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A foldable paper sheet is formed having a sheet body portion, a sheet lower side flap extending out from a lower side edge of the sheet body portion, a pocket panel extending out from a bottom edge of the sheet body portion, and a pocket side flap extending out from a side edge of the pocket panel. The pocket side flap is folded in towards the pocket panel, the pocket panel is folded up and the pocket side flap is glued to the back face of the sheet body portion. The sheet lower side flap is folded and glued to the pocket panel. The pocket panel is thereby secured along both side edges to the sheet body portion, has an open top and thus defines a pocket on the back of the sheet body portion. The pocket panel can have a finger notch at the center of its top edge. A tab is cut out of the edge portion of the sheet body portion to form a tabbed divider sheet. The tab advantageously can be formed at any location along the edge portion including at a lower location directly adjacent to the pocket. Binder holes were punched in the paper preferably during an early production step of the foldable paper sheet. Binder holes in the pocket panel, the side edge flap and the sheet body portion are in alignment with the foldable paper sheet folded and glued. Two of the binder holes in the body portion are spaced above the pocket, and to reinforce these holes the sheet includes an upper side flap. This flap also has two binder holes which with the flap folded onto and glued to the back of the body portion align with the two body portion holes.

A tab for attaching to sheet material comprises a substrate, a cut and an adhesive. The substrate includes a front side and a back side opposite the front side, and the substrate further includes an upper portion and a lower portion. The cut through the upper portion of the substrate forms a flap. The adhesive is along the lower portion of the back side of the substrate, and the upper portion of the substrate is free of adhesive.

The invention provides an automatic page-turning scanning device and a method thereof. The method comprises the following steps: arranging a book to be scanned on the two table tops of a book shelving device, controlling the book shelving device to horizontally move to an appropriate position below a glass plate, lifting the two table tops to jack up the book to cling to the glass plate so as to finish scanning, drawing back the two table tops to enable the book shelving device to horizontally move back to an appropriate position to jack up the book so as to cling to a baffle and the page-turning pulley of the glass plate, moving the vacuum chuck device of a page-turning device downwards in the vertical direction to the page of the book to be sucked, sucking up, sucking up and pulling back a single page, moving the two table tops towards the glass plate simultaneously to release the single page which is drawn up, drawing down the two table tops when the page falls on the page-turning pulley at the left end of the glass plate, continuing to move the book shelving device to finish page turning, and then scanning a new page. The automatic page-turning scanning can be realized by repeating the actions of horizontal moving and page sucking. The device has the advantages of no damage to the page, low cost, simple manufacturing, convenient operation, labor and material saving, safetyand reliability.

A rubber finger cot for handling paper sheets. The cot has an elastic hinge means for swinging the working tip away from the finger tip to a parked position on the top of the finger. Thereby, permitting the finger to be used for tasks requiring tactile feel or the natural shape of the finger tip such as typing and keyboarding while the cot remains installed on the finger.

The present invention is a method and apparatus for the viewing and acquisition of images of a document such as a book. The apparatus allows for the automated and reliable turning of pages of the document, while supporting it in a manner to facilitate imaging of the facing pages. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a base for supporting the operative assemblies and components of the apparatus, a cradle assembly for holding a book, and a page turning assembly for presenting the pages to be imaged in seriatim. The method employed by the present invention involves the steps of turning pages, clamping pages and imaging, wherein the various components of the apparatus are operated to carry out the page turning and imaging functions in sequence.

An automated page turner apparatus for turning the pages of a book either forwards or backwards under the control of a single-switch input. It comprises of a base for book support, a clutch based mechanism for lifting a page with an adhesive head, a shifting mechanism for flipping a page to the opposite side, and an electronic controller for receiving the user input. The lifting mechanism includes a four-bar system for creating a peeling action to separate the adhesive head from the lifted page.

An automatic page turning unit used for copying machine is composed of a page turning platform, a page turing mechanism rigidly connected to external side of said platform, a fixing mechanism fixed on said platform and conssting of a stop part on the back of platform and a working part on the platform, and a turn-over mechanism connected to said platform via rotary axle. The multi-freedom suction cup is used for turning page.

A security checkpoint for verifying whether a user is an authorized user includes: (a) a one-way mirror for concealingly permitting the automated recordation of data concerning a person at the security checkpoint; and (b) recording equipment for recording the data, the recording equipment being concealed by the one-way mirror; wherein the recorded data is sent to an analysis device for analysis and depending on the result of the analysis of the recorded data, an exit gate moves from a closed to an open position; the security checkpoint also comprising a document scanner to scan a document carried by the person and further comprising a printer to print a stamp on an identity document.

The invention relates to an automatic page turning machine. The automatic page turning machine comprises a bottom plate, page rubbing mechanisms, a page supporting mechanism, a page turning mechanism, a page down-pressing mechanism and a page up-pressing mechanism. The connecting method is as follows: the page supporting mechanism is fixed at the center of the bottom plate; the page turning mechanism is positioned at the middle part of the lower side of the page supporting mechanism and just connected with the bottom plate; the page rubbing mechanisms are positioned on the two sides of the lower side of the page supporting mechanism; the page down-pressing mechanism is just connected with the bottom plate and positioned between the two groups of page rubbing mechanisms; and the page up-pressing mechanism is positioned on the upper side of the page supporting mechanism and penetrates through a rectangular groove of a page supporting plate. The automatic page turning machine provided by the invention has the advantages of good adjustability, strong adaptability, capability of conveniently turning pages forward and backward as well as capability of guaranteeing flatness of the page, can be used for character scanning and character optical identification equipment, so that these equipments have automatic page turning functions, and can be also used as assisting equipment for disabled so as to help the disabled with inconvenient hand movements in reading; and by using rubbing heads, the pages can be turned.

An ink cartridge includes a case, an ink supply portion, an air intake portion, and at least one resilient member. The ink supply portion is positioned at a front face of the case, and the ink supply portion is configured to dispense ink from an interior of an ink chamber to an exterior of the ink chamber. The air intake portion is configured to draw air into the ink chamber. The at least one resilient member has a first portion positioned at the front face of the case and a second portion which is positioned a predetermined distance away from the front face of the case in a predetermined direction away from the ink chamber. The resilient member extends from the front face of the case further than the ink supply portion in the predetermined direction.

A stretch releasable adhesive strip includes an extensible backing layer including a first adhesive region and a flexible support layer attached to the backing layer adjacent the first adhesive region that includes a second adhesive region of a repositionable pressure sensitive adhesive. To make the adhesive strip easier to handle and write on, the support layer is stiffer than the backing layer.

The present invention provides an improved drain assembly having a drain stopper assembly in operational communication with an actuation assembly. The drain stopper assembly includes an elongate one-piece housing with a longitudinal body coextensive with proximate and distal extents of the housing and defining a lumen therein. A flange portion at the proximate extent has a fluid egress for delivery of fluids from a sanitary vessel to the housing lumen. The housing body has an inner circumferential surface of predetermined inner diameter and an outer circumferential surface of predetermined outer diameter. A linearly reciprocable drain stopper is provided that has a closure head proximate which an elongate shaft depends. The stopper reciprocates between a fully closed position, wherein the closure head obstructs the fluid egress, and a fully open position, wherein the fluid egress remains unobstructed. A securement region provided on the outer housing surface has a receiving region defined therewith and effects operational communication between the drain stopper assembly and the actuation assembly so that operation of a drain articulation member effects reciprocal motion of the drain stopper. In this embodiment, the housing, flange portion and securement region comprise an integral member. In an alternative embodiment, the drain stopper assembly has a multi-piece housing.

An automatic page-turning scan device for automatically turning and scanning pages of a book includes an automatic page-turning device and a scan module. The automatic page-turning device includes a base, a book support, a page-pressing module, a pick-up and page-turning module, and a system controller connected with the book support, the page-pressing module and the pick-up and page-turning module. The book support slidably mounted to the base includes two supporting panels for supporting the book. The page-pressing module is mounted to the supporting panel includes a driving module, and a pressing plate driven by the driving module. The pick-up and page-turning module mounted to the base includes a pick-up holder, a pick-up arm and a path guiding mechanism. The scan module is mounted to the automatic page-turning device, and the system controller controls the scan module to scan the pages of the book.

An automatic page-turning device is formed by a desk, a supporting plate, a stopping block, an electromagnet, a book, a first position switch, a photoelectric switch, a sliding rail, a motor support, a motor, a driving gear, a gear shaft, a bearing, a rotating rod, a second position switch, an extensible rod, a flat sucking disk and a supporting rod; the supporting plate is connected with the desk through a rotating shaft; the supporting rod and the desk are hinged together; the motor support is fixed on the rear portion of the supporting plate; the motor is fixed above the motor support; the driving gear is connected onto an output shaft of the motor; the gear shaft is fixed in front of the motor support through the bearing; the sliding rail is fixed on the desk and located in front of the motor support; one end of the rotating shaft is connected with an output end of the gear shaft and the other spherical end of the rotating shaft is located in the sliding rail; one end of the extensible rod is fixed on the rotating rod through a bolt and the other end of the extensible rod is connected with the flat sucking disk; the stopping block is fixed on the front portion of the supporting plate; the electromagnet is placed on the supporting plate and located in front of the book. According to the automatic page-turning device, the automatic page-turning function can be achieved.

Methods and apparatus for securely but removably tabbing one or more sheets of paper are disclosed. According to another aspect of the present invention, a kit includes a container and a first tabbed note assembly. The container includes at least a first compartment, and the first tabbed note assembly includes a first tabbed note and a first fastener. The first tabbed note has a first opening defined therein, and the first fastener is at least partially disposed in the first opening. The first tabbed note is positioned, or otherwise contained, at least partially in the first compartment. In one embodiment, the kit includes a divider that is inserted at least partially in the container such that the first compartment and a second compartment are defined at least partially by the divider.

A control pedal includes a pedal body having a foot contact surface at an upper side; at least a sensing unit arranged on the foot contact surface for detecting a touch action and generating a sensor signal according to the detected touch action; a microprocessor arranged in an interior of the pedal body for generating an operation instruction according to the sensor signal; and a transmission unit for transmitting the operation instruction to an electronic device to control a page turning action, sound volume adjustment, or audio mode switch.

A bookmark is adjustable to closely fit the height of a book, magazine, or the like in order to preclude inadvertent slipping or falling from the work. The present bookmark essentially comprises a strand of material having opposite first and second ends, with the ends passing through one or more adjuster beads from opposite directions to form a loop. The two strands thus “criss-cross” within the passage through the bead, with their frictional interference and bends around the sides of the bead(s) to pass laterally through the bead(s), providing a good frictional fit in order to hold the adjustment as desired. The loop is passed over one cover and group of pages in the book or work, with one side of the loop passing around the back of the spine and the opposite side of the loop passing between the pages of interest to mark the place.

A finger cover for providing additional friction when handing paper and protection a user's fingernail is provided. The finger cover includes an elongated tubular sleeve having open ends for receiving a user's finger, whereby the open ends accomodate users with long fingernails; and a gripping surface on an outer surface of the tubular sleeve for providing additional friction when handing paper. The invention also includes a fingernail protection portion held in place by the sleeve. The fingernail protection portion is substantially planar in shape and includes a horizontal slit located between its ends for insertion of a user's fingernail therethrough.

The invention provides an apparatus for turning pages of an open book and an image pickup system for book pages. The apparatus for turning pages of an open book includes a mechanism and a roller. The mechanism turns a page held at a departure position to a destination position. The roller conveys the page from a middle point of turning operation to the destination position while rotating to roll up the page. Rotation is carried out through the roller, the page is rolled up and conveyed to the destination position in the middle point of turning operation, and thus the page is prevented from returning to the departure position in the the middle point of turning operation.