Portable desktop

• US 20070151487A1
• Filed: 10/24/2006
• Published: 07/05/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 10/24/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Jakks Pacific, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Jakks Pacific, Inc.
• Inventors: Lam, Helena, Bui, Cuong, To, Tony, Villapanda, Allan
• Application Number:
  US11/586,484
• Publication Number:
  US 20070151487A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 108/43
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 23/043 adjustable, foldable

Abstract

A portable desktop is described. The portable desktop includes an openable container having a cover and a bottom housing. The cover is hingedly connected with the bottom housing. A prop is hingedly connected with the cover for adjusting an opening of the openable container. Additionally, the bottom housing has notches therein for allowing the prop to adjust the opening by affixing with the notches. A ledge is attached with the first cover to prevent an object from sliding off the cover. When closed, the cover and bottom housing operate as a container to hold objects therein. When opened, a user may place an object against the cover to use the cover as a desktop.

Claims

1. A portable desktop, comprising:

an openable container having a cover and a bottom housing, the cover being hingedly connected with the bottom housing; and

a prop hingedly connected with the cover by a prop hinge for adjusting an opening of the openable container, whereby when the container is closed, the cover and bottom housing operate as a container to hold objects therein and when the container is opened, a user may place an object against the cover to use the cover as a desktop.

2. A portable desktop as set forth in claim 1, wherein the bottom housing has multiple notches therein for allowing the prop to adjust the opening by affixing with at least one of the multiple notches.

3. A portable desktop as set forth in claim 1, further comprising a ledge attached with the cover, the ledge being operable to prevent an object from sliding off the cover.

4. A portable desktop as set forth in claim 1, further comprising:

a retention mechanism; and

a retention mechanism spring connected with the retention mechanism and the cover, whereby a user may lift the retention mechanism away from the cover and place objects between the retention mechanism and the cover, the retention mechanism spring causing the retention mechanism to force said objects against the cover and hold said objects rigidly in place.

5. A portable desktop as set forth in claim 1, further comprising:

a cover outer-raised portion; and

a cover outer-recessed portion, whereby the cover outer-raised portion and the cover outer-recessed portion form a shelf, allowing a user to place media in the cover outer-recessed portion such that said media rests against the cover outer-raised portion.

6. A portable desktop as set forth in claim 5, further comprising a media crossbar that spans the cover outer-recessed portion, whereby a user may place media in the cover outer-recessed portion and brace said media with the media crossbar to, for example, hold open the pages of bound books.

7. A portable desktop as set forth in claim 1, further comprising a handle connected with the cover, whereby a user may grip the handle and carry the portable desktop like a briefcase when the portable desktop is closed.

8. A portable desktop as set forth in claim 1, further comprising:

a securing mechanism connected with the cover, the securing mechanism having a securing mechanism release mechanism; and

a securing mechanism slot formed in the bottom housing, whereby a user can insert the securing mechanism into the securing mechanism slot, preventing the portable desktop from coming open when it is closed and selectively operate the securing mechanism release mechanism to open the portable desktop.

9. A portable desktop as set forth in claim 8, where the securing mechanism release mechanism is operated whenever a user presses the retention mechanism against the cover.

10. A portable desktop as set forth in claim 1, further comprising:

a second prop hingedly connected with the cover by a second prop hinge;

a second set of multiple notches formed in the bottom housing for affixing with the second prop; and

a prop crossbar connected with the prop and the second prop, whereby the user can simultaneously engage the prop and the second prop with multiple notches.

11. A portable desktop as set forth in claim 1, further comprising:

a bottom housing recessed portion;

a bottom housing raised portion, the multiple notches being formed therein;

a cover inner-raised portion;

a cover inner-recessed portion; and

a cover groove portion formed in the cover inner-raised portion, whereby the openable container is delimited by the cover inner-raised portion and the bottom housing raised portion, and a user can store the prop in the cover groove portion when closing the portable desktop.

12. A portable desktop as set forth in claim 3, further comprising:

a retention mechanism; and

a retention mechanism spring connected with the retention mechanism and the cover, whereby a user may lift the retention mechanism away from the cover and place objects between the retention mechanism and the cover, the retention mechanism spring causing the retention mechanism to force said objects against the cover and hold said objects rigidly in place.

13. A portable desktop as set forth in claim 12, further comprising:

a cover outer-raised portion; and

a cover outer-recessed portion, whereby the cover outer-raised portion and the cover outer-recessed portion form a shelf, allowing a user to place media in the cover outer-recessed portion such that said media rests against the cover outer-raised portion.

14. A portable desktop as set forth in claim 13, further comprising a media crossbar that spans the cover outer-recessed portion, whereby a user may place media in the cover outer-recessed portion and brace said media with the media crossbar to, for example, hold open the pages of bound books.

15. A portable desktop as set forth in claim 14, further comprising a handle connected with the cover, whereby a user may grip the handle and carry the portable desktop like a briefcase when the portable desktop is closed.

16. A portable desktop as set forth in claim 15, further comprising:

a securing mechanism connected with the cover, the securing mechanism having a securing mechanism release mechanism; and

a securing mechanism slot formed in the bottom housing, whereby a user can insert the securing mechanism into the securing mechanism slot, preventing the portable desktop from coming open when it is closed and selectively operate the securing mechanism release mechanism to open the portable desktop.

17. A portable desktop as set forth in claim 16, where the securing mechanism release mechanism is operated whenever a user presses the retention mechanism against the cover.

18. A portable desktop as set forth in claim 17, further comprising:

a second prop hingedly connected with the cover by a second prop hinge;

a second set of multiple notches formed in the bottom housing for affixing with the second prop; and

a prop crossbar connected with the prop and the second prop, whereby the user can simultaneously engage the prop and the second prop with multiple notches.

19. A portable desktop as set forth in claim 18, further comprising:

a bottom housing recessed portion;

a bottom housing raised portion, the multiple notches being formed therein;

a cover inner-raised portion;

a cover inner-recessed portion; and

a cover groove portion formed in the cover inner-raised portion, whereby the openable container is delimited by the cover inner-raised portion and the bottom housing raised portion, and a user can store the prop in the cover groove portion when closing the portable desktop.

20. A method of forming a portable desktop, comprising acts of:

hingedly connecting a cover and a bottom housing to form an openable container;

hingedly connecting a prop with the cover by a prop hinge for adjusting an opening of the openable container;

forming multiple notches in the bottom housing for allowing the prop to adjust the opening by affixing with the multiple notches, whereby when closed, the cover and bottom housing operate as a container to hold objects therein, and, when opened, a user may place an object against the cover to use the cover as a desktop.

21. A method as set forth in claim 20, further attaching a ledge with the cover, the ledge being operable to prevent an object from sliding off the cover.

22. A method as set forth in claim 20, further comprising acts of:

connecting a retention mechanism spring with the cover; and

connecting the retention mechanism spring with a retention mechanism, whereby a user may lift the retention mechanism away from the cover and place objects between the retention mechanism and the cover, the retention mechanism spring causing the retention mechanism to force said objects against the cover and hold said objects rigidly in place.

23. A method as set forth in claim 20, further comprising acts of:

forming an outer-raised portion in the cover; and

forming an outer-recessed portion in the cover, whereby the outer-raised portion in the cover and the outer-recessed portion in the cover form a shelf, allowing a user to place media in the cover outer-recessed portion such that said media rests against the cover outer-raised portion.

24. A method as set forth in claim 23, further attaching a media crossbar with the outer-recessed portion in the cover such the media crossbar spans the outer-recessed portion in the cover, whereby a user may place media in the outer-recessed portion in the cover and brace said media with the media crossbar to, for example, hold open the pages of bound books.

25. A method as set forth in claim 20, further attaching a handle with the cover, whereby a user may grip the handle and carry the portable desktop like a briefcase when the portable desktop is closed.

26. A method as set forth in claim 20, further comprising acts of:

hingedly connecting a securing mechanism with the cover, the securing mechanism having been formed with a securing mechanism release mechanism; and

forming a securing mechanism slot in the bottom housing, whereby a user can insert the securing mechanism into the securing mechanism slot, preventing the portable desktop from coming open when it is closed and selectively operate the securing mechanism release mechanism to open the portable desktop.

27. A method as set forth in claim 20, further comprising acts of:

hingedly connecting a second prop with the cover;

forming a second set of multiple notches in the bottom housing for affixing with the second prop; and

attaching a prop crossbar with the prop and the second prop, whereby the user can simultaneously engage the prop and the second prop with multiple notches.