LAPTOP BAG CONVERTIBLE INTO A SINGLE LEG SUPPORTED PORTABLE WORKSTATION/DESK

20220071385 · 2022-03-10

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    Abstract

    A convertible Laptop bag, which has a first operative orientation in which it functions as a laptop bag, and a second operative orientation in which it functions as a SINGLE leg supported workstation/desk. The singular telescopic support structure is housed within the Base Portion of the Laptop bag. In a converted workstation/desk operative orientation, the single telescopic extendable and retractable leg support structures are in an extended mode perpendicularly away from the Laptop bag to support the Laptop bag on a support surface, such as a floor or any other base surface. The telescopic leg has wheels on its base, a locking mechanism to lock the leg at the desired height, and the ability to extend out to over three feet in height. The laptop bag having two UBS charging ports, a rechargeable battery, an AC outlet, a cup holder, a phone holder, Bluetooth speakers, a chair, a voice-activated, digital assistant application.

    Claims

    1. A Laptop bag that is convertible into a SINGLE LEG supported work desk comprises: a BASE PORTION that is convertible into a workstation/desk. a SINGLE telescopic Leg—leg support; an extendable and retractable telescopic leg. a telescopic Leg having one or more wheels on the bottom/base of the leg, a rechargeable battery; a telescopic Leg having Bluetooth speakers. a portable chair. a voice-activated, digital assistant application. a 15 Ampere (AMP) Alternating Current (AC) electrical outlet; an electrical housing unit; a holding clamp to secure the laptop bag onto the laptop bag desk surface a rear wall; when unzipped, exposes the single telescopic leg. a phone holder. two USB charging ports. made of various materials including but not limited to nylon, cotton, polyester, PVC, reinforced, waterproof textile material, Gore-Tex, Flux Leather, and Genuine leather. a single telescopic attached to the Rear Face of the laptop bag. a chair is sewn into the lower part of the Base Portion of the Laptop bag via a 360-degree zipper, a power source to recharge the battery. a knob to extend and retract telescopic leg. a telescopic leg shaped but not limited to only being shaped oval. a cup holder. a single telescopic leg reaching maximum heights over 3 feet for users standing up. a single telescopic leg with a locking mechanism can lock the telescopic leg at heights over 3 feet. a BASE PORTION comprising an extendable and retractable telescopic leg mounted on a REAR FACE of the BASE PORTION, the extendable and retractable leg being configured to support the workstation/desk at heights over three feet tall. the storage compartment traversing into the Laptop bag body; the single telescoping—Leg supports being positioned on the REAR FACE of the Laptop bag body/BASE PORTION.

    2. A Laptop bag that is convertible into a SINGLE LEG supported work desk, as claimed in claim 1, comprises: A SINGLE telescoping—Leg supports; and the single telescoping leg being attached to the base portion of the Laptop bag; the single telescopic leg located on the REAR FACE of the Laptop bag is used to convert the Laptop bag into a workstation; the single telescopic leg is extendable and retractable. The single telescopic leg support advances conventional convertible Laptop bag as its more convenient, easier to open, close, use and quicker to convert to a workstation than a conventional workstation comprising two or more legs, more commonly having four-leg support.

    3. A Laptop bag that is convertible into a SINGLE LEG supported work desk, as claimed in claim 2 comprises: A telescopic leg having one or more Bluetooth speakers built into it; the telescopic leg has one or more Bluetooth speakers attached to its top portion; and the Bluetooth speaker is attached to the top part of the telescopic leg protects it from bad the weather when the telescopic leg is retracted up; the Bluetooth speaker is designed to connect with the user's cell phone to play music or engage in a phone conversation through the Bluetooth speakers. And wherein said includes at least a pair of Bluetooth speakers mounted on the top portion of a telescopic leg. In said separated operative orientation, a user can listen to music and have hands-free phone calls.

    4. A Laptop bag that is convertible into a SINGLE LEG supported work desk, as claimed in claim 2, comprises: a telescopic leg with one or more retractable wheels on the bottom. (base) of the leg for easy transportation when used as a workstation. And the retractable wheels are connected to the telescopic Leg AND NOT on the bag itself, as most conventional bags wheels are attached to the bottom of the laptop bag. And wherein said includes at least a pair of wheels that are retractably mounted on the bottom/base portion of a telescopic leg such that, in said separated operative orientation, a user can easily transport the workstation on a floor surface to not have to pick it up and carry it. and wherein said includes at least a pair of the telescopic leg having wheels mounted its bottom (base portion) and adapted for rolling the Laptop bag on a floor surface easy transportation when used as a workstation. The wheels on the telescopic leg are retractable, whereas the user only needs to push the wheels into its housing unit to release them out. When done, the user snaps the wheels back into its housing unit.

    5. A Laptop bag that is convertible into a SINGLE LEG supported work desk, as claimed in claim 2, comprises: a locking and unlocking knob. a knob. a knob configured to lock and unlock the extendable and retractable telescopic leg into its housing unit. When unlocked, it allows the extendable and retractable telescopic leg to be lowered to the user's desired height. And The locking knob is also used to extend and retract the telescopic leg into its housing unit. The user simply turns the knob clockwise to unlock and extend the telescopic leg from its housing unit and turns the knob counter-clockwise to retract and lock the telescopic leg into its housing unit. the locking knob is located on the bottom (base) portion of the telescopic leg.

    6. The Laptop bag that is convertible into a SING-LE LEG supported work desk, as claimed in claim 2, comprises: the extendable and retractable telescopic leg comprises a locking mechanism configured to lock the extendable and retractable telescopic leg to various height that fits the user's desired height. And The locking mechanism allows the telescopic leg to lock and hold steady from 6 inches to the maximum height of the telescopic leg, which can be over 3 feet in height.

    7. The Laptop bag that is convertible into a SINGLE LEG supported work desk, as claimed in claim 1, comprises: a chair. The folding chair is housed in the base portion of the Laptop bag. The folding chair, once removed from the Base Portion of the Laptop bag, can fold out and be used by the user for sitting. And In some embodiment of the disclosed technology, the chair is sewn into the lower part of the Base Portion of the Laptop bag via a 360-degree zipper.

    8. The Laptop bag that is convertible into a SINGLE LEG supported work desk, as claimed in claim 1, comprises: an electrical housing unit; the electrical housing being laterally integrated into the Laptop bag body; the electrical housing unit house and powers two USB ports the electrical housing unit house and powers the 15 AMP AC electrical outlet and the rechargeable power source, when fully charged, will power the AC outlet and the USB port.

    9. The Laptop bag that is convertible into a SINGLE LEG supported work desk, as claimed in claim 8, comprises: a 15 Ampere (AMP) Alternating Current (AC) electrical outlet; the AC electrical outlet being externally mounted to the electrical housing; and the AC electrical outlet being electrically coupled with the rechargeable battery. The AC electrical outlet can fully recharge the user's laptop when plugged into the AC electrical outlet. and The AC electrical may be either a two-prong or a three-prong outlet.

    10. The Laptop bag that is convertible into a SINGLE LEG supported work desk, as claimed in claim 1, comprises: a slidable holding clamp to secure the laptop bag onto the laptop bag desk surface a slidable clamp on the Base Portion of the laptop bag where the users can slide the left and right clamps outwards then place their laptop in the center of the clamps then slide the clamps inwards to close the clamps and secure their laptop onto the workstation/desk. To remove their laptop from the clamps, the user simply reveres their steps to secure their laptop.

    11. The Laptop bag that is convertible into a SINGLE LEG supported work desk, as claimed in claim 8, comprises: a rechargeable battery; at least one mobile device power adapter; the rechargeable battery is detachable from the Laptop bag. the rechargeable battery being enclosed within the electrical housing; at least one mobile device power adapter being mounted into the electrical housing; at least one mobile device power adapter being electrically coupled to the rechargeable battery. and The battery, when fully charged, will power the two USB ports.

    12. The Laptop bag that is convertible into a SINGLE LEG supported work desk, as claimed in claim 8, comprises: 13. Two USB charging ports, the Front portion further comprises a Charging station. The charging station, when fully charged, will power the two USB ports. the Two USB charging ports being mounted within the electrical housing, and the Two USB charging ports being electrically coupled with the rechargeable battery.

    13. The Laptop bag that is convertible into a SINGLE LEG supported work desk, as claimed in claim 1, comprises: a housing unit for the telescopic leg. the extendable and retractable leg is configured to be entirely housed in the housing unit when the extendable and retractable leg is retracted. The housing unit is located in the base portion of the laptop bag.

    14. The Laptop bag that is convertible into a SINGLE LEG supported work desk, as claimed in claim 2, comprises: A single telescopic leg having the ability to extend out to a height over 3 feet. The single telescopic (extendable and retractable) leg reaching heights over 3 feet for taller users and users standing up to complete their assignments on the work desk.

    15. The Laptop bag that is convertible into a SINGLE LEG supported work desk, as claimed in claim 1, comprises; A cup holder. the base portion further comprises a retractable cup holder mounted on one of the external sides of the base portion.

    16. The Laptop bag that is convertible into a SINGLE LEG supported work desk, as claimed in claim 1, comprises: A phone holder. the base portion further comprises a phone holder mounted on one of the external sides of the base portion. And the phone holder simply needs to be extended up, and the user places their phone in the top portion of the phone holder for hands-free talking while completing their assignment.

    17. The Laptop bag that is convertible into a SINGLE LEG supported work desk, as claimed in claim 1, comprises: a voice-activated, digital assistant application. a voice-activated digital assistant application similar to Siri and Alexa where users can ask questions and receive answers to their inquiries. And wherein said includes at least a voice-activated digital assistant in one or more speaker mounted on the top portion of a telescopic leg such that, in said separated operative orientation, a user can ask questions and receive answers to their inquiries.

    18. The Laptop bag that is convertible into a SINGLE LEG supported work desk, as claimed in claim 1, comprises: a Base Portion that convertible to a workstation/desk. The laptop bag having a Base Portion located on the Rear Face of the laptop bag that when the telescopic leg is extended out, it converts the Base Portion into a workstation/desk.

    19. The Laptop bag that is convertible into a SINGLE LEG supported work desk, as claimed in claim 1, comprises: a telescopic leg oval in shape. Other shapes can be, BUT NOT LIMITED to being, square, triangle, circular, and rectangle.

    20. The Laptop bag that is convertible into a SINGLE LEG supported work desk, as claimed in claim 1, comprises: Being made of various material including but not limited to nylon, cotton, polyester, PVC, reinforced, waterproof textile material, Gore-Tex, Flux Leather and Genuine leather.

    Description

    BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

    [0010] Various examples of objects, features, and intendant advantages of the present invention will become fully appreciated as the same becomes better understood when considered in conjunction with the accompanying drawing, in which, like reference, characters, designate the same or similar parts throughout the several views. To illustrate the invention, there are shown in the drawings forms which are presently preferred; it being understood, however, that this invention is NOT limited to the precise arrangements and instrumentalities shown.

    [0011] FIG. 1 shows a front view of a Laptop bag showing my design and establishing the term and location of the “Front Face” of the Laptop bag:

    [0012] FIG. 2 shows a front view of the REAR FACE and the REAR WALL of a Laptop Bag telescopic leg housing unit. The housing unit can be revealed by simply unzipping a zipper on the REAR WALL located on the rear face of the BASE Portion of the Laptop Bag thereof;

    [0013] FIG. 3 shows a front view of the rear face of a Laptop bag with the telescopic (extendable and retractable) leg extended down where one or more Bluetooth speakers, a voice-activated-digital assistant application, and one or more retractable wheels on the bottom of the telescopic leg and the knob to extend and retract the telescopic leg are housed thereof;

    [0014] FIG. 4 shows a front view of a laptop bag with the telescopic leg lowered on the rear face and used as a workstation/desk. The phone holder and the electrical housing unit are utilized.

    [0015] FIG. 5 shows a front view of where a Laptop bag's FOLDABLE CHAIR is housed in the Laptop bag located in the rear face of a Laptop bag thereof;

    [0016] FIG. 6 shows a front view of a Laptop bag's FOLDABLE CHAIR partially removed from its housing unit thereof;

    [0017] FIG. 7 shows a front view of a Laptop bag's FOLDABLE CHAIR removed from its housing unit in the Laptop bag and folded out thereof,

    [0018] FIG. 8 shows an elevational view of a Laptop bag with the laptop holding clamps, and the retractable electrical housing unit is lowered into its housing unit.

    [0019] FIG. 9 shows an elevational view of a Laptop bag with a laptop being secured onto the laptop bag via a holding clamp, and the retractable electrical housing unit is retracted up from its housing unit. The electrical housing unit housing two USB ports, a 15 AMMP AC outlet, and the battery recharging port,

    [0020] FIG. 10 shows an elevational view of a Laptop bag with a cup holder that can be extended out via a push button and utilized thereof;

    [0021] FIG. 11 shows a front view of a Laptop bag electrical housing unit in its original position and retracted up.

    [0022] FIG. 12 shows a side view of a Laptop bag being used while standing and the telescopic (extendable and retractable) leg extended down that can reach over three feet in the height thereof;

    [0023] FIG. 13 shows a front view of the back of a Laptop bag showing my design and establishing the term and location of the “Rear Face” of the Laptop bag:

    [0024] FIG. 14 shows an elevational view of a Laptop bag disassembled thereof;

    DETAILED DESCRIPTION

    [0025] This invention concerns a Laptop bag that can be converted into a desk via a single telescopic leg so that, in addition to being usable for conventional Laptop bag usage; i.e., for carrying the laptop computer and supplies, it can be used for the further purpose for which traditional bag of the laptop are not usually applicable, thereby rendering my Laptop bag much more useful and versatile than a conventional Laptop bag/book bag.

    With respect to the below description, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationship for the parts of the invention (especially the telescopic leg) includes 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. All equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawing and described in the specifications are intended to be encompassed, as the present invention.

    [0026] Also, while the present invention is susceptible of embodiment in various forms, there is shown in the drawings and will hereinafter be described a presently preferred embodiment with the understanding that the present disclosure is to be considered an exemplification of the invention and is not intended to limit the invention to the specific embodiment illustrated. Generally speaking, the Advanced Laptop bag FIG. 1 comprises a specially designed modified carrying bag system that features an Advanced laptop bag consisting of a SINGLE TELESCOPIC (extendable and retractable) LEG FIG. 3 member 8 attached to the REAR FACE FIG. 2 of the Laptop bag used to create a desk FIG. 4, member 8; NOTE: The term “REAR FACE” as it relates to the location on the Laptop bag should NOT be confused with the term “BOTTOM” of the Laptop bag as they are in two TOTALLY different locations.

    [0027] The advanced Laptop bag FIG. 1 will preferably be similar in appearance to a standard Laptop bag and could be produced using preferably constructed of a durable, lightweight, and flexible woven or non-woven fabric material such as nylon (e.g., Codura™ rip-stop), cotton, polyester pack-cloth, PVC, reinforced, waterproof textile material such as durable and breathable Gore-Tex, Flux Leather and Genuine leather and has a dimension of 2 in by 16 in.

    [0028] In an embodiment of the disclosed technology, the Laptop bag FIG. 1 will have 4 compartments. Compartment #1 member I will be made of waterproof material and used to house pens, pencils, calculators, keys, charger wires, phones, and anything that can fit in it. Compartment #2 will be made of waterproof material and used to house notebook pads, reports, and shoulder straps.

    Compartment #3 houses the two CLAMPS FIG. 8 used to secure the customer's laptop on the workstation members 58 & 59, the ELECTRICAL HOUSING UNIT member 34 that houses the AC OUTLET member 37 used to recharge the user's laptop when the male plug of the laptop power cord is plugged into the laptop bag's AC outlet, TWO USB charging station members 35 & 36 and the power source to recharge the electrical housing unit member 55.
    Compartment #4 (the bottom/base portion) FIG. 1, member 76 houses the single telescopic leg. The Advanced Laptop bag can be transformed to a work desk FIG. 12 when FIG. 1, member 76 is unzipped and folded back FIG. 2, member 38.

    [0029] Reference is now additionally made to a knob on the rear face FIG. 2, member 23. Used to unlock and lock back into position the telescopic leg into its housing unit. Extending the telescoping leg may be done by turning the locking knob FIG. 3, member 23 clockwise and then extending the knob down. To retract the telescopic leg, the user only needs to push the knob up to retract the telescopic leg up into its housing unit and turn the locking knob counter-clockwise to lock the leg into its housing unit.

    [0030] Reference is now made to the Laptop bag SINGLE telescopic leg shape FIG. 3, member 8, located on the Rear Face of the laptop bag. The shape of the telescopic leg could be essentially, BUT NOT LIMITED to being, oval in shape. Other shapes can be, BUT NOT LIMITED to being, square, triangle, circular, and rectangle. In an embodiment of the disclosed technology, the telescopic leg has two Bluetooth speakers, FIG. 3, member 73, mounted on its top part, which protects the speakers from the weather and is used for listening to music and hands-free phone calls.

    [0031] In some embodiments, the speakers on the telescopic Leg FIG. 3, member 73, have a voice-activated digital assistant application similar to Siri and Alexa. Users can ask and receive answers to their questions. Reference is now additionally made to member 74, a perspective view illustration of the convertible Laptop bag telescopic leg having wheels connected to its bottom (base portion) adapted for rolling the Laptop bag on a floor surface for easy transportation when used as a workstation. The wheels on the telescopic leg are retractable, whereas the user only needs to the wheels into its housing unit to release them out. When done, the user snaps the wheels back into its housing unit the same way the cup holder is utilized. The bottom/base of the telescopic (extendable and retractable) leg will be but not limited to being oval-shaped to ensure sturdiness on all floor surfaces

    [0032] In an embodiment of the disclosed technology, a Laptop bag FIG. 3 comprises, a single telescopic leg housed on the Rear Face of the Portable Laptop bag, which is openable to expose a SINGLE telescoping (extendable and retractable) leg member 8, which NO other Laptop bag has. The single telescopic leg will be hidden FIG. 13 until the user unzips FIG. 2, member 76 the REAR WALL member 38 to exposes the single telescopic leg hidden behind the rear wall, which is openable to expose a SINGLE telescoping (extendable and retractable) legs FIG. 3, member 8, which enable the Laptop bag to be converted into a table usable as a workstation/desk.

    [0033] In an embodiment of the disclosed technology, the Laptop bag has a phone holder FIG. 4, member 94, so users can work on their assignments while speaking on the phone, hands-free. The phone holder lays flush of the side of the laptop bag, and the user needs only to lift the phone holder up for usage by placing their phone into the phone's adjustable holding clamp. Reference is now made to FIGS. 5, 6, &7, the chair. The Advanced Laptop bag has a portable folding chair member 79 &80 that can be removed from the Laptop bag's rear face FIG. 20 so the users can sit down while working at the portable desk at any location. The user simply needs to remove the chair from the Base Portion of the Laptop bag FIG. 19, unfold the legs member 79 on the chair and sit down member 80. In some designs, the chair can be sewn to the Rear Wall of the Laptop bag via a 360-degree zipper where the user simple unzips the base of the chair FIG. 7, Member 80 from around the circumference of the lower part of the Base Portion of the Laptop bag to remove the chair from the Laptop bag.

    [0034] In an embodiment of the disclosed technology, the Laptop bag features a holding clamp to secure the laptop onto the workstation/desk FIG. 8 members 58 & 59. The laptop bag workstation/desk will feature a slidable clamp on the Base Portion of the laptop bag where the users can slide the left and right clamps outwards, then place their laptop in the center of the clamps, then slide the clamps inwards to close the clamps and secure their laptop onto the workstation/desk. To remove their laptop from the clamps, the user simply reveres their steps to secure their laptop.

    [0035] Reference is now made to the Advanced Laptop bag cup holder FIG. 9 member 18 and FIG. 10 member 18. The Advanced Laptop bag's cup holder is not visible FIG. 9, member 18. The user needs to push the cup holder's front face inwards to extend the holder out FIG. 10 member 18. Once fully out, the user needs only to push the cup holder into its housing unit to lock it back into its housing unit. Once extended from its housing slot, the user can have the convenience of using the cup holder FIG. 12, member 18.

    [0036] In an embodiment of the disclosed technology, the Advanced laptop bag has an electrical housing unit FIG. 1I member 34. The electrical housing unit will houses a 15 AMP AC electrical outlet member 37, TWO PORTABLE USB charging stations members 36 and 35, and a charging port member 55 used to recharge the electrical housing unit whereas the user can recharge the charging port from their home electrical outlet.

    [0037] In the operative orientation, the Laptop bag functions as a workstation desk, disposed at a suitable height for the user to work comfortably and conveniently, even when “on-the-go.” Reference is now made to FIG. 12, which is a perspective view illustration of telescoping legs made to lock at heights from a minimum height for kids and short height users to heights over three feet for taller users and users who desire to use their Laptop bag as a workstation/desk while standing. In some embodiments, the telescopic FIG. 12, member 9, includes a mechanism to lock the leg at the desired height of the user on a floor surface to prevent unintentional retraction of the legs. The single telescopic leg member 8 can extend out to reach heights over three feet tall for taller users and users standing up.

    [0038] The foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principle of the Portable Desk Laptop bag. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, limiting the invention to the exact construction and operation shown and described is not desired. Accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalent may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the invention. The present invention may be embodied in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential attributes thereof. Accordingly, reference should be made to the appended claims rather than the foregoing specification indicating the invention's scope.