Laptop tray for roll-aboard luggage

Abstract

A tray ( 10 ) for supporting a laptop computer ( 40 ) has a generally T-shaped handle ( 11 ) attached to a generally rectangular support body ( 12 ). The body ( 12 ) has a pair of spaced apart longer parallel side rails ( 13, 14 ) connected by a bottom rail ( 15 ) and a top rail ( 16 ). The bottom rail ( 15 ) is generally planar to provide a resting surface for a front edge of the computer ( 40 ). The top rail ( 16 ) has a pair of friction devices ( 17, 18 ) mounted thereon and the handle ( 11 ) has a stem ( 19 ) attached to the top rail ( 16 ) between the friction devices. An alternate embodiment handle ( 52 ) has a cross-bar ( 20 ) attached to the top rail ( 16 ) by a pair of legs ( 55, 56 ) and the cross-bar has a friction device ( 54 ) mounted thereon.

1 . An apparatus for supporting a laptop computer comprising: a tray having a generally T-shaped handle attached to a generally rectangular support body. 
   
   
       2 . The apparatus according to  claim 2  wherein said body has a pair of spaced apart longer parallel side rails connected by a bottom rail and a top rail. 
   
   
       3 . The apparatus according to  claim 3  wherein said bottom rail is generally planar to provide a resting surface for a front edge of a computer. 
   
   
       4 . The apparatus according to  claim 3  wherein said top rail has a pair of friction means mounted thereon and said handle has a stem attached to said top rail between said friction means. 
   
   
       5 . The apparatus according to  claim 5  wherein said stem is attached to a cross-bar having a pair of friction means mounted thereon. 
   
   
       6 . A method of using the apparatus according to  claim 6  wherein a roll-aboard luggage bag has an extending handle assembly formed with a handle attached between a pair of extendable legs whereby when the handle assembly is extended, the friction means contact opposite sides of the legs to maintain the tray in any selected position along the legs. 
   
   
       7 . The apparatus according to  claim 3  wherein said top rail has a friction means mounted thereon. 
   
   
       8 . The apparatus according to  claim 8  wherein handle has a cross-bar attached to said top rail by a pair of legs and said cross-bar has a friction means mounted thereon. 
   
   
       9 . A method of using the apparatus according to  claim 6  wherein a roll-aboard luggage bag has an extending handle assembly formed with a handle attached between a pair of extendable legs whereby when the handle assembly is extended, the friction means contact opposite sides of the handle assembly legs to maintain the tray in any selected position along the handle assembly legs.