What Is Roll Top?

a flexible, sliding cover for the working area of a desk, opening by rising upward and back in quadrantal grooves and rolling up beneath the top. Also called roll-top desk, rolltop desk . a desk with such a cover.

What is the rolltop laptop?

The Rolltop 2.0 is envisioned as having a flexible OLED (organic light-emitting diode) multitouch display (perhaps similar to Sony's) that can be used as a 13-inch laptop screen or full 17-inch monitor with a stand attached to the device. When it's not being used, the screen rolls up into an 11-inch tube.

What is the point of a roll top desk?

Most people recognize roll top desks for their sliding tambour covers, which conveniently roll down to cover stacks of papers, important documents, and other personal items. The roll top desk could be produced en masse, in part because of the simple wood flats that composed its original design.