Automatic page turner with turnstile element

Details Automatic page turner with turnstile element Automatic page turner with turnstile element

2006-03-28

2006-03-28

Lockett, Kimberly (Department: 2837)

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Leaf turners

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07019203

ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for turning bound pages, the apparatus having a support assembly for holding the bound pages; a lifting assembly coupled to the support assembly and capable of lifting at least a portion of a page; a turnstile assembly, the turnstile assembly comprising a plurality of flippers; and a motor assembly secured to the support assembly and coupled to the turnstile assembly; wherein the turnstile assembly has a rest position in which one of the plurality of flippers is positioned across two opposed bound pages to hold the bound pages in an open condition; wherein the turnstile assembly is rotated by the motor assembly causing the lifting assembly to lift one of the pages and one of the plurality of flippers to rotate underneath the lifted page; and wherein the finger underneath the lifted page is rotated to turn the page and to place the turnstile in the rest position.

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