Patent ID: 7245481

Claim:
A display apparatus, comprising: a display section formed in the shape of a thin flat panel; and a stand section for supporting said display section on a surface, wherein said stand section includes a first arm section and a second arm section that are fixedly connected at their ends so as to form a V shape, a tip of said first arm section is attached to a back side of said display section through a hinge section so as to be rotatable in the forward and backward directions, and said stand section is operable to achieving a first supported state in which, by having said first arm section extend downward diagonally from said hinge section, and said second arm section extend to the front and the back underneath said display section so that said second arm section is laid on said surface, said display section is supported at a distance from said surface, and a second supported state in which, by having said first arm section extend upward diagonally from said hinge section, and said second arm section extend downward diagonally from an end section of said first arm section so that a tip section of said second arm section and a lower end section of said display section stand on said surface, said display section is supported in a state where it is in contact with said surface.