Supporting stand

Abstract

A supporting stand for supporting an object includes a hinge coupler, a prop plate and a coupling member. The hinge coupler is fixed onto a back plate of the object. The prop plate is coupled to the hinge coupler and permissible for multi-angle rotation. When the prop plate is rotated to a desired position where the center of gravity of the object reaches static force balance, the object will stably stand on a platform in an upright manner. The coupling member includes a first magnetic element and a second magnetic element, which are respectively arranged on the prop plate and the back plate. The first magnetic element and the second magnetic element are magnetically coupled to each other when the prop plate is collapsed onto the back plate. In response to a specified operation, the first magnetic element is detached from the second magnetic element such that the prop plate is rotated to the desired position to have the object stand on the platform in the upright manner.

1 . A supporting stand for supporting an object, the object including a back plate, said supporting stand comprising: 
 a hinge coupler fixed onto said back plate;    a prop plate coupled to said hinge coupler and permissible for multi-angle rotation, the object stably standing on a platform in an upright manner when said prop plate is rotated to a desired position where the center of gravity of the object reaches static force balance; and    a coupling member comprising a first magnetic element and a second magnetic element, which are respectively arranged on said prop plate and said back plate, wherein said first magnetic element and said second magnetic element are magnetically coupled to each other when said prop plate is collapsed onto said back plate, and in response to a specified operation, said first magnetic element is detached from said second magnetic element such that said prop plate is rotated to said desired position to have the object stand on the platform in the upright manner.    
   
   
       2 . The supporting stand according to  claim 1  wherein the object is a small-size liquid crystal display or a photo frame.  
   
   
       3 . The supporting stand according to  claim 1  wherein said hinge coupler includes an accommodating member and a linkage member, said linkage member being rotatably accommodated within said accommodating member so as to permit the multi-angle rotation.  
   
   
       4 . The supporting stand according to  claim 3  wherein said prop plate is coupled to said linkage member of said hinge coupler, and said prop plate is synchronously rotated with the multi-angle rotation of said linkage member in said accommodating member.  
   
   
       5 . The supporting stand according to  claim 1  wherein said back plate, said prop plate and the platform are substantially maintained as a triangular configuration when the center of gravity of the object reaches static force balance, such that the weight of the object is evenly distributed to the bottom of said back plate and said prop plate to have the object stand on the platform in the upright manner.  
   
   
       6 . The supporting stand according to  claim 1  wherein said first magnetic element and said second magnetic element are both made of magnetic substances experiencing magnetic fields, or one of said first magnetic element and said second magnetic element is made of said magnetic substance and the other one is made of a paramagnetic body.  
   
   
       7 . The supporting stand according to  claim 6  wherein said magnetic substance is a magnet, and said paramagnetic body is an iron piece.  
   
   
       8 . The supporting stand according to  claim 1  wherein said first magnetic element is arranged on said prop plate facing said back plate, and said second magnetic element is arranged on said back plate corresponding to said first magnetic element, wherein said first magnetic element and said second magnetic element are magnetically coupled to each other due to magnetic attraction, so that said prop plate is securely attached onto said back plate in a collapsed state.  
   
   
       9 . The supporting stand according to  claim 8  wherein said second magnetic element is embedded within an indentation structure of said back plate and arranged corresponding to said first magnetic element, where the exposed surface of said second magnetic element is substantially aligned with the surface of said back plate, so that the surface of said back plate is smooth in appearance.  
   
   
       10 . The supporting stand according to  claim 8  wherein said second magnetic element is buried within said back plate and arranged corresponding to said first magnetic element, so that the surface of said back plate is smooth and succinct in appearance.  
   
   
       11 . The supporting stand according to  claim 1  wherein said first magnetic element is detached from said second magnetic element in response to said specified operation when an external pulling force is applied on said prop plate to resist the magnetic attraction between said first magnetic element and said second magnetic element and cancel magnetic coupling between said first magnetic element and said second magnetic element.