JP2002014614A - Concealment seal - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Problem] To provide a concealing seal capable of reliably recognizing information expressed by characters or numbers when the information is revealed by an optical reading device such as an OCR reader. To do. An adhesive layer (4) is provided on the back of a base material sheet (3), and the entire back surface of the adhesive layer (4) is protected by a separator (5). , A varnish layer 8 and an adhesive layer 9 are provided in this order, and the concealed portion 2 is protected by a separator 10 over the entire area other than near one end of the back of the adhesive layer 9, and is protected by the separator 10 of the adhesive layer 9. A concealing seal characterized in that the concealing portion 2 is attached to the entry portion 1 with one end on the side not covered facing one end of the front surface of the base sheet 3.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a concealing seal.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A concealing seal conceals information represented by characters or numerals such as a personal identification number with an opaque sheet and peels off the opaque sheet so that the information can be viewed.

In the conventional concealing seal, when the opaque sheet is peeled off and the information is visually observed, the information is viewed through a film, and the information is recognized by an optical reading device such as an OCR reader. In this case, there is a problem that a reading error, an erroneous reading, or the like occurs, and the recognition rate is low.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned drawbacks of the related art, and reveals information represented by characters and numerals when an optical information such as an OCR reader is used. An object of the present invention is to provide a concealing seal that can be reliably recognized by a reading device.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object in the present invention, according to the first aspect of the present invention, a first adhesive layer is provided on the back of a base sheet, and the first adhesive layer is provided. A pseudo-adhesive layer, a varnish layer, and a second adhesive layer are sequentially provided on the back of an opaque sheet, and a writing portion in which the entire back surface of the second adhesive layer is protected by a first separator. A concealing portion that protects the entire area other than the vicinity of one end with the second separator, and connects one end of the second adhesive layer that is not protected by the second separator to one end of the front surface of the base sheet. And a concealing seal attached to the entry section in such a manner as to oppose the above.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the first adhesive layer is provided on the back of the base material sheet, and the entirety of the back of the first adhesive layer is protected by the first separator. On the back of the sheet, a pseudo-adhesive layer and a varnish layer are sequentially provided, and a second adhesive layer is provided on the entire area other than the vicinity of one end of the back of the varnish layer. Consists of a concealing portion that protects the entire area other than the vicinity of one end on the opposite side with a second separator, and connects one end of the second adhesive layer on the side not protected by the second separator to a base sheet. And a concealing part is attached to the entry part in such a manner as to face one end of the table.

Further, in the invention according to claim 3, a first adhesive layer is provided on the entire back surface of the base material sheet, and the writing portion protecting the entire back surface of the first adhesive layer with the first separator; A pseudo-adhesive layer and a varnish layer are sequentially provided on the entire back surface of the opaque sheet, and a second adhesive layer is provided on an entire region other than near one end of the back of the varnish layer. A concealing portion that protects the entire area other than the vicinity of the one end opposite to the one end with the second separator, and uses one end of the second adhesive layer not protected by the second separator as a base. A concealed part is attached to the entry part, facing one end of the front of the material sheet,
A concealing seal characterized in that a portion of the varnish layer on which the second adhesive layer is not provided is near one end of the concealing portion and is outside the base material sheet.

[0008]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below.

The concealing seal of the present invention comprises a writing section 1 and a concealing section 2, as shown in the sectional view of FIG.

[0010] As shown in the sectional view of FIG.
The adhesive layer 4 is provided on the entire back surface of the base sheet 3, and the adhesive layer 4 is further protected by a separator 5. The separator 5 can be easily peeled off from the adhesive layer 4 by hand. As shown in FIG. 6, the surface of the base sheet 3 may have an entry field 12 and a marking field 13.

The concealing part 2 is, as shown in the sectional view of FIG.
A pseudo adhesive layer 7 and a varnish layer 8 are formed on the entire back of the opaque sheet 6.
Are provided in order, and an adhesive layer 9 is provided on the entire area other than near one end of the back of the varnish layer 8 (near the right end in FIG. 1), and near one end of the back of the adhesive layer 9 opposite to the one end (see FIG. In FIG. 1, the entire region except for the vicinity of the left end is protected by the separator 10. The opaque sheet 6 is a sheet such as opaque paper. The pseudo-adhesive layer 7 adheres the opaque sheet 6 to the varnish layer 8 to such an extent that the opaque sheet 6 is not easily peeled off, but can be broken by applying a strong force by hand to peel the opaque sheet 6 from the varnish layer. Then, once the opaque sheet 6 is peeled off, it cannot be bonded to the varnish layer 6 by the broken pseudo-adhesive layer 7. In addition, the separator 10 can be easily peeled off from the adhesive layer 9 by hand without breaking the adhesive layer 9.

As shown in the sectional view of FIG. 1, the writing section 1 and the concealing section 2 are connected via an adhesive layer 9 near one end (near the left end in FIG. 1) on the side not protected by the separator 10. Glued. In addition, the vicinity of one end (near the right end in FIG. 1) of the concealing portion 2 on the side where the adhesive layer 9 is not provided on the varnish layer 8 is out of the base sheet 3.

[0013] The concealing seal of the present invention can be used for credit cards, cash cards, membership cards, life insurance cards,
Affixed to application forms that require services that require a PIN to identify members, such as members of cards such as loan cards, members of services provided via communication such as the Internet, or members of mail-order sales, etc. It is used to submit the password to the service provider without the third party knowing the password. This submission is made by handing over at the application counter or by mail. Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail by describing an example of this use method.

First, the applicant peels off the separator 5,
As shown in the sectional view of FIG. 2, the concealing seal is attached to the application 11 with the adhesive layer 3 facing the application 11.

Next, as shown in FIG. 5, the applicant opens the concealing unit 2 to reveal the entry column 12 and the tally column 13.

Next, as shown in FIG. 6, the applicant enters a personal identification number in the entry column 12 with a pen.

Next, as shown in FIG. 7, the applicant makes a seal 14 across the base material sheet 3 and the application form 11 by stamping the seal box 13. This marking 14 is for preventing the concealment seal from being replaced.

Next, as shown in the sectional view of FIG. 3, the applicant peels off the separator 10 and affixes the concealing portion 2 to the writing portion 1 over the entire area of the adhesive layer 9. As a result, FIG.
Since the opaque sheet 6 does not transmit light, the entry column 12 is hidden as shown in FIG.

Next, the applicant submits the application form to the service provider.

Next, the service provider destructs the pseudo-adhesive layer 7 by pinching and pulling the portion of the concealing portion 2 that is outside the base sheet 3 (near the right end in FIG. 3) by hand. do it,
The opaque sheet 6 is peeled off. The portion of the concealing portion 2 that is outside the base sheet 3 is pinched by hand, and the concealing portion 2
The opaque sheet 6 can be easily peeled off because the adhesive layer 9 is not provided on the back of the varnish layer 8 at the portion outside the base sheet 3.

Next, by peeling off the opaque sheet 6, the personal identification number entered in the entry column 12 becomes visible as shown in FIG. This password is recognized by an optical reader such as an OCR reader. As shown in the cross-sectional view of FIG. 4, since the varnish layer 8 appears on the surface of the concealing seal,
An optical reader such as an OCR reader can surely recognize a password.

In the above example of use, the password is entered after the concealment sticker is attached to the application, but the concealment sticker may be attached to the application after the password has been entered.

[0023]

According to the present invention, since the pseudo adhesive layer and the varnish layer are provided in this order on the back of the opaque sheet, the varnish layer appears on the surface when the opaque sheet is peeled off. There is an effect that information can be surely recognized by an optical reading device such as an OCR reader.

Further, according to the present invention, near one end of the back of the varnish layer,
Since the second adhesive layer is not provided, there is an effect that the opaque sheet is easily peeled off.

Also, in the present invention, since the vicinity of a part of the concealing portion on the side where the second adhesive layer is not provided on the varnish layer is outside the writing portion, the vicinity of one end is pinched by hand. There is an effect that the opaque sheet can be peeled off.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view of a concealing seal.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of a concealing seal attached to an application.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of a concealing seal that conceals symbols such as characters written on the surface of a base material sheet.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of a concealing seal in which symbols such as characters written on the surface of a base material are revealed by peeling an opaque sheet.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory view of a concealing seal pasted on an application form and having a concealing part opened.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory view of a concealing seal in which a personal identification number is written on a base material surface.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory view of a concealing seal in which a personal identification number is entered on a base material surface and a seal is pressed.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory view of a concealing seal in which a personal identification number is concealed by an opaque sheet.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram of a concealing seal from which an opaque sheet has been peeled off.

[Brief description of reference numerals]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Entry part 2 ... Hiding part 3 ... Base sheet 4 ... Adhesive layer 5 ... Separator 6 ... Opaque sheet 7 ... Pseudo adhesive layer 8 ... Varnish layer 9 ... Adhesive layer 10 ... Separator 11 ... Paper 12 ... Entry column 13 ... mark field 14 ... mark 15 ... substrate coated with varnish layer

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A first adhesive layer is provided on the back of a base sheet,
A writing portion that protects the entire back surface of the first adhesive layer with the first separator; and a pseudo adhesive layer, a varnish layer, and a second adhesive layer are sequentially provided on the back of the opaque sheet. A concealing portion that protects the entire area other than the vicinity of one end of the back of the adhesive layer with a second separator, and has one end on the side of the second adhesive layer not protected by the second separator as a base. A concealing seal, wherein a concealing portion is attached to an entry portion so as to face one end of a front surface of a material sheet. 2. A first adhesive layer is provided on the back of a base sheet,
A writing portion that protects the entire back surface of the first adhesive layer with the first separator, and a pseudo adhesive layer and a varnish layer are sequentially provided on the back of the opaque sheet. The second part of the whole area
And a concealing portion that protects the entire area other than the vicinity of one end opposite to the one end on the back of the second adhesive layer with a second separator. A concealing seal, wherein a concealing portion is attached to a writing portion with one end of the layer not protected by the second separator facing one end of the front surface of the base sheet. 3. A writing portion in which a first adhesive layer is provided on the entire back surface of the base sheet, and the entire back surface of the first adhesive layer is protected by the first separator; and the entire back surface of the opaque sheet. A pseudo-adhesive layer and a varnish layer are provided in this order, and a second adhesive layer is provided on the entire area other than the vicinity of one end of the back of the varnish layer. A concealing portion that protects the entire area other than the vicinity of one end with the second separator, and connects one end of the second adhesive layer that is not protected by the second separator to one end of the front surface of the base sheet. The concealing portion is attached to the writing portion so that the varnish layer is not provided with the second adhesive layer, and the vicinity of one end of the concealing portion on the side where the second adhesive layer is not provided is outside the base material sheet. Concealment seal that is a feature.