APPARATUS FOR SUPPORTING AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE

摘要

An apparatus for supporting an electronic device includes a primary support member. Secondary support components at each end of the primary support member may rest upon spaced apart parallel upper surfaces of a device such as a bath tub. An assembly for receiving an electronic device is mounted on the primary support member. An electronic device such as an e-reader or a tablet computer is supported and protected by the apparatus. A transparent front panel extends upwardly in front of the electronic device but does not cover the entire touch screen of the electronic device to allow access to a top portion of the touch screen to turn pages of a displayed file. The transparent front panel may be hinged to pivot to a horizontal orientation to support a keyboard and allow access to the entire screen of the electronic device.

主权项

1. An apparatus for supporting an electronic device, the apparatus comprising:
a primary support member having first and second ends; each end of the primary support member being fixed to a secondary support component that is configured to mate with an upper surface of a device for receiving a person wherein the device for receiving a person is provided with a pair of spaced apart at least substantially parallel upper surfaces; an assembly for receiving the electronic device is mounted on the primary support member, the assembly comprising a back panel extending upwardly from and fixed to the primary support member; a pair of at least substantially parallel side supports fixed directly or indirectly to and extending upwardly from the primary support member, each of the side supports defining at least in part a channel that faces and is parallel to the channel defined at least in part by the other side support for receiving an electronic device with a side of the electronic device resting on the primary support member; and a transparent panel extending upwardly from and fixed to the primary support member, the transparent panel extending upwardly from the primary support member a distance that is less than a distance that the back panel extends upwardly from the primary support member, the transparent panel being disposed with the side supports located between the transparent panel and the back panel.