Patent ID: 7770864

Claim:
A reading stand to support a document for reading by a user, the reading stand comprising: a base portion including at least two apertures to allow the user to grasp the reading stand by extending the user's fingers through the apertures, the base portion also adapted to allow placement on a surface; a platform portion for supporting the document, the platform portion being hingedly connected to the base portion; and the platform portion including at least one page holder for retaining the document upon the platform portion; and a prop member, the prop member extending from a backside of the platform portion, the prop member adapted to engage with the base portion so as to support the platform portion in an angled position; the two apertures extend side by side and along a depth dimension of the base portion; the two apertures extend along at least two thirds of the depth dimension of the base portion; each aperture respectively occupies a substantial portion of half the base portion, with one of the apertures disposed on a right side of the reading stand, and one of the apertures disposed on a left side of the reading stand; and the base portion including two annular aperture flanges, each of the two apertures defined by and encircled by a respective one of the aperture flanges.