Combination support base and printer for portable computers

摘要

A combination support base and printer apparatus for use with laptop and other portable computers is easy to carry and particularly configured for letter or larger sized paper. The invention comprises a base having a bottom wall and a plurality of peripherally disposed upstanding walls that define paper storage and printer compartments, a lid to enclose one or both compartments, an upwardly disposed support surface on the lid for placement of the laptop thereon and a printer module disposed inside the printer compartment to print on paper pulled from the paper storage compartment. The support surface can be configured with various non-slip materials to reduce the laptop slipping relative to the lid. An attachment mechanism can be utilized to clamp the laptop to the lid. Side wings can be used to effectively expand the width of the support surface. A paper sizing mechanism can adjust for different paper sizes.

主权项

1. A combination support base and printer comprising:
a base having a bottom wall and one or more upstanding walls peripherally disposed about said bottom wall, said bottom wall and said upstanding walls defining a paper storage compartment and a printer compartment in said base, said paper storage compartment configured to store one or more sheets of paper; a pivotable lid enclosing at least said paper storage compartment, said lid having an upwardly disposed support surface sized and configured to removably support a portable computer thereon when the portable computer is placed on said support surface of said combination support base and printer, wherein the portable computer can be moved and utilized separate from said combination support base and printer when not is use with said combination support base and printer; and a printer module disposed in said printer compartment, said printer module configured to pull one of said one or more sheets of paper into said printer module, print on said one sheet of paper and discharge said sheet of paper out said base.