Laptop Protective Cover Segmented Attachment System
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing laptop protective covers lack a durable and permanent attachment method that effectively secures both the screen and keyboard portions, often relying on weak adhesives or mechanical fasteners that can detach easily.
Innovation Solution
A protective cover design featuring a top cover with inwardly extending tabs for secure attachment to the laptop screen and a bottom cover with adhesive elements for permanent bonding to the keyboard, utilizing resilient and rigid materials to distribute weight and provide comprehensive protection.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If weak adhesives or mechanical fasteners are used to attach the cover, then the cover can be easily attached and detached, but the attachment is not durable and the cover can detach easily during use
Solution Approach 1:
The protective cover is divided into two separate covers: a top cover for the screen portion and a bottom cover for the keyboard portion. Each cover can be independently attached and detached, allowing users to secure only the portion they need protection for while maintaining ease of operation. The top cover uses tabs that engage with the screen portion, while the bottom cover uses adhesive elements for permanent bonding, creating a segmented attachment system that balances reliability with operational flexibility.
2Reliability
If adhesive elements are used for permanent bonding, then the attachment is durable and permanent, but the cover cannot be easily detached or repositioned
Solution Approach 1:
The attachment system is segmented into two different mechanisms: the top cover uses reversible tabs that can be easily inserted and removed from the screen portion, while the bottom cover uses permanent adhesive elements for bonding to the keyboard portion. This segmentation allows each cover to have the attachment characteristics best suited for its specific application, with the bottom cover providing permanent security where needed and the top cover maintaining ease of detachment for portability.
3Device complexity
If a single connected cover is used for both screen and keyboard portions, then the structure is simpler, but the attachment system cannot provide differentiated security for each portion
Solution Approach 1:
The protective cover system is segmented into two independent covers: a top cover for the screen portion and a bottom cover for the keyboard portion. This segmentation allows each cover to have specialized attachment characteristics - the top cover uses tabs for secure but removable attachment to the screen, while the bottom cover uses permanent adhesive elements for secure attachment to the keyboard. This differentiated approach provides tailored security for each portion while maintaining overall system simplicity.
Solution Approach 2:
Different attachment methods are applied to different portions of the laptop: the top cover uses tab-based attachment for the screen portion, while the bottom cover uses adhesive-based attachment for the keyboard portion. This local differentiation allows each cover to have the specific attachment qualities needed for its location, with the tab-based system providing secure but removable attachment for the screen and the adhesive system providing permanent security for the keyboard.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The solution provides a durable and permanent attachment system capable of withstanding drops and impacts, ensuring the cover remains securely attached to the laptop without detachment, even on hard surfaces, while allowing access to essential ports and features.
Implementation Method 1
An adhesive element is disposed on the front panel and on each of the longitudinally extending elongate arms, adapted for permanently bonding the bottom cover to the keyboard portion of the laptop computer
Data Source
AI summary
A protective cover for a laptop computer having a screen portion and a keyboard portion has a top cover and a bottom cover which are not connected to each other. The top cover has a main body that extends to an outer perimeter, which includes a downwardly extending wall that extends downwardly from the outer perimeter. A plurality of tabs extends inwardly from the downwardly extending wall of the top cover adjacent the outer perimeter, adapted for attaching the top cover to the screen portion of the laptop computer. The bottom cover has a front panel that extends laterally to corners, from which extend a pair of longitudinally extending elongate arms. An adhesive element is disposed on the front panel and on each of the longitudinally extending elongate arms, adapted for permanently bonding the bottom cover to the keyboard portion of the laptop computer.