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- ΛΙ231859 CLASS ZAi. GROUP

Lectern for reading while lying down. Patented in the German Empire on June 4, 1910.

The invention relates to a reading desk for reading while lying down with adjustable sheet holders.

The subject of the invention differs from the known such lecterns in that the cover and sheet holder by parallel to the upright edges of the book running, continuous rods are formed, which in relation to each other and are adjustable to the support plate. This arrangement also enables sick people to turn over the leaves, that can only move one hand.

In the drawing show:
Fig. Ι and 2 a front and side view of the lectern according to the invention and

FIG. 3 shows a section along the line AB in FIG. 2.

The desk consists of a support plate a, for example made of wood, which is provided with a vertical bar a ¹ and a ² at the top and bottom. Both bars have rows of holes d ¹ , d ² , d ³ in the middle and on the sides , into which pins e ¹ , e ² , e ^{3 are} inserted.

On the back of the support plate there are two brackets for hanging the whole thing on a cord, a bed table or a bed, on an ordinary table o The lower edge of the book comes to rest against the bar a ^2. Then the pin e ^{1 is} inserted into two holes of the strips a ¹ , a ² , in such a way that it comes to rest in the back of the book when the books are bound. After the sheets have been pressed lightly against the support by hand, the rods e ² , e ³ are inserted through the holes in the rows of holes d ² and d ³ , which are located above the unwritten edges of the sheet, so that the pens can be used when reading are not a hindrance. The rods e ² and e ³ must be removed so far from the support plate a that all the leaves of the book can find space behind e ² as well as behind e ^3.

Fig. Ι of the drawing shows that the individual sheets when turning can easily be pulled out on one side behind the rods e ² or e ^{3 located there} and on the other side behind the rod e ^s or e ² located there, without that it is necessary to remove the rods e ² or e ^3.

The support body can also be made from a material other than wood, ζ. Β. Wire mesh, sheet metal, Cardboard, leather ο. Like., are produced.

If the opened books are paperback or do not have a rigid spine and cover, the pen e ^{x is} inserted approximately in the middle of the opened book in its fold, then all the sheets are turned over to the right and fixed in this position by the pen e ^3. The turning of the individual sheets is done in the manner described above.

The adjustable fastening of the bars e ¹ ,

β ² ·, β ³ on the support plate α can also take place in a different way than that shown.

Claims (2)

Patent-to sayings: i. Lectern for reading lying down with adjustable sheet holders, characterized in that the book and sheet holders consist of continuous rods (e ¹ , e ² , e ^s ) which run parallel to the spine and are adjustable in relation to each other and to the support plate (a) . 2. Reading desk according to claim i, characterized in that the adjustment of the rods (e ¹ , e ² , e ^s ) by repositioning in holes (d ¹ , d ² , d ³ ) is effected, which in perpendicular to the support plate (a ) standing, parallel strips (a ¹ , a ² ) are provided. For this purpose ι sheet of drawings.