Patent ID: 6021720
Filing Date: 2000-02-08
Classification: B60N,G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
A stand for supporting and securing a portable computing device thereto; said stand comprising:a. a leaf assembly including a first leaf and a second leaf pivotally and directly secured together at inner ends thereof by a common hinge assembly and pivotal about a single hinge axis between a closed position wherein said first and second leaves extend in abutting relationship and an open position wherein said first and second leaves are angled apart;b. a first abutment means secured to said first leaf proximate an outer end thereof for engaging said portable computing device along a first edge thereof;c. a second abutment means secured to said second leaf proximate an outer end thereof for engaging said portable computing device along a second edge thereof; andd. a support member securable at one end to said leaf assembly and having an opposite end adapted for supporting said stand relative to a surface.