CONVERTIBLE STAND/TABLE

摘要

A convertible stand/table may be converted for use alternately as a table or a stand, and in particular, a stand suitable for use in mounting, securing, holding, or otherwise retaining or mounting one or more items for viewing and/or use by an individual, including, for example, a tablet or other portable computing device. Further, in some configurations, a magnetic mounting pad, including a suction cup surface and at least one permanent magnet, may be used to mount a portable electronic device such as a tablet on an inclined and magnetically-attractive surface, with the suction cup surface, e.g., provided by a microsuction layer, adhered to the back of the portable electronic device, and with the permanent magnet attracted to the magnetically-attractive surface.

主权项

1. A convertible stand/table, comprising:
a base; an arm supported by the base and comprising a plurality of arm segments coupled to one another by at least one hinge; and a head including a top surface, the head pivotably mounted to the arm at an opposite end from the base, the head being pivotable between a first position in which the top surface is substantially horizontal to provide a table configuration and a second position in which the top surface is inclined relative to horizontal to provide a stand configuration to support a portable electronic device in an ergonomically-suitable viewing position.