Patent ID: 7100883

Claim:
A document holder for use with a computer keyboard and video monitor unit, said document holder comprising: a document support easel comprising a first easel member having a planar document support surface and opposed upper and lower edges, and a second easel member having a document support surface and a transverse document support flange, said second easel member being connected to said first easel member by cooperating support parts for supporting said second easel member in a selected working position and being movable in a direction generally downwardly with respect to said first easel member away from said lower edge of said first easel member to provide for supporting a document in a selected position of said document with respect to said keyboard, said first easel member is supported by spaced apart substantially parallel support arms and said first easel member and said support arms include cooperating pivot means formed on respective bosses on said first easel member and said support arms, respectively, for supporting said easel for angular adjustment with respect to said support arms, and said support arms include elongated beam portions extending in one direction from said bosses on said support arms, respectively, and separate counterweight members disposed on said beam portions, respectively, and spaced from the point of connection of said support arms to said first easel member for stabilizing the support of said first easel member on a substantially horizontal support surface, said support arms including respective foot portions extending in an opposite direction from said bosses on said support arms for supporting said document support easel solely by said support arms on said substantially horizontal support surface.