| US 7,600,733 B2 | ||
| Book holder | ||
| Peter Burnett-Evans, Nassau (Bahamas); Amanda Burnett-Evans, Vancouver (Canada); Michel Dallaire, Montreal (Canada); Marc Lamontagne, Montreal (Canada); and Nicolas Pellemans, Laval (Canada) | ||
| Assigned to Burnett-Evans Holdings, Inc., Nassau (Bahamas) | ||
| Filed on Jun. 04, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/757,871. | ||
| Application 11/757871 is a continuation of application No. 11/128015, filed on May 11, 2005, granted, now 7,226,030. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/571909, filed on May 17, 2004. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0228245 A1, Oct. 04, 2007 | ||
| Int. Cl. A47B 97/04 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 248—447 [248/453; 248/460; 248/463] | 16 Claims |
| 1. A book holder to be attached to a bottom or an upper edge of an opened book, the book generally defining a spinal axis
and a transversal axis that is perpendicular to the spinal axis, the book holder comprising:
a back member generally extending parallel to the transversal axis;
two opposite arms generally extending parallel to the transversal axis, the arms being movable between a first and a second
position, whereby opposite outer free ends of the arms are closer to the back member when the arms are in their first position
than in their second position, each arm being provided with a page pressing member that is connected to its outer free end;
a mechanism for operatively connecting the arms at a medial position on the back member;
at least one spring configured and disposed to urge the arms toward their first position; and
an arm moving mechanism attached at an inner end of at least one of the arms to move the corresponding arm toward its second
position using a finger-generated force, the arm moving mechanism being farther from the back member than the outer free ends
of the arms when the arms are in their first position.
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