Carrying case for a computer

• US 20040011616A1
• Filed: 03/10/2003
• Published: 01/22/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 04/11/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Umates A/S
• Original Assignee: Umates A/S
• Inventors: Rasmussen, Kim T
• Application Number:
  US10/257,227
• Publication Number:
  US 20040011616A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 190/107
• CPC Class Codes: A45C 2011/003 for portable computing devices, e.g. laptop, tablet, netbook, game boy, navigation system, calculator
• CPC Class Codes: A45C 2200/15 Articles convertible into a stand, e.g. for displaying purposes
• CPC Class Codes: A45C 3/02 Briefcases or the like

Abstract

The present invention relates to a carrying case capable of housing the computer during use. A flap arranged in the front wall of the carrying case may be opened whereby the computer is revealed and ready for use. The openable flap in the front wall is hinged to the lower part of the front wall, whereby said flap is capable of being opened to an opening angle in a range between 0 degree and 175 degree and capable of keeping said opening angle or a smaller angle when the opening force is removed. Thereby the flap cannot fall to a position behind the computer taking up extra space. Preferably the flap is provided with closing means whereby the flap will close automatically when an opening force is removed from the flap. In use the computer top part may be opened to reveal the keys and the display is arranged in the angle suitable for the actual user, whereby the flap is opened to a position having a substantially identical opening angle not falling to a table behind the computer.

Claims

1. A carrying case for a computer comprising

opposing front and back walls having upper and lower parts, side walls and a bottom wall connected to the front and back walls, said walls defining at least one compartment

optionally a top wall connected to at least to one of said front or back walls,

said front wall comprising an opening providing access by a user for using the computer, when the computer is contained in the case,

said opening being provided by an openable flap in the front wall being hinged to the lower part of the front wall, whereby said flap is capable of being opened to an opening angle in a range between 0 degree and 175 degree and capable of keeping said opening angle or a smaller angle when the opening force is removed.

2. The carrying case according to claim 1, wherein said flap is adapted to close automatically when the case is arranged horizontally on the back wall unless kept open by an opening force.

3. The carrying case according to claim 1 or 2, wherein said case is provided with closing means for automatically closing the flap.

4. The carrying case according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the top wall is connected to the upper part of the back wall and being provided with a closure means for securing the top wall to the front wall.

5. The carrying case according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the top wall is adapted to function as a wrist support when not secured to the front wall.

6. The carrying case according to claim 5, wherein a securing means is arranged in the case to receive the closure means of the top wall, when the top wall is in a position to function as a wrist support.

7. The carrying case according to any of the preceding claims, wherein said flap is connected to the front wall by means of at least one zipper.

8. The carrying case according to any of the preceding claims, wherein said bottom wall is curved, and said side walls each comprises a correspondingly curved lower part.

9. The carrying case according to claim 7 or 8, wherein the zipper is arranged in the front wall so that the end of the zipper is the closing means thereby providing the flap with an automatic closing mechanism.

10. The carrying case according to claim 7, 8 or 9, wherein the zipper is aligned with the edge connecting the front wall with the side walls.

11. The carrying case according to claim 7, 8, 9 or 10, wherein the zipper is extending from an upper edge of the front wall to a lower edge of the front wall.

12. The carrying case according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the walls are semi-rigid.

13. The carrying case according to any of the preceding claims, said case comprising at least one carrying strap.

14. The carrying case according to claim 13, wherein said carrying strap is depressable into the top wall.

15. The carrying case according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the side walls are extendable.