Restorable gang apparatus for telephone book binders

Abstract

A restorable gang apparatus for telephone books which includes a main frame having a top shelf and spaced end plates depending downwardly generally at opposite ends of the shelf with one or more telephone books being normally storable on the bottom side of the shelf. A series of book mounting units are suspended in side by side relation from beneath the top shelf between the spaced end plates when in a storage position. Each unit is comprised of the following elements. An inclined track hanger means suspends the inclined track in an inclined position where an outer end of the track is more elevated than an inner or rearward end of the track. Telephone book carrier structure is disposed beneath and mounted on the telephone book carrier structure. Means are provided for mounting the telephone book onto the telephone book carrier structure. A truck having slidable bearing means is mounted on the track for back and forth movement on the inclined track. Rotatable pivot means suspend the telephone book carrier structure from the truck. A handle is operatively connected to the telephone book carrier structure and pullable in a direction to cause the truck to move upwardly on the track and for placement of the rotatable pivot means in adjacency to a front edge of the table top and for then enabling the telephone book carrier structure to rotate on its rotatable pivot means for positioning at least a portion of the telephone book carrier structure in overlying relation to the table top for placing the telephone book carrier structure and the telephone book in a viewing position.