Self-supporting book
AssigneeKermit Zarley Enterprises
InventorKermit Zarley
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Abstract
A book has a front cover having a first edge which is unconnected, and an opposing second edge which is connected to a spine. A back cover has a first edge which is connected to the spine and an opposing second edge which is connected to flexible joint or fold-line. The book has a third cover having a first edge which is connected to the flexible joint, that couples the third cover to the back cover, and an opposing second edge which is connected to binding. The front page is configured to fold back about the spine to retain the third cover proximal the second edge of the third cover to retain the book in a propped-up position for reading. A page holder slides along the left and right sides of the third cover and has an opening that allows a page to be pushed therethrough.
Claims20
A self-supporting book comprising:
- a) a front cover comprising;
- i) a front face;
- ii) a back face;
- iii) a first outer edge
- iv) a first inner edge;
- v) an extension that extends from the first outer edge;
- b) a back cover attached to the front cover and comprising:
- i) an exposed face;
- ii) an inner face;
- iii) inner edge;
- iv) an outer edge;
- wherein the inner edge of the back cover is attached to the first inner edge of the front cover along the spine;
- c) a third cover attached to the back cover and comprising:
- i) a back face;
- ii) an inner edge;
- iii) an outer edge;
- iv) a left side edge;
- v) a right side edge;
- wherein the inner edge of the of the third cover is attached to the outer edge of the back cover along a fold-line;
- d) a plurality of pages coupled to a binding wherein each of said plurality of pages has an attached end and an extended end;
- e) a page holder comprising:
- i) a left side member;
- ii) a right side member;
- iii) a top bar;
- iv) a bottom bar;
- v) a cavity between the left and right side members and between the top bar and the binding;
- wherein the page holder is slidably engaged with the third cover;
- wherein the left side member is slidably engaged with the left side edge of the third cover and the right side member is slidably engaged with the right side member of the third cover;
- wherein the self-supporting book is configured to be self-supporting with the back cover extending from the third cover and the front cover rotated to engage the extension with the back face of the third cover proximal the outer edge of the third cover;
- wherein the page holder is configured to slide up along the third cover and extend from the outer edge of the third cover in a page support configuration to provide a support for one of said plurality of pages;
- and
- wherein a page supported by the page holder in said page support configuration can be pushed through the cavity of the page holder.
The self-supporting book of claim 4, wherein the extension from the front cover comprises hook-and-loop fasteners, and wherein the back face of the third cover comprise hook-and-loop fasteners proximal the outer edge of the third cover that are configured to engage with the hook-and-loop fastener attached to the extension, to support the self-supporting book in a propped-up configuration.
The self-supporting book of claim 6, wherein the extension from the front cover comprises hook-and-loop fasteners, and wherein the back face of the third cover comprise hook-and-loop fasteners proximal the outer edge of the third cover that are configured to engage with the hook-and-loop fastener attached to the extension, to support the self-supporting book in a propped-up configuration.
A self-supporting book comprising:
- a) a front cover comprising;
- i) a front face;
- ii) a back face;
- iii) a first outer edge
- iv) a first inner edge;
- v) an extension that extends from the first outer edge;
- b) a back cover attached to the front cover and comprising:
- i) an exposed face;
- ii) an inner face;
- iii) inner edge;
- iv) an outer edge;
- wherein the inner edge of the back cover is attached to the first inner edge of the front cover along a spine;
- c) a third cover attached to the back cover and comprising:
- i) a back face;
- ii) an inner edge;
- iii) an outer edge;
- iv) a left side edge;
- v) a right side edge;
- wherein the inner edge of the of the third cover is attached to the outer edge of the back cover along a fold-line;
- d) a plurality of pages coupled to a binding wherein each of said plurality of pages has an attached end and an extended end;
- e) a page holder comprising:
- i) a left side member;
- ii) a right side member;
- iii) a top bar;
- iv) a bottom bar;
- v) a cavity between the left and right side members and between the top bar and the binding;
- wherein the page holder is slidably engaged with the third cover;
- wherein the left side member is slidably engaged with the left side edge of the third cover and the right side member is slidably engaged with the right side member of the third cover;
- wherein the bottom bar of the page holder extends along the back face of the third cover;
- wherein the page holder comprises channels in the left and right side members that engage with the left side edge and right-side edge of the third cover, respectively;
- wherein the self-supporting book is configured to be self-supporting with the back cover extending from the third cover and the front cover rotated to engage the extension with the back face of the third cover proximal the outer edge of the third cover;
- wherein the page holder is configured to slide up along the third cover and extend from the outer edge of the third cover in a page support configuration to provide a support for one of said plurality of pages;
- and
- wherein a page supported by the page holder in said page support configuration can be pushed through the cavity of the page holder;
- wherein the bottom bar of the page holder extends along the back face of the third cover.
A self-supporting book comprising:
- a) a front cover comprising;
- i) a front face;
- ii) a back face;
- iii) a first outer edge
- iv) a first inner edge;
- v) an extension that extends from the first outer edge;
- b) back cover attached to the front cover and comprising:
- i) an exposed face;
- ii) an inner face;
- iii) inner edge;
- iv) an outer edge;
- wherein the inner edge of the back cover is attached to the first inner edge of the front cover along a spine;
- c) a third cover attached to the back cover and comprising:
- i) a back face;
- ii) an inner edge;
- iii) an outer edge;
- iv) a left side edge;
- v) a right side edge;
- wherein the inner edge of the of the third cover is attached to the outer edge of the back cover along a fold-line;
- d) a plurality of pages coupled to a binding wherein each of said plurality of pages has an attached end and an extended end
- e) a binding comprising a plurality of rings that extend through a plurality of apertures in the plurality of pages;
- f) a binding retainer configured along the outer edge of the third cover and comprising a slot that is more narrow in dimension than a retainer portion of the binding retainer;
- wherein the binding can be detachably attached to the binding retainer;
- and
- wherein the self-supporting book is configured to be self-supporting with the back cover extending from the third cover and the front cover rotated to engage the extension with the back face of the third cover proximal the outer edge of the third cover.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.