Patent ID: 7036642

Claim:
A laptop computer carrying case of a generally parallelepiped form, comprising: a front panel, a rear panel spaced apart and opposed from said front panel; a pair of side panels opposed to each other and attached to said front and rear panels along corresponding side edges of said front and rear panels; a base panel attached to said front, rear and side panels along a base edge defined respectively on each of said front rear and side panels; at least one strap having first and second opposing faces attached at a proximal end to each of said side panels, each of said straps having a latching structure disposed at a distal end thereof for releasably securing said distal ends to each other, and a length adjustable section permitting said strap to be adjusted from at least a first length to a second length, wherein at least a portion of one of said first and second faces of each said strap extends substantially adjacent to a face of a respective one of said side panels when a laptop computer is disposed within said carrying case.