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Bathtub book holding device

  • US 5,707,036 A
  • Filed: 06/11/1996
  • Issued: 01/13/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/11/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A bathtub book holding device comprising:

  • a bathtub rim clamping member having a lower inverted L-shaped component with a platform portion and an upper inverted L-shaped component with a platform portion arranged so that said platform portions overlap to result in upper and lower adjacent platforms, and are affixed by a threaded bolt shank that extends upwards from said lower inverted L-shaped component platform through a centrally disposed longitudinal slot in said upper L-shaped component platform where a threaded clamping knob is rotated around said threaded bolt shank to immobilize and secure said L-shaped components in a bathtub rim grasping position; and

    said upper L-shaped component platform end portion having a circular post that receives a paddle shaped cup holder and a leg portion of said inverted L-shaped component having a centrally located threaded aperture to receive a threaded bolt with a distal knob end and proximal end affixed with resilient material so that rotating said knob handle will move said resilient material against a bathtub wall and further immobilize and secure said clamping member to a bathtub rim;

    a T-shaped tubular fitting member providing telescopic connecting means to said L-shaped component platform end portion circular post and to a supporting bean, said T-shaped tubular fitting having a stem portion aperture to receive a flat end thumb screw that is turned to secure said T-shaped tubular fitting to said circular post and having a horizontal portion aperture to receive a flat end thumb screw that is turned to secure said T-shaped tubular fitting to said supporting beam; and

    a rectangular planar book supporting member secured to said supporting beam by bolt means and having top and bottom mounted clamping means and top and bottom book supporting ledges.

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