Abstract: A height-adjustable, tiltable stand for a laptop computer or reading material. The stand contains two side legs, each of which contains an upper surface made of a distal section parallel to the bottom and a proximal section which is at an angle to the distal section. The legs contain a centrally located hole near the upper surface. The top contains a lip for maintaining material on the top when the top is tilted. The top contains a plurality of holes for allowing heat generated by a computer to dissipate. Each side edge of the top contains depending supports having centrally located slots. Tightness controllers made up of a knob, a bolt, and a nut pass through the holes in the legs and the depending support to hold the top to the legs and to allow the top to be tilted on the legs.

Abstract: A height-adjustable, tiltable stand for a laptop computer or reading material. The stand contains two side legs, each of which contains an upper surface made of a distal section parallel to the bottom and a proximal section which is at an angle to the distal section. The legs contain a centrally located hole near the upper surface. The top contains a lip for maintaining material on the top when the top is tilted. The top contains a plurality of holes for allowing heat generated by a computer to dissipate. Each side edge of the top contains depending supports having centrally located slots. Tightness controllers made up of a knob, a bolt, and a nut pass through the holes in the legs and the depending support to hold the top to the legs and to allow the top to be tilted on the legs.

Abstract: A process of making a foldable, portable bookstand on which readers may place their reading material. When folded, the bookstand appears to be a single oblong piece. When unfolded, the side view of the bookstand resembles the letter “X”. The bookstand is made from two top pieces and two bottom pieces. The spine of a book may be placed along a space between top pieces. The bookstand is made by providing two bottom pieces having tapered extensions and two top pieces having tapered extensions and adjoining the extensions of corresponding bottom and top pieces, preferably with dowels. The advantage of the present invention is that the bookstand may be simply and economically made of four separate pieces using dowels, yet maintain the appearance of a product which has been carved from a single piece of material.

Abstract: Accessory trays supported between the legs of a camera tripod. In a first embodiment, a semicircular tray having side walls is supported on the stabilizing arms or the end cap of a camera tripod and is attached to the lower portion of the center post by a retaining device. In a second embodiment, two semicircular trays are supported on the stabilizing arms of a camera tripod and surround the center post. In the second embodiment, each semicircular portion has a recess into which the center post fits. In this second embodiment, the semicircular portions are attached to each other in a variety of ways.

Abstract: Accessory trays supported between the legs of a camera tripod. In a first embodiment, a semicircular tray having side walls is supported on the stabilizing arms or the end cap of a camera tripod and is attached to the lower portion of the center post by a retaining device. In a second embodiment, two semicircular trays are supported on the stabilizing arms of a camera tripod and surround the center post. In the second embodiment, each semicircular portion has a recess into which the center post fits. In this second embodiment, the semicircular portions are attached to each other in a variety of ways.

Abstract: A stand comprising a camera tripod and a support tray for reading material and laptop computers. A quick-release mechanism allows for quickly attaching the tray to, and detaching the tray from, the tripod. The tray may have a flat base and a lip which prevents articles from rolling off the tray. Apertures in the tray allow access to the locking mechanism. A handle aperture in the tray allows for ease of carrying the device. The tray has articulated extension arms for supporting oversized papers. The tripod may be equipped with an accessory tray fastened between the legs.