Cooler pad for notebook computer

• US 7,857,276 B2
• Filed: 01/29/2009
• Issued: 12/28/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 01/29/2009
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Chen-Source Inc.
• Original Assignee: Chen-Source Inc.
• Inventors: Chen, Te-Sheng
• Primary Examiner(s): Ramirez; Ramon O
• Application Number:
  US12/320,558
• Publication Number:
  US 20100186928A1
• Time in Patent Office: 698 Days
• Field of Search: 248/346.01, 248/346.03, 165/76, 361/679.48, 361/695
• US Class Current: 248/346.01
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 23/002 supported only by a person
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/203 for portable computers, e.g. for laptops

Abstract

A cooler pad for supporting a notebook computer on a user'"'"'s lap is disclosed to include a soft pad having an accommodation space, a cooling fan mounted in the accommodation space, two slotted cover plates attached to the top and bottom sides of the accommodation space and fastened together to hold down the cooling fan in the accommodation space for enabling the power cord of the cooling fan to be extended to the outside of the soft pad for connection to the notebook computer to obtain the necessary working voltage for the cooling fan during operation of the notebook computer.

Claims

1. A cooler pad, comprising:

a soft pad, said soft pad comprising a cover layer, a soft stuffing material stuffed in said cover layer, and an accommodation space vertically cut through said cover layer and said soft stuffing material; and

a fan module mounted in said soft pad, said fan module comprising a cooling fan accommodated in said accommodation space inside said soft pad, said cooling fan comprising a power cable extending to the outside of said soft pad and terminating in a power connector for connection to external power source means, and two cover plates respectively covered on top and bottom sides of said accommodation space to hold down said cooling fan, each said cover plate comprising a plurality of air vents disposed in communication between said accommodation space and the atmosphere and a positioning structure, the positioning structures of said cover plates being fastened to each other.

2. The cooler pad as claimed in claim 1, wherein said soft pad comprises a plurality of locating holes vertically cut through said cover layer and said soft stuffing material and spaced around said accommodation space for the mounting of said positioning structures of said cover plates.

3. The cooler pad as claimed in claim 2, wherein said locating holes comprise a plurality of first locating holes and second locating holes;

each said positioning structure comprises a plurality of hooks and locating posts respectively inserted into said first locating holes and said second locating holes.

4. The cooler pad as claimed in claim 1, wherein said soft stuffing material of said soft pad is selected from a material group of polyurethane, ethylene vinyl acetate, memory foam and low-stress gel.

5. The cooler pad as claimed in claim 1, wherein said cover layer of said soft pad is selected from a material group of PVC sheet material, PVC fabric, nylon, genuine leather, artificial leather, cotton fabric, felt fabric and linen fabric.

6. The cooler pad as claimed in claim 1, wherein said cover layer of said soft pad comprises a plurality of raised portions protruded from an outer surface thereof.

7. The cooler pad as claimed in claim 1, wherein the cover plate that is covered on the top side of said accommodation space of said soft pad comprises a plurality of raised portions protruded from a top wall thereof for supporting a notebook computer.

8. The cooler pad as claimed in claim 1, wherein said soft pad comprises a passage transversely extended from said accommodation space to the periphery thereof for guiding said power cord of said cooling fan to the outside of said soft pad;

said cooling fan further comprises a cable reel mounted in said passage for winding back said power cord.

9. The cooler pad as claimed in claim 1, wherein said power cord of said cooling fan extends to the outside of said soft pad through one said air vent of one said cover plate.

10. The cooler pad as claimed in claim 1, wherein said power connector is a USB connector.

11. The cooler pad as claimed in claim 1, wherein said power connector is a power plug.

12. The cooler pad as claimed in claim 1, wherein each said cover plate comprises a plurality of retaining rods respectively inserted into said accommodation space and fastened to said cooling fan to hold down said cooling fan in said accommodation space.