Stand for an electronic device

Abstract

A stand for an electronic device includes a front plate having a channel at a bottom edge thereof for accepting an edge of an electronic device therein, a back plate hingedly connected to the front plate, and a pair of arms extending from opposed sides of the front plate. The arms are adjustable so as to vary a distance between distal ends of the arms to accommodate the electronic device therebetween.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A stand for an electronic device, comprising:
 a front plate having a channel at a bottom edge thereof for accepting an edge of said electronic device therein;   a back plate hingedly connected to said front plate; and   a pair of arms extending from opposed sides of said front plate, said arms being adjustable so as to vary a distance between distal ends of said arms to accommodate said electronic device therebetween.   
     
     
         2 . The stand of  claim 1 , wherein:
 said back plate is slidably connected to a desk.   
     
     
         3 . The stand of  claim 1 , wherein:
 said back plate is hingedly connected to said front plate via a living hinge.   
     
     
         4 . The stand of  claim 2 , wherein:
 said front plate includes a pair of feet, said feet defining said channel for retaining said edge of said electronic device.   
     
     
         5 . The stand of  claim 1 , wherein:
 said pair of arms are slidably connected to said front plate.   
     
     
         6 . The stand of  claim 4 , wherein:
 said front plate is foldable substantially against said black plate; and   wherein said stand is movable from an extended position in which said feet are supported on a surface of said desk, to a stowed position in which said front plate is folded against said back plate and said stand is generally below a surface of said desk.   
     
     
         7 . The stand of  claim 6 , wherein:
 said desk includes a pocket for accommodating said stand therein when in said stowed position.   
     
     
         8 . The stand of claim of  claim 5 , wherein:
 each of said arms include a channel at said distal end thereof for receiving an edge of said electronic device.   
     
     
         9 . The stand of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a tether connected to said front plate and said back plate and configured to limit travel of a lower edge of said front plate with respect to a lower edge of said back plate.   
     
     
         10 . The stand of  claim 1 , wherein:
 said front plate and said back plate are plastic.   
     
     
         11 . A desktop-integrated stand for an electronic device, comprising:
 a desk;   a pocket secured to said desk adjacent to a front-edge thereof; and   a stand slidably connected to said pocket and movable between a stowed position substantially within said pocket and an extended position on a surface of said desk, said stand including a front plate, a back plate hingedly connected to said front plate, and a pair of arms extending from opposed sides of said front plate.   
     
     
         12 . The desktop-integrated stand of  claim 11 , wherein:
 said arms are adjustable so as to vary a distance between distal ends of said arms to accommodate said electronic device therebetween.   
     
     
         13 . The desktop-integrated stand of  claim 12 , wherein:
 said distal ends of said arms define a channel configured to receive opposed edges of said electronic device.   
     
     
         14 . The desktop-integrated stand of  claim 11 , wherein:
 said arms are slidably connected to said front plate.   
     
     
         15 . The desktop-integrated stand of  claim 11 , wherein:
 said front plate includes a foot for supporting said stand on said surface of said desk, said foot defining a channel for receiving an edge of said electronic device.   
     
     
         16 . The desktop-integrated stand of  claim 11 , said back plate is hingedly connected to said front plate via a living hinge. 
     
     
         17 . The desktop-integrated stand of  claim 11 , further comprising:
 a tether connected to said front plate and said back plate and configured to limit travel of a lower edge of said front plate with respect to a lower edge of said back plate.   
     
     
         18 . The desktop-integrated stand of  claim 11 , wherein:
 said front plate and said back plate are formed from plastic.   
     
     
         19 . A stand, comprising:
 a front plate having a channel at a bottom edge thereof for accepting an edge of an electronic device therein; and   a back plate hingedly connected to said front plate;   wherein said stand is configured to selectively support said electronic device in both a vertical orientation and a landscape orientation.