Patent ID: 7626634

Claim:
A camera stand comprising: a foot adapted to support the camera stand on a surface; a support having opposite first and second ends and being rotatably supported on the foot at the first end, the support being movable between a lying position and an upstanding position; an arm mechanism having first and second opposite ends and including a camera holder at the first end which is adapted to removably hold a digital camera, the arm mechanism being D rotatably supported at the second end by the second end of the support such that the arm mechanism is angularly adjustable in relation to the support; an external device connector arranged within one of the foot and the support for enabling the camera stand to mate with an external device; a camera connector arranged on the camera holder for mating with the camera when held by the camera holder and electrically connected to the external device connector such that the camera, when mating with the camera connector, is connectable to the external device through the camera connector and the external device connector; and an electric charger electrically connected to the camera connector for charging the camera when the camera is mated with the camera connector; wherein the support comprises one of a recess and a cut adapted to receive therein the camera holder and the camera held by the camera holder in their entirety, such that when the support is moved to the lying position with the camera holder and the camera held by the camera holder received in their entirety in the recess or cut, the support is foldable against the foot in substantially a same plane.