Stand for supporting a laptop computer
OwnerJames D. Olanderinventor
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Abstract
A stand for supporting a computing device at an elevated position is provided. The stand may support a laptop computer at a height such that a screen of the laptop computer is at or near eye-level of a user. The stand may include support arms and cross-members attached to the support arms to provide an offset to the support arms. Mounting points may be attached to ends of the support arms. The mounting points may be engageable with a base of the screen of the laptop computer such that a chassis of the laptop computer is suspended from the base of the screen.
Claims12
A stand for supporting a mobile computing device above a support surface, the stand comprising:
- a first side-frame structure including a first elongate frame member, a second elongate frame member, and a first cross-link member pivotally attached at a first end to the first elongate frame member and at a second end to the second elongate frame member, wherein the second elongate frame member defines a first internal passage through which the first elongate frame member slideably passes, wherein the first and second elongate frame members intersect each other between their respective ends when the stand is in a fully-extended position, and wherein the first internal passage extends beyond the intersection of the first and second elongate frame members when the stand is in the fully-extended position to allow the second elongate frame member to pivot relative to the first elongate frame member during collapse of the stand from the fully-extended position to a fully-collapsed position;
- a second side-frame structure including a third elongate frame member, a fourth elongate frame member, and a second cross-link member pivotally attached at a first end to the third elongate frame member and at a second end to the fourth elongate frame member, wherein the fourth elongate frame member defines a second internal passage through which the third elongate frame member slideably passes, wherein the third and fourth elongate frame members intersect each other between their respective ends when the stand is in the fully-extended position, and wherein the second internal passage extends beyond the intersection of the third and fourth elongate frame members when the stand is in the fully-extended position to allow the fourth elongate frame member to pivot relative to the third elongate frame member during collapse of the stand from the fully-extended position to the fully-collapsed position;
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- a collapsible structure positioned between and attached to the first and second side-frame structures.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.