US2022071386A1PendingUtilityA1

Briefcase convertible into a single leg supported portable workstation/workstation

Assignee: HANKS TRAVISPriority: Sep 10, 2020Filed: Sep 10, 2021Published: Mar 10, 2022
Est. expirySep 10, 2040(~14.1 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Travis Hanks
A45C 11/003A47B 13/16A47B 2021/066A47B 3/10A47B 21/04A47B 9/00A45C 13/02A45C 11/00A45C 2013/025A45C 9/00A45C 13/001A47B 21/06A45F 3/04A45C 13/262A47B 2013/024A45F 4/02A45C 3/02A47B 85/06A45C 2013/267A45C 2009/002A45C 2200/20A47B 21/02A47B 9/20A45C 13/103A45C 15/00A47B 13/023
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Abstract

A convertible briefcase, which has a first operative orientation in which it functions as a briefcase, and a second operative orientation in which it functions as a SINGLE leg supported workstation/workstation. The singular telescopic support structure is housed within the Base Portion of the Briefcase. In a converted, workstation operative orientation, the single telescopic extendable and retractable leg support structures are in an extended mode perpendicularly away from the Briefcase to support the Briefcase 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 Briefcase having two UBS charging port, a rechargeable battery, a cup holder, a phone holder, Bluetooth speakers, a chair, a voice-activated digital assistant application, and an extendable and retractable workstation top.

Claims

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         1 . A Briefcase that is convertible into a SINGLE LEG supported workstation comprises:
 a BASE PORTION that is convertible into a work workstation;   a SINGLE telescopic Leg—leg support;   a collapsible work workstation;   an extendable and retractable telescopic leg;   a telescopic Leg having one or more wheels on the bottom/base of the leg;   a telescopic Leg having Bluetooth speakers;   a portable chair;   a Tablet Computer;   a voice-activated, digital assistant application;   a rechargeable battery;   A chair is sewn into the lower part of the Base Portion of the Briefcase via a 360-degree zipper;   two USB charging ports;   waterproof compartments;   a single telescopic attached to the Rear Face of the Briefcase;   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 rear wall; when unzipped, exposes the single telescopic leg;   a phone 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 at heights over three feet tall; and   a BASE PORTION comprising of a left sidewall, a right sidewall, and a front sidewall wherein the left sidewall and the right sidewall being oppositely positioned and hingedly attached to the briefcase body on the BASE PORTION, and wherein the left sidewall, the right sidewall, and the front sidewall are configured to extend down in an orientation in parallel to the REAR FACE of the BASE PORTION to form a larger portion of a workstation top surface of the work workstation;   the Briefcase comprises a storage compartments;   the collapsible work workstation comprises a work workstation base and at least one extendable workstation surface;   the works workstation being adjacently connected to the BASE PORTION;   at least one extendable workstation surface being connected to the BASE PORTION;   the single telescoping—Leg supports being positioned on the REAR FACE of the Briefcase body/BASE PORTION.   
     
     
         2 . A Briefcase that is convertible into a SINGLE LEG supported workstation, as claimed in  claim 1 , comprises:
 A SINGLE telescoping—Leg supports; and   the single telescoping leg being attached to the base portion of the Briefcase;   the single telescopic leg located on the REAR FACE of the Briefcase is used to convert the Briefcase into a workstation;   the single telescopic leg is extendable and retractable;   The single telescopic leg support advances conventional convertible Briefcases 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 Briefcase that is convertible into a SINGLE LEG supported workstation, 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 being attached to the top part of the telescopic leg protects it from bad 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 Briefcase that is convertible into a SINGLE LEG supported workstation, 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 Briefcase; 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 telescopic leg having wheels mounted its bottom (base portion) and adapted for rolling the Briefcase 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 Briefcase that is convertible into a SINGLE LEG supported workstation, as claimed in  claim 2 , comprises:
 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 . A Briefcase that is convertible into a SINGLE LEG supported workstation, 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 heights that fits the users desired height;   The locking mechanism allows the telescopic leg to lock and hold steady from 6 inches to maximum height of the telescopic leg which can be over 3 feet in height;   and   wherein said includes at least a locking mechanism to keep the telescopic leg locked at the user desired height and to prevent unintentional retraction of the legs.   
     
     
         7 . A Briefcase that is convertible into a SINGLE LEG supported workstation, as claimed in  claim 1 , comprises:
 a chair;   The folding chair is housed in the base portion of the Briefcase;   The folding chair, once removed from the Base Portion of the Briefcase, can fold out and be used for sitting by the user; And   In some embodiment of the disclosed technology the chair is sewn into the lower part of the Base Portion of the Briefcase via a 360-degree zipper.   
     
     
         8 . A Briefcase that is convertible into a SINGLE LEG supported workstation, as claimed in  claim 1 , comprises:
 a Tablet Computer;   The tablet computer, attached to the inner portion of the Front Portion of the Briefcase, can be used like a conventional tablet computer and/or Apple iPod for the users computer needs;   The tablet computer has a touch screen, and   The tablet computer is Bluetooth.   
     
     
         9 . A Briefcase that is convertible into a SINGLE LEG supported workstation, as claimed in  claim 1 , comprises:
 an extendable and retractable workstation top surface;   the first pair of extendable and retractable workstation left sidewalls, a second pair of extendable and retractable workstation right sidewalls, and a third pair of extendable and retractable workstation front sidewalls being hingedly connected to the Briefcase body used to create a larger workstation top surface;   at least one extendable workstation surface comprises a first hinged workstation surface, a second hinged workstation surface, and a third hinged workstation surface;   the first hinged workstation surface being adjacently and hingedly connected to the workstation base; the second hinged workstation surface being adjacently and hingedly connected to the   workstation base and the third hinged workstation surface being adjacently and hingedly connected to the workstation base; and   the first hinged workstation surface being oppositely positioned to the second hinged workstation surface about the workstation base;   at least one extendable workstation surface comprises a first sliding workstation surface and a second sliding workstation surface;   the first sliding workstation surface being adjacently and slidably connected to the workstation base; the second sliding workstation surface being adjacently and slidably connected to the workstation base; and   the first sliding work surface being oppositely positioned to the second sliding workstation surface about the workstation base; and   the base portion is configured to provide a smaller workstation top surface when the left sidewall and the right sidewall are retracted;   at least one extendable work surface comprises a first hinged work surface, a second hinged work surface, a first sliding work surface, and a second sliding work surface; and   the first sliding work surface and the second sliding work surface being positioned between the first hinged work surface and the second hinged work surface.   
     
     
         10 . A Briefcase that is convertible into a SINGLE LEG supported workstation, as claimed in  claim 1 , comprises:
 a rechargeable battery;   at least one mobile device power adapter;   the rechargeable battery is detachable from the Briefcase;   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.   
     
     
         11 . A Briefcase that is convertible into a SINGLE LEG supported workstation, as claimed in  claim 11 , comprises:
 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.   
     
     
         12 . A Briefcase that is convertible into a SINGLE LEG supported workstation, 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 Briefcase.   
     
     
         13 . A Briefcase that is convertible into a SINGLE LEG supported workstation, 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 workstation.   
     
     
         14 . A Briefcase that is convertible into a SINGLE LEG supported workstation, as claimed in  claim 1 , comprises:
 A cup holder;   The cup holder is configured to flip upwardly to a horizontal position to hold a beverage and is located on the inner surface of the Briefcase mounted on one of the inner sides of the base portion of the briefcase.   
     
     
         15 . A Briefcase that is convertible into a SINGLE LEG supported workstation, as claimed in  claim 1 , comprises:
 wheels and a handle with a telescopic arm;   one or more wheels on the bottom of the advanced Briefcase and a telescopic, adjustable handle and arm on the top part of the advanced Briefcase for traveling;   the extendable handle comprises a first handle portion and a second handle portion;   the first handle portion being slidably engaged with the Briefcase body; and   the second handle portion being telescopically and hingedly connected with the first handle portion; And   includes at least a pair of wheels on one edge thereof and a handle extending from an opposing edge thereof, such that, in said separated operative orientation, a user can push said first case on said wheels using said handle.   
     
     
         16 . A Briefcase that is convertible into a SINGLE LEG supported workstation, as claimed in  claim 1 , comprises:
 A phone holder;   the base portion further comprises a phone holder mounted on one of the inner 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 . A Briefcase that is convertible into a SINGLE LEG supported workstation, 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 pair 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 Briefcase that is convertible into a SINGLE LEG supported workstation, as claimed in  claim 1 , comprises:
 a Base Portion that convertible to a workstation/workstation;   The briefcase having a Base Portion located on the Rear Face of the briefcase that converts the Base Portion into a workstation/workstation when the telescopic leg is extended down.   
     
     
         19 . The Briefcase that is convertible into a SINGLE LEG supported workstation, as claimed in  claim 1 , comprises:
 a SINGLE telescoping leg in an oval shape, BUT CAN ALSO BE SHAPED, NOT LIMITED TO, being, square, triangle, circular, and rectangle in shape.

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