Devices and methods for supporting and protecting portable electronics

Inactive Publication Date: 2008-06-19
ALLSOP
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[0005]The present invention may be embodied as a support and protect device for portable electronic device, comprising a main portion, at least one return portion, and at least one intermediate portion. The at least one intermediate portion connects the at least one return portion to the main portion such that at least one storage gap

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Many non-dedicated work surfaces are not hard and flat and may not allow air flow to be established between the device housing and the non-dedicated work surface.
The use of portable electronic devices on non-dedicated work surfaces may thus result in overheating of the device electronics.
Overheating of the device electronics can cause temporary or permanent damage to the electronics within the electronic device.
Although designed to be small and lightweight, portable electronic devices are typically delicate.

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[0019]Referring initially to FIG. 1 of the drawing, depicted at 20 therein is a support and protect system constructed in accordance with, and embodying, a first embodiment of the present invention. The device 20 is illustrated in FIG. 1 in a support configuration supporting an example portable electronic device 22.

[0020]The example portable electronic device 22 is a laptop computer comprising a main portion 24 connected to a screen portion 26 by one or more hinges 28. The screen portion 26 is thus movable between an open configuration (FIG. 1) and a closed configuration (FIGS. 2, 7, and 8) relative to the main portion 24. The present invention is of particular importance when used in conjunction with laptop computers, and that application of the invention will be described in detail herein. However, the principles of the present invention may be applied to portable electronic devices other than laptop computers, such as cell phones, portable media players, and the like.

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A support and protect device for portable electronic device, comprising a main portion, at least one return portion, and at least one intermediate portion. The at least one intermediate portion connects the at least one return portion to the main portion such that at least one storage gap is defined by the main portion and the at least one return portion. When the support and protect device is in a support configuration, the portable electronic device rests on the main portion. When the support and protect device is in a protect configuration, the portable electronic device is held within the at least one storage gap.

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TECHNICAL FIELD[0001]The present invention relates to accessories for portable electronics such as laptop computers and, more specifically, to systems and methods for storing portable electronics in one use configuration and supporting portable electronics in another use configuration.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]Conventional electronic devices are often configured to be arranged on a dedicated work surface such as the top of a desk or the like. A dedicated work surface is typically flat and hard. Electronic devices typically comprise foot members defined to space a main housing of the device from the dedicated work surface. The space between the device housing and the work surface allows air flow that can be employed to cool the electronic circuits within the device housing.[0003]Portable electronic devices are often used in settings where no such defined work surface exists. For example, as its name suggests a laptop computer may be arranged on a non-dedicated work surface suc...

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IPC IPC(8): B65D25/26
CPCA45C9/00A45C2013/026A45C2013/025A45C13/02
InventorWRIGHT, SABRENACHEONG, EDWIN
OwnerALLSOP