetic resin film. Because they are inexpensive and convenient, they are popular because they are simple, low-bulk, and can accommodate a large number of photos, allowing the photos to be viewed from both sides of the leaf by storing two photos with their backs stacked on top of each other. It is beginning to be used.

However, in order to attach this kind of pocket-forming leaf made of resin film to a hard cover as an album, two leafs with pockets are usually arranged so that the photo storage pockets are arranged symmetrically. In other words, a photo storage pocket of the required size is symmetrically provided on both sides, and the middle part is made of a single film, and the required number of sheets are stacked one on top of the other, and the center is narrower than the width of the spine and has the same width. It is a narrow holding piece that is fastened and fixed with rivets so that it becomes integral with the spine, and each leaf is made of flexible synthetic resin film, so photos can be stored and organized in the pocket of the leaf. When you close this album and stand up, the leaves will hang down from the part fixed by the presser piece toward the tip due to its own weight, and if this continues for a long time, each leaf will sag and become deformed, causing the bottom surface of the cover to sag. The edge of each leaf protrudes from the edge and gets rubbed each time it is moved, which often causes damage to the lower edge, which is often inconvenient. In order to prevent this from happening, the only option is to make the presser piece for fixing the leaf wide. If this is done, the spine of the album will be wide compared to the number of leaves, which will reduce the volume occupied when stored. becomes large, which is also inconvenient.

The present invention solves these problems and allows photos to be conveniently and rationally organized without causing any problems when storing photos, i.e., a large number of leaves can be stored without causing crowding or bulk. The purpose of the present invention is to provide an improved album that can accommodate up to 100 photos.

In this invention, a transparent synthetic resin film is folded to the required size on the left and right sides, leaving the required width in the center, and the upper and lower edges are welded together, and the film is divided into multiple upper and lower layers, with the opening on the center side. In an album in which a plurality of leaves each having symmetrically provided photo storage pockets are stacked one on top of the other and riveted to the inside of the spine of a hard cover at the central part via a presser piece, photos, etc. are stacked on the inside of the spine. The holding piece for fixing the storage leaf should be symmetrically formed so that the width of the upper side is at least slightly narrower than the inward fold width of the spine, and the width narrows with an appropriate slope toward the bottom. It was fastened with rivets.

With this structure, the photo storage leaf made of flexible synthetic resin film can be fixed by a presser piece with different widths at the top and bottom, and a presser piece with a wider width on the upper side at the center stitching part where the stiffness is weakest. In this way, the photos stored in the pockets of each leaf do not tend to hang down due to their own weight, but are kept pulled upward by the difference in the holding width between the holding pieces.As a result, the conventional problem is solved. This made it possible to create something that was practically useful as a simple transparent leaf photo album.

Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. The one shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 is a photo album bound with leaves made of transparent synthetic resin film and has pockets for storing photos in two levels, upper and lower. 1 is a cover made of hard paperboard with the required mounting. Reference numeral 3 denotes a photo-accommodating leaf, which is made of a transparent synthetic resin film, and the center portion 3 is made of a single film and has a pocket 4 arranged in an appropriate width with openings 4' facing inward on the left and right sides. are provided in upper and lower two stages, and each upper and lower pocket 4 is welded by an appropriate means (in the embodiment, welding is done intermittently in the form of dotted lines).
It is divided into 5 partitions. Reference numeral 6 is a presser piece for overlapping the leaves 3 and binding them to the cover 1, and when used as shown in the figure, it is made of a relatively flexible hard synthetic resin plate such as vinyl chloride or polypropylene (a metal plate may also be used). The upper width W of the leaf 3 is wider than the lower width W' and has a length that is the same as or slightly shorter than the height h of the leaf 3, and has a symmetrically inclined shape. W is made to be slightly narrower than the inner fold dimension A of the spine portion 2 of the cover 1. The width W dimension of the wide side of the holding piece 6 is approximately a dimension slightly smaller than the dimension obtained by subtracting the thickness of the number of leaves 3 to be bound from the inner fold dimension A of the spine section 2.
Reference numeral 7 denotes a stud that penetrates through the presser piece 6 and the back cover portion 2 and is fastened and fixed thereto.

With this configuration, the photos 10 can be placed in the pocket 4 of the leaf 3 two at a time (even if there is only one photo, there is no problem), with the back sides facing inward and sideways from the opening 4'. All you have to do is insert and organize them, and when you open each leaf and insert the photos 10 into the pocket 4 one after another, the leaves 3 are stacked and the presser piece 6 fixed to the inner surface of the spine is used.
Since the fixed edge of the holder is slanted, it is possible to flip each page diagonally, making it easy to insert photos.In particular, the upper part of the wide presser piece 6 is made of flexible synthetic resin. The leaf 3 made of film is strongly pressed and fixed to prevent it from sagging due to the weight of the photos stored in the pocket 4, thereby preventing deformation and maintaining a stable state. Despite its seemingly simple structure, we were able to create an effective album.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view of the album of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a front view of the main parts of the album. 1...Cover, 2...Spine, 3...Leaf,
3'...Central part of the leaf, 4...Pocket for storing photos, 4'...Pocket opening, 6...Press piece, 7...Tack, 10...Photo.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A transparent synthetic resin film is made by folding the left and right sides to the required dimensions, leaving the required width in the center, welding the top and bottom edges, and dividing the middle to create a leaf with multiple symmetrical photo storage pockets in the vertical direction. In an album in which a plurality of albums are stacked and fastened with rivets to the inside of the spine of the hard cover at the center, the presser piece for fixing the photo storage leaf stacked on the inside of the spine is An album characterized by using an album whose width is at least slightly narrower than the inward fold width of the spine and is formed symmetrically so that it narrows toward the bottom.