Book stand
A stand for supporting a book in an inclined reading position having a resting surface, which tilts back such that the book rests at an incline; a shelf surface, which prevents the book pages and book from sliding down and off the resting surface; and a groove between the shelf surface and resting surface, into which the cover of a book may be inserted such that a majority number of the book pages rest on the shelf surface.
1. A stand for supporting an object having a page and a binding comprising:
(a) a rigid panel suitable for supporting a cover of said object having a page and a binding;
(b) a rigid support arranged at an angular orientation with respect to said rigid panel;
(c) a lower portion suitable to support said rigid panel and said rigid support on a horizontal lower surface;
(d) the intersection of said rigid panel and said rigid support defining a recess along the length of said rigid support;
(e) the recess having a width greater in a central portion of said rigid support than a width greater along a majority of a non-central portion of said rigid support is configured such that said binding is received within the recess and a majority of an end of said page is supported by resting on said rigid support.
2. The stand of claim 1 wherein said rigid panel is inclined rearwardly when said stand is supported by a horizontal surface.
3. The stand of claim 1 wherein said lower portion is attached to said rigid support in a fixed angular orientation.
4. The stand of claim 1 wherein said rigid panel is oriented at an angle of between an angle of 45 degrees and 90 degrees with respect to a lower horizontal surface.
5. The stand of claim 1 wherein said rigid panel is oriented at an angle of between an angle of 65 degrees and 85 degrees with respect to a lower horizontal surface.
6. The stand of claim 1 wherein said rigid panel has a width between 5 and 20 inches.
7. The stand of claim 1 wherein said rigid panel has a height between 4 and 15 inches.
8. The stand of claim 1 wherein said rigid support extends at an angle between-25 degree and +25 degree with respect to perpendicular to said rigid panel.
9. The stand of claim 1 wherein said recess proximate said rigid support along said majority of the length of said rigid support has a width between ⅛th of an inch and 5/16th of an inch.
10. The stand of claim 1 wherein said recess proximate said central portion said rigid support has a width between ⅜th of an inch and 1.5 inches.