Side facing book holding and page turning device
OwnerHerbert E. Goldberinventor
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Abstract
A book holding structure is provided having means to allow a person lying down in a generally sideways facing posture to place a book in two positions, one for turning the pages of the book and the other for reading it.
Claims12
A book holder for securing a book located thereon, wherein said book has a front cover, a back cover, a spine and pages carrying lines of text to be read, said book adapted to be positioned on said book holder whereby said book may be viewed by a person lying down in a partially or entirely sideways facing position, said person having a plane of vision, and said book holder comprising a base member and a back support member being rotatably secured to said base member to rotate about an axis of rotation, and a transparent front support member having a face being secured to said base member so as to extend from said base member in a plane parallel to said axis of rotation, said book holder having a securing means biasing said back support member and said transparent front member together to flatten said pages of said book when said book is in its open viewing position, and
- a first restraining means adapted to engage one of said front or said back covers of said book and operative to prevent said book from sliding in a direction towards said base member and a second restraining means, being operative as a shelf means to prevent said book from moving in a direction generally parallel with said base member,
- whereby said book holder either holds said book in a page viewing position, where said pages are in a generally vertical plane generally perpendicular to said plane of vision and where said lines of text of said book extend in a downward direction generally aligned with said plane of vision, or holds said book in a page turning position, where said pages are closer to the horizontal and accessible for page turning by said person.
A book holder for securing a book located thereon, wherein said book has a front cover, a back cover, a spine and pages carrying lines of text to be read, said book adapted to be positioned on said book holder whereby said book may be viewed by a person lying down in a partially or entirely sideways facing position, said person having a plane of vision, and said book holder comprising a base member, a back support member, and a transparent front support member, and
- both said back and front support members having first edges, said edges being rotatably secured to said base member with their axes of rotation being substantially parallel with one another, and adjustment means to adjust the angular position of said front support member with respect to said base member, and said book holder having a securing means biasing said back support member and said transparent front member together to flatten said pages of said book when said book is in its open viewing position, and
- a first restraining means adapted to engage one of said front or said back covers of said book and operative to prevent said book from sliding in a direction perpendicular to said first edge of said back support member, and a second restraining means, being operative as a shelf means to prevent said book from moving in a direction parallel to said first edge of said back support member,
- whereby said book holder either holds said book in a page viewing position, where said pages are in a generally vertical plane generally perpendicular at said plane of vision and where said lines of text of said book extend in a downward direction generally aligned with said plane of vision, or holds said book in a page turning position, where said pages are closer to the horizontal and accessible for page turning by said person.
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