US824144A - Book-mark and page-holder. - Google Patents

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No. 824,144. PATENTED JUNE 26, 1906. B. L. REYNOLDS.

BOOK MARK'AND PAGE HOLDBRL.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 19,1905.

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" UNITED srA'rEs ELMER L. REYNOLDS, OF SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, ASSIGNOR OF ONE- PATENT oF Ion.

HALF TO WILLIAM' R. SUTTEB. OF SEATTLE, WASHINGTON.

. BOOK-MARK'ANDPAGE-HOLDER.

Patented June 26; 1906.

Application filed. July 19,1905. Serial'No,'2'70,390.

. ToaZZ whom it may concern.-

' a citizen of the United States, residing at Seattle, in the county of Kingand State of Washington, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Book-Marks and Page-Holders; and I do hereby declare'the" following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to certain new and" useful improvements in book marks and page-holding devices; and one of the several objects of the invention is the provision of means for facilitating the opening of a book at a desired place.

-Another object of the invention is the construction of a device which can be easily positioned u on a book or like article without liability 0 injuring the book.

A further object ofthe invention is the provision of means for indicating a particular page or sheet of a book and the clamping of a page or sheet against the back of the book.

A still further object of the invention is the construction of a device which is composed of a minimum number of parts and is simple in construction, as well as efficient in operation.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists of certain other novel constructions, combinations, and arrangements of parts as will be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and more particularly pointed out. in the claims hereto appended.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a fragmentary view of an opened book, showin'gthe manner in which a device constructed in accordance with my invention is positioned thereon. Fig. 2 is a view in side elevation of a device illustrating the preferred form of my invention, said device being partly shown in vertical longitudinal section. Fig. 3 is a hori-v zontal sectional view taken on line 3 3, Fig. 2.

Referring to the drawings by numerals, 1 designates a primary or upper member, which is preferably provided with a disk-shaped or circular body portion 2 and with an integral right-angled extension'3. The lower or auxiliary member lis preferably provided with a body portion 5, which is similarly constructed to the body portion 2 of the primary member 1. Integralwith the bodyportion 5 is a right-angled extension 6, which is connected to said body portion5 by means of a rightangled portion 7 and a horizontal portion 8. The portion 8 is secured to the horizontal extended portion 9 of the body portion 2 by any suitable meansas, for instance, rivets j 10. Each of the right-angled extensions 3 and 6, constituting jaws, is curved transversely or is segmental in shape, Fig. 3, for the purpose of fitting snugly against the flexible connection 11 of a book. The inner extension or jaw 6 is provided with an angular flat spring 11, which is secured to said jaw near its upper end. The spring 11 is secured to the inner face of the inner jaw, Fig. 2.

A stationary shaft 12 is provided with reduced ends, which project through the body portions 2 and 5.. The reduced ends of the stationary shaft or central spacing member 12 produce shoulders which prevent the body portions 2 and 5 from binding upon a revouble disk or spring-containing member 13 when said extensions are flattened-for producing heads 14 14.

The revoluble spring-containing member or disk 13 is provided with an annular integral flange 15, formed upon its outer edge. An angular finger 16 is fixedly secured to the revoluble disk orspring-containing member 1 3, preferably upon the annular flange thereof. The downward extension 17 of the finger 16 is of suflicient length to extend between the pages of a. book, Fig. 1. spring 18 is preferably secured at 19 to the stationary vertical shaft' 12, and at its oppoannular flange or extension 15 of the revoluble disk or spring-containing member 13.

The disk or containing member 13, to which finger 16is fixedly secured, revolves freely between the body portions 2 and 5; but by means of the spring 18 the'finger 16 is normally retained to the right of the device A coiled flat when the same is positioned as shown in Fig.

1, and consequently the extension 17 of the angular finger 16 normally presses against the upper part of the page or sheet positioned upon the right of the book. The page or sheetengaged by the finger 16 may be manually removed from under the same with comparativeease; but the spring 18 is of'suflicient strength to normally prevent the leaf from becoming displaced from engagement 9 site end said spring is fixedly secured to the r ing-jaws 3 and 6. The frame is provided with a revoluble spring-actuated finger. It

. is also to be noted that the body portion 5 is 7 provided with an integral angular portion 15.

connecting the same with the inner jaw 6, as well as to the extension 9 of the body portion 2.

What I claim is 1. A device of the character described,"

comprising an upper and a lower body portion, an integral, right angled extension formed upon each of said body portions, a flat spring carried by one of said extensions, a shaft provided with shouldered end portions positioned between said body portions,

' a revoluble, flanged member positioned upon said shaft, a spring connecting said shaft and revoluble flanged member, and an angular finger secured to said flanged member.

2. A device of the character described, com rising parallel body portions, a flanged, revo uble member interposed between said body portions, an angular extension projecting from said revoluble member, and clamping means integral with said body portions.

3. A device of the character described,

comprising an up er and a lower member, each of said mem ers provided with a substantially circular, flat body portion, said upper body portion provided with an extended portion, an integral, right-angled extension formed upon said extended portion, said lower body portion provided with an extension, an integral, right angled extension formed upon said extension, said right-angled extensions curved transversely, a flat spring interposed between said right-angled extensions and secured to one of the same, a shaft provided with reduced ends producing shouldered portions interposed between said body portions, a disk provided with an annular flange movably mounted upon said shaft between said body portions, a coiled spring fixedly secured at one end to said shaft and at its opposite end to said disk, and an angular finger secured to the flanged portion of said disk.

4. A device of the character described, comprising parallel, stationary body portions, each body portion provided with a substantially right-angled extension, a yielding member interposed between said extensions, a shouldered shaft positioned between said body portions, finger-carryin g means mounted upon said shaft, and flexible means connecting said shaft and finger-carrying means.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ELMER L. REYNOLDS. Witnesses G. WARD KEMP, Gno. W. Bnox.

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