US 6,332,533 B1 · Media holder mouse pad

Abstract

A media holder mouse pad having an upper half casing and a bottom half casing that when sandwiched together forms a storage compartment therebetween for storing 3.5 inch floppy diskettes, CDs, DVDs, mini DVDs, and the like. In the diskettes/disk storage mode, the casing can be but not limited to triangular, rectangular, and polygonal shapes and can easily be placed in the mail and/or stored similar to traditional diskette/disc cases. The upper half casing and the bottom half casing can be completely separated and has connectors on their respective sides for allowing each half to be attached in a side by side arrangement so that it can be used as a work surface for supporting mouse pads, and the like. The arrangement is expandable so that other casing halves can be attached side by side so that a larger workplace surface can be formed for supporting other objects such as laptop computers and the like. Additionally, the casings can be attached side-by-side in a similar manner without having to separate the top and bottom halves.

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Dependent claims

A holder device, comprising in combination:

a top half member;
a first connector member along a side of the top half member;
a bottom half member;
a second connector member along a side of the bottom half member, the second connector member for mateably attaching to a portion of the first connector member while the top half member is slided along the side of the bottom half member from adjacent one end to adjacent an opposite end, wherein attaching the top half member to the bottom half member forms an enlarged work surface;
a storage space formed between the top half member and the bottom half member when the top half member and the bottom half member are sandwiched together;
and
at least one of:
a computer mouse for using the work surface as a mouse pad, and a computer for using the work surface to support the computer.

5 more elements

A convertible media holder that can be used as a work board, comprising in combination:

a first case for storing first media, having a first connector member along one side, and a second connector member along another side, the second connector member being different from the first connector member;
a second case for storing second media having a third connector member along one side, and a fourth connector member along another side, wherein the first connector member is identical in shape to the third connector member, and the second connector member is identical to the fourth connector member, wherein the first connector member can mateably attach to the fourth connector member and the second connector member can mateably attach to the third connector member, so that attaching the first case and the second case together forms a work board;
and
at least one of:
a computer mouse for using the work table as a mouse pad, and a computer for using the work table to support the computer.

2 more elements

A case that is convertible to a work surface, comprising in combination:

a top lid having a first connector member along one side, and a second connector member along a different side, the first connector member being different from the second connector member;
a bottom lid having one connector member along one side, and another connector member along a different side, wherein the first connector member of the top lid is identical to the one connector member of the bottom lid, and the second connector member of the top lid is identical to the another connector member of the bottom lid, the first connector member mateably attaches to the another connector member forming a work surface;
and
snap means for joining the top lid to the bottom lid in a sandwich configuration to form a closed compartment between the top lid and the bottom lid, the snap means being different from the first and the second and the one and the another connector members.

1 more element

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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