Patent ID: 7240887

Claim:
A book holder for supporting and protecting an article of reading material, the book holder comprising: a spine having opposed side edges, a top edge and an inner surface; a pair of cover panels, each of said pair of cover panels is hingedly attached along an interior edge thereof to one of said opposed side edges of said spine permitting said pair of cover panels to be rotated into an open position where said cover panels are substantially parallel to said spine and to be rotated into a closed position where said pair of cover panels are substantially normal to said spine; a lip, each of said pair of cover panels having said lip formed around a free edge and extending outwardly from an inner surface thereof, said lip of each of said pair of cover panels together defining a compartment adapted to receive and support an article of reading material therein, said lip of each of said pair of cover panels serving as a support for an article of reading material when said pair of cover panels are rotated into said open position, and said lip of each of said pair of cover panels enclosing said book within said compartment when said pair of cover panels are rotated into said closed position; and a page marking arm attached approximate said top edge of said spine at an elevated distance above said inner surface; said page marking arm being pivotable outwardly from said inner surface of said spine to facilitate the insertion of said article of reading material within said compartment, and then being pivoted inward to abut and hold said article of reading material within said compartment; and said page marking arm being slidable towards either of said opposed side edges of said spine.