Abstract: According to one embodiment, a booklet page turning apparatus includes a guide member which is provided near a vacuum pad to freely project/retreat from a plane corresponding to the suction surface of the vacuum pad, the guide member moving integrally with the vacuum pad and coming into contact with a page of a booklet at the page turning position to regulate rising of the page.

Abstract: The inventive apparatus having page turning capability for reading assistance enables to easily turn over pages of a book by a simple operation and provides a more comfortable environment for the person who spends time on reading. To properly use an apparatus (50), set an open book on a supporting means (1), press the midsection over the right and left pages by a page-pressing means (2), and then press the edges of the right and left pages by page-turning-up means (3, 4). To turn over the page, activate an interlocking means by using a remote handling means, move either one of the right and left page-turning-up means (3, 4), and press the page surface to create a shearing force between the first and second pages so that the page can be turned up. After that, a page-turning-over means (5) starts moving and slips into the back of the page. The page-turning-over means (5) presses the page from behind and turns over the page to the other side.

Abstract: A first horizontal elongated plate has a longitudinally extending slot therein. Each of a plurality of vertical L shaped members has a bottom horizontal leg disposed at right angles to the slot and an upwardly disposed vertical leg. Each of a like plurality of soft yieldable elements is manually slidable in the slot, each horizontal leg extending through a corresponding element and overlying the top surface of said first plate. A second horizontal plate is secured to the top surface of the first plate, said vertical legs being disposed adjacent one edge of the second plate, said first and second plates having regions spaced apart to permit said members to be slid back and forth along the slot. A third horizontal plate is secured to the first plate remote from said members, adjacent parallel edges of said second and third plates being spaced apart to define an opening parallel to said slot through which said vertical legs extend.