JPH11139039A - Opened page holding method for book, and opened page holding utensil - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To surely hold a page opened state of a book, and at the same time, facilitate the turning of pages by a method wherein a holding utensil being constituted in such a manner that the back face of a book is gripped by a gripping part, and the back face surface is held in parallel on the upper surface of a desk or the like, is provided. SOLUTION: As long as the back face surface of a book is held in parallel with the surface of a desk or the like on which the book is placed, even the first page of the book can be held under a page opened state. For this reason, a utensil in order to hold the back face surface of a book in parallel with a table such as a desk is provided, and the utensil is constituted of a back face gripping part 7 to grip the back face part of a book, a screw 8 in order to change the interval of the gripping part in response to the thickness of the back face of the book, and a leg 9 to prevent the back face gripping part 7 from falling down by the weight of the book. Also, in order to prevent the book from being removed from the gripping part 7, a surface treatment to suppress a slipping is applied on the internal side of the back face gripping part 7, and the gripping part 7 is formed of a material which is hard to slip.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an assisting tool for holding a page of a book in an open state to facilitate a reading operation.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a method for holding an open page state of a book, there is a simple and simple method of holding the book by hand. In this case, in a task requiring both hands, for example, a task of inputting data from a keyboard of a personal computer while looking at a manual, it is almost impossible to perform input with both hands. Even if it is held down, there is an inconvenience that a range that cannot be read by the hand held down occurs.

As a method for solving the above-mentioned problem, a countermeasure shown in FIG. 1 is generally taken. Reference numeral 1 denotes a book, and reference numeral 2 denotes a weight for maintaining an open page state. As shown in FIG. 1, a handy heavy article such as an ink bottle or a weight dedicated to holding an open page is used as the weight 2. in this case,
It is necessary to operate the weight 2 every time a page is turned, and there is a decisive disadvantage that the operation becomes cumbersome particularly when turning over continuously or viewing a plurality of pages alternately. Further, when the force for returning the page is larger than the force for holding down the weight 2, the weight 2 shifts and the open page state cannot be maintained. Furthermore, in the case where the weight 2 is placed at the center of the page from the viewpoint of preventing the weight 2 from shifting, there is a disadvantage that a range that cannot be read due to the weight is generated.

As a solution to the above-mentioned problem of the simple open page holding method, a book open page holding device as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 is implemented. FIG. 2 is an external view of a book page holder, and FIG. 3 is an external view showing a state in which the book is held by the book page holder. Reference numeral 3 denotes a book holding table, and reference numeral 4 denotes a holding member for holding an open page state. As shown in FIG. 3, after the book 1 is set on the book holding base 3, it is necessary to raise the holding device every time a page is turned in order to press the page to be viewed with the holding device 4. The disadvantages are that the operation of the presser becomes cumbersome, especially when turning continuously or viewing multiple pages alternately, and in the worst case, when the page is turned, the presser obstructs the page and damages the page. There is.

[0005] When the thickness of the book is large, the pressing force of the pressing device is insufficient, or the pressing device is loosened for a long time and cannot be pressed by the pressing device. There is a disadvantage that it is not possible to maintain the open page state in the worst case. In particular, when there is a large difference between the left and right thicknesses when the page is opened, there is a disadvantage that the page on the thin side rises from the gap between the presser and the book holding table and cannot be opened. Further, there is a drawback that the book holding table 3 for preventing the book from falling down becomes large and becomes obstructive on a desk or the like when it is not used.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention provides a page opening holding method and a page opening holding device which hold a page open state of a book and which can be turned easily without any operation. It is intended to be.

[0007]

The present invention is characterized in that a spine of a book is gripped and the spine is held parallel to a desk surface or the like, and the conventional method simply presses an open page. The method using the means and the means for opening the page are basically different.

[0008]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to examples.

[0009]

FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining an embodiment of a method for holding an open page of a book. Reference numeral 5 denotes a spine surface of the book, and reference numeral 6 denotes a surface such as a desk top on which the book is held and arranged in an open state. As a result of various studies on how to keep open pages of books,
As shown in this figure, if the spine surface 5 of the book is held parallel to the surface 6 of the desk or the like on which the book is placed, the open state of the book is maintained even for the first page. I got the knowledge.

FIG. 5 shows the appearance of an embodiment of a holder for holding the spine 5 of a book parallel to a table such as a desk, and FIG. 6 shows the appearance of a holding state of the book. 7 is a spine grip for gripping the spine of the book, 8 is a screw for changing the interval between grips according to the thickness of the spine of the book, and 9 is a fall of the spine grip due to the weight of the book. It is a foot to prevent. In order to prevent the book from coming off from the grip 7, the inside of the spine grip 7 may be subjected to a surface treatment for suppressing slippage, or a non-slip material may be selected.

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, in this embodiment, the spine of the book is gripped by the spine grip 7 and the screw 9, and the spine is parallel to the desk surface by the legs 9 crossing the spine. , The open page state can be easily configured.

Another embodiment of the method of gripping the spine is shown in FIG. Reference numeral 10 denotes a spring, and 11 denotes a lever for operating one side of the book holding unit 7. In this embodiment, instead of the screw 8 in the embodiment shown in FIG. In this embodiment, there is an advantage that the operation of gripping the book can be easily performed by the lever 11 as compared with the screw of FIG. Furthermore, as a method of eliminating the return of the spring that occurs when a strong repulsive force is applied to the spring from the book, a ratchet that eliminates the return of the operating portion of the book gripper may be used.

Further, the structure of the foot 9 is basically a rod-like structure, as shown in FIG. 5, or a structure which can be folded and folded into two antennas as shown in FIG. In this case (see FIG. 8), in this case, the overall size of the open page holder can be reduced in size, and there is an advantage that it can be easily carried by a portable device. Another embodiment for making the foot 9 compact is shown in FIG. As shown in this embodiment, a leg having a structure that expands and contracts in a bellows manner may be used.

In this embodiment, a spine of a book is held by a spine grip 7 and then held on a desk by feet 9 integrated with the spine. For this reason, since the spine of the book is always kept parallel to the desk surface, there is a feature that the page of the book is maintained. In particular, since there is no need for weights, clips, holding devices, etc. to maintain the state of the open page, turning pages continuously or viewing multiple pages alternately is the same as turning a normal page. It has a great feature that it can be performed in exactly the same way. According to this method, since the holding tool does not appear in the open page portion of the book, all the contents of the open page can be viewed. In addition, since both hands are free except when turning pages, work requiring both hands, for example, keyboard input to a personal computer while looking at a book, can be performed smoothly.

By providing the spine cover holding portion 7 with a movable function, it can be adjusted according to the thickness of the book.

[0016]

As described above, the present invention provides a method for holding an open page and an open-page holding device for constantly holding the spine surface of a book parallel to the desk surface, for example, by pressing the open page surface. Since the action on the open page is unnecessary, there is a major feature that the operation of turning pages continuously or alternately viewing multiple pages can be performed exactly as smoothly as the operation of turning ordinary pages. ing.

Further, the open page holding device has a simple structure consisting only of the spine cover holding portion and the foot connected thereto. If the foot structure is a folded structure, the size of the opening device can be extremely compact. There is a great advantage that an inexpensive and compact page holding device can be provided, for example, it can be easily carried and carried. Further, in many cases, in the open state, the book open page holder according to the present invention is hidden behind the book and cannot be seen, and thus has the advantage that it can be read without a sense of incongruity.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an embodiment in which an ink bottle is used as a weight for maintaining an open page state of a book.

FIG. 2 is an external view of a book page holding device.

FIG. 3 is an external view of a state in which a book is held by a book open page holding tool.

FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining an embodiment of a book page opening holding method.

FIG. 5 is an external view of a holder for holding the spine of the book in parallel with a table such as a desk. Further, as an example of making the foot for preventing the spine gripping portion from falling due to the book weight, the leg is also shown as a structure of expanding and contracting in an antenna manner.

FIG. 6 is an external view showing a state where the book is held by a holder for holding the spine of the book in parallel with a table such as a desk.

FIG. 7 is an embodiment in the case where a spring is used as a method of gripping the spine of a book. In addition, FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an embodiment in which the spine holding portion is folded down to two right and left legs to prevent the spine cover gripping portion from falling due to the weight of the book.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a structure in which the backstrip gripping portion is made compact by folding the backspin holding portion into two right and left legs to prevent the bookcase from tipping over.

FIG. 9 is a view showing a structure in which a foot for preventing a spine cover gripping portion from falling due to the weight of the book is expanded and contracted in a bellows-type to make it compact.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Book 2 Weight for holding the open state of a book 3 Book holding stand 4 Holder for holding the open state of a book 5 Surface of the spine of a book 6 Surface on which the book is held in an open state 7 A spine grip for gripping the spine of the book 8 A screw for changing the interval between grips according to the thickness of the spine of the book 9 Preventing the holder from falling over due to the book weight of the spine grip Feet for 10 A spring for changing the distance between the grips according to the thickness of the spine of the book 11 A lever for operating one side of the book grip

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Hiromi Noguchi 1-3-1 Gotenyama, Musashino-shi, Tokyo NTT Advanced Technology Corporation (72) Inventor Teruo Nagasawa Gotenyama, Musashino-shi, Tokyo 1-3-3 NTT Advanced Technology Co., Ltd.

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A method for holding an open page of a book, wherein the spine of the book is parallel to a surface on which the book is arranged. 2. An open book holder for a book, comprising: a spine grip for gripping the spine of the book; and a foot intersecting with the spine grip. 3. The book open page holder according to claim 2, wherein the legs intersecting with the spine holding portion have a folding structure.