Patent ID: 7789362

Claim:
A stand for an image display device, comprising: a supporting member configured to support an image display device; a base unit rotatably connected to the supporting member through a first hinge unit and configured to support the supporting member; and a locking mechanism configured to prevent rotation of the supporting member with respect to the base unit when the locking mechanism is in a locked position, wherein the base unit includes a rear base rotatably connected to the supporting member through the first hinge unit and a front base rotatably connected to the rear base through a second hinge unit and rotatable with respect to the rear base in a same direction as the rear base is rotatable with respect to the supporting member, wherein the locking mechanism includes an elastic member supported on the base unit, and a locker with a locking protrusion that is biased by an elastic member towards a position at which the locking protrusion engages with a holding portion of the supporting member, and wherein the locker is accommodated in a locker accommodation portion formed on the first hinge unit.