US3813075A — Combination book holder and book stand

Claim 1

Independent Claim 287 words

A combination book stand and book holder adapted for use with a book having a front cover, a back cover and a spine joining the covers at the back of the book, said stand and holder comprising: a closed-end, elongate hollow handle adapted for releasable connection to the spine of a book or to the book cover adjacent the spine whereby a reader may conveniently hold the book by gripping said handle, one end of said handle being removable for access to the interior of said hollow handle; means for releasably securing said handle to the spine or to the cover adjacent the spine of books of various sizes comprising first and second clip members for gripping opposite end portions of the spine or the cover of a book, each said clip member being slidably carried by said handle and being axially movable therealong between a gripping position in which it is in gripping engagement with one end of the book and a retracted position in which it is clear of the book; means for supporting the front and back covers of the book in a generally flat, open position comprising an elongate support member carried by the handle extending laterally of the handle on both sides thereOf for engagement with the covers of the book when they are in their flat, open position; and means for holding the handle and the book held thereby in an inclined upright reading position on a supporting surface with one end of the handle constituting its bottom end in engagement with said surface, said holding means comprising a pair of legs removably secured to the handle, said clip members, cover support member and legs being storable within said hollow handle.

Claim 2

Dependent Claim 287 words

A combination book stand and book holder adapted for use with a book having a front cover, a back cover and a spine joining the covers at the back of the book, said stand and holder comprising: a closed-end, elongate hollow handle adapted for releasable connection to the spine of a book or to the book cover adjacent the spine whereby a reader may conveniently hold the book by gripping said handle, one end of said handle being removable for access to the interior of said hollow handle; means for releasably securing said handle to the spine or to the cover adjacent the spine of books of various sizes comprising first and second clip members for gripping opposite end portions of the spine or the cover of a book, each said clip member being slidably carried by said handle and being axially movable therealong between a gripping position in which it is in gripping engagement with one end of the book and a retracted position in which it is clear of the book; means for supporting the front and back covers of the book in a generally flat, open position comprising an elongate support member carried by the handle extending laterally of the handle on both sides thereOf for engagement with the covers of the book when they are in their flat, open position; and means for holding the handle and the book held thereby in an inclined upright reading position on a supporting surface with one end of the handle constituting its bottom end in engagement with said surface, said holding means comprising a pair of legs removably secured to the handle, said clip members, cover support member and legs being storable within said hollow handle.

Claim 3

Dependent Claim 36 words

A book holder and book stand as set forth in claim 1 having means for holding said first and second clip members in any one of a series of said gripping positions relative to said handle.

Claim 4

Dependent Claim 75 words

A book holder and book stand as set forth in claim 2 wherein said handle has a longitudinal groove in one face thereof adjacent the spine of the book, and said clip member holding means comprises a series of teeth on said first clip member and a lug in said groove for engaging said teeth thereby to hold said first clip member relative to the handle in any one of a series of desired positions.

Claim 5

Dependent Claim 153 words

A book holder and book stand as set forth in claim 2 wherein said handle has a longitudinal groove in one face thereof adjacent the spine of the book, said clip members being slidably received in the groove and being movable therein longitudinally of the handle, and wherein said support member is slidable on the handle and has a portion thereof overlying said groove and extending transversely thereof, said clip member holding means for said second clip member comprising a series of ridges and depressions formed on said second clip member facing outwardly of said groove, said portion of said support member overlying the groove and having a lug extending into the groove and being engageable with said ridges for exerting a clamping force on said second clip member and on the support member thereby to hold the second clip member and the support member in a desired position relative to the handle.

Claim 6

Dependent Claim 47 words

A book holder and book handle as set forth in claim 4 wherein said means for holding the handle in an inclined upright reading position includes a bridge member slidable on the handle adapted to receive said legs thereby to removably secure the legs to the handle.

Claim 7

Dependent Claim 76 words

A book holder and book stand as set forth in claim 5 wherein said bridge member has a portion overlying said groove in the handle and a lug extending into the groove and engageable with said ridges on said second clip member thereby to exert a clamping force on said second clip member and said bridge member thereby to hold the second clip member and the bridge member in a desired position relative to the handle.

Claim 8

Dependent Claim 59 words

A book holder and book stand as set forth in claim 1 wherein said means for holding the handle and the book attached thereto in an inclined reading position includes a crossbrace removably secured to each of said legs and extending therebetween, said crossbrace being storable within said handle along with the clip members, cover support member and legs.

Claim 9

Dependent Claim 81 words

A book holder and book stand are set forth in claim 1 wherein said elongate member is slidably carried by the handle for axial movement therealong adjacent the spine of said book and has means for slidably receiving a pair of cover clip members, each cover clip member being movable endwise of the support member for releasably gripping a side edge of a respective front or back cover of the book, thereby to hold the covers in their flat, open position.

Claim 10

Dependent Claim 87 words

A book holder and book stand as set forth in claim 8 wherein each of said cover clip members has a bifurcated outer end portion and said cover supporting means further comprises a length of elastic material adapted to be releasably inserted in the bifurcated outer end portion of one of said cover clip members, stretched across the open pages of the book and releasably inserted in the bifurcated outer end portion of the other clip member, thereby to hold the book open to a desired page.

Annuity Stage	Window Opens	Payment Deadline	Surcharge Period Until	Estimated Fee	Status
3.5 Years (Year 4)	1977-05-27	1977-11-26	1978-05-28	$2000.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8)	1981-05-27	1981-11-26	1982-05-28	$3760.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12)	1985-05-27	1985-11-26	1986-05-28	$7700.00	Window Closed / Lapsed

Combination book holder and book stand

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