Tablet and notebook pc carrier

a tablet and notebook technology, applied in the field of tablet personal computers, can solve the problems of notebook computers not being fully portable, notebook computers are too heavy to be comfortably supported in one hand for extended periods, and notebook computers are likewise difficult to us

Inactive Publication Date: 2007-03-08
SPENCER DONALD B
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However, tablet PCs are too heavy to be comfortably supported in one hand for extended periods.
True in-use portability is likewise an issue with notebook computers.
Notebook computers are not fully portable, however, in that they are either awkward or otherwise impossible to use while one is standing.
Even the lighter available notebook PCs are too heavy for any user to hold in one hand for useful periods.
Such prior designs have, thus far, not been commercially successful.
Neither prior support design is simple for the user to swap on and off and neither design offers adequate peripheral protection to the computer device.

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[0025] The invention disclosed herein is, of course, susceptible to embodiment in many different forms. Shown in the drawings and described here in detail are preferred embodiments of the invention. It is to be understood, however, that the present disclosure is an exemplification of the principles of the invention and does not limit the invention to the illustrated embodiments.

[0026] Referring now to FIGS. 1-5, a carrier 10 according to the present invention is shown with an electronic display device in the form of tablet-style personal computer 12. Tablet PC 12 has a display screen-stylus input combination 14. Carrier 10 includes a platform 16, sidewalls 18 and a cover 20. Platform 16 has an inner portion 22 and an outer, peripheral portion 24. Sidewalls 18 extend from outer portion 24 and terminate in a distal end (or lip) 26. Sidewalls 18 and platform 16 together form an open-top receptacle 28 adapted to receive a display device such as tablet PC 12.

[0027] Platform 16 is plana...

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The invention provides a carrier for hands-free support of tablet and notebook computers to allow use of the device while standing upright. The carriers are convertible between an in-use configuration and a carrying case configuration. The carrier features include a platform having an inner portion and an outer portion and sidewalls extending away from the outer portion such that the platform and the sidewalls together define an open-top receptacle adapted to receive a portable computer or other display device. The receptacle has at least two opposing portions for attaching or otherwise securing strap fixtures for connecting opposing ends of a user strap.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED PATENT APPLICATIONS [0001] This patent application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60 / 513,677, filed Oct. 24, 2004.FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0002] This invention pertains to a carrier for portable computing devices, and in particular to carriers for tablet personal computers. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0003] Advances in electronic technology have led to the combination of displays and tactile user input in a single device. This technology has been further combined with the notebook computer concept to create what are popularly called tablet computers (or tablet PCs). Tablet computers are equipped with a display capable of receiving user input through a stylus or direct touch. An exemplary tablet PC is commercially available from Acer America under the designation “TravelMate.”[0004] As compared to conventional notebook computers, tablet PCs appear to offer enhanced portability because only one hand is required for data input. ...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A45F5/00A45C11/00A45F3/00G06FG06F1/16
CPCA45C11/00G06F1/1628A45C2011/003
Inventor SPENCER, DONALD B.
Owner SPENCER DONALD B
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