Patent · US Expired

Folding keyboard

US6793421B1 · kind B1 · utility

13Cited by
15References
12Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMay 29, 2003
Grant dateSep 21, 2004
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Expiry dateMay 29, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01H2223/05
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A keyboard for a small, portable computing device includes a pair of mating sections that can be folded together after they are pulled apart. The sections are releasably held together by a spring and by a sliding attachment structure that holds them in alignment. When the sections are pulled away from one another to release the sliding attachment structure, they are held together by a pivoting sliding attachment structure that allows folding.

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