Lifter

Abstract

To enable easy retrieval by hands of documents positioned at the bottom of a box, even when the documents are stacked flat inside in such a box to solve a problem as when documents such as booklets, newspapers, and materials are placed flat in a box that is slightly larger than their shape, it becomes difficult to retrieve documents located at the bottom of the box.SOLUTION: A lifting board with a plate-like area smaller than the bottom surface of the box is installed with a lift plate that can pivot at the lower edge on one side of the lifting board, and a finger grip is attached or formed on the lift plate so that fingers can easily grip the lift plate to lift the lift plate.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] This relates to a tool used to lift and remove boxed booklets, notebooks, newspapers, documents, materials, and other flat-shaped items (hereinafter referred to as "documents, etc.") from the box. [Background technology]

[0002] When documents are stacked flat in a box that is slightly larger than the outer dimensions of the documents, it is difficult to remove documents located at the bottom of the box.

[0003] I searched around FI B65G57, 59, and 60 on the patent information platform, but was unable to find any prior art documents. Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] To enable a user to see documents, etc. located at the bottom of a box and easily take them out by hand without damaging them, even when the documents, etc. are stacked flat and placed in a box slightly larger than the outer shape of the box. [Means for solving the problem]

[0005] The lifting board is a plate-like lifting board having an area smaller than the bottom surface of the box, and a lifting plate attached to one side of the lifting board in a state where the lower end can be turned, and a finger hook is attached or formed on the lifting plate so that fingers can be hooked on the lifting plate and the lifting plate can be easily lifted.

[0006] The lifting board may have holes or a small area, as long as it is rigid enough to lift up part of the documents to be put into the box without bending too much while still holding the documents. The lifting board may have a width (depth direction) that is about half the depth of the bottom of the box, but if it is to be pulled further toward the front where the lifting plate is located after lifting, it is better for the width (depth direction) to be at least about 2 / 3 the depth of the bottom of the box so that documents, etc. do not slide off the lifting board and remain at the bottom of the box. The side of the lifter with the lifting plate is called the "front" and the opposite side is called the "back", and "depth" refers to the length from the front to the back.

[0007] The lifting board has a height equal to or slightly less than the depth of the box, and its bottom end is attached to one side of the lifting board by a hinge, such as a crease, so that the angle with the lifting board changes when the lifting board is lifted or when the lifting board is further pulled in a certain direction after being lifted.

[0008] The finger hooks on the lifting plate can be made by attaching protrusions or non-slip textured parts to the lifting board side of the lifting plate, by making a recess in the lifting plate, or by drilling holes. The finger hooks can be on the opposite side of the lifting board from the lifting board side of the lifting plate, but it is easier to hook your fingers on the lifting board side. Also, it is easier to use if the gap between the lifting plate and the documents, etc. is large enough to fit your fingers through. Also, in order to make the entire box smaller, it is better not to make the finger rest too thick.

[0009] If the lifting board is sized to have a height equal to or slightly smaller than the depth of the box in which documents and the like are to be placed, a lid can be placed on the box with the lifting board and documents still inside. Box dimensions suitable for this invention are those with a small height (depth) compared to the depth. The ratio is roughly 4:1 or less. If the height exceeds about 1 / 4, documents and the like will easily slide off the lifting board into the box when the lifting board is pulled up by the lifting plate. [Effects of the Invention]

[0010] By pulling up the lifting board with your fingers, you can easily lift up documents and other items placed flat at the bottom of the box.Furthermore, by pulling the lifting board towards the front, placing the lifting board on the edge of the side panel at the front of the box, and tilting the lifting board forward by 90 degrees, you can view and take out documents and other items from the front direction. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0011] [Figure 1] A perspective view of the lifter in the box seen from the rear (Example 1) [Figure 2] This is a perspective view of the lifter's lifting plate being pulled up, pulled further toward the front, and placed on the front side panel of the box, as seen from the rear (Example 1). [Figure 3] A perspective view of the lifter seen from the rear (Example 1) [Figure 4] A perspective view of a lifter in a box with documents and the like on it, seen from the rear (Example 1) [Figure 5] A cross-sectional view of documents placed on the lifting board, the lifter pulled up, and then pulled to the front. A is before the lifter is pulled up. B is after the lifter has been pulled up. C is after the lifter has been pulled to the front. [Figure 6] This is a cross-sectional view showing that because the lifting board is about half the depth of the box, documents and other items remain inside the box when the lifter is pulled toward the front. D is before the lifter is pulled up. E is after the lifter is pulled up. F is after the lifter is pulled toward the front. [Figure 7] A perspective view of the small finger rest on the lifting plate seen from the rear side (Example 2) [Figure 8] A perspective view of the finger grip created by small unevenness on the lifting plate, seen from the rear side (Example 3) [Figure 9] A perspective view of a lifting plate with small uneven finger grips included in a box, seen from the front side (Example 3) [Figure 10] A perspective view of the finger rest of the hole in the lifting plate seen from the rear side (Example 4) [Figure 11]A perspective view of a finger rest with a square hole in a small trapezoidal lifting plate, seen from the back side (Example 5) DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0012] The purpose of being able to easily see and take out documents placed at the bottom of documents placed flat on the bottom of the box is realized by configuring a lifter 1 with a lifting board 1-1 and a lifting plate 1-2. [Example]

[0013] 1 is a perspective view from the rear side of an embodiment of a lifter 1 of the present invention. The front side is the left side of the figure indicated by the circle 1-5. The width of the lifting plate 1-2 is the same length as the width of the lifting board 1-1. The width of the finger hook 1-3 protruding from the back side of the lifting plate 1-2 is also the same length as the width of the lifting board 1-1. The long finger hook 1-3 also helps to improve the strength of the lifting board 1-1.

[0014] 2 is a perspective view from the rear of the lifter 1 when the lifting board 1-1 is lifted up by holding the lifting plate 1-2 and placed on the side plate 2-2 on the front side of the box. The lifting board 1-1 is tilted.

[0015] Figure 3 shows the lifter 1 removed from the box 2. In Figure 4, documents 3 are placed on the lifting board 1-1 of lifter 1, and both lifter 1 and documents 3 are stored in box 2. The height of lifting plate 1-2 of lifter 1 is about 1 mm shorter than the depth of box 2, so even if a lid is placed on box 2, it will not come into contact with lifting plate 1-2. Although both the box 2 and the lifting board 1-1 are made of paper, they may also be made of wood, resin, metal, etc.

[0016] It is easier to use if the gap 1-5 between the lifting board 1-2 and the documents, etc. 3 is wide enough to fit a finger in. To prevent the documents, etc. 3 from moving forward on the lifting board 1-1 and the gap 1-5 from becoming too narrow, a block or the like may be placed in the gap 1-5 to prevent the documents, etc. 3 from moving too far forward. The thickness (protrusion amount) of the finger rest 1-3 is about 2 mm, which allows the fingertip to be placed comfortably on the finger rest 1-3.

[0017] FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing the state where the lifting board 1-1 is pulled up by holding the lifting plate 1-2, and then pulled further forward, and the lifting board 1-1 is placed on the edge of the side plate 2-2 on the front side of the box 2. If the documents 3 on the lifting board 1-1 are books stacked flat with the spines facing forward, the lifting plate 1-2 can be tilted 90 degrees forward to allow the entire spines of the books to be seen.

[0018] FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing that the depth of the lifting board 1-1 is about half the depth of the bottom of the box 2, so that documents and the like remain in the box when the lifter 1 is pulled forward. In order to be able to pull documents and the like out while they remain on the lifter 1 when the lifter 1 is pulled out, the depth of the lifting board 1-1 must be at least about two-thirds the depth of the box 2. [Example]

[0019] Figure 7 is an oblique view from the rear of one embodiment of the lifter 1 of the present invention, in which the finger rest 1-3 attached to the lifting plate 1-2 is not the same width as the lifting plate 1-2 as in embodiment 1, but is a short finger rest 1-3. Cost reduction is expected compared to Example 1. [Example]

[0020] FIG. 8 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the lifter 1 of the present invention, in which a finger rest 1-3 with small projections and depressions is attached to a lifting plate 1-2, as seen from the rear. FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the third embodiment as seen from the front side. There is a semicircular notch in the side panel 2-2 on the front side of the box 2, which makes it easy to grasp the unevenness of the finger rest 1-3 of the lifting plate 1-2 with the thumb and index finger. If there is a notch, the finger rest of the lifting plate 1-2 may be on the front side of the lifting plate 1-2. [Example]

[0021] FIG. 10 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the lifter 1 of the present invention, in which a finger hole 1-31 is opened in the lifting plate 1-2 and the hole serves as the finger hole 1-3, as viewed from the rear. The hole may be one or more, and may be large enough to hold a fingernail even if it is too small for a finger to fit through. The finger hole 1-31 does not have to be a through hole, but may be a recessed hole where a fingernail can be caught. [Example]

[0022] FIG. 11 is a perspective view from the rear of one embodiment of the lifter of the present invention, in which the lifting plate 1-2 is trapezoidal and the square hole serves as the finger hole 1-31. The lifting plate 1-2 may be smaller in width than the lifting board 1-1, but a plate that cannot stand on its own and bends like a string is not suitable. [Industrial Applicability]

[0023] It can be used to store, preserve, retrieve and check items that are difficult to store vertically or are likely to be damaged if stored vertically, such as old books in libraries, museum materials, stock newspapers, thin booklets and single-page documents. [Explanation of symbols]

[0024] 1 lifter 1-1 Lifting board 1-2 Pulling board 1-3 Finger hook 1-31 Finger hole 1-4 Hinge part 1-5 Gap between finger rest and documents 1-6 Circle indicating the front direction of the lifter 2 boxes 2-1 Bottom of the box 2-2 Front side panel of the box 2-3 Cutout in the side panel on the front side of the box 3. Documents, etc.

Claims

[Claim 1] The lifter is characterized by a lifting board, a lifting plate attached to one side of the lifting board in a rotatable state at its lower end, and a finger hook attached or formed on the lifting plate for lifting the lifting plate.

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