Portable stand
OwnerRobert J Evanoffinventor
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Abstract
A portable stand includes a shelf having a back plate with a front surface and a rear surface, wherein the back plate includes at least two attachment locations and at least one securing locations, a bottom flange forming an angle with the back plate, extending toward the front surface at a first angle from the plate, and a mounting element. The portable stand includes a shelf extension including two elongated flanges formed at an angle equal to the first angle configured to selectively couple to the shelf, and an arm pivotably attachable to the shelf extension.
Claims20
A portable stand comprising:
- a shelf comprising:
- a back plate having a front surface and a rear surface, wherein the back plate includes at least two attachment locations and at least one securing locations;
- a bottom flange forming an angle with the back plate, extending toward the front surface at a first angle from the plate;
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- a mounting element;
- a shelf extension including two elongated flanges formed at an angle equal to the first angle configured to selectively couple to the shelf;
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- an arm pivotably attachable to the shelf extension.
A portable stand comprising:
- a work platform comprising:
- a rigid plate having a front surface, a rear surface, an upper edge, a lower edge, two side edges, and at least two holes extending from the front surface to the rear surface;
- a flange protruding from the bottom edge of the rigid plate approximately perpendicular to the front surface;
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- a mounting device;
- an extender configured for removable attachment to the work platform, the extender comprising:
- an elongated, angled body including a first leg and a second leg wherein the first leg is approximately perpendicular to the second leg;
- at least one bracket configured to provide a cantilevered attachment of the extender to one of the two side edges of the rigid plate and the flange;
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- a support arm having a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the proximal end is flat;
- a collapsible tripod stand;
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- at least one flexible connector.
A portable stand transitionable from a portable state to an erected state, comprising:
- a shelf having a top, a bottom and two opposing side edges, the shelf comprising a back plate having a front surface and a rear surface, a flange extending from a bottom edge of the back plate, and a mounting device on the rear surface;
- an angled extender comprising a pair of legs adjoined along a longitudinal length bracket connected to each of the pair of legs at a first end of the angled extender, wherein each of the brackets has a bracket width substantially equal to a width of each of the pair of legs, and a connection point at a second end of the angled extender;
- an arm;
- a collapsible stand having a top end, extendable folding legs at a bottom end, and an extendable post between the top end and the bottom end;
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- at least one securing strap having a body and two opposing ends;
- wherein in the portable state, the collapsible stand is unextended, and wherein the angled extender, arm and collapsible stand are assembled parallel to one another and against the back plate and the flange, and wherein the at least one securing strap is configured to extend over the angled extender, arm and collapsible stand and attach to the shelf with each of the two opposing ends;
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- wherein in the erected state the mounting device of the shelf is coupled to the top end of the collapsible stand, the folding legs are extended outward from the post, and the post is extended to a desired length, the angled extender is coupled to the side edge and flange of the shelf with the brackets, and the arm is pivotably coupled to the connection point of the angled extender.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.