JPH0148762B2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] (Industrial Application Field) This invention relates to a tool for storing hard-covered heavy books, especially books such as handbooks, reference books, encyclopedias, etc., on a bookshelf and pulling them out one by one. .

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) The current method of storing and taking out the books mentioned above is very unsatisfactory from the viewpoint of durability, ability to maintain intactness, and binding of these books for the following reasons. It is something.

The cover of the book is cut so that it slightly protrudes from the edges of the main text pages. This protruding part is called a "square". When a book is placed upright on a shelf, that is, when the bottom edge of the cover touches the top of the shelf, the entire contents of the book hang from the spine. The spine of the book therefore creates a significant tilting moment caused by the book's contents. Therefore, even when books are placed upright, they are deformed.

When a thick, heavy book such as an encyclopedia is placed upright, the pages sag due to their own weight, causing the book to become deformed. To prevent this, there is a method of first placing the book in a box and placing a curved piece of cardboard in the back of the box that touches the entire front edge of the book. However, this requires the user to take the book in and out of the box each time the book is used, which is inconvenient. Another method is to turn the book upside down from time to time, but this has the disadvantage that the text on the spine is difficult to read.

Furthermore, when pulling out a book from a row of books of the same size, one usually places one's index finger on the top near the edge of the book and uses the edge of the edge of the book and/or the edge of the spine as a cue. resulting in a non-vertical tilt. The thumb and middle finger are used to extract the book because it deforms the book. All this handling, repeated many times, causes considerable damage and shortens the useful life of these books.

The purpose of this invention is to improve the situation detailed above and
To provide a tool to protect a book both when the book is put up on a shelf and when it is pulled out from the shelf for use.

(Means for Solving the Problems) The present invention provides a substantially flat and elongated main body having a top surface and a bottom surface, the width of the main body is at most the same as the thickness of the book contents, and the height of the main body is The height is higher than the height of the dust of the book, and one end of the main body has a protrusion that projects perpendicularly to the top surface, and the other end of the top surface has a protrusion that is at least as deep as the height of the dust. The object is achieved by providing a tool for shelving and extracting books one by one, comprising a recess extending across said top surface.

With respect to the drawings, the embodiments shown in the drawings are illustrative of the best mode of the invention and are believed to be a description that will most usefully and easily understand the nature of the invention. It is something.

(Example) An example of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The tool consists of a flat, elongated body 2 having a top surface 12 and a bottom surface 6, the width of which body 2 is equal to or less than the overall thickness of the book contents 4, indicated by dashed lines. The bottom surface 6 of the main body 2 rests on a shelf 8, and the book's contents 4 rest on the top surface 12 of the utensil, rather than being supported by the bottom edge of a thick cover 10 as in the past. In other words, the height h of the main body 2 is longer than the above-mentioned dust height s, that is, the length of the portion of the thick cover 10 that protrudes from the book's contents.
The total length of the main body 2 is longer than the total length B of the book.

A protrusion 14 that protrudes perpendicularly to the upper surface 12 is provided at one end of the main body 2 . The inner surface 16 of the protrusion 14 is curved to match the front edge 18 of the book.

A recess 20 extending across the upper surface 12 is provided near the other end of the main body 2 . This recess 20 is
The bottom edge 22 of the spine 24 as well as the footband (a piece of cloth attached to the lower part of the spine of the book, not shown) is adapted to fit therein. Of course, the depth of this recess 20 must not be less than the height s of the dust.

The other end of the main body 2 forms a handheld portion 26. When this part is pulled in the direction of arrow A, the protrusion 14 of the main body 2
corresponds to the front edge 18 of the book, and the book can be pulled out of the adjacent row of books. Even if the book is removed, the tools remain on the shelf 8. After using the book, place it back on the tool and return it to the row.

Needless to say, a given size tool cannot fit every book. Proper dimensioning of its main contributing variables, such as the width w and overall length of the body, as well as the width and location of the recess 20, will reduce the number of different formats required for a given archive. . The tool according to the invention is made of any suitable material such as wood or plastics.

The handle 26 may of course be of a more convenient shape than that shown.

FIG. 3 shows another embodiment of the tool. Main body 2
has a stepped portion, the upper surface of the main body 2 has a width w, and the depth of the stepped portion is greater than the height s of the dust. Such a configuration increases stability.

It will be obvious to those skilled in the art that the invention is not limited to the illustrated embodiments and that the invention may be embodied in other specific forms without departing from its true spirit or essential attributes. This example is therefore intended to be illustrative in all respects and not to limit the invention.

(Effects) (1) The tool of the claimed invention has the base of the book (the bottom of the inner page) and a surface that comes into contact with the front edge, and also has a bottom edge of the spine of the book and a recess into which the flower fragment is placed. Therefore, if you place a book on this tool and place it on a bookshelf, the book's pages will not sag and the book will not become deformed.

(2) If you put the book on this tool and put it in the bookshelf,
When you want to pull out a book from a row of books, you can pull it out simply by pulling this tool. This eliminates the need to place one's fingers on the upper edge of the spine of a book, as is the case in the past, so the book is not damaged.

(3) By providing a handle at one end of this tool (outside the recess into which the bottom edge of the spine fits), it becomes easier to pull this tool from the bookshelf.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the tool according to the invention, and FIG.
The figure is a sectional view taken along the line -- in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a sectional view of another embodiment. 2...Main body, 4...Contents of book, 6...Bottom surface of main body, 8...Shelf, 10...Thick cover, 12...Top surface of main body, 14...Protrusion, 16...Inner surface, 18... …
Front edge, 20... recess, 22... bottom edge of spine,
24...Spine cover, 26...Handle part, w...Width of main body, h...Height of main body, s...Height of dust, A...
...Arrow, B...Total length of the book.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A substantially flat and elongated body having a top surface and a bottom surface, the width of the body being at most the same as the thickness of the book's content, and the height of the body being equal to the height of the book dust. a protrusion extending perpendicularly to the top surface at one end of the body and having a depth at least as deep as the height of the dust and extending across the top surface at the other end of the top surface; A tool for storing books on a shelf and pulling them out one by one. 2. The tool according to claim 1, wherein the inner surface of the protrusion is curved in a convex manner to fit the concave surface of the front edge of the book. 3. The tool according to claim 1, characterized in that it is provided with means for holding the tool. 4. A tool according to claim 3, characterized in that said means is located adjacent to a recess formed in the other end of the body.