Patent ID: 7762519

Claim:
A supporting device capable of installing an apparatus body of an electronic apparatus at a standing state on a supporting surface, the supporting device comprising: a leg which is rotatably provided on a back surface of the apparatus body at the standing state and is used for holding the apparatus body supported by the supporting surface; a support which is rotatably provided on the back surface and engaged with the leg for defining an angle of the leg with respect to the back surface, and a base which is provided on the back surface and extends in a longitudinal direction of the electronic apparatus, wherein the leg and the support are foldable in substantially parallel to the back surface without overlapping with each other, wherein the leg is rotatably attached to a lower end portion of the base in the longitudinal direction and includes a rotary end portion which is capable of approaching and getting away from a lower end portion of the back surface in the longitudinal direction, and wherein the support is attached to an upper end portion of the base in the longitudinal direction and includes a rotary end portion which is capable of approaching to and getting away from an upper end portion of the back surface in the longitudinal direction.