EP0258373A1 - Bookcover and reading light assembly. - Google Patents
Bookcover and reading light assembly.Info
- Publication number
- EP0258373A1 EP0258373A1 EP87901566A EP87901566A EP0258373A1 EP 0258373 A1 EP0258373 A1 EP 0258373A1 EP 87901566 A EP87901566 A EP 87901566A EP 87901566 A EP87901566 A EP 87901566A EP 0258373 A1 EP0258373 A1 EP 0258373A1
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- European Patent Office
- Prior art keywords
- light
- housing
- bookcover
- assembly
- stem
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
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Classifications
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B42—BOOKBINDING; ALBUMS; FILES; SPECIAL PRINTED MATTER
- B42D—BOOKS; BOOK COVERS; LOOSE LEAVES; PRINTED MATTER CHARACTERISED BY IDENTIFICATION OR SECURITY FEATURES; PRINTED MATTER OF SPECIAL FORMAT OR STYLE NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; DEVICES FOR USE THEREWITH AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; MOVABLE-STRIP WRITING OR READING APPARATUS
- B42D3/00—Book covers
- B42D3/12—Book covers combined with other articles
- B42D3/123—Book covers combined with other articles incorporating sound producing or light emitting means or carrying sound records
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F21—LIGHTING
- F21L—LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF, BEING PORTABLE OR SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR TRANSPORTATION
- F21L2/00—Systems of electric lighting devices
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F21—LIGHTING
- F21S—NON-PORTABLE LIGHTING DEVICES; SYSTEMS THEREOF; VEHICLE LIGHTING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLE EXTERIORS
- F21S9/00—Lighting devices with a built-in power supply; Systems employing lighting devices with a built-in power supply
- F21S9/02—Lighting devices with a built-in power supply; Systems employing lighting devices with a built-in power supply the power supply being a battery or accumulator
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F21—LIGHTING
- F21V—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- F21V33/00—Structural combinations of lighting devices with other articles, not otherwise provided for
- F21V33/0004—Personal or domestic articles
- F21V33/0048—Office articles, e.g. bookmarks, desk lamps with drawers, stands for books or music scores
Definitions
- This invention relates to a bookcover and reading light assembly.
- a bookcover and reading light assembly wherein the bookcover can be mounted on and removed from a book and wherein the reading light is an extendible/retractable reading light integrated with the bookcover, the light having a stem which, when the light is in a retracted position, is accommodated in a housing on a spine of the bookcover.
- the light is held captive relative to the housing.
- the housing has two compartments, one for housing batteries for energising the light and the other for accommodating the stem of the light when the latter is in a retracted position.
- the stem has one or more bendable and/or twistable sections and is able to retain a set position.
- the assembly further comprises switching means for automatically energising and de-energising the light as it is extended and retracted, respectively.
- a bookcover and reading light assembly wherein the bookcover can be mounted on and removed from a book, and has a housing on a spine thereof for housing batteries, and wherein the reading light is swivellably connected to the housing for movement between extended and retracted positions.
- the invention thus provides a light for night time reading which will not disturb the reader's spouse or fellow aircraft travellers. It at the same time provides privacy, if required, as to the title of the book being read and is both compact and portable.
- Figure 1 is a developed view of the inside of one embodiment of a bookcover and reading light assembly according to the invention with the reading light partly extended.
- Figure 2 is a sectional view taken through the bookcover with the reading light shown in a retracted position in which the stem of the reading light is accommodated in a housing integral with the spine of the bookcover,
- Figure 3 is an end view of the bookcover and reading light assembly shown mounted on a book and opened out, parts of the housing being removed to show the inside thereof and the stem of the light being shown in section.
- Figure 4 is a fragmentary perspective view illustrating the bookcover mounted on a book and the stem of the reading light in a retracted position.
- Figure 5 is a fragmentary view showing the housing in section with the stem of the reading light partially extended
- Figure 6 is a perspective view of another embodiment of a bookcover and reading light assembly according to the invention, shown mounted on a book.
- the bookcover and reading light assembly shown therein comprises a flexible cover 10 which could be of plastics material , e . g . polyvinyl chlor ide , and which has a spine 11 , f ront and back leaves 12 and 13 respectively , and pockets 14 and 15 in the leaves 12 and 13 , respectively , which pock ets enable the bookcover to be removably placed on a book 9 ( see
- the front and back leave? may have a scored or corrugated portion 16 which allows the cover 10 to fold more easily and accommodate books of different thicknesses.
- I f corrugated, portion 16 may be stretchable to fit books of different sizes.
- a rigid or semi-rigid hous ing 17 is secured to or integrally formed with the spine 11 of the cover .
- This housing 17 def ines a compartment 18a_ which accommodates one or more batter ies 24 and a compartment 18b_ which accommodates a stem 19 of a reading light .
- the compartments 18a_ and 18_b are separated by a partition wall 25 and the compartment 18j is closed at the top and has an openable door 27 at the bottom for changing the batteries .
- the stem 19 is telescopically extendible f rom and retractable into the compartment 18b_ and has a stop member 20 which holds the stem captive with respect to the housing 17 by co-operation with a collar 28 f ixed to the top of the compartment 18b_.
- the stem 19 also has one or more bendable and/or twistable sections 21 , and a head 22 accommodating a ref lector and a replaceable light bulb 23 which is connected to the batteries by wires 26 extending through the stem 19.
- the head 22 is pivotably connected to the stem 19 by a collar 29.
- the bendable and/or twistable sections 21 allow the head 22 of the light to be set in a desired position, the sections 21 being so designed that the head 22 can retain its set position.
- the head 22 is shaped to conform with the cross-sectional shape of the housing 17 so that when the light is rectracted the head 22 extends across and conforms with the open end of the housing 17 to close the latter as shown best in Figure 4.
- the housing 17 is shorter than the spine 11 to define a space for receiving the head 22 when the light is retracted.
- the light is compactly stored when not in use.
- the light may be automatically energised as it is extended from the compartment 18b_ and automatically de-energised as it is retracted into the compartment 18b_. This can be achieved by . an appropriate mechanical arrangement which ensures that electrical contacts are made as the light is extended and broken as the light is retracted.
- the battery compartment 18_a includes a metal contact 30 mounted (see Figure 5) at its upper end, which extends into compartment 18b_ and includes one end 30a. for contact with batteries 24 and a second end 30b_ for contact with stem 19, in a manner to be explained.
- compartment 18b_ includes an elongate L-shaped metal contact 31 disposed therein which has one end 31a_ connected to the lower end of batteries 24 and an upper end 31]D for contact with stem 19, in a manner to be explained.
- Wires 26 connected to the light bulb 23 are connected to metal contacts 32 and 33 mounted on stop member 20.
- metal contact 33 always remains in contact with metal contact 31.
- metal contact 32 is brought into contact with metal contact 30b_ that the electrical circuit is completed and operates to turn the on light bulb 23. This occurs when the stem 19 is moved in an upward direction within compartment 36 to its extended position.
- the light may be provided with a manually operable on/off switch on the head 22 or on the outside of the housing 17.
- a page mark (not shown) may be connected to the bookcover. This page mark could be, for example, in the form of a ribbon which could have a fresnel-screen magnifier attached thereto.
- the bookcover and reading light assembly shown comprises an elongate battery housing 117 mounted on the spine 111 of the bookcover for housing the batteries.
- a supporting arm 119 of the light is pivotally mounted at 140 on the outside of housing 117 and includes a reflector housing 122 and a light bulb 123.
- electrical contact with the batteries within housing 117 is made by electrical wires extending from the battery housing 117 through the arm 119 and connected to light bulb 123.
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Abstract
Un couvre-livre (10) qui peut-être placé de façon détachable sur un livre, comprend un logement (17) sur sa tranche (11) et une lampe de lecture (19, 22) alimentée par batteries (24) et disposée dans le logement. Dans un mode de réalisation préféré, le logement comprend deux compartiments, l'un (18a) pour les batteries et l'autre (18b) pour le pied (19) de la lampe de lecture, lorsque celle-ci est en position retractée. Dans un autre mode de réalisation possible, la lampe de lecture est montée de façon pivotante sur le logement.A book cover (10) which can be detachably placed on a book, comprises a housing (17) on its edge (11) and a reading lamp (19, 22) powered by batteries (24) and arranged in housing. In a preferred embodiment, the housing comprises two compartments, one (18a) for the batteries and the other (18b) for the base (19) of the reading lamp, when the latter is in the retracted position. In another possible embodiment, the reading lamp is pivotally mounted on the housing.
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Priority Applications (1)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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AT87901566T ATE61287T1 (en) | 1986-03-03 | 1987-03-03 | COMPOSITION OF BOOK COVER AND READING LIGHT. |
Applications Claiming Priority (4)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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GB868605156A GB8605156D0 (en) | 1986-03-03 | 1986-03-03 | Bookcover assembly |
GB8605156 | 1986-03-03 | ||
US06/882,725 US4680681A (en) | 1986-07-07 | 1986-07-07 | Integral book cover and reading light |
US882725 | 1986-07-07 |
Publications (2)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
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EP0258373A1 true EP0258373A1 (en) | 1988-03-09 |
EP0258373B1 EP0258373B1 (en) | 1991-03-06 |
Family
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Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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EP87901566A Expired - Lifetime EP0258373B1 (en) | 1986-03-03 | 1987-03-03 | Bookcover and reading light assembly |
Country Status (7)
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EP (1) | EP0258373B1 (en) |
JP (1) | JPH072436B2 (en) |
AU (1) | AU7086387A (en) |
CA (1) | CA1296310C (en) |
ES (1) | ES2005108A6 (en) |
GB (1) | GB2189019B (en) |
WO (1) | WO1987005266A1 (en) |
Cited By (1)
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US6478443B2 (en) * | 2001-03-13 | 2002-11-12 | Jack Lin | Bookcase lamp |
Family Cites Families (8)
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US2161872A (en) * | 1937-01-25 | 1939-06-13 | Wilhelm Ernst Reeser | Electrical pocket writing and reading lamp |
CH197870A (en) * | 1937-03-16 | 1938-05-31 | Rebmann & Frueh | Envelope with electric lighting. |
US2311153A (en) * | 1941-06-17 | 1943-02-16 | Carlo Ralph | Self-adjusting book cover |
US2561744A (en) * | 1948-08-17 | 1951-07-24 | Vera V Langdon | Battery-operated book light |
FR1005901A (en) * | 1949-04-26 | 1952-04-17 | Application of pleating to plastics | |
US3823312A (en) * | 1973-02-16 | 1974-07-09 | M Weinstein | Illuminated book holder |
FR2271051A1 (en) * | 1974-01-14 | 1975-12-12 | Perrun Jean | Protective book cover with reading lamp - has batteries housed in spine, bulb arm and reflector at top |
US3885145A (en) * | 1974-02-05 | 1975-05-20 | Norman Dudley Wise | Combination book enclosure and reading lamp |
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1987
- 1987-03-02 CA CA000530914A patent/CA1296310C/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1987-03-03 JP JP62501583A patent/JPH072436B2/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1987-03-03 EP EP87901566A patent/EP0258373B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1987-03-03 WO PCT/GB1987/000149 patent/WO1987005266A1/en active IP Right Grant
- 1987-03-03 ES ES8700578A patent/ES2005108A6/en not_active Expired
- 1987-03-03 AU AU70863/87A patent/AU7086387A/en not_active Abandoned
- 1987-03-03 GB GB8704903A patent/GB2189019B/en not_active Expired
Non-Patent Citations (1)
Title |
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Cited By (1)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US6478443B2 (en) * | 2001-03-13 | 2002-11-12 | Jack Lin | Bookcase lamp |
Also Published As
Publication number | Publication date |
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AU7086387A (en) | 1987-09-28 |
JPS63502814A (en) | 1988-10-20 |
ES2005108A6 (en) | 1989-03-01 |
JPH072436B2 (en) | 1995-01-18 |
WO1987005266A1 (en) | 1987-09-11 |
GB2189019A (en) | 1987-10-14 |
GB8704903D0 (en) | 1987-04-08 |
CA1296310C (en) | 1992-02-25 |
EP0258373B1 (en) | 1991-03-06 |
GB2189019B (en) | 1989-12-20 |
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