Clip-on book end
US4327838A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 22, 1980 |
| Grant date | May 4, 1982 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 22, 2000 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA47B57/586
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A clip-on book end which includes a clip-on base portion connected at an offset location to the bottom corner of a book support portion with the two portions formed as a one-piece molded plastic unit. The clip-on base portion has a resilient clip section opposite and in spaced relation to a bottom surface of the support defining a shelf-receiving passage with an opening at one end through which the end portion of a bookshelf is passed and received with the resilient clip section spreading apart to accommodate shelves of different thicknesses. The clip section has a gripping surface opposite a surface extending along the bottom of the support portion which is constructed and arranged such that laterally directed side loads on the book support portion, as would occur with a tipped row of books, tend to bind the base portion to the bookshelf and maintain the book end in an upright position. In addition, the support portion has a width in relation to its thickness that prevents the exposed pages of a book from being damaged by jamming a book into the support portion during reshelving. The clip-on base portion forms a U-shaped passage that may house the depending edge wall and flange of…
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