Patent ID: 7986369

Claim:
A web cam stand system for supporting a web cam and associated components in any of a plurality of orientations in a safe, secure, convenient and economical manner comprising, in combination: a lower portion fabricated of three legs in a tripod configuration with widely spaced lower ends and narrowly spaced upper ends, the lower portion being generally immovable during operation and use; an upper portion fabricated of hollow rings coupled in a generally linear configuration with an interior end and an exterior end, the rings adapted to move with respect to each other upon the exertion of force by a user and adapted to remain immovable upon the removal of force by a user; an intermediate portion fabricated in a box-like configuration with a horizontal lower plate attached to the upper ends of the legs and a horizontal upper plate supporting the interior end of the rings and with a vertical back plate joining the upper and lower plates and forming an open front, the open front including an upper free edge formed from the upper plate and a lower free edge formed from the lower plate; an inverted U-shaped bracket having a cross piece coupled to the legs beneath the lower plate and downwardly extending fingers terminating outwardly and upwardly extending lower ledges; a personal computer having a keyboard removably supported on the bracket and a screen vertically positionable between the upper and lower ledges; a power strip secured to the back plate with a plurality of electric receptacles adapted to provide power to any of a plurality of electrical components, the power strip also including a line for bringing electrical power to the strip; and a web camera coupled to the exterior end of the rings with an electric cable extending through the rings and connecting the web camera and the personal computer.