Carrying case for a portable work station
First Claim
1. For transporting a portable work station including at least a computer, a carrying case for enclosing said work station and comprising a base for receiving said work station and a lid movable to opened and closed positions relative to the base, said carrying case further comprising first and second sets of manually accessible controls, said first set of controls located at an exterior surface of said carrying case and electrically connected to the computer to enable said computer to be controlled when the lid of said carrying case is in either the opened or closed positions relative to the base and said second set of controls located at the interior of said carrying case and connected to the computer to enable the computer to be energized when the lid of said carrying case is in the opened position, said first set of manually accessible controls at the exterior surface of said carrying case including a power switch to be electrically connected between a source of power and the computer so as to energize said computer when the lid of said carrying case is in the closed position.
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Abstract
An air and water tight carrying case in which to transport a portable work station having a personal computer, printer and other peripherals. External controls are provided at a bulkhead on the outside of the case to permit operation of the work station when the carrying case is closed, such as when the case is located in a hostile environment and it is desirable to isolate the computer hardware from the atmosphere. By virtue of the foregoing, power to the computer and peripherals, data transfer to and from the computer, and connection of the computer to auxiliary hardware can all be controlled from outside the carrying case without having to disturb the safe environment in which the work station is sealed.
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18 Claims
- 1. For transporting a portable work station including at least a computer, a carrying case for enclosing said work station and comprising a base for receiving said work station and a lid movable to opened and closed positions relative to the base, said carrying case further comprising first and second sets of manually accessible controls, said first set of controls located at an exterior surface of said carrying case and electrically connected to the computer to enable said computer to be controlled when the lid of said carrying case is in either the opened or closed positions relative to the base and said second set of controls located at the interior of said carrying case and connected to the computer to enable the computer to be energized when the lid of said carrying case is in the opened position, said first set of manually accessible controls at the exterior surface of said carrying case including a power switch to be electrically connected between a source of power and the computer so as to energize said computer when the lid of said carrying case is in the closed position.
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2. The carrying case recited in claim further comprising a cover supported at said exterior surface of said carrying case and movable from a first position at which to cover said first set of controls to a second position at which to expose said controls and thereby permit manual access thereto.
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11. A carrying case for enclosing and transporting a portable work station including at least a computer, said carrying case comprising:
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a base for receiving the computer and a lid attached to the base and moveable between opened and closed positions relative to the base; a first set of controls located at the interior of the base and electrically connected to the computer to control said computer when the lid is in an opened position relative to said base; a second set of controls located on the outside surface of the base and electrically connected to the computer to control said computer when the lid is in either the opened or closed position relative to said base; a circuit board carried at the lid and interfaced with the computer; and at least one backplane connector electrically connected to said computer via said circuit board. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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- 17. For transporting a portable work station including at last a computer, a cellular phone, and a power source connected to said phone and to said computer, a carrying case enclosing said work station and comprising a base for receiving said work station and a lid movable to opened and closed positions relative to the base, said carrying case further comprising a set of manually accessible controls located on an exterior surface of said carrying case and electrically connected to each of said cellular phone and said computer to enable said phone and computer to be controlled when the lid of said carrying case is in either the opened or closed positions relative to the base, said set of manually accessible controls on the exterior surface of said carrying case including a power switch to be electrically connected between said cellular phone and said power source so as to energize said phone when the lid of said carrying case is in the closed position.
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