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US6505797B1 Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Collapsible laptop stand

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 2001-12-14
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Granted: 2003-01-14
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Expires: 2021-12-14
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Abstract

Abstract A laptop computer stand adapted to be mounted on a chair or similar vertical structure that includes a horizontal edge. A hanging frame assembly includes a pivotally mounted arched arm at one end that receives the edge of a chair in one extreme position and is retractable within the hanging frame assembly in the other extreme position. The hanging frame assembly is pivotally mounted to the base frame assembly that receives the hanging frame assembly therein is one extreme position and at a substantially rectangular relationship with the hanging frame assembly in the other extreme position. A pivotally mounted leg member is used to raise the base frame assembly to a predetermined angle in one extreme position, and as a spacer in another position while the other extreme position the leg member is housed with the hanging frame space. A retainer member pivotally mounted flange is mounted to the distal end of the base frame assembly to serve as a stopper for a laptop to prevent it from sliding down.

Inventors

  • 👤 Samuel D. Dempsey

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-07 15:56
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16M; F16M13/00; F16M13/02; F16M13/022; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S248/00; Y10S248/917

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim 251 words
A laptop computer stand, comprising: A) a base frame assembly having first and second ends and coextending first and second elongated members kept at a spaced apart parallel relationship with respect to each other by first and second transversal members, so that an elongated first space is formed; B) a hanging frame assembly having third and fourth ends and coextensive third and fourth elongated members kept at a spaced apart parallel relationship with respect to each other by third and fourth transversal members defining a plane, so that an elongated second space is defined therein, and said hanging frame assembly having cooperative dimensions to be selectively housed within said first space; C) means for selectively positioning said base frame assembly with respect to said hanging assembly at a substantially perpendicular relationship with respect to each other in one extreme position and within each other at the other extreme position; D) a supporting leg member pivotally mounted to said third end so that said base assembly is selectively positioned at a predetermined angle when resting over a horizontal surface and housed within said second space in another position; and E) an arm member pivotally mounted to said fourth end and being movable between two extreme positions, one of said extreme positions being housed within said second space and the other extreme position extending at a predetermined angle with respect to said plane of said hanging frame assembly so that a substantially horizontal edge of a vertical structure can be removably housed therein.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 251 words
A laptop computer stand, comprising: A) a base frame assembly having first and second ends and coextending first and second elongated members kept at a spaced apart parallel relationship with respect to each other by first and second transversal members, so that an elongated first space is formed; B) a hanging frame assembly having third and fourth ends and coextensive third and fourth elongated members kept at a spaced apart parallel relationship with respect to each other by third and fourth transversal members defining a plane, so that an elongated second space is defined therein, and said hanging frame assembly having cooperative dimensions to be selectively housed within said first space; C) means for selectively positioning said base frame assembly with respect to said hanging assembly at a substantially perpendicular relationship with respect to each other in one extreme position and within each other at the other extreme position; D) a supporting leg member pivotally mounted to said third end so that said base assembly is selectively positioned at a predetermined angle when resting over a horizontal surface and housed within said second space in another position; and E) an arm member pivotally mounted to said fourth end and being movable between two extreme positions, one of said extreme positions being housed within said second space and the other extreme position extending at a predetermined angle with respect to said plane of said hanging frame assembly so that a substantially horizontal edge of a vertical structure can be removably housed therein.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 53 words
The stand set forth in claim 1 , further including: a retainer member pivotally mounted to said second end and selectively moved between two extreme positions, one of said extreme positions being substantially perpendicular to said base frame assembly and the other extreme position having said retainer member housed within said first space.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 24 words
The stand set forth in claim 2 wherein said arm member is arched to cooperatively receive horizontal edges of a predetermined range different thickness.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 41 words
The stand set forth in claim 3 , wherein said leg member is arched to complement the shape of said arm member to avoid interference therewith when both are housed within said second space thereby avoiding protrusion above said second space.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 40 words
The stand set forth in claim 5 , further including: G) means for locking said leg member in an intermediate position that extends a predetermined distance from said hanging frame assembly thereby providing spaced apart support to said hanging frame.

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