Patent ID: 7458555

Claim:
A multi-positionable book holder comprising: a tray for holding a book, said tray including a flat front face, flat back, right and left side edges, a top edge, and a bottommost lip extending outward from said front face upon which the bottom portion of a book can rest when the book is placed on the front face of said tray; an elongated arm having first and second ends, said arm being adapted for selectively bending it to a desired orientation in any desired direction; a positioning mechanism connected between the back of said tray and said first end of said arm, for both permitting said tray to be swiveled in the plane of its front face to any desired position between 0° and 360° from any starting position, and to be rotated about a longitudinal axis of said elongated arm to a desired position; a vise clamp mechanism connected to said second end of said arm for attaching said book holder to an arm of indoor or outdoor furniture including beach chairs, chaise lounges, lawn chairs and beds; a cup holder rotationally secured to an exterior face of a back portion of said vise clamp mechanism, via a fastener inserted through a hole in one end of an upper portion of said cup holder and in a hole in a back portion of said vise clamp; and a cylindrical cap hanger being rigidly connected to an outside wall of another end of the upper portion of said cup holder, said cap hanger having a diameter outermost portion rigidly and concentrically connected to a smaller diameter innermost portion rigidly connected to a topmost ring portion of said cup holder opposite said fastener.