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US 12,708,860 · App. 18/413,923 · Granted Aug 18, 2026

Storage case for fusible toy bead

Inventor: Ryo Sakai (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: EPOCH COMPANY, LTD.
A63H33/00
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Patent No.
US 12,708,860
App. No.
18/413,923
Granted
Aug 18, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A storage case for fusible toy bead includes: a main body portion; and a storage portion provided in the main body portion. The main body portion has a recess portion configured to allow one fusible toy bead to be fitted and held. The recess portion has: a first opening portion which is provided to be exposed to outside from the main body portion and which opens at a first opening diameter substantially equal to an outer diameter of the one fusible toy bead; and a second opening portion which is provided at a bottom portion of the recess portion and which opens at a second opening diameter smaller than the outer diameter of the one fusible toy bead. The recess portion has a dimension in a depth direction to store an entire part of the one fusible toy bead.

Claims (18)

1 . A storage case for fusible toy bead, comprising:

a main body portion;

a storage portion provided in the main body portion and configured to store a plurality of fusible toy beads; and

a rib-shaped member,

wherein the main body portion has at least one recess portion configured to allow one fusible toy bead to be fitted and held,

wherein the at least one recess portion has:

a first opening portion which is provided to be exposed to outside from the main body portion and which opens at a first opening diameter substantially equal to an outer diameter of the one fusible toy bead; and

a second opening portion which is provided at a bottom portion of the at least one recess portion and which opens at a second opening diameter smaller than the outer diameter of the one fusible toy bead, and

wherein the at least one recess portion has a dimension in a depth direction to entirely store the one fusible toy bead,

wherein the rib-shaped member is provided so as to be in contact with an opening edge of the second opening portion from a rear side of the at least one recess portion, and the rib-shaped member extends in an upper-lower direction from a central portion in a left-right direction of an opening of the second opening portion so that the second opening portion is divided into a left opening and a right opening by the rib-shaped member.

2 . The storage case for fusible toy bead according to claim 1 ,

wherein the second opening portion has an elliptical shape or a long hole shape.

3 . The storage case for fusible toy bead according to claim 1 ,

wherein the rib-shaped member is provided to define a lattice shape.

4 . The storage case for fusible toy bead according to claim 1 ,

wherein the at least one recess portion has a plurality of recess portions, and

wherein the first opening portion of at least one of the plurality of recess portions has an opening shape different from that of another of the plurality of recess portions.

5 . The storage case for fusible toy bead according to claim 1 , wherein the one fusible toy bead is configured to not protrude from the at least one recess portion.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 17, 2024
From: SAKAI, RYO
To: EPOCH COMPANY, LTD.
Reel/Frame 066143/0363 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2023-005137 · Jan 17, 2023 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240238687A1 · Jul 18, 2024
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