JPH1095449A - Holder of software storage case - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To effectively prevent a soft ware from being stolen. SOLUTION: In a holder for a software storage case, a box, in which a software storage case K is received, is formed by rotatably mounting a container 1 and one end of a cover body 2, and a moving engagement body 3 is received in an insertion hole 20 provided on the other end of the body 2 (or body 1) so as to be pushed toward one end thereof, and when the body 3 is at a push-in point, the body 3 is in engagement with an engaging part 10 provided in the body 1 (or body 2) to maintain the cover body in a closed state. In this case, an engaging claw 30, which can be pushed in, is provided on the body 3 and a key operation hole 21 open at the outer surface of the body 2 (or body 1) is provided through the wall of the insertion hole 20, so that when the body 3 is at a push-in point, the claw 30 is fitted into the hole 21 and hence the body 3 cannot be moved toward the other end.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a case in which a case (hereinafter referred to as a software storage case) storing the software is displayed at a store or rental store of so-called CD software, video software, NES software, or the like. The present invention relates to a soft storage case holder used.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a holder for a soft storage case, as shown in FIG. 7, a main body 90 having an open portion 90a for inserting and removing the soft storage case at a side portion, and being able to protrude and retract at the bottom of the main body 90. And a lock mechanism 92 for disabling the case receiving member 91 and dismounting the soft storage case from the main body 90.
There is one composed of In this apparatus, as shown in FIG. 8, a shaft 92a constituting a lock mechanism 92 is moved downward by a magnet 93 having a strong attraction force against the urging force of a spring 92b. By releasing the engagement with the soft storage case 91, the soft storage case can be taken out.

In the holder for the soft storage case, a tag (not shown) for theft detection is attached to the inner surface of the rear wall of the main body 90, and the soft storage case with the holder is taken out of the store as it is. Attempts are made when passing through a gate installed at the entrance of the store.

Therefore, the desired soft storage case held by the holder is once handed to a clerk at a counter in front of the gate, and can be taken out of the store unless the lock mechanism 92 is released and removed from the holder. Theft is therefore prevented.

However, in the holder for the soft storage case, the lock mechanism 92 can be released by a person other than a store clerk as long as the magnet has a strong attraction force, so that the gate system as described above is used. However, the problem that theft cannot be effectively prevented may occur.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a holder for a soft storage case that can effectively prevent theft of software.

[0007]

A holder for a soft storage case according to the present invention comprises a box in which a soft storage case is stored, wherein one end of a container main body and a lid are rotatably mounted. When the movable locking body is housed in the insertion hole provided on the other end side of the body (or the container main body) so as to be able to be pushed toward one end side, and when the movable locking body is at the pushed-in position,
This is a holder for a soft storage case that is locked with a locking portion provided on the container body (or lid) and is maintained in a closed state. A stop claw is provided, and a key operation hole which is opened on the outer surface of the lid (or the container main body) is formed in a wall constituting the insertion hole, and the movable locking member is engaged when in the pushed-in position. The movement to the other end side is made impossible in a mode in which the pawl is fitted into the key operation hole.

In the holder for the soft storage case, when the cover can be opened, a special key is inserted into the key operation hole, the locking claw is pushed, and the locking claw and the key operation hole are inserted. Release the locked state with the component wall. In this state, the movable locking body is movable from the insertion hole to the other end,
Thus, when the movable locking body is moved from the insertion hole to the other end, the locked state between the movable locking body and the locking portion is released. Therefore, the lid can be opened with respect to the container body, and the soft storage case can be taken out.

As described above, in this holder, the lid is opened with respect to the container body unless the dedicated key is adapted to the key operation hole instead of a strong magnet which can be easily obtained like the conventional one. Since the lid cannot be set, the software storage case holder of the present invention can effectively prevent software theft.

It is preferable that the holder for the soft storage case be provided with a plurality of locking claws and key operation holes. With such a configuration, it is necessary to simultaneously push a plurality of locking claws, so that theft of software can be further effectively prevented.

[0011]

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

FIG. 1 shows a Famicom soft storage case holder SH according to an embodiment of the present invention, in which a Famicom soft storage case K is housed. [Overall configuration of holder SH for soft storage case]
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the holder SH of the soft storage case has a box B in which the soft storage case K is stored, and the lower ends of the container body 1 and the lid 2 are rotatably mounted. The movable locking member 3 shown in FIG. 3 is pushed into the insertion hole 20 provided on the upper end side of the lid 2 so as to be able to be pushed downward. In the state, the hanging tongue piece 31 of the movable locking body 3 is locked with the slit 10a (corresponding to the locking portion 10 described in Means for Solving the Problems) provided in the container body 1 to close the lid. The state is maintained. As shown in FIG. 2, the movable locking body 3 is provided with a locking claw 30 that can be pushed in, and the component wall of the insertion hole 20 has a key operation opening to the outer surface of the lid 2. A hole 21 is formed, and as shown in FIG.
Is inserted into the key operation hole 21 so that it cannot move upward.

Here, in order to open the lid 2 with respect to the container body 1, a dedicated key 7 shown by a two-dot chain line in FIGS. 2 and 5 is used. 7 can be executed by simultaneously inserting the four shaft portions 70 into the four key operation holes 21.

The main components of the holder SH will be described below in detail. [Construction of Container Main Body 1] As shown in FIG. 2, the main body 1 is made of a synthetic resin corresponding to the shape of the NES soft storage case K, and includes a front plate 1a and side plates 1b, 1b. , A bottom plate 1c, and an upper piece 1d having a slit 10a.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a support shaft 11 is provided at the lower end of the outer surface of each of the side plates 1b, 1b. Body 2
Is provided with an accommodating portion 12 for accommodating the lower edge of the side edge 2b. [Regarding the Structure of the Lid 2 ] As shown in FIG. 2, the lid 2 is made of a synthetic resin formed to correspond to the shape of the NES soft storage case K, and includes a rear plate 2a, a side plate 2b, 2b and an upper plate 2c. As shown in FIG. 1 or FIG. 2, the side plates 2b, 2b are provided with slits 22 each having a semicircular back end at a position corresponding to the support shaft portion 11. The edge part to be accommodated in 12 is thin.

Here, the lid 2 is rotatable with respect to the container body 1, which is realized by fitting the support shaft 11 into the slit 22. Therefore, the lid 2 can be easily removed from the container body 1, and the removal of the NES soft storage case K from the box B becomes extremely easy.

In addition, the upper wall 2c described above is provided on the upper wall 2c as shown in FIGS.
As shown in the figure, a thick plate 2d is suspended from the front part,
An insertion hole 20 penetrating the upper and lower surfaces is formed in the thick plate 2d. The front side wall of the insertion hole 20 is provided with four key operation holes 21 and a stepped portion 13 as shown in FIG.

Although not shown, the rear plate 2a of the cover 2 is provided with an area for attaching an anti-theft tag. [Regarding the Structure of the Moving Lock 3 ] The moving lock 3 is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 4 and FIG. 4, it is a thin plate having a hollow inside, provided with four locking claws 30 on the front wall 3a, and a droop inserted into the slit 10a in the pushed state shown in FIG. The tongue piece 31 is stepped (the stepped portion is denoted by reference numeral 3).
2).

As shown in FIG. 6, the locking claw 30 has a U-shaped slit 33 formed in the front wall 3a of the movable locking member 3.
Are disposed on the free end side of the elastic short piece 34 constituted by In the natural state, the locking claw 30 is projected from the front wall 3a, but can be pushed behind the front wall 3a by an external force from the front. As shown in FIG. 6, the locking claw 30 has a front surface as an inclined surface, and its inclination direction is higher at the upper side (in front of the front wall 3a) as shown in FIG.
The lower side is set low (substantially coincident with the front wall 3a), and as shown in FIG. 4, the engagement between the high side of the locking claw 30 and the constituent wall of the key operation hole 21 causes the movable locking body 3 Can be maintained.

On the other hand, in the movable locking member 3 of this embodiment, complete separation from the insertion hole 20 is prevented by locking the stepped portion 23 and the stepped portion 32 described above. [Regarding the Configuration of the Dedicated Key 7 ] As shown in FIG. 2, the dedicated key 7 includes a grip 71 for gripping by hand, and a grip 7.
4 arranged on the side surface of 1 so as to correspond to the four locking claws 30.
And one shaft portion 70. Here, the shaft 70
The length of the locking claw 30 is set so that the engagement between the upper vertical wall of the inclined surface of the locking claw 30 and the constituent wall of the key operation hole 21 of the lid 2 can be released. The upper-side vertical wall of the locking claw 30 protruding from the front wall 3a is set to an amount protruding from the front wall 3a.

Therefore, when the shaft portion 70 is inserted to press the locking claws 30 located in the key operation holes 21 as shown in FIG. 4, all the locking claws 30 as shown by the two-dot chain line in FIG.
Is moved into the front wall 3a at the same time, and the movable stopper 3 moves to the position shown by the solid line in FIG. Thereby, the locking between the hanging tongue piece 31 and the slit 10 a is released as shown by the solid line in FIG. 5, and the lid 2 can be opened with respect to the container body 1. [When the holder SH of this soft storage case is used
Effect) Since the holder SH has the above-described structure, the holder SH is not provided with the dedicated key 7 described above, and is not formed by a strong magnet which can be easily obtained as in the conventional case.
The soft storage case K cannot be taken out of the main body container 1 in H. Therefore, by using the holder SH of the soft storage case of the present invention, theft of software can be effectively prevented. [Other Embodiments] Instead of the above-described embodiment, an insertion hole is provided in the container body 1 and the movable locking body is pushed into the insertion hole so as to be pushed therein. It is also possible to adopt a form in which a stopper is provided, and the lid is maintained in a closed state by the engagement between the movable stopper and the stopper.

In the above embodiment, the configuration of the locking portion 10 is the slit 10a. However, the present invention is not limited to this. Any shape may be used as long as it can be locked with the hanging tongue piece 31.

Furthermore, in the above embodiment, the storage object is the NES software storage case, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the video software storage case and the CD software storage case can be protected.

[0024]

Since the present invention has the above configuration, the following effects are obtained.

As is clear from the contents of the means for solving the problems, a holder for a software storage case which can effectively prevent software theft can be provided.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a state in which a soft storage case is inserted and held in a holder according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing a container main body, a lid body, and a movement locking body in the holder, and a perspective view of a dedicated key.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line XX of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line YY of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing an operation for setting the lid to an open state.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a movable locking body of the holder.

FIG. 7 is a sectional view of a main part of a holder of a soft storage case according to the prior art.

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which a lock mechanism of a holder of a conventional soft storage case is opened.

[Explanation of symbols]

 K Soft storage case 1 Container body 2 Lid 3 Moving locking body 3a Front wall 10 Locking section 20 Insertion hole 21 Key operation hole 30 Locking claw

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A box in which a soft storage case is stored, wherein one end of a container body and a lid are rotatably attached to the box and moved into an insertion hole provided in the other end of the lid. The locking body is housed so as to be able to be pushed toward one end side, and when the movable locking body is in the pushed-in position, it is locked with the locking portion provided on the container body, and the closed state is maintained. A holder for a soft storage case, wherein the movable locking body is provided with a locking claw which can be pushed in, and a key operation hole which is opened on the outer surface of the lid body is formed in a wall of the insertion hole. The software is characterized in that, when the movable locking body is in the pushed-in position, the locking claw is fitted into the key operation hole and cannot move to the other end side. Holder for storage case. 2. A container in which a soft storage case is stored, wherein one end of a container main body and a lid are rotatably attached to each other and moved into an insertion hole provided at the other end of the container main body. The locking body is housed so as to be able to be pushed toward one end side, and when the movable locking body is at the pushed-in position, this is locked with the locking portion provided on the lid, and the closed state is maintained. A holder for a soft storage case, wherein the movable locking body is provided with a locking claw that can be pushed in, and a key operation hole that opens to the outer surface of the container body is formed in a wall of the insertion hole. The software is characterized in that, when the movable locking body is in the pushed-in position, the locking claw is fitted into the key operation hole and cannot move to the other end side. Holder for storage case. 3. The soft storage case according to claim 1, wherein the movable locking member is formed in a plate shape, and the locking claw is able to protrude and retract from a front wall of the moving locking member. Holding tool. 4. The holder for a soft storage case according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of locking claws and key operation holes are provided.