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US 6,578,811 B1Granted
Paper holder
AssigneeHiromori Inc.
InventorHitoshi Suzuki
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to an improved paper holder having minimal components and functioning by gravitational action to retain paper. Need for an elastic biasing member for biasing a holding member is eliminated.
Claims16
A paper holder, comprising
- two holding members, a first holding member provided with a convex holding surface and a second holding member provided with a substantially complementary concave holding surface,
- a spindle about which said holding members are pivotally coupled to one another forming a fulcrum, and
- said holding members shaped such that opposite gravitational moments act upon said holding members to bring the same into secure retentive contact with one another, whereby paper placed between said holding members is securely retained therebetween by the action of gravity.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.