Composite cover-support for electronic equipment and instructional materials

Claim 1

A loose-leaf ring notebook and support structure for functionally housing electronic components and instructional materials comprising: at least a pair of planar cover members joined together along a mutual fold hinge area and having inner surfaces; a first substantially flat support member proximate one of said planar cover members and movable with respect thereto; means supporting said first support member a fixed difference away from and substantially parallel to said one of said planar cover members; means hingedly and releasably retaining said first support member to said pair of planar cover members proximate said mutual fold hinge area; a second support member substantially parallel and adjacent to said first support member; means supporting said second member a fixed distance away from and substantially parallel to one of said planar cover members, said first and second members fixedly positioned each with respect to the other and movable relative to said planar cover members to cooperatively and functionally receive electronic components therebetween, said movably and releasably retaining means releasably securing instructional materials proximate said first and second support members and between said planar cover members, said electronic components being operably and releasably secured to said first and second member supporting means and including a microcomputer system, and said second support member recess enabling access to a computer keyboard.