Patent ID: 7992502
Filing Date: 2011-08-09
Classification: A47B

Abstract:
1. An inflatable laptop desk for supporting an item on a person's lap, said desk comprising: an inflatable base including an open cell, resiliently compressible foam core and an air impermeable cover that encloses said foam core, said cover having spaced apart upper and lower surfaces and a side portion that interconnects said upper and lower surfaces, said base being positionable on the person's lap such that said lower surface faces generally toward the person's lap and said upper surface faces generally away from the person's lap; a valve communicably connected to said base, said valve being formed through said cover and in communication with said foam core for selectively removing air from said base when said foam core is compressed to deflate said base and introducing air into said base to expand said compressed foam core and inflate said base; and a relatively rigid platform carried by said base above said foam core for underlying and supporting the item; said base being selectively inflated to expand said side portion and raise said upper surface and said platform relative to said lower surface and deflated to collapse said side portion and draw said upper surface and said platform toward said lower surface.