US932348A - Book-holder. - Google Patents

Description

A. F. 170M, JR.

' BOOK HOLDER.

APPLIOATION FILED APR. 23, 1909.

Patented Aug. 24, 1909.

WITNESSES ATTORNEYS msumcmn n c UNITED STATES PATENT QFFICE.

ALBERT FRANCIS STONE, .13., F CALLAHAN, CALIFORNIA.

BOOK-HOLDER.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALBERT FnANoIs STONE, J12, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Qallahan, in the county of Siskiyou and State of California, have invented a new and Improved Book-Holder, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The invention is an improved holder for magazines and other books and is designed to hold the book open at the desired point and support the book at each side, the side or cover supports being adjustable to support the book when fully open, hold the book i' closed, and support the separated portions of view of the holder partly in central vertical section, as applied to a magazine, showing the position of the parts of the holder in full lines when the magazine is closed and in dotted outline when in an operative and intermediate position; and Fig. 3 is a fragmentary rear view of the holder in perspective and in cross-section.

The holder as preferably constructed embodies a spring clip or gripping device 5 in the form of a relatively long trough-like member of sheet metal to bind on the bound edge of the magazine or other book, the free edges of the clip being pressed slightly inwardly, as shown in Fig. 3, in order to afford a firm grip on the book along these lines. The corners of the clip are turned outwardly slightly and rounded as indicated at 5, to prevent them from engaging the book and tearing the cover when the clip is applied and removed. Seated on the rear or bottom wall within the clip is a tube 6, which extends slightly beyond the clip at each end and at the upper end portion is provided with a close-fitting tubular plug 7, through which passes a sliding rod 8, the latter being bent upon itself into U-form, with the arm of the rod at the outside of the clip of substantial length, with the extremity 9 bent outwardly to prevent it from digging into the book, and the arm of the rod within the tube slightly longer than the other arm and provided with Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed Apri1'23, 1909.

Patented Aug. 24, 1909.

Serial No. 491,729.

of the rod when moved to the outer dotted position shown in Fig. 2. The plug 7 is of wood or such other material that will afford the proper frictional contact with the rod, and while admitting of it being easily slid back and forth with the hand yet prevents it from sliding until intentionally moved.

A wing 11 to support each side of thebook is preferably constructed of wire, with the ends of the wire wound about the extended end portions of the tube 6 to form hinges, and with the extremities of the wire bent crosswise of the windings or coils and longitudinally of the .tube, as indicated at .12. These portions 12 of the wire on opposite wings contact when the wings are fully opened, as shown in Fig. 3, and prevent the further movement of the wings outwardly.

In the application and use of the holder, the clip 5 is passed endwise over the bound ed e of the book and brought to a substantia ly central position, the rod 8 at this time being in the position shown in Fig; 2, and the wings slightly separated to admit of the book easily assing between them. In reading the boo or magazine, the latter is separated at the point desired, moving the wings 11 outwardly on their hinges. The rod 8 is then withdrawn from the tube to the outer dotted position shown in Fig. 2, after which it is reversed or revolved one hundred and eighty degrees and forced downwardly or inwardly between the leaves of the book at the point selected, as shown in the lower dotted position of Fig. 2 and in full lines in Fig. 1. In this position of the rod the two portions of the book are pressed to the wings and the book may be conveniently held with one hand by gras ing the clip 5, which serves as a handle. T e hinges of the wings on the end portions of the tube are sufficiently still to hold the wings in any position in which the latter are set, as well as to hold the book closed when the parts of the holder are in the position shown in full lines in Fig. 2.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. In a book holder, a clip to bind on the bound edge of the book at the outside, and a member to engage in the angle between the leaves of the book and hold the book open, slidably carried on the clip.

2. In a book holder, a clip to bind on the bound edge of the book at the outside, wings to support the book at opposite sides, carried by and movable to and from each other, and a member movably supported on the clip to engage between the leaves of the book and force the separate portions of the book to the wings.

3. In a book holder, a clip to bind on the bound edge of the book, wings to support the book at opposite sides, carried by the clip and movable to and from each other, and a member to engage between the leaves of the book and force the separated portions of the book to the wings, shdably supported in the clip.

4. In a book holder, a clip to bind on the bound edge of the book, and a member having two approximately parallel arms, with one of the arms slidably supported within the clip and the other arm movable therewith and adapted to pass between the leaves of the book to hold the book open.

5. In a book holder, a clip movable edgewise over the bound edge of the book, a tube within the clip and extending therebeyond at each end, wings to support the book at opposite sides, hinged to the extended end portions of the tube, and a U-shaped rod, with one of the arms of the rod slidably su ported in the tube and the other arm of t e rod arranged at the outside of the clip to engage between the leaves of the book and force the separated portions thereof to the wings.

6. In a book holder, a clip to bind on the bound edge of the book, having extensions at the ends, Wire wings to support the book at opposite sides, with the ends of the wire of each wing wound about the extensions to form hinges and having the extremities turned crosswise of the windings to form a stop in connection with the ends of the wire of the opposite wing to limit the separation of the wings.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

ALBERT FRANCIS STONE, J R.

Witnesses:

JOHN E. BAKER, C. G. STRIOKLAND.

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