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US 11,636,834 B2Granted
Hands-free page turning for sheet music
OwnerCrist Luinventor
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Abstract
An apparatus for hands-free turning of sheets in a booklet. A paper clip is attached to sheet(s) in the booklet. The apparatus comprises a swing arm with a magnet for magnetically attaching to the paper clip on the sheet(s). The swing arm sweeps from right-to-left with the sheet attached thereto, thereby turning the sheet over to the back page. This can be operated by a hands-free actuator, such as a foot pedal. The swing arm then makes a return stroke to turn the next sheet. Also disclosed are methods for turning pages in a hands-free manner.
Claims11
A method of hands-free page turning of sheets in a booklet, comprising:
- attaching a first magnetic fastener to a first target sheet in the booklet;
- attaching a second magnetic fastener to a second target sheet in the booklet, wherein the second target sheet is consecutive to the first target sheet;
- having a page turner apparatus that comprises (i)-(vi) below:
- (i) a housing comprising a front panel and containing a page turning mechanism, wherein the front panel is part of the housing and is a flat plane surface;
- (ii) a flat-shape base plate along a bottom of the housing;
- (iii) a swing arm comprising a magnet;
- (iv) one or more motors for operating a motion of the swing arm;
- (v) a controller system for controlling the one or more motors;
- (vi) a hands-free actuator for activating the page turning mechanism, wherein the hands-free actuator is in communication with the controller system;
- placing the booklet on the base plate and against the front panel such that both the front panel and the base plate support the booklet, and such that the first target sheet is on a right side with a front page of the first target sheet facing forward;
- positioning the magnet of the swing arm on the first magnetic fastener on the first target sheet;
- attracting the first magnetic fastener such that the first target sheet is attached to the swing arm;
- activating the hands-free actuator;
- moving the swing arm towards a left side while the first target sheet is attached to the swing arm;
- placing the first target sheet on the left side so that a back page of the first target sheet is facing forward;
- in a return stroke, raising the swing arm and moving the swing arm back towards the right side to magnetically attach the magnet on the swing arm to the second magnetic fastener on the second target sheet, wherein the return stroke comprises a motor-propelled segment and a non-propelled segment that is after the motor-propelled segment, wherein the swing arm continues travel by momentum or gravity during the non-propelled segment.
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