Patent ID: 8307777
Filing Date: 2012-11-13
Classification: B42D,B42P,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A bookmark comprising: a rigid body defining an upper end, a lower edge, a front face, and a rear face, the body comprising a catch in the upper end thereof, the body further comprising two or more openings positioned between the catch and the lower edge of the body; a resilient biasing member extending forwardly from the rigid body, wherein the biasing member is configured to cooperate with a covering of a book to maintain the upper end of the rigid body at an upper end of the book; and a ribbon that extends through at least two of the two or more openings so as to couple the ribbon to the rigid body, the ribbon comprising an intermediate segment that is held by the catch, wherein, when the rigid body is inserted in a book between a covering of the book and pages of the book, the resilient biasing member cooperates with the covering of the book to maintain the upper end of the rigid body at an upper end of the book, wherein when the book is closed, the two or more openings of the rigid body are hidden from view, wherein a portion of the ribbon that extends between the at least two openings and the catch is maintained at a position rearward of the rear face of the rigid body, and wherein the portion of the ribbon that is held by the catch extends forwardly through the rear face of the rigid body.