Foldable tabletop easel

Foldable easel for use on a level surface, the easel comprising:

• a) pair of opposing support members, namely a left support member and right support member, the left support member and right support member being rotatably connected at a vertical central joint, the support members having an unfolded flat position and one or more display positions wherein the support members are rotated forward in the vertical central joint to a display position, the left support member having a left outside edge, the left outside edge having a left outside edge lower portion which is vertical and the left outside edge having a left outside edge upper portion which tapers from the top of the vertical lower portion inwardly toward the central joint, the right support member having a right outside edge, the right outside edge having a right outside edge lower portion which is vertical, the right outside edge having a right outside edge upper portion which tapers from the top of the vertical lower portion inwardly toward the central joint, the left support member having a left tab insert, the right support member having a right tab insert, the left tab insert being contiguous to the right tab insert at the vertical central joint, the left tab insert and the right tab insert together forming a central tab insert;
• b) pair of opposing pedestal members, namely a left pedestal member and a right pedestal member, the left pedestal member being rotatably connected to the vertical lower portion of the left outside edge in a left pedestal joint and the right pedestal member being rotatably connected to the vertical lower portion of the right outside edge in a right pedestal joint, each said pedestal member having a top edge which is roughly perpendicular to the tapered upper portion of the support member to which said pedestal member is rotatably connected;
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• c) positioning tab, the positioning tab being dimensioned to be encompassed by the central tab insert when the easel is in an unfolded, flat position, the positioning tab having an attachment end which is rotatably connected in a generally horizontal tab joint to an attachment insert, the attachment insert being the left tab insert or the right tab insert, the positioning tab having a generally vertical free end with a peripheral edge having one or more tab slots, a receiving insert, the tab insert opposing the attachment insert, having a tab rib, the positioning tab and the receiving insert being dimensioned to provide for the positioning tab to rotate into the receiving insert and a respective tab slot to rotate onto the tab rib when the support members are rotated forward to the display position.