Abstract: An apparatus includes a support member forming a plurality of seats, wherein each seat is adapted to secure an upper end of a yard stake. The support member is further adapted to support at least two retainer arms, and each retainer arm has a distal end including a hook adapted to secure an edge of a display object. The apparatus may be used to assembly a display easel, such as may be used to display a yard sign. The support member may be a rigid block or a wire bracket. A kit may include some or all of the components of a display easel. The support member may be elevated above the ground using yard stakes.

Abstract: A clip-less clipboard device is disclosed having a clipboard surface having: a first planer surface area; a second planar surface area generally parallel to the first surface area and generally equidistant apart from the first surface area at a predetermined distance; a plurality of flutes disposed within the first surface area and the second surface area and generally perpendicular to the first surface area and the second surface area; and a corrugated core disposed within each of the plurality of flutes, thereby to create a plurality of hollow channels within the flutes within the first surface area and the second surface area, and wherein each channel runs a continuous length within the first surface area and the second surface area; and a slit defined on the first planer surface area of the clipboard surface and configured to hold an article of paper upon the first planer surface area.

Abstract: A portable pad. The pad providing a surface having a raised portion to barricade particles disposed thereon. The pad includes a clip configured to hold a document on the surface.

Abstract: Described is a bookmark having a bookmark body, on which a bookmark clip is disposed. The bookmark clip can clam the cover or inner pages of a book to prevent the bookmark body from falling off from the book. The bookmark body is bendable and includes a protection surface of mounting the bookmark clip, a bendable surface and folding sheet capable of being inserted into content pages of a book. The bookmark can be repeatedly used for many times while having the features of being simple in structure, easy to manufacture, and flexible and convenient to use.

Abstract: An educational device and method in which a user can learn the pronunciation and meaning of words using a word isolator with a window and a slide. The word isolator is placed over the unfamiliar word. The slide is manipulated to expose only a portion of the word at a time, thereby helping the user break down and identify the unfamiliar word.

Abstract: An apparatus having a generally triangular shape and for helping a person read includes a housing with oppositely spaced edge portions and oppositely spaced end portions integral with the edge portions. The housing further has substantially planar top and bottom surfaces with respective openings formed therein and a slot formed generally medially between the top and bottom surfaces of the housing. The apparatus further includes a plurality of colored films selectively positionable into the slot and for assisting a user to differentiate a group of words in a line from a remainder of words in other lines.

Abstract: A reading machine is provided comprising a carriage for temporarily receiving and retaining a publication such as a book, magazine or printed sheet, which carriage is slidably inserted into tracks supported by the main body of the reading machine so as to allow horizontal movement of the carriage relative to the main body of the reading machine. A continuous belt is supported by roller bearings disposed about the main body of the reading machine such that the belt covers the carriage when the carriage is attached to the reading machine. The belt includes a horizontal member having an opening therein, which opening extends through the belt itself and being of substantially the same size of a line of text such that the opening and belt may be used to isolate individual lines of text. The machine includes a control device for manually or automatically controlling the vertical displacement of the belt and the horizontal member by an electric motor or by a knob or handle.

Abstract: A reading machine is provided comprising a carriage for temporarily receiving and retaining a publication such as a book, magazine or printed sheet, which carriage is slidably inserted into tracks supported by the main body of the reading machine so as to allow horizontal movement of the carriage relative to the main body of the reading machine. A continuous belt is supported by roller bearings disposed about the main body of the reading such that the belt covers the carriage when the carriage is attached to the reading machine. The belt includes a horizontal member having an opening therein, said opening extending through the belt itself and being of substantially the same size of a line of text such that the opening and belt may be used to isolate individual lines of text. The machine includes control means that include means for manually or automatically controlling the vertical displacement of the belt and the horizontal member by means of an electric motor or by means of a knob or handle.

Abstract: A reading item supporting system is provided including a reading item support for supporting a book thereon. Also included is at least one ruler assembly positioned on the reading item support with the book therebetween. The ruler assembly includes a ruler strip adapted to move downwardly an incremental distance upon the actuation.

Abstract: An electronic bookmark for a copy holder that aids a user's ability to ascertain viewed text on paper retained by the copy holder is provided. The invented copy holder includes vertically adjustable indicating device that directs the user's attention to text adjacent without the use of a guide or illumination of the paper, so that text is not obscured or distorted. The copy holder comprises a backboard for retaining paper thereon and a plate rotatably coupled thereto. The plate has a bottom surface configured to releasably couple the plate to the backboard without interfering with paper interposed therebetween. The indicating device comprises a display that extends along a top surface of the plate. The display preferably comprises an array of electrodes, such as a liquid crystal display, light emitting diodes, or signal lamps, with desired segments of an array activated for directing a users attention to a selected portion of text on the document.

Abstract: A control apparatus for a typing/reading aid device controls a ruler to move along a frame board in steps according to a user-defined line-space unit set by a plurality of switches. The control apparatus is also allowed to be connected between a keyboard and a computer, thus permitting a user to define some function keys on the keyboard to control the movement of the ruler on the frame board.

Abstract: An electrical reading guide device for use in typing by a typist is composed mainly of a reading guide plate and a driving apparatus capable of making an up-and-down movement along a strip furrow located at the margin of one side of the reading guide plate. The driving apparatus comprises a transmission device and a pulling device. The transmission device comprises a reversible motor having a shaft with a worm rod attached thereto and a driven gear set having a winding cylinder attached thereto. The pulling device comprises a wire wound around the winding cylinder. When the reversible motor is activated, the worm rod triggers the driven gear set to rotate so as to drive one winding cylinder to wind the wire while another winding cylinder is in a state of unwinding the wire. Therefore, the driving apparatus is capable of moving in a direction in which the wire is wound by the winding cylinder.

Abstract: A power-assisted copy indicator (20) that uses a mounting clamp assembly (38) to be attachable to a planar surface (24). Activating a driving means actuator one (52) causes an indicator (72) to move in one direction along its vertical axis, while activating a driving means actuator two (54) causes the same indicator (72) to move in the opposite direction along its vertical axis. An indicator clamp (76) allows one to attach and detach indicator (72), permitting selection of indicator (72) having a design appropriate for the intended application.

Abstract: A convertible copy holder has tracks on its rear surface that allow it to be attached to a swing arm on a desk top brace as desired. Further, the holder is made hollow to provide a storage compartment. A rib is located along one edge of the copy holder to receive a line guide, which is structured so that it may be pivoted from the copy surface. Also, there is a channel along the top of the copy holder which receives, and slidably retains, a large paper clip.

Abstract: A large copyholder for holding stacks of documents of varying thickness having a line guide adjustable to accommodate for stack thickness. The line guide is pivotal to also serve variable thickness stacks adjacent the copyholder. The line guide is connected to the copyholder through a frictional axis arrangement to hold the line guide in selected positions.

Abstract: A plastic copyholder having a frame with track means and an arm having upper and lower surfaces. Adjustable elongated block means ride on the track means. Slide means in the block means permit unique pivoting and adjustment of the arm.

Abstract: A fully automatic speed-reading trainer for which reading speed can be adjusted in a non-step fashion is provided which includes an electric motor designed to drive a relatively large gear, which is one main component of a driving assembly forming a portion of the trainer. Coaxial with the larger gear, on opposite sides thereof, are an eccentric cam and a first pulley. The eccentric cam and pulley are each provided with an axle tube, and each has a coil spring attached thereto, with each coil spring having a free end inserted into respective holes on the larger gear. When the larger gear is rotatably driven in a predetermined direction, one of the springs is tightened about one of the axle tubes, which in turn, dependent upon the rotational direction of the larger gear, drives either the eccentric cam or the first pulley.

Abstract: An organizational aid for EDP paper sheets is provided which permits adaptation to different EDP paper sizes. To this end the feed holes (15) located at the side margins of EDP paper sheets (11) are utilized. A fixed carrier member (10) has mounting elements (20, 26, 28) disposed thereon which comprise a bar (20) and two holding members (26, 28). U-shaped clamps (40) for accommodating and fixing the paper sheets (11) are detachably secured in the holding members (26, 28). One (28) of said holding members is movable along the longitudinal direction of the bar (20) while the other holding member (26) is fixedly joined to the bar (20) (FIG. 1).

Abstract: A compact page holder device 2 for holding a book 80 open at some selected pages 92, 94. A bundle of book leaves 96 including one of the selected pages 92 extends forward through slot 54, over finger 20, back through slot 52, and under finger 10. A second bundle of book leaves 98 including the other selected page 94 is woven forward through slot 54, over finger 30, back through slot 56, and under finger 40. The interweaving of page holder fingers and book leaf bundles keeps the book and the page holder securely together despite casual handling. Pages may be turned while the page holder is holding the book open by slipping the pages out from under one end finger 10 and back under the other end finger 40.

Abstract: A copy stand for shifting a cursor by a motor one line on a copy at a time in which a cursor holder is coupled to bend slightly and sandwich an endless belt driven by the motor. At the driving time by the motor, a coupling force works strongly by a tension of the belt to shift the cursor by the motor and when the cursor is to be returned to its upper end, the cursor can be easily shifted manually while the belt is stopped.

Abstract: A base which is adapted to hold a pile of similarly dimensioned sheets includes a substantially flat and rectangular holder, which defines two parallel and normally horizontally positioned sides, and a frame which may be attached to, and surround the holder. The holder is formed with normally upright rim strips, and the frame covers the rim strips. Each rim strip is formed with a guide slot; a bar of transparent material is disposed in parallel with the horizontally positioned sides, and is slidable along the holder in a direction substantially perpendicular to the horizontally positioned sides. The frame is formed with recesses in the region of the guide slots, so as to accommodate the slidable bar, and each recess in the frame, and each guide slot corresponding thereto is located in a center region of a corresponding rim strip, and extends along about one third along a length thereof.

Abstract: A book page holder is made from a thin flat single piece of material such as plexiglass. It has an elongated rectangularly shaped back member with a first pair of fingers on one end and the second pair of fingers on the other extended in the same direction as the first pair. There is a slit between the fingers of each pair and it is through these slits that pages of an open book are placed.

Abstract: A limited line viewer assembly for selectively viewing data on a computer printout sheet or related usage.The device has multiple slide assemblies which are entirely contained, in the open and closed positions, within the confines of a surrounding housing assembly.The slide assemblies and a housing wall have means which cooperate to effectively lock the device in an open or closed position until desired to be manually changed by a user.

Abstract: A universally adjustable paper holder comprises first and second vertical extending U-shaped channel members. The vertical extending channel members are coupled to a supporting member in a manner to afford adjustment or separation between the members so that they can be adjusted according to the width of various sizes of paper to be accommodated between channels formed in the vertical U-shaped members. A horizontal cross bar member is adjustably coupled between the vertical members and can be moved in the vertical plane to be utilized as a guide to enable a user to demarcate a particular sentence or line of data which may be implemented on the document being retained by the paper holder.

Abstract: A line guide holder for support on and selective positioning along a surface to provide marking of a line of written material mounted on a copy holder. The holder is slidably mounted in a groove along one side of the copy holder.

Abstract: This sequentially highlighting copy holder employs fields of light as the frame of reference for an operator of a keyboard machine in keeping the place in the text of a document page. The page is affixed upon the copy holder for processing and is illuminated, portion by portion, as the place in the text advances. In one place keeping function the perceived effect of this highlighting delivered in sequence is that of a slender field of light slowly descending the document page. In another, the field of light disappears as a second field appears lower on the page, overlapping the position of the first field of light and disappearing in turn as a third field appears, overlapping the position of the second, so that as the place in the text moves downward the field of light moves with it in salient changes of position, holding to the moving place of attention in the text. In yet another function, ongoing input entered into the keyboard machine sets the downward pace of the field of light.

Abstract: A copy holder which simultaneously positions and supports a first relatively loose display and a second relatively fixed display in a manner so that the displays does not interfere with each other. A rigid support member defines a flat display panel, a pair of side flanges and a lower supporting ledge. Leg means supports the panel in a selected upright position. A mounting means in the form of a transparent sheet is removably mounted to the support member so as to extend over the flat display panel. A first display can be loosely supported on the ledge in front of the transparent sheet. A second display can be more permanently positioned between the transparent sheet and the panel, so as to be visable through the transparent sheet. Magnet means can be provided to movably retain the loose first display in position against the front of the transparent sheet. A line guide also is preferably provided and movably mounted to the rigid support member in front of the transparent sheet.

Abstract: A typing copy stand is provided for use in conjunction with a typewriter. This typing copy stand comprises a support plate having a pair of vertically extending and spaced apart slots for cooperative engagement with a guideline bar. The guideline bar has flanges which project through the slots and are connected to one another by a tension spring to bias the flanges into frictional engagement with the sides of the slots. The bar may be frictionally retained at a desired position but is easily and readily moved to a selected position. One embodiment has the copy support disposed in upwardly inclined relationship and may also incorporate a hook support ledge. Another embodiment of the typing copy stand has the support plate disposed perpendicular to a support base and in elevated relationship so as to be above a typewriter. A paper support strip may be attached to the copy support plate below and extending transversely to the vertically extending slots.

Abstract: An improved copy holder comprises a stand and a line guide movably attached to the stand by means of magnetic rollers rotatably mounted side by side with their flats in coplanar relation and their rolling surfaces aligned perpendicular to the line guide for rolling magnetic contact parallel with a side of the stand.

Abstract: An apparatus with a holder body forming a flat surface with an angular support member to hold a printed publication at a convenient angle. The publication maintains intimate contact with the body being superimposed with a transparent fixably attached retaining plate. The retaining plate being vertically adjustable and removable with hairlines inscribed into the parent material extending horizontally and vertically. An opaque locator body is slideably attached to the retainer plate with an overlapping hem being horizontally movable with a rectangular window positioned in the center. The window displays the transparent retaining plate with the exposed hairline and the positioned indica. The holder body is supported on the back with a single leg at an oblique angle to the base and diagonally to the body being rotatable and folding against the back of the holder.

Abstract: A reading instrument for magnifying certain chosen printed material on a page or sheet of paper and for visually isolating the chosen material from other, adjacent printed material, the instrument including an opaque plate that is provided with a slot, an elongated magnifying lens attached to the plate in alignment with the slot, a permanent magnet spaced from the lens and attached to the plate and a flat lamina of a ferrous material that is positioned under the printed page so as to inhibit the plate from sliding along or falling off of the page due to its magnetic attraction to the lamina.

Abstract: A device for holding flexible, yieldable information carriers such as paper in a correct readable position comprising a retaining or clamping device for the flexible, yieldable information carrier for at least partially rigidizing the same so that it remains in a free supported reading position.

Abstract: A shutter is slidingly mounted in a frame which exposes a single line of words on a page of printed material. The shutter may be moved from left to right across the exposed line exposing words, syllables or the like sequentially.

Abstract: A copyholder and line follower in the form of a backing with a manually movable rod having magnetic end members and adjustable magnetically attractable side facings on elongated extensions with channels. The backing is provided with an adjustable easel and a top clamp with a magnetic spring or opposite and repelling poles.

Abstract: Mat of thin material has an aperture therein to limit the visible area of printed material to be read to aid in the development of good reading habits by controlling the focal scanning area. Set of focal scanning aids has progressively larger apertures to train the eye to scan areas.

Abstract: A speed reading aid is provided for reading down columns of characters of successive greater width or complexity. The device is a hand manipulated packet containing a series a removable opaque cards, each card having a one or more characteristic slots therein suitable for viewing a line of characters of a particular overall width. The cards may be arranged in the packet and manipulated to provide successive wider viewing areas. The method for improving reading speed and eye exercise involves using the device to read down one or more columns of a narrow width, and then using successively wider apertures to read down successively wider columns.