An Improved Book, Newspaper, or the like Rest and Holder.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 16th Aug., 1894
Complete Specification Left. 16th May, 1895-Accepted, 10th Aug., 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Book, Newspaper, or the like Rest and Holder.
I, JOHN SANDERSON, of 149 Albert Road, Jarrow-on-Tyne, Ship-plater, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to an improved book, newspaper, or the like rest and
holder, devised with a view to lessen the fatigue to the hands or fingers of the
reader.
In accordance with my invention I employ a flat piece of metal, wood or like
suitable material of any desired shape or configuration, hereinafter termed the
"holder," having its bottom end formed as a handle, and to which piece of metal
or the like, and at right angles thereto, is attached at the top, two arms. Pivotted
at the top of the "holder are two radial depending arms, to the bottom of which
latter I adapt suitable clips for retaining in position the bottom of the book or the
like, when being read.
Attached to the top of the handle portion of the device, is a curved flat spring of
steel or like springy metal or material and to which is attached a piece of metal of
any desirable formation for keeping the leaves of the book in their proper position,
said piece of metal is raised by pressing the end of the flat spring, when it is
desired to turn the leaves over.
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I, JOHN SANDERSON of 149 Albert Road, Jarrow-on-Tyne, Ship-plater, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to
be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement :-
My invention is devised with the object of lessening fatigue to the hands of the
reader in turning over the leaves of books, pamphlets, newspapers, music sheets
and so forth; and also, in the case of books, without injury to the backs, bindings
or covers.
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In order that my invention may the better be understood, I have appended the
accompanying sheet of illustrative drawings, in which Figure 1 is
elevational view of my improved device and Figure 2 a side elevational or edge
view thereof.
In proceeding to describe my invention, I will assume the case of its use in
connection with bound books.
In accordance with my invention, I employ a piece of metal, wood or other
suitable material of any desired or appropriate shape or configuration-hereinafter
termed the "book holder "-a, on which the book rests; it is formed at its lower
end with a handle b; and to the top of said "book holder" I adapt laterally
projecting arms c, e pivoted at d, d. c¹, care depending radial arms, pivoted to
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page_text: the arms c, c at d¹, d. The functions of these several arms will be hereinafter
stated.
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To the bottom of each of the arms c', c' I adapt a spring clipping device for
gripping the covers of the book being read and which is hereafter fully described.
At the handle end of the "book holder I attach the means which I employ in
connection with my improvements for the purpose of keeping the leaves of the
book down while the latter is being read. Under this head of my invention I
employ a bearing f consisting of a piece of sheet metal bent over so as to have four
sides, the front rand back s of which are secured at their ends to the book holder a.
The member carries or has mounted upon it the spring clipping device
consisting of the clip-proper or " pressure finger" which may either be of wire
or consist of a thin strip of metal connected to the thumb catch piece h. The
spring itself in this case a coiled spiral one-is indicated in dotted lines at i.
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Reverting to the herein before mentioned device adapted to the arms c¹³, c¹ for
gripping the book backs or covers, this includes a wire or a thin elastic netal
strip k, fulcrumed at 1 with enlargement for the finger at the operating end m and a
vertical extension piece n passing through an aperture o in c¹ and turned over at
the head so as to form a clip p.
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The manner of using the improved device above described, is as follows and
taking as aforesaid the case of a bound book. On pressure of the thumb of the
reader being brought to bear on the thumb catch piece h, the "pressure finger" g
becomes elevated to a height to suit the book to be read; then, after the book has
been placed between the " pressure finger" and the "book holder," the thumb is
released from h, whereupon the "pressure finger" 9 descends upon the leaves of
the opened book, so as to keep same down while the book is being read. Then, in
order to allow of the gripping of the covers of the book, the reader will place the
forefinger under the enlargement m of the hereinbefore referred to spring strip
adapted to each of the arms c', and, on applying thumb pressure at the end c² of
the latter, the vertical stem or extension piece n will pass upwards through
aperture o so as to allow of the clip tongue gripping the book covers.
The
depending radial arms c¹, c' move outwards and inwards with the motion of the
covers or backs as the leaves of the book are turned over. This will be seen, on
taking a book opened at the commencement, and laying same ou a flat surface,
mark off the distance from side to side; and, then open out book at its centre and mark
off distance as before mentioned, when it will be found that the last measurement
is greater than the first.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is
The improved combination device substantially as herein described and shewn
to serve as a holder or rest for books, newspapers or the like whilst being read.
V. LAZARUS,
1 Furnival Street, Holborn, London, E.C., Agent for Applicant.