Portable and retractable book-reading stand

A portable and retractable book-reading stand for holding a book or document to be read when said stand is in use, comprising:

• a case having a bottom plate, a covering body and a hinge rotatably connecting said covering body to said bottom plate, and said bottom plate being adapted to be positioned on said covering body at a specified inclined angle by rotating said bottom plate around said hinge means until said bottom plate stops;
• a plate-like bracket fixed on said bottom plate;
• a supporting assembly having an upper portion, and further comprising a plurality of scissor-like links having dual upper and lower ends and fastening means connecting said lower ends to said plate-like bracket, said scissor-like links being expandable along said inclined bottom plate for holding a document to be read in an expanded condition, and being contractible to a size so as to be housed in said case in a retracted condition;
• a clip comprising a rod installed on the upper portion of said supporting assembly along with opposite upper ends of said plurality of links, and said clip being adapted for bearing down on the top of a book or document to be held against said plurality of links;
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• a pair of hooks provided on said plate-like bracket being rotatable and movable sideways;
• whereby when said clip and said pair of hooks are folded flat against said supporting assembly, and said supporting assembly is retracted, said stand is capable of being housed in said case as a small compact unit of about the size of a micro floppy disc.