Patent ID: 6957612

Claim:
A portable lap desk, said portable lap desk said portable lap desk comprising, a cover and a main body portion, said cover removeably attached to said main body portion, said main body portion having a front wall, a rear wall, side walls and a bottom portion and a bottom wall, a first arching supporting surface, and a second arching support surface, each arching support surface integrally formed in said bottom portion for resting said portable lap top desk on a user's legs, each arching support surface extending from said front wall to said rear wall at an angle of 45 degrees relative to the plane of said bottom wall, said arching supporting surfaces rising in height relative to the plane of said bottom wall to compensate for the natural slope of the legs in a sitting position, each arching supporting surface narrowing in width from said rear wall to said front wall, each arching supporting surface extending to said front wall at an angle of approximately 135 degrees relative to the plane of said rear wall and at an angle of 135–160 degrees relative to the plane of said bottom wall, and a dividing member integrally formed between said arching support surfaces, said dividing member having a rear portion which extends downwardly and forwardly towards said front wall for positioning the user's thighs in said main body portion, said dividing member having feet formed in said rear wall for positioning said lap desk on the user's thighs and preventing said lap desk from extending onto the user's lap, said arching supporting surfaces and said dividing member providing a contoured supporting surface for positioning said lap desk on said user's legs and thighs to prevent said lap desk from tipping over during use.