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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 04, 2013
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Heblem S. Perez Perez, Tlaquepaque, MX;
Gabriel Ruelas Arana, Zapopan, MX;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
An illustrative embodiment of an apparatus for containing a set of portable devices comprises a primary bar affixed to a surface of a portable computing device; a secondary bar parallel to and spaced apart from the primary bar; a first tertiary bar; and a second tertiary bar, and wherein a combination of the primary bar, the secondary bar, the first tertiary bar and the second tertiary bar are configured to form a rectangular bounding box for containing one or more portable devices; and a set of slide slats spanning a distance between the primary bar and to the secondary bar, wherein each slat is parallel to and spaced apart from an adjacent slat in the set of slide slats and wherein the set of slide slats are located overhead of the one or more portable devices to contain the one or more portable devices within the bounding box.