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US4681291A
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Book holder
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1986-06-26
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Granted: 1987-07-21
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Expires: 2006-06-26
Abstract
Abstract A book holder affixed to a book for holding the book in an open and readable position. The book holder has a transparent face sheet which extends over the surface of both open pages of the book. The book holder has a second page holding sheet which is affixed along one edge of the transparent face sheet and extends under a plurality of the pages of the book.
Inventors
- 👤 Wilfred E. Holladay
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 09:42
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47B; A47B23/00; A47B23/06
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
187 words
A book holder affixed to a book for holding said book in an open and readable position on a surface comprising: an open book having left and right hand open halves, a closed width and an open width equal to about twice the closed width, a height and a thickness; a book holder having a transparent face sheet made from a rigid and transparent sheet, said face sheet having a height about equal to the height of said book and a width about equal to the open width of the book, said book holder having a page holding sheet made from a rigid material and affixed along one edge to one edge of said transparent face sheet and extending in a parallel manner thereunder and spaced therefrom a distance of less than one-half of the thickness of the book and having a width of less than the face sheet, said transparent face sheet extending over the open pages of the book and the pages of only one of said left or right hand open halves being inserted between the transparent face sheet and the page holding sheet.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
187 words
A book holder affixed to a book for holding said book in an open and readable position on a surface comprising: an open book having left and right hand open halves, a closed width and an open width equal to about twice the closed width, a height and a thickness; a book holder having a transparent face sheet made from a rigid and transparent sheet, said face sheet having a height about equal to the height of said book and a width about equal to the open width of the book, said book holder having a page holding sheet made from a rigid material and affixed along one edge to one edge of said transparent face sheet and extending in a parallel manner thereunder and spaced therefrom a distance of less than one-half of the thickness of the book and having a width of less than the face sheet, said transparent face sheet extending over the open pages of the book and the pages of only one of said left or right hand open halves being inserted between the transparent face sheet and the page holding sheet.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
27 words
The book holder of claim 1 wherein the outer edge of the page holding sheet is thin to facilitate its insertion between the pages of said book.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
16 words
The book holder of claim 1 wherein the transparent face sheet is about one-eighth inches thick.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
20 words
The book holder of claim 1 wherein the outer surface of said transparent face sheet has a non-glare surface thereon.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
25 words
The book holder of claim 1 wherein the page holding sheet has a width of less than one-half of that of the transparent face sheet.
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1994-07-20 | 1995-01-19 | 1995-07-21 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
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