Bag computer display panel frame

• US 9,501,101 B2
• Filed: 02/27/2015
• Issued: 11/22/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 11/30/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Iii, Charles Augustus Daley
• Original Assignee: Iii, Charles Augustus Daley
• Inventors: Daley, Charles Augustus III
• Primary Examiner(s): LEA EDMONDS, LISA S
• Application Number:
  US14/544,865
• Publication Number:
  US 20150177787A1
• Time in Patent Office: 634 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/163 Wearable computers, e.g. on a belt
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1637 Details related to the display arrangement, including those related to the mounting of the display in the housing
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1681 Details related solely to hinges hinge details related to the transmission of signals or power are classified in G06F1/1683
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/181 Enclosures for portable computers G06F1/1613
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 5/0217 Mechanical details of casings covers, lids, hoods or members for covering apertures H05K5/03
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 5/0226 Hinges

Abstract

The disclosed invention is a frame used to mount a display to a bag or other object. The frame includes a prop to press against the bag front and hold a display angle relative to the bag. The frame may be adapted to hold thin film display and touch control units, may be light weight and hollow, may include a camera or other tools and may be in two parts to hold the display/control unit. The frame may include finger guides on its back side, may be shaped to fit the operator'"'"'s hands and may be adapted to attach to the object using an attachment flap.

Claims

1. An electronic computing device for mobile use comprised of:

a. a bag comprised of an interior and a front wall including a top end, an inside surface and an outside surface including a computer equipment storage area;

b. a computing unit panel attached to the bag in the computer equipment storage area; and

c. a display panel including a front side with a display, a back side and an attachment edge, wherein the display panel is pivotally attached to the bag so the display panel can pivot from a storage position in the computer equipment storage area to an operating position.

2. The computing device of claim 1 wherein the display panel is pivotally attached to the bag near the top end of the bag front wall.

3. The computing device of claim 1 wherein the front wall is further comprised of a computing unit panel holder configured to hold the computing unit panel in the computer equipment storage area.

4. The computing device of claim 1 wherein the display panel is further comprised of a control.

5. The computing device of claim 4 wherein the control includes a touch pad on the back side of the display panel.

6. The computing device of claim 4 wherein the display includes a touch screen control.

7. The computing device of claim 1 wherein the display panel is attached to the bag by the display panel attachment edge.

8. The computing device of claim 1 wherein the display panel is attached to the bag using a pivoting computer equipment mount that includes an attachment flap.

9. The computing device of claim 1 further comprised of one or more attachments on the computing unit panel, one or more matching attachments on the outside surface of the bag front wall and an opening in the bag front wall, wherein the attachments hold the computing unit panel in the computer equipment storage area and the opening is configured to allow an electrical connection of an electrical device in the bag interior to the computing unit panel.

10. The computing device of claim 1 wherein the computing unit panel is comprised of a front computing unit panel part including one or more attachments and a back computing unit panel part including one or more matching attachments and the bag front wall is further comprised of one or more holes wherein the front computing unit panel part in the computer equipment storage area is configured to attach to the back computing unit panel part on the inside surface of the bag front wall using the one or more attachments through the one or more holes in the bag front wall.

11. The computing device of claim 10 further comprised of one or more electrical connections on the back computing unit panel part wherein at least one electrical connection electrically connects to the front computing unit panel part.

12. The computing device of claim 10 further comprised of an electrical connection on the back computing unit panel part wherein the electrical connection is configured to electrically connect to an electrical device in the interior of the bag.

13. The computing device of claim 1 further comprised of an electrical connection box attached to the inside surface of the bag front wall and an electrical connection configured to electrically connect the electrical connection box to the computing unit panel wherein the electrical connection box is adapted to electrically connect the computing unit panel to electrical equipment in the bag interior.

14. The computing device of claim 1 further comprised of an electrical connection between the computing unit panel and the display panel.

15. A bag for holding an electronic computing device for mobile use comprised of:

a. a bag comprised of an interior and a front wall including a top end, an inside surface and an outside surface including a computer equipment storage area;

b. one of a holder on the front wall and one or more holes in the front wall configured to attach a computing unit panel to the bag in the computer equipment storage area; and

c. a pivoting computer equipment mount attached to the bag and configured to pivotally attach a display panel to the bag wherein the display panel can pivot from a storage position in the computer equipment storage area to an operating position.

16. The bag of claim 15 wherein the pivoting computer equipment mount is attached to the bag near the top end of the bag front wall.

17. The bag of claim 15 wherein the pivoting computer equipment mount includes an attachment flap.

18. The bag of claim 15 wherein the bag front wall is further comprised of an opening configured to allow an electrical connection of an electrical device located in the interior of the bag to the computing unit panel in the computer equipment storage area.

19. The bag of claim 15 wherein the one or more holes in the bag front wall are configured to attach a back computing unit panel part on the inside surface of the bag front wall through the bag front wall to a front computing unit panel part in the computer equipment storage area.

20. The bag of claim 15 further comprised of an electrical connection box attached to the inside surface of the bag front wall and an electrical connection from the connection box through the bag front wall and electrically connectable to the computing unit panel wherein the connection box is configured to electrically connect an electrical device in the bag interior to the computing unit panel.

21. The bag of claim 15 wherein the pivoting computer equipment mount is configured to hold a display panel by an attachment edge of the display panel.

22. An electronic computing device for attaching to an outside surface of a bag wall, the electronic computing device comprised of:

a. a computing unit panel including a back surface and one or more attachments configured to match one or more attachments on the outside surface of the bag wall; and

b. one of an electrical connection and a control on the computing unit panel back surface wherein the computing unit panel back surface is configured to be accessible from a bag interior through an opening in the bag wall.

23. An electronic computing device for attaching to a bag wall, the electronic computing device comprised of:

a. a front computing unit panel part including one or more attachments;

b. a back computing unit panel part including one or more attachments matching the attachments on the front computing unit panel part, wherein the back computing unit panel part attachments are configured to attach to the front computing unit panel part attachments through one or more holes in the bag front wall and hold the two parts to the bag wall with the bag wall between the two parts;

c. an electrical connection from the front computing unit panel part to the back part computing unit panel part; and

d. an electrical connection on the back computing unit panel part configured to electrically connect one of the back computing unit panel part and front computing panel part to an electrical device in an interior of the bag.

24. A display frame for holding an electronic display, the display frame comprised of:

a. a bag comprised of a front wall including a top end;

b. an attachment frame comprising a proximal edge, and a distal edge, wherein the attachment frame is configured to hold an electronic display;

c. a pivoting computer equipment mount attached to the bag and comprised of a free section extending from the bag and attaching to the proximal edge of the attachment frame; and

d. a prop on or near the proximal edge of the attachment frame wherein the prop extends toward the bag front wall while the free section suspends the attachment frame, the prop configured to abut the bag front wall and hold the attachment frame at one or more operating position angles relative to the bag front wall.

25. The display frame of claim 24 wherein the attachment frame is further comprised of one of a front side display panel portion including a display, a back side display panel portion including a touch pad and a display/control combination panel.

26. The display frame of claim 25 further comprised of an electrical connection on one of the front side display panel portion, back side display panel portion and display/control combination panel wherein the connection is configured to electrically connect to other electrical equipment.

27. The display frame of claim 25 further comprised of a touch screen control on the display.

28. The display frame of claim 24 wherein the attachment frame is comprised of an attachment frame front side and an attachment frame back side.

29. The display frame of claim 28 wherein one of the attachment frame front side and the attachment frame back side includes a pivoting computer equipment mount display panel part.

30. The display frame of claim 28 wherein the attachment frame front side and the attachment frame back side are pivotally attached to each other.

31. The display frame of claim 24 wherein the attachment frame is shaped to be easily handled.

32. The display frame of claim 24 wherein the attachment frame is further comprised of a back side including a finger guide and a finger guide opening to allow access to a touch pad held in the attachment frame and help an operator find a control.

33. The display frame of claim 24 further comprised of a tool attached to the attachment frame and an electrical connection connected to the tool and configured to electrically connect the tool to other electrical equipment.

34. The display frame of claim 24 wherein the attachment frame is hollow to pass an electrical connection from a tool located on the frame through the frame for connection to other electrical equipment.

35. The display frame of claim 24 wherein the attachment frame includes a pivoting computer equipment mount display panel part adapted to attach to an attachment flap.

36. The display frame of claim 24 wherein the free section is comprised of an attachment flap.

37. A display frame for holding an electronic display to a bag, the display frame comprised of:

a. an attachment frame comprising a proximal edge and a distal edge wherein the attachment frame is configured to hold an electronic display;

b. a pivoting computer equipment mount display panel part on or near the proximal edge configured to pivotally attach the attachment frame to a free section attached to the bag; and

c. a prop on or near the proximal edge of the attachment frame wherein the prop extends toward the bag while the free section suspends the attachment frame, the prop configured to abut the bag and hold the attachment frame at one or more operating position angles relative to a front wall of the bag.

38. The display frame of claim 37 wherein the attachment frame is further comprised of one of a front side display panel portion including a display, a back side display panel portion including a touch pad and a display/control combination panel.

39. The display frame of claim 38 further comprised of an electrical connection on one of the front side display panel portion, back side display panel portion and display/control combination panel wherein the connection is configured to electrically connect to other electrical equipment.

40. The display frame of claim 38 further comprised of a touch screen control on the display.

41. The display frame of claim 37 wherein the attachment frame is comprised of an attachment frame front side and an attachment frame back side.

42. The display frame of claim 41 wherein one of the attachment frame front side and the attachment frame back side includes a pivoting computer equipment mount display panel part.

43. The display frame of claim 41 wherein the attachment frame front side and the attachment frame back side are pivotally attached to each other.

44. The display frame of claim 37 wherein the attachment frame is shaped to be easily handled.

45. The display frame of claim 37 wherein the attachment frame is further comprised of a back side including a finger guide and a finger guide opening to allow access to a touch pad held in the attachment frame and help an operator find a control.

46. The display frame of claim 37 further comprised of a tool attached to the attachment frame and an electrical connection connected to the tool and configured to electrically connect the tool to other electrical equipment.

47. The display frame of claim 37 wherein the attachment frame is hollow to pass an electrical connection from a tool located on the frame through the frame for connection to other electrical equipment.

48. The display frame of claim 37 wherein the attachment frame includes a pivoting computer equipment mount display panel part adapted to attach to an attachment flap.

49. An electronic display device for pivotally attaching to an object, the display device comprised of:

a. a display/control combination panel including a display side with a display and a control side with a touch pad;

b. an attachment frame comprised of a proximal edge and a back side including a finger guide and a finger guide opening wherein the attachment frame is configured to hold the display/control combination panel with the display/control combination panel control side adjacent to the attachment frame back side; and

c. a pivoting computer equipment mount display panel part on or near the attachment frame proximal edge and configured to pivotally attach the attachment frame to the object.

50. The display device of claim 49 further comprised of an electrical connection attached to the display/control combination panel and configured to electrically connect the display/control combination panel to other electrical equipment.