Patent ID: 6496360
Filing Date: 2002-12-17
Classification: A47B

Abstract:
An attachment for a portable computer comprising in combination:an essentially rectangular structural member having a front and a rear face, first and second sides, an upper and a lower surface, and a groove on the inside of each of said front and rear faces that will accommodate sliding a flat portion of a foldable member into each of said first and second sides, means for attaching the bottom surface of a portable computer to said upper surface of said structural member in an orientation where the keyboard of said portable computer is adjacent to said front face of said structural member, first and second side members, each having a flat first portion at least partially positioned in and supported by said grooves in said front and rear faces, and each having a hinged folding portion that movably holds said folding portion in a position ranging from flat against said flat first portion to approximately perpendicular to said flat first portion, a center member attached through a hinge to an essentially center location on said underside of said structural member, and, a multiple broad area strap assembly of two parallel straps each having a broad area portion between one folding portion of one said side member and said center member and having an end of each broad area member retained at a corner of a foldable member and a center member.