Portable combination clipboard and book holder

A portable combination clipboard and book holder for use in reading and writing, comprising:

• a flat generally rectangular board having a top surface;
• a flat generally rectangular book support member hingedly connected at one end of said board by stop hinge means to allow said book support member to be pivoted between a horizontal stored position on said top surface of said board and an upright generally vertical in-use position;
• a generally rectangular transverse bar secured to said top surface of said board adjacent to an unhinged end of said book support member in its horizontal stored position, said transverse bar extending transversely between lateral sides of said board and a short distance vertically upward from said top surface of said board;
• said unhinged edge of said book support member tapered inwardly from lateral sides thereof to form a wide V-shaped edge;
• said book support member, when pivoted to its said upright in-use position, disposed to receive and support an opened book, said V-shaped edge disposed to receive and support the opened book with its spine positioned toward the apex portion of the V-shaped edge, and said transverse bar disposed to engage and support laterally opposed lower edges of the book cover or pages such that the opened book is supported in an upright inclined position;
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• said transverse bar also serving as a raised stop surface against which a top edge of a sheet or pad of papers supported on said top surface of said board may be engaged.

A portable combination clipboard and book holder for use in reading and writing, comprising:

• a flat generally rectangular board having a top surface;
• a flat generally rectangular book support member of two-piece construction, comprising a first flat generally rectangular member secured to said top surface of said board at one end thereof, and a second flat generally rectangular member hingedly connected to said first member by a pair of laterally spaced stop hinges that allow said second flat generally rectangular member to be pivoted between a horizontal stored position on said top surface of said board and an upright generally vertical in-use position;
• a generally rectangular transverse bar secured to said top surface of said board adjacent to an unhinged end of said second flat generally rectangular member in its horizontal stored position, said transverse bar extending transversely between lateral sides of said board and a short distance vertically upward from said top surface of said board;
• said second flat generally rectangular member, when pivoted to its said upright in-use position, disposed to receive and support an opened book and said transverse bar disposed to engage and support laterally opposed lower edges of the book cover or pages such that the opened book is supported in an upright inclined position;
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• said transverse bar also serving as a raised stop surface against which a top edge of a sheet or pad of papers supported on said top surface of said board may be engaged.

A portable combination clipboard and book holder for use in reading and writing, comprising:

• a flat generally rectangular board having a top surface;
• a flat generally rectangular book support member hingedly connected at one end of said board by stop hinge means to allow said book support member to be pivoted between a horizontal stored position on said top surface of said board and an upright generally vertical in-use position;
• a narrow generally rectangular extension pivotally connected at one end to said book support member near an unhinged end thereof and having a free end pivotal between a stored position retracted from said unhinged end and an extended position projecting a distance beyond said unhinged end;
• a generally rectangular transverse bar secured to said top surface of said board adjacent to an unhinged end of said book support member in its horizontal stored position, said transverse bar extending transversely between lateral sides of said board and a short distance vertically upward from said top surface of said board, and having a central longitudinal slot extending therethrough sized to receive said free end of said extension;
• said book support member, when pivoted to its said upright in-use position, disposed to receive and support an opened book and said transverse bar disposed to engage and support laterally opposed lower edges of the book cover or pages such that the opened book is supported in an upright inclined position;
• said extension, when pivoted to its said extended position projecting a distance beyond said unhinged end to increase the height of said book support;
• said transverse bar serving as a raised stop surface against which a top edge of a sheet or pad of papers supported on said top surface of said board may be engaged;
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• when said book support member is pivoted to its said horizontal stored position on said top surface of said board, said extension being pivoted to its said extended position projecting a distance beyond said unhinged end and through said longitudinal slot to releasably engage a pad of papers supported on said top surface and maintain them thereon.