Interior cradle for a portable electronic device

摘要

A storage device for portable electronic devices is provided. The storage device includes a luggage item provided with an interior cradle. The interior cradle is adapted to securely and adjustable hold a portable electronic device, such as a laptop computer. The interior cradle comprises a height adjuster for selectively changing the position or depth of the stored device within the bag.

主权项

1. A storage system adapted for selectively positioning and retaining portable electronic devices within the confines of a luggage item, the storage system comprising:
a luggage item having a plurality of panels, including a first panel and a bottom panel, defining a storage compartment accessible by an opening opposite the bottom panel; and a flexible interior cradle inside the storage compartment adapted to wrap around at least a portion of a portable electronic device having a weight, said interior cradle in the form of a second panel having a trailing edge of a first length, a leading edge of a second length less than the first length opposite the trailing edge; a single adjustable strap inside the storage compartment having a first end and a second end, said first end interconnected to a first panel of said luggage item; said trailing edge of said interior cradle operably interconnected to said first panel at a location on the first panel above the bottom panel, and wherein said interior cradle is devoid of connections to said first panel other than said single adjustable strap and said trailing edge; said leading edge of said interior cradle having a first sliding buckle portion and said second end of said adjustable strap having a second sliding buckle portion, said first and second sliding buckle portions being selectively engageable with each other; wherein said adjustable strap is accessible through the opening and operable by a single action to alter a storage height of a portable electronic device carried by said interior cradle when said first and second sliding buckle portions are engaged by pulling on the second end of the adjustable strap, thereby changing the position of the second slide buckle portion on the adjustable strap; wherein the storage height of a portable electronic device held by-said interior cradle is selectively adjustable between a maximum height and a minimum height relative to the bottom panel, the maximum height characterized by said interior cradle being entirely above the location of interconnection to the first panel and the minimum height characterized by the interior cradle being entirely above and not in contact with the bottom panel such that the weight of a portable electronic device held by said interior cradle is carried by the first panel.