JPH11227362A - Book holding tool - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an extremely simple structure for holding a book in the open state without supporting the book by a human hand. SOLUTION: Both sides close to the back of an open book are supported from backside by supporting members 3 and 4, and the book is pressed from the front side by pressing members 5 and 6 from above the ends of respective outer sides of a left and a right pages, by which open pages are held by minimum bodies without using a spring mechanism by utilizing the elasticity restoration force of the book itself.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a book holder for holding a book in an open state.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In general, a paperback type book is naturally closed by the elastic restoring force when the user releases his hand with the book open. Or it was necessary to put a weight such as paperweight on the end of the opened page. In addition, various means for holding a book open have been conventionally devised, but all of them have a complicated structure, become bulky, and require complicated operations.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION According to the present invention, a book placed on a desk or the like can be used without attaching a hand or holding down a weight.
An object of the present invention is to provide a means that can hold a page in an open state and that does not require a troublesome operation when turning a page, with a simple structure, a small size, and a lightweight structure. Things.

[0004]

A book holder according to the present invention is, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, close to a spine of a book horizontally placed on a placement surface such as a desk surface in an open state. , Supporting members 3 and 4 for receiving both sides from the back side, pressing members 5 and 6 for pressing the outer ends of the opened left and right pages from the front side, and connecting members 7, 8, and 9 for connecting these. It is not to sandwich both ends of the opened page from the front and back, but to hold it by simply pressing using the elastic restoring force of the book itself. It does not require a mounting mechanism, has a very simple structure, and does not require cumbersome operations such as opening and closing each clip when turning pages, making it extremely easy to handle. Have

[0005]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The embodiment shown in FIG. 1 is formed by bending a single elongated round bar in one plane, and two parallel horizontal support members for receiving both sides of a spine 2 of the book 1. One end of each of the left and right support members 3 and 4 is connected by a center connection member 9, and the left and right ends of left and right connection members 7 and 8 connected to the other end of each of the support members 3 and 4 are opened. Press members 5, 6 for pressing the outer ends of the pages are provided in series. According to this configuration, by sandwiching the spine 2 of the book 1 between the two support members 3 and 4,
The book can be positioned so that the book does not shift left and right, and the book can be positioned in the vertical direction between the left and right connecting members 7 and 8 and the center connecting member 9.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 2, the left and right connecting members 7, 8 and the center connecting member 9 are projected downward to support members 3, 4, respectively.
And the holding members 5 and 6 are separated from a book mounting surface such as a desk surface. The reason why the supporting members 3 and 4 are separated is to prevent the back of the book from falling down and shifting the book from side to side, thereby preventing the holding member 7 or 8 from coming off the edge of the page. The reason why the members 5 and 6 are separated is that the sheet is easily inserted under the holding members 5 and 6 when the page is turned.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 3, the length of the supporting members 3 and 4 is reduced and the holding members 5 and
6 is formed so as to be perpendicular to the edge of the page.
According to this configuration, the entire shape of the holder can be reduced, and the bent portions 7a, 8a connected to the holding members 5, 6 from the connecting members 7, 8 prevent the book from shifting laterally.
Since the pressing member 6 comes into contact with the end of the page member accurately, the required length of the pressing members 5, 6 can be reduced, so that the pressing members 5, 6 are less likely to obscure characters.

The embodiment of FIG. 3 is different from that of FIG.
4 is shortened and made compact. For this reason, as shown in FIG. 3B, for example, when the number of remaining pages on the left page side decreases, the elastic restoring force on the right side wins and the book Has a problem that the corner of the back 2 slides on the rising portions 3a and 3b of the support member 3 and easily comes off the support member 3. Therefore, in the embodiment of FIG. 4, the difference in thickness between the left and right sides of the book near the beginning or end of reading is obtained by bending the upper ends of the vertical portions 3a, 3b and 4a, 4b of the support member toward the center. Even when the book is large, the book spine 2 is engaged with the horizontal portions of the support members 3 and 4, as shown in FIG.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 5, the connecting members 8, 7 are slid in the axial direction with respect to each other, and are inserted into the tubular portions 7b, 8b having a non-circular cross section so as not to rotate around the axis. By being constituted by the rod-shaped portions 7c and 8c, it can be expanded and contracted. With such a configuration, one holder can correspond to books of various sizes.

[0010]

The holder according to the present invention connects the supporting members 3, 4 for receiving both sides of the spine 2 of the opened book 1 and the holding members 5, 6 for holding both ends of the left and right pages. It does not use a complicated structure such as a clip or a spring clamping mechanism, does not require a load such as a paperweight, and holds the book using the elastic restoring force of the book itself. The structure is extremely simple and can be supplied at low cost. In addition, when turning a page, it is necessary to perform a troublesome operation such as opening one clip and holding the flipped paper sheet with the opposite clip. There is an advantage that it does not.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1A is a perspective view showing one embodiment of the present invention,
(B) is a cross-sectional view showing a use state of the above.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 (a) is a perspective view showing still another embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3 (b) is a front view showing a use state of the same.

FIG. 4A is a perspective view showing still another embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 4B is a front view showing a use state of the above.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing still another embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 book 2 back 3 left support member 4 right support member 5 left holding member 6 right holding member 7 left connecting member 8 right connecting member 9 center connecting member

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A support member for receiving from the bottom both sides of the back of an open book from below, a holding member abutting from above on outer ends of the left and right pages of the book, and the supporting member and the holding member to each other. A book holder comprising a connecting member to be connected. 2. The left and right connecting members connecting the support member and the holding member and the center connecting member connecting the supporting members protrude downward to separate the supporting member and the holding member from the book mounting surface. 2. The book holder according to claim 1, wherein the book holder is formed by: 3. The book holder according to claim 2, wherein the upper end of the rising portion of the support member is bent toward the center. 4. The book holder according to claim 1, further comprising means for expanding and contracting the left and right connecting members.