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An apparatus for supporting an object includes a top lying on a bottom. Part of the top is attached to the bottom. The unattached part of the top includes a flexible joint such as one or more scored lines immediately next to the attached part of the top. The unattached part of the top is lifted from

An apparatus for supporting an object includes a top lying on a bottom. Part of the top is attached to the bottom. The unattached part of the top includes a flexible joint such as one or more scored lines immediately next to the attached part of the top. The unattached part of the top is lifted from lying on the bottom to a selectively variable position having an angle of 0° and 180° with respect to the bottom. The bottom may have a stop on its end closest to the unattached part of the top. The object to be supported is placed on the bottom of the apparatus and leaned against the unattached top in its open position. The object is retained from sliding off the bottom by the stop. Thus, the object is supported. The apparatus may be credit card-sized, include a battery charger and/or a data storage device.

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1. A stand for a device, comprising: a generally rectangular bottom having an upper side;the bottom being substantially flat except for a stopper of a generally rectangular shape disposed along a shorter side of the upper side of the bottom;the stopper having a length substantially the same as the l

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A stand for a device, comprising: a generally rectangular bottom having an upper side;the bottom being substantially flat except for a stopper of a generally rectangular shape disposed along a shorter side of the upper side of the bottom;the stopper having a length substantially the same as the length of the shorter side of the bottom along which the stopper is disposed;the stopper having a width less than the length;the stopper having a thickness at least as thick as a combined thickness of the bottom and a top;a first piece of positioning material disposed on at least a part of the upper side of the bottom between the stopper and a line on the upper side of the bottom that is underneath and substantially parallel to a fold line on the top;the top being substantially rectangular and flat, sized substantially the same as the upper side of the bottom not covered by the stopper, and positioned on top of the upper side of the bottom not covered by the stopper when in a closed position for the top;the top having an upper side and an under side;a second piece of positioning material disposed at least on a part of the under side of the top between a first short side of the top adjacent to the stopper and a line on the under side of the top underneath and substantially parallel to the fold line on the upper side of the top;the under side of the top being connected to the upper side of the bottom between a second short side of the top opposite to its the first short side and the line on the under side of the top underneath and substantially parallel to the fold line on the upper side of the top;the fold line being provided in the upper side of the top with the fold line being generally parallel to and between the first and second short sides of the top so that at least a portion of an unconnected part of the top is selectively moveable away from the closed position atop the bottom to an open position, and so that the portion of the unconnected part of the top bends along the fold line to expose at least a part of the second piece of positioning material on the under side of the top when the top is in the open position,whereby the device may be positioned between the bottom and the unconnected part of the top in the open position by having one part of the device placed on a portion of the first piece of positioning material on the upper side of the bottom, and by having another part of the device placed against a portion of the second piece of positioning material on the under side of the unconnected part of the top in the open position. 2. The stand of claim 1, wherein the stopper and the bottom are integrally formed. 3. The stand of claim 1, wherein the top and the bottom with the stopper form a substantially flat rectangle when the top is in the closed position. 4. The stand of claim 3, wherein the substantially flat rectangle formed by the top and the bottom with the stopper is about the size of a credit card. 5. The stand of claim 1, further comprising a second fold line provided in the upper side of the top adjacent and parallel to the fold line and disposed more proximate the first short side of the top than the fold line so that the portion of the unconnected part of the top bends along the fold line and the second fold line to expose the at least a part of the second piece of positioning material on the under side of the top in the open position. 6. The stand of claim 5, further comprising a third fold line provided in the upper side of the top adjacent and parallel to the second fold line and disposed more proximate the first short side of the top than the second fold line so that the portion of the unconnected part of the top bends along the fold line, the second fold line, and the third fold line to expose the at least a part of the second piece of positioning material on the under side of the top in the open position. 7. The stand of claim 6, further comprising a fourth fold line provided in the upper side of the top adjacent and parallel to the third fold line and disposed more proximate the first short side of the top than the third fold line so that the portion of the unconnected part of the top bends along the fold line, the second fold line, the third fold line, and the fourth fold line to expose the at least a part of the second piece of positioning material on the under side of the top in the open position. 8. An apparatus for supporting an object, comprising: a bottom having an upper side;a top lying on the upper side of the bottom;a first portion of the top being connected to the bottom;a second portion of the top being adjacent to the first portion of the top and not connected to the bottom; andthe second portion of the top having a flexible joint adjacent the first portion of the top so that the second portion of the top may be lifted from lying on the upper side of the bottom to a selectively variable position having an angle of more than 0 degrees and less than 180 degrees with respect to the bottom, wherein:one part of the object may be placed on the bottom, but retained from sliding off the bottom, and another part of the object may be placed against the second portion of the top when the second portion is in the selectively variable position;the flexible joint comprises a fold line in the second portion of the top on an upper side of the second portion and near the first portion of the top;the fold line allows the second portion of the top to bend near the first portion of the top; andthe flexible joint comprises a second fold line in the second portion of the top on the upper side of the second portion with the second fold line being adjacent and substantially parallel to the fold line. 9. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the bottom comprises a stop on an end closest to the second portion of the top such that the stop is configured to contact a portion of the object and prevent the object from sliding off the bottom. 10. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the bottom comprises a battery charger with plug for charging the object with energy if the object is chargeable. 11. The apparatus of claim 8, further comprising a data storage device. 12. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the data storage device comprises a universal serial bus (USB) flash drive. 13. A device for holding a wireless device in an upright position, comprising: a base having a flap on top of the base;a first part of the flap comprising a connection to the base and a second part of the flap being unconnected to the base;the second part of the flap being selectively moveable to an open position away from the base such that the second part of the flap pivots about the first part of the flap so the second part of the flap forms an angle of less than 180 degrees and more than 0 degrees with respect to the base;a first fold line in the top of the flap near and parallel to the connection of the flap to the base for creating a bend in the flap near the connection to the base; anda second fold line in the top of the flap generally set apart from but parallel to the first fold line and further than the first fold line from the connection of the flap to the base,whereby placing a part of the wireless device on the base and leaning another part of the wireless device against the flap in the open position supports the wireless device in the upright position. 14. The device of claim 13, further comprising a third fold line in the top of the flap generally set apart from but parallel to the second fold line and further than the second fold line from the connection of the flap to the base. 15. The device of claim 14, further comprising a fourth fold line in the top of the flap generally set apart from but parallel to the third fold line and further than the third fold line from the connection of the flap to the base base.