# US 11,432,629 B1 · Protective case for a laptop computer

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- Number: US 11,432,629 B1
- Document ID: US11432629B1
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B1
- Application number: 17/076,586
- Filed: 2020-10-21
- Granted: 2022-09-06
- Earliest claimed: 2020-10-21
- Assignees: MAX Interactive, Inc.
- Applicants: MAX Interactive, Inc.
- Inventors: Albert George Giazzon
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11432629B1

## CPC

- A45C 11/00: Receptacles for purposes not provided for in groups A45C1/00-A45C9/00 (specially adapted for toiletry or cosmetic equipment A45D29/20, A45D44/18; travelling sewing kits A45F3/48)
- A45C 13/02: Interior fittings; Means, {e.g. inserts,} for holding and packing articles
- A45C 13/103: {Arrangement of zip-fasteners}
- G06F 1/1628: {Enclosures for carrying portable computers with peripheral devices, e.g. cases for a laptop and a printer}
- A45C 11/003: {for storing portable computing devices, e.g. laptops, tablets or calculators}
- A45C 2013/025: {for holding portable computers or accessories therefor}
- A45C: PURSES; LUGGAGE; HAND CARRIED BAGS
- G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N)

## Abstract

A protective case has a display case portion and a keyboard case portion hingedly coupled to the display case portion. An elongate vertical strap is mounted on an interior surface of the display case portion, and a tensional elastic strap is attached thereto. The tensional elastic strap has a first end attached to a first clip, and a second clip attached to a second end.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A protective case comprising:
a display case portion including an interior surface;
a keyboard case portion hingedly coupled to the display case portion with a hinged portion;
an elongate vertical strap having ends that are mounted to the display case portion, respectively, to a front side edge of the display case portion, and adjacent the hinged portion, respectively;
a tensional elastic strap having a first end, a second end, and a middle, wherein the middle of the tensional elastic strap is fixedly attached to the elongate vertical strap;
a first clip attached to the first end of the tensional elastic strap; and
a second clip attached to the second end of the tensional elastic strap.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The protective case of claim 1, wherein the first and second clips each include a spine, a first wall, and a second wall, the first wall and the second wall extending from the spine thereby forming a slot.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The protective case of claim 2, wherein the slots of the first and second clips are adapted to removably engage opposite sides of a display of a laptop computer.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The protective case of claim 1, wherein the keyboard case portion further comprises an interior surface, a zippered edge, and a corner holder material, the zippered edge including a first side, a second side, and a corner therebetween, the corner holder material positioned above the interior surface and extending from the first side, second side, and the corner of the zippered edge.