CA1296310C - Bookcover and reading light assembly - Google Patents

Bookcover and reading light assembly

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Publication number
CA1296310C
CA1296310C CA000530914A CA530914A CA1296310C CA 1296310 C CA1296310 C CA 1296310C CA 000530914 A CA000530914 A CA 000530914A CA 530914 A CA530914 A CA 530914A CA 1296310 C CA1296310 C CA 1296310C
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Prior art keywords
supporting arm
housing
assembly according
light
arm
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Carl Fisherman
Eric Beare
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Photo Audio Consumer Electronics Marketing Corp
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Priority claimed from US06/882,725 external-priority patent/US4680681A/en
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B42BOOKBINDING; ALBUMS; FILES; SPECIAL PRINTED MATTER
    • B42DBOOKS; BOOK COVERS; LOOSE LEAVES; PRINTED MATTER CHARACTERISED BY IDENTIFICATION OR SECURITY FEATURES; PRINTED MATTER OF SPECIAL FORMAT OR STYLE NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; DEVICES FOR USE THEREWITH AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; MOVABLE-STRIP WRITING OR READING APPARATUS
    • B42D3/00Book covers
    • B42D3/12Book covers combined with other articles
    • B42D3/123Book covers combined with other articles incorporating sound producing or light emitting means or carrying sound records
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21LIGHTING
    • F21LLIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF, BEING PORTABLE OR SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR TRANSPORTATION
    • F21L2/00Systems of electric lighting devices
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21LIGHTING
    • F21SNON-PORTABLE LIGHTING DEVICES; SYSTEMS THEREOF; VEHICLE LIGHTING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLE EXTERIORS
    • F21S9/00Lighting devices with a built-in power supply; Systems employing lighting devices with a built-in power supply
    • F21S9/02Lighting devices with a built-in power supply; Systems employing lighting devices with a built-in power supply the power supply being a battery or accumulator
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21LIGHTING
    • F21VFUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F21V33/00Structural combinations of lighting devices with other articles, not otherwise provided for
    • F21V33/0004Personal or domestic articles
    • F21V33/0048Office articles, e.g. bookmarks, desk lamps with drawers, stands for books or music scores

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Multimedia (AREA)
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  • Electrically Operated Instructional Devices (AREA)
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Abstract

ABSTRACT

A bookcover , which can be removably mounted on a book, has a housing on its spine and a reading light powered by batteries accommodated in the housing. In a preferred embodiment, the housing has two compartments one housing the batteries and the other accommodating a stem of the light, when the latter is in a retracted position. In an alternative embodiment the light is pivotably mounted on the housing.

Description

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This invention relates to a bookcover and reading light assembly.

~ccording to one aspect of the present invention there is provided a book cover and reading light assembly comprising;
a book cover having a central spine section, and two outer covers each pivotally connected to said central spine section; an elongated housing mounted on said central spine section and including an arm receiving compartment for receiving a supporting arm for a reading light; and supporting arm being disposed for movement relative to said arm receiving compartment between an open position in which said supporting arm extends out of said second compartment and a closed position in which said supporting arm is disposed within said second compartment; and said reading light being movably mounted relative to said supporting arm for directing light in different directions.

Preferably, the light is held captive relative to the housing.

Advantageously, the housing has two compartments, one for housing batteries for energising the light and the other for accommodating the stem of the light when the latter is in a retracted position.

Preferably, the stem has one or more bendable and/or ~S twis~table sections and is able~to retain a set position.
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129~3~0 switching means for automatically energizing and de-energizing the light as it is extended and retracted, respectively.

There may also be provided a bookcover and reading light assembly wherein the bookcover can be mounted on and removed from a book, and has a housing on a spine thereof for housing batteries, and wherein the reading light is swivellably connected to the housing for movement between extended and retracted positions.

The invention thus provldes a llght for night time reading which will not disturb the reader's spouse or fellow aircraft travellers. It at the same time provides privacy, if required, as to the title of the~book being read and is both compact and portable.

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The invention will now be more particularly described, by way o~ example, with reference to the accompanying drawings in which~

Figure 1 is a developed vlew~of the inside of one embùdiment of a bookcover and~reading light assembly ~
according to the invention~with the~reàding light partly extended, :
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" 12~363~0 Figure 2 is a sectional view taken through the bookcover with the reading light shown in a retracted position in which the stem of the reading light is accommodated in a housing integral with the spine of the bookcover, Figure 3 is an end view of the bookcover and reading light assembly shown mounted on a book and opened out, parts of the housing being removed to show the inside thereof and the stem of the light being shown in section, Figure 4 is a fragmentary perspective view illustrating the bookcover mounteù on a book and the stem of the reading light in a retracted~position, Figure 5 is a fragmentary view :showing the housing in section with the stem of the reading~ light partially extended, and Figure 6 ~is~ a perspective~:~vlew of~another embodiment of a bookc~over;and~ r~eading llght assembly ~according to the 1n.en~on,~snow~moun=ed:on~a~book.

~ Referring ~now~to Figures~l~to ~S~of the drawings,~the ~- bookcover~and reading~ light :assembly~ shown therein~
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~ lZ~1~i3~l [) plastics material, e.g., polyvinyl chloride, and which has a spine 11, front and back leaves 12 and 13 respectively, and pock-ets 1~ and 15 in the leaves 12 and 13, respectively, which pock-ets enable the bookcover to be removably placed on a book 9 (see Figures 3 and 4.) The front and back leaves may have a scored or corru-gated portion 16 which allows the cover 10 to fold more easily and accommodate books of different thicknesses. If corrugated, portion 16 may be stretchable to fit books of different sizes.

A rigid or semi-rigid housing 17 is secured to or inte-grally formed with the spine 11 of the cover. This housing 17 defines a compartment 18a which accommodates one or more batter-ies 24 and a compartment 18b which accommodates a stem 19 of a reading light. The compartments 18a and 18b are separated by a partition wall 25 and the compartment 18a is closed at the top and has an openable door 27 at the bottom for changing the bat-teries. The stem 19 is telescopically extendible from and retractable into the compartment 18b and has a stop member 20 which holds the stem captive with respect to the housing 17 by co-operation with a collar 28 fixed to the top of the compartment 18b. The stem 19 also has one or more bendable and/or twistable sections 21, and a head 22 accommodating a reflector and a :: ` ::
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replaceable light bulb 23 which is connected to the batteries by wires 26 extending through the stem 19.
The head 22 is pivotably connected to the stem 19 by a collar 29.

The bendable and/or twistable sections 21 allow the head 22 of the light to be set in a desired position, the sections 21 being so designed that the head 22 can retain its set position.

The head 22 is shaped to conform with the cross-sectional shape of the housing 17 so that when the light is rectracted the head 22 'extends across and conforms with the open end of the housing 17 to close the latter as shown best in Figure 4.
Moreover, as shown the housing 17 is shorter than the spine 11 to define a space for receiving the head 22 when the light is retracted. Thus the light is compactly stored when not in use.
' The light may be automatically energised as it is extended from the ~compartment 18_~and~automatically~
de-energised as;~it is~retracted into the compartment 18_. This can ~be achiev~ed ~by~ an ~approprlate mechanical~arrangement~which ensures ~ tha,t electrical contacts are made as~the light is~extended and broken as the light;is retraated.

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12g~3~0 In the embodiment shown the battery compartment 18a includes a metal contact 30 mounted (see Figure 5) at its upper end, which extends into compartment 18b and includes one end 30a for contact with batteries 24 and a second end 30b for contact with stem 19, in a manner to be explained. In addition, compartment 18b includes an elongate L-shaped metal contact 31 disposed therein which has one end 31a connected to the lower end of batteries 24 and an upper end 31b for contact with stem 19, in a manner to be explained. Wires 26 connected to the light bulb 23 are connected to metal contacts 32 and 33 mounted on stop member 20. As the stem 19 moves in and out relative to compartment 18b,~metal contact 33 always 1~ remains in contact wi~h~metal contact 31, Thus, ~it is only when metal contact 32 lS brought 1nto contact with metal contact 30b that the electrical circuit is completed :and ~ operates~ to turn the on light bulb 23.
This occurs~ when~the~stem~19 ~is ~ ~oved~ ln ~an upward dlrection ~wlthl~n ~compartment~; 36~ to ~Lts ~extended~
position.

~Alternatl~ve1y~the~ ght ~may~be~prov~Ided with~ a ~manually ~operab~le ~on/off~ 8witch on~the~head 22 or on the ou ~s - de of ~he~ hous ~ ng~

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-Ei3~0 A page mark (not shown) may be connected to the bookcover. This page mark could be, for example, in the form of a ribbon which could have a fresnel-screen magnifier attached thereto.

Turning now to Figure 6, the bookcover and reading light assembly shown comprises an elongate battery housing 117 mounted on the spine 111 of the bookcover for housing the batteries. In this embodiment, a supporting arm 119 of the light is pivotally mounted 10 at 140 on the outside of housing 117 and includes a reflector housing 122 and a light bulb 123. In addition, ln order to ad~ust the direction of light, there is a pivot connection 142 between reflector housing 122 and the supporting arm 119. In this embodiment, electrica~l contact wi;th the batteries within housing ~117 is made by electrical wires extending from the ~battery housing 117 through the arm 119 and connected to light bulb 123. ~

The above embodiments are ~glven by~ way of example ~` 20 only and manY modi~ficatlons~wil~ be~ apparent~ to persons sk~illed in t~he art~without departlng from the scope of the lnvention defl~ned by the~appended claims.

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Claims (10)

1. A book cover and reading light assembly comprising; a book cover having a central spine section, and two outer covers each pivotally connected to said central spine section; an elongated housing mounted on said central spine section and including an arm receiving compartment for receiving a supporting arm for a reading light; and supporting arm being disposed for movement relative to said arm receiving compartment between an open position in which said supporting arm extends out of said second compartment and a closed position in which said supporting arm is disposed within said second compartment; and said reading light being movably mounted relative to said supporting arm for directing light in different directions.
2. An assembly according to claim 1, wherein said reading light includes a reflector and wherein said reflector forms a part of said housing.
3. An assembly according to claim 2, wherein said reflector in the closed position functions as a closure to close one end of said housing and also functions to turn off said reading light automatically.
4. An assembly according to claim 1, comprising a battery receiving compartment for receiving batteries wherein said battery receiving compartment and said arm receiving compartment are arranged in parallel relative to each other in said housing, said arm receiving compartment being of sufficient length to completely receive said supporting arm within said arm receiving compartment when said supporting arm is moved to said closed position.
5. An assembly according to claim 1, wherein said compartments are shorter in length than said two outer covers, and said reflector, in said closed position, closes off said compartments.
6. An assembly according to claim 5, wherein the top surface of said reflector, in said closed position, is substantially coplanar with the top edges of said two outer covers.
7. An assembly according to claim 1, wherein said supporting arm can be collapsed telescopically.
8. An assembly according to claim 1, wherein said supporting arm is flexible and bendable.
9. An assembly according to claim 1 further including switching means for automatically turning said reading light on and off.
10. An assembly according to claim 9, wherein said switching means includes a first contact on said supporting arm and a second contact in said housing, said first contact being moved out of engagement with said second contact when said supporting arm is moved to said closed position to turn off said light, and said first contact being moved into engagement with said second contact when said supporting arm is moved to said open position to turn on said light.
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Applications Claiming Priority (4)

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US882725 1978-03-02
GB8605156 1986-03-03
GB868605156A GB8605156D0 (en) 1986-03-03 1986-03-03 Bookcover assembly
US06/882,725 US4680681A (en) 1986-07-07 1986-07-07 Integral book cover and reading light

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AU (1) AU7086387A (en)
CA (1) CA1296310C (en)
ES (1) ES2005108A6 (en)
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US2311153A (en) * 1941-06-17 1943-02-16 Carlo Ralph Self-adjusting book cover
US2561744A (en) * 1948-08-17 1951-07-24 Vera V Langdon Battery-operated book light
FR1005901A (en) * 1949-04-26 1952-04-17 Application of pleating to plastics
US3823312A (en) * 1973-02-16 1974-07-09 M Weinstein Illuminated book holder
FR2271051A1 (en) * 1974-01-14 1975-12-12 Perrun Jean Protective book cover with reading lamp - has batteries housed in spine, bulb arm and reflector at top
US3885145A (en) * 1974-02-05 1975-05-20 Norman Dudley Wise Combination book enclosure and reading lamp

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GB2189019A (en) 1987-10-14
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GB2189019B (en) 1989-12-20
WO1987005266A1 (en) 1987-09-11
AU7086387A (en) 1987-09-28
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ES2005108A6 (en) 1989-03-01

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