Patent ID: 7334768

Claim:
A collapsible book stand, comprising: a) a first planar member having front and rear surfaces, top and bottom ends, and first, left and second, right sides, wherein a back of a book can rest on said front of said first planar member in a generally upright reading position, a flange being disposed on said bottom end of said first planar member, said flange having at least one aperture therein; b) a second planar member having top and bottom ends and first, left and second, right sides wherein said top of said second planar member is hingedly connected to said top of said first planar member so that said second planar member forms a generally upright rear support for said first planar member; c) a third planar member having top and bottom surfaces, front and rear ends and first, left and second, right sides, wherein said rear end of said third planar member is hingedly connected to said bottom end of said second planar member so that said third planar member forms a generally horizontal lower support for said first and second planar members, said third planar member for resting on a support surface, at least one upright securing post being disposed on said top surface of said front end of said third planar member for insertion into said aperture on said flange on said bottom end of said first planar member so that the apparatus can be upright standing on a support surface and support a book thereon; d) wherein said first, second and third planar members can be folded so as to be contiguous to each other for forming a generally planar apparatus for storage; and e) further comprising a lower pivotal leaf forming a lower support for supporting a bottom edge of a book, said lower pivotal leaf having top and bottom ends, first, left and second, right sides and top and bottom surfaces, wherein said bottom end of said lower pivotal leaf is hingedly connected adjacent to said front, bottom end of said first planar member.