Patent ID: 6860458

Claim:
A book holder comprises in combination; a freestanding portion and a book support portion removably secured thereto; said Standing portion having a planar document engagement surface with an integral angular extending base extending there from and an angularly extending leg pornon; a resilient cip integrally extending from said leg portion; said resilient dip having an upstanding inclined surface there above; a paper retaining clip extending from said upstanding inclined surface in spaced relation to said planar document engagement surface, said paper retaining clip having an elongated body member with contoured a inner surface and an engagement lug in spaced relation to said contoured surface; a pair of spaced independent horizontal brackets that are vertically offset from each other extending between said leg portion and said planar document engagement surface; said book support portion comprises: a lanar inclined upper support surface with an integral document support base extending at a right angle there from having a front wall surface angularly extending from said document support base; oppositely disposed bifurcated fixation lugs extending from the intersection of said planar inclined upper support surface and said integral document support base of said book support portion for selective registration within notches in said planar document engagement surface of said free standing portion.