Patent ID: 7464975

Claim:
A book strap apparatus, comprising: a) an X shaped sheet of material having upper and lower surfaces, a central portion that includes four curved edges, and four straps that extend radially from the central portion along respective generally perpendicular axes, each strap having a strap free end, a strap free end portion, a width, and a length defined by the distance between the respective strap free end and a curved edge of the central portion; b) the upper surface of the sheet of material defining a surface for holding one or more books, the upper surface including connecting portions on the straps that enable the straps to be connected together wherein a first pair of the straps connect together along a first of said axes and the other pair of the straps connect together along a second of said axes; and c) a storage pouch mounted on one of the straps next to a strap end and extending along the strap more than half the length of the strap, the storage pouch having a width that approaches the width of the strap to which it is attached.