Collapsible desktop stand for portable electronic calculator

Claim 1

A collapsible one-piece stand for supporting a portable electronic calculator or the like on a work surface in inclined relation thereto, comprising: a base portion formed by a thin rectangular plate having an upper and a lower surface extending in longitudinal and transverse directions, said upper surface having relatively short upstanding walls integrally formed along opposite end and side edges thereof for structural rigidity, said lower surface adapted to rest on said work surface and having means for resisting sliding movement therebetween; a backrest portion comprising a thin rectangular plate adapted to hold said calculator thereon, said plate having a face surface and a rear surface extending in longitudinal and transverse directions, said face surface having a forwardly projecting, integrally formed flange extending transversely along a first end thereof to provide support underneath said calculator, and said rear surface having short rearwardly projecting, integrally formed side walls extending longitudinally along opposite side edges thereof, said side walls having at least one pair of rearwardly extending slots in register with each other near the end opposite said first end; a brace portion comprising a thin rectangular plate extending in longitudinal and transverse directions having a first end and a second end, said second end of said brace portion having transversely projecting tabs extending beyond the side edges thereof; said base portion, said backrest portion and said brace portion integrally formed as a single unit of a flexible plastic material, said first end of said backrest portion hingedly connected to one end of said base portion by a transversely extending thin integral web, and said first end of said brace portion hingedly connected to the opposite end of said base portion by a like integral web, said backrest portion and said brace portion swingable about the opposite ends of said base portion between at least one assembled state in which said brace portion engages said backrest portion for support thereof in an inclined position with said face surface facing outwardly and at least one collapsed state in which said backrest portion and said brace portion lie substantially flat with said base portion; and said tabs receivable within said slots with a snug fit for releasably fixing said brace portion to said backrest portion in an assembled state.