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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2003
Filed:
Apr. 07, 2000
Eugene B. Ritchey, Brighton, CO (US);
Craig E. Ritchey, Brighton, CO (US);
Other;
Abstract
A lap stabilization device includes a support tray, and at least one strap which is routed around and removably secured to the legs of a seated person to provide a stabilized work surface. The stabilized work surface can be used to secure a laptop computer, or any other object which requires stabilization on the lap of the person. In the first embodiment, the lap stabilization device comprises the support tray and at least one strap. In the second embodiment, the lap stabilization device can further include a lid thereby providing storage capacity for a laptop computer in the form of a laptop computer carrying case. Various structures are disclosed for attaching the stabilization device to the lap of the user. A retracting mechanism can be used to store and to selectively feed a desired length of securing strap for securing the stabilization device to the lap of the user.