Input/output device arrangements for terminals
US4533791A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 5, 1982 |
| Grant date | Aug 6, 1985 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 5, 2002 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S379/914
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In a mounting arrangement of lamellar, input/output devices for a computer or telecommunications terminal, one of the devices is movable relative to another of the devices between a limited operational position in which a first input/output device is operably exposed but masks a second device, and a fully operational position in which both the first and second devices are operably exposed. One embodiment has one input/output device sliding relative to a vertically adjacent input/output device. In another embodiment, input/output devices are hinged relative to each other and to a common cabinet base. The mounting arrangements offer the advantages of spatial economy, input/output device protection, and the capacity for an aesthetically attractive cabinet.
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