Patent ID: 7156356

Claim:
A foldable stand, comprising: a left triangular leg assembly having one leg having an upper portion and a lower portion, and a second leg; a right triangular leg assembly having one leg having an upper portion and a lower portion, and a second leg; two folding braces configured in an X-shape, one folding brace having a first long member pivotally connected to a first short member and a second folding brace having a second long member pivotally connected to a second short member, said first long member crossing and being pivotally connected to the second long member, the first long member being pivotally connected to said lower portion of one leg of the right triangular leg assembly, the first short member being pivotally connected to one leg of the left triangular leg assembly in a mid-upper portion thereof, the second long member being pivotally connected to said lower portion of the one leg of the left triangular leg assembly, and the second short member being pivotally connected to a mid-upper portion of the one leg of the right triangular leg assembly; the first long member having an upper end and being sized so that said upper end lays against and supports the one leg of the left triangular leg assembly when the stand is opened; the second long member having an upper end and being sized so that said upper end lays against and supports the one leg of the right triangular leg assembly when the stand is opened.