ES2681891A1 - Removable standard support for the book exhibition (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding) - Google Patents

Abstract

The Exibitia Lectus supports, object of the present invention, are a product formed by four elements (figure 1. A, B, C and D) that are assembled manually without the need of tools or external elements and that are designed for exposing open books complying with the conservation requirements that govern in the museographic and exhibition area. The system of fitting between the pieces that is made by grooves, and the pieces can only be assembled following a certain order which guarantees that once the four pieces are assembled the resulting object is stable and can be handled with total reliability as a block. The different supports are designed to cover the different positions in which books can be exposed according to conservation standards in the museographic field. The manufacturing system and the preferred materials comply with the conservation standards in the museographic field, both for their physical and chemical stability. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)

Description

DESCRIPTION

Standard detachable stand for book exposition.

Object of the invention 5

The present invention relates to a collection of supports for the exhibition of books in the museum field (hereinafter Exibitia Lectus), which has been conceived and carried out in order to obtain numerous and notable advantages over other supports for existing books in the market . 10

The Exibitia Lectus is designed to simplify the assembly and exhibition of books in the museum field. Exibitia Lectus is a system of removable standard supports that can be stored in a minimum space, do not need to be assembled by qualified personnel and when manufactured in an industrial way, guarantee the uniformity of all 15 supports. The Exibitia Lectus supports are made of four pieces that fit together without the need to be fixed by means of adhesives forming a support element for the exhibition of a book (this piece in the museum field is known as a bed or sofa). The Exibitia Lectus support meets all the requirements demanded in the field of museum and book conservation. twenty

Background of the invention

Various supports for exposing books in the commercial and domestic sphere are known. In the museum field, the use of media to exhibit open books has many 25 antecedents, and although there are some commercial elements that can be more or less versatile and adaptable to the different needs of exhibition and book sizes, most of these media are custom designed and explicitly built for each copy as they must meet various requirements related to the conservation of books. We did not find a history of supports that complying with the requirements 30 of conservation of the museum environment can be disassembled and stored in the minimum space and do not need adhesives or other fixing systems for assembly.

Description of the invention

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The object of the invention is a product, formed by four elements (Figure 1. A, B, C and D) that fit together in a certain order to form a stable support to place open books on top. According to the heritage conservation standards, books must be exhibited in an opening not exceeding 90 degrees between their exposed pages to ensure the stability and conservation of the binding. In certain 40 bindings and copies can be openings up to 120 degrees.

The collection of Exibitia Lectus supports presents several models in which respecting the opening angles of the books, these are exposed with the two pages exposed in identical inclination, support 45/90/45 (figure 2) or with one of them more exposed 45 than the other, support 60/90/30 (figure 3).

Each support consists of 4 pieces (Figure 4 and 5): lower crosshead (A), upper crosshead (B), mounting blade (C) and locking blade (D), which can be mounted between them in the order marked in the pieces forming a rigid and stable object that guarantees the correct exposure 50 of the book fulfilling the conservation requirements.

Exibitia Lectus models are manufactured in standard sizes that cover different book sizes, and the same design and system can be made to order by adjusting the dimensions for specific books.

Brief description of the drawings 5

Figure 1. Shows a perspective view of a support in which the parts constituting the object of the invention can be seen: lower crosshead (a), upper crosshead (b), mounting blade (c) and locking blade (d ).

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Figure 2. Shows a front view of the object of the invention in its 45/90/45 degree exposure version.

Figure 3. Shows a front view of the object of the invention in its 60/90/30 degree exposure version. fifteen

Figure 4. Shows all the pieces that make up the support 45/90/45.

Figure 5. Shows all the pieces that make up the 60/90/30 support.

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Description of a preferred embodiment

The present invention is intended to be performed using numerical control mechanized cutting technology (either mechanical or laser cutting) since it requires precision of tenths of a millimeter so that the fittings between the different pieces are adequate and the final object 25 is stable .

The preferred material to ensure that the support is chemically stable from the point of view of book preservation is methacrylate (MMA), and within the various methacrylates, casting (PMMA). This material, thanks to its manufacturing process, is free from internal stresses, which facilitates its machining. The casting methacrylate, in addition to complying with the conservation requirements, guarantees the stability of the assembly due to its physical characteristics, and the possibility of assembling and disassembling the object of the invention to be reused as many times as necessary.

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Plate methacrylate is marketed in different colors, the transparent one being preferred for manufacturing because it is the one that least visually interferes with the book and can best be adapted to the showcases or displays used.

Another material that can be used as a direct support is the conservation carton 40 sold high grammage and in thicknesses that guarantee the stability of the final product. For the manufacture of Exibitia Lectus in this material the same technology described or cutting by means of dies can be used.

Claims (2)

1. Stands for the exhibition, in the exhibition field, of open books, which are characterized by being mounted and disassembled without the need for tools or fasteners or adhesives. These supports are composed of four different flat pieces, machined 5 by numerical control (either mechanical or laser cutting) (A, B, C and D), which thanks to their design, described below, are assembled together , like a puzzle in three dimensions, resulting in stable supports for the exhibition of open books. Of the four pieces, there are two of them with a rectangular shape, called shovels (C and D), and two other irregularly shaped ones we call crossarms (A and B). The crosshead A has three inclined grooves in its edges 10, two of them wider and shorter and one narrower and longer, which runs vertically towards the base of the piece. Crosshead B has two grooves identical to the wide grooves of crosshead A, and at the base of the piece a third groove perpendicular to the base of the piece. These pieces are characterized by joining them by the narrow and vertical grooves to the base of the piece form a crosshead, which is the support base of the support. Of the rectangular pieces, which we call blades (C and D), part C has a longitudinal groove, parallel to one of its longer sides and part D has a machined flange that protrudes from one of its longer sides, which has the right measure to enter the longitudinal groove of the blade C. Both blades rest on the inclined edges of the crosshead formed by parts A and B, 20 staying in the wide grooves of these to form the rest or support area of The cover of the book. These supports that are easily mounted and disassembled, if desired, that can be stored in the minimum space and reused as many times as necessary. Once mounted, the supports meet all the conservation standards required in the exhibition field. 25 2. Supports according to claim 1 wherein the parts called blades (C and D) once assembled in the wide grooves of the crosspieces (A and B) and with each other, after introducing the machined flange of the part D in the groove longitudinal of the piece C, leave their two short and one long edges free, which allows to slightly raise the free parts of each blade of the 30 crossheads, in order to facilitate, if desired or if deemed appropriate, the support and stabilization of the sheets of the books exposed by Milar strips or some similar material.