Protective cookbook stand

Abstract

A protective book stand including a base, a support member removably insertable in said base, and arranged to extend upwardly at an angle from said base, and a transparent shield pivotally secured to said base, wherein said support member and said transparent shield are operatively arranged to hold an object therebetween at substantially said angle relative to said base.

1 . A protective book stand comprising:
 a base;   a support member removably insertable in said base, and arranged to extend upwardly at an angle from said base; and,   a transparent shield pivotally secured to said base, wherein said support member and said transparent shield are operatively arranged to hold an object therebetween at substantially said angle relative to said base.   
   
   
       2 . The book stand recited in  claim 1 , wherein said base comprises an inner chamber operatively arranged to store said support member. 
   
   
       3 . The book stand recited in  claim 1  wherein said object is a book. 
   
   
       4 . The book stand recited in  claim 1  wherein said base comprises at least one slot, and said support member is removably insertable in said at least one slot. 
   
   
       5 . The book stand recited in  claim 4  wherein said base comprises at least two slots, and said support member is removably insertable in said at least two slots. 
   
   
       6 . The book stand recited in  claim 5  wherein said base further comprises a bottom wall having a generally planar, horizontally disposed top surface, and said at least one slot extends from said top surface rearwardly at an oblique angle, such that said support member extends upwardly from said base at an angle roughly equivalent to said oblique angle of said at least one slot. 
   
   
       7 . The book stand as recited in  claim 1  wherein said base has a generally cuboid shape. 
   
   
       8 . The book stand as recited in  claim 7  wherein said shield forms a portion of said generally cuboid shape of said base. 
   
   
       9 . The book stand recited in  claim 1  wherein said shield is made of plastic. 
   
   
       10 . The book stand recited in  claim 1  wherein said shield is made of glass. 
   
   
       11 . The book stand recited in  claim 8  wherein said shield further comprises a cooking measurements conversion table imprinted thereon. 
   
   
       12 . The book stand recited in  claim 1  wherein support member further comprises a clip fixedly secured thereto, and operatively arranged to hold a document. 
   
   
       13 . The book stand recited in  claim 1  wherein said shield is operatively arranged to pivot about an angle that exceeds 180°, and is also arranged to contact said support member when said protective shield is pivoted toward the rear of said book stand, in the absence of an object supported by said support member. 
   
   
       14 . A collapsible book stand comprising:
 a base having a generally cuboid shape including a front wall, a back wall, a left wall, a right wall, a bottom wall, and an inner chamber;   a support member removably insertable in said base at a location between said front wall and said back wall, and arranged to extend upwardly at an angle from said base toward said back wall; and,   a generally planar transparent shield pivotally secured to said front wall, wherein said support member and said transparent shield are operatively arranged to hold an object therebetween at substantially said angle.   
   
   
       15 . The collapsible book stand as recited in  claim 14  wherein said inner chamber is arranged to store said support member therein. 
   
   
       16 . The collapsible book stand as recited in  claim 14  wherein said shield is arranged to pivot between an open position, wherein said inner chamber is accessible, and a closed position, wherein said inner chamber is inaccessible. 
   
   
       17 . The collapsible book stand as recited in  claim 16  wherein said shield forms a portion of said generally cuboid shape when said shield is in said closed position. 
   
   
       18 . The collapsible book stand as recited in  claim 14  wherein said support member is generally planar and U-shaped.