Portable gaming and entertainment system

摘要

A portable gaming and entertainment system (or “environment”) for use with a game console and related components that allows the user thereof to easily, safely and conveniently transport the system. The system comprises a case having a lid pivotally attached to a base. One or more custom inserts are provided to securely receive the game console therein. The custom inserts permit the system to be usable with a variety of supported game consoles. The lid includes a monitor and speakers, and is operative to be opened and maintained at a position to provide a desirable viewing angle for a user. The lid closes against the base to enclose the game console and other related components so that the user may easily transport and/or store the system.

主权项

1. A portable gaming and entertainment system for use with a supported game console, the portable gaming and entertainment system comprising:
a case having a base and a lid pivotally attached to each other by a hinge such that the lid may be rotated between a closed position wherein the base and lid together form an inner chamber, and an opened position, the base comprising a bottom side, a front side, a back side, a left side, and a right side, together forming a lower portion of the inner chamber, the front side, the back side, the left side, and the right side of the base extending upward and away from the bottom side, the back side of the base having a recessed portion recessing downward toward the bottom side to a shortest edge that extends laterally along a base back side center portion, the shortest edge having a height less than a height of the left side and the right side of the base, the lid comprising a top side, a front side, a back side, a left side, and a right side, together forming an upper portion of the inner chamber, the front side, the back side, the left side, and the right side of the lid extending downward and away from the top side, the back side of the lid having a projecting portion projecting downward from the top side to a tallest edge that extends laterally along a lid back side center portion, the tallest edge of the projecting portion having a height greater than a height of the left side and the right side of the lid, and wherein the hinge directly connects the recessed portion to the projecting portion, the hinge is positioned on a back side of the case, and the recessed portion and the projecting portion are relatively proportioned to space the hinge apart from the bottom side of the base at a distance that is less than half of a total height of the case when the lid is in the closed position, wherein a distance between the top side of the lid and the bottom side of the base when the lid is in the closed position defines the total height of the case, a console storage area disposed on an interior-facing side of the bottom side of the base, the console storage area configured to receive the game console; a display device coupled to an interior-facing side of the top side of the lid such that a user may view the display device when the lid is in the opened position, wherein the display device is positioned on the upper portion of the inner chamber, and the projecting portion and recessed portion being relatively proportioned to position a display surface of the display device at a desired viewing angle relative to the bottom surface of the base when the lid is in the opened position; and a video port operative to permit the display device to be operatively coupled to the game console.