Patent ID: 7304839
Filing Date: 2007-12-04
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A laptop computer outdoor protector connected to a laptop support surface for reducing glare around the laptop computer monitor and protecting a laptop computer from wind, rain, snow or other objects such as golf balls and tennis balls comprising: a first opaque thin rigid panel having a top edge, a bottom edge, and two side edges; a first hinge; a second opaque panel having a front edge, a back edge and two side edges, said opaque panel movably connected to said first opaque panel by said first hinge between the first panel top edge and said second panel; a second hinge; a third opaque panel having a top edge, a bottom edge and two side edges, said third panel connected along one side edge by said second hinge to said second panel side edge; a third hinge; a fourth panel having a top edge, bottom edge and two side edges connected by one side edge to said third hinge and to said second panel side edge; a portable vertically supported laptop stand having a horizontal portable laptop support surface for supporting a laptop computer; a fourth hinge; said first panel bottom edge being removably attached to said laptop stand portable laptop support surface by said fourth hinge or by said first, second, third and fourth panels manipulated into an enclosure mounted on top of said laptop stand portable laptop support surface having a front opening, said enclosure including said second panel being a top of the enclosure, said third and fourth panels being sides of the enclosure and said first panel being the back of said enclosure; a first fastener for fastening said side panel to said laptop stand portable laptop support surface along its lower edge; a second fastener connected to the lower edge of said opposite side panel and connectable to said laptop stand portable laptop support surface, said first, second, third and fourth panels being sized so that in the raised enclosure position a laptop computer can fit inside the enclosure with the laptop computer monitor being raised vertically; and said first, second, third and fourth panels in the raised position protecting a laptop computer disposed in said enclosure from sunlight to reduce glare or ambient bright light to reduce glare or to protect the computer from wind, rain, snow or other objects such as a tennis ball or a golf ball.