JP2704604B2 - Newspaper holder - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention is intended for holding the ends of a plurality of newspapers and suspending them on a newspaper rack or the like.
The present invention relates to a newspaper holder that is easy to operate and has a good appearance.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art There are various types of newspaper holders.
In general, pressing screws are screwed into the front plate of a horizontally long U-shaped groove-shaped frame having a lower surface opening from a plurality of positions from the front, and a plurality of sheets are provided between a pressing plate pivotally provided at an inner end thereof and a rear plate of the frame. After the end of the newspaper is inserted, the pressing screw is screwed.

[0003] Japanese Utility Model Publication No. Sho 62-37752 discloses that
A newspaper pressing member provided in a frame similar to that described above is driven by a lever pivoted on the front of the frame,
There is disclosed a newspaper binding device in which a newspaper is sandwiched between a pressing member and a rear plate of a frame.

[0004]

In the two holders described above, since the head or lever of the pressing screw is exposed on the front surface of the frame, the appearance is poor and the pressing screw type operation is troublesome. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a holder which can securely bind a plurality of newspapers with an extremely simple operation and has a good appearance.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has a horizontally long rectangular tube shape, has an insertion hole on the lower surface for inserting an end of a newspaper, and a pair of left and right horizontally long holes near both ends of a front plate. A lever is fitted into each of the horizontally long holes in the provided frame, and a base end of the lever is pivotally attached to the frame so as to be able to rotate back and forth, and a latch hook also pivotally provided at the free end is provided on the latch. Always provided in the frame by the force of the elastic piece
Engaging the engaging piece and closes the respective horizontal holes, and by pressing the front of the latch, the hook, so as to leave from the engagement piece against the resilient pieces, further, each The above-mentioned problem is solved by providing a pressing device for holding the end of the newspaper between the inner surface of the front plate of the lever and the inner surface of the rear plate of the frame.

[0006]

The newspaper holder of the present invention presses the front surface of the latch, releases the hook from the locking piece, rotates the lever forward, and moves the lever between the forward-turned pressing tool and the rear plate of the frame. After inserting the end of the newspaper through the insertion hole, rotate the lever backward to engage the hook with the locking piece,
The newspaper is firmly clamped between the press and the frame. Pressing the latch of the newspaper held by the frame releases the hook from the locking piece, and the lever is rotated forward by the bias of the elastic piece of the latch to pull out the newspaper.

[0007]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the present invention.
1 schematically shows a state in which a plurality of newspapers (1) are sandwiched between frames (2) of a newspaper holder to which the present invention is applied.

The rear plate (2a) of the horizontally long rectangular cylindrical frame (2)
It is higher than the front plate (2b), and its lower end is slightly suspended from the bottom plate (2c). At the rear of the bottom plate (2c), an insertion hole (3) into which the ends of a plurality of newspapers (1) can be inserted is cut out, and the front plate (2b) is cut.
A hole (4) is formed in the vicinity of both ends. End covers (5) are fitted to both ends of the frame (2),
It is fixed by (6). (7) is a cutout for hanging the frame (2) on a newspaper rack.

FIGS. 1 to 4 show a newspaper holder to which the present invention is applied in the left half of FIG. 6, in which a lever (8) having the same front shape is fitted in a horizontally long hole (4). , Always front plate
(8b) is arranged on the same plane as the front plate (2b) of the frame (2),
The oblong hole (4) is closed. The base end (right end in FIGS. 1 to 3) of the lever (8) is pivotally attached to the frame (2) so as to be pivotable back and forth.
(9) is formed.

A bent portion of an L-shaped elastic synthetic resin latch (10) is pivotally connected to the left end of the recessed groove (9), and the front piece (11) facing rightward is shown in FIG. As shown, always use the lever
The hook (12), which is aligned on the same plane as the front plate (8b) of (8) and faces rearward, is attached to the locking piece (13) erected at the inner end of the end cover (5) from the left. Is engaged. Front piece (11) and hook
The tip of the elastic piece (14) protruding rightward and rearward between (12) is elastically pressed against the bottom plate (9a) of the concave groove (9).

At the center of the inner surface of the front plate (8a) of the lever (8),
A coil spring (15) is pivotally mounted so that the axis, which is the pressing body of the newspaper (1), faces in the up-down direction. It is pinched so that it cannot rotate freely. When the lever (8) of the coil spring (15) rotates backward, the long first leg (15a) facing outward and the short second leg (15b) facing inward comprise a base. Are crossed to form a V-shape, and a first roller (17) and a second roller (18) are respectively pivoted at the free ends of the legs (15a) and (15b), respectively. The distance between the rollers (17) and (18) and the front plate (8a) is
(17) is much larger.

When the front piece (11) of the latch (10) in the state shown in FIG. 3 is pressed backward, the latch (10) turns slightly while bending the elastic piece (14), and the latch (12) Is detached from the locking piece (13), and can be rotated forward as shown in FIG. At this time, the angle formed by both ends (15a) (15b) of the coil spring (15) expands due to its elasticity, and the shape of the base of both ends (15a) (15b) and the interaction between the two support pieces (16) Accordingly, the first roller (17) is significantly separated from the lever (8) as compared with the second roller (18).

The above-mentioned lever (8), latch (10), coil spring (15), and members attached thereto are also provided on the right end of the frame (2) symmetrically.

In the above-described newspaper holder, as shown in FIG. 1, the left and right levers (8) are turned forward to insert the insertion hole.
By inserting the ends of a plurality of newspapers (1) into the frame (2) from (3) and rotating the lever (8) backward as shown in FIG. First roller that is significantly separated from
(17) comes into contact with the newspaper holder (1) before the second roller (18).

The newspaper (1) is inserted into the bottom plate (2) of the frame (2).
c) It is easy because it is guided by the rear plate (2a) projecting more.

If the lever (8) is further rotated backward,
Left and right first rollers (17) (Right first roller is not shown)
Rolls outward while gradually pressing strongly against the newspaper (1), pulling both ends of the newspaper (1) outward, tensioning the slightly slack newspaper (1), and then using both second rollers. (18) presses against the newspaper (1).

Next, the lever (8) is fitted into the oblong hole (4), the hook (12) of the latch (10) comes into contact with the locking piece (12) of the end cover (5), and then the latch (10). Is the elastic piece (14)
The hook (12) turns slightly while elastically bending the
The newspaper (1) is engaged with and fixed to (13), and the two rollers (17) (1)
8) and the rear plate (2b) of the frame (2).

When the front piece (11) of the latch (10) is pressed in the frame (2) holding the newspaper (1), the latch (10) pivots slightly while bending the elastic piece (14). As a result, the hook (12) is released from the locking piece (13), and the lever (8) is automatically rotated forward by the bias of the coil spring (15) to be in the state shown in FIG. If the lever (8) is further rotated forward, the state shown in FIG. 1 is obtained, so that the newspaper (1) can be easily pulled out. Incidentally, the present invention, instead of the coil spring (15),
Other newspaper presses can also be used.

[0019]

According to the newspaper holder of the present invention, as described above, the newspaper can be clamped by the frame only by rotating the lever protruding forward and rotating the lever backward and pushing it into the horizontally long hole. Further, the newspaper held between the frames can be pulled out of the frame only by pressing the latch, and the operation is extremely simple, and the operation is not complicated.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional plan view showing a main part of a newspaper holder to which the present invention is applied when a lever is opened.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional plan view showing a main part at the start of newspaper clipping.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional plan view showing a main part after holding the newspaper.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of a main part of FIG. 3 for illustrating an operation of a latch.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 3;

FIG. 6 is a front view schematically showing a newspaper holder to which the present invention is applied.

[Explanation of symbols]

 (1) Newspaper (2) Frame (2a) Rear plate (2b) Front plate (2c) Bottom plate (3) Insertion hole (4) Horizontal hole (5) End cover (6) Screw (7) Notch (8) Lever ( 8a) Front plate (9) Recessed groove (9a) Bottom plate (10) Latch (11) Front piece (12) Hook (13) Locking piece (14) Elastic piece (15) Coil spring (15a) First leg (15b) Second leg (16) Support piece (17) First roller (18) Second roller

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. It has a horizontally long rectangular tube shape, has an insertion hole on its lower surface into which an end of a newspaper can be inserted, and is provided near both ends of a front plate.
A lever is fitted into each of the horizontally long holes in the frame having a pair of left and right horizontally long holes, and a base end of the lever is pivotally attached to the frame so as to be able to rotate back and forth, and a free end is also latch hook which is pivotally to the, by the force of the elastic piece provided in the latch, normally are closed to engage the oblong holes the engaging piece provided in the frame, and pressing the front surface of the latch Thereby, the hook is detached from the engaging piece against the elastic piece, and furthermore, the end of the newspaper is sandwiched between the center of the inner surface of the front plate of each lever and the inner surface of the rear plate of the frame. Newspaper holder provided with a pressing device. 2. The rear plate of the frame is made higher than the front plate,
2. The newspaper holder according to claim 1, wherein a lower end of the rear plate projects below the bottom plate.