Work piece support means for artists easel

摘要

A work piece support means comprises a clamp member 24 which engages an edge of the workpiece (19) to hold it in the upright working position, and a pair of arms 21 are pivotally connected to the clamp 24 and are freely moveable the effect of gravity to urge the clamp member 24 against the work piece. The arms 21 fold to a stowed position within the profile of the support means 13. An easel including the work piece support means can comprises support means 13 for supporting the workpiece (19) and legs 1 and 2 deployable to hold the support means 13 in an elevated working position. A strut member 15 is provided for holding the support means 13 in the working position and is pivoted about a rear lateral axis (9). A platform 18 is provided at the distal end of the strut member 15 to project forwards of the support means 13 and support the lower edge of a workpiece.