Patent ID: 8746638

Claim:
A stand for engaging support of a smart mobile telephone, the stand comprising: a base plate formed of planar thermoplastic polymer generally rectangular in shape having a midline axis and a first extreme edge and a second extreme edge in opposed relationship, parallel to and spaced apart from the midline axis, the base plate defining at least one of each of a first registration slot and a second registration slot; a first flex plate formed of the planar thermoplastic polymer and including: a first attachment region, the first attachment region extending from the first extreme edge and to a first root edge, the first attachment region being fused to the base plate in a manner to bias the first flex plate toward the base plate; a first limb, generally in a rectangular form, extending beyond the first root edge to a first living hinge extending parallel to and in opposed relation to the first extreme edge; a first riser, generally in a rectangular form, having a first outside edge, the first outside edge defining at least one first tab, the at least one first tab being configured to engage the at least one first registration slot when the first riser is rotated to an attitude perpendicular to the base plate; the first living hinge joining the first limb to the first riser allowing the first riser to rotate from an attitude parallel to the base plate to the attitude perpendicular to the base plate; and a second flex plate formed of the planar thermoplastic polymer and including: a second attachment region, the second attachment region extending from the second extreme edge and to a second root edge, the second attachment region being fused to the base plate in a manner to bias the second flex plate toward the base plate; a second limb, generally in a rectangular form, extending beyond the second root edge to a second living hinge extending parallel to and in opposed relation to the second extreme edge; a second riser, generally in a rectangular form, having a second outside edge, the second outside edge defining at least one second tab, the at least one second tab being configured to engage the at least one second registration slot when the second riser is rotated to an attitude perpendicular to the base plate; the second living hinge joining the second limb to the second riser allowing the second riser to rotate from an attitude parallel to the base plate to the attitude perpendicular to the base plate; the first flex plate and the second flex plate being capable, when the first riser and the second riser are rotated to be perpendicular to the base plate of engagingly supporting the smart mobile telephone on the base plate and held by and between the first riser and the second riser.