Collapsible work stand with adjustable platforms

A collapsable work stand configured to be deployed to hold electronics of a user during use of the electronics, the stand comprising:

• a base structure configured to support the stand upon a generally horizontal surface during deployment of the stand, the base structure having a front end and a rear end, the front end facing toward a side of the stand at which the user is positioned during use of the electronics and the rear end facing opposite the front end;
• a first stanchion having a distal end and a proximate end opposite the distal end, wherein during deployment the proximate end of the first stanchion is secured by the base structure with the first stanchion extending upward away from the base structure to the distal end such that the first stanchion tilts away from the user during use of the electronics;
• a second stanchion having a distal end and a proximate end opposite the distal end, wherein during deployment the proximate end of the second stanchion is secured by the base structure with the second stanchion extending upward away from the base structure to the distal end such that the second stanchion is generally parallel with the first stanchion;
• a first platform configured to hold at least a portion of the electronics during deployment;
• a first platform height adjustment mechanism configured to hold the first platform in a generally horizontal position along the first stanchion and the second stanchion above the base, the first platform height adjustment mechanism being adapted so the horizontal position of the first platform is adjustable along the lengths of the first stanchion and the second stanchion between the proximate ends and the distal ends;
• a second platform configured to hold at least a portion of the electronics during deployment;
• and
• a second platform height adjustment mechanism configured to hold the second platform in a generally horizontal position along the first stanchion and the second stanchion above the base, the second platform height adjustment mechanism being adapted so the horizontal position of the second platform is adjustable along the lengths of the first stanchion and the second stanchion between the proximate and distal ends
• wherein:
• the second platform height adjustment mechanism includes two openings of the second platform that allow the first stanchion and the second stanchion to pass through respectively;
• and
• borders of the two openings of the second platform are lined with a material such that friction between the material contacting with the first stanchion and the second stanchion secures the second platform in the generally horizontal position.

A method of using a collapsable work stand to hold electronics of a user, the method comprising:

• positioning a base structure of the stand upon a generally horizontal surface, wherein the base structure has a front end facing toward a side of the stand at which the user is positioned during use of the electronics and a rear end facing opposite the front end;
• securing a proximate end of a first stanchion by the base structure and extending the first stanchion upward away from the base structure to a distal end such that the first stanchion tilts away from the user;
• securing a proximate end of a second stanchion by the base structure and extending the second stanchion upward away from the base structure to a distal end such that the second stanchion is generally parallel with the first stanchion;
• adjusting the height of the first platform to a generally horizontal position along the first stanchion and the second stanchion above the base, wherein the adjustment is performed by a first platform height adjustment mechanism adapted to allow the horizontal position of the first platform to be adjustable along the lengths of the first stanchion and the second stanchion between the proximate ends and the distal ends;
• and
• adjusting the height of the second platform to a generally horizontal position along the first stanchion and the second stanchion above the base, wherein the adjustment is performed by a second platform height adjustment mechanism adapted to allow the horizontal position of the second platform to be adjustable along the lengths of the first stanchion and the second stanchion between the proximate and distal ends;
• wherein:
• the first platform height adjustment mechanism includes two openings of the first platform that allow the first stanchion and the second stanchion to pass through respectively during the adjusting of the height of the first platform, wherein the adjusting of the height of the first platform involves lining borders of the two openings of the first platform with a material such that friction between the material lining the borders of the two openings of the first platform and the first stanchion and the second stanchion secures the first platform in the generally horizontal position along the lengths of the first stanchion and the second stanchion;
• or
• the second platform height adjustment mechanism includes two openings of the second platform that allow the first stanchion and the second stanchion to pass through respectively during the adjusting of the height of the second platform, wherein the adjusting of the height of the second platform involves lining borders of the two openings of the second platform with a material such that friction between the material lining the borders of the two openings of the second platform and the first stanchion and the second stanchion secures the second platform in the generally horizontal position.