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Title:
MULTIFUNCTIONAL BOOK (READING) STAND
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2004/077998
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
A multifunctional bookstand for supporting a book (C) is formed of a mainframe having a pressing bar. The mainframe includes two legs and a rear supporting leg that permit the book to be supported at about a 60-degree angle. The center portion of the mainframe includes a built-in lamp set (A) and built-in storage set (D).

Inventors:
FUNG CHEUK-YAN (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2003/006478
Publication Date:
September 16, 2004
Filing Date:
March 03, 2003
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
FUNG CHEUK-YAN (US)
International Classes:
A47B23/04; A47B23/06; (IPC1-7): A47B97/04
Foreign References:
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Claims:
CLAIM
1. A book (reading) stand, main frame with supporting legs, rear supporting leg, weight supporting bars, page pressing bar. The rear leg can adjust the sloped main frame to different angles.
2. According to 1., it has a storage area.
3. According to 2., it can place a matching container any type of substances and removable out of the bookstand's body.
4. According to 1. And 2. The lamp for illumination is built within the main frame and with the storage of the bookstand.
5. According to 4., the lamp piece and the storage container piece can be separated, or can be integrated into one single piece.
6. According to 5., no matter the lamp piece, and the storage container are separated or integrated into one single piece.
7. According to 5., the lamp piece can be pulled out, the storage stuff or the storage container can be pulled out, the items that integrated into one piece also can be pulled out of the main frame (book stand) for other usage.
8. According to 3., the storage can store such as penholder, electronic notebook, dictionary, calculator, and radio too.
9. According to 8., a radio can be installed as a basic feather.
10. According to 4., two LED light bulbs controlled by two switches that they are adjustable for reading and writing separately.
Description:
BACK GROUND OF THE INVENTION There are many reading stands people use today because it is necessary. Human's eyes are good for seeing things in 90 degree (or perpendicular) with respect to the eye surface and 0 degree (parallel) to their eyes level. Normally, there are two positions people using for reading.

The first position is to hold up the book by their two hands to the eye level and perpendicular to read. The second position is place the book flat on the table and moving (adjust) their body and head forward the center of the table until eyes match the perpendicular and parallel to the book.

They switched from those two positions in order to rest the arm muscle and the neck and eye muscle It is really hurt for people in long time reading. People may like to study in everywhere as they need, but there is not anywhere, any time, and n angle rovide with enough of source of light for reading. Sun light is a most important h somut it varies with time vĂ£ry. Itroublesome to carry the book to find a beteer'g t sources. The book reading stand itself can be a table lamp stand, can be a penholder, can be a regetimepiece, and can be an electronic notebook too. The storage in the stand can hold a pen holder, or electronic dictionary, or pocket computer, or calculator or with a matching storage box etc., The book paper pressing bar can be operate by a finger that is best for preventing the flip of the paper. The bar operation is safe for flipping of the reading book. A timepiece is necessary to install there to remind readers the time has passed.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION This is a very useful bookstand for both home use and carry out. It can be use in the areas and directions that lack of light sources. It can hold the book stable and firm with the unique book-pressing bar. It is very easily to turn page (pages) backward or forward without damage any paper of the book. A stable holding of page and easy to flip forward and backward of pages.

Build in storage that can carry stuff inside for any purpose.

Anywhere can be use as study area even without enough light source. The lamp can be use separately in other conditions such as emergency light source.

This can keep eyes healthier.

CLAIM 1. A book (reading) stand, main frame with supporting legs, rear supporting leg, weight supporting bars, page pressing bar. The rear leg can adjust the sloped main frame to different angles.

2. According to 1., it has a storage area.

3. According to 2., it can place a matching container any type of substances and removable out of the bookstand's body.

4. According to 1. And 2. The lamp for illumination is built within the main frame and with the storage of the bookstand.

5. According to 4., the lamp piece and the storage container piece can be separated, or can be integrated into one single piece.

6. According to 5., no matter the lamp piece, and the storage container are separated or integrated into one single piece.

7. According to 5., the lamp piece can be pulled out, the storage stuff or the storage container can be pulled out, the items that integrated into one piece also can be pulled out of the main frame (book stand) for other usage.

8. According to 3., the storage can store such as penholder, electronic notebook, dictionary, calculator, and radio too.

9. According to 8., a radio can be installed as a basic feather.

10. According to 4., two LED light bulbs controlled by two switches that they are adjustable for reading and writing separately.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF INVENTION Figure 1. Bookstand is in using condition.

Figure 2. Bookstand is in traveling condition.

Figure 3. Bookstand is in structure expression condition.

Figure 4. Build-in lamp is in using condition.

Figure 1,2, and 3, have numbered with 1) mainframe, 3) supporting legs, 8) rear leg, 4) weight supporting bars, 5) page pressing bar, 7) lamp set, and 2) storage set.

The main frame 1) is a flat box shape structure that contains 11) storage set and 13) lamp set, and the room 12) is for the battery set. The 6) is a piece of rear cover. The 64) is a hole on the 6) rear cover that is connected with the pin 15) of the main frame 1).

The lamp set is place in storage space 13) and it has the parts of tunable base 16), extendable pole 7), and LED bulb 9). The lamp must pull out of 13) before using.

Battery 62) is place in 12) and it is connected with the lamp pole part 9). The switches 63) are with the battery case.

Storage room 11) and storage container 2) are matched in order to stable the storage container 2) and a piece of box spring 14) is installed inside of the storage room to stable the container.

The main frame 1) built with two leg 3) that two of its legs have a one inch width of slot for movement and installation of the two weight supporting bars.

The rear leg 8) went through a hinge 18) installed between two legs 3) and the edge of 1). 8) Can pull extend longer and bend to a pre-set degree to make mainframe 1) to become a stand up stand.

Weight supporting bars 4) and page pressing bar 5) connected as a set. The 4), both bars, are connected with two legs 3) with the parts of 34), and the two bars of 4) linked with a retangular bar 42). Two weight supporting bars 4) can be stored inside the slot of two mainframe legs or pulled out in the shape like an"L". The added on the page pressing bar 50 to the weight supporting bars 4) that is a"U"shape in the using position of the bookstand.

When the bookstand is in using, the lamp set 7) cab be pull out to use and also the container 2). See Figure 2 and Figure 3. The whole set of lamp can be pull out too (did not shown). Figure 2 shown the entire book stand in the shape for carry.