Patent ID: 8186639

Claim:
A bracket for a tablet electronic device, comprising: a main body; two horizontal support elements, each of which has a first end pivotally connected to two sides of a first end of the main body, respectively, and a second end of each of the two horizontal support elements being opened away from each other or closed to each other along a horizontal direction corresponding to two sides of the main body in relation to a first circle center defined by the first end of the main body; wherein each of the two horizontal support elements has an upper surface formed with at least one positioning recess; and a vertical support element having a first end pivotally connected to a second end of the main body, and a second end of the vertical support element being extended to an inclined angle toward a direction away from the horizontal support elements or folded toward a direction closed to the horizontal support elements in relation to a second circle center defined by the second end of the main body; wherein the vertical support element includes a first support portion having a first end pivotally connected to the second end of the main body through a first pivot; and a second support portion having a first end pivotally connected to a second end of the first support portion through a second pivot and the second circle center defined by the second end of the main body and the first circle center defined by the first end thereof are orthogonally arranged to each other.