Book ejection apparatus

Claim 2

A book ejection system for use in a bookcase having a front and back and having at least one horizontal shelf, and two vertical sides comprising compression resistant means having reactive characteristics mounted to the back of said bookcase substantially orthogonal to said horizontal shelf, whereby when books are positioned in a first position on said horizontal shelf against said compression means and a book is moved with a force against said compression means and released, said book will be moved foward in a direction away from said compression means to a position forward from said first position.

Claim 3

The system of claim 1, where said compression resistance means is comprised of a cellular elastomeric material covered with a thin flexible first material connected to a second material by a porous flexible third material.

Claim 4

The system of claim 2, where said cellular material is foam rubber.

Claim 5

The system of claim 3, where said third material is a muslin cloth.

Claim 6

The system of claim 1, wherein said compression resistant means is comprised of a rectangular shaped front panel maintained in a spaced relationship with respect to a rectangular shaped back panel by a spring means and at least one bingee mounted between and connected to each of said panels.

Claim 7

The system of claim 5, wherein said spring means is a multiplicity of spring taken from the group consisting of compression springs, leaf springs, belleville springs, and volute springs.

Claim 8

The system of claim 5, wherein said spring means is a torsion bar.

Claim 9

A book ejection system for use in a book case having at least one horizontal shelf, two vertical sides and at least one vertical back plate comprising a rectangular shaped back panel mounted on said vertical back plate substantially parallel thereto, compression resistant means having reactive characteristics mounted on said rectangular shaped back panel and a rectangular shaped front panel mounted on said compression resistant means substantially parallel to said back panel and maintained in a spaced relationship with respect to said back panel by at least one flexible bingee whereby when books positioned on said horizontal shelf susstantially against said front panel are pushed toward said vertical back panel and released, said book will be moved in a direction away from said back panel to a position spaced from said front panel by the reactive force of said compression resistance means.

Claim 10

A book ejection system for use in a book case having at least one horizontal shelf, two vertical sides and at least one vertical back plate comprising a rectangular shaped back panel mounted on said vertical back plate substantially parallel thereto, compression resistant means having reactive characteristics mounted on said rectangular shaped back panel and a rectangular shaped front panel mounted on said compression resistant means substantially parallel to said back panel and maintained in a spaced relationship with respect to said back panel by at least one flexible bingee whereby when books positioned on said horizontal shelf susstantially against said front panel are pushed toward said vertical back panel and released, said book will be moved in a direction away from said back panel to a position spaced from said front panel by the reactive force of said compression resistance means.

Claim 11

The system of claim 8, wherein said front panel is a rigid panel and said compression means is a multiplicity of spring means taken from the group consisting of compression springs, leaf springs, belleville springs, volute springs, torsion bars and cellular elastomeric materials.