JPS63502814A - Assembly of book cover and reading light - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

[Detailed description of the invention] Assembling a book cover and a reading light 1 The present invention is a book cover and a reading light. Regarding assembly with

According to a first aspect of the invention, an assembly of a book cover and a reading light is provided. and the book cover can be attached to the book and removed from the book. and the reading light is an enlarger/enlarger integrated with the book cover. a retractable reading light, the light being in a retracted state; A book having an axle that is housed within a housing on the spine of the book cover when A cover and reading light assembly is provided.

Preferably, the light is held so as not to separate from the housing. (is held captive).

Preferably, the housing contains a battery that powers the light. a compartment for accommodating the shaft of the light when the light is in the retracted state; It has two compartments, one for the

Preferably, said shaft has one or more bendable and/or twistable parts. , the axis can remain set.

Preferably, automatically powering said light when said light is stretched. and automatically stop supplying power to the light when the light is pulled in. It is equipped with a switch means for

According to a second aspect of the invention, an assembly of a book cover and a reading light is provided. and the book cover can be attached to the book and removed from the book. and the book cover has a holder on the back of the book cover for accommodating the battery. The reading light has an extended state and a retracted state. a book cover pivotably coupled to said housing for transition between a book cover and a reading Assembly with lights is provided.

The invention therefore does not disturb the reading person's spouse or passenger on the aircraft. Provides light for night reading.

At the same time, it provides privacy regarding the title of the book you are reading if necessary. It is also compact and portable.

The invention will now be described by way of example with reference to the accompanying drawings, which will be described below. will be described in more detail.

Figure 1 shows a book cover according to the invention with the reading light somewhat stretched out. FIG. 2 is an exploded view of the inside of one embodiment of an assembly with a reading light;

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the book cover with the reading light retracted.

In this state, the shaft of the reading light is connected to the housing integrated into the spine of the book cover. is housed within.

Figure 3 shows the book cover and reading light attached to the book and opened. FIG. 3 is an end view of the assembly. The housing part shows the inside of the housing. The shaft of the light is shown in cross section.

Figure 4 shows the book attached to the book and with the reading light shaft retracted. FIG. 3 is a partial perspective view showing the cover.

Figure 5 is a partial section showing the housing with the reading light shaft somewhat elongated. It is a front view.

FIG. 6 shows another embodiment of a book cover and reading light assembly according to the invention. It is a perspective view showing the state attached to the example book.

As seen in Figures 1 to 5, the book cover and reading light shown in Figure 1 are The assembly includes a flexible cover 10. The cover 10 is 9 examples It can be made of plastic material such as polyvinyl chloride, and has a back provided in the door 12 and the rear door 13, and in the doors 12 and 13, respectively. pockets 14 and 15. The pocket allows the book cover can be removably attached to the book 9 (see Figures 3 and 4).

The front and rear doors have a knurled or corrugated section 16. can have The portion 16 makes the cover 10 easier to bend. , which is adaptable to books of different thickness. If part 16 is corrugated for.

Can be stretched and fit different size books.

A rigid or somewhat rigid housing 17 is fixed to or attached to the spine 11 of the cover. It is formed integrally with 1. Housing 17 houses one or more batteries 24. delimiting the compartment 18b which accommodates the shaft 19 of the reading light and the compartment 18b which accommodates the shaft 19 of the reading light; There is. Sections 18 and 18b are separated by a partition wall 25. Section 18 is closed at the top and has a door at the bottom that can be opened for battery replacement. 27 are arranged. Axle 19 can be extended from section 18 to 2 sections 1 It can be pulled into 8 mutuals. The shaft 19 is connected to a cover provided at the top of one section 18b. It works together with the collar 28 to prevent the shaft from separating from the housing 17. It has a stopper member 20 for holding it. Also on axis 19. One or more bends possible.

and/or accommodates a twistable part 21 and one reflector and replaceable light bulb 23 A head 22 is provided.

The light bulb 23 is connected to the battery by a wire 26 extending through the shaft 19. . The head 22 is rotatably connected to the shaft 19 by a collar 29.

Can be bent. and/or by means of a twistable portion 21, the head 22 of the light is The zero section 21, which can be set to a desired state, remains in the set state of the head 22. It is designed to.

The shape of the head 22 is determined to match the cross-sectional shape of the housing 17. . As a result, when the light is retracted, the head 22, best shown in FIG. located over and fitted over the open end of the housing 17 as shown in FIG. Close the open end. Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 2, the housing 17 is shorter than the back 11; A space is provided to receive the head 22 when the light is retracted. follow The light is compactly stored when not in use.

Power is automatically supplied to the light when it is pulled out of section 18. When pulled into one section 18b, the power supply to the light can be cut off automatically. Ru. Provide appropriate mechanical construction to ensure that electrical contact occurs when the light is pulled out. The above can be achieved by making sure that the light is disconnected when it is retracted. can be achieved.

In the illustrated embodiment, a metallic A contact member 30 is attached (see Figure 5). The contact member 30 a first end 30 for contacting the battery 24, and a shaft 19; and a second end 3O-b- for contacting in a manner to be described below. 9 more wards An elongated L-shaped metal contact member 31 is disposed within the drawing 18-h-. contact The member 31 has an end 31 connected to the lower end of the battery 24 for contact with the shaft 19. The upper end of the eye is 31tz! : is provided in the manner described below. connected to light bulb 23 The wire 26 is connected to a metal contact member 32 attached to the stop member 20 and It is connected to 33. When the shaft 19 moves in and out of the compartment 18b, the metal The contact member 33 always maintains contact with the metal contact member 31.

Therefore, it is the metal connection that completes the electric circuit and functions to light up the light bulb 23. This is when the contact member 32 is brought into contact with the metal contact member 30b. This contact occurs This occurs when the shaft 19 is moved upwardly within the compartment 36 to a stretched state. be.

Alternatively, the light can be manually operated on the outside of the head 22 or housing 17. A functional on/off switch may be provided.

Combine page marks (not shown) on the book cover. can be done. This page mark can be seen, for example, when a Fresnel screen magnifier is attached. It can take the form of a ribbon that can be

The book cover and reading light assembly shown in FIG. A slender battery housing for accommodating the battery attached to the spine 111 of the cover. 117. In this embodiment, the support arm 119 of the light is It is rotatably attached at 140 on the outside of the housing 117. Also Two reflector housings 122 and a light bulb 123 are provided. Additionally, the light 9 between the reflector housing 122 and the support arm 119 to adjust the orientation of the A rotation coupling member 142 is provided. In this embodiment, the housing 11 Electrical contact with the battery in 7 extends from battery housing 117 through arm 119. This is done by an electric wire that extends from the top and connects to the light bulb 123.

The embodiments described above are provided by way of example only and are not covered by the appended claims. Many modifications will be apparent to those skilled in the art without departing from the scope of the invention as described. Probably.

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Claims (10)

[Claims] 1. An assembly of a book cover and a reading light, the book cover comprising: The reading lamp can be attached to and removed from the book. An extendable/retractable reading light with a light integrated into the book cover. and the light is in the retracted state when the light is in the retracted state. A book cover and reading light having an axis housed within a housing on the spine of the assembly. 2. Claims: The light is held so as not to separate from the housing. The assembly according to paragraph 1. 3. the housing comprises a compartment for accommodating a battery for powering the light; and a compartment for accommodating the shaft of the light when the light is in the retracted condition. An assembly according to claim 1 or 2, comprising two compartments. Li. 4. the shaft has one or more bendable and/or twistable parts; An assembly according to any one of the preceding claims capable of retaining a set state. Mburi. 5. The light has a head at one end of the shaft, the head comprising a reflector and a light bulb. and which closes said housing when said shaft is in a retracted condition. An assembly according to any one of the following claims. 6. Automatically power the light when the light is stretched; A switch to automatically cut off power to the light when it is retracted. An apparatus according to any one of the preceding claims, further comprising switch means. Assembly. 7. Said switch means connects a first contact member on said light and a first contact member in said housing. a second contact member, the first contact member being configured to stop supplying power to the light; contacting the second contact member when the light transitions to the retracted state to disengaged and the light is stretched to provide power to the light. The apparatus according to claim 6, which engages with the second contact member when the Assembly. 8. the cover comprises one or more portions that are scored or corrugated; and the cover can be adapted to books of different thickness or size. An assembly according to any one of the following. 9. 9. The applicator according to claim 8, wherein said portion is corrugated and expandable. Assembly. 10. An assembly of a book cover and a reading light, the book cover comprising: can be attached to and removed from a book; the cover has a housing for accommodating a battery on the back of the book cover; the housing for the transition between the extended and retracted states. an assembly of a book cover and a reading light which are pivotably connected to a book cover and a reading light; Li.