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Granted Patent B2
US 9,320,378 · App. 14/597,799 · Granted Apr 26, 2016

Portable stand for personal items

Inventor: James Matthew Phipps (Midland City, AL)
A47G29/08A45C11/00B43K23/001B43M99/001F16M11/04F16M11/24F16M13/00
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 9,320,378
App. No.
14/597,799
Granted
Apr 26, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

A portable stand with a first board and a second board is provided. The first board includes a top surface, a bottom surface and an edge. The edge includes a first side, a second side, a top and a bottom. At least one notch is formed on the top, and a locking slot is formed on the first side. The second board includes a top surface, a bottom surface and an edge. The edge includes a first side, a second side, a top and a bottom. An opening is formed through the top surface and bottom surface in between the edge. The top surface includes a recess formed in between an inner edge, and a locking slot is formed on the second side. The locking slot of the first board and the locking slot of the second board interlock and support the first board in a substantially upright position when resting on a surface.

Claims (11)

1. A portable stand comprising:

a first board comprising a top surface, a bottom surface and an edge comprising a first side, a second side, a top and a bottom, wherein at least one notch is formed on the top, and a locking slot is formed on the first side; and

a second board comprising a top surface, a bottom surface and an edge comprising a first side, a second side, a top and a bottom, wherein an opening is formed through the top surface and bottom surface in between the edge, the top surface comprises a recess formed in between an inner edge, and a locking slot is formed on the second side,

wherein the locking slot of the first board and the locking slot of the second board interlock and support the first board in a substantially upright position when resting on a surface,

wherein the upright position comprises the top of the second board resting on the surface and the bottom of the second board elevated, and the bottom of the first board resting on the surface and the top of the first board elevated,

wherein the locking slot of the second board comprises an inner edge comprising notches formed to receive a phone charger when the phone charger is plugged into a phone that is resting on the first board in the upright position.

2. The portable stand of claim 1 , wherein the at least one notch formed on the top of the first board comprises a sunglass notch and a key notch.

3. The portable stand of claim 1 , wherein the first board further comprises a watch slot formed on the first side in between the locking slot and the top.

4. The portable stand of claim 1 , wherein the first board comprises a wire notch formed on the bottom, wherein the wire notch aligns with the notches formed to receive the phone charger when the first board and the second board are interlocked.

5. The portable stand of claim 1 , wherein the second board further comprises an elongated recess formed on the top surface and sized to receive and secure a writing utensil, wherein the elongated recess is formed in between the locking slot and the bottom.

6. The portable stand of claim 1 , wherein the upright position further comprises the first board angled towards the top of the second board.

Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 61927581 · Jan 15, 2014
Related Publication 20150196151A1 · Jul 16, 2015