Patent ID: 8123189

Claim:
A reading stand for supporting a document, the reading stand comprising: a base portion including a plurality of base portion sidewalls and a base panel, each of the plurality of base portion sidewalls being supported by the base panel; a platform portion forming a support surface to support the document, the platform portion including at least one page holder to retain the document, the platform portion disposed on the plurality of base portion sidewalls when the platform portion is in a first arrangement, and the page holder being pivotally attached to the platform portion; and a side support clip extending from the platform portion such that a single base portion sidewall, constituted by one of the plurality of base portion sidewalls, is receivable between the platform portion and the side support clip in an assembled position constituting a second arrangement of the platform portion, and in such second arrangement of the platform portion, the contact of the platform portion with the base portion consists of the platform portion being in contact with the single base portion sidewall, such that the platform portion is entirely supported by and retained by said contact with the single base portion sidewall; and wherein the assembled position affords side reading.