Stand for supporting a computing device

A stand for supporting a computing device, comprising:

• a first side frame structure including a first elongate frame member and a second elongate frame member, the second elongate frame member attached to the first elongate frame member such that the second elongate frame member is operatively movable relative to the first elongate frame member and operatively movable along a length of the first elongate frame member;
• a second side frame structure including a third elongate frame member and a fourth elongate frame member, the fourth elongate frame member attached to the third elongate frame member such that the fourth elongate frame member is operatively movable relative to the third elongate frame member and operatively movable along a length of the third elongate frame member;
• a first cross frame member having a first end operatively associated with the first elongate frame member and the second elongate frame member and a second end operatively interconnected of a base segment of the third elongate frame member;
• a second cross frame member having a first end operatively associated with the third elongate frame member and the fourth elongate frame member and a second end operatively interconnected of a base segment of the first elongate frame member;
• wherein the first cross frame member is operatively interconnected to the second cross frame member, wherein the first cross frame member and second cross frame member are configured to operatively move relative to each other when the first side structure and second side structure are moved apart to configure the stand in an expanded position of use, and wherein the first cross frame member and second cross frame member are configured to operatively move relative to each other when the first side structure and second side structure are moved together to configure the stand in a collapsed position of use;
• a height adjustment member operatively interconnected to the first elongate frame member, the height adjustment member configured to operatively move along a portion of the first elongate frame member and selectively engage and fixedly interconnect to a predetermined location on the first elongate frame member, and wherein the height adjustment member has a surface configured to engage a portion of the second elongate member when the stand is positioned in the expanded position of use;
• wherein the second elongate frame member and the fourth elongate frame member include ends with gripping mechanisms comprising moveable members configured to translate in an arcuate path;
• and
• wherein:
• the gripping mechanisms are maintained within channels provided by the end of the end of the frame member by at least one finger;
• the gripping mechanisms further include an elastic member attached to the moveable member and the frame member;
• the elastic member biases the moveable members toward a first end of the arcuate path;
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• the elastic members wrap around an outer surface of the moveable member when the moveable members move away from the first end of the arcuate path.

A stand for supporting a computing device above a support surface, the stand comprising:

• a first side frame structure including a first elongate frame member and a second elongate frame member, the second elongate frame member attached to the first elongate frame member such that the second elongate frame member is operatively movable relative to the first elongate frame member and is operatively movable along a length of the first elongate frame member;
• a second side frame structure including a third elongate frame member and a fourth elongate frame member, the fourth elongate frame member attached to the third elongate frame member such that the fourth elongate frame member is operatively movable relative to the third elongate frame member and is operatively movable along a length of the third elongate frame member;
• operatively interconnected cross frame members interconnecting the first side frame structure to the second side frame structure, wherein the cross frame members rotate relative to each other when the first side frame structure and second side frame structure are moved apart to configure the stand in an expanded position of use and moved together to configure the stand in a collapsed position of use;
• a height adjustment member operatively interconnected to the first elongate frame member, the height adjustment member configured to operatively move along a portion of the first elongate frame member, the height adjustment member configured to selectively engage and fixedly interconnect to a predetermined location on the first elongate frame member, and wherein the height adjustment member has a surface configured to engage a portion of the second elongate member when the stand is positioned in the expanded position of use;
• wherein the second elongate frame member and the fourth elongate frame member include ends with gripping mechanisms comprising moveable members configured to translate in an arcuate path;
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• wherein the gripping mechanisms are maintained within channels provided by the end of the end of the frame member by at least one finger.

A stand for supporting a computing device above a support surface, the stand comprising:

• a first side-frame structure including a first elongate frame member and a second elongate frame member, the second elongate frame member attached to the first elongate frame member such that the second elongate frame member is operatively movable relative to the first elongate frame member and is operatively movable along a length of the first elongate frame member, the second elongate frame member including an upper end portion that extends beyond the first elongate frame member, the upper end portion of the second elongate frame member and an upper end portion of the first elongate frame member are each configured to engage the computing device when the stand is in a fully-extended position;
• a second side-frame structure including a third elongate frame member and a fourth elongate frame member, the fourth elongate frame member attached to the third elongate frame member such that the fourth elongate frame member is operatively movable relative to the third elongate frame member and is operatively movable along a length of the third elongate frame member, the fourth elongate frame member including an upper end portion that extends beyond the third elongate frame member, the upper end portion of the fourth elongate frame member and an upper end portion of the third elongate frame member are each configured to engage the computing device when the stand is in the fully-extended position;
• a cross-frame structure positioned between the first and second side-frame structures, the cross-frame structure attached to the first and second side-frame structures such that the first and second side-frame structures are oriented substantially parallel to one another during collapse of the stand from the fully-extended position to a fully-collapsed position, wherein each of the first, second, third, and fourth elongate frame members is oriented at an oblique angle relative to the support surface when the stand is in the fully-extended position;
• the improvement comprising:
• a height adjustment member operatively interconnected to the first elongate frame member, the height adjustment member configured to operatively move along a portion of the first elongate frame member and to selectively engage and fixedly interconnect to a predetermined location on the first elongate frame;
• wherein the second elongate frame member and the fourth elongate frame member include ends with gripping mechanisms comprising moveable members configured to translate in an arcuate path;
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• wherein the gripping mechanisms are maintained within channels provided by the end of the end of the frame member by at least one finger, and the gripping mechanisms further include an elastic member attached to the moveable member and the frame member.