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US 5,078,358 AGranted
Copy holder
AssigneeRobert A. Egly
InventorsRobert A. Egly, Patrick Sullivan
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Abstract
A copy holder having a slotted beam sized to accommodate paper copy has locking means in the form of a cylindrical bearing held partially within the slot of the beam to provide weighted pressure against paper held within the slot. A paper back support is hinged to the slotted beam which is pivotally mounted to a support bracket which is slidably received in a mounting bracket secured to a monitor or other object.
Claims10
A copy holder comprising:
- a beam having a slot sized to accommodate paper copy;
- locking means on said beam for securing and releasing paper copy within said slot comprising a weighted member disposed at least partially within said slot so that paper copy can be secured by weighted pressure of said weighted member against paper copy placed within said slot and released by lessening said weighted pressure of said weighted member against paper copy held within said slot;
- securing means on said beam for securing said beam to an object;
- and,
- paper back support means pivotally attached to said beam for providing support to the back of paper copy held within said copy holder.
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A copy holder comprising
- a cantilever beam having two ends;
- support means attached to one of said ends for cantilever support of said beam;
- a slot disposed at least partially within said beam which is adapted to accommodate paper copy;
- a channel associated with said slot for holding a weighted member so that paper copy can be secured by weighted pressure of said weighted member against paper copy placed within said slot and released by lessening said weighted pressure of said weighted member against paper copy held within said slot;
- and,
- a paper back support means which is hingedly connected to said beam.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.