Books – strips – and leaves – Book – element thereof – or accessory therefor – Leaves
Patent
1980-10-14
1983-05-10
Bell, Paul A.
Books, strips, and leaves
Book, element thereof, or accessory therefor
Leaves
24261C, B42D 900
Patent
active
043826172
ABSTRACT:
A combined book leaf holder and bookmark (10) for both paper back and hard cover books comprised of a pair of substantially parallel prongs (12 & 14) for insertion of one of the prongs (12) behind the spine of the book and the other prong (14) between the leaves several pages beyond the pages of immediate interest, each of the prongs (12 & 14) being in the form of two wire legs (16, 18 & 22,20) with one of the legs of each of the prongs (16 & 20) emanating from a common juncture (24) and the other leg of each of the prongs (18 & 22) emanating from a reverse bend (26 & 28) at the extremity of the prong, each of the other legs (18 & 22) having a wire arm (34 & 36) extending outwardly at substantially right angles to the prongs (12 & 14), the respective arms (34 & 36) being in substantially a single plane with the prongs (12 & 14) and extending in opposite directions from each other, and each of the arms (34 & 36) having a finger (42 & 44) transverse to the associated arm (34 & 36) for engaging a page of the book on respective sides of the spine to hold the book open at the engaged pages.
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Bell Paul A.
Kreske Walter J.
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