REVOLVING LIGHTED PAGE MAKEUP FOR GRAPHIC ARTS
United States Patent 3867622
A plurality of glass sections, typically eight in number, each large enough to hold a full size newspaper page, are obliquely mounted on an axially symmetrical carrier whose axis is vertical. This carrier is mounted on a vertical stand in such wise that the carrier can rotate around the stand on its axis. A box containing a light source and a switch in series therewith is mounted on the stand. By manually rotating the carrier, any one of the glass sections can be brought above the light source and thus illuminated. Above the carrier is disposed a horizontal disk whose center is located above the axis of the stand and which is attached thereto in such wise as to be free to rotate about a vertical axis passing through its center. The disc and carrier arae independently rotatable.
US Patent References:
Table
Hickman - June 1925 - 1541709
Display stand
Kopp - February 1932 - 1846878
Illuminated table
Chakow - August 1937 - 2090248
Tracing table
Loesch - February 1955 - 2701838
Dining room table
Rau - May 1965 - 3185829
Table
Hickman - June 1925 - 1541709
Display stand
Kopp - February 1932 - 1846878
Illuminated table
Chakow - August 1937 - 2090248
Tracing table
Loesch - February 1955 - 2701838
Dining room table
Rau - May 1965 - 3185829
Application Number:
05/430633
Publication Date:
02/18/1975
Filing Date:
01/04/1974
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Assignee:
The Raymond Lee Organization, Inc. (New York, NY)
Primary Class:
Other Classes:
362/449, 108/23
International Classes:
F21V33/00; F21V33/00
Field of Search:
240/2P,2D,4,10.1 40/77 108/23
US Patent References:
| 3292287 | Display | December 1966 | Marn |
Primary Examiner:
Moses, Richard L.
Claims:
1. A makeup table comprising:
2. The table of claim 1 wherein said shaft is hollow and the disc has a smaller vertical shaft secured to the center and rotatably disposed in the hollow shaft.
2. The table of claim 1 wherein said shaft is hollow and the disc has a smaller vertical shaft secured to the center and rotatably disposed in the hollow shaft.
Description:
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Lighted page makeup tables typically have a capacity of only one or two full size newspaper pages. When more than this number of pages have to be made up, incomplete pages must be removed from the table and then returned to it when the required components, such as advertisements, pictures or copy become available.
My invention is directed toward eliminating or reducing this removal and replacement of incompletely set up newspaper pages, and facilitating the storage of such components as they become available.
To this end, I mount a plurality of planar glass faces, typically eight in number and each large enough to hold one full sized newspaper page, in an oblique manner upon an axially symmetrical carrier whose axis is vertical. I mount this carrier upon a vertical cylindrical stand in such wise as to make the axis of the carrier and the longitudinal axis of the stand coincident, and also in such wise that the carrier will be free to rotate around the stand about its axis. I affix a box containing a light source and a switch in series therewith to the stand in such wise that the direction of propagation of the light therefrom will be perpendicular to the plane of a glass face, and also in such wise that the box is entirely within the hollow truncated cone formed by the surface of revolution of the glass faces about the axis of the stand.
Thus, by manually rotating the carrier, I can illuminate any selected glass face, and simultaneously make up as many incomplete pages as there are glass faces.
To facilitate the storage of make up components as they become available, I dispose a horizontal disk above the carrier in such wise that its center is directly above the longitudinal axis of the stand, and also in such wise that the disc is free to rotate about an axis drawn perpendicular to the plane of the disc and passing through its center.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
In the drawings:
FIG. 1 is a perspective drawing of my invention;
FIG. 2 is a top view of my invention; and
FIG. 3 is a cross sectional view of my invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
Referring now to FIGS. 1-3, a vertical shaft 10 is supported by a horizontal base 13. The shaft 10 is hollow.
A second smaller shaft 14 is rotatably disposed in the open top end of shaft 10.
A hollow casing 20 takes the form of a vertical truncated pyramid like member with a flat circular top 20A and a flat regular polygon shaped base 20B interconnected by spaced inclined members 20C to define open inclined generally trapezoidally shaped faces 20D each of which is covered by a transparent glass plate 22.
Casing 20 has upper and lower axially extending tubes 20E and 20F rotatably disposed around the shaft 10 and spaced apart. Collars 40 under these tubes keep them from slipping on shaft 12.
The casing is free to rotate about shaft. A horizontal disc 24 covers top 20A and using shaft 14 as an axis is free to rotate in shaft 10 independently of the casing.
An inclined lamp 16 is secured by horizontal post 18 to sleeve 12 and is provided with on off switch 30. The wiring 32 to supply power extends through the horizontal post and the shaft 10 for connection to a suitable source.
The casing can be rotated to selectively index any glass plate in front of the lamp in the manner described. It can hold sixteen tabloid poses.
The shapes and sizes of the parts can be varied as desired.
While I have described my invention with particular reference to the drawings, such is not to be considered as limiting its actual scope.
Lighted page makeup tables typically have a capacity of only one or two full size newspaper pages. When more than this number of pages have to be made up, incomplete pages must be removed from the table and then returned to it when the required components, such as advertisements, pictures or copy become available.
My invention is directed toward eliminating or reducing this removal and replacement of incompletely set up newspaper pages, and facilitating the storage of such components as they become available.
To this end, I mount a plurality of planar glass faces, typically eight in number and each large enough to hold one full sized newspaper page, in an oblique manner upon an axially symmetrical carrier whose axis is vertical. I mount this carrier upon a vertical cylindrical stand in such wise as to make the axis of the carrier and the longitudinal axis of the stand coincident, and also in such wise that the carrier will be free to rotate around the stand about its axis. I affix a box containing a light source and a switch in series therewith to the stand in such wise that the direction of propagation of the light therefrom will be perpendicular to the plane of a glass face, and also in such wise that the box is entirely within the hollow truncated cone formed by the surface of revolution of the glass faces about the axis of the stand.
Thus, by manually rotating the carrier, I can illuminate any selected glass face, and simultaneously make up as many incomplete pages as there are glass faces.
To facilitate the storage of make up components as they become available, I dispose a horizontal disk above the carrier in such wise that its center is directly above the longitudinal axis of the stand, and also in such wise that the disc is free to rotate about an axis drawn perpendicular to the plane of the disc and passing through its center.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
In the drawings:
FIG. 1 is a perspective drawing of my invention;
FIG. 2 is a top view of my invention; and
FIG. 3 is a cross sectional view of my invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
Referring now to FIGS. 1-3, a vertical shaft 10 is supported by a horizontal base 13. The shaft 10 is hollow.
A second smaller shaft 14 is rotatably disposed in the open top end of shaft 10.
A hollow casing 20 takes the form of a vertical truncated pyramid like member with a flat circular top 20A and a flat regular polygon shaped base 20B interconnected by spaced inclined members 20C to define open inclined generally trapezoidally shaped faces 20D each of which is covered by a transparent glass plate 22.
Casing 20 has upper and lower axially extending tubes 20E and 20F rotatably disposed around the shaft 10 and spaced apart. Collars 40 under these tubes keep them from slipping on shaft 12.
The casing is free to rotate about shaft. A horizontal disc 24 covers top 20A and using shaft 14 as an axis is free to rotate in shaft 10 independently of the casing.
An inclined lamp 16 is secured by horizontal post 18 to sleeve 12 and is provided with on off switch 30. The wiring 32 to supply power extends through the horizontal post and the shaft 10 for connection to a suitable source.
The casing can be rotated to selectively index any glass plate in front of the lamp in the manner described. It can hold sixteen tabloid poses.
The shapes and sizes of the parts can be varied as desired.
While I have described my invention with particular reference to the drawings, such is not to be considered as limiting its actual scope.