Holding device

A holding device, comprising:

• a case;
• a base including a placement portion for placing an article, and a fixture holding portion provided on one end side of the placement portion, and rotatably attached relative to the case through a pivot support portion, said base being inversely switchable between a storage state closing an opening of the case with a face having the fixture holding portion protrudingly and a used state exposing the face having the fixture holding portion protrudingly from the opening of the case by turning the base relative to the case;
• a slider slidably attached to the base, and including a movable holding portion for releasably holding the article between the movable holding portion and the fixture holding portion;
• an urging member urging the slider;
• a positional control device provided between the base and the slider, and releasably locking the slider in an arbitrary position when the slider slides against an urging force of the urging member;
• and
• a placement-angle holding device provided between the base and the case, and holding the base at a predetermined placement angle relative to the case in conjunction with sliding of the slider against the urging force of the urging member.