ePocket (electronic pocket)
An accessory for laptops, tablets or other electronic devices which has an upper section assembled with a flap opening comprising of a polymer vinyl transparent element joined to a fabric element. The upper section is positioned around the top edge the of the display assembly allowing display visibility via approximately a small width of the vinyl transparent element. The fabric element hangs behind the electronic device. The fabric's lower section is configured into approximately two pocket indentations with external side seams that have partial openings in each seam. The pockets conveniently and safely hold objects, such as portable/external memory hard drives with USB cables, flash drives, mice, CDs or DVDs, mobile inter et devices, power adaptor and cord, small notepads, writing instruments or other objects that are light to medium weight or not too weighted. The side seam openings allow insertion/extraction locations for USB cables or other apparatus.
Provisional application No. 62/165,418, filed on May 22, 2015.
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTIONThe present invention relates to ‘Subclass 725 . . . Pockets for plural articles’, which is a subclass indented under subclass 722. Henceforth, the present invention relates to a container for holding one or more articles in position in more than one hollow indentation, more particularly is directed toward a receptacle with pockets which attaches to electronic devices and holds objects and/or articles.
The ePocket, electronic pocket, submitted for the Provisional patent illustrated an accessory with curved corners on the top section. The illustrations for this Nonprovisional patent request, herewith, illustrates a modified ePocket with open angular corners in the upper section in lieu of curved corners.
The ePocket is an accessory invented for electronic devices, for example, laptops, tablets and flat-screen desktop monitors, and is designed to hang from and around the top lid edge of electronic devices. It is an invention with one or more pockets that may conveniently and safely hold and carry one or more external devices or articles, for example, portable/external hard drives with USB cables flash drives, mice, discs (CD or DVD), mobile internet devices, power adaptor and cord, small notepads, writing instruments or other devices and objects that may be light to medium weight or not too weighted. When an external memory, hard drive is not in use, the user may disconnect the USB from the laptop and loosely loop the cable towards the center of the accessory and conveniently insert the connector next to the component inside its respective pocket.
BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTIONThe ePocket for use on electronic devices is provided.
The ePocket is an accessory that provides a convenient and safe receptacle to hold and carry one or more external devices, for example, portable/external memory hard drives with USB cables, flash drives, mice, discs (CD or DVD), mobile internet devices, power adaptor and cord, small notepads, writing instruments or other devices and objects that may be light to medium weight or not too weighted. The ePocket is positioned around the top section of the lid of host devices, for example, a laptop or a tablet device frame enclosure assembly, with a flexible transparent polymer plastic vinyl flap partially over the top front viewing section of the display and a fabric element construction with approximately two pockets hanging behind the lid/enclosure assembly. The transparency of the flap allows for visibility and optional touchscreen capability of the display and the pockets may hold devices or articles of a user's choice that may be light to medium weight or not too weighted.
The ePocket is reversible. It is made with a transparent vinyl flap and pockets on one side, which may be hung on a device with the pockets facing the lid. It may also be hung on a device with the pockets facing outward from the lid. The method for reversal is by flipping the vinyl flap to the opposite side of the pockets. Again, the transparent vinyl flap is placed over the top of the display viewing section. The versatility selection is of a user's choice.
The ePocket may comprise of a fabric element, a polymer plastic transparent vinyl element, and bias tape element. The fabric element and vinyl element are measured to the width of an electronic device, such as a laptop. Seam allowance is added to ensure the proper fitting around a device's lid. The vinyl serves as the flap and may be shorter in length than the fabric. The fabric is longer than the vinyl. It is joined to the vinyl and assembled in to the upper section. Further, the fabric element serves as a mid-section and leer section which comprises of a back panel and pockets. A bias tape element may be used to encase edges and provide a professional finish and aesthetic appearance.
The vinyl element and fabric, element are rectangular shapes with the upper corners trimmed to form angular corners. The vinyl may be joined to the fabric at approximately three locations, forming a top section of the ePocket. The vinyl elementary be joined to the fabric element across the top edge and on either side of the fabric at equivalent lengths of the vinyl. The angular corners remain un-joined to form openings. The openings allow the corners of an electronic device to project through; thus enabling, a secure fit around device corners and around the top of the lid. The bias tape element may be used to encase the angled edges of the vinyl and the fabric and it also may be used to encase the lower horizontal edge of the fabric. The remaining raw edges of the fabric may be re-enforced with additional processing. The un-joined horizontal edge of the vinyl element remains uncovered (as-is) and slips over the viewing section of the lid in front of the display, while the fabric construction hangs behind the lid.
As disclosed herein, the ePocket (electronic pocket), an accessory for electronic devices, such as laptops, tablets, or other electronic devices that may benefit from its use, is provided. For ease of understanding, the laptop will be the preferred referenced electronic device.
The ePocket is an accessory for hanging from and around the top lid edge of a laptop with a polymer plastic transparent vinyl flap over the top front viewing section of the display, and a fabric construction with pockets behind the lid. The transparency of the flap allows for visibility and optional touchscreen capability of the display and the pockets may hold devices, articles and objects of users' choice that may be light to medium weight or not too weighted.
The ePocket is an accessory that provides a convenient and safe receptacle to hold and carry one or more external devices, articles and objects, for example, portable/external memory hard drives with USB cables, flash drives, mice, discs (CD or DVD), mobile internet devices, power adaptor and cord, small notepads, writing instruments or other articles that may be light to medium weight or not too weighted. In addition, the user may stow a disconnected USB cable by looping its connector towards the center of the accessory and conveniently inserting it inside the pocket next to its respective host external memory hard drive component.
The ePocket is reversible. In one embodiment it is made with a polymer transparent plastic vinyl flap and pockets on one viewing side, which may be hung on a laptop with the pockets facing the lid. It may also be hung an a laptop with pockets facing outward from the lid. The method for reversal is by flipping the vinyl flap to the opposite side of the pockets. Again, the transparent vinyl flap is placed over the top of the display's viewing section. Therefore the user may select whether to have the openings of the pockets facing the lid or facing outward from the lid.
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The fabric element of the ePocket 100 may be made from any of a wide range, of colors and any of a wide range of material or combinations thereof, such as knit material, stretch knits, polyesters, athletic mesh with a variation of hole sizes and textures, sport mesh with a variation of hole sizes and textures, nylon, lycra, heat resistant material, breathable fabrics, synthetic, netting material, or a type of element that will achieve the benefits of the ePocket 100. In one embodiment, the ePocket may be fabricated of athletic mesh fabric comprising of small open holes. The polymer element may be fabricated from transparent vinyl that is dear and resists cold and hot temperatures ranges, and a range of gages from medium, deluxe to premium. In one embodiment, the ePocket may be made with double polished clear vinyl media that is flexible yet durable. The bias, tape element that may encase several edges of the ePocket may be of a wide range of colors, widths, and may be made from any range of a wide range of material or combinations thereof, polyester, cotton, knit, lycra, nylon, synthetic or any type that may be used to encase edges. In one embodiment, the angled edges may be encased with a double fold fabric bias tape element, 0.25 inches wide. The lower horizontal fabric edge may be encased with a double fold fabric bias tape element, 0.5 inches wide. The lower horizontal fabric edge encased with bias tape may be positioned to become the upper horizontal edge of the pockets as illustrated in
The ePocket of
The ePocket 100 of
The construction of the ePocket shown in
In order to form the ePocket 100 of
The upper section 103A,
The lower section 530 of ePocket 100 of
The indentations for the pockets 530C and 530D of ePocket 100 of
It will be recognized that the methods of forming the ePocket as shown in
In one illustrative embodiment the ePocket 100 may vary in sizes. The sizes of the fabric element 200, vinyl element 300 and bias tape element 400 may be varied so as to create different sizes of the ePocket 100. A range of material sizes may be used to accommodate perspective host electronic devices ranging in sizes from 10 inches or less to those 17 inches or more.
In one illustrative embodiment fabric 200 may be measured to the width of a 15.6 inch laptop. Fabric 200 may be measured to include the width of the device plus an additional amount to allow for seam allowance, such as one half inch to allow one quarter inch for either side. Likewise, vinyl 300 may be measured to the width of a 15.6 inch laptop, plus an additional amount to allow for seam allowance, such as one half inch to allow one quarter inch for either side. It will be recognized that the width of materials may be a range of dimensions, to accommodate the range of width dimensions of host electronic devices. In one illustrative embodiment fabric 200 may be of a length that is 11 inches to enable upper section 103A construction, mid-section allowance 520 and lower section 530 construction as illustrated in
In one illustrative embodiment bias tape element 400 may be of a type that is double fold fabric and 0.5 inches wide and may be measured to the length of 16.1 (15.6 inches plus 0.5 inches) or enough to encase and be joined to the fabric edge 208.
In one illustrative embodiment
In one illustrative embodiment the ePocket may be constructed with approximately two pockets to accommodate laptops measuring 15.6 inches. The width of the pockets may range approximately from 7.5 to 7.8, depending on allowed seam allowance. The preferred measurements are to achieve width that are approximately equivalent to one another as illustrated in
Although
Rather than having one piece of fabric element that may be folded and joined in sections on the sides and stitched in the center to form pockets, two or more pieces of fabric element may be utilized; for example, one larger piece for the back panel and two smaller pieces for the pockets. The two smaller pieces may be stitched together on one edge to form a center seam and then joined to the larger piece on the lower exterior vertical side seams, and joined in the center in a similar manner as illustrated in
Claims
1. An electronic pocket accessory for laptops or other electronic devices comprising: a fabric element sized and shaped, a polymer element sized and shaped, and a bias tape element measured to encase edges, constructed into an accessory with approximately three sections, an upper section, a mid-section and a lower section with approximately seven openings, a first opening, a second opening and a third opening in the upper section, and a fourth opening, a fifth opening, a sixth opening and a seventh opening in the lower section:
- the upper section portion comprising of portion of the fabric element, the polymer element and the bias tape element; said fabric element and said polymer element sized and shaped rectangular and joined in approximately three locations;
- the upper section portion comprises of the first and the second openings on the upper corners comprising of shaped open angular edges encased in said bias tape element;
- the upper section comprises of the third opening of said polymer element configured a short length rectangular shaped horizontal flap opening opposite of said fabric element; upper section for hanging from and around the top lid edge of a laptop or encasement of other electronic devices with its corners projected through said first and second, openings; said third opening polymer element portion for hanging in front of and across the top viewing section of the display of a laptop or other electronic device, while the fabric element is positioned behind the lid or encasement;
- the mid-section portion comprising of portion of the fabric element;
- the mid-section portion comprises as spacing between the upper section portion and the lower section portion; said mid-section portion for hanging behind lid of an electronic device;
- the lower section portion comprising of portion of the fabric element and bias tape element;
- the lower section portion comprising of a folded area comprising of a top horizontal edge encased in said bias tape element;
- the lower section portion comprising of said folded area joined in upper and lower sections on either exterior vertical side seam edges comprising of the fourth and fifth openings midway between the joined seam sections providing insertion/extraction locations for USB cables or other apparatus;
- the lower section portion comprising of said folded area comprises of vertical joining line midway between the exterior vertical side seam edges, extending from the top edge of the horizontal edge encased in the bias tape element to the bottom of the fold edge; said vertical joining line defining the sixth and seventh openings for pockets on either side of the vertical line comprising of approximately equally sized indentations; pocket openings for insertion/extraction of external memory devices or other articles that are light to medium weight or not too weighted; said lower section portion for hanging behind the lid or encasement of a laptop or other electronic device.
2. The accessory of claim 1, wherein the fabric element is fabricated of an athletic mesh material comprising of small holes.
3. The accessory of claim 1, wherein the polymer element is fabricated of a transparent plastic vinyl material comprising of flexible double polished clear medium gauge material.
4. The accessory of claim 1, wherein the bias tape element is fabricated of a cloth material, double fold type.
5. An electronic pocket accessory for laptops or other electronic devices comprising: of a cloth element sized and shaped, a polymer element sized and shaped, and a bias tape element measured to encase edges, assembled into an accessory with approximately three sections, an upper section portion, a mid-section portion and a lower section portion with approximately seven openings, a first opening, a second opening and a third opening in the upper section, and a fourth opening, a fifth opening, a sixth opening and a seventh opening in the lower section:
- said upper section assembly comprising of portion of the cloth element, polymer element and bias tape element: said fabric element and said polymer element sized and shaped and joined in approximately three locations;
- said upper section assembly comprises of the first and the second openings on the upper corners comprising of shaped open angular edges encased in said bias tape element;
- said upper section assembly comprises of the third opening of said polymer element configured into a short length rectangular shaped horizontal flap opening opposite of said cloth element; upper section assembly for hanging from and around the top lid edge of a laptop or other electronic device with its corners projected through said first and second openings; said polymer element portion for hanging in front of and across the top viewing section of the display while the cloth element is positioned behind the lid;
- said upper section assembly having selective positioning of said polymer element from one side of the fabric element to the other side;
- said mid-section portion comprising of portion of the cloth element;
- said mid-section portion comprises as spacing between upper section assembly and lower section assembly; said mid-section portion for hanging behind lid of an electronic device;
- said lower section assembly comprising of portion of he cloth element and bias ape element;
- said lower section assembly comprising therein of a folded area having the upper horizontal edge encased in said bias tape element;
- said lower section assembly comprising of a folded area joined in sections on either exterior seam edge comprising of the fourth and fifth openings centered between joined seam sections providing insertion/extraction locations for USB cables or other apparatus;
- said lower section portion comprising of said folded area comprises of a vertical joining line in the center between the exterior side seam edges, extending from the top edge of the horizontal edge encased in the bias tape element to the bottom of the fold edge; said vertical joining line defining the sixth and seventh openings for pockets on either side of the vertical line comprising of approximately equal sized indentations; pocket openings for insertion/extraction of external memory devices or articles that are light to medium weight or not too weighted; said lower section portion for hanging behind lid of a laptop or other electronic devices.
6. The accessory of claim 5, wherein the cloth element is fabricated of an athletic mesh material comprising of small holes.
7. The accessory of claim 5, wherein the polymer element is fabricated of a transparent plastic vinyl material comprising of flexible double polished clear comprising of medium gauge.
8. The accessory of claim 5, wherein the bias tape element s fabricated of a cloth material, double fold type.
9. The accessory of claim 5, wherein the accessory being reversible.
10. The accessory of claim 9, wherein the upper section assembly having selective positioning of said polymer element from one side of the fabric element to the other side or repositioning thereof.
Type: Application
Filed: Apr 21, 2016
Publication Date: Nov 24, 2016
Inventor: Eddis Maria Willis (Friendswood, TX)
Application Number: 15/135,526