The present invention extends to a portable art easel that is lightweight, contains minimal parts, and is easy to transport and set-up thereby facilitating the use of the easel in virtually any desired location. The portable easel can be configured to form a box shape when closed making the easel ea
The present invention extends to a portable art easel that is lightweight, contains minimal parts, and is easy to transport and set-up thereby facilitating the use of the easel in virtually any desired location. The portable easel can be configured to form a box shape when closed making the easel easily transportable. The lid of the box shape can be folded open and include an adjustable canvas holder for supporting a canvas while the bottom portion of the box shape can serve as a palette or palette holder. The bottom portion can also be configured to attach to a tripod.
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1. A portable easel comprising: a box shaped container including a bottom portion and a lid connected to the bottom portion along a first side thereby allowing the lid to close over the bottom portion, the bottom portion further including an opening positioned on a second side opposite the first sid
1. A portable easel comprising: a box shaped container including a bottom portion and a lid connected to the bottom portion along a first side thereby allowing the lid to close over the bottom portion, the bottom portion further including an opening positioned on a second side opposite the first side;a holder plate positioned on an inside surface of the lid;an upper canvas holder secured to the lid by the holder plate, the upper canvas holder being adjustable to extend a top portion of the upper canvas holder away from the lid, the top portion having one or more raised edges;a lower canvas holder secured to the lid by the holder plate, the lower canvas holder configured to support a canvas placed thereon; anda stopper positioned within the opening in the container to form a gap into which the one or more raised edges of the top portion of the upper canvas holder insert to lock the lid in a closed position. 2. The portable easel of claim 1, wherein the box-shaped container is rectangular. 3. The portable easel of claim 1, wherein the holder plate includes a raised profile that forms a middle channel and two side channels between the holder plate and the lid. 4. The portable easel of claim 3, wherein the upper canvas holder includes an extension that inserts into the middle channel thereby securing the upper canvas holder to the lid and enabling the top portion of the upper canvas holder to be extended away from the lid. 5. The portable easel of claim 3, wherein the lower canvas holder includes outer brackets which wrap around the holder plate and insert into the side channels to secure the lower canvas holder to the holder plate. 6. The portable easel of claim 5, wherein the position of the lower canvas holder on the holder plate is adjustable by sliding the outer brackets within the side channels. 7. The portable easel of claim 6, wherein the lower canvas holder includes a thumb screw for fixing the position of the lower canvas holder on the holder plate. 8. The portable easel of claim 1, wherein the lower canvas holder includes a ledge with a raised edge to prevent the canvas placed thereon from sliding off the ledge. 9. The portable easel of claim 1, wherein the gap is formed between a top edge of the second side of the bottom portion and a bottom edge of the stopper. 10. The portable easel of claim 1, wherein the one or more raised edges on the top portion of the upper canvas holder comprise two raised edges positioned on opposite sides of the top portion, and wherein the stopper comprises one or more components that the gap as form two side gaps into which the two raised edges insert and a middle gap into which a user can insert a finger to pull the two raised edges out from the two side gaps. 11. The portable easel of claim 1, wherein the bottom portion includes a hole configured to allow the bottom portion to be attached to a tripod. 12. The portable easel of claim 1, wherein the lid is connected to the bottom portion by one or more hinges. 13. The portable easel of claim 12, wherein the one or more hinges comprise friction hinges which maintain the relative position of the lid with respect to the bottom portion. 14. The portable easel of claim 1, wherein the first side of the bottom portion is lower than another side of the bottom portion. 15. The portable easel of claim 1, wherein an inside surface of the bottom portion is comprised of a non-porous material which provides a surface which can serve as a palette. 16. The portable easel of claim 1, wherein an inside surface of the bottom portion includes a plurality of protrusions that form a raised surface on which a palette can be placed, the plurality of protrusions including a threaded protrusion around a hole formed in the bottom portion, the threaded protrusion being configured to allow the bottom portion to be attached to a tripod. 17. A portable easel comprising: a box shaped container including a bottom portion and a lid having a hinged connection to the bottom portion along a first side thereby allowing the lid to close over the bottom portion, the bottom portion further including an opening positioned on a second side opposite the first side;a holder plate positioned on an inside surface of the lid, the holder plate having a raised profile that forms a middle channel and two side channels between the holder plate and the lid;an upper canvas holder having an extension that inserts into the middle channel thereby securing the upper canvas holder to the lid, the upper canvas holder being adjustable by sliding the extension within the middle channel to extend a top portion of the upper canvas holder away from the lid, the top portion having one or more raised edges;a lower canvas holder secured to the lid by the holder plate, the lower canvas holder configured to support a canvas placed thereon; anda stopper positioned within the opening in the container to form a gap into which the one or more raised edges of the top portion of the upper canvas holder insert to lock the lid in a closed position. 18. The portable easel of claim 17, wherein the lower canvas holder includes outer brackets which wrap around the holder plate and insert into the side channels to secure the lower canvas holder to the holder plate. 19. A portable easel comprising: a box shaped container including a bottom portion and a lid connected to the bottom portion along a first side thereby allowing the lid to close over the bottom portion, the bottom portion further including an opening positioned on a second side opposite the first side;a holder plate positioned on an inside surface of the lid;an upper canvas holder secured to the lid by the holder plate, the upper canvas holder being adjustable to extend a top portion of the upper canvas holder away from the lid, the top portion having one or more raised edges;a lower canvas holder secured to the lid by the holder plate, the lower canvas holder configured to support a canvas placed thereon; anda stopper positioned within the opening in the container to form a gap between a top edge of the second side of the bottom portion and a bottom edge of the stopper, wherein the one or more raised edges of the top portion of the upper canvas holder insert into the gap when the lid is in closed position to lock the lid in the closed position. 20. The portable easel of claim 19, wherein the lid is connected to the bottom portion by one or more friction hinges which maintain the relative position of the lid with respect to the bottom portion.
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