JP4187312B2 - Reading stand - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a reading stand that is particularly suitable for reading a book while lying down.
[0002]
[Prior art]
The inventor has proposed a reading stand having the following configuration in the previous application.
[0003]
A support means having a base and a telescopic structure having a part that can be bent at least partially on the base, and a detachable and adjustable tilt angle on the free end side of the support means A holding plate portion having a support shelf at the lower end attached thereto, an adjustment plate portion slidably attached to the holding plate portion in the vertical direction, and a book provided on the support shelf portion of the holding plate portion A lower cover pressing member for holding the lower pressing member, and an upper pressing member such as a book provided on the adjusting plate, and the lower pressing member attached to the support shelf so as to be movable back and forth and the support. A pair of lower page pressing members attached to the shelf so as to be swingable and slidable in the longitudinal direction, and each of the pair of upper pressing means attached to the adjustment plate so as to be slidable and / or swingable. Upper cover retainer and upper page retainer And a pair of side page pressing members for pressing both sides of a book or the like slidably attached to both sides of the holding plate. .
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
In the case of a small-sized book such as a paperback book, this conventionally known reading stand is firmly fixed by holding means no matter how the book is tilted, so that it can be read easily in any posture. However, if a book or magazine becomes a large-sized or heavy-weight weekly paper, the page may hang down and obstruct visibility, or the page may be bent to the other side, or The problem was that the position of the book would be misaligned.
[0005]
An object of the present invention is to provide a reading stand that can stably hold a wide range of books and magazines, ranging from small books and magazines to large books and magazines, in a state of being inclined in various directions regardless of their lightness. To provide you with.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above-described object, the present invention provides a base, a support means having an extendable structure standing on the base, and a free end side of the support means that is detachable and adjustable in inclination angle. A holding plate portion having a holding portion to be inserted and locked and provided with a support shelf at the lower end portion, an adjustment plate portion slidably attached to the holding plate portion in the vertical direction, and a support shelf for the holding plate portion Lower holding means for pressing the lower part of the book etc. provided in the part, a pair of upper page pressing members such as a book attached to both sides of the adjusting plate part so as to be extendable and contracted, and / or swinging on the adjusting plate part It consists of a pair of upper holding members such as a book movably attached and a pair of telescopic book holding straps that are attached to the support shelf and locked to the adjustment plate, and the lower holding means is connected to the support shelf. Lower cover presser attached to the part so that it can swing and slide in the longitudinal direction A pair of lower page pressing members each having a page pressing piece attached to each of the free ends attached to the material and the support shelf so as to be swingable in the front-rear direction and slidable in the longitudinal direction; It is characterized by comprising.
[0007]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
The drawings show an embodiment of the present invention. In FIGS. 1 to 6, reference numeral 1 denotes a flat plate formed by axially supporting auxiliary legs 1a for increasing stability in four corners so as to be pivotable in a plane direction. A boss member 2 is erected on one side of the central portion of the upper surface. Reference numeral 3 denotes three support pipes 3a, 3b, 3c connected to each other so as to be able to be fitted and retracted in the axial direction, and a locking groove 3f at the top end of the support pipe 3c swingably attached via a universal joint 3d. The supporting means is composed of an insertion locking rod 3e having a boss, and is detachably erected on the base 1 by inserting the lower end portion of the supporting pipe 3a into the boss member 2. Of course, this portion may be fixed. The support pipes 3a, 3b, 3c may be fixed after adjusting their lengths like a tripod of a camera, or may be fixed by a frictional force.
[0008]
In particular, as shown in FIG. 4, by inserting and locking the insertion locking rod 3e of the support means 3 into the holding section 5, the book holding plate section 4 is detachably attached to the free end side of the support means 3. It has been. The holding plate portion 4 has a substrate 6 and a support shelf portion 7 provided at the lower end portion of the substrate 6, and a holding portion 5 having a hollow inside is provided at the rear portion of the substrate 6. The holding portion 5 has an insertion port 5a on the lower end side, and a plurality of locking pieces 5b arranged in a fan shape are attached inside the cavity following the insertion port 5a. The inclination direction of the holding plate portion 4 can be changed depending on which locking piece 5b the locking groove 3f of 3e is locked. An instruction symbol 15 is an insertion member that is fixedly attached to the rear portion of the holding portion 5 at a predetermined interval and inserts and holds a holding member of an upper page pressing member of a book described later.
[0009]
Next, particularly as shown in FIG. 4, a lower cover pressing member 9 having a pair of protrusions 9a and 9a for pressing the lower ends of both covers on the upper surface of the support shelf 7 is provided with a fastening screw 10a. By being inserted into the long hole 9b, it is attached so as to be movable in the longitudinal direction and swingable in the horizontal direction. On the upper surface of the support shelf 7, a pair of lower page pressing members 11, 11 provided with page pressing pieces 11a, 11a for pressing the lower part of a page such as a book at each end are provided in the long holes 11e, 11e. By inserting the fastening screw 10b, it is attached so as to be rotatable and slidable in the longitudinal direction. The page presser pieces 11a and 11a are attached to attachment parts 11b and 11b projecting from the respective ends of the lower page presser member 11 via fastening screws 14a and 14a and wing nuts 14b and 14b. Between the screws 14a and 14a and the page presser pieces 11a and 11a, compression springs 14c and 14c are elastically wound around the fastening screws 14a and 14a.
[0010]
The tightening screws 10 a and 10 b are inserted into a long hole 7 a provided in the support shelf 7, and the lower cover presser member 9 and the lower page presser members 11 and 11 can be moved and adjusted in the front-rear direction of the support shelf 7. . In this way, the lower cover pressing member 12 and the lower page pressing members 11 and 11 constitute the lower pressing means 12. One end of a pair of stretchable rubber-made presser foot straps 13 and 13 each having a locking tool 13a and 13a attached to each end is attached to the support shelf 7. In addition, 8a is a locking plate that has a long hole 8c and locks the fastening screws 10a and 10b, and 8b is a presser plate, both of which are bonded to each other with a MAGIC tape 8d and 8e as shown in FIG. Has been. Further, 10c and 10d are wing nuts for the fastening screws 10a and 10b.
[0011]
Next, the upper pressing means 16 will be described. An adjustment plate portion 17 is attached to the surface of the holding plate portion 4 so as to be slidable in the vertical direction via guide members 4a and 4a provided on both sides thereof. The adjusting plate portion 17 is composed of a front plate 17a and a back plate 17b that are opposed to each other with a predetermined gap 18 by a partition 18a. The gap 18 includes a pair of upper cover pressing members having elastic pieces 19a and 19a at their upper ends. 19 and 19 are removably inserted. A support member 20 of the adjustment plate portion 17 described above is provided by fixing the upper portion to the rear portion of the adjustment plate portion 17, and the lower portion of the support member 20 is removably inserted into the insertion member 15. A pair of upper page pressing members 21 and 21 are inserted in the guide groove 20a provided by the ridges 20c and 20d between the support member 20 and the adjusting plate portion 17 so as to be detachable from the left and right. At one end, elastic pieces 21a and 21b made of a long and short double transparent material are provided. Reference numeral 20b denotes a magic tape, and the magic tapes 21c and 21c in contact with the magic tape 20b are also attached to the upper page pressing members 21 and 21 side.
[0012]
Therefore, especially as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, when the book A is a small version such as a paperback book, the book A is opened and placed on the support shelf 7 of the holding plate 4, and the table A The presser straps 13, 13 are passed through the upper surfaces of the front and back covers, and the locking tools 13 a, 13 a at the ends thereof are locked to the locking portions 17 c of the adjustment plate portion 17, so that each cover is placed on the upper surface of the adjustment plate portion 17. Then, the upper and lower portions are pressed by the elastic pieces 19a and 19a of the upper cover pressing members 19 and 19 and the protruding pieces 9a and 9a of the lower cover pressing member 9, respectively. At this time, the lower cover pressing member 9 is moved in the front-rear direction by slightly loosening the tightening screw 10a to cope with the difference in cover thickness. Subsequently, after holding the upper and lower pages of the book A using the elastic pieces 21a and 21b of the upper page pressing members 21 and 21 and the page pressing pieces 11a and 11a of the lower page pressing members 11 and 11, the holding portion 5 is pressed. The insertion locking bar 3e of the support means 3 is inserted from the insertion port 5a, and the locking groove 3f is locked to any one of the locking pieces 5b to adjust the inclination angle of the holding plate 4 or to support The support pipes 3a to 3c of the means 3 are expanded and contracted, or the portion of the universal joint 3d is bent to adjust the inclined position of the holding plate part 4 so that the book A can be easily seen. In this way, by reading the book A while lying down, turning over the page that has been read and removing it from the upper and lower page presser members 21 and 11 and sandwiching it in the other upper and lower page presser members 21 and 11 It is possible to read a book without holding the book A with both hands while sleeping.
[0013]
Next, when the book is a large one such as a weekly paper, the adjustment plate portion 17 is drawn upward from the holding plate portion 4 to match the size of the book B as shown in FIGS. Next, the main presser straps 13 and 13 are extended and the front and back covers of the book B are pressed onto the holding plate portion 4 and the adjusting plate portion 17 to lock the locking tools 13a and 13a to the locking portion 17c. After further pressing each cover, the front and back covers are held on the holding plate 4 using the protruding pieces 9a, 9a of the lower cover pressing member 9 and the elastic pieces 19a, 19a of the upper cover pressing members 19, 19. Then, each cover is fixed onto the holding plate 4 and the adjusting plate 17 by being locked onto the adjusting plate 17. Then, the page to be read of the book B is opened, and the upper and lower parts of the book B are used by using the page pressing pieces 11a and 11a of the lower page pressing members 11 and 11 and the elastic pieces 21a and 21b of the upper page pressing members 21 and 21, respectively. After the pages are pressed, the insertion locking rod 3e of the support means 3 is inserted into the holding portion 5 of the holding plate portion 4 as described above, and the book A is easy to read as in the case of the book A described above. In this way, the inclination and height are adjusted.
[0014]
By the way, attaching the long and short double curved elastic pieces 21a and 21b to the ends of the upper page pressing members 21 and 21 is convenient for pressing the page in two. For example, most of the pages of the book are pressed by one long elastic piece 21a of the upper page pressing member, a small number of pages are pressed by the short elastic piece 21b, and when the reading is completed, the upper page pressing member 21 is short. The elastic piece 21b can be pressed. Then, since it is possible to turn and hold pages one by one, it is easy to turn the page, and several sheets can be easily pressed with the short elastic pieces 21b, and when the number of sheets becomes a certain number, the long elastic pieces 21a. Since it is possible to press the button, the page turning operation is easy.
[0015]
Further, the lower cover pressing member 9, the main presser straps 13, 13, and the upper cover pressing members 19, 19, etc. are thick when the pressed page is uneven, such as at the start of reading a book or at the end of reading, or not. In the case of a book, it is preferable that the middle of the page is pressed so that only the lower page pressing members 11 and 11 and the upper page pressing members 21 and 21 do not take up the weight of the page.
[0016]
【The invention's effect】
Since the present invention is configured as described above, the following effects can be obtained.
[0017]
When configured as in claim 1, magazines and books of both large and small and light weight can be held securely and stably, and pages can be easily turned over, so that reading can be done without holding a book etc. while sleeping. In addition, the width that the page presser can hold the lower part of the book page increases, so you can increase or decrease the thickness of the page to some extent without loosening or tightening the tightening screw. Can absorb.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a reading stand embodying the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a base of a reading stand and support means according to the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a plan view of a reading stand according to the present invention.
FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of a main part of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram viewed from the front in order to explain a state in which a small book is set.
FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram viewed from a side surface for explaining a state in which a small book is set.
FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram viewed from the front in order to explain a case where a large book is set.
FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram viewed from a side surface for explaining a case where a large book is set.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Base 3 Support means 3a Support pipe 3b Support pipe 3c Support pipe 3d Universal joint 3e Insertion locking rod 4 Holding plate part 5 Holding part 6 Substrate 7 Support shelf part 9 Lower cover pressing member 10 Fastening screw 11 Lower page pressing member 11a Page holding piece 12 Lower holding means 13 Main holding string 16 Upper holding means 17 Adjusting plate part 19 Upper cover holding member 21 Upper page holding member 21a Elastic piece 21b Elastic piece

Claims (1)

There is a base, a support means having a stretchable structure standing on the base, and a holding part for inserting and locking the free end side of the support means so as to be detachable and adjustable in inclination angle. A holding plate portion provided with a support shelf portion, an adjustment plate portion attached to the holding plate portion so as to be slidable in the vertical direction, and a lower portion for holding a lower portion of a book or the like provided on the support shelf portion of the holding plate portion A pressing means, a pair of upper page pressing members such as a pair of books attached to both sides of the adjustment plate part, and a pair of upper holding parts such as a pair of books attached to the adjustment plate part so as to be able to extend and swing. It consists of a member and a pair of stretchable main presser straps attached to the support shelf and locked to the adjustment plate, and the lower presser means can swing on the support shelf and slide in the longitudinal direction. Can be swung back and forth on the lower cover holding member attached to the support shelf and the support shelf One longitudinal slidable each presser width adjustably on the free end attached to the pair - characterized by being composed of a pair of lower page pressing member attached di pressing piece, reading stand.

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