Document holder assembly
OwnerH. Calvin Gossinventor
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Abstract
A document holder and position locator assembly is provided for use by a pilot or navigator to maintain a log and for access to flight or ground data. The assembly includes a releasable strap fastener to attach the concave surface of a support base onto the top thigh portion of a pilot or navigator while seated. A carrier plate is permanently connected by a centrally-located pivot to the support base. Flight plans, maps and similar documents are held onto the carrier plate by releasable clamps secured along two adjoining sides of the carrier plate for orientation by rotation of the plate.
Claims3
A document holder assembly for use by personnel such as a pilot and navigator on board an aircraft to maintain a log and for access to documents including a flight plan, approach charts or the like, said holder assembly including the combination of:
- a support base including bent edge portions at opposite sides each having a strap-receiving opening,
- strap means engaging the strap-receiving opening in said support base for attachment thereto for support at a desired location,
- a carrier plate having a rigid face surface to support said documents for continuous accessible use by said personnel,
- two document clamp members secured to said carrier plate to extend along two adjoining sides thereof to releasably retain individual documents while superimposed on the face surface of the carrier plate whereby lifting of the upper document while retained by one document clamp member exposes an underlying document while retained by the other document clamp member, and
- a pivot to interconnect said carrier plate and said support base in a superimposed manner for rotational positioning of documents while retained on the carrier plate by said clamp members relative to said support base.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.