Patent ID: 6733043
Filing Date: 2004-05-11
Classification: B42D

Abstract:
A book holder comprising:an elongated, flexible formed piece of material, the material having an elastic deformation characteristic so as to permit bending while remaining biased to an original position; a base formed from the material, the base having a first member substantially transverse to a second member and a third member substantially transverse to the second member, the first, second, and third members lying in a plane; a first arm, having a first and second portion and a tip, formed from the material, the first portion extending from the first member generally perpendicular to the plane and the second portion extending obliquely from the first portion, the tip being on an end of the second portion opposite the first portion; and a second arm, having a first and second portion and a tip, formed from the material, the first portion extending from the first member generally perpendicular to the plane and the second portion extending obliquely from the first portion, the tip being on an end of the second portion opposite the first portion; wherein when the material surrounds the book in an open position, the base contacts a cover of the book and the tip of the first arm and the tip of the second arm each contact a page of the book, and when the book is in a closed position, the base contacts a first side of the cover, the first portion of the first arm and the first portion of the second arm contact a middle of the cover, and the tip of the first arm and the tip of the second arm contact a second side of the cover; and wherein the second portion of the first arm and the second portion of the second arm bend toward the plane such that the second portion of the first arm and the second portion of the second arm are concave to the base.