PROTECTIVE COVER FOR LAPTOP COMPUTERS

摘要

An exterior cover for a laptop computer having a display portion and a keyboard portion is disclosed. The exterior cover includes a first rigid planar element for placement on an outside surface of the display portion. The first rigid planar element includes a raised edge along a perimeter of the first rigid planar element, wherein the raised edge extends toward the display portion. The first rigid planar element further includes a plurality of tabs located on the raised edge, wherein each tab extends from the raised edge for gripping the display portion. The exterior cover further includes a second rigid planar element for placement on an outside surface of the keyboard portion. The second rigid planar element includes a raised edge extending toward the keyboard portion. The second rigid planar element further includes a plurality of tabs for gripping the keyboard portion.

主权项

1. An apparatus, comprising:
a laptop computer; a first elastic sheet fastened to an outside surface of a display portion of the laptop computer; a second elastic sheet fastened to an outside surface of a keyboard portion of the laptop computer, the second elastic sheet being separate and independent from the first elastic sheet; a first plurality of protruding tabs located on opposing sides of the first elastic sheet, wherein each of the first plurality of protruding tabs grip the display portion of the laptop computer, wherein each of the first plurality of protruding tabs is moveable from an inside surface of the first elastic sheet to allow for removal of the display portion of the laptop computer from the first elastic sheet, and wherein each of the first plurality of protruding tabs return to its initial arrangement following the removal of the display portion of the laptop computer; and a second plurality of protruding tabs located on opposing sides of the second elastic sheet, wherein each of the second plurality of protruding tabs grip the keyboard portion of the laptop computer, and wherein each of the second plurality of protruding tabs is moveable from an inside surface of the second elastic sheet to allow for removal of the keyboard portion of the laptop computer from the second elastic sheet, and wherein each of the second plurality of protruding tabs return to its initial arrangement following the removal of the keyboard portion of the laptop computer.