Multi-angle and multi-position reprographic copy stand
View Patent ↗Various methods and devices involving reprographic copy stands are described. A reprographic copy stand may include a first support element configured to support a first cover of a book at a first plurality of angles. The reprographic copy stand may also include a second support element configured to support a second configured to support a second cover of the book at a second plurality of angles. The reprographic copy stand may include a platform configured to couple with the first support element at a first plurality of positions and the second support element at a second plurality of positions. The distance between the support elements may be variable according to the position of the first support selected from the first plurality of positions and the position of the second support selected from the second plurality of positions such that a plurality of book binding thicknesses are accommodated by the distance.
1. A reprographic copy stand, comprising:
a first support element configured to support a first cover of a book at a first plurality of angles;
a second support element configured to support a second cover of the book at a second plurality of angles; and
a platform configured to couple with the first support element at a first plurality of positions and the second support element at a second plurality of positions, wherein:
a distance between the first support element and the second support element is variable according to the position of the first support selected from the first plurality of positions and the position of the second support selected from the second plurality of positions such that a plurality of book binding thicknesses are accommodated by the distance;
the first support element and the second support element couple with the platform via magnetic coupling, the magnetic coupling comprising a plurality of magnets for coupling the first support element to the platform and coupling the second support element to the platform;
the plurality of magnets for coupling the first support element and the second support element to the platform cause the first support element to couple with the platform at the first plurality of positions and the second support element to couple with the platform at the second plurality of positions;
each of the first and second support elements comprises a cover support and a support base for defining the first and second plurality of angles; and
the plurality of magnets for coupling the first support element to the platform and coupling the second support element to the platform comprise:
a set of support base magnets on the support base and a set of platform magnets on the platform, wherein the set of support base magnets couple with some of the set of platform magnets and repulse others of the set of platform magnets, in order to define the first plurality of positions and the second plurality of positions at which the platform couples with the first support element and the second support element, and in order to prevent the platform from coupling with the first support element and the second support element at other, prohibited positions.
2. The reprographic copy stand of claim 1 , wherein the platform is configured to couple with the first support element and the second support element such that the first support element and second support element linearly align.
3. The reprographic copy stand of claim 1 , further comprising:
a vertical support element that extends vertically away from the platform; and
a camera mount coupled with the vertical support element such that a camera coupled with the camera mount aims at the platform, wherein:
text of a book that is open and supported by the first support element, second support element, and the platform is imaged by the camera such that text in an image is linearly aligned.
4. The reprographic copy stand of claim 1 , further comprising:
a first magnetic angle support configured to support the first support element at the first plurality of angles; and
a second magnetic angle support configured to support the second support element at the second plurality of angles.
5. The reprographic copy stand of claim 1 , wherein when a book is seated on the first support element and the second support element, the book's binding is fully supported by the platform.
6. The reprographic copy stand of claim 1 , further comprising a light emitting device coupled with a vertical support element, wherein light projected by the light emitting device defines at least a portion of a field of view of a camera.
7. The reprographic copy stand of claim 1 :
wherein each of the first and second support elements further comprise a hinge connecting the cover support and support base, and a magnetic angle support for determining an angle between the cover support and the support base; and
wherein the magnetic angle support adjustably couples with a set of angle-defining magnets on the support base to establish a plurality of support positions and thereby define the first plurality of angles and the second plurality of angles.