Patent ID: 9266376
Filing Date: 2016-02-23
CPC Classification: B42D,H04N

Claim Text:
1. A system for automatically sequentially turning the pages of an open book, booklet, magazine, or the like comprising: a rotatable, substantially horizontal platform upon which a book or the like may be positioned in a predetermined location in an open state so as to expose an uppermost leading page, said platform having an axis of rotation substantially perpendicular to said platform; a motor for producing rotational energy; first means for controllably transferring rotational energy from said motor to said platform; a page lifter; and second means, including an arm connected to said page lifter, for moving said page lifter between a first position and second position, dependent on the rotational angle of said platform, said first position with said page lifter in contact with said uppermost leading page, and said second position with said page lifter a predetermined distance normal to the surface of said platform; whereby the top page of said open book or the like will be turned.