JP2579943Y2 - Reading stand - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a reading stand particularly suitable for reading a book while lying down.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art The reading stand proposed by the inventor in Japanese Utility Model Application No. 60-88509 and published in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 3-5288 was as follows.

[0003] A base, supporting means having a part which can be freely bent on at least a part standing on the base, and detachably attached to the free end side of the supporting means so as to be adjustable in inclination angle. The book holding means,
The holding means is fastened to a substrate having a book support shelf at the lower end, and to the support shelf of the substrate so as to be swingable in the horizontal direction at the top of the shelf and slidable in the longitudinal direction. A pair of lower locking means for locking the lower end of the book shafted with screws, and upper locking means for locking the upper part of the book provided on the upper part of the substrate; The locking means is composed of a pair of locking pieces for locking the cover of the book and a pair of page pressing pieces for pressing the page of the book at the upper part. It can be slid independently.

[0004]

The known reading stand is a small-sized book, such as a paperback book, which is firmly fixed by holding means no matter how the book is tilted. I was able to read books easily even in the posture, but when books and magazines became large editions of the weekly paper size or thick ones, the pages would hang down and obstruct the view, otherwise the pages would go to the other side There has been a problem that the book is bent or the position of the book is shifted.

The purpose of this invention is to provide a reading stand that can stably hold a wide range of books and magazines, from small books and magazines to large books and magazines, in a state of being inclined in various directions, and can read while lying down. There is to offer.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention is directed to a flexible base having a base and at least a part which can be freely bent upright on the base. A supporting means having a configuration, a holding plate part having a supporting shelf part at a lower end part detachably attached to the free end side of the supporting means so as to be adjustable in inclination angle, and slidable vertically in the holding plate part. The lower presser comprises: an attached adjusting plate portion; lower presser means for pressing a lower portion of a book or the like provided on a support shelf of the holding plate portion; and upper presser means such as a book provided on the adjustment plate portion. The upper holding means comprises a lower cover holding member attached to the supporting shelf so as to be able to move back and forth, and a lower page pressing member attached to the supporting shelf so as to be swingable and slidable in the longitudinal direction. Sliding on the adjustment plate portion and / or A pair of side page pressing members configured to include an upper cover pressing member and an upper page pressing member movably attached, and pressing both sides of a book or the like slidably mounted on both sides of the holding plate portion. Is provided.

In this case, the present invention is to eliminate the upper cover pressing member of the upper pressing means and to use only the upper page pressing member, or to allow the lower cover pressing member to swing and slide in the longitudinal direction with respect to the support shelf. Can be provided.

Further, according to the present invention, an elastic piece made of a transparent material is attached to the upper part of the upper page pressing member,
This elastic piece can be constituted by a pair of long and short pieces which are overlapped with each other, or all or a part of each cover pressing member or page pressing member can be connected to the holding plate portion or the adjusting plate by the locking rubber string. .

[0009] In the invention, the support means is constituted by a plurality of support shafts which are connected so as to be freely fitted and contracted, and when each of the support shafts is extended, the support means is prevented from being naturally dropped by the frictional force of the rubber ring. Can be.

[0010] In the present invention, a page holding piece provided with elasticity may be attached to the lower page holding member.

[0011]

The magazine, book, or the like, whose lower end is placed on the supporting shelf and is pressed and fixed to the holding plate by various holding means, can be attached to the supporting means by tilting the holding plate in various directions. Alternatively, by expanding or contracting or bending the support means after mounting, the book or the like can be brought to a position where the person can easily read the book or the like in a lying state or a sitting state. The lower pressing means of the various pressing means locks and presses the lower part of both covers such as a book and the lower part of each page by the lower cover pressing member and the lower page pressing member, and the upper pressing means is the upper cover pressing member and the upper page pressing member. The upper part of both covers of a book or the like and the upper part of a page are pressed by a member. The side pressing member supports both sides of the book or the like and presses the entire page. Alternatively, the top cover pressing member and the side page pressing member in which the upper cover pressing member is abolished can simultaneously press the top and side portions of a book or the like with these two types of members. When attaching a page holding piece with elasticity to the lower page holding member,
It is possible to cope with a certain thickness change of the lower page.

In the case of a large book or the like, the adjusting plate is slid upward, the lower page pressing member is extended to press the lower page, and the upper page pressing member and the side page pressing member are swung right and left. By moving the upper page, or by extending the side page pressing member, both sides of both covers such as a book are sandwiched and pressed.

The pair of long and short elastic pieces attached to the upper page pressing member can press pages of a book or the like in a distributed manner, and can perform a page turning operation in a small size.

By connecting each cover holding member or page holding member to the holding plate portion or the adjusting plate with a locking rubber string, it is possible to prevent each member from being lost when not in use or when being carried.

The extended or contracted support shaft is stabilized at that position by the frictional force of the rubber ring and does not fall naturally.

[0016]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the present invention. In FIGS. 1 to 4, numeral 1 designates an auxiliary leg 1a for increasing stability in four corners which is rotatably mounted in a plane direction. The base is a boss member 2 on the upper surface. Reference numeral 3 denotes three support shafts 3a, 3 which are connected to each other so as to be able to fit and contract in the axial direction.
b, 3c and a support means comprising an insertion locking rod 3e swingably attached to the tip of the support shaft 3c via a universal joint 3d, and for inserting the boss member 2 into the lower end of the support shaft 3a. And is detachably mounted on the base 1.

Next, the lower holding means 12 will be described. In particular, the book holding plate portion 4 is attached to the insertion locking bar 3e of the support means 3 as shown in FIG.
The holding plate 4 has a substrate 5 and a support shelf 6 provided at the lower end of the substrate 5, and a mounting case 7 is formed at the rear of the substrate 5. The mounting case portion 7 has an insertion opening 7a, and the inside thereof is partitioned by a plurality of partition walls 7b, so that the holding plate portion depends on which partition wall 7b the insertion locking rod 3e of the support means 3 is inserted into. 4 can be changed in the inclination direction. Incidentally, reference numeral 8 denotes a reinforcing member for the support shelf portion 6, which can be omitted by increasing the strength of the substrate 5. On the upper surface of the support shelf 6, a lower cover pressing member 9 having a pair of projecting pieces 9a, 9a for pressing the lower ends of both covers of the book can be moved back and forth by inserting a tightening screw 10 into the elongated hole 9b. Installed. A pair of lower page pressing members 1 each having a projection 11a, 11a which presses a lower portion of a page such as a book at a lower portion of the support shelf portion 6.
Numerals 1 and 11 are attached so as to be rotatable and slidable in the longitudinal direction by inserting a tightening screw 10 into each of the long holes 11b and 11b. Reference numerals 13 and 13 denote locking rubber strings for preventing the lower page pressing members 11 and 11 from being lost.

Next, the upper holding means 23 will be described. An adjustment plate 15 is attached to the surface of the holding plate portion 4 via holding members 14 so as to be slidable in the vertical direction. The adjusting plate 15 includes a front plate 15a and a back plate 15b which are opposed to each other with a predetermined gap 16 therebetween. The gap 16 has a pair of upper cover pressing members 17, 17 each having a clip portion 17a, 17a at the top, Similarly, a pair of upper page pressing members 18, 18 each having a pair of curved elastic pieces 18a, 18b made of a transparent material such as a synthetic resin plate are inserted in the upper part so as to be able to be pulled out and swung freely. ing. Reference numerals 19 and 20 denote locking rubber cords which are connected to the adjusting plate 15 so that the upper cover pressing members 17, 17 and the upper page pressing members 18, 18 are not lost.

A guide groove 7 provided on the upper part of the mounting case 7
c has a pair of side page pressing members 21, 21 slidably mounted in a horizontal direction, locking protrusions 21 a, 21 a provided at one end, and a clip 21 at the other end.
b and 21b are respectively attached.

Therefore, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6,
If the book A is a small edition such as a paperback book, open the book A and place it on the support shelf 6 of the holding plate 4, and put the top and bottom of the front and back covers on top, respectively. Cover holding member 17, 1
7, clip portions 17a, 17a and lower cover holding member 9,
9 by the projections 9a, 9a. At this time, the lower cover holding member 9 is moved in the front-rear direction by slightly loosening the tightening screw 10 to cope with the difference in the thickness of the cover. Subsequently, the upper and lower page holding members 18, 18.1.
After pressing the upper and lower pages of the book by using 2, 12, the insertion locking rod 3e of the support means 3 is inserted between any of the partition walls 7b through the insertion opening 7a of the mounting case portion 7, and the inclination angle is set. Or adjust the position of a book or the like by extending or contracting each of the support shafts 3a to 3c of the support means 3 or bending the portion of the universal joint 3d to make the position easy to see. After that, turn over the page that has been read, remove it from the upper and lower page pressing members 18 and 12, and insert it into the other upper and lower page pressing members 18 and 12 while lying down and holding the book with both hands. You can do reading.

Next, when the book or the like is of a large size such as a weekly newspaper, as shown in FIG. 7, the tightening screw 10 is loosened and the lower page pressing members 11, 11 of the lower pressing means 12 are loosened. Is stretched to the left and right, and the lower portions of each page of the book B are pressed by the protruding pieces 11a, 11a to tighten the tightening screw 10. Then
The clip portion 21 is supported while supporting both cover sheets of the book B etc., which have lost support by extending the side page holding members 21, 21 to the left and right.
b and 21b. Then, the adjusting plate 15 is slid upward to determine an appropriate position with respect to the book B or the like, and the upper page pressing members 18, 18 are extended upward while swinging left and right to press the upper portion of the page. In this way, a large book or the like can be stably held by the holding plate portion 4.

Next, attaching long and short double curved elastic pieces 18a and 18b to the upper part of the upper page pressing member 18 is convenient for dividing the page into two. For example, most pages of a book or the like are pressed by one long elastic piece 18a of the upper page pressing member, and a small number of pages are pressed by the short elastic piece 18b. The short elastic piece 18b presses it. Then, the pages can be turned or pressed in small increments, so that the pages can be easily turned, and several pieces can be easily pressed with the short elastic pieces 18b.
8A has the advantage that the page turning operation becomes easy. A rubber band 22 is fitted to the two long and short elastic pieces 18a and 18b, but this is for compensating the weakness of elasticity, and is unnecessary when the elasticity of each elastic piece 18a and 18b is sufficient. It is.

Each of the locking rubber strings 13, 19 and 20 is for preventing the lower page pressing member 11, the upper cover pressing member 17 and the upper page pressing member 18 from being lost. It can be omitted by providing the engagement means.

Further, rubber stoppers 3f, 3g are attached to the upper ends of the support shafts 3a, 3b so that the support shafts 3b, 3c extended by the frictional force do not drop naturally. 3h is a tightening screw.

FIG. 8 and FIG. 9 show another embodiment, in which means for fixing the universal joint 3d is provided with a tightening band 3i instead of the tightening screw of the embodiment. The lower holding means 30 is configured as follows. A reinforcing member A31 and a reinforcing member B34 are superimposed on and under a support shelf 33a provided at the lower end of the substrate 33 constituting the holding plate portion 32,
Support shelf 33a, reinforcing member A31, and reinforcing member B34
Have a common position in each of the slots 33b, 31a and 34a.
Is provided. The lower cover pressing piece 35 is provided between the reinforcing member B and the supporting shelf 33a via tightening screws 37 and 38 attached via long holes 33b, 31a and 34a.
And a pair of lower page holding members 36,
5b, 36b, 36b are pivoted. Protrusions 35a, 35a protrude from one side of the lower cover pressing piece 35, and mounting members 36a, 36a provided at one end of each of the lower page pressing pieces 36, 36 have a transparent material. The holding pieces 37, 37 are pivotally connected via the mounting screws 38, 38, and the page holding pieces 37, 37 and the mounting pieces 36a, 3
Between the mounting screws 6a, springs 39, 39 are elastically wound around the mounting screws 38, 38. 46, 46 are fastening nuts.

Next, the upper holding member 40 will be described.
In the upper part of the mounting case 41, the storage groove 41
a, 41a are provided, and a pair of side page pressing members 42, 42 are slidably inserted from left and right into the storage grooves 41a, 41a. The side page holding members 42, 4
Reference numeral 2 further comprises hollow case grooves 42a, 42a, and transparent material page press pieces 42b, 42b having slidable elastic press pieces 42c, 42c provided at one end slidably inserted into the case grooves 42a, 42a. , And can be freely contracted according to the size of the book. Between the front plate 43a and the back plate 43b constituting the adjusting plate 43, upper page pressing members 44, 44 made of a transparent plate and provided with elastic pressing pieces 44a, 44a at their ends are inserted so as to be able to move up and down and / or swing. Have been. Numeral 45 is a locking rubber string connecting the upper page pressing members 44, 44, and 47, 47 are fastening screws.
A plurality of locking grooves 5d for locking a book string are formed in the grip 5c protruding from the upper end of the adjustment plate 43.

[0027]

[Effects of the invention] Since the invention was constructed as described above,
It is possible to stably hold large or small magazines, books, etc., turn pages easily, and read while sleeping while reading without holding books, etc. by hand.

Further, since the elastic piece attached to the upper page pressing member and pressing the plurality of long and short pages can turn the page in small increments, the operation of turning the page becomes easier and easier. I can play.

Further, each cover pressing member and page pressing member can be prevented from dropping or losing during use by connecting them to a holding plate portion or an adjusting plate with a locking rubber string. The operation can be further simplified since the position can be stably maintained only by holding and stretching by hand.

[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 and a support means of the reading stand according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of the 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 illustrating a state in which a small book or the like is set.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a state where a small book or the like is set.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a case where a large-sized book or the like is set;

FIG. 8 is a front view showing a main part of another embodiment of the reading stand according to the present invention.

FIG. 9 is an exploded perspective view of a main part shown in FIG. 8;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Base 3 Support means 3a Support shaft 3b Support shaft 3c Support shaft 3d Universal joint 3e Insertion locking bar 4, 32 Holding plate part 5, 35 Substrate 6, 33a Support shelf part 9 Lower cover pressing member 10 Tightening screw 11, 36 Lower page pressing member 12, 30 Lower pressing means 13 Locking rubber cord 14 Holding member 15 Adjusting plate 17, 44 Upper cover pressing member 18, 42 Upper page pressing member 18a Elastic piece 18b Elastic piece 19 Locking rubber cord 20 Lock Rubber strap 21 Side page holding member 23, 40 Upper holding means 35 Lower cover holding piece 37 Page holding piece 45 Locking rubber strap

Claims (5)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] 1. A supporting means having a base, and an expandable and contractible supporting means having a part which can be freely bent at least partly provided on the base, and which is detachably attached to a free end side of the supporting means. A holding plate portion having a support shelf at a lower end portion which is attached so as to be adjustable in inclination angle, an adjustment plate portion slidably attached to the holding plate portion in a vertical direction, and a support shelf of the holding plate portion A lower cover for holding a lower portion of a book or the like provided on the lower plate, and an upper holding device for a book or the like provided on the adjustment plate portion, wherein the lower cover is attached to a support shelf so as to be movable back and forth. A pressing member and a lower page pressing member slidably and longitudinally slidably mounted on the support shelf, and the upper pressing means is slidably and / or slidably mounted on the adjusting plate portion. Each pair of upper cover holding members and upper And a pair of side page pressing members for holding both sides of a book or the like slidably mounted on both sides of the holding plate portion. stand. 2. A support means having an expandable and contractible structure having a base and at least a part which can be freely bent uprightly provided on the base, and detachably attached to a free end side of the support means. A holding plate portion having a support shelf at a lower end portion which is attached so as to be adjustable in inclination angle, an adjustment plate portion slidably attached to the holding plate portion in a vertical direction, and a support shelf of the holding plate portion And lower holding means for holding a lower part of a book or the like provided on the holding plate part and / or upper holding means of a book or the like provided on the adjusting plate part. The lower holding means can swing on a support shelf. And a lower cover holding member slidably attached in the longitudinal direction and a page pressing piece capable of adjusting the holding width to each free end slidably attached to the support shelf and slidably attached in the longitudinal direction. Composed of a pair of attached lower page holding members 2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said upper pressing means comprises a pair of upper page pressing members and side page pressing members slidably and / or slidably attached to said adjusting plate portion. Reading stand. 3. The upper page holding member and / or the side page holding member are provided with an elastic piece made of a transparent material on the upper part thereof, and the elastic piece is made up of a pair of long and short curved elastic pieces which are overlapped with each other. The reading stand according to claim 1, wherein the reading stand is used. 4. A reading book according to claim 1, wherein all or a part of each cover holding member or page holding member is connected to a holding plate portion or an adjusting plate by a locking rubber string. stand. 5. The support means is constituted by a plurality of support shafts which are connected so as to be freely fitted and contracted, and each of the support shafts is configured not to drop naturally by frictional force of a rubber ring when the support shafts are extended. The reading stand according to claim 1, wherein the reading stand is provided.