Abstract: A desktop organizer including a curvilinear support having an integral locking groove including at least one retaining slot and an attachment means formed contiguous to the support and aligned with the at least one retaining slot is disclosed. The desktop organizer further includes a flexible back deformable into an arc having geometry complimentary to the curvilinear support and at least one retaining tab formed integrally on an edge adjacent to the locking groove, wherein the at least one retaining tab is aligned with the at least one retaining slot. The retaining tab is formed to have an attachment slot aligned with the attachment means. The desktop organizer includes at least one support leg having a base and an arcuate portion, wherein the arcuate portion has a fixed end and a moveable end. The support leg further includes an attachment member arranged on the moveable end distal to the fixed and, the attachment end arranged to engage the attachment means through the attachment slot.

Abstract: The invention provides a reading stand. The reading stand may include a base including a base member case. Further, the reading stand may include a reading lid disposed upon the base member case, the reading lid including a reading platform having a front side and a backside; and at least one page holder adjustably mounted on the reading platform so as to assist in retaining a document on the front side of the reading platform. Further, a support member is provided. The support member extends from the backside of the reading platform, and is adapted to engage with the base so as to support the reading lid upon the base. For example, the support member may be in the form of a side support clip that substantially vertically supports the reading lid upon the base for side reading.

Abstract: The assistive desktops and modules disclosed are for use as an occupational therapy product, educational assistive tool, corrective and supportive handwriting assistive tool and ergonomic aid. They provide ergonomic positional, postural and functional support for the tasks of writing, reading or manipulation of materials typically used on a flat, horizontal surface during normal classroom, office and home office activities. This support is provided without obstruction of view of the environment or other materials and provides additional support of reference materials. They are intended to be portable; provide secure or mobile placement; and adjust to accommodate a variety of users and needs, including normal and learning/physically challenged individuals. They are intended to be used by individuals with conditions such as learning and/or physical disabilities; postural conditions such as osteoporosis, arthritis or chronic pain; as well as those desiring a more comfortable, ergonomic work surface.

Abstract: A two-piece music stand accessory for holding large music volumes consisting of a pair of cleats (11) with a lengthwise slot (14) to allow mounting on the existing ledge of a music stand. An alignment pin (13) joins them in the center, providing support and rigidity for the assembly when the cleats are slid together. Once the pin is disengaged, the cleats can remain on the stand's ledge and yet permit folding. One or more bow hooks are fitted through the front edge of the cleats to accommodate a fiddler's bow. A lip (17) on the front edge of the cleats assists in holding open book pages.

Abstract: A keyboard with a paper holder structure, placed in a sliding mechanical structure below a computer tabletop, comprises a retaining area for accommodating the keyboard, and a paper holder installed on the retaining area for clipping papers above the retaining area to the working space and facilitate users to read the information from the paper at an appropriate distance in order to input the data into the computer accurately.

Abstract: A book holder includes a bracket rotatably and adjustably secured to a base with one or more fasteners and/or with a serrated surface or a number of teeth. A casing includes a pedestal secured to the bracket, to allow the casing to be adjustably secured to the base at selected angular position by the bracket, and to support documents at the selected angular position relative to the base and to the readers. The base may include one or more weights to increase a stability of the base. The casing includes two end fences each having a number of apertures to rotatably receive pins of plates, and to rotatably secure the plates to the casing.

Abstract: A portable easel assembly includes a paint/sketch box having a base and lid connected by a hinge assembly. The base defines a cavity for storing art supplies, and the lid is configured to support a painting surface. The base and lid are inter-connected with a slide bar assembly. Use of the slide bar assembly and hinge assembly enable the lid to be secured in a number of positions. Preferably, first, second and third legs of adjustable length are pivotally attached to the base and moveable between folded positions and extended, supportive positions.

Abstract: The Portable Case Easel with Presentation Components is unique in that the easel is formed from the case and the presentation components are secured inside the case. The case is in two sections which can form a table top easel by standing on end and separating at the base, secured by arms and stabilized by folded down cut away support members. A shelf and clamp are available for securing display items. To form a floor easel, the inner portions and head portions of the two sections are telescoped out of the outer portions. This exposes the compartments containing a foldable, corrugated backboard to support displays or writing, a paper cartridge to expel paper across backboard, and a screen assembly for projected images. Storage of writing materials, video and audio equipment is available in head portions. Collapsed back into case form provides an ease of conveyance and secures the presentation components.

Abstract: A workstation for a portable easel, especially a French easel, has hinged tray halves which, when open, have slides which engage the sides of the easel drawer from the exterior and thus hold the tray open so that the tray does not obstruct access to the interior of the drawer while providing a place to rest a palette. On the other side, the tray may form a brush rack and towel holder.

Abstract: A workstation for a portable easel, especially a French easel, has hinged tray halves which, when open, have slides which engage the sides of the easel drawer from the exterior and thus hold the tray open so that the tray does not obstruct access to the interior of the drawer while providing a place to rest a palette. On the other side, the tray may form a brush rack and towel holder.

Abstract: A collapsible music stand including a ground engaging base portion, an upright portion, and a selectively collapsible desk portion. The desk has a pair of body portions operably coupled by a pair of over-center toggle linkages. Each over-center toggle linkage is selectively positionable in at least a first favored position, wherein the linkage is extended so that the body portions are spaced apart and the linkage opposes movement of the body portions toward each other. Further, the toggle linkages are positionable in a second favored position wherein the body portions are freely movable toward each other to collapse the desk. The desk further includes at least one resilient element arranged so as to bias the body portions toward each other when each the toggle linkages are positioned in the first favored position.

Abstract: A holding apparatus engages with an information input device, particularly a foldable keyboard, for supporting portable electronic devices such as pocket PC, Palm PC, PDA, mobile phone and the like. The holding apparatus includes a receiving dock which has connector spindles pivotally engaged with the input device and a slot. A bracket is provided to slide in the slot at a first position to flatly fold on the input device to facilitate carrying when not in use. The bracket may be slid in the slot at a second position and be unfolded at a selected angle against the input device for the receiving dock to support the portable electronic device when in use.

Abstract: A portable writing board presentation structure has a collapsible writing surface, such as a dry-erase or “white board” surface, and an integral, height-adjustable tripod stand. The writing board structure is defined by first and second injection molded plastic panels, each panel having a writing surface on one side thereof and a non-writing surface on an opposite side thereof. The panels are pivotally coupled to one another to define an open position and a closed position. The open position situates the writing surface in a co-planar relationship to provide a continuous writing surface. The closed position situates the writing surface sides of each panel in a parallel relationship. With respect to the tripod stand, an end section of a telescoping leg is integrally molded into each panel such that the remaining telescoping section of the telescoping leg extends into a recess formed in a non-presentation side surface of the panel.

Abstract: A foldable display container for displaying printed materials. The display container includes a base panel, a front panel hingedly connected to the base panel, a support member integrally formed with and flexibly connected to the front panel, and a connecting device integrally formed with the support member where the connecting device connects the support member to the base panel. The foldable display container is molded into a integral, flat piece that is easily packaged in single units or in bulk to reduce shipping costs. The front panel folds towards the base panel and then the support member folds away from the front panel and over the base panel. The support member is attached to the base member using the connecting device. Once connected, the base panel of the foldable display container is placed on any substantially flat surface to display printed materials and other articles.

Abstract: A children's playboard of the type comprising a backing having a front surface of a cloth material for adhering figurines thereto and a back surface is disclosed. The children's playboard has a support structure. The support structure is fixedly attached to the playboard and has a pair of spaced bracing members and a pair of connection plates. Each bracing member has a first leg that is detachably joined to one of the pair of connection plates along a hinge. The bracing members are extendable at an angle from the playboard. The bracing members have a second leg and a third leg that are joined at an apex portion. The second leg having a greater length than the third leg. The apex is located between the second and third legs and provides support for the bracing members against a base surface wherein the backing member can be supported in at least two different angles to the base surface.

Abstract: This invention relates to a file structure in which the inclination angle thereof is adjustable. The structure comprises (a) an inner covering board having a rear center; (b) an outer covering board mounted to the upper section of the inner covering board at one surface thereof and a scored line being formed across the outer covering board so that the outer covering board can be inclined at an angle with respect to the inner covering board, the bottom edge of the outer covering board being provided with a plurality of fixing holes; (c) a pair of chains having a stop at both ends and one of the stops being fastened to the lower section of the inner covering board and the other stop being mounted to the fixing holes at the lower section of the outer covering board, thereby when the outer covering board is extended with an inclination angle, the chain is touted by the weight of the file and the file is stood in a stable inclined position.

Abstract: An improved collapsible easel having a plurality of support legs, a spine member and a board support. The support legs include at least one rear support legs and two front support legs. A top portion of each of the support legs are connected to an upper retaining mechanism that is selectively frictionally engaged with the spine member such that the height of the upper retaining mechanism may be selectively adjusted. Front support braces having first and second brace ends have a first brace end connected to front support legs and a second brace end pivotally connected to the lower retaining mechanism. Rear support braces having first and second ends have a first brace end connected to a rear support leg and a second brace end connected to the lower retaining mechanism.

Abstract: A collapsible music stand including a ground engaging base portion, an upright portion, and a selectively collapsible desk portion. The desk has a pair of body portions operably coupled by a pair of over-center toggle linkages. Each over-center toggle linkage is selectively positionable in at least a first favored position, wherein the linkage is extended so that the body portions are spaced apart and the linkage opposes movement of the body portions toward each other. Further, the toggle linkages are positionable in a second favored position wherein the body portions are freely movable toward each other to collapse the desk. The desk further includes at least one resilient element arranged so as to bias the body portions toward each other when each the toggle linkages are positioned in the first favored position.

Abstract: A roller board display device includes a base having two lugs on a side thereof and two stubs extend from bottom of said base so that the display devices can be connected in series by inserting the stubs in the holes of lugs. A rest board is connected to said top surface of said base and a recess is defined in said rest board. One of the roller frame is engaged with the notch in the rest board and an end of the roller board is engaged with two recesses defined in a top surface of the base. A side of the roller board may also be engaged with the two recesses and the other side of the roller board is rested on the rest board.

Abstract: The article of the invention is a tray for a furniture unit of the type used as a workstation. The tray has a base with two supports attached to parallel sides of the base. The supports are in slidable, rotatable communication with a support member which may be moved between a substantially upright and a substantially co-planar position with respect to the base. In the substantially upright position, the support member may support copy such as documents or a book, for example. In the co-planer position, the support member may function as a writing surface or as a shelf for supporting small articles and the like.

Abstract: Support for a portable computer having a display flap which is pivotable relative to a keyboard portion. For supporting the keyboard portion, there is provided a support structure. A bearing structure projects downwards from the support structure for keeping the display of the computer at a distance above a face on which the support stands. A document support supports a document extending above the support structure. A display of a portable computer can thereby be placed at an ergonomically favorable height above the worktop, while loss of space for documents is limited and documents to be consulted can be supported at an ergonomically favorable height above the worktop. A method for the use of a portable computer is likewise described.

Abstract: A portable writing board presentation structure has a collapsible writing surface, such as a dry-erase or “white board” surface, and an integral, height-adjustable tripod stand. The writing board structure is defined by first and second injection molded plastic panels, each panel having a writing surface on one side thereof and a non-writing surface on an opposite side thereof. The panels are pivotally coupled to one another to define an open position and a closed position. The open position situates the writing surface sides of each panel in a co-planar relationship to provide a continuous writing surface. The closed position situates the writing surface sides of each panel in a parallel relationship to provide a portable, protected and durable writing board structure in an attache or carrying case-like manner.

Abstract: A triangular-shaped portable collapsible stand to accommodate either sheet music or books. It is a three-piece stand is designed for table top use. It is assembled by sliding angled slots into grooves.

Abstract: An integrated easel, horizontal artwork support surface and art supply carrying case comprises a lower housing forming an art supply holding container and an upper housing providing a downwardly extending cavity. The upper housing in hingedly connected to the lower housing about their respective front walls. A horizontal, second artwork supporting surface hingedly connects to the lower housing about their respective rear walls. The upper housing has a flat surface for artwork and an easel-like stand hingedly attached to the rear of the flat surface which cooperates with the horizontal, second artwork supporting surface for holding the flat surface at an angle with respect to the lower housing. The device is compact, versatile, easy to carry and allows a child to use various art media.

Abstract: A folder (1) is provided which may be used to aid in document management and in the giving of formal presentations. The folder (1) is provided with an integral stand mechanism (25) for supporting the folder in an upright position, with the stand mechanism being moveable between a retracted position and a deployed position. The folder may also include other novel features, including a timepiece (23) and detachable wallets (11, 19) or papers that permit a user to configure the presentation folder in their preferred arrangement.

Abstract: The present invention describes a foldable device useful for supporting an article, such as a book. The foldable device may be unfolded to a convenient size and locked into a firm position to support an article such as a book. When not in use the foldable device is folded to approximately half of its unfolded dimension.

Abstract: The present invention is a mechanism for maintaining angled alignment of a presentation plane with respect to a support plane. The mechanism supportively attachable to a backside of the presentation planar surface. The mechanism comprises two legs or plates rotationally aligned and hinged together at their first ends with a first hinge to form a first axis of rotation. A second end of a first leg is, distal to the first hinge, similarly rotationally aligned and hinged together by a second hinge to the backside of the presentation plane or means for rigid attachment thereto to form a second axis of rotation with respect to the presentation plane, whereby the first and second axes of rotation are parallel. The present invention also comprises a system for extensions between a support surface and a visual display or between visual displays.

Abstract: A compact collapsible document holder includes a base and a back support coupled to the base. The back support includes a clip portion positioned between two leg portions. In a preferred embodiment, a pair of support members is received in the base, each of the support members being extendible for holding the back support in an extended position relative to the base. A securing clip is also storable in the base and is used for anchoring the holder onto an object. When opened from its collapsed configuration to an open or extended position, the holder supports a document between the leg portions and the clip portion of the back support.

Abstract: A book rest includes a primary frame having bottom and top bars connected by opposite side bars for supporting a book thereon and a secondary frame pivoted to the side bars of the primary frame to be movable with respect to the primary frame between a folded position and an expanded position where an included angle is formed between the primary frame and the secondary frame for supporting the book at a corresponding angular position. A Velcro strip has first and second end sections on which hooks and loops are respectively formed. The first end of the Velcro strip is fixed to the bottom bar of the primary frame and the second end of the Velcro is folded over a bar of the secondary frame and overlaps the first end section to releasably fix the included angle between the primary and secondary frame whereby the angular position of the primary frame and thus that of the book supported on the book rest can be adjusted.

Abstract: Display panel systems make it possible to access a wide range of information. Such systems have a stand and a support for swivel panels upon which information carriers can be placed. The stand is modular and has two side parts which can be combined with a variable number of intermediate parts, each of which has a support for swivel panels.

Abstract: A light weight, portable platform for supporting a notebook or laptop type computer elevates the computer monitor to a user friendly height above a supporting table or desk top surface. The platform back, sides and top may be interconnected using hook and loop tape and can be readily assembled and disassembled without the use of tools or separate connecting parts that may be misplaced or lost. The platform stores flat for transport with the principal elements occupying less volume than the compact computer it supports in the assembled mode. The platform comprises a pair of side members, a back member and a top member, with the alternative that the bottom surface of the supported computer may serve as the top member of the platform.

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: A portable, light-weight, foldable, support device for papers, portable computers, bingo cards and the like, the device formed from lightweight, plastic, planar, spaced upper and lower parallel sheets separated by integrally-formed, spaced, parallel ribs laterally extending between said sheets from one side edge of the said sheets to an opposite side edge, the upper sheet having a plurality of linear cuts, each cut running through the upper sheet from the one side edge of the said upper sheet to the opposite, each cut being between a different adjacent pair of the said ribs to permit the folding of the device about a corresponding fold line in the lower sheet formed between those same ribs, the cuts and corresponding fold lines being of a number and spaced so as to form, in the device, in sequence, a working surface panel, an elevation panel, a support panel, and a lip panel, these panels foldable, about the fold lines in the lower sheet, in one direction out of the plane of the sheets, into an operative conf

Abstract: An ergonomic mounting arrangement for a hinged screen display for a computer, particularly a notebook or laptop computer, that will provide an option to shift the display screen to an extended position for easier viewing, and also allowing tilting the screen display back as desired. The screen display is mounted to one or more hinged support members which can be swung up from the computer casing, the screen display extendible on the support member or members to be shifted upwardly and forwardly closer to the user's eyes. A pivotal connection allows tilt adjustment on the support member or members.

Abstract: The article of the invention is a tray for a furniture unit of the type used as a workstation. The tray has a base with two supports attached to parallel sides of the base. The supports are in slidable, rotatable communication with a support member which may be moved between a substantially upright and a substantially co-planar position with respect to the base. In the substantially upright position, the support member may support copy such as documents or a book, for example. In the co-planer position, the support member may function as a writing surface or as a shelf for supporting small articles and the like.

Abstract: A support stand is provided for the presentation of banners in a free standing and substantially vertical orientation, wherein the stand comprises a base portion of preferably two spaced apart elongate support members joined by a connecting member which maintains the support members in a spaced apart relationship, each support member having means for accepting the end of a flexible support rod, each accepting means being spaced from one end of the respective support member, means for attaching an elongate banner to one end of each support member so that it extends substantially vertically therefrom, said banner being held in said vertical orientation by two flexible rods, one end of each rod engaging said accepting means, the other end of each rod being attached to a top edge of the banner, so that the rods are curved and in tension. The flexible support rods arc preferably composed of two or three interconnecting rods, and the connecting member is optionally fitted with suction cups.

Abstract: The display utility stand of the present invention is an aesthetically pleasing and durable collapsible portable display stand, which incorporates a minimal number of movable parts. The display utility stand may be adapted for supporting and stabilizing a wide variety of shapes, sizes and weights. The main panels are connected by a pair of top support supported by a left side support and a right side support which are also connected to the main panels. The left and right side supports are hinged at a horizontal median point of the respective by one or more hinge means at the inner ends of the left and right side panels. The top support is located superior to each of the side supports and folds upward as the first and second main panels are pressed together and the display stand is converted into a collapsed condition for easy and safe transfer or storage. There is provided an optional fixture for supporting various shapes as well as an optional door for storage beneath the stand upon erection.

Abstract: A document holder that is easily adjustable in the vertical as well as in tilt, with a ledge for holding a page, several pages or a book in an ergonomically correct position and is compact and portable. The document holder includes the document support plate (40) with the lower protruding support ledge (43) for supporting documents or a book thereon, the base plate (41) the support brace (42) with which to support and hold the document support plate (40) and the base plate (41) in predetermined and easily adjustable vertical angles in relationship to each other. The adjustable document holding clasp (45) of a clear flexible material for gripping and holding pages and for use as a operators movable reference guide for documents or a book.

Abstract: A book prop with storage space which is light in weight, collapsable, and allows the angle of repose of a book leaning against it to be varied. The book prop comprises two elongated rigid members joined by a flexible web. In use, the book rests on top of the rear member and the bottom of the book abuts the rear of the front member. The flexible web maintains the distance between the front and rear members. Rolling the flexible web onto the front member shortens the distance between the front and rear members, thereby increasing the angle of repose of a book being supported. The rear member, which is hollow and has an end closure, allows storage of pens, pencils, rolls of paper, etc.

Abstract: A book or copy holder is disclosed having a base, a rack and a shelf. The base includes a pair of parallel, elongated slots formed therein and cut at a different angles relative to the top surface of the base. The rack includes a flat front surface having several elongated slots formed therein which extend through the rack and a tab extending from the bottom edge of the rack. The tab is complimentarily in shape to the slots formed in the base, so that the rack is supported in a stable, inclined position when the tab is inserted into one of the slots formed in the base. The shelf includes a tab extending from its rear edge which is complimentarily in shape to the slots formed in the rack, so that the shelf may be supported in a stable position when the tab is inserted into one of the slots.

Abstract: A paper easel for supporting one or more sheets of paper on a work surface includes a bendable sheet of material having a center panel separating a right wing panel from a left wing panel. The center panel is divided from the right wing panel by a right crease line such that the right wing panel is pivotable with respect to the center panel along the right crease line. Furthermore, the center panel is divided from the left wing panel by a left crease line such that the left wing panel is pivotable with respect to the center panel along the left crease line. Further, the left wing panel includes a bottom edge for resting on the work surface, and a left foot panel extending forwardly from a lower front portion thereof. The right wing panel also includes a bottom edge for resting on the work surface, and a right foot panel extending forwardly from a lower front portion thereof.

Abstract: An adjustable easel is described that may be used by multiple persons and that may be modified according to the preferences of a user. The easel includes a plurality of vertical supports connected to each other. Holes are spaced apart along the length of the side edges of the vertical supports wherein each hole has a horizontal bore with the bore open to an edge of the vertical support. Horizontal support rods are adapted to slide in and out of the holes. Holders retain in place an artistic substrate wherein each holder is attached to at least one horizontal support rod.

Abstract: Display panel systems make it possible to access a wide range of information. Such systems have a stand and a support for swivel panels upon which information carriers can be placed. The present invention provides display panel systems by which information-carrying capacity of the system can be adjusted, as required. The stand is modular and has two side parts which can be combined with a variable number of intermediate parts, each of which having a support for swivel panels.

Abstract: A combination foldable and separable lectern apparatus, which comprises at least seven foam panels. The right side of the second foam panel is pivotally secured to the left side of the first foam panel with a hinge means. The left side of a third foam panel is pivotally secured to the right side of the first foam panel with a hinge means. The lower side of a fourth foam panel is optionally pivotally secured to the upper side of the first foam panel with a hinge means. The right side of a fifth foam panel is pivotally secured to the left side of the fourth foam panel with a hinge means, and the left side of a sixth foam panel is pivotally secured to the right side of the fourth foam panel with a hinge means.

Abstract: A portable display or corporate board has a collapsible presentation surface that is supported by length adjustable legs. The display board also includes an integral handle. The display board has a first panel that is attached to a second panel such that the first and second panels form an essentially contiguous and continuous presentation surface when the first and second panels are in an extended, presentation, or open position. In a closed position, the first and second panels abut one another. The presentation surface may be any writing surface such as dry-erase, chalk, or otherwise. The length adjustable legs may constitute a tripod of telescoping rods pivotally attached to one of the first and second panels.

Abstract: An easel or book stand for the support of a book or booklet utilizing front and rear panels movable into a spread-apart relationship. An elongate base member attached between the lower edges of the panels includes a first flexible elongate component hingedly connected along the lower edge of the front panel as well as to a second elongate component. The second elongate component has a slightly greater width than the first elongate component, and through an intermediate base member, has a connection with the lower edge of the rear panel. The front panel, when its lower edge is moved a bit rearwardly from its spread-apart relationship with the rear panel, causes the first and second elongate components to move into an adjacent, substantially coplanar relationship.

Abstract: A portable music stand includes a panel assembly composed of hinged elongate panel sections, two spaced-apart elongate walls or shelves running along one of the panel sections, and opposed end walls mounted to that same panel section and to the shelves, thus to form a container with one open side. The music stand also includes a mounting assembly with a base, a telescoping column extending upwardly from the base, and a brace at the top of the column and releasably coupled to the panel assembly. When in an open, flat configuration, the panel assembly cooperates with the shelves to provide a desk to support sheet music and accessories. Alternatively, the panel sections can be pivoted to a closed position in which the panel sections are wrapped about the container to close it. The mounting assembly is collapsible into a configuration that fits inside the container, and thus can be carried within the closed container.

Abstract: A copy holder is provided with a document holding stand supported adjustably by a support structure to provide a stable support while allowing operator controlled, incremental adjustment through a working range to vary the angle at which the document holding stand is supported. The adjustable support structure is provided by spring clutches on either end of a shaft which can be releasably held in housings attached to the document holding stand and these points of attachment together with a back leg provide for stable support with the incremental adjustment effected by releasing the spring clutch to adjust the gripping position on the shaft relative to the point of attachment for the back leg.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a stand (1) which can be collapsed for transportation and storage and unfolded when in use, comprising an upper stand head (2) arranged to support sheet-like objects, in particular sheets of music, and a rod-shaped central part (4) and preferably a lower leg arrangement (5), or similar, and with the objective of providing an improved stand both as regards its haandling, use and transportation, it is proposed according to the invention that the upper stand head (2) comprises extendable stays (6, 7).

Abstract: An apparatus for the display and presentation of materials, such as an artist's painting, has a first planar member that includes a glossy surface on one side that is adapted to receive a marking thereon and which is readily erasable. The first planar member also includes a lip adapted to hold the painting adjacent to and in parallel planar alignment with respect to the first planar member. A second planar member that preferably includes a smaller length and width than the first planar member is disposed behind the first planar member and is hingedly attached thereto about an axis with a membrane type of an elastomeric hinge that is attached to both the first and second planar members. A first end of a cord passes through a first aperture in the first planar member and the lip where it is secured in position.