Portable support for laptop computer
US7207540B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 20, 2005 |
| Grant date | Apr 24, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 9, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S248/918
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A support for supporting a laptop computer has a top tray in cooperation with but not attached to a bottom tray. The top tray is moveable from an inclined working position to a flat storage position. The top tray has a top base having a lip proximal one end. The bottom tray has a bottom base having a flange extending upwardly proximal one end. The flange and/or the bottom base of the bottom tray has an aperture for accepting the lip of the top tray. The lip of the top tray may engage the top of the flange when the top tray is in the working position to prevent the top tray from sliding towards the opposite end of the bottom tray. The lip of the top tray engages the bottom base through the aperture when the top tray is in the storage position to limit sliding of the top tray toward the opposite end of the bottom tray. In the storage position, the support is readily packed together with the computer in the computer's carrying case. In the working position, the support provides good protection from heat generated by the computer, provides cooling for the computer, improves a user's sitting posture and reduces eye strain.
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