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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 23, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 12, 2011
Barry P. Sween, Santa Monica, CA (US);
Richard James Elgie, Irvine, CA (US);
Barry P. Sween, Santa Monica, CA (US);
Richard James Elgie, Irvine, CA (US);
Belkin International, Inc., Playa Vista, CA (US);
Abstract
Articles for supporting computers on users' laps and for isolating the users from heat from the computers. Embodiments may include a body, a top surface for contacting the computer, a bottom surface for contacting the user's lap, and back and front walls or surfaces. In various embodiments, the body defines a hollow area and a side opening, the back is taller than the front, the top surface is at an acute angle to the bottom surface, the bottom surface has a greater horizontal dimension from front to back than the top surface, the bottom surface has a greater horizontal dimension from left to right than the top surface; the article has a cross section that is a trapezoid (e.g., isosceles), the article comprises a foam portion (e.g., tubular) and fabric covering the foam portion, or a combination thereof. In some embodiments, each surface comprises the foam covered with fabric.