Bag computer display panel frame
The disclosed invention is a frame used to mount a display to a bag or other object. The frame includes a prop to press against the bag front and hold a display angle relative to the bag. The frame may be adapted to hold thin film display and touch control units, may be light weight and hollow, may include a camera or other tools and may be in two parts to hold the display/control unit The frame may include finger guides on its back side, may be shaped to fit the operator's hands and may be adapted to attach to the object using an attachment flap.
This application is a Continuation-In-Part and claims the filing benefit under 35 U.S.C. §120 of pending U.S. application Ser. No. 12/927,884, filed Nov. 30, 2010 and is incorporated herein by reference.
This application is a Continuation-In-Part and claims the filing benefit under 35 U.S.C. §120 of pending U.S. application Ser. No. 13/374,252, filed Dec. 19, 2011 and is incorporated herein by reference.
This application claims the filing benefit under 35 U.S.C. §119(e) of U.S. Provisional Application number 61/573,505 filed on Sep. 8, 2011, the entire teachings of which are incorporated herein by reference.
TECHNICAL FIELDThe present invention relates to a computer display designed for mobile use.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTIONBag computers are composed of a bag and computer joined so that the display panel pivots around the top front end of the bag so it can lay approximately flat against the bag front when stored or pivot with its display facing outward into the line of sight of the operator when in use. There may be a keyboard lower down on the bag front and there may be manual controls on the back of the display panel.
The bag computer was described in applications Ser. No. 11/796,920. This application is a continuation on those inventions.
One characteristic of the most popular computers is division into components. This allows the computer owner to buy or replaces less expensive individual components when needed. Choice can be made between various prices and makers so the owner can optimize the result of his array of options. Manufacturers, as well, may benefit from being able to concentrate of the production of one type of component. This invention aims to build on the bag computer concept by encouraging owner replaceable components for bag computers.
This type of display panel attachment frame may be easily manufactured to take advantage of thin film technology, plastics and design to produce a display which is both durable and light weight, possibly less than 120 grams.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTIONA bag computer may include a display panel pivoting on the bag front. The display panel may include a front side display and a back side control such as a touchpad. Back side finger guides may be included to easily find touch pad control positions. A front side touch screen may also be provided.
The display panel may be divided into several parts. It may be divided into a front side display panel portion or back side display panel portion. In this case, a fastening frame with finger guides may be included to attach the two together. Alternatively, the display panel may be divided into an attachment frame along with the front side display panel portion, back side display panel portion or display/control combination panel it holds.
The attachment frame may have a slot to hold the display and/or control panels. Instead, the attachment frame may be in two sides to hold the display and/or control panels between.
The attachment frame may include a prop to hold the display panel at various angles relative to the bag front In this case, the attachment frame is suspended by a free section which may be an attachment flap or an attachment filament (for right to left pivoting of the display) extending between the bag and attachment frame. The props press against and abut the bag front and hold the display panel at angles.
The attachment frame may be hollow to lighten and strengthen its structure and to allow passage of electrical connections to tools, such as a camera, mounted on the frame. The frame may have two parts to clamp a thin film display/control unit between the two parts. The attachment frame may be shaped to be easily handled. The attachment frame may be adapted to mount on other objects such as an apron, clipboard, or wall.
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The display panel may be attached to the bag in a variety of ways. The display panel may be attached to the bag using a pivoting computer equipment mount (PCEM) which may be located on the exterior of a bag wall, for example, near the junction of the top and front bag walls or near the top end of the front wall.
The pivoting computer equipment mount is comprised of a display panel part 101, in this case a clamp on or near the display panel attachment edge, and a bag part 102, in this case an attachment flap on the bag front, which together attach the equipment (display panel) to the bag and allow it to pivot. Alternative pivoting computer equipment mounts may include axle and bearing, attachment flap with sliding channels, or other means to pivotally attach the display to the bag.
The attachment flap may have attachment feature 75 such as holes, stitching, channel or other attachment meant to match some feature on the display panel and assist in attaching it to the bag.
The display panel may include a computing unit. Alternatively, the computing unit may be located elsewhere and the display panel provided with an electrical connection 8, shown in
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The display panel may have an electrical connection 32 and this connection may be in the form of an electrical wire. The display panel may include a camera 105.
The display panel may include one or more propping parts used to prop the display panel at various angles relative to the bag front wall. For example, the display panel may include one or more prop holders 66 designed to receive the end of a prop. The prop holder may be designed to pivotally or slidably hold a prop.
There may be included one or more props 74 fixed to or near the attachment edge of the display panel or to the attachment end of the front side display panel portion or back side display panel portion. The prop may be molded into a part of the display panel, attachment frame or its sides or may be a separate attachable part. This prop may be in line with the plane of the display panel or it may be at some angle relative to the plane of the display panel Alternatively, this prop may be pivotally attached.
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The front side display panel portion has an attachment end 72 and an opposite distal end 73 and the back side display panel portion also has an attachment end 70 and an opposite distal end 71. The panel portion attachment ends may form the display panel attachment edge or be near to the proximal edge of an attachment frame. Similarly, the distal ends may form the display panel distal edge or be near to the distal edge of an attachment frame.
In the shown arrangement the two portions may attach together with their inward facing surfaces together. In this case there is an attachment means 41, such as a hook, near the distal end and a two jaw damping attachment means 42 near the attachment end. The damping may be used both to attach the two panel portions and as a damping part of the pivoting computer equipment mount which matches and attaches the display panel to an attachment flap on the bag.
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The fastening frame may have attachments 61, such as dips, for holding the fastening frame, front side display panel portion 37 and back side display panel portion 36 together. The fastening frame may include bumpers 65 to soften the contact between or provide a gap between the backside of the display panel and the bag front wall.
Shown here, the front side display panel portion and back side display panel portion may have electrical connections, such as wires 8, plugs or sockets 10, for electrically connecting them to each other and/or to a computing unit, peripheral or batteries located elsewhere on or in the bag.
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The pivoting computer equipment mount display panel part may be a clamp with two jaws 21 meant to attach to an attachment flap on the bag.
The attachment frame may have a slot 82 fitting and designed for slidably receiving the front side display panel portion, a back side display panel portion and/or a display/control combination panel 83 onto the attachment frame. Here, one of the damp jaws may be used to hold the display panel portions or combination panel in place and the damp may include a notch to allow an electrical connection to pass by without damage.
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The two attachment frame sides are configured to hold the display/control combination panel 83 between them. The two parts may form a damp for the display/control panels.
The attachment frame back side may include finger guide openings 63 and/or finger guide ridges 64 to facilitate locating and accessing the controls.
The attachment frame front side may include an opening to view the display.
On or near the proximal edge 79 of the front side 77 and/or back side 78 there may be located a pivoting computer equipment mount display panel part to hold the attachment frame to the bag. In this case the pivoting computer equipment mount is a damp with two jaws 21 comprised of the proximal edge areas of the front and back attachment frame sides. Near the proximal edge of the front side and/or back side there may be one or more props 74 to abut the bag front and hold the display panel at angled relative the bag front.
The display/control combination panel 83 includes a display panel side 84 with a display and a control side 85 with at least one control. The display/control combination panel may include an electrical connection 32 designed to connect the panel to electrical equipment attached to the bag or peripherals held within the bag. The connection may be a wire with a connector such as a plug or socket.
The attachment frame may include one or more prop fixtures, such as one or more props 74 fixed to the frame near the proximal edge or to the back side. The prop may be pivotally attached to the attachment frame.
Instead of a front side display panel portion and/or a back side display panel portion, a display/control combination panel may be used in the attachment frame. The display/control combination panel is a single panel that has a display side 84 that includes a display, a proximal end 86, closest to the attachment frame proximal edge when installed, and a distal end 87, distal to the attachment frame proximal edge. When installed into the attachment frame, the display side is next to and showing through the attachment frame front side and the control surface is next to and accessible through the attachment frame back side.
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The attachment edge of the display panel is the place of attachment of the pivoting attachment to the bag. The attachment edge may be the entire edge of the display panel or it may be just a portion of the edge of the display panel. If a prop is included on the display panel attachment edge and extends from the right side edge to left side edge of the display panel, especially when the prop is on a plane parallel to the display panel, the attachment edge may not seem to be on an edge of the display panel but, rather, somewhat distal from an edge and on the front or back side of the display panel. The attachment edge is the place of attachment of the display panel to the pivoting computer equipment mount bag part. As shown in
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The attachment flap may include a movable free section 113 holding the display panel to the bag and suspending it in various angles, and a distal section 114, used to attach the attachment flap to the display panel. As the free section suspends the display panel, the props 74a, 74b abut the bag front and hold the display panel at angles relative to the bag front.
In this case, the attachment flap is a type of attachment means with two horizontal pivot axes parallel to the bag front (
The attachment flap may be attached to the display panel in a variety of means including a damp or axle matching a loop sewn in the end of the attachment flap.
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Claims
1. A self-contained, wearable computer comprising:
- a. a bag comprised of a front wall including a top end;
- b. an attachment frame comprising a proximal edge, and a distal edge, wherein the attachment frame is configured to hold a display;
- c. a pivoting computer equipment mount attached to the bag near the top end of the front wall, the pivoting computer equipment mount comprised of a free section extending from the bag and attaching to the proximal edge of the attachment frame; and
- d. a prop on or near the proximal edge of the attachment frame wherein the prop extends from the attachment frame toward the bag front wall, the prop configured to abut the bag front wall and hold the attachment frame at an angle relative to the bag front wall.
2. The computer of claim 1 wherein the attachment frame is further comprised of one of a front side display panel portion, back side display panel portion and a display/control combination panel.
3. The computer of claim 1 wherein the attachment frame is comprised of an attachment frame front side and an attachment frame back side.
4. The computer of claim 3 wherein one of the attachment frame front side and an attachment frame back side includes a pivoting computer equipment mount display panel part.
5. The computer of claim 3 wherein the attachment frame front side and the attachment frame back side and pivotally attached to each other.
6. The computer of claim 1 wherein the one of the attachment frame front side and attachment frame back side is shaped to be easily handled.
7. The computer of claim 1 wherein the attachment frame is hollow to pass an electrical connection from a tool located on the frame through the frame for connection to other electrical equipment.
8. The computer of claim 1 wherein the attachment frame includes a camera.
9. The computer of claim 1 wherein the attachment frame includes a pivoting computer equipment mount display panel part is adapted to attach to an attachment flap.
10. The computer of claim 1 wherein the pivoting computer equipment mount includes a pivoting computer equipment mount bag part comprised of an attachment flap attached to the bag.
11. A display apparatus for pivotally mounting and operating on an object comprising:
- a. an attachment frame comprising a proximal edge, and a distal edge wherein the attachment frame is configured to hold a display;
- b. a pivoting computer equipment mount display panel part on or near the proximal edge configured to removably attach the attachment frame to a free section attached to the object and pivot on a second horizontal pivot axis; and
- c. a prop on or near the proximal edge of the attachment frame wherein the prop extends from the attachment frame proximal edge toward the object, the prop configured to abut the object and hold the attachment frame at an angle relative to the object.
12. The computer of claim 11 wherein the attachment frame is further comprised of one of a front side display panel portion, back side display panel portion and a display/control combination panel.
13. The computer of claim 11 wherein the attachment frame is comprised of an attachment frame front side and an attachment frame back side.
14. The computer of claim 13 wherein one of the attachment frame front side and an attachment frame back side includes a pivoting computer equipment mount display panel part.
15. The computer of claim 13 wherein the attachment frame front side and the attachment frame back side and pivotally attached to each other.
16. The computer of claim 11 wherein the one of the attachment frame front side and attachment frame back side is shaped to be easily handled.
17. The computer of claim 11 wherein the attachment frame is hollow to pass an electrical connection from a tool located on the frame through the frame for connection to other electrical equipment.
18. The computer of claim 11 wherein the attachment frame includes a camera.
19. The computer of claim 11 wherein the attachment frame includes a pivoting computer equipment mount display panel part adapted to attach to an attachment flap.
Type: Application
Filed: Jun 29, 2012
Publication Date: Nov 1, 2012
Inventor: Charles A. Daley, III (Rawai)
Application Number: 13/507,442
International Classification: G06F 1/16 (20060101);