Book holder and books

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view looking from above of a book holder and books showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a left side elevational view thereof, the right side elevational view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a partially exploded perspective view thereof, similar to FIG. 1 but in which several of the books have been removed for illustration, with one of such books removed from the top and illustrating in perspective the front, side and bottom thereof and with three of the books removed from the front with two of such removed books illustrating in perspective the front, side and top thereof and with the other of such removed books having been flipped and turned upside down to illustrate the other side, rear and bottom thereof, the design of each of the books being identical to one another and being for placement in recesses in the book holder component;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the book holder component, similar to that shown in FIG. 1, but in which the books have been removed from the book holder component;

FIG. 9 is a front elevational view of the book holder component shown in FIG. 8;

FIG. 10 is a top plan view of the book holder component shown in FIG. 8, the left side elevational view thereof being identical to that shown in FIG. 3, the right side elevational view thereof being the mirror image of that shown in FIG. 3, the rear elevational view thereof being identical to that shown in FIG. 5 and the bottom plan view thereof being identical to that shown in FIG. 6;

FIG. 11 is a perspective view looking from above of an alternative embodiment of the book holder and books showing our new design, similar to the embodiment shown in FIG. 1 but in which books are provided in the top, front and side faces of the book holder component;

FIG. 12 is a front elevational view of the book holder and books shown in FIG. 11;

FIG. 13 is a left side elevational view of the book holder and books shown in FIG. 11;

FIG. 14 is a right side elevational view of the book holder and books show in FIG. 11, the rear elevational and bottom plan views thereof being identical to that shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, respectively;

FIG. 15 is a perspective view looking from above of another alternative embodiment of the book holder and books showing our new design, similar to that shown in FIG. 1 but in which books are provided in the front and top faces of the book holder component;

FIG. 16 is a front elevational view of the book holder and books shown in FIG. 15; and,

FIG. 17 is a left side elevational view of the book holder and books shown in FIG. 15, the right side elevational view thereof being the mirror image to that shown in FIG. 16, and the top plan, rear elevational and bottom plan views thereof being identical to that shown in FIGS. 4, 5 and 6, respectively.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D413354 August 31, 1999 Weber et al.
1890988 December 1932 Harden
1894605 January 1933 Wright
2693293 November 1954 Stuckart
3399762 September 1968 Potter
4674632 June 23, 1987 Friedman
4927318 May 22, 1990 Hayden et al.
5207326 May 4, 1993 Benach
Patent History
Patent number: D425115
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 17, 1999
Date of Patent: May 16, 2000
Assignee: Publications International, Ltd. (Lincolnwood, IL)
Inventors: Louis Weber (Northfield, IL), Virginia O'Donnell (Chicago, IL)
Primary Examiner: Martie Thompson
Law Firm: Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik, LLP
Application Number: 0/106,546
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Book, Album Or Cover (D19/26); Holder Or File (14) (D19/75)
International Classification: 1904;