GB2294238A

GB2294238A - A book holder

Info

Publication number: GB2294238A
Application number: GB9513076A
Authority: GB
Inventors: Saleem Yousaf
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1995-06-27
Filing date: 1995-06-27
Publication date: 1996-04-24
Anticipated expiration: 2015-06-27
Also published as: GB2294238B; GB9513076D0

Abstract

A book holder comprises a base including two plastic boards 14, 15 (Fig 9) which slide relative to each other to accommodate books of different sizes, each part having a clip to hold down the book at the relevant page (Fig 5). One of the boards (Fig 3) is moulded with a groove to provide the sliding action. <IMAGE>

Description

THE BOOK HOLDER THIS DEVISE ENABLES ONE TO READ A ROOK WITHO@T HOLDING WITH THE HANDS.

PAPERBACK AND SMALL BOOKS HAVE TO BE HELD EIRMLY WITH ONE OR BOTH BOOKS TO READ.TO MAKE NOTES YOU MUST HOLD THE BOOK WITH ONE HAND SO AS TO NOT LOSE THE REIEVANT PAGE.

THE BOOK READER TS THE ONLY DEVISE THAT ENABLES HANDS FREE READING.

THE DEVISE CAN BE IN PLASTIC.METAL. OR WOOD.

WE SUGGEST MOULDED PLASTIC IS BEST.AS IT IS DURABLE AND LIGHTWEIGHT.AND STRONG.

THE ESSENTIAL FEATURES ARE AS FOLLOWS:- 1)TWO OBLONG PLASTIC PIECES ONE SPECIALLY MOULDED WITCH A GROOVE TO ENABLE THE OTHER TO SLIDE TN.

2)THE ENDS OF BOTH BOARDS HAS TWO CLIPS TO HOLD DOWN THE BOOK AT THE RELEVENT PAGE.

3)THE CLIPS ARE SPECIALLY DESIGNED BEING WIDE AND FIAT AT THE TOP 4)THE BOOK HOLDER WORKS RY PLACING THE OPFN BOOK ON THE BOOK HOLDER.BY MEANS OF THE CLIPS SL@DING RACK OR FORWARDS ADJUSTMENT CAN BE MADE TO ENABLE ANY SIZE BOOK TO BE ACCOMMODATED.

ONCE PLACED THE CLIPS ARE RELEASED AND COME TO REST ON THE BOOK AT ROTH ENDS AT THE REIEVENT PAGES.

SPECIFIC EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION WILL BF DESCRIBED RY WAY OF DRAWINGS AS FOLLOWS: FIG 1.THE BOOKHOLDER VIEWED FROM ABOVE ON A FIAT SURFACE FIG 2.SHOWS THE BOOKHOLDER VIEWED FROM THE SIDF FIG 3.SHOWS THE BOOKHOLDER VIEWED FROM THE SIDE WITHOUT THE HOLDING CLIPS SHOWING THE SLIDING MECHANISM.

FIG 4.SHOWS THE BOOK HOLDER FROM THE FRONT WITH BOOK FIG 5.SHOWS THE BOOK HOLDER VIEWED FROM THE READING POSITION FIG SHOWS THE ROOK HOLDER FROM BEHIND THE CLIP.

SHOWING THE SPRING FIG 7.SHOWS THE BOOK HOLDER FROM THE FRONT.WITH BOOK IN PLACE FIG 8.SHOWS THE CLIP MECHANISM RESTING ON A BLOCK RAISING IT ABOVE THE BOARD LEVEL.

FIG 9.SHOWS THE BOOK HOLDER SEPARATED FIG 10.THIS SHOWS THE ROOK HOLDER WITH OPTIONAL LIGHT ATTACHMENT FIG 11. SHOWS THE LIGHT ATTACHMENT AND THE SCREW IN MECHANISM.

1)THE BOOK HOLDER IN FIG l.SHOWS BY MEANS OF ARROWS THE DIRECTION OF THE SLIDING MOVEMENT.

2)FIG 2.ITEM 3 IS A SCREM IN CLIP THAT STOPS THE SLIDING MOVEMENT OF THE BOOK HOLDER.ITEM 4 IS ATTACHMFNT WHICH RAISES ONE E END OF THE BOOK HOLDER 3)FIG 3.THE BASE CONSISTS OF TWO BOARDS.ONF BOARD AILOWS THE OTHER TO SLIDE r IN AND OUT.

4)THE BOOK HOLDER HOLDS THE BOOK IN PLACE BY THE CLIPS FIG 4. ITEMS 7 AND 7A 5)VIEWED FROM THE READING-POSITION FIG 5.ITEM 8 SHOWS THE BOOK PINNED DOWN AT THE RELEVENT POSITION 6)THE CLIP HAS A SPRING AS IN FIG 6.ITEM 11.THIS GIVES THE CLIP ITS STRENGTH 7)THE CLIP IS SECURFD TO A BLOCK ABOVE THE BOARD AS IN FIG X.

ITEM 13.THIS ENABLES THE CLIP TO SECURE BOOKS OF EXTRA THICKNESS.

8)A SEPARATE LIGHT ATTACHMENT CAN BE PITTED TO THE BOOK HOLD@R AS SHOWN IN FIG 10.ITEM 9.TH@ @IGHT PITTING IS SCR@W @@ TYPE AS SHOWN IN FIG.11 ITEM 11.

Claims

1) A book holder comprising the sliding mechanism and specially adapted clips