Pivoting Tripod Book Holder for Eye-Level Hands-Free Reading
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing book holding devices do not effectively allow for hands-free reading at eye level, as they lack adjustability and flexibility in holding the book in a preferred orientation, especially when the user is in a reclined position.
Innovation Solution
A collapsible tripod with a pivotally attached book holder and a flexible page holder that can be bent around the book to secure pages in a reading position, allowing the book to be positioned at eye level and adjusted for comfortable reading without straining the neck or back.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a book holder uses a fixed rigid structure, then it provides stable support, but it cannot be adjusted to various orientations for comfortable reading
Solution Approach 1:
The book holder employs a pivotally attached mechanism that allows the holder to rotate and adjust to various orientations. The pivotal connection enables dynamic repositioning of the book holder relative to the tripod, transforming a static structure into an adjustable one that adapts to different reading positions and angles.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a book holder uses a fixed page holder, then it maintains page position, but it cannot adapt to different book sizes and shapes
Solution Approach 1:
The page holder is constructed from flexible material that can bend and conform to different book sizes and shapes. This flexibility allows the page holder to adapt its form to various book dimensions while maintaining sufficient contact pressure to securely hold pages in place during reading.
3Ease of manufacture
If a book holder is made rigid for stability, then it provides firm support, but it cannot be collapsed for compact storage
Solution Approach 1:
The book holder structure is divided into separable components including the tripod legs and the book holder assembly. The tripod legs can be collapsed along the central pole, and the book holder can be detached from the cup, enabling compact storage while maintaining structural integrity during use.
Solution Approach 2:
The tripod legs are designed to collapse and nest along the central pole, with each leg able to slide into the space created by the others. This nested configuration allows the extended tripod structure to be compacted into a small storage form factor while preserving its full operational dimensions when deployed.
4Adaptability or versatility
If a book holder provides fixed positioning, then it ensures consistent reading position, but it cannot accommodate different reading positions and angles
Solution Approach 1:
The pivotally attached book holder enables easy adjustment to different reading positions and angles through simple rotation. The dynamic pivotal connection allows the user to smoothly reposition the book holder without complex mechanisms, accommodating various reading comfort requirements while maintaining operational simplicity.
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AI summary
A book holding assembly includes a tripod has a plurality of legs collapsibly disposed on a central pole of the tripod. A cup is coupled the central pole and the cup is directed upwardly on the central pole. A book holder is pivotally attached to the cup thereby facilitating the book holder to be positioned at a variety of orientations. The book holder is adjustable to grip a book thereby facilitating the book to be positioned in a preferred orientation for reading to facilitate a user to read the book in a hands-free manner. The book holder has a flexible page holder extending away from the book holder. The flexible page holder is bendable into a variety of shapes thereby facilitating each of the flexible page holder to be positioned against respective pages of the book for holding the respective pages in a reading position.