Patent ID: 6273310
Filing Date: 2001-08-14
Classification: B60R,Y10S

Abstract:
An accessory for an automobile, comprising:a case adapted to hold a laptop computer upon the front seat of an automobile in a position located to the right of a driver occupying a driver's seat in the automobile;a lower portion of the case, the lower portion including a support structure adapted to hold the laptop computer pivotally in order to enable the driver to pivot the laptop computer relative to the lower portion of the case to a desired operating position of the laptop computer; andan upper portion of the case that is hinged to the lower portion in order to enable the driver to move the upper portion between a closed position of the upper portion in which the upper portion covers the laptop computer on the support structure and an open position of the upper portion in which the upper portion exposes the laptop computer on the support structure to the driver;wherein the lower portion of the case includes a pocket structure;wherein the support structure adapted to hold the laptop computer pivotally includes a first tray component that is adapted to fit within the pocket structure and a second tray component attached pivotally to the first tray component that is adapted to hold the laptop computer;wherein the lower portion of the case defines a compartment adapted to hold a computer printer; andwherein the lower portion includes a movable side panel for covering the compartment and a movable printer support structure adapted to hold a printer within the compartment while enabling the driver to move the printer on the printer support structure out of the compartment toward a passenger seat to the right of the driver's seat.