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US 7,226,030 B2Granted
Book holder
AssigneeBurnett-Evans Holdings, Inc.
InventorsPeter Burnett-Evans, Amanda Burnett-Evans, Michel Dallaire, Marc Lamontagne, Nicolas Pellemans
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Abstract
The book holder has displaceable arms and a back member that can facilitate retaining a book in an open displayed manner. The book holder can either be handheld or be placed or attached on a supporting surface.
Claims64
A book holder for holding a book in an open displayed manner, the book holder comprising:
- a back member;
- two opposite and independently-displaceable arms pivotally connected to a front medial location of the back member wherein both arms have one end connected to a common pivot pin;
- two page pressing members, each page pressing member being connected to one corresponding arm, the page pressing members, the arms and the back member defining a book receiving area to receive an edge of the book;
- means for biasing the arms so as to urge the page pressing members toward the back member;
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- two finger-actuated levers, each lever being connected to one corresponding arm to pivot the corresponding arm, when depressed, thereby displacing the corresponding page pressing member away from the back member.
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A book holder to be attached to a bottom or an upper edge of an opened book, the book generally defining a spinal axis and a transversal axis that is perpendicular to the spinal axis, the book holder comprising:
- a back member generally extending in the transversal axis;
- two opposite arms generally extending in the transversal axis, the arms being movable between a first and a second position, whereby opposite free ends of the arms are closer to the back member when the arms are in their first position than in their second position, each arm being provided with a page pressing member that is connected thereto and is generally extending parallel to the spinal axis;
- means for operatively connecting the arms at a medial position on the back member;
- at least one spring configured and disposed to urge the arms toward their first position;
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- means for selectively moving at least one of the arms, using a finger-generated depressing force, toward its second position;
- means for supporting the book holder comprising stabilization members pivotally connected to the back member, the stabilization members being configured and disposed to keep the book holder standing on a support surface;
- wherein the stabilization members are two in number, each member being connected to a respective end of the back member;
- and further comprising means for releasably holding stabilization members in a closed position against the back member.
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A book holder for keeping a book open, the book holder comprising:
- a back member;
- a pair of spaced-apart and substantially parallel flanges projecting from a front side of the back member, one of the flanges defining a central support surface;
- two oppositely-disposed arms, each arm having a first end, a second end and an elongated body, the first ends of the arms being positioned between the flanges, the body of each arm defining a lateral support surface, the lateral support surfaces being coplanar with the central support surface;
- at least one pivot pin mounted between the flanges and connecting to first ends of the arms to the flanges;
- at least one spring cooperating with the arms to bias the second ends of the arms toward the back member;
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- two finger-actuated levers, each lever being connected to the first end of the corresponding arm and being located opposite to body of the corresponding arm with reference to pivot pin.
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A book holder comprising:
- a back member;
- a pair of spaced-apart and substantially parallel flanges projecting from a front side of the back member, one of the flanges defining a central support surface for an edge of the book;
- two oppositely-extending arms, each arm having an elongated body provided with opposite first and second ends, the first ends of the arms being positioned between the flanges and pivotally connected thereto, the body or each arm defining a lateral support surface for an edge of the book, the lateral support surfaces being substantially coplanar with the central support surface;
- at least one spring cooperating with the arms to bias the second ends the arms toward the back member;
- a finger-actuated lever, the lever being mechanically connected to the first end of a first one of the arms and extending opposite the body of the corresponding arm;
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- means for pivoting a second one of the arms so as to move the second end of the second arm away from the back member;
- whereby the finger-actuated lever, when depressed, moves the second end of the first arm away from the back member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.