Folding display easel

A folding display easel for supporting documents for easy viewing, the easel having:

• a. a center panel having a front face and spaced, parallel upper and lower edges and spaced side edges, the upper and lower edges having parallel track means spaced forwardly of said front face,
• b. a leg hinged to the center panel and adapted to extend therefrom, the leg being restricted against swinging relative to the center panel to support the center panel generally upright when the easel is erected and stood on a generally horizontal working surface,
• c. right-hand and left-hand inner panels engaging the respective parallel track means of the center panel for sliding of the inner panels relative to the center panel, the inner panels being spaced laterally from each other and forwardly from the center panel to permit sliding together of the panels for stacking, each inner panel having respective inner and outer edges and respective parallel upper and lower edges,
• d. right-hand and left-hand outer panels having respective inner and outer edges, the inner edges of the left-hand and right-hand outer panels being hinged to the outer edges of the left-hand and right-hand inner panels respectively, each outer panel being adapted to be folded essentially flat against the respective inner panel and when so folded to be spaced laterally from the adjacent inner panel and the center panel, so that when each outer panel is folded against its respective inner panel, the inner panels can be slid together along the track means without interference between adjacent panels so that the five panels are stacked together.