US20070125728A1 - Container for elongate articles - Google Patents

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US20070125728A1
US20070125728A1 US11/293,740 US29374005A US2007125728A1 US 20070125728 A1 US20070125728 A1 US 20070125728A1 US 29374005 A US29374005 A US 29374005A US 2007125728 A1 US2007125728 A1 US 2007125728A1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B25—HAND TOOLS; PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS; MANIPULATORS
    • B25H—WORKSHOP EQUIPMENT, e.g. FOR MARKING-OUT WORK; STORAGE MEANS FOR WORKSHOPS
    • B25H3/00—Storage means or arrangements for workshops facilitating access to, or handling of, work tools or instruments
    • B25H3/003—Holders for drill bits or the like
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B43—WRITING OR DRAWING IMPLEMENTS; BUREAU ACCESSORIES
    • B43K—IMPLEMENTS FOR WRITING OR DRAWING
    • B43K23/00—Holders or connectors for writing implements; Means for protecting the writing-points
    • B43K23/001—Supporting means
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B43—WRITING OR DRAWING IMPLEMENTS; BUREAU ACCESSORIES
    • B43M—BUREAU ACCESSORIES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B43M99/00—Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass
    • B43M99/001—Desk sets
    • B43M99/002—Tubular fountain pen holders
    • B43M99/006—Tubular fountain pen holders with more than one penholder

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  • This invention relates to a container for elongate articles, in particular such a container adapted to contain at least one elongate article, and is movable between two different configurations.
  • a container for at least one elongate article said container including a base member; at least a first platform member engaged with and movable relative to said base member; and at least one holder engaged with said first platform member and adapted to hold at least part of a an elongate article; wherein said holder moves relative to said first platform member during movement of said first platform member relative to said base member.
  • FIG. 1 is a top view of a pen stand, being a container according to a first preferred embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 2 is a side view of the pen stand of FIG. 1 ;
  • FIG. 3 is a further side view of the pen stand of FIG. 1 showing insertion of three layers of writing instruments;
  • FIG. 4A shows a pen holder of an innermost layer of the pen stand of FIG. 1 in an upright position
  • FIG. 4B shows a top view of the pen stand of FIG. 1 with the innermost layer in solid line only, and with part of the pen holders removed;
  • FIG. 5A shows the pen holder of FIG. 4A in an inclined position
  • FIG. 5B shows the corresponding top view of the pen stand of FIG. 5A ;
  • FIG. 6A shows a pen holder of a middle layer of the pen stand of FIG. 1 in an upright position
  • FIG. 6B shows the pen holder of FIG. 6A in an inclined position
  • FIG. 7A shows a part sectional view of the view of FIG. 6A ;
  • FIG. 7B shows a part sectional view of the view of FIG. 6B ;
  • FIG. 8 shows an alternative arrangement for moving the pen holder of FIG. 6A ;
  • FIG. 9A shows a sectional view of a pen holder of an outermost layer of the pen stand of FIG. 1 in an upright position
  • FIG. 9B shows the pen holder of FIG. 9A in an inclined position
  • FIG. 9C shows the pen holder of FIG. 9A in a further inclined position
  • FIG. 10 shows an alternative arrangement for moving the pen holder of FIG. 9A ;
  • FIG. 11A shows a sectional side view of the pen stand of FIG. 1 with the pen holders in an upright position
  • FIG. 11B shows a transverse sectional view of the outermost platform of the pen stand of FIG. 11A ;
  • FIG. 11C shows a transverse sectional view of a central core of the pen stand of FIG. 11A ;
  • FIG. 11D shows the pen stand of FIG. 11A with the pen holders in an inclined position
  • FIG. 12 is an enlarged partial sectional view of the pen stand shown in FIG. 11A ;
  • FIG. 13 is a top view of a pen stand, being a container according to a second preferred embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 14 is a side view of the pen stand of FIG. 13 ;
  • FIG. 15 is an enlarged partial sectional view of the pen stand of FIG. 13 .
  • a pen stand according to a first preferred embodiment is shown and generally designated as 100 .
  • the pen stand 100 is electrically operable and includes a generally cylindrical base 102 and a front extension 104 .
  • the front extension 104 is provided with two buttons 106 a , 106 b for controlling the operation of the pen stand 100 .
  • the base 102 Positioned on the base 102 are an outermost platform 108 , a middle platform 110 , and an innermost platform 112 .
  • the base 102 , and the platforms 108 , 110 , 112 have a common central longitudinal axis X-X.
  • the platform 108 is provided with a number of pen holders 114 forming an outermost annular layer of pen holders.
  • the platform 110 is provided with a number of pen holders 116 forming a middle annular layer of pen holders.
  • the platform 112 is provided with a number of pen holders 118 forming an innermost layer of pen holders.
  • the pen holders 114 are at the lowermost level, the pen holders 116 are above the pen holders 114 , and the pen holders 118 are at the uppermost level, being above both the pen holders 114 and 116 .
  • Each of the pen holders 114 , 116 , 118 is in the form of a bottom-closed top-open tube into which a pen, pencil or crayon 120 may be inserted. It can also be seen that when the pens, pencils or crayons 120 are held by the holders 114 , 116 , 118 , the respective longitudinal axis of the pens, pencils or crayons 120 generally coincides with and is parallel to the longitudinal axis of the respective holders 114 , 116 , 118 .
  • the pen holders 114 , 116 , 118 are positioned such that their respective longitudinal axis is parallel to the central longitudinal axis X-X of the base 102 .
  • FIG. 4A shows the pen holder 118 secured to the uppermost innermost platform 112 .
  • the pen holder 118 is provided with an intermediate pivot point 122 which is engaged to the base 102 , and a lower toe portion 124 which is confined within a respective pair of guide rails 126 a , 126 b , such that the pivot point 122 is only pivotable relative to the base 102 .
  • FIG. 4B is a plan view of the platform 112 which only shows the engagement of the toe portions 124 within the respective pair of guide rails 126 a , 126 b .
  • the toe portion 124 and the pair of guide rails 126 a , 126 b are sized and configured such that the toe portion 124 cannot be retrieved from between the pair of guide rails 126 a , 126 b , to thereby engage the pen holder 118 with the platform 112 , but the toe portion 124 may swivel within the confines of the pair of guide rails 126 a , 126 b to allow pivotal movement of the pen holder 118 relative to the platform 112 .
  • the longitudinal axis Y-Y of the pen holder 118 is parallel to the central longitudinal axis X-X of the base 102 .
  • FIGS. 6A and 6B show the middle platform 110 as comprising an upper plate 110 a and a lower plate 110 b .
  • the platform 110 may be integral with the uppermost innermost platform 112 .
  • the outer periphery of the upper plate 110 a and lower plate 110 b are undulating and combine to form an undulating channel within which a toe portion 128 at the end of a bent portion 130 of the pen holder 116 is received for relative movement, so as to pivot the pen holder 116 between the position as shown in FIG. 6A and that shown in FIG. 6B .
  • the longitudinal axis Z-Z of the pen holder 116 is parallel to the central longitudinal axis X-X of the base 102 .
  • the pen holder 116 will pivot about a pivot spindle 132 to thereby tilt the pen holder 116 outward in the direction indicated by the arrow P, to the position shown in FIGS. 6B and 7B , in which the longitudinal axis (now denoted as Z′-Z′) of the pen holder 116 is inclined relative to the central longitudinal axis X-X of the base 102 .
  • the pivot spindle 132 needs not be fixed relative to the base 102 .
  • the pivot spindle 132 may, during rotation of the platform 110 , travel within a slot 134 fixed relative to the base 102 , so that the pen holder 116 may move, both translationally and pivotally relative to the base 102 , from the position shown in solid line to the position shown in dotted line in FIG. 8 .
  • FIG. 9A it can be seen that a toe portion 138 of the pen holder 114 is confined within a horizontal channel 140 near a top end of the platform 108 .
  • the longitudinal axis of the pen holder 114 is thus caused to pivot outwardly to the position shown in FIG. 9B , and subsequently to that shown in FIG. 9C .
  • the pen holder 114 includes a pivot spindle 142 , which needs not be fixed relative to the base 102 .
  • the pivot spindle 142 may, during rotation of the platform 108 , travel within a slot 144 fixed relative to the base 102 , so that the pen holder 114 may move, both translationally and pivotally relative to the base 102 , from the position shown in solid line to the position shown in dotted line in FIG. 10 .
  • the pen stand 100 may be moved between the configuration as shown in FIG. 11A and that as shown in FIG. 11D .
  • the platforms 110 , 112 are fixedly engaged with each other and with a generally cylindrical support core 150 .
  • the platforms 110 , 112 may be formed integrally with the core 150 .
  • the core 150 is received within a central cavity 152 of a circular tube 154 which is fixed engaged with the platform 108 .
  • the circular tube 154 may be formed integrally with the platform 108 .
  • the circular tube 154 is threadedly engaged with the interior surface of the base 102 , such that rotation of the tube 154 relative to the base 102 will also bring about movement of the tube 154 relative to the base 102 in the axial direction, i.e. upwardly or downwardly.
  • the tube 154 is provided with a pair of diametrically opposed vertically extending ribs 156 which are received within correspondingly sized, positioned and configured recesses 158 on an outer surface of the core 150 .
  • the core 150 and the tube 154 are engaged with each other for simultaneous rotational movement about their common central longitudinal axis, which coincides with the central longitudinal axis X-X, but are movable relative to each other axially.
  • the platforms 110 , 112 will be brought into simultaneous and concurrent rotational movement, which will cause the pen holders 116 , 118 to move from the position as shown in FIG. 11A in which the longitudinal axes of the pen holders 116 , 118 are parallel to the axis X-X, to the position as shown in FIG. 11 D in which the longitudinal axes of the pen holders 116 , 118 are inclined relative to the axis X-X.
  • Rotational movement of the core 150 will also bring about simultaneous and concurrent rotational movement of the tube 154 .
  • the tube 154 (and thus the platform 108 with which it is fixedly engaged) will rise axially relative to both the base 102 and the core 150 , such that the pen holders 114 will also move from the position as shown in FIG. 11A in which the longitudinal axes of the pen holders 114 are parallel to the axis X-X, to the position as shown in FIG. 11D in which the longitudinal axes of the pen holders 114 are inclined relative to the axis X-X.
  • the pen stand 100 is electrically operable and includes two buttons 106 a , 106 b for operation.
  • a motor 160 is energized, which will bring about rotational movement of gears 162 , 164 .
  • the gear 164 is also in mesh, via a threaded pin 166 , with the core 152 .
  • activation of the motor 160 will cause the core 152 (and thus the platforms 110 , 112 ) to rotate.
  • rotation of the core 152 will cause the tube 154 to rotate concurrently and simultaneously, and move relative to the base 102 axially.
  • the motor 160 When the button 106 b is pressed, the motor 160 will be activated, but in the opposite direction, to thereby reverse the movement of the various components of the pen stand 100 .
  • a pen stand according to a second preferred embodiment is shown in FIGS. 13 and 14 and generally designated as 200 .
  • the structure of the pen stand 200 is similar to the pen stand 100 discussed above, with the main difference being that the pen stand 200 is manually operable.
  • a front extension 204 is provided with a switch 206 for controlling the operation of the pen stand 200 .
  • the switch 206 is fixed with a latch 208 which extends into the interior of the pen stand 200 .
  • the latch 208 is fixed, via a wheel 210 , with a threaded pin 212 , which has the same structure and function as the threaded pin 166 discussed above in relation to the pen stand 100 .
  • the pen stand 100 , 200 may be caused to move to the configuration as shown in FIG. 11D , in which the stationery items are spread away from one another, to facilitate access to and selection of the desired stationery item.

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