Supports – Easel; book – copy or music score holder – Knockdown or collapsible
Reexamination Certificate
1999-03-17
2001-03-13
King, Anita M. (Department: 3632)
Supports
Easel; book, copy or music score holder
Knockdown or collapsible
C108S051300, C108S051300
Reexamination Certificate
active
06199816
ABSTRACT:
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
Not Applicable
STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT
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REFERENCE TO A MICROFICHE APPENDIX
Not Applicable
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Technical Field
The present device is an adjustable holder for supporting a book, magazine, recipe card, or the like, which can be folded for storage. It preferably includes a transparent, flat magnifying panel.
2. Background Information
There are currently available holders and stands for supporting books and other reading material. One problem that is not solved by currently available book stands, though, is the problem of having to stop reading and remove the book from the stand in order to turn the page. This can be cumbersome and inconvenient where, for example, the person is cooking or doing a craft according to instructions being held by the book holder, and their hands are sticky or dirty. This problem is solved by the present invention, which has a hinged viewing member that can be moved toward or away from the book by the user. With the present device, the reader need only lift the viewing member with one hand, turn the page, and push the viewing member back down on the fresh page or pages. The user need not stop in mid-operation, perhaps with soiled hands, to remove the book, turn the page, and reinsert the book one or more times.
Another advantage of the present holder is that it can accommodate books, magazines, and other reading materials of varying thicknesses. By choosing shorter or longer pegs to support the reading article, and positioning the pegs in peg holes which are closer to or farther from the reading article, the present holder may be used to support a thick book, a flexible magazine, or a single recipe card, for example. Along with protecting the reading article from spatters, the viewing member of this invention preferably magnifies the words on the page for greater legibility from a distance. The holder of the present invention is also unique in that it folds into a book-like shape for easy storage on, for example, a shelf.
BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention is an adjustable, storable holder for supporting a book or other article to be read or viewed in an open position. The holder comprises:
(a) a generally rectangular shaped base member, the base member having an upper surface with four sides, the upper surface comprising between about two and twenty peg holes in lines along the upper surface, the peg holes being in sets of two;
(b) between about two and twenty pegs, the pegs being of at least two lengths, with at least two pegs of each length, the pegs having at least one end with a diameter that matches the diameter of the peg holes in the upper surface of the base member;
(c) a viewing member which is hinged at one side to one side of the upper surface of the base member, the viewing member comprising a central transparent panel, the transparent panel being generally parallel to and pressed up against the reading article when the holder is in use, thus facilitating a user's view of the reading article;
(d) a hinge mechanism for hinging the viewing member to the base member; and
(e) a compartment in the base member for storage of the pegs when they are not in use. (These are preferably in combination.) The holder has a hands-free, open position in which at least two matched pegs project from a matched set of peg holes in the upper surface. Each set of pegs is generally parallel to each other, with one end of each peg removably inserted in a peg hole and the other end of each peg engaged against a back side of the reading article. The reading article is supported by the pegs in the upper surface. In the open position, the viewing member is at an angle to the upper surface, and a bottom edge of the reading article rests between the hinged side of the viewing member and the corresponding side of the upper surface. The holder also has an alternate closed position for storage of the holder, in which the viewing member lies flat against a substantial portion of the upper surface of the base member.
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Harleston Kathleen M.
Harleston Law Firm
King Anita M.
Wood Kimberly
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