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Tether arrangement for portable electronic device, such as a lap-top computer

  • US 6,883,694 B2
  • Filed: 10/22/2002
  • Issued: 04/26/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/22/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A laptop computer assembly comprising:

  • a laptop computer having a case with a bottom adapted to rest upon a lap of a user, a pair of sides, and a computer structure within said case;

    a pair of flexible tethers secured to opposite sides of said case and extending along said sides thereof, each of said tethers having a free end adapted to engage at the waist to a point on a garment worn by said user; and

    a pair of length adjusters, each length adjuster associated with one of said flexible tethers, each length adjuster being lockable, enabling the user to securely determine the effective length of each tether;

    whereby the user can set the effective lengths of the two tethers to be equal to one another or unequal to one another, thereby allowing for the computer to be positioned on the lap in either a square or an off-square alignment.

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