# US 10,864,763 B2 · Clipboard and portable computing device system > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,864,763 B2 - Document ID: US10864763B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/588,787 - Filed: 2019-09-30 - Published: 2020-01-23 - Granted: 2020-12-15 - Earliest claimed: 2013-12-11 - Applicants: David T Cooper - Inventors: David T Cooper - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10864763B2 ## CPC - B42F 9/002: {combined with auxiliary devices, e.g. pencils} - G06F 1/1628: {Enclosures for carrying portable computers with peripheral devices, e.g. cases for a laptop and a printer} - G06F 1/1632: {External expansion units, e.g. docking stations} - B42F: SHEETS TEMPORARILY ATTACHED TOGETHER; FILING APPLIANCES; FILE CARDS; INDEXING (reading desks A47B19/00; book rests A47B23/00) - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) ## Abstract An auxiliary board for a clipboard system. The auxiliary board comprises a first auxiliary face and a second auxiliary face, a top edge, a bottom edge, a first side edge, a second side edge, and a clipping apparatus affixed near the top edge of the second auxiliary face, an auxiliary board clipping apparatus proximate the top edge and which enables the auxiliary board to pivotally attach to the clipboard, a mating supplemental attachment apparatus on the first auxiliary face which enables attachment of the auxiliary board to the clipboard, and an attachment mechanism on the second auxiliary face that enables attachment of a case for a computing device to the second auxiliary face. An auxiliary board clipping apparatus is located proximate the top edge and which enables the auxiliary board to pivotally attach to the clipboard and pivot upward for a different view of the computing device. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An auxiliary board for a clipboard, the auxiliary board comprising: a first auxiliary face and a second auxiliary face, a top edge, a bottom edge, a first side edge, a second side edge; an auxiliary board clipping apparatus affixed near the top edge of the second auxiliary face, which auxiliary board clipping apparatus enables attachment of the auxiliary board to the clipboard; a mating supplemental attachment apparatus on the first auxiliary face which enables attachment of the auxiliary board to the clipboard; and an attachment mechanism on at least of one of the first auxiliary face or the second auxiliary face which enables attachment of a carrying case of a computing device to the second auxiliary face, which carrying case receives and secures therein the computing device and associated device housing. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The auxiliary board of claim 1, wherein the attachment mechanism is of a two-part hook-and-loop technology. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The auxiliary board of claim 1, wherein the clipboard is a single-sided clipboard having a single clipping apparatus. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The auxiliary board of claim 1, wherein the clipboard is a double-sided clipboard having a backside clipping apparatus and a frontside clipping apparatus. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The auxiliary board of claim 4, further comprising an auxiliary board clipping apparatus proximate the top edge and which enables the auxiliary board to pivotally attach to a double-sided clipboard. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The auxiliary board of claim 5, wherein the auxiliary board is propped up using a propping member to enable viewing of the computing device. ### Claim 7 An auxiliary board for a clipboard, the auxiliary board comprising: a first auxiliary face and a second auxiliary face, a top edge, a bottom edge, a first side edge, a second side edge; an auxiliary board clipping apparatus proximate the top edge and which enables the auxiliary board to pivotally attach to the clipboard; a mating supplemental attachment apparatus on the first auxiliary face which enables attachment of the auxiliary board to the clipboard; and an attachment mechanism having at least one of a first part or a second part for securing a device case to the auxiliary board, the first part of the attachment mechanism on the second auxiliary face and the second part on the device case, wherein affixing the first part to the second part enables attachment of the device case and associated device housing enclosed in the case to the second auxiliary face. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The auxiliary board of claim 7, wherein the attachment mechanism is of a two-part hook-and-loop technology. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The auxiliary board of claim 7, wherein the clipboard is a single-sided clipboard having a single clipping apparatus. ### Claim 10 (depends on 7) The auxiliary board of claim 7, wherein the clipboard is a double-sided clipboard having a backside clipping apparatus and a frontside clipping apparatus. ### Claim 11 (depends on 7) The auxiliary board of claim 7, further comprising a propping member to prop up the auxiliary board to enable viewing of the computing device. ### Claim 12 An auxiliary board for a clipboard, the auxiliary board comprising: a first auxiliary face and a second auxiliary face, a top edge, a bottom edge, a first side edge, a second side edge; an auxiliary board clipping apparatus affixed near the top edge of the second auxiliary face and which enables the auxiliary board to pivotally attach to the clipboard; a mating supplemental attachment apparatus on the first auxiliary face which enables attachment of the auxiliary board to the clipboard; and an attachment mechanism having at least one of a first part or a second part for securing a device case to the auxiliary board, the first part of the attachment mechanism on the second auxiliary face and the second part on the device case capable of enclosing an associated device housing, wherein affixing the first part to the second part enables attachment of the device case to the second auxiliary face. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The auxiliary board of claim 12, wherein the attachment mechanism is of a two-part hook-and-loop technology. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The auxiliary board of claim 12, wherein the clipboard is a single-sided clipboard having a single clipping apparatus. ### Claim 15 (depends on 12) The auxiliary board of claim 12, wherein the clipboard is a double-sided clipboard having a backside clipping apparatus and a frontside clipping apparatus. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The auxiliary board of claim 15, wherein the frontside clipping apparatus enables attachment of the device and the backside clipping apparatus enables attachment of a document, and unimpeded access is provided to both the device and the document. ### Claim 17 (depends on 12) The auxiliary board of claim 12, further comprising a propping member to prop up the auxiliary board to enable viewing of the device, which is a computing device. ### Claim 18 (depends on 1) The auxiliary board of claim 1, wherein the frontside clipping apparatus enables attachment of the device and the backside clipping apparatus enables attachment of a document, and unimpeded access is provided to both the device and the document. ### Claim 19 (depends on 7) The auxiliary board of claim 7, wherein the frontside clipping apparatus enables attachment of the device and the backside clipping apparatus enables attachment of a document, and unimpeded access is provided to both the device and the document. ### Claim 20 (depends on 12) The auxiliary board of claim 12, wherein the auxiliary board enables carrying of the device case and device enclosed in the device case while attached to the clipboard.