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Snap-on keyboard and method of integrating keyboard

US6573843B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJul 14, 1999
Grant dateJun 3, 2003
Priority date
Expiry dateJul 14, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01H2223/028
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A snap-on keyboard configured to operate with a computer. The keyboard comprises a platform having a plurality of surfaces, and configured to house a plurality of components. The keyboard further comprises of a set of keys attached to one of the plurality of surfaces of the platform. The keyboard further comprises a connector attached to at least a portion of one of the plurality of surfaces of the platform. The connector is configured to automatically connect to a receiving connector attached to the computer in response to a force exerted downwardly from the platform to the computer.

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