Folding stand

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Description

U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/789,692, is filed concurrently herewith and entitled “Folding Support Stand for Portable Electronic Devices,” the entire disclosure of which, including the figures, is hereby incorporated by reference herein.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a folding stand in accordance with present invention;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view of the folding stand of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevational view of the folding stand of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a right side elevational view of the folding stand of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a left side elevational view of the folding stand of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view of the folding stand of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view of the folding stand of FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the folding stand of FIG. 1 shown in a compact orientation;

FIG. 9 is a front elevational view of the folding stand as shown in FIG. 8;

FIG. 10 is a rear elevational view of the folding stand of FIG. 8;

FIG. 11 is a right side elevational view of the folding stand of FIG. 8;

FIG. 12 is a left side elevational view of the folding stand as shown in FIG. 8;

FIG. 13 is a top plan view of the folding stand as shown in FIG. 8; and,

FIG. 14 is a bottom plan view of the folding stand as shown in FIG. 8.

The appearance of elements presented in broken line format form no part of the claimed invention.

Claims

The ornamental design for a folding stand, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D575293
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 25, 2007
Date of Patent: Aug 19, 2008
Assignee: Innovative Office Products, Inc. (Easton, PA)
Inventors: Bradley A. Derry (Easton, PA), David VanDuzer (Slatington, PA)
Primary Examiner: Jennifer Rivard
Assistant Examiner: Angela J Lee
Attorney: Lerner, David, Littenebrg, Krumholz & Mentlik, LLP
Application Number: 29/286,166
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Support Or Base (D14/447)