Patent ID: 8162283

Claim:
A stand for supporting a portable device at an inclined angle relative to a flat surface; said stand comprising: a frame having an interior surface and an exterior surface; wherein the interior surface is adapted to be secured to a wall of the device; and a support secured to the frame; said support being movable between a collapsed position and an erected position, and the support is disposed substantially parallel to the interior surface of the frame when in the collapsed position, and wherein the support includes a first portion and a second portion; a first hinge secures a first end of the first portion of the support to the frame; a second hinge secures the second portion to the first portion; wherein the first and second portions are in linear alignment with each other within the frame when the support is in the collapsed position; and wherein the first portion of the support is disposed at an angle to the interior surface of the frame and extends outwardly beyond the exterior surface thereof when the support is in the erected position; and wherein the second portion of the support remains parallel to the interior surface when the support is in the erected position, and the first and second hinges are substantially aligned with the frame when the support is in each of the erected and collapsed positions.