Modular desktop organizer for use with computer keyboard
US5265735A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 19, 1991 |
| Grant date | Nov 30, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 19, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/0202
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The desktop organizer includes a main tray for adhesively mounting to a top rear surface of the computer keyboard and a set of removable compartments for detachably mounting to a rear edge of the main tray. Each compartment is provided with a upper forward depending flange for engaging with an upper edge of the main tray. The compartments thus depend from the main tray along a rear surface of the keyboard. The compartments are arrangeable along the length of the main tray in a variety of different configurations. One or more of the compartments is sized for storing computer floppy disks. At least one of the compartments is sufficiently short such that, when positioned along the rear surface of the keyboard, it does not interfere with a keyboard cord extending outward from the rear of the keyboard. The provision of detachable and reconfigurable compartments allows the desktop organizer to be configured to avoid interference with access to disk drives of the computer. The invention thus provides a simple and inexpensive desktop organizer for mounting directly to a computer keyboard and for storing pencils, pens, computer disks and the like for easy access while using the computer.
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