37results about "Reading racks" patented technology

A universal bookholder which receives a book therein in a folder type, and which is portable and usable anywhere at any time to allow a user to read a book thereon is disclosed.The universal bookholder includes a pair of cover members for forming an inner space to receive a book therein when being folded and for supporting both sides of the book when being opened, a supporting unit combined between the pair of cover members so as to be folded with the cover members, a string installed in the supporting unit to traverse papers of the book for fixing the received book, at least one guide member mounted in the pair of cover members, and a clamp movably combined to the guide member for fixing a paper of the received book.

A portable support device is described for holding a laptop computer, other electronic device, book or notebook, or other load object on a tiltable support board for viewing and operation by a person situated in any of a variety of body positions, including, but not limited to sitting, lying, and reclining in a variety of indoor and outdoor locations. The tiltable support board may accordingly be positioned and locked into a variety of angular inclinations with respect to a structure of the portable support device while the laptop computer or other load is securely displayed to the situated user, who may be sitting or lying under the device. In a preferred embodiment, the portable support device also comprises a set of legs that are independently extendable and independently angularly positionable in order to allow for use on a variety of uneven surfaces, including beds, couches, and uneven outdoor locations.

A system and method for using a book / laptop stand is disclosed. The book / laptop stand comprises a short or tall stand, and a mounting deck. The mounting deck comprises a mounting platform, mounting platform coupler, slide clamps, and slide clamp slots. The mounting platform can both rotate and swivel 360°, and is attached to either of the stands by the mounting coupler. Both the height and width of either stand can be adjusted, with optional detents to fix at predetermined locations. The mounting coupler rotationally frictionally couples the mounting platform to the stands. The mounting platform includes slide clamps that are adjustable in location within slide clamp slots. Detents can also be provided for the mounting coupler. The slide clamps include a locking lever, attached to which are a rolling ball that allows users of the book / laptop stand to substantially easily turn pages of a book.

This mounting system can be used to house a television or other appliance against, or in, a wall, ceiling, floor or table. A user may manipulate the position and orientation of the housed appliance from its storage position to an operational position. The entire system can be completely concealed from view by a decorative cover while providing ready access to the appliance. To operate the appliance, the mount provides for extension and / or rotation to a desired position without removal of the concealing cover. A mounting bracket is attached to a fixed structure, and an appliance interface bracket is adapted for attachment to the appliance. A system of linkage arms couples the two brackets. Multiple linkage arm systems accommodate various lengths of extension and degrees of rotation including 180°. In all cases provision is made for concealed containment of all power and control cables necessary for operation of the appliance.

An apparatus for holding a book, cell phone, or audio player or other object providing a source of information or entertainment. A flexible tubing having sufficient flexibility for positional adjustment while maintaining the object in a stable position has a proximal end attached to the object holder and a distal portion adapted to be coiled to provide an integral stand for the object holder.

An adjustable support for holding an electronic device having a display at a desired elevated position for viewing of the display without tilting of the user's head. The support includes an upright elongated member pivotally connected to a generally planar base piece held beneath the user's thigh so as to hold the pivotally connected elongated member in an upright position. A telescoping and gooseneck segment enhance the adjustability of the position of the upright member at level and orientation enabling easy viewing of the display without tipping the head of a seated or reclining user. A magnetic or clamping cradle adjacent an upper end of the upright member by a ball joint engages the electronic device, with the ball joint providing adjustment of the orientation of the electronic device.

A mounting apparatus for reversibly attaching a portable electronic device to a support surface, wherein the mounting apparatus comprises a support shaft, a connector device, a mounting attachment, and a mounting bracket. The connector device is secured to a first end of the support shaft for reversibly attaching the mounting apparatus to the support surface. The mounting attachment is secured to a second end of the support shaft, wherein the mounting attachment comprises a ball joint and a first locking device. The mounting bracket is secured to the mounting attachment for reversibly attaching the portable electronic device, wherein the mounting bracket comprises a second locking device. The first locking device and the second locking device are operable to reversibly fasten to each other with the ball joint therebetween so that the mounting bracket is rotatably secured to the mounting attachment.

The inventive apparatus having page turning capability for reading assistance enables to easily turn over pages of a book by a simple operation and provides a more comfortable environment for the person who spends time on reading. To properly use an apparatus (50), set an open book on a supporting means (1), press the midsection over the right and left pages by a page-pressing means (2), and then press the edges of the right and left pages by page-turning-up means (3, 4). To turn over the page, activate an interlocking means by using a remote handling means, move either one of the right and left page-turning-up means (3, 4), and press the page surface to create a shearing force between the first and second pages so that the page can be turned up. After that, a page-turning-over means (5) starts moving and slips into the back of the page. The page-turning-over means (5) presses the page from behind and turns over the page to the other side. At the same time, the page-pressing means (3, 4) run off the first page already turned up.

The Universal Book Holder permits a person to read from supine, sideways facing, sideways-upward facing as well as from the usual forward and downward facing postures. The book holder accepts hard cover books, paperbacks, magazines and newspapers. Insertion and removal of books is done by the user without changing his / her reading position and does not require any manual dexterity whatever.

A universal bookholder which receives a book therein in a folder type, and which is portable and usable anywhere at any time to allow a user to read a book thereon is disclosed. The universal bookholder includes a pair of cover members for forming an inner space to receive a book therein when being folded and for supporting both sides of the book when being opened, a supporting unit combined between the pair of cover members so as to be folded with the cover members, a string installed in the supporting unit to traverse papers of the book for fixing the received book, at least one guide member mounted in the pair of cover members, and a clamp movably combined to the guide member for fixing a paper of the received book.

A reading machine in which the page of a book can be turned surely through a simple operation, burden on a reader is lessened and long time reading does not cause a significant fatigue. In the reading machine (50), a supporting means (1) is set with a book while being spread, a retaining means (2) retains pages at the boundary part of left and right pages, and standing means (3, 4) retain pages at the end part of left and right pages. When an interlocking means is driven through a remote operating means at the time of turning a page, any one standing means (3, 4) of left or right page moves while retaining pages. Since a shearing force acts between the first and second pages, only one page flexes to stand up. Consequently, a turning means (5) begins to turn and enters the rear side of the standing paper plane. The turning means (5) pushes the rear side of the page and feeds it to the opposite page. At the same time, the retaining means (2) and the standing means (3, 4) separate from the standing first page.

A laptop computer stand device to hold a laptop computer that includes a keyboard and a screen hinged to the keyboard includes a base including two feet spaced apart a sufficient distance to straddle a recumbent person and legs upstanding from the feet. A cross-member extends between the legs above the feet. A laptop keyboard support extends to one side of the cross-member including a protrusion to hook on a portion of the keyboard, and a laptop screen support extends to one side of the cross-member spaced from the laptop keyboard support to hook on the screen.

An apparatus for supporting a tablet computing device includes an arm having first and second ends; a support base detachably fastened to the second end of the arm by an attachment member wherein the support base includes a recess formed on the bottom surface of the support base and a through hole formed on the recess; and a receiving plate, mounted on the first end of the arm to receive the tablet computing device. The receiving plate includes a receiving portion having an annular mounting portion with an inner rim and outer rim which are concentric such that the tablet computing device can mount on the annular mounting portion facing downward for allowing the user to see the screen of the tablet computing device from below the receiving portion.

The computer workstation permits a user to work while reclining or in a supine position. The workstation has a monitor and a monitor platform for securely holding the monitor. The platform is independently adjustable and lockable in a selected horizontal and vertical position. The monitor moves with the platform so that the monitor is positioned in viewing position for the user when the user is in any position. The workstation also has a wireless transceiver for streaming signals between the monitor and a remote computer. The remote computer is wirelessly attached to the workstation. A keyboard / trackball platform is independently adjustable and lockable in selected positions. The keyboard / trackball platform has a wireless keyboard detachably mounted thereon. The keyboard assists the user to communicate with the remote computer. Additionally, there is a trackball for assisting the user to communicate with the remote computer. The trackball is detachably mounted on the keyboard / trackball platform.

An overhead support includes a transparent structure to support a visual medium for display to a supine viewer. The support is suspended from a ceiling over a location where the viewer wishes to recline. The support includes a positioning mechanism for easily adjusting the height of the visual medium above the viewer. In an embodiment, the positioning mechanism has a lock for fixing the height. In another embodiment, the support includes a light source. In another embodiment, the support includes an optical prescription.

A lying working support comprises a supporting rod and a supporting plate, wherein the supporting rod comprises a transverse rod, and two vertical rods which are connected to two ends of the transverse rod; chutes for adjusting height are formed in the vertical rods; two bases through which the supporting rod can be fixed beside a bed is arranged; the supporting plate is mounted on the transverserod of the supporting rod through an adjusting seat; two circular rings are arranged on the rear surface of the supporting plate, and each circular hole is arranged in each circular circle to form anadjusting ring; positioning clamps are arranged on the adjusting rings; an adjusting sleeve sleeves the transverse rod of the supporting rod and can move on the transverse rod; a bottom ring which iscorresponding to each adjusting ring on the supporting plate is arranged on the adjusting seat; a plurality of circular holes are formed in the bottom rings; a gap and a fixing clamp are arranged at the tail part of the adjusting seat; the fixing clamp is mounted at the tail part of the adjusting seat and is used for supporting the transverse rod of the supporting rod so as to prevent the supporting rod from moving. The support has the advantages of being stable, high in bearing capacity, and adjustable in position and angle; the support is applicable to storing of various books or laptops andother objects and is suitable for working by lying.

The invention provides a supporting bracket for supine reading, and the supporting bracket has almost no blocking and no interference to text contents of a book, and is more simple in structure, moreconvenient in assembly and lower in cost. The supporting bracket includes a book supporting structure, and the book supporting structure comprises a quadrangular frame and one or more tensile strandsdistributed in an inner region of the quadrangular frame; the quadrilateral frame comprises a first set of opposite sides and a second set of opposite sides; the tensile strands are connected to the first set of opposite sides of the quadrilateral frame in a tight state.

A device for holding an LCD monitor and user input devices in an inverted position for operation while an operator thereof is in a supine position is provided which comprises at least an attachment for a reclinable display system, an attachment for one or more wireless user input devices, power connectors, a stand for bearing the panel above a surface suitable for a supine operator.

A reading desk for use in a sitting or lying position includes a downwardly open box-shaped housing secured to the ceiling of a building, a take-up roll mounted within the housing, a rotation assembly mounted at one side of the take-up roll to rotate the take-up roll in the forward or reverse direction, a pair of belts, each of which has one end connected to the take-up roll to be wound on or unwound from the take-up roll and the other end extending downward from the housing, and a book holder having an upper portion connected to the other ends of the pair of belts and adapted to ascend or descend by the operation of the rotation assembly to be inserted into the housing or exposed to the outside.

A combinative shelving unit includes two stand assemblies and a load tray. The two stand assemblies are arranged parallel to each other. Each stand assembly includes a pair of posts and a transverse link connected between the pair of posts. Each transverse link has a first assembling portion and a second assembling portion. One side of the load tray has a connecting portion and another side thereof has a second connecting portion. The first connecting portion and the second connecting portion are staggered in position. The first connecting portion engages with the first assembling portion of one of the transverse links, and the second connecting portion engages with the second assembling portion of another one of the transverse links.

The invention discloses a rotating bracket used by a user for watching an electronic screen in a bed. The rotating bracket comprises a rotation control mechanism and a rotating mechanism, wherein the rotation control mechanism comprises an on-pillow control switch and an in-bed body position signal acquisition system; a pillow body lifting control switch comprises a strip-shaped test board; a plurality of longitudinally and horizontally arranged normally open reed switches are connected in parallel and are fixed to the test board; the rotating mechanism is a rotating part bracket of which the arm is equipped with an electronic screen fixing rack; and a rotating pulling mechanism is arranged in a rectangular rotation driving box. The rotating bracket has the advantages that when people lie on the bed to watch mobile phones, the body position can be monitored in real time, when the body position changes between a side-lying body position and a supine body position, a mobile phone bracket can be adjusted timely and accurately, and improvement of disease conditions of patients with cervical spondylosis is greatly facilitated.

A portable table for supporting a book above a user lying in a bed includes a base that may be positioned on a support surface. The base is positioned proximate the bed. A pair of legs is coupled to and extends upwardly from the base. A frame is coupled to the legs. The frame may be positioned above the user lying in the bed. A plurality of rods is movably coupled to the frame. The rods are positionable in a selected configuration so the rods may support the book. The user may read the book.

A hands-free reading holder, comprising a frame assembly, including a first frame member and a second frame member adjustably connected to the first frame member, in which the first frame member includes a transverse shaft; a handbag which accommodates the frame assembly and includes a handles member and a reading-object holder assembly, including a holder member; and a connecting member, in which the holder member carries a reading object, and the connecting member is adjustably connected between the holder member and the transverse shaft, wherein the first frame member, the second frame member, and the reading-object holder assembly each include movable joints thereby providing a plurality of rotary shafts for the holder member.

The inventive apparatus having page turning capability for reading assistance enables to easily turn over pages of a book by a simple operation and provides a more comfortable environment for the person who spends time on reading.To properly use an apparatus (50), set an open book on a supporting means (1), press the midsection over the right and left pages by a page-pressing means (2), and then press the edges of the right and left pages by page-turning-up means (3, 4). To turn over the page, activate an interlocking means by using a remote handling means, move either one of the right and left page-turning-up means (3, 4), and press the page surface to create a shearing force between the first and second pages so that the page can be turned up. After that, a page-turning-over means (5) starts moving and slips into the back of the page. The page-turning-over means (5) presses the page from behind and turns over the page to the other side. At the same time, the page-pressing means (3, 4) run off the first page already turned up.

A hands-free reading holder, comprising a frame assembly, including a first frame member and a second frame member adjustably connected to the first frame member, in which the first frame member includes a transverse shaft; a handbag which accommodates the frame assembly and includes a handles member and a reading-object holder assembly, including a holder member; and a connecting member, in which the holder member carries a reading object, and the connecting member is adjustably connected between the holder member and the transverse shaft, wherein the first frame member, the second frame member, and the reading-object holder assembly each include movable joints thereby providing a plurality of rotary shafts for the holder member.