US4882863A — Nonmagnetic copyholder and clip

Claim 1

Independent Claim 174 words

A copyholder including a stand having a plastic frame with a surface positioned in a non-horizontal position for supporting a sheet and guide arm having upper and lower surfaces movable to various locations on the surface comprising (a) track means positioned in a non-horizontal position on the frame; and (b) plastic guide arm mount means movable along the track means, the mount means including (i) rail means engaging the track means through torque and friction; (ii) elongated block means attached to or integral with such rail means having an elongated internal opening therein; (iii) slide means frictionally telescopically slidable in the block means opening to selected locations where the slide means are frictionally maintainable in plastic-to-plastic contact with the block means; (iv) first pivot means on one end of the slide means; (v) second pivot means positioned below the lower surface of the arm for pivotally mounting the arm on the slide means, whereby the arm may be movable along the frame surface and may be rotated away from the sheet on the surface.

Claim 2

Dependent Claim 174 words

A copyholder including a stand having a plastic frame with a surface positioned in a non-horizontal position for supporting a sheet and guide arm having upper and lower surfaces movable to various locations on the surface comprising (a) track means positioned in a non-horizontal position on the frame; and (b) plastic guide arm mount means movable along the track means, the mount means including (i) rail means engaging the track means through torque and friction; (ii) elongated block means attached to or integral with such rail means having an elongated internal opening therein; (iii) slide means frictionally telescopically slidable in the block means opening to selected locations where the slide means are frictionally maintainable in plastic-to-plastic contact with the block means; (iv) first pivot means on one end of the slide means; (v) second pivot means positioned below the lower surface of the arm for pivotally mounting the arm on the slide means, whereby the arm may be movable along the frame surface and may be rotated away from the sheet on the surface.

Claim 3

Dependent Claim 19 words

The copyholder of claim 1 having in addition retaining bar means for supporting sheets on the copyholder sheet-support surface.

Claim 4

Dependent Claim 49 words

The copyholder of claim 1 having a foldable stand movable from a closed to an open position which stand is pivoted on the back of the frame in which the frame carries spaced-apart uprights and the stand carries plate means rotatable to engage the uprights in the stand-open position.

Claim 5

Dependent Claim 182 words

A copyholder comprising (a) plastic planar frame means capable of supporting a stack of sheets of paper with said frame means including a side piece; (b) plastic block means including rail means movable along the side piece and in engagement with the side piece due to the compressibility and deflectability of the side piece or the block means and such side piece and block means being maintainable in selected relative plastic-to-plastic positions relative to one another by torque and friction; (c) extension means having a lower end and an upper end frictionally engageable in the block means and extending therefrom for movement substantially perpendicular to the plane of the frame means; (d) pivotal plate means pivotally mounted on the upper end of the extension means; and (e) arm means secured to the plate means whereby the arm means (1) may be moved along the side piece and held, through compression of the side piece or block means, in a selected position and (2) may be moved toward or away from the planar frame as the extension means moves in the block means.

Claim 6

Dependent Claim 182 words

A copyholder comprising (a) plastic planar frame means capable of supporting a stack of sheets of paper with said frame means including a side piece; (b) plastic block means including rail means movable along the side piece and in engagement with the side piece due to the compressibility and deflectability of the side piece or the block means and such side piece and block means being maintainable in selected relative plastic-to-plastic positions relative to one another by torque and friction; (c) extension means having a lower end and an upper end frictionally engageable in the block means and extending therefrom for movement substantially perpendicular to the plane of the frame means; (d) pivotal plate means pivotally mounted on the upper end of the extension means; and (e) arm means secured to the plate means whereby the arm means (1) may be moved along the side piece and held, through compression of the side piece or block means, in a selected position and (2) may be moved toward or away from the planar frame as the extension means moves in the block means.

Claim 7

Dependent Claim 36 words

The copyholder of claim 4 in which the block means has a passageway and the extension means includes two upstanding spaced apart pieces which are sized and spaced to extend into and springingly engage the passageway.

Claim 8

Dependent Claim 47 words

The copyholder of claim 4 having in addition a dual-leg hinged stand rotatable to a folded closed position and an extended open position with a leg-mounted plate on the stand which is rotatable into groove means on the frame to hold the stand in its open position.

Claim 9

Dependent Claim 19 words

The copyholder of claim 4 having in addition a clip means for holding objects slidably on the frame means.

Annuity Stage	Window Opens	Payment Deadline	Surcharge Period Until	Estimated Fee	Status
3.5 Years (Year 4)	1992-11-27	1993-05-29	1993-11-28	$2000.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8)	1996-11-27	1997-05-29	1997-11-28	$3760.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12)	2000-11-27	2001-05-29	2001-11-28	$7700.00	Window Closed / Lapsed

Nonmagnetic copyholder and clip

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