# US 9,433,279 B1 · Carrier apparatus for a portable computer

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- Number: US 9,433,279 B1
- Document ID: US9433279B1
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B1
- Application number: 14/957,408
- Filed: 2015-12-02
- Granted: 2016-09-06
- Earliest claimed: 2015-12-02
- Applicants: Thomas Kemper
- Inventors: Thomas Kemper
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US9433279B1

## CPC

- A45F 5/00: Holders or carriers for hand articles; Holders or carriers for use while travelling or camping
- F16M 13/04: for supporting on, or holding steady relative to, a person, e.g. by chains {, e.g. rifle butt or pistol grip supports, supports attached to the chest or head (apparatus or arrangements for taking photographs or for projecting or viewing them G03B)}
- G06F 1/163: {Wearable computers, e.g. on a belt}
- A45F 5/1525: {Holders or carriers for portable computing devices, e.g. laptops, tablets or calculators}
- A45F 2003/007: {Sacks or packs carried on the body by means of one strap passing around the neck and one additional strap around the waist}
- A45F: TRAVELLING OR CAMP EQUIPMENT: SACKS OR PACKS CARRIED ON THE BODY
- F16M: FRAMES, CASINGS OR BEDS OF ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS, NOT SPECIFIC TO ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; SUPPORTS
- G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N)

## Abstract

A carrier apparatus for a portable computer including a single rectangular flexible case having a top portion, a bottom portion, and a foldable horizontal crease disposed between the top portion and the bottom portion. A transparent pocket is disposed on an internal surface of the bottom portion of the case. A neck strap is attached to a top edge of the top portion of the case. A female snap fastener of a snap fastener is disposed on the bottom portion of the case, and a male snap fastener of the snap fastener is disposed on the top portion of the case. A plurality of a pair of side release buckles are attached to a plurality of a pair of straps attached to the case. Each of a right closure mechanism and a left closure mechanism of a pair of closure mechanism are disposed on the case.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A carrier apparatus for a portable computer comprising:
a single continuous elongated rectangular flexible case having a top portion, a bottom portion, and a foldable horizontal crease disposed between the top portion and the bottom portion, each of the top portion and the bottom portion having a right edge, a left edge, a top edge, an internal surface, and an external surface;
a substantially rectangular transparent pocket medially disposed on the internal surface of the case bottom portion, the pocket having a slot and a perimeter configured to fit a portable computer;
a substantially circular neck strap attached to the top edge of the case top portion, wherein an opening of the neck strap has a circumference configured to allow the passage of a head and a neck of a wearer therethrough;
a snap fastener having a female snap fastener and a male snap fastener, wherein the female snap fastener is disposed on the internal surface of the case bottom portion proximal the top edge, and the male snap fastener is disposed on the internal surface of the case top portion proximal the top edge, wherein each of the female snap fastener and the male snap fastener is medially disposed between the right edge and the left edge of each of the bottom portion and the top portion, respectively, wherein the female snap fastener is configured to selectively engage with the male snap fastener;
a plurality of a pair of straps comprising a top pair and a bottom pair, each of the top pair and the bottom pair having an adjustable right strap and a left strap, each of the right strap and the left strap having a right end and a left end, wherein the left end of the right strap of each of the top pair and the bottom pair is attached to the right edge of the case top portion proximal the top edge and the crease, respectively, and the right end of the left strap of each of the top pair and the bottom pair is attached to the left edge of the case top portion proximal the top edge and the crease, respectively;
wherein a length of each of the top pair and the bottom pair is configured to fit around a chest of the wearer;
a plurality of a pair of side release buckles comprising a top buckle and a bottom buckle, each of the top buckle and the bottom buckle having a female portion and a male portion, wherein the female portion of each of the top buckle and the bottom buckle is attached to the right end of the right strap of each of the top pair and the bottom pair, respectively, and the male portion of each of the top buckle and the bottom buckle is attached to the left end of the left strap of each of the top pair and the bottom pair, respectively, wherein the female portion of the top buckle is configured to releasably engage the male portion of the top buckle, and the female portion of the bottom buckle is configured to releasably engage the male portion of the bottom buckle;
wherein each of the top buckle and the bottom buckle is configured to releasably secure the top pair and the bottom pair around the chest of the wearer; and
a pair of closure mechanisms comprising a right closure mechanism and a left closure mechanism, each of the right closure mechanism and the left closure mechanism disposed on the right edge and the left edge, respectively, of each of the case bottom portion and the case top portion, wherein the right closure mechanism is configured to selectively secure the right edge of the case bottom portion with the right edge of the case top portion, and the left closure mechanism is configured to selectively secure the left edge of the case bottom portion with the left edge of the case top portion;
wherein the portable computer is removably disposable within the pocket;
wherein the strap is removably engageable around the neck of the wearer;
wherein each of the pair of closure mechanisms and the snap fastener are configured to selectively secure the case bottom portion to the case top portion when the portable computer is not in use by the wearer.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The carrier apparatus for a portable computer of claim 1 wherein each of the pair of closure mechanisms is a zipper.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The carrier apparatus for a portable computer of claim 1 wherein each of the pair of closure mechanisms is a hook and loop fastener.