Supports – Easel; book – copy or music score holder – With article gripping means
Patent
1991-12-19
1992-11-24
Chin-Shue, Alvin C.
Supports
Easel; book, copy or music score holder
With article gripping means
248444, A47B 9704
Patent
active
051656485
ABSTRACT:
A book holder for releasably supporting and maintaining a book in an open position to facilitate reading. The book holder comprises an integrally formed base molded from foamable plastic. The base has an inclined support member having a front surface, a front portion spaced laterally apart from the front surface, and rear, bottom, top and side portions. The front portion further includes a protruding shoulder portion and a generally planar support surface which forms a channel with the protruding shoulder portion and a lowermost portion of the front surface of the inclined support member. The inclined support member further includes a first elastic strap vertically bisecting the front surface thereof and a second elastic strap extending through portions of the front surface on opposite sides of the first elastic strap. The first elastic strap is operable to be placed over a binder portion of a book while the portions of the second elastic strap extend over the front surface on opposite sides of the first strap and operate to hold the pages of the book securely and releasably in an open position. In a preferred embodiment the bottom portion includes a generally semi-circular cut-out section for enabling the base to be placed on a leg of a user. The side portions are also angled outwardly from each other in diverging relationship relative to the bottom portion to enable the base to be supported in a sideways position to facilitate reading while laying down on one's side in bed. In an alternative preferred embodiment, the book holder includes an elastic strap disposed horizontally across the inclined support member and generally parallel with the channel.
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