Abstract: A new Adjustable and Collapsible Book Stand for adjustably supporting various sizes of books and retaining the pages in the desired position thereby freeing the user's hands. The inventive device includes a support member, an adjustable tilt support means pivotally secured to the support member, and at least one adjustable page retaining means slidably secured to the breech of the support member to engage the desired pages of various sizes of books.

Abstract: An apparatus for supporting a reading article in an open position includes a base member having a base supporting surface for supporting a reading article along a lower edge of the reading article when in an open position and being appropriately dimensioned to accommodate reading articles of varying sizes and a backing member operatively connected to the base member and extending at least in a vertical direction relative to the base member and having a backing support surface for supporting the reading article. The apparatus is adjustable along several axes, i.e., along both horizontal and vertical planes, to selectively position the reading material at a desired reading level. The angular orientation of the article is also adjustable. The support apparatus is capable of supporting books of varying sizes including oversized reference books or the like. The apparatus is also collapsible for ease of transport and/or storage.

Abstract: The keying of a document is facilitated by securing the document in a holding panel and causing a ruler to be indexed downwardly across the document by pressing a depression bar which is operatively connected to the ruler by a toothed rack.

Abstract: A computer keyboard stand includes a base and a support. The base is coupled to a bottom of a computer keyboard by a screw. The base has two side walls each having a plurality of apertures laterally defined in a greater portion of its length from a first end of an inner face thereof and a bore defined adjacent to a second end of the inner face. The support includes a first wing and a second wing hinged to the first wing. The first wing has a pair of arms laterally extending out from opposite sides of a free end thereof to pivotally extend into the bores of the base. The second wing has a pair of limbs laterally protruding out from a free end thereof to retainably engage with one pair of the plurality of apertures. The computer keyboard stand provide an incremental, multi-level angle adjusting function to the computer keyboard.

Abstract: The surgeon's perch comprises a base, a perch member upon which a surgeon may rest his torso, the perch member being at a pre-selected elevated level above the base, and an elevated foot rest positioned above the base and below the perch member.

Abstract: The invention provides a reading stand including: a base member for the foundation; a plate connected to the base member rotatably for supporting reading material; a transparent plate connected with the plate on the upper edge of the plate, which can be arranged to be in the same plane with the plate and folded toward the plate; a supporting member which supports the lower edge of the reading material placed on the upper surface of the plate; a height adjustment device which adjusts a height of the supporting member, thereby adjusting the height of the reading material; and an angle adjusting device for adjusting the inclination angle of the plate.

Abstract: A book holder having a memo stand (8) secured to the rear upper side of the contact plate (1) to fix manuscript papers or scratch papers, a supporting rod (7) to control an inclination angle of the contact plate (1), and two retaining elements (9) to grip a book to read.

Abstract: Portable computer field kit with a companion docking station. A packaging structure supports a portable computer and printer in a standard carrying case. A rectangular frame includes first and second wells which receive the computer and printer. The first well includes a receptacle assembly which supports a sliding receptacle for engagement with a connector on the computer. An I/O box on the frame connects the computer through the receptacle to an external computer. A docking station is used to support the tablet in an office environment. The docking station includes a computer support hinged to a base. The computer support may be positioned at a plurality of angles with respect to the base. The computer support has a receptacle for engaging a connector of the computer. An I/O box on the base is connected to the receptacle permitting communication between the computer and external computer peripheral devices.

Abstract: A system for supporting literature relative to a support surface. The inventive device includes a pocket assembly which can be secured to a wall surface or supported upon a table. A plurality of dividing members can be provided for partitioning the pocket assembly to fit a particular item of literature. A plurality of the pocket assemblies can be mounted to a wall surface in a desired orientation or coupled together so as to hang in a vertical position.

Abstract: A foldable one-piece tablet stand comprising a base section, a back rest section which can be raised and lowered into the base section, a pair of protrusions which can be raised and lowered into the base and disposed at a front part of the base section so that when both the back rest section and protrusions are in the raised conditions, a tablet will be held by the back rest section with a bottom of the tablet held by the base section and secured by the pair of protrusions, and a holder section which is foldable into the base section and hinged on the back of the back rest section and held on parts of the base section so that the back rest section will be fixed thereby, whereby an inexpensive one piece plastic construction is possible to form the tablet stand with efficiency and economy.

Abstract: A folding book stand including a base plate having a pivot at the front side, a back plate pivotably connected to the pivot by a first connecting arm and supported in any of a series of tilted positions by a back stand, and a book holder pivotably connected to the pivot by a second connecting arm ad supported in a tilted position perpendicular to the first connecting arm, wherein the base plate defines a flat bottom chamber for receiving the back plate, the back stand and the book holder when the book stand is folded up.

Abstract: An adjustable stand device for mounting a personal computer of the notebook or pen-input type having a folding display device wherein said display device is pushed by a pen when data is inputted thereinto comprises: a base 1 for fixing the rear side of said display device by means of a screw; a backboard 2 which can be rotated to an optional angle on a fulcrum 12 which is provided on the end of said base 1; and an angle adjustment mechanism for setting an angle between said base 1 and said backboard 2.

Abstract: An artist's easel for supporting a canvas or other workpiece including a carriage having two upright housing masts which each have a longitudinal axis substantially parallel to the other, a slidable outer frame extensibly engaged with the housing masts including a bottom workpiece support for receiving a bottom portion of the workpiece, the outer frame being substantially coplanar with and adapted to slide in a range of motion parallel to the longitudinal axes of the housing masts, a slidable inner frame extensibly engaged with and substantially coplanar to the outer frame and adapted to slide in a range of motion parallel to the range of motion of the outer frame, the inner frame including an adjustable top workpiece support for receiving a top portion of the workpiece, the top workpiece support being slidably mounted to the inner frame and adapted to slide colinear with the range of motion of the inner frame.

Abstract: The present invention is a bookstand for a book. The bookstand comprises a back panel having a top, a bottom, a front side against which a book can rest and a back side. Projecting outwardly from substantially the bottom of the back panel is a lip panel upon which a book can be placed. The lip panel has projectable therefrom a plurality of page retainers for maintaining interfacing book pages open, with each page retainers having a distal end movable toward the back panel. Such movement of one page retainers is independent of movement of another page retainers, thereby allowing positioning of one page retainers near one interfacing page of an open book and positioning of another page retainers near the other interfacing facing page. In a preferred embodiment, each page retainers comprises a rod having a distal end and a proximal end.

Abstract: A document copy holder which comprises a copy holder panel stand, a document holder clip and a document line guide with .magnifying capabilities. The panel stand is a flat, generally rectangular surface with integral support legs and a hingeably secured support section cut out from the middle of the stand and extending outwardly to the back, with hingeably secured support legs connected by an inwardly extending ledge that is inserted into selected receiving holes at the back of the panel stand to provide for a desired inclined angle of use for the user. The document copy holder clip is positioned at the top of the panel stand to retain documents, and the document line guide is slidably secured to the panel stand at the sides to further retain documents and to provide for a line guide, and may also have magnification capabilities for easier reading.

Abstract: A portable storage cart is needed for storing an automobile rooftop that is removable from the vehicle. The foldable storage cart of this invention securely and conveniently transports and stores a vehicle rooftop when it is not on the vehicle. The foldable storage cart includes a base and two generally planar support panels. The base and support panels form a triangle in an upright supporting position. A rooftop is received and supported on a portion of the base and one of the support panels. At least one of the support panels is hingedly connected to the base such that the storage cart folds into an essentially flat position where the second support panel can be nested between the base and the first support panel. In the folded storable position, the storage cart is easily stored out of a user's way while the rooftop is placed on the vehicle.

Abstract: The disclosed invention describes a stand used to support a keyboard in an elevated position. The stand may be adjustable so that the angle at which the keyboard is positioned may be changed as desired by the user.

Abstract: A bed tray (10) with supporting legs (14) and a flat bottom (12) having an insert panel (24) therein which can be positioned at an angle of inclination to thereby serve as a book stand. The insert panel is normally supported co-planar with the top (13) of the flat bottom but is pivotally mounted thereto and by means of a rack and pawl combination (40, 43) it may be positioned at a selected angle of inclination for reading in bed. A straight edge insert (80) is removeably mounted along one edge of the tray whereby it can be removed therefrom and selectively positioned at a preferred height on the inclined panel insert (24) to serve as an adjustable support for the bottom edge of a book. A battery-powered light source (60) is removably mounted in an opening in one edge of the panel insert and provided with a flexible adjustable arm (58) which may be adjusted to position the light (60) above the insert panel for illumination.

Abstract: A two-way positionable copyholder is provided. A copy support member of the copyholder which receives a document to be transcribed is manually raiseable or lowerable and forwardly or rearwardly tiltable. To this end, the copyholder is provided with a slidable front support leg and a pivotable rear support leg. The front supporting leg engages a rear side of the copy support member, and the pivoting rear supporting leg mounts to the front support leg. A connecting member or tension bar connects the front and rear legs together. A forward end of the connecting member is pivotally mounted to the sliding support leg, whereas a rear or free end of the connecting member is detachably mounted at selected positions along the rear pivoting leg. The height of the copy support member is varied by sliding the front leg with respect to the support member. The angle or tilt of the copy support member is varied by repositioning the free end of the connecting member along the rear leg.

Abstract: A portable computer apparatus having a dual-pivot articulating display screen capable of being adjusted to a plurality of different viewing angles as desired. In the preferred embodiment, the disclosed apparatus is an implantable medical device programming unit. The substantially flat display screen is movable from a closed position in which it is substantially parallel with an upper surface of the apparatus, to any of a plurality of open positions wherein the display can be viewed by an operator. The display screen is coupled to the main housing of the apparatus by means of a pivoting link arm, and the central portion of the bottom edge of the display screen is provided with a support member extending therefrom, which may be located in one of a number of defined locations within a support channel in the upper surface of the main housing of the apparatus. The display is preferably touch sensitive, so that user interaction with the apparatus is accomplished by a stylus or the like.

Abstract: An adjustable reading and writing aid system (10) is provided which is primarily to be used for mounting on a table top, desk top, or other base surface (12). The adjustable reading and writing aid system (10) includes a first planar member which is mounted on the base surface (12) and further includes a second planar member (18) which may be angularly adjusted at selective angles (32) to provide an optimized position for the user to write on a piece of paper or read book (58) mounted on a frontal surface (62) of the second planar member (18). An adjusting mechanism (34) is rotatably mounted to a rear surface (26) of second planar member (18) and is insertable within notches (54 and 56) formed on opposing transverse sides of first planar member (14) to provide stabilization in selective angular orientations between second planar member (18) and first planar member (14).

Abstract: There is disclosed a support for a keyboard. The support can be mounted either on a generally horizontal surface such as on a table, a portable cart, or an upper surface of a printer or on a vertical surface such as a wall. The support is adjustable so that the keyboard can be positioned at different inclinations.

Abstract: The disclosed invention describes a stand used to support a keyboard in an elevated position. The stand may be adjustable so that the angle at which the keyboard is positioned may be changed as desired by the user.

Abstract: A display holder for attachment to grocery carts including a panel writing surface, cart engaging clamp attached to and a foldable support pivotally attached to the underside of the panel to support the holder on the cart.

Abstract: This stand is to be placed on one's lap to operatively support a book, newspaper, papers, or the like for reading or writing, and this is particularly constructed and arranged to be easily actuated by the user himself while using it, which allows to conveniently position and hold a newspaper or other papers and that readily collapses flat on one's lap to form a table for writing. This stand comprises a base panel, a worktable panel and an inclination adjustment leg pivoted on the base, a series of stoppers against the back of the worktable panel and selectively engageable by the free outer end of the leg, and a workholder bar assembly to conveniently hold and position a book newspaper, papers, or the like.

Abstract: A copyholder for holding and positioning documents. The copyholder contains a flat surface and a multi-action document holder which pivots between a horizontal position when in use, and a vertical position when not in use. The document holder pivots by a spring loaded mechanism, which locks it into the vertical and horizontal positions. The spring loaded mechanism also allows the document holder to expand and accept thick documents. The document holder also functions as a lineguide.

Abstract: A document holder has a tray for holding documents in the form of a stack of individual sheets, the tray being movable between a generally horizontal orientation in which the sheets are placed and retained in an organized stack, and a generally vertical orientation in which the sheets are presented for visual scanning and review, the document holder including restraining bars biased by gravity into position over the sheets in response to placement of the tray in the generally vertical orientation to maintain the stack of sheets in the tray during scanning and review, and into position away from the stack in response to placement of the tray in the generally horizontal orientation to enable access to the tray for easing placement of the sheets into the tray and removal of the sheets from the tray.

Abstract: A reading stand designed to be collapsible and therefore portable and selectively unfolded into an operative position on a supporting surface for the support and retention of a book or like object to be read in an optimum position for viewing. A copy holder for supporting the book or like object may be selectively adjustable as to its angular orientation and/or height relative to the supporting surface on which the reading stand is positioned.

Abstract: An upright frame or standard supports a canvas tray holder attached to a continuous endless V-belt stretched between two pulleys. A counterbalanced weight is attached to hold the canvas tray holder and workpiece in equilibrium, and is readily adjustable to any working height. The standard is mounted on a rectangular horizontal base frame with casters. It is supported vertically by an inclined cross brace assembly connected at pivot points to the standard and at holes on the horizontal base frame members for a vertical or an inclined position of the standard.

Abstract: A organizer for a large number of documents comprises a rigid backing member, a front cover and a back cover, both pivotally mounted to the backing member. The backing member is sufficiently wide to receive a plurality of removable parallel conventional ring binder assemblies and accordingly includes a plurality of mechanisms to receive the binder assemblies. The ring binder assemblies comprise a rigid spine, a plurality of rings and a mechanism to open and close the rings to receive perforated pages thereon. The front and back covers preferably provide handle holes set back from the edges a distance such that the end pages overlie the user's fingers when the organizer is picked up. In this fashion, the leading edges of the end pages do not cut the user's fingers. In addition, a retractable stand is provided for supporting the ring binders at an inclined readable angle.

Abstract: A binder and angular stand for computer printout which has a bottom base (20) of rigid material with a pair of retainers (22) each having a slot (24) therein. A top cover (26) includes a hinge in the form of a pin (34) that interfaces with the slot allowing the cover to rotate and expand outwardly within the limitations of the slot. A hinged diagonal support brace (36) is rotationally attached to the top cover angularly extending by its own weight to form a support for the cover allowing printout to be retained and supported in both the open and closed position. A second embodiment is identical to the preferred, except somewhat simpler in construction utilizing a single brace (36a) in place of hinged members (38), (40), (42), (44), (46), and (48).

Abstract: A main plate having a bookstop on its lower end and having a cavity on its inside. The cavity slidably retains two slide plates which are extendable from its lateral sides and one top plate which is extendable from its top. The top plate itself also has two slide plates which are extendable from its lateral sides when the top plate and the slide plates are extended. A support rod is adjustable in a multiplicity of grooves on the base plate and also adjustable on the back of the main plate for allowing a wide range of reading angles and support stability.

Abstract: An inexpensive tilt mechanism for a display terminal includes a pair of L-shaped rails at the bottom surface of the terminal. The rails define a channel extending from front to back at the bottom surface. At least one of the rails has a toothed surface. A movable support includes a pedestal attached to a base plate which can be shifted along the channel defined by the L-shaped rails. In a preferred embodiment, only one of the rails has a toothed surface while the pedestal has an attached lever which can be used to pivot the movable support about the other rail until it clears the teeth. In this disengaged position, the movable support can be shifted along the channel.

Abstract: The inclination adjusting arrangement is applied to a keyboard having a base structure in which a plurality of keys is mounted. The keyboard is provided in its lower portion with fixed front support feet and rear support feet. The rear feet can project by varying amounts from the bottom of the base structure in such a way that the angle of inclination of the plane of the keys is variable with respect to the desk top. For the purposes of adjusting the degree of projection, the rear feet are pivoted and movable along their own axis by means of a slot which co-operates with a fixed pivot pin on the base structure. Each rear foot comprises a positioning tooth which is disposed opposite a support surface and which is capable of selectively engaging with a seat of a series of seats of the base structure. Resilient means which co-operate with the pin hold the positioning tooth engaged with one of the seats.

Abstract: A collapsible flow control art easel comprises a base plate which is mounted on the under-side of an art board and which includes spaced apart apertures. A retaining plate mounted on a tripod such as the type commonly used by photographers has two spaced apart guide members with lips that interlock with rims of the base plate adjacent the apertures. The retaining plate also carries a pivotal lever arm having a flange movable into and over a rim of a third aperture of the base plate, in order to releasably lock the base plate to the retaining plate. The guide members have exterior, laterally converging guide surfaces which engage converging lateral rims of the base plate for aligning the latter to the retaining plate. A multi-pivotal support assembly, including the tripod, enables movement of the base plate and the art board carried thereon in a path defined by a reference line extending transversely through the base plate and sweeping an imaginery, inverted cone.

Abstract: A height adjust mechanism which may be advantageously used to set a keyboard to a predetermined number of angles with respect to a support surface upon which the keyboard sits. The apparatus is integral with the keyboard base and includes an adjustment foot member having a ratchet surface with four detents therein. The foot member is pivotally mounted within the keyboard base and extends downward through a hole in the keyboard base. An adjustment lever is also pivotally mounted within the keyboard base and includes a pawl which engages one of the detents of the adjustment foot member. A single spring is connected to the adjustment foot and to the adjustment lever. This spring biases the adjustment foot in a downward direction, while at the same time biasing the adjustment lever so that the pawl positively engages one of the detents of the ratchet surface.

Abstract: Apparatus for adjusting the tilt angle of a flat display panel, such as a plasma panel, includes a strut and a rotatable stop member engaging one end of the strut. The strut has one end pivotally attached to a vertically extending support member which supports the display panel housing by means of a hinge attached to the back wall of the housing. The other end of the strut extends through an elongated slot extending generally in the vertical direction in the back wall of the housing and engages the rotatable stop member mounted on the back wall opposite the slot. The stop member has a smooth surface and a frictional surface provided with a number of detents. A lever attached to a shaft portion of the rotatable stop member extending below the bottom wall of the housing facilitates rotation of the stop to a position in which the strut is in sliding engagement with the smooth surface, allowing free adjustment of the tilt angle of the panel.

Abstract: A support for a frame plaque or the like in which the article is supplied with two spaced plastic inserts of the same construction. Each insert is provided with a bore having a limited access such that a hook-like protrusion on a stand can be inserted into the bore of one of the inserts whereafter the stand is rotated to bring the hook-like attachment into engagement with a socket-like arrangement included within the bore. The plastic insert can thus be used for bracing the article in upright position and as an alternative the insert can be used for hanging the article from a vertical wall or the like.

Abstract: A clip board with a clip which is convertable into a stand or rest for supporting the board at an inclined angle when laid on a table as a portable desk. A separate stand is provided for supporting the clip board for use as a copy board.

Abstract: A tilt base assembly includes a top plate, a horizontal base plate and a stabilizing flap which are joined together to form a pivoting wedge-shaped structure. The top plate is attachable to the bottom or base of a cathode ray tube (CRT) display terminal unit. The base plate includes a series of stops into which a free end of the stabilizing flap can be positioned after following free under the force of gravity when the terminal unit is rotated forward.

Abstract: An adjustable inclination reading/writing board for attachment to a table or desk top. A single operating lever disengages a support member from base strip members on the table top, allowing the inclination of the planar board member to be adjusted.

Abstract: A leg assembly for a keyboard or the like is disclosed. The leg assembly is of relatively simple construction; a leg member, a pivot pin, a stud, a spring, and a C-clip are the components in the preferred embodiment. The leg assembly has two detent positions; in one detent position the leg member is held in a fully retracted position and in the other detent position the leg member is held in a deployed position. In a standard application, two leg assemblies would be employed per keyboard.

Abstract: A music holder adapted to be placed on a piano or music stand for use with a bound book of music or bound pages of music that tend to assume a closed position unless held open, the book or music stand on which the book or bound pages are to be placed includes a bottom ledge. The music holder includes a back, a ledge or grooved bottom shelf and a front flap, the rear edge of the bottom shelf being connected to the bottom edge of the back, the bottom shelf protruding forwardly from the back, the bottom edge of the front flap being hinged to the front edge of the bottom shelf. The holder is adapted to receive a bound book of music or bound pages of music which will rest on the bottom shelf and lean back against the back with the bound book or bound pages open at certain pages and a front flap leaning rearwardly against such open pages to hold the bound book or bound pages in that open position. The holder is used pursuant to a certain method.

Abstract: A tilt mechanism for a stand-alone keyboard includes two molded springs located within the keyboard enclosure. One end of each spring is anchored within the enclosure while the other end shaped in the form of a foot is free to move through openings located in the bottom portion of the keyboard. Notches located on the outer periphery of each foot are adapted to engage an edge of the opening locking the foot in place after a required length of the foot extends from the enclosure.

Abstract: The support device can be used as a reading stand or a writing support surface. The device includes a base portion, an upper support panel having two sides, a hinge connecting the base portion to one side of said support panel and a page holder for holding the pages of a book open against the support panel. The page holder comprises an elastic band having opposite ends attached to the support panel. The elastic band is sufficiently long to stretch over the other side of said support panel.

Abstract: The drawing board assembly which is constructed to facilitate portability and also to facilitate usage which takes the form of a base, a backing board and a drawing board. The backing board is adjustable to various inclined positions in respect to the base. The drawing board is to be releasably, pivotally mounted on the exterior surface of the backing board so that the drawing board can be pivoted to any desirable position in respect to the backing board. A storage container for painting or drawing materials is mounted on the upper surface of the base. When in the collapsed, transporting position, the drawing board is located parallel to the upper surface of the base enclosing the storage chamber with the inner surface of the backing board being positioned against the drawing board.

Abstract: An apparatus for selectively adjusting the angle of inclination of a work surface, such as a desk top, comprising a casing attached to the bottom side of one end of the work surface, with a foot device comprising a circular cylindrical part with positioning channels in the periphery thereof and a foot member extending therefrom and with the cylindrical part contained within the casing, an engaging member projecting in the inside of the casing and for locking selected ones of the channels, and resilient member for holding the cylindrical part against the engaging member, whereby manual rotation of the foot member to different locking positions of the channels and engaging member, enables adjustment of the length and angle of extension of the foot member outside of the casing, and thus determine the space between the work surface and a base, with the other end of the work surface being pivotally connected.

Abstract: A vertical angle adjusting mechanism for use in a display device and other devices, including a support on which an object whose vertical angle is to be adjusted is mounted, the support being pivotable upward and downward, the support being provided with an engagement slot formed with a plurality of recesses; a lock element pivotally attached to the object and engaged with the engagement slot in the support; and a slide member attached to the support and engaged with the lock element for selectively exposing or covering the recesses of the engagement slot in the support for engagement, or for preventing engagement, with the lock element according to the direction of the movement of the lock element.

Abstract: Provided is a collapsible, easily cleaned, flat folding, storable, lightweight, readily portable and adjustable artist's light box apparatus. The apparatus has a base plate which serves as the foundational structure plate. It has an upper transparent plate or organic plastics material in spaced relationship over the base plate. Hinge means adjacent forward portions of the side edges of the transparent plate and base plate provides for pivotal elevational tilting of the transparent plate above the base plate. An adjustable means is provided for temporarily locking the transparent plate at any of a multiplicity of preselected tilt angles with respect to the base plate. The bottom of the base plate is provided with friction means for anti-slip temporary resting of the base plate on a planar surface. Snap closure means is provided for temporarily locking the transparent plate in folded relationship to the base plate for storage or portability of the apparatus.

Abstract: Disclosed is a portable reading desk formed from a single piece of thin, flat, generally rectangular stock. The stock is cut and creased into three portions which can be folded either flat for travel or into a three dimensional configuration in which the desk will support a book or the like in position to be read.