Patent ID: 6109658
Filing Date: 2000-08-29
Classification: B42D,Y10T

Abstract:
A book holder comprising two interlocking strips,each interlocking strip having a stylized C-shape mounted at one end thereof in opposition to the stylized C-shape of the other interlocking strip, the C-shape being formed of a material which is rigid enough to capture and hold a book fanout securely therein but flexible enough to allow an exposed page to be easily extracted from one of said C-shapes and inserted into the other of the C-shapes, the material having no latent memory so as to be adjustable to accommodate various thicknesses of books as well as the side to side thickness change as the book is read,one of the interlocking strips being telescopically received by the other of the interlocking strips, the interlocking strips having a fully closed position and at least one open position, the strips further having means for securing the strips in the closed position and the at least one open position, andan upper non-skid, non-slip grip pad mounted atop the interlocking strips thereby preventing skidding of a book held in the book holder and a lower non-skid, non-slip grip pad mounted underneath the interlocking strips, the lower grip pad preventing skidding of the book holder and protecting any surface the book holder is resting thereon.