Patent ID: 9625081
Date: 2017-04-18
CPC Classifications: A47B,A47C,F16M

Claim:
1. A stand for supporting a mobile computing device above a support surface, the stand comprising: a first side-frame structure including a first elongate frame member, a second elongate frame member, and a first cross-link member pivotally attached at a first end to the first elongate frame member and at a second end to the second elongate frame member, wherein the second elongate frame member defines a first internal passage through which the first elongate frame member slideably passes, wherein the first and second elongate frame members intersect each other between their respective ends when the stand is in a fully-extended position, and wherein the first internal passage extends beyond the intersection of the first and second elongate frame members when the stand is in the fully-extended position to allow the second elongate frame member to pivot relative to the first elongate frame member during collapse of the stand from the fully-extended position to a fully-collapsed position; a second side-frame structure including a third elongate frame member, a fourth elongate frame member, and a second cross-link member pivotally attached at a first end to the third elongate frame member and at a second end to the fourth elongate frame member, wherein the fourth elongate frame member defines a second internal passage through which the third elongate frame member slideably passes, wherein the third and fourth elongate frame members intersect each other between their respective ends when the stand is in the fully-extended position, and wherein the second internal passage extends beyond the intersection of the third and fourth elongate frame members when the stand is in the fully-extended position to allow the fourth elongate frame member to pivot relative to the third elongate frame member during collapse of the stand from the fully-extended position to the fully-collapsed position; and a collapsible structure positioned between and attached to the first and second side-frame structures.