Patent ID: 7000882
Filing Date: 2006-02-21
Classification: A47B,A47F

Abstract:
1. Foldable easel for use on a level surface, the easel comprising a pair of opposing support members, a pair of opposing pedestal members and a positioning tab, each support member having a lower portion, a respective pedestal member being attached to the lower portion of a respective said support member, the support members being rotatably connected in a vertical central joint and having an unfolded flat position and one or more display positions wherein the support members are rotated forward in the vertical central joint to a display position, the positioning tab having an attachment end rotatably attached to one of the support members in a generally horizontal tab joint which is adjacent to and generally perpendicular to the central joint and the opposing support member having a receiving insert adjacent to the central joint and opposing the positioning tab attachment end, the receiving insert having a generally vertical tab rib on the end of the receiving insert opposite the central joint, the positioning tab having a free end, the positioning tab having a peripheral edge with one or more tab slots in the peripheral edge, the positioning tab and the receiving insert being dimensioned to provide for the positioning tab to rotate into the receiving insert and a respective tab slot to rotate onto the tab rib when the support members are rotated forward to the display position.