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The disclosure and prior art relates to storage devices and more particularly pertains to a new storage device for storing and transporting a display and computer hardware.
An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a tray that has a first storage area and a second storage area. The tray is positionable in an upright position having the tray angling upwardly from a horizontal support surface. A display is hingedly positioned in the tray. The display is positionable in a deployed position. In this way the display is positioned at an ergonomically preferred angle for viewing the display. A stand is hingedly coupled to the tray. The stand is positionable in a deployed position for retaining the tray in the upright position. A panel is hingedly coupled to the tray. The panel is positionable in a deployed position when the tray is in the upright position to support a keyboard.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure.
The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:
With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to
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A divider 32 is positioned in the tray 12 and the divider 32 extends between the first lateral side 24 and the second lateral side 26 of the perimeter wall 22. The divider 32 defines each of the first storage area 14 and the second storage area 16. The first storage area 14 extends between the back side 30 of the perimeter wall 22 and the divider 32. The second storage area 16 extends between the front side 28 of the perimeter wall 22 and the divider 32. The divider 32 is positioned closer to the front side 28 than the back side 30.
The front side 28 of the perimeter wall 22 is oriented to slope at an acute angle between the basal wall 20 and a distal edge 33 of the perimeter wall 22. The front side 28 rests on the support surface when the tray 12 is positioned in the upright position. Moreover, each of the first lateral side 24 and the second lateral side 26 of the perimeter wall 22 angles upwardly from the support surface when the tray 12 is in the upright position. The tray 12 may width of at least 36.0 inches, a height of at least 24.0 inches and a depth of at least 4.0 inches. The basal wall 20 has a cable opening 34 extending therethrough.
A display 36 is provided and the display 36 is hingedly positioned in the tray 12. The display 36 is positionable in a deployed position when the tray 12 is positioned in the upright position. In this way the display 36 is positioned at an ergonomically preferred angle for viewing the display 36. The display 36 is positionable in a stored position in the first storage area 14. The display 36 has a bottom side 38 and the bottom side 38 is hingedly coupled to a first surface 40 of the divider 32. Additionally, the display 36 angles outwardly from the first storage area 14 when the display 36 is positioned in the deployed position.
The display 36 may be a LCD display for a computer or other similar electronic display. Computer hardware 42, including but not being limited to, a hard disk drive, a motherboard and a processor may be integrated into the display 36. In this way a personal computer may be integrated into the tray 12. The tray 12 is comprised of a fluid impermeable and impact resistant material. In this way the tray 12 protects the display 36 and the computer hardware 42 from impact damage.
A stand 44 is provided and the stand 44 is hingedly coupled to the tray 12. The stand 44 is positionable in a deployed position, and subsequently abuts the support surface for retaining the tray 12 in the upright position. The stand 44 is positionable in a stored position. The stand 44 comprises a central member 46 that extends between a pair of outward members 48. Each of the outward members 48 has a distal end 50 with respect to the central member 46. The distal end 50 of each of the outward members 48 is hingedly coupled to the basal wall 20 of the tray 12. The stand 44 lies against the basal wall 20 when the stand 44 is in the stored position.
The stand 44 angles away from the basal wall 20 at an acute angle when the stand 44 is positioned in the deployed position. The stand 44 lies on the support surface 18 when the tray 12 is positioned in the upright position. Additionally, the stand 44 is resiliently retained in the deployed position to inhibit the tray 12 from tipping rearwardly when the tray 12 is in the upright position. The stand 44 is coextensive with the front side 28 of the perimeter wall 22 of the tray 12.
A panel 52 is provided and the panel 52 is hingedly coupled to the tray 12. The panel 52 is positionable in a deployed position when the tray 12 is in the upright position to support a keyboard 54. The keyboard 54 may be an electronic Qwerty keyboard or the like. The panel 52 is positionable in a stored position having the panel 52 covering the second storage area 16. The panel 52 has a rear edge 55 and a first surface 56. The rear edge 55 is hingedly coupled to the distal edge 33 of the front side 28 of the perimeter wall 22 of the tray 12. The first surface 56 of panel 52 lies on a horizontal plane when the panel 52 is positioned in the deployed position and the tray 12 is in the upright position. In this way the panel 52 positions the keyboard 54 in an ergonomically preferred orientation for typing.
A cover 58 is provided and the cover 58 is removably coupled to the tray 12 when the panel 52 is positioned in the stored position. The cover 58 engages the distal edge 33 of the perimeter wall 22 of the tray 12. Additionally, the cover 58 completely covers each of the first storage area 14 and the second storage area 16 in the tray 12. The cover 58 is comprised of an impact resistant material for protecting the display 36 and the keyboard 54.
In use, the cover 58 is removed from the tray 12 and the stand 44 is positioned in the deployed position. The tray 12 is stood on the front side 28 of the perimeter wall 22 of the tray 12 and the stand 44 retains the tray 12 in the upright position. The display 36 is positioned in the deployed position and the panel 52 is positioned in the deployed position. In this way the display 36 and the keyboard 54 are each positioned in the preferred ergonomic orientation. Cabling for the display 36, the keyboard 54 and any other computer hardware 42 are ran through the cable opening 34 the basal wall 20 of the tray 12. In this way the tray 12, the display 36 and the panel 52 define a portable work station for computer work.
With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure.
Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.