WO1983001561A1

WO1983001561A1 - A portable lecturn

Info

Publication number: WO1983001561A1
Application number: PCT/US1981/001512
Authority: WO
Inventors: Incorporated Medlor; Michael T. Hart
Original assignee: Medlor Inc
Priority date: 1981-10-27
Filing date: 1981-11-12
Publication date: 1983-05-11

Abstract

A portable lecturn that consists of 5 parts: 1. top (identifying letter, A on drawings), 2. front piece (identifying letter, B ondrawings), 3. right side flap (identifying letter, C on drawings), 4. left side flap (identical to right side flap, also identified by letter C on drawings), 5. connecting hinges (found on the interior of the lecturn connecting the Top, Front Piece, and Right and Left side flaps together to allow the folding motion; see figure 3 of drawings).

Description

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APORTABLELECTURN

TITLE: Portable lecturn entitled: ONE NITE STAND FIELD OF INVENTION: This invention relates to the field of presentations, lectures and general speeches and the delivery through use of lecturns, podiums, etc.

DISCUSSION OF PRIOR ART

A search of novelty catalogues, office supply catalogues, magazines and personal questioning has revealed no prior art exists that is directly germane to the invention aforementioned and entitled "ONE NITE STAND".

Heretofore-, the delivery of presentations, lectures and general speeches was accomplished through the use of:

^■1. Stationary lecturns

2. Large, but movable, non-portable, lecturns

3. Small pre-formed lecturns

4. Tables ^{' •}

5. Standing, sitting, and holding presentation materials

The disadvantages of the current lecturns, or lack thereof, for presentations, lectures and general speeches are:

1. Stationary podiums require delivery^' of a presentation, lecture or general speech from one spot in the given room or area. This restricts the presentors ability to utilize' other spots in the room or area and may adversely effect the tone of the presentation and the audiences ability to see visual aides and hear the presentation. he stationary lecturn may act as a barrier between the presentor and the audience. Lecturns of this sort require use of one specific room- or area.

2. Large, ^'but movable, non-portable,lecturns require specific rooms or areas be used for presentations, lectures and general speeches. Although able to move, large lecturns are difficult to move due to weight, thus, are often not moved. The virtual non-mobility then presents the same problems as. discussed in #1 above.

3. Small pre-formed lecturns, as demonstrated in #'s

1 and 2 above , both large and small become restrictive as they are found only in certain rooms or areas because of the weight and ackwardness in moving them. Additionally, pre-formed lecturns are costly which restricts the number of lecturns that may be. available.

4. Tables due to immobility, weight, ackwardness and cost are also found in specific rooms or areas, thus be- comming a limiting factor in places where presentations

,*^''** - lectures, and general speeches^"τrιay be give .

In many instances, when lecturns are not avail¬ able, tables, both folding and "pre-formed may also not be available.

The disadvantages of using a table are^' the general height, availability and ackwardness. Additionally, using a table allows the audience to read notes and. see all materials to be used by the presentor prior . to its proper time..

5. Standing, sitting and holding presentation materials may be as restrictive as the other methods.

In items # 1-4, discussed previously, it has been established that current lecturns are restrictive, ^* costly and not always available. When lecturns and tables a not available,in many instances the presentor- is forced to stand or sit, holding presentation notes and material in the hand(s). This becomes restrictive as the presentor cannot be free to use hand(s) for illustrative purposes, detracts from the presentation as the audience focuses on the materials rather than the presentor and necessitates placing utilized material in ackward places for keeping until the presentation is complete. - -

OBJECTS

In the discussion of prior art the traditional lecturns and objects available to assist in delivering presentations, lectures and general speeches and the disadvantages thereof were set forth. From that discussion it is evident the traditional lecturns and objects are:

1. Stationary, thus, immoble

2. Large, heavy and ackward to move

3. Restrictive

4. Costly

5. Non available

Accordingly, several objects of my invention are:

1. The lecturn is portable

2. Made of light weight material_.

3. Versatile ^' •

4. Universal

5. Economically feasible

6. Non restrictive

7. Continually available

8. Provides an alternative to the traditional methods

DRAWINGS There are three drawings marked; Figure 1, Figure 2, Figure 3.

Figure 1 is an isometric view of the lecturn showing the top, face piece, and one of the two sides. The side not shown is the exact image of the side shown. This figure shows the lecturn assembled and standing up-right.

Figure 2 is an isometric view of the lecturn from 3 views;

1. Top looking down on the lecturn

2. Front looking straight at the lecturn

3. Side view

Figure 3 is an isometric view of the lecturn looking from the back forward; showing how to fold the lecturn and then the fol^ded lecturn.

DESCRIPTION-

The lecturn consists of 4 parts: Top piece, Face piece, Left side flap, and Right side flap.

The Top piece is a rectangular shape cut 21" wide and" 17" in length. At one end of the Top, running the width, is a %" lip protruding upward to form a stop so materials will not slide off the lecturn. At the other end of the Top running the width and centered approximately down %" from the end of the Top is the handle. The handle is an oval cut that is 1" wide and 5" across (see figure 2) .

The Face piece is a rectangular shape cut 19" wide and 12 " in length. This piece is fastened to the Top piece.

The Right and Left side flaps have the same dimensions. The flaps are rectangular in shape and cut 13 " wide and 12 " in length with an angle cut from the 12%" length to 9%" length on one side, thus, allowing for^"*the lecturn tilt (see figure 1 or 3) . All pieces of the lecturn are connected with hinges-to allow for folding of the lecturn.

OPERATION

The operation of the lecturn is simple and completed ~ manually.

To operate the lecturn it must first be set up. The set up is accomplished by placing the folded lecturn with the Top face down and the folded flaps facing up. By unfolding the flaps and locking them into place the lecturn may be turned to the up-right position and placed at the desired location. Thereafter, presentation, lecture and general speech material may be placed on the lecturn for use by the presentor.

Use of the lecturn may be better illustrated by the following step by step procedure:

1. The presentor hand carries the lecturn to the desired room or area for the presentation, lecture or general speech.

2. The lecturn is then set up and placed in the desired location for the presentation, lecture or general speech.

3. At the conclusion of the presentation, lecture or/ ^ general speech, the lecturn. is the "folded into the closed position and hand carried by the presentor.

BROADENING PARAGRAPHS

While the above description contains many specifications, these should not be construed as limitations on the scope of the invention, but rather as an exemplification of one preferred embodiment thereof. Many other variations are possible, for example:

1. The lecturn may be made of plastic, wood, light metal, heavy metal, or other such material. 2.- The lecturn could be enlarged or scaled down. -

3. The hinges could be made of plastic or metal.

4. The hinges could be fastened with screws, rivits, or a form of bonding the hinge to the lecturn.

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5. The handle could be attached as a seperate piece.

6. The handle could be cut in a circular, rectangular, oval, triangular, hexagontal, or octagontal shape.

7. The lip oh tire Top could be extended or shortened.

Claims

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1. A portable lecturn consisting of a:

1. Top

2. Face piece

3. Right side flap

4. Left side flap

5. Connecting hinges

2. The basic lecturn may be altered in the following manner, or combination thereof, without changing the original intent of the invention:

1. The lecturn may be made of plastic, wood, light metal, heavy metal, or other such material.

2. The hinges could be fastened with screws, rivits, or a form of bonding the hinge to the lecturn.

3. The lecturn could be enlarged or scaled down.

4. The handle could be cut in a .circular, rectangular, oval, triangular, hexagontal, or octagontal shape.

5. The devices for locking the flaps into position could be altered.

3. The lecturn will be beneficial as it is:

1. Economically feasible

2. Universal

3. Mobile"

4. Made of light weight material

5. Provides an alternative to current methods.

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