Portable configurable support device
View Patent ↗A portable configurable support device includes a base panel, a ledge positioned at the bottom of the base panel for enabling an item to rest on the base panel; a bottom panel, a support panel, a first hinge for connecting the base panel to the bottom panel along one edge of each panel, and a second hinge for connecting the base panel to the support panel along an opposite edge of the base panel. The stops are formed in the bottom panel for enabling the edge of the support panel that is opposite to the second hinge to be positioned therein, to thereby enable the base panel to be positioned at a desired angle of incline with respect to the plane defined by the bottom panel.
1. A portable configurable support device comprising:
a base panel; a ledge positioned at the bottom of the base panel for enabling an item to rest on the base panel;
a bottom panel;
the bottom panel comprises an anterior side and two side edges, wherein each side edge is perpendicular to the anterior and the posterior side;
a support panel;
a first hinge for connecting the base panel to the bottom panel along one edge of each panel;
a second hinge for connecting the base panel to the support panel along an opposite edge of the base panel;
wherein a plurality of stops are formed in the bottom panel for enabling the edge of the support panel that is opposite to the second hinge to be positioned therein, to thereby enable the base panel to be positioned at a desired angle of incline with respect to the plane defined by the bottom panel;
a plurality of co-aligned rubber air gap bumpers located on the support and bottom panels wherein the air gap bumpers maintain an air gap for natural cooling;
wherein the side edges of the bottom panel further define folded hem edges formed along their length for increasing the strength of the support to the bottom panel to lessen a bounce in the first up position due to the radical angle of the support panel in relation to the bottom panel;
a hem edge on the bottom panel wherein the hem edge is formed in a “C” shape for increasing the strength of the support of that given hem edge to add structure to the bottom panel to lessen a bounce in the first up position due to the radical angle of the support panel in relation to the bottom panel; and
a set of rubber pads and a set of support pads to maintain an air gap between the base panel and the bottom panel for cooling, wherein the set of rubber pads are fastened to each hem edge and the set of support pads are fastened to a back surface of the support panel wherein when the support device is in a closed position. the sets of rubber and support pads contact each other to prevent pinching of a user's fingers.