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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2001
Filed:
Jun. 22, 1999
W. Shaun Jackson, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Other;
Abstract
An article for use with a laptop computing device protects the device during periods of non-use, including transport, while stabilizing the device when positioned on a user's lap. The article provides a base panel having front, rear and two side sections, a lower surface adapted to rest on a user's lap, and an upper surface to receive the bottom surface of the laptop device. The preferred embodiment includes two side panels, each with a storage compartment, which may be dressed over the user's thighs to assist in stabilizing the laptop device during use. Attachment means are preferably provided for securing the side panels to one another across the top surface of the computing device during periods of non-use or transport. Preferably flexible front and rear panels may also be folded over and onto the top surface of the computer in overlapping fashion beneath the secured side panels to create a protective device wrapper in conjunction with surrounding closure means and a carrying handle. When unfolded, the front panel may be draped at least partially over and in front of the user's knees, and the rear panel may be rolled into a palm rest.