Patent ID: 6854417
Filing Date: 2005-02-15
Classification: B42D

Abstract:
1. An adjustable bookmark, comprising: at least one thin, flexible strand of material forming a closed loop, and having at least a first portion and a second portion opposite said first portion; at least one group of adjuster beads having a number of said adjuster beads, wherein each of said adjuster beads has a first end, a second end opposite said first end, and a strand passage formed therethrough and extending from said first end to said second end of said adjuster bead; said first portion of said at least one strand adjustably passing through said strand passage of at least one of said number of said adjuster beads from said first end thereof and outwardly from said second end thereof; said second portion of said at least one strand adjustably passing through said strand passage of said at least one of said number of said adjuster beads from said second end thereof and outwardly from said first end thereof, with said first portion of said at least one strand and said second portion of said at least one strand adjustably crossing one another within said strand passage of said at least one of said number of said adjuster beads; and said first portion of said at least one strand, said second portion of said at least one strand, and said at least one of said number of said adjuster beads defining said closed loop for passing said first portion of said at least one strand around the back of the spine of a book and selectively passing said second portion of said at least one strand between adjacent pages of the book, for selectively marking a position within the book as desired and adjusting said closed loop to fit about the spine of the book.