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Laptop transport and support system for mobile environments

  • US 6,796,473 B2
  • Filed: 11/07/2003
  • Issued: 09/28/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/27/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for supporting a portable computing device adjacent a seat for use by an occupant seated in the seat, the method comprising:

  • using a base to support the computing device firmly thereon;

    using a cover that is at least partially releasably securable to the base to enclose the computing device between the base and the cover when the computing device is not in use and being carried about;

    using at least one elongated support strap coupled to one of the base and the cover to partially support the base from the seat when the base is positioned in front of a seatback portion of the seat and said occupant is seated in said seat; and

    using a support member associated with said base, and extending from said base, to contact said seatback and maintain said base at a desired distance from said seatback when said computing device is being used by said occupant, without interfering with a torso portion of said occupant while said occupant is seated in said seat.

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