Place finder bookmark
OwnerIris Carolyn Drewinventor
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Abstract
A place finder bookmark for identifying a reader's position on a book page. The inventive device includes a two-way slide (placefinder) on a strip (page-finder). The slide further includes a first set of parallel, horizontal slots for sliding up and down on the strip to locate the vertical position. A right/left slidable bar, inserted through a second set of parallel, vertical slots, can move side to side in a horizontal direction within the slide to show an arrowhead pointing to the right or left hand page. A flat durable anchor member is attached to one end of the strip to hold the placefinder bookmark in position.
Claims8
A placefinder bookmark for identifying a reader's position on a page of a book comprising:
- (a) a strip pagefinder for locating pages within a book;
- (b) a two-way slide placefinder moveably disposed on said strip pagefinder for locating vertical positions on the pages of the book;
- (c) said slide further includes a first set of parallel, horizontal slots for locating the slide in the vertical position on the strip pagefinder;
- (d) a right/left bar, inserted through a second set of parallel, vertical slots disposed to move in the horizontal direction within the slide, to display an arrowhead pointing to the right-hand or left-hand page of the book;
- (e) a double arrowhead line imprint oriented in a horizontal position on the slide and spanning a distance less than the width of the slide and further positioned mid-way between the horizontal slots;
- and
- (f) a flat anchor member with attachment means at a one end of the strip pagefinder to hold the placefinder bookmark in position within the book.
A placefinder bookmark for identifying a reader's position on a page of a book comprising:
- a strip pagefinder for locating pages within a book;
- a two-way slide placefinder for locating vertical positions on the pages of the book;
- wherein said slide further includes
- a first set of parallel, horizontal slots for locating the slide in the vertical position on the strip pagefinder;
- a right/left bar, inserted through a second set of parallel, vertical slots disposed to move in the horizontal direction within the slide, to display an arrowhead pointing to the right-hand or left-hand page of the book;
- a double arrowhead line imprint oriented in a horizontal position on the slide and spanning a distance less than the width of the slide and further positioned mid-way between the horizontal slots;
- and the bookmark further comprising
- a flat anchor member with attachment means at a one end of the strip pagefinder to hold the placefinder bookmark in position within the book;
- wherein
- the anchor member at the one end of the strip is a card having a size large enough to provide sufficient friction as the attachment means necessary to remain in place but smaller than the page of the book;
- and wherein
- the anchor member is secured to the strip with a bonding medium;
- and further wherein
- said strip pagefinder is comprised of flexible ribbon stock having a width less than the horizontal width of the parallel horizontal slots in the slide, and
- said strip pagefinder is longer than the maximum page length of the book for extended slide engagement on the ribbon so as to accomodate any book size maximum page length and always enable the reader to find his place on the page;
- and
- said strip pagefinder is further adapted to be folded over the top of the page;
- and wherein
- the anchor member is further adapted to receive an inserted separate item.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.