Page holder device
OwnerAngus Whittyinventor
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a page holder device for holding the pages of a book open. The page holder device comprises an elongate arm that is configured to extend across pages of an open book and to apply pressure to the pages in order to hold the book in an open configuration, and an engagement element that is coupled to the arm and configured to be engaged by a user of the device in order to press the page holder device towards the book. The engagement element is movable along the arm between an inner position located in a central region of the arm and an outer position located towards an end of the arm in order to facilitate use of the device as both a page holder and a bookmark.
Claims11
A page holder device, the page holder device comprising an elongate arm that is configured to extend across pages of an open book in use, and an engagement element that is coupled to the arm and configured to be engaged by a user of the device in order to press the page holder device towards the book, wherein the engagement element comprises a user engaging portion located on a first side of the arm and a book engaging portion located on a second side of the arm opposed to the first side, the user engaging portion including a pad or aperture that is configured to be engaged by one or more digits of a user in order to apply a force to the arm of the page holder device, and the book engaging portion comprising a protrusion that is configured to be received within a spine or gutter area of a book, wherein the engagement element is movable along the arm between an inner position located in a central region of the arm and an outer position located towards an end of the arm.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.