Media holder with adjustable support

Abstract

A kneeboard includes a deck, securement strap, a detachable clip board, and an adjustable bolster. The deck has a first side end, a second side, a holding side, and a support side. The detachable clip board is pivotally attached to the kneeboard. The detachable clip board has a closed position in which the holding side is covered by the detachable clip board and an open position in which the holding side is exposed. The adjustable bolster includes a first wing and a second wing. Each wing has a flat configuration in which wings are engaged with the support side of the deck a minimum distance from the first or second side end and a raised configuration in which the wings are engaged with the support side of the deck and spaced apart from the first side end or the second side end a distance greater than the minimum distance.

What is claimed: 
     
         1 . A kneeboard comprising:
 a deck having a first side end, a second side end opposite the first side end, a holding side, and a support side opposite the holding side, the first side end and the second side end extending between the holding side and the support side, the support side including a first part of a two-part fastening system, the holding side configured to support media thereon;   a securement strap attached to the deck, the securement strap configured to secure the kneeboard to a limb of a user;   a detachable clip board pivotally attached to the kneeboard, the detachable clip board having a closed position in which the holding side is covered by the detachable clip board and an open position in which the holding side is exposed; and   an adjustable bolster attached to the support side of the deck, the adjustable bolster comprising a first wing and a second wing, the first wing and the second wing each including a second part of the two-part fastening system, each wing having a flat configuration in which the second part of the wing is engaged with the first part of the support side of the deck a minimum distance from the first side end or the second side end, each wing having a raised configuration in which the second part of the wing is engaged with the first part of the support side of the deck and spaced apart from the first side end or the second side end a distance greater than the minimum distance.   
     
     
         2 . The kneeboard according to  claim 1 , wherein the deck comprises a tab projecting from the holding side of the deck, the tab having a first face and second face opposite the first face. 
     
     
         3 . The kneeboard according to  claim 2 , comprising a flexible hinge securing the detachable clip board to the tab such that the detachable clip board is moveable between the closed position and the open position, the flexible hinge having a first leaf engaged with the first face of the tab and a second leaf extending from the first leaf, the second leaf engaged with the second face of the tab. 
     
     
         4 . The kneeboard according to  claim 3 , wherein the detachable clip board defines a first slot adjacent to an edge thereof, the second leaf passing through the first slot to engage with the second face of the tab. 
     
     
         5 . The kneeboard according to  claim 4 , wherein the flexible hinge has a first side and a second side opposite the first side, the first side having a first component and a second component of a two-component fastening system, the first component of the two-component fastening system disposed on the first leaf and the second component of the two-component fastening system disposed on the second leaf. 
     
     
         6 . The kneeboard according to  claim 5 , wherein the second side of the flexible hinge has a first component and a second component of the two-component fastening system, the first component of the two-component fastening system disposed on the second leaf and the second component of the two-component fastening system disposed on the first leaf. 
     
     
         7 . The kneeboard according to  claim 6 , wherein the two-component fastening system of the flexible hinge is a hook and loop fastening system with one of the first component or the second component being a hook component and the other of the first component or the second component being a loop component. 
     
     
         8 . The kneeboard according to  claim 5 , wherein the flexible hinge is folded such that the first side of the flexible hinge is engaged with the first face of the tab and the first side of the flexible hinge is engaged with the second face of the tab to secure the detachable clip board to the deck. 
     
     
         9 . The kneeboard according to  claim 4 , wherein the detachable clip board defines a second slot adjacent to the edge of the detachable clip board such that the first slot and the second slot form a first pair of slots, the first slot and the second slot separated by a bridge. 
     
     
         10 . The kneeboard according to  claim 9 , wherein the first leaf and the second leaf define a notch therebetween, the bridge positioned within the notch when the second leaf is received in the first slot and the second slot. 
     
     
         11 . The kneeboard according to  claim 10 , wherein the second leaf comprises a first segment and a second segment that define a gate therebetween, the notch accessible through the gate to insert the first segment into the first slot, the second segment into the second slot, and the bridge through the gate. 
     
     
         12 . The kneeboard according to  claim 9 , wherein the detachable clip board defines a third slot and a fourth slot positioned adjacent to an edge of the detachable clip board opposite the first slot and the second slot such that the third slot and the fourth slot form a second pair of slots, the kneeboard including another flexible hinge having:
 a first leaf; and   a second leaf extending from the first leaf, the second leaf passing through the third slot and the fourth slot of the detachable clip board, the first leaf engaged with the second leaf to secure the other flexible hinge to the detachable clip board.   
     
     
         13 . The kneeboard according to  claim 3 , wherein the flexible hinge has a monolithic construction. 
     
     
         14 . The kneeboard according to  claim 1 , wherein the adjustable bolster has a unitary construction and is attached to the deck by a central segment of the adjustable bolster such that unattached segments of the adjustable bolster form the first wing and the second wing, the first wing and the second wing each extending outwardly from the central segment opposite one another, each wing terminating in an engagement portion including the second part of the two-part fastening system. 
     
     
         15 . A media holder comprising:
 a deck having a holding side and a support side opposite the holding side, the holding side including a tab extending therefrom, the tab having a first face and a second face opposite the first face;   a detachable clip board; and   a flexible hinge attached to the detachable clip board, the flexible hinge including a first leaf and a second leaf extending from the first leaf, the flexible hinge folded about the tab such that the first leaf is engaged with the first face of the tab and the second leaf is engaged with the second face of the tab, the flexible hinge securing the detachable clip board to the tab such that the detachable clip board is moveable between a closed position in which the detachable clip board covers the holding side and an open position in which the holding side is exposed.   
     
     
         16 . The media holder according to  claim 15 , wherein the flexible hinge is fixedly attached to the detachable clip board. 
     
     
         17 . The media holder according to  claim 15 , wherein the detachable clip board has a first side and a second side opposite the first side, the second side covered in a fabric material configured to contact a display screen of an electronic device when the detachable clip board is in the closed position. 
     
     
         18 . The media holder according to  claim 15 , comprising an adjustable bolster attached to the support side of the deck, the adjustable bolster comprising a pair of wings each having a first peak, each wing having a flat configuration in which the wing is secured to the support side of the deck such that the first peak is substantially in contact with the support side, each wing having a raised configuration in which the wing is secured to the support side of the deck such that the first peak is spaced apart from the support side of the deck. 
     
     
         19 . The media holder according to  claim 15 , wherein the second leaf comprises a first segment and a second segment that define a gate therebetween, the flexible hinge defining a notch between the first leaf, the first segment, and the second segment that is accessible through the gate; and wherein the detachable clip board comprises a pair of slots positioned adjacent to an edge of the detachable clip board, the slots of the pair of slots separated by a bridge, the first segment and the second segment received through a respective slot of the pair of slots with the bridge positioned within the notch, the flexible hinge folded to engage the first leaf with the first face of the tab and the second leaf with the second face of the tab. 
     
     
         20 . A flexible hinge of monolithic construction having a first side and a second side opposite the first side, the flexible hinge comprising:
 a first leaf including a first component of a two-component fastening system disposed on the first side of the flexible hinge and a second component of the two-component fastening system disposed on the second side of the flexible hinge; and   a second leaf extending from the first leaf, the second leaf and the first leaf defining a notch therebetween, the second leaf including a first component of the two-component fastening system disposed on the second side of the flexible hinge and a second component of the two-component fastening system disposed on the first side of the flexible hinge, the second leaf comprising a first segment and a second segment, the first segment and the second segment defining a gate therebetween with the notch accessible through the gate, the flexible hinge foldable a first direction to a engage the first component of the two-component fastening system of the first leaf with the second component of the two-component fastening system of the second leaf, the flexible hinge foldable a second direction opposite the first direction to engage the second component of the two-component fastening system of the first leaf with the first component of the two-component fastening system of the second leaf, the flexible hinge adapted to pivotally secure a detachable clip board to a media holder.