Bookmarks including coupling features and related methods
AssigneeGazinga, LLC
InventorS. David Clarke
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Abstract
Bookmarks can include a base that can couple with a cover of a book and a ribbon that can be attached to the base. For some bookmarks, the base includes a display body that can be positioned at an exterior of a cover of a book when the bookmark is coupled with the book, and also includes a rigid body coupled with the display body such that the rigid body can be positioned at an interior of the cover of the book when the bookmark is coupled with the book. The rigid body can include a coupling assist region having a cavity that extends rearwardly relative to the display body. An edge of a book cover can be received into the cavity before being advanced between clamping portions that are defined by the display body and the rigid body.
Claims23
A bookmark comprising:
- a display body that is configured to be positioned at an exterior of a cover of a book when the bookmark is coupled with the book, wherein the display body comprises a first clamping portion;
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- a rigid body coupled with the display body such that the rigid body is configured to be positioned at an interior of a cover of a book when the bookmark is coupled with the book, wherein the rigid body comprises a second clamping portion that is configured to cooperate with the first clamping portion to maintain the bookmark coupled with a cover of a book, wherein the rigid body comprises a coupling assist region that comprises a cavity that extends rearwardly relative to the display body, wherein the cavity is positioned below the second clamping portion such that an edge of a book cover can be received into the cavity before being advanced between the first and second clamping portions.
A bookmark assembly comprising:
- a display body that is configured to be positioned at an exterior of a cover of a book when the bookmark is coupled with the book, wherein the display body comprises a first clamping portion;
- a rigid body coupled with the display body such that the rigid body is configured to be positioned at an interior of a cover of a book when the bookmark is coupled with the book, wherein the rigid body comprises a second clamping portion that is configured to cooperate with the first clamping portion to maintain the bookmark coupled with a cover of a book, wherein the rigid body comprises a coupling assist region that comprises a cavity that extends rearwardly relative to the display body;
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- a ribbon coupled with the rigid body at a position below the second clamping portion.
A method of coupling a bookmark to a cover of a book, the method comprising:
- providing a bookmark base that comprises a display body and a rigid body, wherein the display body comprises a first clamping portion and the rigid body comprises a second clamping portion, wherein the display body and the clamping body are resiliently coupled with each other such that the first and second clamping portions are configured to transition between an approximated state and a clamping state, wherein the rigid body comprises a coupling assist region that extends rearwardly relative to the display body and defines a cavity;
- introducing an edge of a book cover into the cavity while the first and second clamping portions are in the approximated state;
- transitioning the first and second clamping portions to the clamping state;
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- advancing the book cover between the first and second clamping portions while the clamping portions are in the clamping state.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.