Patent Application
20180194152
The invention relates to a book, preferably a notebook, having a multi-part binder and at least one sheet of paper or paper-like material received in the binder, the binder encompassing a spine element, a front-side book cover fastened pivotably around a first pivot axis, and a rear-side book cover fastened pivotably around a second pivot axis, and a holding apparatus being provided for detachable mounting of the at least one sheet on the binder.
Notebooks of this kind, in which the book covers and also the spine element are often covered with leather, textile, paper, or a plastic material, are known from practical use. As part of the binder, the book covers serve to protect the sheet, which as a rule is embodied as a notepad. The latter can also be side-bound and preferably has a glue binding.
It is disadvantageous in this context that such notebooks need to be reacquired in their entirety after being completely written in. This is undesirable especially in the context of a binder of high-quality manufacture, and not only is associated with high cost but also represents an undesirable waste of raw materials.
In books that have replaceable “internals” and the notepad can be replaced, however, writing on or otherwise configuring the book cover can also result in a desire for change after the book has been used for a certain period of time, so that complete replacement of the book becomes necessary or desirable.
The object of the invention is to avoid the aforesaid disadvantages and to describe a book with which both replacement of the internals, and adaptation of the book cover to changing requirements, are flexibly possible.
This object is achieved, in a book of the species, in that
either
at least one book cover is embodied in multi-part fashion, encompassing a receiving surface fastened articulatedly on the spine element and pivotable around the corresponding pivot axis, and a replaceable cover element detachably mountable on said receiving surface,
or
at least one book cover comprises a receiving surface, fastened articulatedly on the spine element and pivotable around the corresponding pivot axis, as well as a cover element, the receiving surface and the cover element being embodied integrally and said book cover being replaceable thanks to a detachable mounting of the receiving surface on the spine element.
Advantageously, on the one hand the holding apparatus can comprise or be constituted by a first sub-element of a magnetic mounting system, and on the other hand the at least one sheet can comprise a second sub-element of a magnetic mounting system. Affixing of the “internals” in the book can thus be accomplished in simple fashion by magnetic attachment.
According to the present invention, at least one sub-element of a magnetic mounting system can be embodied as a magnetic strip, and furthermore at least one sub-element of a magnetic mounting system can be embodied as an iron strip. Alternatively, both sub-elements can also be embodied as a magnetic strip.
Advantageously, the at least one sheet and/or the notepad can be equipped with endpapers that project at least 10 mm to a maximum of 20 mm, preferably 15 mm.
The two endpapers can each be folded over facing inward and can be held in clamped fashion between two clamping bars, so that secure mounting of the sheet or notepad is possible.
At least one sub-element of a magnetic mounting system can be attached to the outer clamping bar, being preferably adhesively bonded or bolted on.
Preferably at least one clamping bar can be at least 10 mm to a maximum of 20 mm, preferably 15 mm, wide. At least one clamping bar can also be at least 100 mm to a maximum of 320 mm, preferably 150 mm or 210 mm or 300 mm, long. Secure mounting and good stability are thereby enabled, and usual dimensions of such books are conformed to.
In a preferred exemplifying embodiment of the invention, at least one cover element can be made at least externally, preferably entirely, of a metallic, in particular engraved, material, thereby affording particularly high quality as well as good durability and stability.
According to the present invention, at least one cover element can be detachably mounted on the corresponding receiving surface by way of a screw mounting system. The inner side of the cover element can in that context be equipped with internal threads, and the receiving surface can comprise correspondingly provided passthrough holes, and mounting can be effecting using appropriate screws. Countersunk screws can be utilized in particular, and the passthrough holes can be equipped with a countersink for them.
Advantageously, at least one pivot axis can be constituted by a hinge, preferably in the manner of a piano hinge, thus affording stable and durable articulated support over the entire height of the book.
In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the two cover elements can each be equipped with loops for holding a writing instrument; the loops can be arranged along the outer edges of the cover elements in such a way that with the book in a closed state they are adjacent to, and align with, one another. A pen arranged in the loops by being inserted then locks the two book covers to one another and prevents the book from being opened.
When at least one pivot axis is constituted by a hinge, the hinge can preferably be embodied as a rolled hinge having two leaves that are connected to one another by a pin, the one leaf being part of the spine element and the other leaf being part of the receiving surface.
In a preferred exemplifying embodiment of the invention, the book can furthermore encompass a holder, providable instead of the at least one sheet or as a supplement to that at least one sheet, for a tablet computer or a phablet, which holder likewise comprises a second sub-element of a magnetic mounting system and is detachably attachable by means thereof to the first sub-element of the holding apparatus.
Exemplifying embodiments of the invention are depicted in the drawings and will be explained below. In the drawings:
In all the Figures, corresponding reference characters are used for identical or similar components.
As is also evident from
Book 20 is furthermore equipped with a holding apparatus 24 for detachable mounting of notepad 14 on binder 21.
Both book covers 22, 23 are of multi-part configuration (see
Cover elements 7 are made entirely of a metallic material. They are each detachably mounted on the corresponding receiving surface 1, 2 via a screw mounting system. For this purpose, receiving surfaces 1, 2 have correspondingly provided passthrough holes 26, and the inner sides of cover elements 7 are equipped with internal threads. Correspondingly adapted screws 9, which in the exemplifying embodiment shown are embodied as countersunk screws, are then provided for mounting. Passthrough holes 26 are accordingly equipped with a countersink 27.
As shown in
On the one hand, holding apparatus 24, which can be seen particularly well in
Notepad 14 is outfitted with endpapers 12, 13 that project approximately 15 mm. The two endpapers 12, 13 are each folded over facing inward, and are held in clamped fashion between two clamping bars 10, 11 connected to one another via screws 15. Magnetic strip 5 is in turn mounted on the outer clamping bar 10; in the exemplifying embodiment shown, it is adhesively bonded on. This is clearly evident, for example, from
As is evident from
Hinges 25 that form the pivot axes are embodied here as rolled hinges (also called “single hinges”) that comprise three parts, namely the two leaves, which are made of bent thin sheet metal and encompass the knuckles, and an axis embodied as a pin. The latter is embodied detachably in the present case. For each hinge 25, the one leaf is embodied as part of spine element 3, and the respective other leaf is part of the respective receiving surface 1 or 2.
| Number | Date | Country | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 202017100101.6 | Jan 2017 | DE | national |
