Memorial guest book holder

Claim 1

A MEMORIAL GUEST BOOK HOLDER COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION, A HOLLOW BOOK-SHAPED MEMBER HAVING A LID AND A BASE HINGEDLY SECURED TOGETHER AT ONE SIDE THEREOF WITH THE TOP AND BOTTOM THEREOF OVERHANGING THE OTHER SIDE AND THE ENDS THEREOF, SAID LID AND SAID BASE OF SAID MEMBER HAVING MATING TAPERED EDGES MEETING INTERMEDIATE SAID SIDES AND SAID ENDS AND SLOPING OUTWARDLY AND DOWNWARDLY FROM THE INTERIOR OF SAID MEMBER, AN ANCHOR SECURED TO SAID OTHER SIDE OF SAID LID ADJACENT ONE END OF SAID MEMBER AND PROJECTING INWARDLY INTO SAID MEMBER, ANOTHER ANCHOR ON SAID OTHER SIDE OF SAID BASE PROJECTING INWARDLY INTO SAID MEMBER AND POSITIONED BENEATH SAID FIRST-NAMED ANCHOR, A RELATIVELY LONG HELICAL SPRING SECURED IN ITS END PORTIONS TO SAID ANCHORS, A PLURALITY OF RELATIVELY SMALL AND SPACED APERTURES IN SAID BOTTOM OF SAID BASE PORTION OF SAID MEMBER FORMING AIR VENTS, A CYLINDRICAL AND INTEGRALLY FORMED MOUNTING STUD ON SAID BOTTOM OF SAID BASE OF SAID MEMBER AND PROJECTING THEREFROM, THE OUTER END PORTION OF SAID MOUNTING STUD BEING REDUCED IN DIAMETER AND FORMING A LEDGE, AND A TUBULAR MOUNTING SHAFT TELESCOPICALLY RECEIVING IN ONE END PORTION SAID OUTER END PORTION OF SAID MOUNTING STUD AND ENGAGING SAID LEDGE, THE OTHER END PORTION OF SAID SHAFT TERMINATING IN A RELATIVELY SHARP POINT FOR DRIVING SAME INTO THE GROUND, SAID HOLDER BEING CONSTRUCTED AND ADAPTED TO RECEIVE A GUEST BOOK OR THE LIKE WITHIN SAID BOOK-SHAPED MEMBER WITH SAID SPRING BEING POSITIONED ACROSS SAID GUEST BOOK WHEN SAID LID PORTION IS OPENED TO HOLD THE PAGES OF SAID BOOK IN POSITION.