Copy holder stand

Claim 1

A copy holder stand device for use with a computer including a keyboard, said device comprising: a planar base adapted to be disposed beneath a computer and behind the computer keyboard; an upwardly extending support member attached to the front edge of said base; a movable copy holder back against which, in use, materials to be copied rest; a hinge means for attaching said movable copy holder back to said upwardly extending support member, said hinge means including a generally horizontal pivot axis for providing pivoting of said movable copy holder back between a first position in which said movable copy holder back projects forwardly and horizontally and a second position in which said movable copy holder back extends upwardly and rearwardly, and forms an extension of said upwardly extending support member so that materials to be copied can rest thereon; and abutment means for limiting the degree of motion of said movable copy holder back between said first position and said second position, said abutment means comprising, a shelf mounted perpendicular to, and intermediate to, said upwardly extending support member, the front of said shelf being of the same height as the top of said upwardly extending support member and adapted to maintain the movable copy holder back in said first, generally horizontal, position, and a brace attached parallel to the rear surface of, and extending above, the upwardly extending support member, and adapted to maintain the movable copy holder back in said second, generally upright position.