Patent Publication Number: US-2009236246-A1

Title: Portable receiving structure for receiving at least one electronic device

Description:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     1. Field of the Invention 
     The present invention relates to a portable receiving structure, and particularly relates to a portable receiving structure for receiving at least one electronic device. 
     2. Description of the Related Art 
     As the computer industry develops, more and more people use computers. Using notebook computers, users can conveniently store data and use it for business or teaching purposes when abroad. The design of notebooks tends to be light and thin in order to make it convenient for the user to carry the notebook. However, when the operation speed of the computer is high, the operation property of the computer is reduced due to the high heat generated by the computer. Furthermore, because the size of the notebook is restricted, an assistant heat-dissipating pad has been invented in order to help dissipate the heat generated by the notebook. 
       FIG. 1  shows a usage, schematic view of a heat-dissipating pad of the prior art. The heat-dissipating pad P of the prior art only can be used to dissipate the heat generated by the notebook N. Hence, the heat-dissipating pad P of the prior art has a single heat-dissipating function only. Moreover, it is inconvenient for the user to carry or store the heat-dissipating pad P of the prior art. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     One particular aspect of the present invention is to provide a portable receiving structure for receiving at least one electronic device. An electronic device such as notebook can be firmly received in a receiving pad body by using a retaining unit. 
     Another particular aspect of the present invention is to provide a portable receiving structure for receiving at least one electronic device. Not only it is convenient and comfortable for the user to use the electronic device due to an inclined design (the support of a hard unit or a receiving pad body makes the wrist of the user comfortable), but also the heat-dissipating effect of the electronic device is increased due to the inclined design. 
     A further particular aspect of the present invention is to provide a portable receiving structure for receiving at least one electronic device. The present invention provides a hard unit that can prevent the heat generated from the electronic device from being transmitted to the two legs of the user in order to comfortably use the electronic device on the two legs of the user. 
     A further particular aspect of the present invention is to provide a portable receiving structure for receiving at least one electronic device. The present invention is portable by matching a receiving pad body and a hard unit. 
     A further particular aspect of the present invention is to provide a portable receiving structure for receiving at least one electronic device. The present invention provides a retaining unit that has a plurality of retaining straps movably mated with a hard unit in order to receive an electronic device of any size in a receiving pad body. In other words, when the receiving pad body needs to receive the electronic device with any size, the user can adjust the retaining straps to achieve the object. 
     In order to achieve the above-mentioned aspects, the present invention provides a portable receiving structure for receiving at least one electronic device, including: a soft unit, a hard unit and a retaining unit. The soft unit has a receiving pad body for receiving the at least one electronic device. The hard unit is disposed on an outer surface of the receiving pad body. The retaining unit is selectively connected with the receiving pad body and/or the hard unit in order to retain the at least one electronic device in the receiving pad body. 
     Hence, the portable receiving structure for receiving at least one electronic device of the present invention has following advantages: firmly receiving the electronic device, increasing the heat-dissipating efficiency, increasing the comfort feeling of the user when using the electronic device on two legs, carrying the electronic device easily. 
     It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary, and are intended to provide further explanation of the invention as claimed. Other advantages and features of the invention will be apparent from the following description, drawings and claims. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
       The various objects and advantages of the present invention will be more readily understood from the following detailed description when read in conjunction with the appended drawings, in which: 
         FIG. 1  is a usage, schematic view of a heat-dissipating pad of the prior art; 
         FIG. 2A  is an exploded, schematic view of a portable receiving structure for receiving at least one electronic device according to the first embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIG. 2B  is an assembled, schematic view of a portable receiving structure for receiving at least one electronic device according to the first embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIG. 2C  is a first usage, schematic view of a portable receiving structure for receiving at least one electronic device according to the first embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIG. 2D  is a second usage, schematic view of a portable receiving structure for receiving at least one electronic device according to the first embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIG. 2E  is a perspective, schematic view of another hard unit according to the first embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIG. 3A  is an exploded, schematic view of a portable receiving structure for receiving at least one electronic device according to the second embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIG. 3B  is an assembled, schematic view of a portable receiving structure for receiving at least one electronic device according to the second embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIG. 3C  is a first usage, schematic view of a portable receiving structure for receiving at least one electronic device according to the second embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIG. 3D  is a second usage, schematic view of a portable receiving structure for receiving at least one electronic device according to the second embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIG. 4A  is an exploded, schematic view of a portable receiving structure for receiving at least one electronic device according to the third embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIG. 4B  is an assembled, schematic view of a portable receiving structure for receiving at least one electronic device according to the third embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIG. 5A  is an exploded, schematic view of a portable receiving structure for receiving at least one electronic device according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIG. 5B  is an assembled, schematic view of a portable receiving structure for receiving at least one electronic device according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIG. 6A  is an exploded, schematic view of a portable receiving structure for receiving at least one electronic device according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention; and 
         FIG. 6B  is an assembled, schematic view of a portable receiving structure for receiving at least one electronic device according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS 
     Referring to  FIG. 2A , the first embodiment of the present invention provides a portable receiving structure for receiving at least one electronic device N, including: a soft unit, a retaining unit  2   a  and a hard unit  3   a.    
     The soft unit has a receiving pad body la for receiving the electronic device N such as notebook. The receiving pad body  1   a  is composed of a first pad body  1   a , a second pad body  12   a  and a third pad body  13   a  connected between one side of the first pad body  1   a  and one side of the second pad body  12   a . The first pad body la and the second pad body  12   a  are close to each other and are respectively connected with two opposite sides of the third pad body  13   a . The length of the third pad body  13   a  is smaller than the lengths of the first pad body  11   a  and the second pad body  12   a  in order to form the receiving pad body  1   a  as U-shaped. The first pad body  11   a  has at least three concave recesses  110   a.    
     Moreover, the retaining unit  2   a  is connected with the receiving pad body  1   a  in order to retain the electronic device N in the receiving pad body  1   a . In the first embodiment, the retaining unit  2   a  has at least three retaining straps  20   a  connected with three lateral sides of the second pad body  12   a . Each retaining strap  20   a  has a retaining element  201   a  disposed on its end side, and the retaining elements  201   a  can be buckling elements. 
     Furthermore, the hard unit  3   a  can be a metal or nonmetal such as wood, plastics or rubber etc. The hard unit  3   a  is an L-shaped board body disposed on outer surfaces of the first pad body  11   a  and the third pad body  13   a . The L-shaped board body has a plane portion  30   a  and a support portion  31   a  extended downwardly from one side of the plane portion  30   a . In addition, the hard unit  3   a  has at least three retaining holes  300   a  corresponding to the at least three concave recesses  110   a  and at least three retaining bodies  301   a  disposed on its outer surface and corresponding to the at least three retaining holes  300   a . The retaining bodies  301   a  are buckling bodies mated with buckling elements. In other words, the buckling elements (male) and the buckling bodies (female) are joined together by buckling. Moreover, if the first embodiment further includes many retaining holes  300   a  and retaining bodies  301   a , the retaining straps  20   a  is movably mated with the hard unit  3   a  in order to receive the electronic device N with any size in the receiving pad body  1   a . In other words, when the receiving pad body  1   a  needs to receive the electronic device N with any size, the user can adjust the retaining straps  20   a  to achieve the object. 
     Hence, referring to  FIGS. 2A and 2B , each retaining strap  20   a  passes through the corresponding concave recess  110   a  and the corresponding retaining hole  300   a  in order to fix each retaining element  201   a  on the corresponding retaining body  301   a . Therefore, the electronic device N can be firmly fixed in the receiving pad body  1   a  by matching the retaining elements  201   a  and the retaining bodies  301   a.    
     Referring to  FIG. 2C , when the user wants to use the electronic device N on a table, the electronic device N can be placed on the plane portion  30   a  of the hard unit  3   a . Not only it is convenient and comfortable for the user to use the electronic device N due to the support of the support portion  31   a  (L-shaped board body) of the hard unit  3   a  (the support portion  31   a  makes the wrist of the user comfortable), but also the heat-dissipating effect of the electronic device N is increased due to the L-shaped design of the hard unit  3   a . In addition, the three retaining elements  201   a  can be pressed under the bottom side of the hard unit  3   a  in order to lift one side of the electronic device N close to the user according to different usage habits. 
     Referring to  FIG. 2D , when the user wants to use the electronic device N on his/her two legs, the electronic device N can be placed on the plane portion  30   a  of the hard unit  3   a . Not only it is convenient and comfortable for the user to use the electronic device N due to the support of the support portion  31   a  (L-shaped board body) of the hard unit  3   a  (the support portion  31   a  makes the wrist of the user comfortable), but also the heat-dissipating effect of the electronic device N is increased due to the L-shaped design of the hard unit  3   a . In addition, the hard unit  3   a  can prevent the heat generated from the electronic device N from being transmitted to the two legs of the user in order to comfortably use the electronic device N on the two legs of the user. 
     Referring to  FIG. 2E , another hard unit  3   a ′ is a J-shaped board body. The J-shaped board body has a plane portion  30   a , a support portion  31   a  extended downwardly from one side of the plane portion  30   a  and an extending portion  32   a  extended forwardly from the support portion  30   a . The hard unit  3   a ′ is disposed on outer surfaces of the first pad body  11   a  and the third pad body  13   a  and on one partial outer surface of the second pad body  12   a.    
     Referring to  FIGS. 3A and 3B , the difference between the second embodiment and the first embodiment is that: in the second embodiment, a retaining unit  2   b  has at least three retaining straps  20   b  connected with a second pad body  12   b  of a receiving pad body  1   b . Each retaining strap  20   b  has a retaining element  201   b  disposed on its end side. A hard unit  3   b  is a plane-shaped board body disposed on an outer surface of a first pad body  11   b . The hard unit  3   b  has a plane portion  30   b . The hard unit  3   b  has at least three retaining bodies  301   b  disposed on its outer surface and corresponding to the at least three retaining elements  201   b . Hence, the retaining elements  201   b  are directly and respectively fixed on the retaining bodies  301   b  in order to retain electronic device N in the receiving pad body  1   b . The retaining bodies  301   b  are adhesive bodies, and the retaining elements  201   b  are adhesive elements mated with the adhesive bodies. In other words, the adhesive elements (male) and the adhesive bodies (female) are joined together by adhering (such as using Velcro). Moreover, the retaining straps  20   b  is movably mated with the hard unit  3   b  by using Velcro in order to receive the electronic device N with any size in the receiving pad body  1   b . In other words, when the receiving pad body  1   b  needs to receive the electronic device N with any size, the user can adjust the retaining straps  20   b  to achieve the object. 
     Referring to  FIG. 3C , when the user wants to use the electronic device N on a table, the second pad body  12   b  can be rolled to one side of a third pad body  13   b  and the electronic device N is placed on the plane portion  30   b  of the hard unit  3   b . Not only it is convenient and comfortable for the user to use the electronic device N due to the support of the rolled second pad body  12   b ′ and the deformed third pad body  13   b ′ (the mate of the rolled second pad body  12   b ′ and the deformed third pad body  13   b ′ makes the wrist of the user comfortable), but also the heat-dissipating effect of the electronic device N is increased due to the support of the rolled second pad body  12   b ′ and the deformed third pad body  13   b ′. In addition, the three retaining elements  201   b  can be pressed under the bottom side of the hard unit  3   b  in order to lift one side of the electronic device N close to the user according to different usage habits. 
     Referring to  FIG. 3D , when the user wants to use the electronic device N on his/her two legs, the second pad body  12   b  can be rolled to one side of the third pad body  13   b  and the electronic device N is placed on the plane portion  30   b  of the hard unit  3   b . Not only it is convenient and comfortable for the user to use the electronic device N due to the support of the rolled second pad body  12   b ′ and the deformed third pad body  13   b ′ (the mate of the rolled second pad body  12   b ′ and the deformed third pad body  13   b ′ makes the wrist of the user comfortable), but also the heat-dissipating effect of the electronic device N is increased due to the support of the rolled second pad body  12   b ′ and the deformed third pad body  13   b ′. In addition, the hard unit  3   b  can prevent the heat generated from the electronic device N from being transmitted to the two legs of the user in order to comfortably use the electronic device N on the two legs of the user. 
     However, the method for rolling the second pad body  12   b ′ to one side of the third pad body  13   b ′ does not use to limit the present invention. Any methods for deforming the second pad body  12   b  in order to support the second pad body  12   b  (for example, folding the second pad body) are protected in the present invention. 
     Referring to  FIGS. 4A and 4B , the difference between the third embodiment and the first and the second embodiment is that: in the third embodiment, a first pad body  11   c  of a receiving pad body  1   c  has at least two concave recesses  110   c  formed on its two opposite sides; A hard unit  3   c  is composed of an L-shaped board body Lc and a plane-shaped board body Pc, the L-shaped board body Lc is disposed on outer surfaces of the first pad body  11   c  and a third pad body  13   c , and the plane-shaped board body Pc is disposed on an outer surface of a second pad body  12   c . The L-shaped board body Lc has a plane portion  30   c  and a support portion  31   c  extended downwardly from one side of the plane portion  30   c . In addition, the plane portion  30   c  of the L-shaped board body Lc has at least two retaining holes  300   c  corresponding to the at least two concave recesses  110   c  and the at least two retaining bodies  301   c  disposed on its outer surface and corresponding to the at least two retaining holes  300   c.    
     Moreover, a retaining unit  2   c  has at least two retaining straps  20   c  corresponding to the at least two concave recesses  110   c  and connected with the plane-shaped board body Pc. Each retaining strap  20   c  has a retaining element  201   c  disposed on its end side, and each retaining strap  20   c  passes through the corresponding concave recess  110   c  and the corresponding retaining hole  300   c  in order to fix each retaining element  201   c  on the corresponding retaining body  301   c . The retaining bodies  301   c  are buttons, and the retaining elements  201   c  are buttonholes mated with the buttons. In other words, the buttonholes (male) and the buttons (female) are joined together by buckling. 
     The third embodiment of the present invention further includes: two handles  4   c  far away the third pad body  13   c  in order to respectively connect with one end side of the L-shaped board body Lc and one end side of the plane-shaped board body Pc of the hard unit  3   c . The two handles  4   c  are joined together by buckling or adhering. In the third embodiment, the two handles  4   c  are joined together by matching buttonholes (male) and the buttons (female). 
     Referring to  FIGS. 5A and 5B , the difference between the fourth embodiment and the first, the second and the third embodiment is that: in the fourth embodiment, a retaining unit  2   d  has two zippers  20   d  respectively disposed around one partial periphery of a first pad body  11   d  of a receiving pad body  1   d  and one partial periphery of a second pad body  12   d  of the receiving pad body  1   d  and two zipper heads  21   d  (or only one zipper head  21   d  according to different requirements) disposed between the two zippers  20   d  in order to selectively separate or assemble the two zippers  20   d . A hard unit  3   d  is composed of a plane-shaped board body Pd and an L-shaped board body Ld. The plane-shaped board body Pd is disposed on an outer surface of the first pad body  11   d , and the L-shaped board body Ld is disposed on outer surfaces of the second pad body  12   d  and a third pad body  13   d . In the fourth embodiment, the two handles  4   d  are joined together by matching buckling elements (male) and buckling bodies (female). 
     Referring to  FIGS. 6A and 6B , the difference between the fifth embodiment and the first, the second, the third and the fourth embodiment is that: in the fifth embodiment, a retaining unit  2   e  has at least two elastic straps  20   e  respectively disposed on outer lateral sides of a first pad body  11   e  and a second pad body  12   e  of a receiving pad body  1   e  and disposed between the first pad body  11   e  and the second pad body  12   e . A hard unit  3   e  is composed of two plane-shaped board bodies Pe that are respectively disposed on an outer surface of the first pad body  11   e  and an outer surface of the second pad body  12   e . In addition, the fifth embodiment further includes: two handles  4   e  far away a third pad body  13   e  in order to respectively connect with an end side of the first pad body  11   e  and an end side of the second pad body  12   e . The two handles  4   e  are joined together by buckling or adhering. In the fifth embodiment, the two handles  4   e  are joined together by matching adhesive elements (male) and adhesive bodies (female). 
     In conclusion, the portable receiving structure for receiving at least one electronic device of the present invention has following advantages: 
     1. The electronic device such as notebook can be firmly received in the receiving pad body by using the retaining unit. 
     2. Not only it is convenient and comfortable for the user to use the electronic device due to an inclined design (the support of the hard unit or the receiving pad body makes the wrist of the user comfortable), but also the heat-dissipating effect of the electronic device is increased due to the inclined design. 
     3. The hard unit can prevent the heat generated from the electronic device from being transmitted to the two legs of the user in order to comfortably use the electronic device on the two legs of the user. 
     4. The present invention is portable by matching the receiving pad body and the hard unit. 
     5. The retaining unit has a plurality of retaining straps movably mated with a hard unit in order to receive the electronic device with any size in a receiving pad body. In other words, when the receiving pad body needs to receive the electronic device with any size, the user can adjust the retaining straps to achieve the object. 
     Although the present invention has been described with reference to the preferred best molds thereof, it will be understood that the invention is not limited to the details thereof. Various substitutions and modifications have been suggested in the foregoing description, and others will occur to those of ordinary skill in the art. Therefore, all such substitutions and modifications are intended to be embraced within the scope of the invention as defined portioned in the appended claims.