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An elongated map or pad holding device has a clamp at one end for attachment at a single location to a portion of a device, and a clamp attached to the opposite end of the device so that a pad or map can be held between the jaws or plates of the clamp.

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A map or pad holding device comprising a pair of elongated bars, one end of said bars arcuate and the bars positioned so the concave surfaces of said arcuate ends of the bars face each other for attachment at a single location to an object, a first clamp secured to said bars positioned intermediate

A map or pad holding device comprising a pair of elongated bars, one end of said bars arcuate and the bars positioned so the concave surfaces of said arcuate ends of the bars face each other for attachment at a single location to an object, a first clamp secured to said bars positioned intermediate the ends of said bars for clamping the concave surfaces of said bars around said object, to hold said device to said object, a ball-like swivel positioned adjacent said first clamp in such a way that when said first clamp is tightened said first clamp causes said concave surfaces to grip said object and also grips said ball-like swivel so it doesn\t pivot too easily, said ball-like swivel having a stem, a second clamp secured to the distal end of the stem of said ball-like swivel for holding a pad or map, said second clamp comprising a first plate and a second plate, means biasing the distal ends of said plates together to tightly grip a pad or map, an elongated lever attached to said first plate, said elongated lever having one end pivotally attached to a distal end of said first plate and extending out therefrom, and other end of said lever curved upward for ease in lifting said lever and separating the first and second plates of said second clamp so said map or pad can be removed from said second clamp, said lever having a downwardly open recess formed intermediate its ends for holding a writing instrument.