Bedside reading stand

Claim 1

A READING STAND COMPRISING: A BASE MEMBER ADAPTED TO SUPPORT SAID READING STAND ON A SURFACE; A BOOK HOLDER ADJUSTABLY ATTACHED TO SAID BASE MEMBER AND INCLUDING VERTICALLY MOVABLE SUPPORTING ARM MEANS; GUIDE MEANS SUPPORTED BY, AND EXTENDING UPWARDLY FROM, SAID BASE MEMBER AND COOPERATING WITH SAID VERTICALLY MOVABLE SUPPORTING ARM MEANS FOR GUIDING SAID SUPPORTING ARM MEANS IN ITS VERTICAL MOVEMENT; ELONGATGED RESILIENT MEANS HAVING A FIRST END SUPPORTED BY SAID GUIDE MEANS AND ITS OTHER END CONTACTING SAID VERTICALLY MOVABLE SUPPORTING ARM MEANS FOR BIASING SAID SUPPORTING ARM MEANS UPWARDLY AWAY FROM SAID BASE MEMBER; MEANS CONTACTING SAID SUPPORTING ARM MEANS FOR LOCKING SAID SUPPORTING ARM MEANS AGAINST VERTICAL MOTION; A BACKBOARD PIVOTALLY SECURED TO THE UPPER END OF SAID SUPPORTING ARM MEANS FOR PIVOTATION ABOUT A VERTICAL AXIS SUBSTANTIALLY BISECTING SAID BACKBOARD; AND LATCHING MEANS FOR LATCHING SAID BACKBOARD TO SAID VERTICALLY MOVABLE SUPPORTING ARM MEANS TO PREVENT PIVOTATION OF SAID BACKBOARD ON SAID VERTICALLY MOVABLE SUPPORTING ARM MEANS.