Patent ID: 8910838
Filing Date: 2014-12-16
Classification: A45F,A47B

Abstract:
1. A device to support objects on a user's lap, comprising: a base having a cushioned bottom surface; an articulated bi-fold support stand configured to support objects at a selected angle, the stand having first and second panels, each panel having a planar top surface; and a top having a planar working surface that lies in a plane and is mounted to the base, the top having a recess area in the working surface and a plurality of stops formed entirely across the recess, each stop having a first wall substantially orthogonal to the working surface and an angled wall that extends from a top of the first wall to a bottom of an adjacent first wall of an adjacent stop, each first wall of each stop having a height that extends to a distance below the working surface that leaves sufficient room for the support stand to lay flat within the recess with the respective planar top surfaces of the first and second panels in a coplanar relationship with each other and to be completely flat and entirely within the plane of the planar working surface of the top, wherein the articulated bi-fold support stand is attached to the top and configured to support objects at a selected angle relative to the planar working surface of the top, the first and second panels hingedly attached at respective first edges, the second panel having a second edge, and wherein the plurality of stops formed in the recess are structured to receive the second edge of the second panel and hold the stand at the selected angle.