Collapsible book support and organizer
OwnerEllis Walker, Jr.inventor
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Abstract
A compact three-leaf combination book prop and notepad. The three leaves are hinged end-to-end and fold closed in a flat "Z" orientation so as to be suitable for insertion in a breast pocket. Two of the leaves may be fixed in an inverted "V" orientation to give vertical support to a book. The third leaf includes a paper pad clip which also serves as a book catch for preventing horizontal slippage of the propped book. The front face of the center leaf includes a thin electronic computer and a holder for a flattened writing utensil.
Claims21
A reversible hinged collapsible book support and organizer device comprising:
- first, second and third leaves, pivotally connected end-to-end along transverse edges said second leaf being respectively pivotally connected at opposite ends thereof to said first and third leaves, said leaves having front surfaces and rear surfaces, all of said front surfaces facing in the same direction when said device is laid flat on a plane surface and which folds to a flat configuration wherein said front side of said first leaf and said second side of said third leaf provides a front and back cover for said device;
- means for releasably holding said first leaf relative to said second leaf in an inverted "V"-shaped orientation with said front surfaces facing upward so that said second leaf front surface may serve as a vertical support for a book;
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- means for fastening note paper to the front surface of said third leaf;
- said notepad fastening means including means for horizontally supporting said book when said book is propped against second leaf front surface.
A reversible hinged collapsible book support and organizer device comprising
- first, second and third leaves hingedly connected end-to-end, each leaf having a front and a rear surface;
- said second leaf having a parallel first and second transverse edges;
- said first leaf being hingedly connected to said second leaf along said first transverse edge such that said first leaf front surface may be folded onto said second leaf rear surface, said third leaf being hingedly connected to said second leaf along said second transverse edge such that said third leaf front surface may be folded onto said second leaf front surface to form a flat configuration wherein said front side of said first leaf and said second side of said third leaf provides a front and back cover for said device;
- means, for releasably fixing said first and second leaves in an inverted "V" orientation, said means including a first member hingedly mounted to one of said first and second leaves and releasably connectable to the other of said first and second leaves;
- means, mounted to said third leaf, for fixing a pad of paper thereto;
- means, mounted to said third leaf and extending substantially vertically therefrom adjacent said second hinge, for horizontally supporting a book resting against said second leaf front surface when said first and second leaves are fixed in said inverted "V" orientation and said third leaf is in a horizontal orientation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.