Patent ID: 7213794

Claim:
A foldable stand for holding materials for viewing or writing upon, said stand comprising right and left inverted L members that form articulation joints with right and left legs respectively; an upper inner surface of said right leg articulating with an outer surface of said right inverted L member, the articulation joint disposed where a right transverse of said L member meets a right column of said L member; an upper inner surface of said left leg articulating with an outer surface of said left inverted L member, the articulation joint disposed where a left transverse of said L member meets a left column of said L member; an upper outer surface of a right center column that forms an articulation joint with a lower inner surface of said right column of said right inverted L member; an upper outer surface of a left center column that forms an articulation joint with a lower inner surface of said left column of said left inverted L member; an upper outer surface of a right lower U column that forms an articulation joint with an inner lower surface of said right center column; a lower transverse that rigidly connects a left lower U column to said right lower U column; an upper outer surface of said left lower U column that forms an articulation joint with a lower inner surface of said left center column, said articulation joints thereby providing for folding said foldable stand into a planar square.