Patent ID: 6851656

Claim:
A laptop computer paper support device for removably setting on the top of a laptop computer case and for holding at least one document above a screen on the laptop computer, said laptop computer paper support device comprising: a support member including a front surface, a top edge, a bottom edge, a left edge, a right edge and a connection axis passing through said left edge and said right edge, wherein said connection axis is substantially perpendicular to said left edge; and a shelf member pivotally attached at said connection axis to the front surface of said support member, said shelf member including: a top surface and a bottom surface; a shelf ledge adapted for maintaining a document upon the top surface of the shelf member, said shelf ledge attached to the top surface and extending upwardly from the top surface at a non-zero angle; and a shelf flange adapted for setting on the top of a laptop computer case, said shelf flange attached to the bottom surface and extending downwardly from the bottom surface at a non-zero angle; wherein the shelf member is movable between an open position wherein the shelf member is substantially perpendicular to the support member and a closed position wherein the shelf member is substantially parallel to the support member.