Books – strips – and leaves – Book – element thereof – or accessory therefor – Leaves
Patent
1992-08-18
1993-09-21
Rosenbaum, Mark
Books, strips, and leaves
Book, element thereof, or accessory therefor
Leaves
281 45, B42D 900
Patent
active
052462510
ABSTRACT:
A book holder in the form of an elongate panel composed of a light, durable material, such as plastic, including a base portion and a U-shaped end at each of the opposite sides thereof. The U-shaped ends are dimensioned so as to provide an overhang for trapping the pages of a book between the overhang and the respective adjacent base portion. In a variation of the foregoing, an extensible book holder is disclosed in which the base portion now has a right base component and a left base component which are joined so as to permit a selectively extensible interaction therebetween for accommodating books of various widths with a single book holder. In operation, the user engages an open book with the book holder so that a portion of opposing sides of the book (that is, the left and right side of the book located at opposite sides of its spine) are captured by the U-shaped ends and the base portion. The U-shaped ends are dimensioned so that they do not pose a problem with comfortable reading of the pages; indeed the plastic may be clear or otherwise see-through. When it is time to turn pages, a simple finger movement is all that is necessary to remove the page being turned from the overhang on the right and to trap it under the overhang on the left (and vice versa). Paralyzed persons and persons with arthritis or other disabilities can easily turn book pages using the book holder, needing only a pencil-like tool held in their mouth.
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Fridie Jr. Willmon
Keefe Peter D.
Rosenbaum Mark
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