The Safe-Clik-N-Grip Laptop Strap

Juniper Foo | Jan 12, 2007

Here's a nifty device that makes life a lot easier for execs who spend more time in the air than on the ground. Even those of us who travel on the occasional job junket will have gone through the hassle of digging out our notebook, chucking this into the security bin to be scanned by the x-ray machine, retrieving it and packing it back. All while trying to hurry through the tedious process. There's always the horror of dropping your laptop (owners of hardy ToughBooks or ThinkPads may sneer, but one never knows). A case of drag-and-drop? Okay, pun aside, out of necessity comes invention, and for enterprising traveler Gary Peters, that was the Safe-Clik-N-Grip Laptop Strap. It may look like some cheap DIY strap, but as Peters explains: "I developed a strap and handle assembly, with the handle allowing me to easily extract my laptop from my backpack prior to reaching the security belt. In other words, I can carry my laptop like another piece of luggage; drop it into the security bin, and extract the laptop from the bin by the handle, and easily return it to my backpack following the x-ray process." Two versions of strap are available: One for briefcase laptop bags and one for backpack laptop bags. Sit, Ubu, sit.

Via Gizmag

Price: US$14.95 (excluding shipping)
Availability: At Midrix Strap Store
Device: Laptop strap
Specs: 2-inch Poly-Pro webbing, main strap assembly fitted with 2-inch side release buckle, 2-inch tri-glide, support strap fitted with 5-inch hook & loop fasterner on each end, rubber handle.

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