Patent ID: 7040583
Filing Date: 2006-05-09
Classification: A47F,G09F

Abstract:
1. A support stand, comprising: a flat, planar, rigid base; a pair of support members disposed on a top surface of the base, each support member having a single, planar holding surface oriented so as to be substantially perpendicular to the top surface of the base and opposed to each other, and wherein a first of the pair of support members is slidably engaged with the top surface of the base such that the holding surface of the first support member can be slid toward or away from the holding surface of the second support member; a securing apparatus capable of releasably securing the first support member to the base so as to prevent relative motion between that member and the base; wherein the first support member comprises an L-shaped bracket, a first leg of which extends substantially perpendicular to the base and has a face which forms the planar holding surface of the first support member, and a second leg of which has a face which is slidably engaged with the top surface of the base; and wherein the second leg of the first support member comprises a slot oriented so as to be substantially perpendicular to the face forming the planar holding surface of the first support member, and wherein the securing apparatus comprises,