Patent ID: 7226031

Claim:
A bookstand for holding hard back books in an angled position for the purpose of study, the bookstand comprising: a cylindrical tube having opposite first and second openings; a rod having first and second ends whereby said rod is inserted through the cylindrical tube, said rod forms an U-shape side support arms that extends out of the ends of said cylindrical tube equal distance and said rod first and second ends form a curved shape to hold the back binding of a book in an open position, whereby said back binding of a book is supported against the said U-shape support arms and said cylindrical tube; a straight rod permanently attached at equal distance from said cylindrical tube ends forming a T-shaped whereby said straight rod forms a rear support arm for said bookstand in the open position for study, wherein one opening end of the cylindrical tube has an amount of material removed in the form of a U-shape along the length of the cylindrical tube defining a hollow locking mechanism whereby one of the two rod side support arms bears against in said U-shape hollow locking mechanism allowing a limited 80-degree rotation of said T-shape from the said side support arms.