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A protective shell for a portable computer includes an upper shell and a lower shell connected via hinges. The computer can be placed into the shell by slipping a first hinged section of the computer underneath a first clip of the upper shell and then bending back a second clip, made of a resilient

A protective shell for a portable computer includes an upper shell and a lower shell connected via hinges. The computer can be placed into the shell by slipping a first hinged section of the computer underneath a first clip of the upper shell and then bending back a second clip, made of a resilient material, of the lower shell to allow a second hinged section of the computer to slip into the lower shell. The hinges are positioned on the protective shell so that they will be concentric or approximately concentric with a hinge of the portable computer when the protective shell encases the portable computer. A mounting plate may be removably attached to the shell to allow the shell to be connected to various mounting arm assemblies.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A device for protecting a portable computer comprising:first and second shells hingedly coupled together by a first hinge and a second hinge, opposite the first hinge, each shell defining an interior space;a first clip, extending from a sidewall of the first shell and ov

The invention claimed is: 1. A device for protecting a portable computer comprising:first and second shells hingedly coupled together by a first hinge and a second hinge, opposite the first hinge, each shell defining an interior space;a first clip, extending from a sidewall of the first shell and over a portion of the interior space of the first shell;a second clip, comprising a resilient material, extending from a sidewall of the second shell and over a portion of the interior space of the second shell, wherein a portion of a first hinged section of the portable computer can be inserted underneath the first clip and a portion of the second clip is capable of being resiliently bent to allow a second hinged section of the portable computer to slip past the resiliently bent portion of the second clip and into the interior space of the second shell; anda mounting assembly, removably coupled to the second shell, comprising:a mounting plate having a hook to hook onto a slot on a bottom surface of the second shell;a bolt, passing through a hole in the mounting plate, and having threads to threadably engage with a threaded hole on the bottom surface of the second shell;a ball, coupled to the mounting plate; anda rod, wherein the ball is received in a socket at an end of the rod.