Patent ID: 9249922
Filing Date: 2016-02-02
CPC Classification: A47B,F16M,H05K

Claim Text:
1. A foldable stand, comprising: a body having an approximately planar shape; a first inner portion hingably attached to the body; a second inner portion hingably attached to the body; a third inner portion hingably attached to the body, wherein the first inner portion and the second inner portion rotate away from the approximately planar shape of the body to intersect and create an approximately triangular support having the first inner portion as a first side, the second inner portion as a second side, and the body as a third side; and the third inner portion rotates away from the approximately planar shape of the body, providing for an extended stand configuration which is configured to receive an approximately rectangular prism shaped item, wherein the foldable stand additionally includes a folded configuration, wherein in the folded configuration the first and second inner portions are approximately collocated within a first cavity of the body, such that the first and second inner portions fold into the approximately planar shape of the body, and in the folded configuration, the third inner portion folds into a second cavity of the body, such that the first and second inner portions fold into the approximately planar shape of the body, and the first inner portion includes a first plurality of slots for receiving a first tab of the second inner portion, the first plurality of slots and the first tab cooperating to hold the first and second inner portions in the extended stand configuration, and the first inner portion includes a second plurality of slots for receiving second tabs of the second inner portion, the second plurality of slots and the second tabs cooperating to hold the first and second inner portions together in the folded configuration, and the body includes a first holder and a second holder that form a slot for receiving the first inner portion, and the first and second holders are attached to the body via a living hinge, and the first holder includes a third tab for interfacing with a third slot in the first inner portion.