Patent ID: 8894027

Claim:
A reprographic copy stand, comprising: a first support element configured to support a first cover of a book at a first plurality of angles; a second support element configured to support a second cover of the book at a second plurality of angles; and a platform configured to couple with the first support element at a first plurality of positions and the second support element at a second plurality of positions, wherein: a distance between the first support element and the second support element is variable according to the position of the first support selected from the first plurality of positions and the position of the second support selected from the second plurality of positions such that a plurality of book binding thicknesses are accommodated by the distance; the first support element and the second support element couple with the platform via magnetic coupling, the magnetic coupling comprising a plurality of magnets for coupling the first support element to the platform and coupling the second support element to the platform; the plurality of magnets for coupling the first support element and the second support element to the platform cause the first support element to couple with the platform at the first plurality of positions and the second support element to couple with the platform at the second plurality of positions; each of the first and second support elements comprises a cover support and a support base for defining the first and second plurality of angles; and the plurality of magnets for coupling the first support element to the platform and coupling the second support element to the platform comprise: a set of support base magnets on the support base and a set of platform magnets on the platform, wherein the set of support base magnets couple with some of the set of platform magnets and repulse others of the set of platform magnets, in order to define the first plurality of positions and the second plurality of positions at which the platform couples with the first support element and the second support element, and in order to prevent the platform from coupling with the first support element and the second support element at other, prohibited positions.