Support device for a portable device

The present invention relates to a support device (7) for a portable device for measuring and / or checking of components of electrical and / or optical networks, with a supporting plate (8) which is formed or on the device mountable with a support bracket (12), the one end is fixed to a base supported and arranged at the other in at least one of the supporting bracket (8) link guide (11) is mounted adjustable, and with at least one lever (8), the one end on the support bracket (12) (between its ends 20, 31 ) (about an axis extending substantially parallel to the ground first pivot axis 19) is pivotably mounted and the (other end on the supporting plate 8) below the slotted guide (11) extending around one (parallel to the first pivot axis 19) second pivot axis (23) is pivotally mounted wherein the link guide (11) (8) adjacent gate edge (25) at least at one aufwe to the device side (9) of the support plate has a locking recess (27) is, in which the in the link guide (11) guided supporting bow end (31) engages positively for supporting the support plate (8).