Patent ID: 7628271

Claim:
A multi-functional carrying case for supporting a laptop and associated accessories, said multi-functional carrying case comprising: a base section including a divider removably positioned therein, said base section further having top and bottom portions bifurcated by said divider such that said top and bottom portions are isolated within said base section when said divider is nested therein; a control panel seated within said base section and being electrically mated to an external power supply source, said control panel including a power distribution panel and a surge protector provided with a ground-fault interrupt circuit electrically mated directly thereto, said ground-fault interrupt circuit canceling power to said power distribution panel when said control panel exceeds at least one of a threshold temperature and a voltage level respectively; a phone input jack and an Ethernet input jack operably connected directly to said ground-fault interrupt circuit, said phone and Ethernet input jacks being disposed exterior of said base section and mounted to one side thereof; a multi-outlet power strip disposed exterior of said base section and being directly mounted to said one side such that said phone and Ethernet input jacks are juxtaposed adjacent thereto; a plurality of 110-volt power outlets directly coupled to said control panel and electrically mated to said ground-fault interrupt circuit; a retractable phone cord and a retractable power cord anchored to said control panel and extending outwardly from said base section, said retractable phone and power cords being electrically mated to said surge protector; a top section pivotally connected directly to said base section, said top section having first and second isolated storage portions provided with confronting outer edges respectively; first and second zippers directly mated to said first and second storage portions of said top section such that a user may close said first and second storage portions during traveling conditions; and a paper-holding clip pivotally anchored to said base section, said clip having monolithically formed first and second arms registered orthogonal to each other wherein said first arm extends vertically to said top section and said second arm pivots outwardly from said carrying case, said second arm having a longitudinal length greater than a longitudinal length of said first arm such that a paper document can be effectively supported therealong without interfering with a keyboard of the laptop seated in said base section, said clip being spring-actuated for allowing the user to quickly detached the paper document as needed without shaking said carrying case.