Protective cover for a laptop computer

1. A protective cover for a laptop computer having a screen portion and a keyboard portion, the protective cover comprising:

a top cover having a main body that extends to an outer perimeter, the outer perimeter including an upwardly extending wall which extends upwardly from the outer perimeter;

a first adhesive element disposed on the top cover adjacent the outer perimeter adapted for permanently bonding the top cover to the screen portion of the laptop computer;

a bottom cover with a main body having corners which extend into longitudinally extending elongate arms which each have an upwardly extending wall;

a second adhesive element disposed on the main body of the bottom cover, and each of the longitudinally extending elongate arms, adapted for permanently bonding the bottom cover to the keyboard portion of the laptop computer; and

wherein the top cover and the bottom cover are not connected to each other.

2. The protective cover of claim 1 , wherein the first and second adhesive elements are in the form of a pair of generally L-shaped strips.

3. The protective cover of claim 1 , wherein the elongate arms of the bottom cover are joined together by a laterally extending rear edge, forming a generally rectangular frame.

4. The protective cover of claim 1 , wherein the bottom cover includes channels behind the upwardly extending wall shaped to accept the second adhesive element.

5. The protective cover of claim 1 , wherein the top cover has shock absorbing front corners which project outwardly far enough to shield both the screen portion and the keyboard portion of the laptop computer.