Patent ID: 6109434
Filing Date: 2000-08-29
Classification: A45C,G06F

Abstract:
A protective case for a portable computer, comprising:a) a base panel, having a front, a rear, a left side and a right side;b) a lid, having a front, a rear, a left side and a right side;c) flexible hinge means, attached to the rear of the lid, and having a left side, a right side and a rear;d) two side walls, a left side wall connecting the left side of the base panel to the left side of the flexible hinge means, and a right side wall connecting the right side of the base panel to the right side of the flexible hinge means, each side wall having a front and a rear;e) three lid gussets, a left lid gusset attached to the left side of the lid and having a front and a rear, a right lid gusset attached to the right side of the lid and having a front and a rear, and a front lid gusset attached to the front of the lid and having a left side and a right side, wherein the front of the left lid gusset is attached to the left side of the front lid gusset and the front of the right lid gusset is attached to the right side of the front lid gusset;f) at least one rear flap, flexibly connected to the rear of the flexible hinge means and separably connected to the rear of the base panel;g) separable connecting means, whereby the front of the left side wall is separably connected to the rear of the left lid gusset, the left lid gusset is separably connected to the left side of the base panel, the front lid gusset is separably connected to the front of the base panel, the right lid gusset is separably connected to the right side of the base panel, and the right side wall is separably connected to the rear of the right lid gusset;wherein the base panel, the lid, the flexible hinge means, the side walls, the lid gussets, and the rear flap each has an interior surface and an exterior surface; andwherein the protective case additionally comprises separable means for attaching the interior surface of the lid to a lid of the portable computer and separable means for attaching the interior surface of the base panel to a bottom of the portable computer.