Patent ID: 6019339
Filing Date: 2000-02-01
Classification: A47B

Abstract:
A book holder for maintaining a splayed book in an open position, said splayed book having a back, a spine, a first side and a second side, each of said sides having a plurality of pages biased towards each other, said book holder comprising:a first planar member, said first planar member is in a substantially horizontal plane and said first planar member is generally whale-tail-shaped having a first wing and a second wing, each of said wings having a broad portion and a narrow portion, and a central base joining said narrow portion of said first wind and said narrow portion of said second wing, to define a V-shaped channel extending from said central base between said first wing and said second wing;a second planar member, said second planar member is in a substantially horizontal plane;a common base wherein said common base is joined to said central base and to said second planar member and said common base keeps said first planar member spaced apart from said second planar member such that when that said splayed book is inserted in between said first planar member and said second planar member, said first side abuts said first wing and said second side abuts said second wing to maintain said splayed book in said open position;wherein said first planar member is approximately the same width as said second planar member and said second planar member is a substantially rectangular shape, and configured such that when said splayed book is inserted in between said first planar member and said second planar member, wherein said second member is adapted to support said back of said book.