Adapter for releasably securing a computer and a printer in fixed, spatial relation

摘要

An adapter (10) to releasibly retain a lap top computer and a printer to an enclosed carrying case. The adapter comprises a frame made up of a floor (15), two side walls (12) and (14), and a partially closed top bordered by rails (16) and (18) perpendicular to and integral with the side walls (12) and (14). Both ends (22) and (24) are substantially open. A partition (20) across the side walls (12) and (14) connecting one to the other divides the frame into an electrical compartment (36) and a paper compartment (34). The lap top and the printer rest on the base rails (16) and (18), the printer receiving paper resting in the paper compartment (34) and coming through the open end of the paper compartment (34). The power supplies to the lap top and the printer, respectively, reside in the electrical compartment (36) with cords from an external AC power source having access through the open end of the electrical compartment (36).