Portable desk

Abstract

The present invention provides a unitary portable desk for use in a chair's arms having an arched center region having a pair of substantially rectangular side regions, each located at one end of the arched region. The portable desk includes two parallel-positioned handles located near the bottom sides of the right and left substantially rectangular regions to provide ergonomic carrying and positioning of the desk. It also includes releasable securement devices that are removably positioned to secure desktop items.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . A portable desk for providing a lightweight portable work surface comprising 
 a unitary portable desk having a work surface and an opposing bottom surface;    a centrally arched region having opposite ends;    a bottom side and a top side of the centrally arched region that are spaced apart and substantially parallel; and    two substantially rectangular regions, each of the substantially rectangular regions positioned on the opposite ends of the centrally arched region, 
 wherein the opposing bottom surface is supportable by a chair's arms,  
 wherein the two substantially rectangular side regions are symmetrical about an axis running through a center point of the arched region on each of the top and bottom sides, thereby providing stability and comfortable fit about the waist area of a seated user when the unitary portable desk is balanced across the chair's arms.  
   
     
     
         2 . The desk according to  claim 1 , further including two parallel-positioned handles located near bottom sides of the substantially rectangular regions for providing ergonomic handling of the desk by the user.  
     
     
         3 . The desk according to  claim 1 , wherein the handles are formed by oblong holes in the substantially rectangular regions.  
     
     
         4 . The desk according to  claim 1 , further including releasable securement devices positioned near the junctures of the central arched region and the substantially rectangular regions.  
     
     
         5 . The desk according to  claim 4 , wherein the releasable securement devices are elastic straps that are repositionable and stretchable to secure items placed on the work surface of the desk.  
     
     
         6 . The desk according to  claim 4 , wherein the releasable securement devices are rubber bands that are repositionable and stretchable to secure items placed on the work surface of the desk.  
     
     
         7 . The desk according to  claim 1 , wherein the desk is made from a unitary material.  
     
     
         8 . The desk according to  claim 7 , wherein the desk is formed by a single piece of wood.  
     
     
         9 . The desk according to  claim 7 , wherein the desk is formed with a material selected from wood, lightweight metals, plastic, composite materials, and combinations thereof.  
     
     
         10 . The desk according to  claim 1 , wherein the work surface is laminated.  
     
     
         11 . The desk according to  claim 1 , wherein the work surface is coated.  
     
     
         12 . The desk surface according to  claim 1 , wherein the work surface is treated to aid surface cleaning.