US 10,471,766 B2 · Clipboard and portable computing device system

Abstract

A clipboard system comprising a clipboard that cooperates with a case of a portable computing device (e.g., a tablet computer) such that the case attaches to the clipboard to enable interchangeable usage of the portable computing device and the clipboard. The case enables the portable computing device to be enclosed and supported, and utilized while coupled with the clipboard. The case receives the computing device and secures the device therein, while exposing the device display and the device controls for user interaction. The case comprises a backside having affixed thereto an attachment material such as one part of a two-part fastener that securely interfaces to the other part of the fastener material affixed to the clipboard. The attachment material is of sufficient strength to hold the case and enclosed computing device to the clipboard during normal usage.

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Dependent claims

A case for a portable computing device, the case comprising:

a back surface and a front surface, the front surface includes a viewing portion through which a display of the portable computing device is viewed;
a hinged cover secured to the case, the hinged cover serves as part of an attachment mechanism that attaches the back surface of the case to a clipboard;
and
multiple cutouts that enable access to device controls of the portable computing device and external access by device sensors of the portable computing device.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Clipboard and portable computing device system

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Clipboard and portable computing device system

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