Self adjusting vertical laptop stand flexure

Just another vertical laptop stand...

but this one has a flexible hinge at the bottom that adjusts to the thickness of your laptop.

Nothing screams "I'm a maker" louder than this simple piece of 3D printed plastic.

The thin layer in the middle of the bottom acts a a living hinge. As the laptop's weight pushes down, the gap at the top closes until the laptop is securely clamped.

I designed this stand for an HP Z-Book Fury 15", which is about 20mm thick at this clamping height. If your laptop/notebook is very thin, you could scale the model in the Slicer. Just make sure you uncheck "Uniform scaling" (Cura). Then you can flatten it a bit.

The stand is printed in one piece - no assembly required. It must be printed in an upright position, as there is a flat surface which provides good bed adhesion. The downside is that there are sharp edges, which can be rounded off with a little sanding.

I printed the stand in CF-PETG which is very stiff but gives a nice matte finish. The mechanism should also work in PLA and PETG. Maybe even better. 

If you turn off the top and bottom layers, it is possible to see the infill.

There are two models:

1. with a cube-like texture on the sides
2. with a blank skin (here you can easily add your own texture or logo)