Multi-Page Bookmark With Ribbon Markers
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing bookmarks are limited in their ability to mark multiple page locations within a book, as they can easily slide between pages, potentially damage the book, or require a specific binding style, making them ineffective for both hardcover and paperback books.
Innovation Solution
A multi-page bookmark with two straps that can be removably attached around a book's covers, a connecting member spanning the binding, and elongate book marking ribbons that allow for multiple page markings, enabling secure attachment and removal from both hardcover and paperback books.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a single bookmark is used to mark page locations, then the bookmark can be easily inserted and removed, but it can only mark one page location at a time and may slide between pages
Solution Approach 1:
The bookmark is divided into multiple independent ribbons (first ribbon, second ribbon, third ribbon) that can function separately. Each ribbon can be independently positioned between different pages, allowing multiple page locations to be marked simultaneously while maintaining stability at each location.
Solution Approach 2:
Multiple ribbons are combined into a single integrated bookmark structure that shares common attachment mechanisms (clasps, loops) to the book covers. This merging allows the bookmark to mark multiple pages while maintaining reliable positioning through the combined structural support of all ribbons working together.
2Reliability
If a clip-type bookmark is used to attach to pages, then it can mark a desired page, but it may damage the page to which it is attached
Solution Approach 1:
The bookmark uses ribbons as intermediary elements that pass through the book binding and attach to covers rather than directly clipping pages. The ribbons can be positioned between pages without applying concentrated pressure to any single page, eliminating the damage risk associated with clip-type bookmarks while maintaining reliable page marking capability.
3Reliability
If a bookmark is attached to book binding, then it can mark pages, but it requires specific binding style and cannot be used with paperback books
Solution Approach 1:
The bookmark is designed with universal attachment mechanisms including clasps and loops that can secure to various book cover types (hardcover, paperback, bound books). The ribbons can be routed through different binding styles and attached to covers in multiple configurations, making the single bookmark design compatible with diverse book formats while maintaining stable attachment.
4Ease of operation
If a removable bookmark is used, then it can be easily removed from the book, but it may lose its position or slide between pages
Solution Approach 1:
The bookmark employs dynamic attachment mechanisms where ribbons can be easily detached from clasps for removal and reattached for positioning. The ribbons themselves remain flexible and can be manually positioned between specific pages, while the clasp mechanisms provide secure retention when attached to covers. This dynamic system allows easy removal and repositioning while maintaining reliable position retention when in use.
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AI summary
A multi-page bookmark is disclosed. The multi-page bookmark includes straps adapted to form loops removably received around the front cover and the rear cover of a book, respectively. The loops are positioned adjacent the binding of the book. A connecting member is disposed between the loops adjacent an upper end of the book. The connecting member spans the book binding and is adapted to have at least one elongate book marking ribbon attached thereto which extend from the connecting member, wrap the upper end of the binding of the book, and may be received between selected pages of the book.