Support apparatus and method
OwnerGregory David Brightinventor
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Abstract
A support apparatus and method includes, for a surface with an edge, an unbound base resting on the surface with an edge. An angled face is connected to the unbound base. The connection of the angled face creates an edge receiving notch and the edge receiving notch is conformed to receive the edge of the surface and support and extend the angled face beyond the edge of the surface.
Claims23
For a surface with an edge, a support apparatus comprising:
- (a) a self-supporting unbound base resting on a surface with an edge;
- (b) an angled face connected to said self-supporting unbound base, said connection of said angled face creating an edge receiving notch;
- (c) said edge receiving notch conformed to receive said edge of said surface and thereby to support and extend said angled face beyond said edge of said surface;
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- (d) at least one lateral movement means attached to said self-supporting unbound base for moving said self-supporting unbound base laterally while resisting movement backwards and forwards.
For a surface with an edge, a support apparatus for supporting a device above the surface and beyond the edge, the apparatus comprising:
- (a) an unbound base with a front and a back and a top and a bottom and two sides;
- (b) an angled face with a first end and a second end, the first end connected to the unbound base along the front of the unbound base, the connection creating an edge receiving notch in the bottom of the unbound base;
- (c) the edge receiving notch conformed to receive the edge of the surface such that the second end of the angled face is supported beyond the edge of the surface;
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- (d) at least one lateral movement means for moving the unbound base laterally while resisting movement towards the front and the back of the unbound base connected to the back of the unbound base and such that the unbound base is supported above the surface by the at least one lateral movement means.
For a work surface, a support apparatus for supporting a device at an angle above the work surface, the apparatus comprising:
- (a) an unbound base with a front, a back, a top, a bottom, and two sides;
- (b) a lateral movement means for moving the unbound base from side to side while resisting movement in the direction of the front and the back of the unbound base;
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- (c) an angled face attached to the front of the unbound base.
For a surface with an edge, a method of supporting a device at an angle above the surface and beyond the edge, the method comprising the steps of:
- (a) providing an unbound base with a front and a back and a top and a bottom and two sides;
- (b) connecting an angled face, with a first end and a second end, at the first end to the front of the unbound base such that the connection creates an edge receiving notch;
- (c) conforming the edge receiving notch to receive the edge of the surface such that the angled face is supported and extends beyond the edge of the surface;
- (d) attaching a lateral movement device to the unbound base such that the lateral movement device enables side to side movement and resists movement in a direction of the front and the back of the unbound base;
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- (e) connecting the device to the angled face.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.