Holding Device

A holding device adapted for holding a display, said holding device comprising:

• a base;
• an upper holding arm unit connected to an upper portion of said base;
• and
• a pair of lower holding arm units connected to a lower portion of said base, each of said lower holding arm units including a lower holding arm that is connected to said base and that is rotatable about an axis relative to said base between upper and lower positions, said lower holding arm of one of said lower arm units being moved toward said lower holding arm of the other one of said lower holding arm units during movement from the upper position to the lower position, said lower holding arm being movable relative to said base in a sliding direction transverse to the axis between an extended position to be distal from a center of said base and a contracted position to be proximate to the center of said base, each of said lower holding arm units further including a stop member that extends into said base and that is operable for positioning said lower holding arm relative to said base, said lower holding arm units being adapted for cooperating with said upper arm unit to define a holding space adapted for retaining the display.