FR2843912A1 - Newspaper holder, e.g. for libraries, comprises aluminium tube with lengthwise slot and spring-loaded cable to hold centre fold of paper inside it - Google Patents

Abstract

The newspaper holder consists of an aluminium handle (B) machined at one end to receive an aluminium tube (A) 54 cm long by 1 cm in diameter with a lengthwise slot to receive the centre fold of the newspaper, and a spring-loaded cable (C) or line to hold it in place. The cable spring is located inside the handle and tensioned by a ring (H) on its end.

Description

-1 The present invention relates to a newspaper support which

  stiffening the central part without hiding a single line makes it easier to read. This type of support is found in many public places where the press is available, libraries, station halls, private clubs of airline companies, bar restaurants, clinics, hospitals, waiting rooms.

  medical offices, hotel receptions.

  It allows the newspaper to remain in its integrity, avoiding that the pages are lost does not fly away ... In addition it is damaged much less than if no system 10 is put in place and makes it difficult to steal newspapers due to its

large dimension.

  In the devices currently in circulation on the market we find 90% of wooden sticks which pinch the log in two half-rounds with a wooden handle. This is a relatively fragile system because 15 the flexibility of the wood is constantly sought. the base of the handle, another very fragile device is that described in patent FR A 2632 249, a binding device formed by a U-shaped rod which pinches the newspaper. In the

  document described under the reference WO A 95/28289, the permanently articulated arms and the hinge make an object very fragile which, because of its deposit in public places, must on the contrary be very robust.

  In the device explained under the references No 9711525 the center and the margins of the newspaper are covered by the profile which prevents reading in the center of the pages, particularly in the case of large editions or

  pagination makes the newspaper much thicker, it also requires complicated processing to install the newspaper.

  -2 0 The document described under the number 2661868 has the disadvantage of not having a handle and of being unable to hang on, the choice of closure with a rubber ball is an option which will very quickly become fragile, the rubber n being not at all a stable material over time. In addition, all these inventions are not very adaptable, or very impractical for magazines.

  The object of the invention is therefore to overcome these drawbacks.

  Propose a new type of journal holder which allows a simple implementation (it can be carried out with one hand) or the system and the materials used guarantee a longevity to the product, or the reading is done without any discomfort even in the center of the pages where you can possibly slide a magazine and install on the handle (B) at the request of a wall hanging element (hook or H ring) depending on the use and the place where it will be put available. The device consists of a round aluminum handle 3 cm in diameter and 16 cm long (B) machined on one end in order to stick an aluminum tube 54 cm long 1 cm in diameter split over the entire length (A) the third part of the device is a cable (C) (or any other system of cord, twine, "Nylon" wire, spring) which at its end comprises a metal plug (E) fitting perfectly into the upper part of the tube, and at its base a sliding part (G) which connects it by a cable clamp and a spring (D), locked at its end in the handle, the cable being made elastic by this spring ( which absorbs the differences in pagination from one newspaper to another). This spring can be placed at

  outside the circle, if technical necessities so require.

  Use: We unhook the cable from the rod introducing the back of the newspaper into the slot in the tube and then open it in the middle to tension the cable in the fold. Thanks to the elasticity of the spring of the latter, the plug is fitted at the top of the tube in order to block it, and to hold the newspaper in a solid and practical manner without impairing vision at

center of pages.

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Description of the figures

  BOARD 1/4 figurel Overview of the closed newspaper holder A Split tube B Handle C Cable E High cable blocking part H Hanging ring figure 2 Overview of the open newspaper holder with the newspaper in place. BOARD 2/4 figure 3 fixing rod assembly A Slotted tube to receive the newspaper C Cable D Spring E High piece for locking the cable F Sliding piece for locking the spring G Low piece for locking the cable and the spring figure 4 Set cable C Cable D Spring E High cable blocking part F Sliding low part for blocking the spring G Low part for blocking the cable and spring figure 5 Tube A Split tube to receive the newspaper BOARD 3/4 figure 6 B Handle detail and section H Hanging ring figure 7 A Split tube detail and section BOARD 4/4 figure 8 E High blocking piece detail figure 9 C Cable D spring E High piece blocking the cable in section F Sliding bottom piece blocking the spring G Low part for cable and spring blocking figure 10 F Sliding low part for spring blocking figure 1 1 G Low part for cable and spring blocking -4

Claims (3)

CLAIMS I) Newspaper holder device,. Which includes a round aluminum handle 3 cm in diameter by 16 long (B) machined on one end in order to stick a split tube on its entire length (A), characterized by the fact that the newspaper is held in the center of the pages by a cable (C). The said cable being fixed to the base of the tube (A) in the machined part, the back. du.joumra or magazine, slipped, hollow. of, tube (A). 2) Newspaper holder device according to claim nl characterized in that a spring (D) is placed at the base of the cable (C) and the tube (A) inside the circle serving as a handle (B3) in order to give elasticity to the cable, This system which tends the cable to block it at the end. of the tube. allows to absorb the 10 differences of thicknesses of paginations more or less important.   3) Device door jouimnal according.claims n I 'and 2' characterized by the fact that the spring (D)) can be placed outside if technical necessities or aesthetics impose it.   4) Apparatus newspaper according to claims n I to nà 3 characterized in that a metal plug (E) clipped on the top of the cable (C),. allows blocking   of the latter on the sormmet of the tube by fitting) Newspaper holder device according to claim n 1 characterized in that it   comprises a suspension element (F) or attachment to a support.   6) D.ispositif porte joumrnal.selon claim n 5. characterized.par that the said element 20 consists of a ring or hook assembled with the grip handle (B).   - *) Device according to one thatIcon of the preceding claims and in particular   claim n 1 characterized by the fact that the newspaper is maintained by a cable, but that it can be maintained by any other system, rope, twine, wire "Nylon" comes out.