IP Library › Granted Patent US 12,045,090
Granted Patent B2
US 12,045,090 · App. 17/894,617 · Granted Jul 23, 2024

Laptop computer platform device

Inventor: Cody Hudson (McHenry, MD)
G06F1/1632G06F1/203H05K7/20145F21V33/0048
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,045,090
App. No.
17/894,617
Filed
Aug 24, 2022
Granted
Jul 23, 2024
Kind
B2
Art Unit
2847
USPC
361/679.49
Abstract

A laptop computer platform device for supporting a laptop on a platform for cooling, powering, and repositioning the laptop includes a housing with a top surface of a top wall of the housing being configured for supporting a laptop. The housing is rotatably coupled to a base which is configured for positioning the base on a support surface and pivotably positioning the laptop relative to the base. The housing contains a fan within a duct which urges a quantity of air through the duct, thereby cooling the laptop, when activated. A power module is contained by the housing which powers the fan and charges the laptop when the laptop is electrically coupled to the power module through an output charging port positioned on a perimeter wall of the housing.

Claims (45)

1. A laptop computer platform device comprising:

a housing, said housing having a perimeter wall, said perimeter wall having a front segment, a back segment, and a pair of lateral segments, said housing being elongated along a central longitudinal axis from said front segment to said back segment, said housing having a top surface of a top wall configured for supporting a laptop;

a base, said base being rotatably coupled to a bottom surface of said housing, said base having a bottom side of said base configured for positioning on a support surface, said base being configured for rotatably positioning the laptop relative to the support surface;

a duct positioned within said housing, said duct being in communication with an exterior atmosphere through a plurality of vents, said plurality of vents comprising a perimeter vent in said perimeter wall of said housing and a top vent in said top wall of said housing;

a fan, said fan being positioned in said duct, said fan being configured for selectively urging a quantity of air from said exterior atmosphere through said duct and returning to said atmosphere;

a power module, said power module being positioned in said housing;

a switch, said switch being positioned within said housing, said switch being operationally coupled to said power module and said fan, said switch being movable between an on position and an off position, said fan being electrically coupled to said power module when said switch is in said on position, said fan being electrically decoupled from said power module when said switch is in said off position, said fan activating when electrically coupled to said power module; and

an output charging port, said output charging port being positioned on said perimeter wall of said housing, said output charging port being electrically coupled to said power module, said output charging port being configured to electrically couple to the laptop, said power module being configured to charge the laptop when the laptop is electrically coupled to said output charging port.

2. The device of claim 1 , wherein said duct is one of a plurality of ducts, said perimeter vent being one of a plurality of perimeter vents, each said duct extending from said top vent to an associated perimeter vent, said fan being positioned adjacent said top vent, said fan being configured to selectively urge the quantity of air through each said duct.

3. The device of claim 2 , wherein said top vent is positioned centrally on said top surface of said top wall of said housing, said plurality of perimeter vents comprising a front vent in said front segment of said perimeter wall and a pair of lateral vents, each said lateral vent being positioned in each of said pair of lateral segments of said perimeter wall.

4. The device of claim 3 , further comprising a plurality of vent covers, each said vent cover being positioned within an associated one of each said vent, each said vent cover having a plurality of apertures, each said vent cover being configured to permit the quantity of air through each said vent, each said vent cover being configured to block a debris from passing through each said associated vent.

5. The device of claim 1 , further comprising a platform slidably coupled to said top surface of said top wall of said housing, said platform being slidable laterally relative to said housing, said platform being movable between a retracted position and an extended position, said platform being configured for supporting a laptop.

6. The device of claim 5 , wherein said platform is one of a pair of platforms slidably coupled to said top surface, each said platform being slidable laterally relative to said housing, each said platform being movable between a retracted position and an extended position, each said platform being configured for supporting a laptop, each platform extending in one of a pair of opposite directions away from said other platform.

7. The device of claim 6 , wherein each said platform has a plurality of T-shaped runners protruding from a bottom end of said platform, said top surface of said top wall of said housing having a plurality of notches, each said notch being complementary in shape to an associated runner of said pair of platforms.

8. The device of claim 6 , further comprising:

a first lamp arm, said first lamp arm being pivotably coupled to one of said pair of lateral segments of said perimeter wall, said first lamp arm being pivotable about a first pivoting axis perpendicular to a central vertical plane of said housing, said central vertical plane being coplanar with said central longitudinal axis of said housing;

a second lamp arm, said second lamp arm being pivotably coupled to said first lamp arm proximate a distal end of said first lamp arm relative to said first pivoting axis, said second lamp arm being pivotable about a second pivoting axis perpendicular to said central vertical plane of said housing; and

a lamp, said lamp being coupled to a distal end of said second lamp arm relative to said second pivoting axis, said lamp being configured to selectively emit a light, said switch being operationally coupled to said power module, said fan, and said lamp, said light being electrically coupled to said power module when said switch is in said on position, said light being electrically decoupled from said power module when said switch is in said off position, said light activating when electrically coupled to said power module, said lamp being configured to be cooperatively positionable with said first lamp arm and said second lamp arm such that said lamp emits the light onto the laptop when said lamp is activated while the laptop is positioned on one of said pair of platforms.

9. The device of claim 1 , further comprising an input charging port, said input charging port being positioned on said perimeter wall of said housing, said input charging port being electrically coupled to said power module, said input charging port being configured to electrically couple to an external power source, said power module being configured to receive a charge from the external power source when the external power source is electrically coupled to said input charging port.

10. The device of claim 9 , wherein said input charging port is a universal serial bus port.

11. The device of claim 1 , wherein said power module comprises a rechargeable battery.

12. The device of claim 1 , further comprising a button, said button being positioned on said perimeter wall, said button being depressible, said button being operationally coupled to said switch, said button moving said switch to said on position when said button depresses while said switch is in said off position, said button moving said switch to said off position when said button depresses while said switch is in said on position.

13. The device of claim 1 , further comprising a turntable bearing, said turntable bearing being coupled to a top side of said base and a bottom surface of said housing, said turntable bearing rotatably coupling said base to said housing.

14. The device of claim 1 , wherein said output charging port is a universal serial bus port.

15. The device of claim 1 , wherein said bottom side of said base is constructed of a non-slip material.

16. A laptop computer platform device comprising:

a housing, said housing having a perimeter wall, said perimeter wall having a front segment, a back segment, and a pair of lateral segments, said housing being elongated along a central longitudinal axis from said front segment to said back segment, said housing having a top surface of a top wall, wherein said housing has a groove in said top surface of said top wall extending along a central axis of said top surface parallel to said central longitudinal axis;

a pair of platforms, said pair of platforms being slidably coupled to said top surface, each said platform being slidable laterally relative to said housing, each said platform being movable between a retracted position and an extended position, each said platform being configured for supporting a laptop, each platform extending in one of a pair of opposite directions away from said other platform,

wherein each said platform has an inner edge adjacent to said groove in said top surface of said top wall when said platform is in said retracted position,

wherein each said platform has a plurality of T-shaped runners protruding from a bottom end of said platform, said top surface of said top wall of said housing having a plurality of notches, each said notch being complementary in shape to an associated runner of said pair of platforms;

a base, said base being rotatably coupled to a bottom surface of said housing, said base having a bottom side of said base configured for positioning on a support surface, said bottom side of said base being constructed of a non-slip material, said base being configured for rotatably positioning the laptop relative to the support surface;

a turntable bearing, said turntable bearing being coupled to a top side of said base and a bottom surface of said housing, said turntable bearing rotatably coupling said base to said housing;

a plurality of ducts, said plurality of ducts being positioned within said housing, each said duct being in communication with an exterior atmosphere through each of a plurality of vents, said plurality of vents comprising a plurality of perimeter vents in said perimeter wall of said housing and a top vent in said top wall of said housing, each said duct extending from said top vent to an associated perimeter vent,

wherein said top vent is positioned centrally on said top surface of said top wall of said housing, said top vent being circular, each said platform having a curved cutout in said inner edge, each said curved cutout having a radius equal to a radius of said top vent, each said curved cutout being adjacent to said top vent when said associated platform is in said retracted position,

wherein said plurality of perimeter vents comprises a front vent in said front segment of said perimeter wall and a pair of lateral vents, each said lateral vent being positioned in each of said pair of lateral segments of said perimeter wall, each said perimeter vent being rectangular;

a plurality of vent covers, each said vent cover being positioned within an associated one of each said vent, each said vent cover having a plurality of apertures, each said vent cover being configured to permit the quantity of air through each said vent, each said vent cover being configured to block a debris from passing through each said associated vent;

a fan, said fan being positioned in said plurality of ducts adjacent said top vent, said fan being configured for selectively urging a quantity of air from said exterior atmosphere through each said duct and returning to said atmosphere;

a first lamp arm, said first lamp arm being pivotably coupled to one of said pair of lateral segments of said perimeter wall proximate to said back segment of said perimeter wall, said first lamp arm being pivotable about a first pivoting axis perpendicular to a central vertical plane of said housing;

a second lamp arm, said second lamp arm being pivotably coupled to said first lamp arm proximate a distal end of said first lamp arm relative to said first pivoting axis, said second lamp arm being pivotable about a second pivoting axis perpendicular to said central vertical plane of said housing;

a lamp, said lamp being coupled to a distal end of said second lamp arm relative to said second pivoting axis, said lamp being configured to selectively emit a light, said lamp being configured to be cooperatively positionable with said first lamp arm and said second lamp arm such that said lamp emits the light onto the laptop when said lamp is activated while the laptop is positioned on one of said pair of platforms;

a power module, said power module being positioned in said housing, wherein said power module comprises a rechargeable battery;

a switch, said switch being positioned within said housing, said switch being operationally coupled to said power module, said fan, and said lamp, said switch being movable between an on position and an off position, said fan and said lamp being electrically coupled to said power module when said switch is in said on position, said fan and said lamp being electrically decoupled from said power module when said switch is in said off position, said fan and said lamp activating when electrically coupled to said power module;

a button, said button being positioned on said front segment of said perimeter wall, said button being depressible, said button being operationally coupled to said switch, said button moving said switch to said on position when said button depresses while said switch is in said off position, said button moving said switch to said off position when said button depresses while said switch is in said on position;

an output charging port, said output charging port being positioned on said back segment of said perimeter wall, said output charging port being electrically coupled to said power module, said output charging port being configured to electrically couple to the laptop, said power module being configured to charge the laptop when the laptop is electrically coupled to said output charging port; and

an input charging port, said input charging port being positioned on said back segment of said perimeter wall proximate said output charging port, said input charging port being electrically coupled to said power module, said input charging port being configured to electrically couple to an external power source, said power module being configured to receive a charge from the external power source when the external power source is electrically coupled to said input charging port.

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