The present invention is directed toward an improved supporting stand for supporting items of electronic equipment. Such a stand is frequently used to support extremely expensive or delicate electronic units, and therefore should be as strong and sturdy as is practicable. However, it should preferably also be capable of being stored in a minimum amount of space when not actually required for use. As will be explained hereinafter, the above requirements are not fully met by electronic equipment of conventional type, which are subject to vibration when sideways acting forces are applied to them, and which cannot be folded up in such a way as to minimize the storage space necessary for them. The present invention is designed to overcome these disadvantages of prior art stands for electronic equipment units.