Lap desk

Abstract

A lap desk can be formed as a single body of material, such as foam. The body includes a main rear section having a top planar surface and left and right arms that extend forwardly from the main rear section and have top surfaces for supporting arms of a user.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A lap desk comprising:
 a single body formed of foam, the body including a main rear section having a top planar surface and left and right arms that extend forwardly from the main rear section and have top surfaces for supporting arms of a user.   
     
     
         2 . The lap desk of  claim 1 , wherein top surfaces of the left and right arms are angled downward from the top planar surface of the main rear section. 
     
     
         3 . The lap desk of  claim 1 , wherein the single body comprises a molded foam article. 
     
     
         4 . The lap desk of  claim 3 , wherein the foam comprises polyurethane foam. 
     
     
         5 . The lap desk of  claim 1 , wherein single body includes a front arcuate shaped cut out that defines the left and right arms. 
     
     
         6 . The lap desk of  claim 1 , wherein the main rear section has an arcuate shaped open that is open at a front of the single body and is defined by a curved underside of the main rear section. 
     
     
         7 . The lap desk of  claim 1 , wherein the main rear section includes a recessed cup holder and a recessed slot for receiving a mobile device. 
     
     
         8 . The lap desk of  claim 1 , wherein the single body formed of foam has a bottom surface, the bottom surface having a plurality of open cooling channels formed therein. 
     
     
         9 . The lap desk of  claim 8 , wherein each open cooling channel has a semi-circular shape and is open along the bottom surface. 
     
     
         10 . The lap desk of  claim 8 , wherein the plurality open cooling channels are parallel to one another and each extends from a rear edge of the single body to a front edge of the single body. 
     
     
         11 . The lap desk of  claim 8 , wherein the plurality of open cooling channels have different lengths. 
     
     
         12 . The lap desk of  claim 8 , wherein the plurality of open cooling channels are arranged in a first set and a second set with a center section of the bottom surface being devoid of the open cooling channels. 
     
     
         13 . The lap desk of  claim 1 , wherein an underside of each of the first and second arms has a stepped construction. 
     
     
         14 . A lap desk comprising:
 a rear section having a top planar surface; and   a forward section that includes shaped opening for receiving a torso of a user, the shaped opening defining left and right arms that extend forwardly from the rear section and have top surfaces for supporting arms of a user due to the left and right arms configured for placement against left and right sides of the torso of the user.   
     
     
         15 . The lap desk of  claim 14 , wherein the lap desk is formed as a single block of foam material. 
     
     
         16 . The lap desk of  claim 15 , wherein the shaped opening is U-shaped and wherein outer walls of the left and right arms are coaxial and coplanar with outer walls of the rear section. 
     
     
         17 . The lap desk of  claim 14 , wherein top surfaces of the left and right arms are sloped or beveled and lie in a plane that is below a horizontal plane that contains the top planar surface of the rear section. 
     
     
         18 . The lap desk of  claim 14 , wherein the main rear section and the left and right arms are formed of more than one part. 
     
     
         19 . A lap desk comprising:
 a block of foam material, the block including a main rear section having a top planar surface and left and right arms that extend forwardly from the main rear section and have sloped top surfaces for supporting arms of a user;   wherein the block of foam material has a bottom surface, the bottom surface having a plurality of open cooling channels formed therein, each open cooling channel has a semi-circular shape and is open along the bottom surface and extends from a rear edge of the block of foam material to a front edge of the block of foam material.