ADJUSTABLE SUPPORT

摘要

A stand for positioning a mobile electronic device with a built-in camera to an object supported on a support surface is shown. The space below the lens of the camera becomes unobstructed by the stand. The position of the mobile electronic device may be raised or lowered. A shelf upon which the mobile electronic device is supported may have through hole that receives a dowel rod. The dowel rod may have a hinged connection at the base. The dowel rod and the through hole may be in frictional engagement to each other for positioning the shelf to the object to be photographed or imaged. In order to raise or lower the shelf, the frictional engagement between the through hole of the shelf and the dowel rod may be disengaged then when the proper vertical position of the shelf is achieved, frictional engagement therebetween is reestablished. In order to adjust the level of the shelf, the angle established by the hinged connection may be changed by hand without the use of separate tools.

主权项

1. A stand for holding a mobile electronic device with a camera above a support surface at a particular angle and height to the support surface, the stand comprising:
a shelf capable of holding the mobile electronic device with its built-in camera pointed downward, the shelf having an angled through hole formed away from a center of mass of the shelf, the space below the camera lens rendered clear and unobstructed; a dowel rod slidably extending through the angled through hole, the dowel rod frictionally engaged to the angled through hole when the dowel rod is skewed with respect to a vertical axis and the shelf pivots about the angled through hole so that opposed interior surfaces of the angled through hole frictionally engage the dowel rod to prevent downward sliding of the shelf on the dowel rod; a base attached to the dowel rod below the shelf, the base being sufficient to hold the dowel rod and the shelf in a stationary position with respect to the support surface.