Patent Application
20060119094
The invention relates to a known map but also to Inventive Map as e.g. a country map, a road map, a street map, a city map, a hiking map, a bike map, a mountain bike map, motor cycle map, a public transport map, a nautical chart, a aviation chart, a pilotage chart, a geological chart, a achitectural plan, but also an infomation sheet, which is printed on a large sheet and is folded like map to a small and easy manageable format and an otherwise printed map sheet.
“Known maps” have various embodiments, whereas those are predominant where the map sheet is made of printed paper, card, sythetic paper or synthetics. Such maps produced of the first two materials ware comparably fast. For said reason, maps are known where the paper/card sheet is finished by coating or lining/lamination on one or both sides with an applied transparent plastic film. Said map sheet is folded machine-made or by hand to a smaller and easier manageable format. It's considered standard of technology that printed map sheets made of paper, card, sythetic paper or synthetics are embossed with grooves to predefine the folds and afterwards are completely or partly folded machine-made. Said embossing can preferably take place for a map sheet with a paper weight of more than 80 g/m2 is made before or after coating or lining/lamination with an applied transparent plastic film and can show numerous parallel or perpendicular grooves. The cover is printed either on the outer map surfaces of the finally folded map sheet or a separate cover made of printed paper/card sythetic paper or synthetics, which is if applicable finished by coating or lining/lamination with an applied transparent plastic film on one or both sides and is glued permanently or temporarily, laminar, spot bond or with a flap and with an appropriate glue to the finally folded map sheet. Said cover has printed an information about the contents of the map. If applicable there can be a map spine between both cover pages, a narrow, also bent surface, which connects the front and back page of the cover and is printed with a short information about the contents of the map. All said known maps have in the the finally folded format and manufactored condition a rectangular format in different physical sizes. If applicable the known map has an outer package, which is made from a transparent film or made of printed paper, card, sythetic paper or synthetics, which is if applicable finished by coating or lining/lamination with an applied transparent plastic film on one or both sides. Said outer package is produced out of transparent plastic film by shrink wrapping or covers and/or encircles said map like a banderole in vertical or horizontal direction and which has preferably the length of a respective map edge. The drawback of the said known maps is, that when darkness is arround they are very difficult to find. A great drawback of the laminate and longish map spine of known maps in the finally folded format is, that such map through the fixed width of the map spine either fans out at the lower edge of the map or the laminate map spine inclines in front or to the back and that the information printed on the map spine is not or very poorly readable. A further great drawback of known maps is that they can't be sold in the sales system peg-boards with s-hook, a world wide spread sales system for sales racks in cosumer markets, because the flap with the standard punched hole or standard punched hook is missing, which enables placement at such a hook.
It is an object of this present invention to provide an embodiment of map, which doesn't the mentioned drawbacks and has further advantages.
To achieve these objects the present invention provides two embodiments of a map, particularly for a country map, a road map, a street map, a city map, a hiking map, a bike map, a mountain bike map, motor cycle map, a public transport map, a nautical chart, a aviation chart, a pilotage chart, a geological chart, a achitectural plan, but also an infomation sheet, which is printed on a large sheet and is folded like map to a small and easy manageable format and an otherwise printed map sheet.
The map consists of:
In the first embodiment of the map it's provided according the invention, that a known or Inventive Map has attached a firm connected or detachable flap with Integrated Standard Punched Hole or Integrated Standard Punched Hook in an Inventive Connection. Such a map is preferably made for retail sales. The “known map” is a continuous printed map sheet made of paper, card, synthetic paper or sythetics, which has preferably a paper weight of more than 80 g/m2, which is if applicable finished by coating or lining/lamination with an applied transparent plastic film on one or both sides, has one or multiple fanfolds and is folded with one or multiple cross folds to finally folded format and has if applicable a “cover” printed on one or both sides of the outer map surfaces containing an information about the map. The separate cover is made of printed paper, card, sythetic paper or synthetics, which is if applicable finished by coating or lining/lamination with an applied transparent plastic film on one or both sides and is glued permanently or temporarily, laminar, spot bond, or with a flap and an appropriate glue to the finally folded map sheet. Between both cover pages of the map a map spine is formed, a narrow, also bent surface, which connects the front and back page of the cover and is printed with a short information about the contents of the map. All maps have in the the finally folded format and manufactored condition a rectangular format in different physical sizes. In alteration to the known maps the “Inventive Map” has an “Inventive Map Spine”, a round map spine, which is formed by a round cross fold at the upper edge of the map. This Inventive Map Spine is formed by an Inventive Grooving and followed by a round cross fold and/or is formed to a round Inventive Map Spine by a Inventive Thermal Deformation. For the “Inventive Grooving” at first the map sheet and/or cover are embossed with at least 3 and maximum with 15 parallel grooves, which are perpendicular to the fanfolds and are centered at the upper edge of the map, are parallel to it and have a equal interval of maximum 1,5 mm from eachother and afterwards are formed to a round cross fold and/or for the “Inventive Thermal Deformation” the map sheet and/or the cover is formed with a round component and simultanious heating to a round cross fold, a round Inventive Map Spine. Thereby at first a round cross fold is formed and then heated to a temperature of 40° C. to 200° C. and afterwards cooled down. The Inventive Thermal Deformation of the round Inventive Map Spine and/or of the other folds, the pointed fanfolds and of the other cross folds of the ready folded map are formed through the provided thermal heating and remain permanently after cooling down. If applicable such a map has an outer package, which is made from a transparent film or made of printed paper, card, sythetic paper or synthetics, which is if applicable finished by coating or lining/lamination with an applied transparent plastic film on one or both sides. Said outer package is produced of transparent plastic film by shrink wrapping or covers and/or encircles said map like a banderole in vertical or horizontal direction and has preferably the width of a respective map edge. Furtheron a map produced in such a way is in an Inventive Connection with an “Inventive Flap”, a firm connected or detachable flap with Integrated Standard Punched Hole or Integrated Standard Punched Hook in an inventive alignment. This Inventive Flap is made of printed paper, card, sythetic paper or synthetics, which is imprntable and if applicable finished by coating or lining/lamination with an applied transparent plastic film on one or both sides. This “Inventive Connection” is a permanent or temporary connection with an appropriate glue, which can be laminar, spot bond, or a connection with a flap. This Inventive Connection also accrues thereby, that this Inventive Flap is a part of the outer package or the cover or through the tention of a outer package which is shaped like a banderole and that this Inventive Flap can be separated from the map at a predefinded weak spot e.g. a perforation. In terms of the invention partable means that the Inventive Flap can be separated by hand without a further aid. The outer dimentions of the flap are measured in a way that the Integrated Standard Punched Hole or the Integrated Standard Punched Hook hava a surrounding border of minimum of 1 mm around the punching, and that this flap has preferably in a rectangular shape. associated with, that the “inventive alignment” of the map and the Inventive Flap is made in a way, that a placement in the sales racks of the system peg-boards with s-hook is enabled and that the Inventive Flap is aligned with the map spine such that the print on the map spine is easy readable. There are different suppliers of the sales system peg-boards with s-hooks on the world markets, nevertheless it's common to all systems, that the “hooks” consist of a longish, in front round holder made of wire or a arbor made of wire. Such holders made of wire have two long parallel sides in a same distance to eachother. The width of the holders made of wire, of the different systems offered in the market have only a little tolerance and the arbor has a fixed diameter and because of that a standard punched hole or standard punched hook is possible which is applicable for nearly all systems. The “standard punched hole” has a longish horizontal form, showing curves at both ends and has centered one or two salients, which form upwards or upwards and downwards a semicirle. Preferably the opening of this standard punched hole in horizontal direction a length of 35 mm, in vertical direction a length of 16 mm, the opening has a width of 8 mm and the curves at the ends a radius of 4 mm, and the salients a length and radius of 4 mm. The “standard punched hook” has a longish horizontal form, which has to one side an opening and inwards an upwards pointing round and a salient mounted centered on the flap, which forms a semicirle. Preferably the opening of the standard punched hook in horizontal direction a length of 25 mm, in vertical direction 12 mm, a width of 8 mm, and the salient a length and radius of 4 mm. Furtheron if applicable such an Inventive Flap is produced in different colours and/or with graphic attributes and/or printed with short informations, which enable a clear identification a certain map title when displayed consecutively on a hook of the system peg-boards with s-hook.
In the second embodiment of the map it's provided, that a known or Inventive Map has a separate Inventive Map Spine Part attached, and if applicable with a firm connected or detachable flap with Integrated Standard Punched Hole or Integrated Standard Punched Hook in an Inventive Arrangement, connected by a permanent or temporary bonding, which is laminar or a spot bond, with an appropriate glue. Such a map is preferably made for retail sales. For the second embodiment of the map the provisions and inventions of the first embodiment of map for the known map, the cover, the Inventive Map, the Inventive Map Spine, the Inventive Flap, to the Inventive Arrangement, the hook, the standard punched hole and the standard punched hook are valid. The separate “Inventive Map Spine Part” is shaped like a u-profile or like a longish flat body, which has a maximal length of the map spine of a map, is yet preferably 10 mm shorter on both sides. The round Inventive Map Spine Part is shaped like the profile of a segment of a bow of a longish cylindric round body. The angularly Inventive Map Spine Part is shaped like three blades of the profile of a longish cuboid. Both such Inventive Map Spine Part s have inside a longish opening in which the the map spine of a known or Inventive Map in the finally folded format fits. The Inventive Map has preferably attached to a round Inventive Map Spine Part, which spans the round Inventive Map Spine. The known map is preferably joind with an angularly Inventive Map Spine Part. The flat Inventive Map Spine Part is shaped like a flat body, which is attached to top of the the map spine of a known or Inventive Map. Furtheron the Inventive Map Spine Part if applicable has attached an Inventive Flap, an attachable or permantent flap with an Integrated Standard Punched Hole or Integrated Standard Punched Hook, in an Inventive Arrangement. Such an Inventive Flap is attached firmly to the Inventive Map Spine Part or is removable through weak spot as e.g. a thin film or a perforation. Thereby the removable flap can easy be separated at a given spot. Furtheron the Inventive Flap is attached to the Inventive Map Spine Part in a way that the printed short information is easy readable. Furtheron it's provided that the Inventive Map Spine Part is made by plastic casting, or of paper, card, synthetic paper or sythetics and preferably has a paper weight of minimum 80 g/m2, is printable and if applicable finished by coating or lining/lamination with an applied transparent plastic film on one or both sides. The plasic casting is inventively made of plastics, which has a very soft consistance. Such are silicone plastics, but all other appropriate plastics can be utilized. Furtheron if applicable a plastic casting can be made from hard plastics or a Inventive Map Spine Part made out of paper, card, synthetic paper or synthetics can find utilization. Furtheron it's provided, that the Inventive Map Spine Part is produced with also transparent plastics and thereby the short information printed on the map spine is visable and/or that the Inventive Map Spine Part is produced with pastics, which also shines at night, thereto the utilized plastics contains a flourescent or otherwise at night shining or glowing colouring and is good visable at darkness.
The coating of the map sheet, the seperate cover, the outer package, the flap and of the Inventive Map Spine Part is produced by print varnish (varnishing while printing) or by UV-varnish (hereby the varnish is applied by a calender cylinder and hardened by a UV-lamp). Also other know coatings are considered.
The lined/laminated plastic films applied on the map sheet, the seperate cover, the outer package, the flap and of the Inventive Map Spine Part of are avantageously PET films (polyethylene terephthalate film) suitable for hot lamination but may alternatively be OPP films (oriented polypropylene film) for cold lamination. Other known laminating films may be considered.
The invention therefore provides means to produce a map which has a significant distinction from all other maps in the finally folded format and has further advantages. The Inventive Map with a round Inventive Map Spine has the advantage, that such a formed Inventive Map Spine adjusts itself to the thickness of the map in the finally folded format and that thereby the on the map spine printed short information about the map is good readable from the top, which has a great importance when archiving, at selling in shelves, in drawers and sales stands, as thereby only the map spine is visable from the top and for first checking of the contets there is now need to open the map. In the first embodiment of the map it's provided, that a known or Inventive Map has attached an Inventive Flap, a firm connected or detachable flap with Integrated Standard Punched Hole or Integrated Standard Punched Hook, in a Inventive Arrangement. In the second embodiment of the map it's provided, that a known or Inventive Map has attached a separate Inventive Map Spine Part, and if applicable with a firm connected or detachable flap with Integrated Standard Punched Hole or Integrated Standard Punched Hook in an Inventive Arrangement. Hereby the advantage accures, that a Inventive Map Spine Part which is produced with a soft plastics and attached to a map enables a easy opening, as it deforms and doesn't block opening, whereas the closing of the mapis benefited through the in the opened condition existing tention, which forces the Inventive Map Spine Part back to the form of origin. Also a invnetive Inventive Map Spine Part made by plastic casting with hard plastics or made of paper, card, synthetic paper or plastics allows to open the map, without having the advatages of a bendable Inventive Map Spine Part. Furtheron a also transparent Inventive Map Spine Part, that the short information printed on the map spine is good readable and plastics also shining at night permits a easy retrieving of the map at darkness. The great advantage of both embodiments of the map is, that a known or Inventive Map with an attached Inventive Flap in an Inventive Arrangement is suitable for the sales system peg-boards with s-hook, a world wide spread sales system for sales racks in cosumer markets. A further great advantage of both embodiments of the map is, that such maps, which have an Inventive Flap with standard punched hook attached, and when several such maps are placed consecutivly on a s-hook of the peg-boards, during sales not only the first map on the s-hook can be gathered, but also every single other map behind. A further advantage is that a map with an attached Inventive Flap, which is produced in different colours and/or with graphic attributes and/or printed with short informations a clear identification a certain map title is enabled, when displayed consecutivly on a hook. Thereby different maps, vis differing titles, can be displayed on one hook and later specific single ones can be gathered, without that the end-user is forced to remove all maps which are in front of it on the hook, to attain the chosen map. A further advantage is, that after purchasing the customer can remove the attached Inventive Flap easily.
It's therefore provided, that the map has several partculars of the invention.
The map sheet (1) is in the finally folded format and has a front outer map surface and a back outer map surface. The folded Inventive Map has multiple vertical fanfolds (7). The fanfold at the lower, horizontal and front edge of the map (8) fans out and is stepped. Through a cross fold at the lower the lower, horizontal and back edge of the map (9) inwards the inner map surface (10) is formed. The separate sheet, on which the cover is printed on, has the front cover page (2), which is printed with the information “Paris Map” and the back cover page (3) and is attached to a flap (11) to the folded map sheet (1). Between these both cover pages at the upper edge of the map (5) a round Inventive Map Spine (4) is formed, which is made by multiple parallel grooves (6) and is printed with the short information “Paris” and which is visable from the top.
The map sheet (1) is in the finally folded format and has a front outer map surface (2), the front cover page, which is printed with the information, “Paris Map” and a back outer map surface (3), the back cover page. Between these both cover pages at the upper edge of the map (5) a round Inventive Map Spine (4) is formed, which is formed round and is printed with the short information “Paris” and which is visable from the top. The folded Inventive Map has multiple vertical fanfolds (7). The fanfolds at the lower horizontal edges of the map (8) and (12) fan out and are stepped.
The map sheet (1) is in the finally folded format and has a front outer map surface (2), the front cover page and a back outer map surface (3), the back cover page. Between these both cover pages at the upper edge of the map (5) a round Inventive Map Spine (4) is formed. The folded Inventive Map has multiple vertical fanfolds (7). The fanfold at the lower, horizontal and front edge of the map (8) fans out and is stepped. Through a cross fold at the lower, horizontal and back edge of the map (9) inwards the inner map surface (10) is formed.
The map sheet (1) is in the finally folded format and has a front outer map surface (2), the front cover page and a back outer map surface (3), the back cover page. Between these both cover pages at the upper edge of the map (5) a round Inventive Map Spine (4) is formed. The folded Inventive Map has multiple vertical fanfolds (7). The fanfolds at the lower horizontal edges of the map (8) and (12) fan out and are stepped.
The map sheet (1) is in the finally folded format and has a front outer map surface (2), the front cover page, which is printed with the information, “Paris Map” and a back outer map surface (3), the back cover page. Between these both cover pages at the upper edge of the map (5) a round Inventive Map Spine (4) is formed, which is made by multiple parallel grooves (6) and is printed with the short information “Paris” and which is visable from the top. The folded Inventive Map has multiple vertical fanfolds (7). The fanfold at the lower, horizontal and front edge of the map (8) fans out and is stepped. Through a cross fold at the lower, horizontal and back edge of the map (9) inwards the inner map surface (10) is formed. The Inventive Flap (13) with Integrated Standard Hole (14) is attached to the upper area of the back cover page (3) with a flap (16) and detachable at the weak spot (19), through perforation.
The map sheet (1) is in the finally folded format and has a front outer map surface (2) and a back outer map surface (3). The folded Inventive Map has multiple vertical fanfolds (7). The fanfolds at the lower horizontal edges of the map (8) and (12) fan out and are stepped. The separate sheet, on which the cover is printed on, has the front cover page (2), which is printed with the information “Rom Map” and the back cover page (3) and is attached to a flap (11) to the folded map sheet (1). Between these both cover pages at the upper edge of the map (17) a flat map spine (18) is formed, which is printed with the short information “Rom” and which is visable from the top. The Inventive Flap (13) with Integrated Standard Hook (15) is attached to the upper area of the back cover page (3) with a flap (16) and detachable at the weak spot (19), through perforation.
The map sheet (1) is in the finally folded format and has a front outer map surface (2) and a back outer map surface (3). Between these both cover pages at the upper edge of the map (5) a round Inventive Map Spine (4) is formed. The folded Inventive Map has multiple vertical fanfolds (7). The fanfold at the lower, horizontal and front edge of the map (8) fans out and is stepped. Through a cross fold at the lower, horizontal and back edge of the map (9) inwards the inner map surface (10) is formed.
The map sheet (1) is in the finally folded format and has a front outer map surface (2), the front cover page, which is printed with the information, “Paris Map” and a back outer map surface (3), the back cover page. Between these both cover pages at the upper edge of the map (5) a round Inventive Map Spine (4) is formed, which is made by multiple parallel grooves (6) and is printed with the short information “Paris” and which is visable from the top. The folded Inventive Map has multiple vertical fanfolds (7). The fanfold at the lower, horizontal and front edge of the map (8) fans out and is stepped. Through a cross fold at the lower, horizontal and back edge of the map (9) inwards the inner map surface (10) is formed. That map is provided with a transparent outerpackage (21). The Inventive Flap (13) with Integrated Standard Hook (15) is attached to the upper area of the back cover page (3) with a flap (16).
The map sheet (1) is in the finally folded format and has a front outer map surface and a back outer map surface. The folded Inventive Map has multiple vertical fanfolds (7). The fanfold at the lower, horizontal and front edge of the map (8) fans out and is stepped. Through a cross fold at the lower, horizontal and back edge of the map (9) inwards the inner map surface (10) is formed. The separate sheet, on which the cover is printed on, is shaped like a vertical banderole, and has the front cover page (2), which is printed with the information “Rom Map” and the back cover page (3) and the Inventive Flap (13) with Integrated Standard Punched Hole (14) is a part of the such shaped cover. Between these both cover pages at the upper edge of the map (17) a flat map spine (18) is formed, which is printed with the short information “Rom” and which is visable from the top.
The map sheet (1) is in the finally folded format and has a front outer map surface (2), the front cover page, which is printed with the information, “Paris Map” and a back outer map surface (3), the back cover page. Between these both cover pages at the upper edge of the map (5) a round Inventive Map Spine (4) is formed, which is made by multiple parallel grooves (6) and is printed with the short information “Paris”, which is visable from the top. The folded Inventive Map has multiple vertical fanfolds (7). The fanfold at the lower, horizontal and front edge of the map (8) fans out and is stepped. Through a cross fold at the lower, horizontal and back edge of the map (9) inwards the inner map surface (10) is formed. At the round Inventive Map Spine (4) a round Inventive Map Spine Part (23) is attached to the map, a plastic casting made from transparent plastics, The short information printed on map spine is through the transparent plastics and this arrangement readalbe from the top.
The map sheet (1) is in the finally folded format and has a front outer map surface (2), the front cover page and a back outer map surface (3), the back cover page. Between these both cover pages at the upper edge of the map (5) a round Inventive Map Spine (4) is formed. The folded Inventive Map has multiple vertical fanfolds (7). The fanfold at the lower, horizontal and front edge of the map (8) fans out and is stepped. Through a cross fold at the lower, horizontal and back edge of the map (9) inwards the inner map surface (10) is formed. At the round Inventive Map Spine (4) a round Inventive Map Spine Part (23) is attached to the map, made by plastic casting.
The map sheet (1) is in the finally folded format and has a front outer map surface and a back outer map surface. The folded Inventive Map has multiple vertical fanfolds (7). The fanfold at the lower, horizontal and front edge of the map (8) fans out and is stepped. Through a cross fold at the lower, horizontal and back edge of the map (9) inwards the inner map surface (10) is formed. The separate sheet, on which the cover is printed on, has the front cover page (2), which is printed with the information “Rom Map” and the back cover page (3) and is connected to a flap (11) with the folded map sheet (1). Between these both cover pages at the upper edge of the map (17) a flat map spine (18) is formed. At the map spine (18) an angularly Inventive Map Spine Part (25) is attached to the map, a plastic casting made from opaque plastics and that is printed with the short information “Rom” and visable from the top and the Inventive Flap (13) with Integrated Standard Punched Hook (15) is a part of this map spine part.
The map sheet (1) is in the finally folded format and has a front outer map surface and a back outer map surface. Between these both cover pages at the upper edge of the map (17) a flat map spine (18) is formed. The folded Inventive Map has multiple vertical fanfolds (7). The fanfold at the lower, horizontal and front edge of the map (8) fans out and is stepped. Through a cross fold at the lower, horizontal and back edge of the map (9) inwards the inner map surface (10) is formed. At the map spine (18) an angularly Inventive Map Spine Part (25) is attached to the map and the Inventive Flap (13) is detachable at a weak spot, through a thin film.
The map sheet (1) is in the finally folded format and has a front outer map surface (2) has the front cover page, which is printed with the information “Rom Map” and a back outer map surface (3), the back cover page. nted on, and (3) and is connected to a flap (11) with the folded map sheet (1). Between these both cover pages at the upper edge of the map (17) a flat map spine (18) is formed. The folded Inventive Map has multiple vertical fanfolds (7). The fanfolds at the lower horizontal edges of the map (8) and (12) fan out and are stepped. Through a cross fold at the lower, horizontal and back edge of the map (9) inwards the inner map surface (10) is formed. At the map spine (18) a flat Inventive Map Spine Part (26) is attached to the map, which is printed with the short information “Rom” and visable from the top and the Inventive Flap (13) with Integrated Standard Punched Hole (13) is a part of this map spine part.
The map sheet (1) is in the finally folded format and has a front outer map surface (2) and a back outer map surface (3). Between these both cover pages at the upper edge of the map (5) a round Inventive Map Spine (4) is formed. The folded Inventive Map has multiple vertical fanfolds (7). The fanfolds at the lower horizontal edges of the map (8) and (12) fan out and are stepped. At the round Inventive Map Spine (4) a flat Inventive Map Spine Part (26) is attached to the map and the Inventive Flap (13), which is a part of this map spine part, is detachable at a weak spot, through a perforation.
The separate sheet, on which the cover of a known map is printed on, has the front cover page (2), which is printed with the information “Rom” and is connected to the folded map sheet (1). Between these both upper edges of the map a flat map spine (18) is formed. The Inventive Flap (13) with Integrated Standard Punched Hole (14) is coloured differently and printed with the short information e.g. “Rom” and connected to the map. Such colouring and printed short information is related to the attached map title. Several such maps are hung-up consecutively on a hook, a holder of wire (27) and is through the such produced Inventive Flap identified each for itself definitly.
The map sheet (1) is in the finally folded format and has the front cover page (2), which is printed with the information “Paris”. At the upper edge of the map (5) a round Inventive Map Spine (4) is formed. The Inventive Flap (13) with Integrated Standard Punched Hook (15) is printed with the short information e.g. “Paris” and connected to the map. Such printed short information is related to the attached map title. Several such maps are hung-up consecutively on a hook, a arbor of wire (28) and is through the such produced Inventive Flap identified each for itself definitly.
| Number | Date | Country | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 2004 015 334.3 | Sep 2004 | DE | national |
| 20 2005 002 197.0 | Feb 2005 | DE | national |
