Mobile portable computer docking/office station

Mobile portable computer docking/office station apparatus comprising:

• a portable housing having a docking area for removably receiving a portable computer inserted thereinto;
• a first electrical connector carried in said docking area and being removably mateable with a second electrical connector on the portable computer in response to insertion of the portable computer into said docking area;
• data transfer apparatus, carried by said portable housing, for inputting and outputting data in both hard copy and electronic formats;
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• coupling apparatus, carried by said portable housing, for electrically interconnecting said data transfer apparatus to the portable computer when it is operatively received in said docking area;
• said portable housing being sized to rest atop an automotive vehicle seat and configured to facilitate the seat belt securement thereof on the automotive seat, said portable housing having at least one outer side surface depression configured to receive a portion of a seat belt looped around said portable housing.

Computer apparatus comprising:

• a portable housing adapted to rest atop an automotive vehicle seat and being shaped to resemble a child's car seat, said portable housing having a docking area for removably receiving a portable computer;
• a first electrical connector carried in said docking area and being removably mateable with a second electrical connector on the portable computer in response to insertion of the portable computer into said docking area;
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• a seat belt attachment structure carried by said portable housing and having an indented portion configured to complementarily receive a longitudinal portion of a seat belt looped around said portable housing, said indented portion having facing abutment surfaces positioned and configured to be closely adjacent opposite portions of the received longitudinal seat belt portion and restrain movement of the received longitudinal seat belt portion relative to said portable housing in opposite directions transverse to the length of the received longitudinal seat belt portion.

Computer apparatus comprising:

• a portable housing adapted to rest atop an automotive vehicle seat and being shaped to resemble a child's car seat, said portable housing having a docking area for removably receiving a sortable computer;
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• a first electrical connector carried in said docking area and being removably mateable with a second electrical connector on the portable computer in response to insertion of the portable computer into said docking area,
• said portable housing being configured to facilitate the seat belt securement of said portable housing to an automotive vehicle seat, said portable housing having at least one outer side surface depression formed in said portable housing and configured to receive a portion of a seat belt looped around said portable housing.

Portable computer docking/workstation apparatus comprising a portable housing adapted to rest atop an automotive vehicle seat having a generally horizontally extending bottom portion and a generally vertically extending backrest portion, said portable housing having:

• a base portion with a front side, a back side adapted to be positioned against the vehicle seat backrest portion, a top side, a bottom side adapted to be rested on the vehicle seat bottom portion, and left and right vertical sides extending between said top and bottom sides;
• a top rear end portion extending upwardly from a rear part of said top side of said base portion;
• a recess formed in said top side of said base portion, said recess being positioned forwardly of said top rear end portion, spaced horizontally inwardly from said left and right vertical sides, and defining in said base portion a docking area for removably receiving a portable computer inserted thereinto;
• a first electrical connector carried in said docking area and being removably mateable with a second electrical connector on the portable computer in response to insertion of the portable computer into said docking area;
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• a securement structure for facilitating the seat belt securement of said portable housing to the vehicle seat, said securement structure including a seat belt attachment structure carried by said portable housing and having an indented portion configured to complementarily receive a longitudinal portion of a seat belt looped around said portable housing, said indented portion having facing abutment surfaces positioned and configured to be closely adjacent opposite portions of the received longitudinal seat belt portion and restrain movement of the received longitudinal seat belt portion relative to said portable housing in opposite directions transverse to the length of the received longitudinal seat belt portion.

Portable computer docking/workstation apparatus comprising a portable housing adapted to rest atop an automotive vehicle seat having a generally horizontally extending bottom portion and a generally vertically extending backrest portion, said portable housing having:

• a base portion with a front side, a back side adapted to be positioned against the vehicle seat backrest portion, a top side, a bottom side adapted to be rested on the vehicle seat bottom portion, and left and right vertical sides extending between said too and bottom sides;
• a top rear end portion extending upwardly from a rear part of said top side of said base portion;
• a recess formed in said top side of said base portion, said recess being positioned forwardly of said top rear end portion, spaced horizontally inwardly from said left and right vertical sides, and defining in said base portion a docking area for removably receiving a portable computer inserted thereinto;
• a first electrical connector carried in said docking area and being removably mateable with a second electrical connector on the portable computer in response to insertion of the portable computer into said docking area;
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• a securement structure for facilitating the seat belt securement structure of said portable housing to the vehicle seat, said securement structure including at least one outer side surface indentation formed in said portable housing and configured to receive a portion of a seat belt looped around said portable housing.

Mobile portable computer docking/office station apparatus comprising:

• a portable housing having a docking area for removably receiving a portable computer inserted thereinto;
• a first electrical connector carried in said docking area and being removably mateable with a second electrical connector on the portable computer in response to insertion of the portable computer into said docking area;
• data transfer apparatus, carried by said portable housing for inputting and outputting data in both hard copy and electronic formats;
• coupling apparatus, carried by said portable housing for electrically interconnecting said data transfer apparatus to the portable computer when it is operatively received in said docking area;
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• means, associated with said portable housing, for defining an indented area configured to complementarily receive a longitudinal portion of a seat belt looped around said portable housing, said indented area having facing abutment surfaces positioned and configured to be closely adjacent opposite portions of the received longitudinal seat belt portion and being operative to restrain the received longitudinal seat belt portion against movement relative to said portable housing in opposite directions generally transverse to the length of the received longitudinal seat belt portion.

Computer apparatus comprising:

• a portable housing adapted to rest atop an automotive vehicle seat and being shaped to resemble a child's car seat, said portable housing having a docking area for removably receiving a portable computer;
• a first electrical connector carried in said docking area and being removably mateable with a second electrical connector on the portable computer in response to insertion of the portable computer into said docking area;
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• means, associated with said portable housing, for defining an indented area configured to complementarily receive a longitudinal portion of a seat belt looped around said portable housing, said indented area having facing abutment surfaces positioned and configured to be closely adjacent opposite portions of the received longitudinal seat belt portion and being operative to restrain the received longitudinal seat belt portion against movement relative to said portable housing in opposite directions generally transverse to the length of the received longitudinal seat belt portion.

Portable computer docking/workstation apparatus comprising a portable housing adapted to rest atop an automotive vehicle seat having a generally horizontally extending bottom portion and a generally vertically extending backrest portion, said portable housing having:

• a base portion with a front side, a back side adapted to be positioned against the vehicle seat backrest portion, a top side, a bottom side adapted to be rested on the vehicle seat bottom portion, and left and right vertical sides extending between said top and bottom sides;
• a top rear end portion extending upwardly from a rear part of said top side of said base portion;
• a recess formed in said top side of said base portion, said recess being positioned forwardly of said top rear end portion, spaced horizontally inwardly from said left and right vertical sides, and defining in said base portion a docking area for removably receiving a portable computer inserted thereinto;
• a first electrical connector carried in said docking area and being removably mateable with a second electrical connector on the portable computer in response to insertion of the portable computer into said docking area;
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• means, associated with said portable housing, for defining an indented area configured to complementarily receive a longitudinal portion of a seat belt looped around said portable housing, said indented area having facing abutment surfaces positioned and configured to be closely adjacent opposite portions of the received longitudinal seat belt portion and being operative to restrain the received longitudinal seat belt portion against movement relative to said portable housing in opposite directions generally transverse to the length of the received longitudinal seat belt portion.