Portable viewing stand

A collapsible portable viewing stand comprising:

• an elongated integral blank of semi-rigid material weakened or scored along a plurality of spaced parallel fold lines extending transversely of the blank to define multiple successive panels lengthwise of the blank;
• a first group of said panels defining, in the erected, folded condition of the stand, an upwardly and rearwardly sloping frontal panel, a rear panel steeply downwardly extending from an upper extremity of the frontal panel, a bottom panel extending forWardly from a lower extremity of the rear panel to a position adjacent a lower extremity of said frontal panel, a first support panel extending from a forward extremity of said bottom panel upwardly and rearwardly in close juxtaposition to a rearward face of said frontal panel to a generally mid-height position of the stand, a bracing panel extending from an upper extremity of said first support panel rearwardly into juxtaposition to a forward face of said rear panel, and a further support panel extending from a rearward extremity of said bracing panel generally downwardly in close juxtaposition to the forward face of said rear panel and terminating at said bottom panel;
• and a second group of said panels being so folded as to define a stop adjacent a lower portion of said frontal panel against which a book or other material may rest when located or positioned over said frontal panel for viewing purposes.

A blank capable of forming a collapsible, portable, viewing stand, said blank comprising:

• an elongated sheet of semi-rigid material having therein a plurality of parallel fold lines extending transversely of the blank with the fold lines being spaced apart in the lengthwise direction of the blank to define multiple successive rectangular panels;
• one group of successive said panels being dimensioned so that they can be folded about their associated fold lines and arranged to provide an upwardly and rearwardly sloping frontal panel, a downwardly extending rearward panel and a bottom panel;
• another group of successive said panels being dimensioned such that they can be folded and arranged to provide a bracing panel of the same width as the frontal and rearward panels extending between said frontal and rearward panels in a mid-height region of the stand to stabilize said frontal panel;
• and a still further group of successive said panels being dimensioned to enable them to be folded and arranged in a predetermined folded condition to provide a stop means adjacent a lower portion of said frontal panel to provide a rest for a book or other material when located in juxtaposition to said frontal panel for viewing purposes.

A blank capable of forming a collapsible portable viewing stand comprising:

• an elongated integral sheet of semi-rigid material weakened or scored along a plurality of parallel fold lines extending transversely of the blank with said fold lines being spaced apart in the lengthwise direction of the blank to define multiple successive rectangular panels lengthwise of the blank;
• (A) a first group of successive said panels each being dimensioned in the lengthwise direction of the blank to provide, in the erected, folded condition of the blank to form the stand;
• (1) an upwardly and rearwardly sloping frontal panel,
• (2) a rear panel extending downwardly from an upper extremity of the frontal panel,
• (3) a bottom panel extending forwardly form a lower extremity of the rear panel to a position adjacent a lower extremity of said frontal panel,
• (4) a first support panel extending from a forward extremity of said bottom panel upwardly and rearwardly in close juxtaposition to a rearward face of said frontal panel to a generally mid-height position of the stand,
• (5) a bracing panel extending form an upper extremity of said first support panel rearwardly into juxtaposition to a forward face of said rear panel, and
• (6) a further support panel extending from a rearward extremity of said bracing panel generally downwardly in close juxtaposition to the forward face of said rear panel and terminating at said bottom panel;
• and
• (B) a second group of successive said panels each being dimensioned in the lengthwise direction of the blank to provide in the erected, folded condition of the blank to form the stand a stop adjacent a lower portion of said frontal panel against which a book or other material may rest when located or positioned over said frontal panel for viewing purposes.