Patent ID: 8418977

Claim:
A laptop computer having a bottom and at least one female port defined in a side of the laptop computer in combination with a shelf attachment mechanism comprising a shelf portion having first and second opposing sides and a male component extending from the first side of the shelf portion that is received in the female port, wherein when the male component is received in the female port, the male component is not configured to be in electrical or data communication with the female port and the first side of the shelf portion is in contact with the side of the laptop computer that includes the female port, wherein the second side of the shelf portion does not include any openings therein, wherein the side of the laptop computer that includes the female port has a length, and wherein the shelf portion has a length, and wherein the length of the first side of the shelf portion is at least half of the length of the side of the laptop computer that includes the female port, wherein the shelf attachment mechanism further comprises a support ledge that extends outwardly from the first side of the shelf portion and that extends under the bottom surface of the laptop computer.