Patent ID: 6237887
Filing Date: 2001-05-29
Classification: A47B

Abstract:
A folding stand for use in supporting reading or visual material, said stand having a closed and an operational configuration, said stand comprising:a support member, said support member having a surface area bifurcated into a first and a second panel by a first vertical hinge forming a fold line perpendicular to the longest dimension of said support member;an elevated shelf connected to said support member by a horizontal hinge running substantially the length of the longest dimension of said support member and said elevated shelf, said elevated shelf bifurcated into a third and a fourth panel by a second vertical hinge forming a fold line contiguous with said fold line of said support member;a first and a second foot member, each serving to provide angular support for said support member and said elevated shelf when the stand is in the operational configuration; andwherein the stand in the closed configuration comprises a thickness of no more than four panels and a surface area equal to one half of the surface area of the support member's surface area.