Folding stand for electronic device
View Patent ↗A folding stand is provided with a rectangular base ( 1 ) including two parallel sets of top slots ( 11 ), two bottom cavities ( 12 ), and aside hole ( 15 ); a rectangular panel ( 2 ) hingedly secured to a front end of a top of the base ( 1 ) and including two sets of two parallel grooves ( 21 ), two spacers ( 22 ) moveably disposed in the grooves ( 21 ) of different sets or in the side hole ( 15 ), and a front, pivotal ledge ( 23 ); a support arm ( 3 ) having two ends pivotably secured to a bottom of the panel ( 2 ) and selectively disposed in the slots ( 11 ) of different sets; two aligned extension arms ( 4 ) each having one end pivotably secured to one of two rear corners of the base ( 1 ), the extension arm ( 4 ) including a lengthwise trough ( 41 ); and two legs ( 5 ) pivotably disposed in the cavities ( 12 ) respectively.
1. A folding stand comprising:
a rectangular base including two parallel sets of a plurality of slots on a top surface of the base, two cavities on a bottom surface of the base, two pivots arranged at a respective rear corner of the base, and a side hole;
an upper panel hinged to a front edge of the base and including two sets of two parallel grooves, two spacers, wherein each spacer is configured to be removably disposed in a ready-to-use position, where the spacer is disposed in a respective groove, or in a non-use position, where the spacer is disposed in the side hole, and a ledge pivoting at a front edge of the upper panel;
a support arm having two ends pivotably secured to a bottom surface of the panel and configured to selectively dispose in the slots of different sets for adjusting an inclined angle of the panel with respect to the base;
two extension arms each having one end pivotably secured to a respective pivot and each extension arm including a lengthwise trough; and
two opposed legs each including a main part, a second part inclined at an acute angle with respect to the main part, a hinge tube at an end of the second part, and a pivot pin extending through the base and the hinge tube to pivotably connect the hinge tube in a respective cavity wherein, in a first position, the opposed legs are disposed in the cavities and wherein, in a second position, the legs extend from the cavities by pivoting.