BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
The accompanying drawings illustrate the invention. In such drawings:
FIG. 1 is a front side perspective view showing a reading material support unit or support stand constructed in accordance with one preferred form of the present invention, and wherein the support unit is depicted with a support platen in a deployed position;
FIG. 2 is a rear side perspective view of the support unit of FIG. 1, and depicting the support unit with the support platen in an alternative deployed position;
FIG. 3 is a top perspective view of the support unit of FIGS. 1-2, but wherein the support unit is shown in a collapsed or non-deployed position;
FIG. 4 is a front perspective view illustrating the front and left sides of a reading material support unit constructed in accordance with an alternative preferred form of the invention, and depicting the support unit with a support platen in a first deployed position;
FIG. 5 is a front perspective view similar to FIG. 4 but depicting the front and right sides of the support unit in said first deployed position;
FIG. 6 is a rear perspective view of the support unit shown in FIGS. 4-5, and illustrating the support unit in said first deployed position;
FIG. 7 is a rear perspective view similar to FIG. 6, but showing manipulation of a pivotally mounted rear strut for selectively orienting the support unit in the first deployed position;
FIG. 8 is a front perspective view of the support unit of FIGS. 4-7, but showing the support unit with the support platen in a second and elevated deployed position;
FIG. 9 is a left side elevational view of the support unit in the second deployed position as viewed in FIG. 8;
FIG. 10 is an enlarged and fragmented front elevational view of the support unit in the second deployed position;
FIG. 11 is a top perspective view showing the support unit of FIGS. 4-10 in a collapsed, non-deployed position;
FIG. 12 is a bottom perspective view of the support unit of FIGS. 4-11 in the collapsed, non-deployed position;
FIG. 13 is an enlarged and fragmented rear perspective view, shown partially in exploded form, and depicting installation of a reading light onto the support unit in the deployed position;
FIG. 14 is an enlarged and fragmented front perspective view showing the reading light installed onto the support unit;
FIG. 15 is an enlarged perspective view of the reading light in accordance with one preferred form thereof;
FIG. 16 is a fragmented perspective view of the reading light in an operative or illuminated orientation;
FIG. 17 is a perspective view similar to FIG. 16, but with a battery compartment cover removed to illustrate operation of the reading light
FIG. 18 is a top perspective view similar to FIG. 11, but depicting a modified embodiment incorporating a laptop computer;
FIG. 19 is a top perspective view similar to FIG. 4, but illustrating the laptop computer embodiment of FIG. 18 in a first deployed position;
FIG. 20 is a perspective view of the laptop computer embodiment of FIG. 18 to illustrate a computer keyboard and processor unit and a computer screen;
FIG. 21 is a perspective view similar to FIG. 8, and showing the laptop computer embodiment of FIG. 18 in a second and elevated deployed position;
FIG. 22 is a fragmented perspective view similar to FIG. 16, but depicting a pair of LED type light sources supporting for producing diverging light beams; and
FIG. 23 is a schematic diagram showing the pair of LED light sources of FIG. 22 producing relatively wide angle illumination of reading material on an associated support platen.
Patent Application
20070221811
