US 2006/0131867 A1 · Pocket-sized travel book

Abstract

An improved pocket-sized book capable of one-handed manipulation. The book has informational pages among which a user may navigate by using only the hand holding the book. The book has finger slots for receiving the fingers of a user and a thumb restraint for securing the thumb and thumb mass to prevent both from interfering with either the turning of the pages or the user's view of the information printed thereon. By placing his or her finger on one of the tabs and providing an upward rotational force on the book, a user is able to open the book to the desired section and view the information printed on the pages therein. A guard attached to the side of the book blocks the lateral movement of the pages so that the pages do not become askew.

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Dependent claims

A book designed for one handed manipulation, comprising:

a. a front cover having an upper end, a lower end, and first and second lateral sides;
b. a back cover having an upper end, a lower end, and first and second lateral sides, wherein said first lateral side of said back cover comprises a thumb restraint;
c. a plurality of pages between said front and back covers, wherein each of said pages has an upper end, a lower end, and first and second lateral sides, and wherein said second lateral side of at least one of said pages includes a tab that extends beyond said second lateral side of said front cover;
and
d. means for connecting said upper end of said front cover, said upper end of each of said plurality of pages, and said upper end of said back cover.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Pocket-sized travel book

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Pocket-sized travel book

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