Book Holder (Patent No: 390256)

Inventor: Bell, James (co-inventor)

Location: Edmonton

Comments: N/A

Description:
Having regard to the foregoing disclosure, the Patent of which this specification forms part confers, subject to the conditions prescribed in the Patent Act, 1935, the exclusive right, privilege and liberty of making, constructing, using and vending to others to be used, the invention as defined in claims submitted by the patentee as follows:-

1. A book holder comprising in combination with a recessed mounting, a holding unit including a back and a supporting ledge, connected together and disposed at substantially right angles to one another, said back being designed to support the back of a book, said ledge supporting the lower end of the book, swingable retaining means carried by the ledge for retaining pages of the supported book in open position, said means being swingable from a normally foldable position into engagement with said pages, and means for swingably mounting the holding unit in the recess of said mounting, whereby said ledge and retaining means may be disposed in said recess and said back may be disposes substantially flush with a surface of the mounting when not in use.
2. The device as claimed in claim 1 in which the unit is swingably mounted on a base, said base being projected into and secured in the recess in the mounting.
3. The device as claimed in claim 1 in which resilient means is provided within the recess designed to engage a portion of the ledge whereby a positive movement of the holder is required to place it in operative or inoperative position.
4. A book holder comprising in combination with a recessed mounting, a holding unit including a back and a supporting ledge, connected together and disposed at substantially right angles to one another, said back being designed to support the back of a book, said ledge supporting the lower end of the book, swingable arms mounted on the ledge having projecting portions for engaging and retaining the pages of the supported book in open position, said arms being swingable from a normally folded position disposes within the area of the ledge to a position projecting beyond the ledge, means for mounting the holding unit in its mounting comprising at least two plates being designed to be projected into said recess and disposed on either side of the holding unit, means for securing the plates in position on the mounting and means for swingably mounting the holding unit on said plates whereby said ledge and retaining means may be disposed in said recess and said back may be disposed substantially flush with the surface of the mounting when not in use.
5. A device as claimed in claim 4 in which the plates are connected together by a lower cross bar to form a unitary frame upon which the holding unit is swingably mounted.
6. A device as claimed in claim 5, in which the lower cross bar is upwardly bent to provide a resilient member for engaging a portion of the ledge of the holding unit.
7. A device as claimed in claim 5 in which the holding unit is provided with projecting pintles and in which each end plate of the frame is provided with an arcuate slot for receiving the pintles and permitting a rotational and sliding movement of the holding unit when moved from operative to inoperative position and vice versa.
8. A book holder comprising a holding unit including a back and a projecting ledge connected together and disposed at substantially right angles to one another, said unit being secured on a mounting, said ledge being provided with swingable arms pivotally connected thereto and swingable arms pivotally connected thereto and swingable from a normal folded position within the confines of the ledge to an operative position projecting beyond the confines of the ledge and into engagement with open pages of a book being supported fingers projecting upwardly from the ledge and spaced apart from the back whereby to receive and retain the covers of the supported book in said space between said fingers and back, said fingers being bent from a bar of substantially corresponding length to the length of the ledge and disposed beneath the ledge, said bar being secured to the ledge by the pivot pins retaining the swingable arms.
9. A device as claimed in claim 8 in which the ledge is integrally connected with the back and bent upwardly in spaced apart relation from the back and then outwardly to form the ledge proper, the forward potion of the ledge being bent downwardly and inwardly to provide a substantially rigid ledge structure, the bent forward portion of the ledge forming a bearing for assisting in maintaining the holding unit in its upright position.
10. The device as claimed in claim 9, in which pintles projecting from the sides of the holding unit are disposed within the space between the back and the ledge and secured therein, said pintles serving for the pivotal mounting of the holding unit on a suitable base.
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