Patent ID: 8459453

Claim:
A carrying case for a display apparatus, said carrying case including: a frame for receiving the display device; a folding stand mechanism secured to the frame for supporting the frame on a support surface, said folding stand mechanism comprising a stand base, with the stand base including a raised section; a major folding support rotatably mounted on the stand base, with said major folding support being movable between a major closed position and at least one major open position where one end of the major folding support is displaced away from the stand base, with the major folding support having a first surface which is generally coplanar with an upper surface of the raised section of the stand base when the major folding support is in the major closed position; a first bias means for biasing the major folding support towards the major closed position; a minor folding support rotatably mounted on the major folding support, with said minor folding support being moveable between a minor closed position and at least one minor open position where one end of the minor folding support is displaced away from the major folding support, with the minor folding support having a first surface which is generally coplanar with the upper surface of the raised section of the stand base when the minor folding support is in the minor closed position; a second bias means for biasing the minor folding support towards the minor closed position; and a front and rear carrying case cover and a spine section connected intermediate the front and rear carrying case covers, with the rear carrying case cover having an opening for receiving the raised section of the stand base with the rear carrying case cover having an exposed outer surface which is generally coplanar with the upper surface of the raised section of the stand base; wherein, when the major folding support is moved to the at least one major open position, the minor folding support is movable to the at least one minor open position where the minor folding support is disposed between the major folding support and the stand base, and wherein the first surface of the major folding support encircles the first surface of the minor folding support when the major and minor folding supports are in their respective closed positions.