Reading aid for keeping a book open while reading

Description

FIG. 1 is perspective view of my reading aid for keeping a book open while reading taken from above; and,

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of my reading aid for keeping a book open while reading taken from below.

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U.S. Patent Documents
D167016 June 1952 Zaccone
D218511 August 1970 Sarro
231349 August 1880 Norton
D239147 March 1976 Karlsen
D301042 May 9, 1989 Capamaggio
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521259 June 1894 Davis
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3324823 June 1967 Peters
Foreign Patent Documents
530092 January 1955 CAX
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Other references
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Patent History
Patent number: D382592
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 2, 1995
Date of Patent: Aug 19, 1997
Inventor: William L. Maruchi (1166 Perroy)
Primary Examiner: Susan J. Lucas
Assistant Examiner: Pamela Burgess
Law Firm: Merchant, Gould, Smith, Edell, Welter & Schmidt, P.A.
Application Number: 0/34,336
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Element Or Attachment (D19/32); D8/395; Corrugated Or Toothed Face (24/562)
International Classification: 1904;