Pop-up laptop keyboard
US6853543B1 · kind B1 · utility
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31Claims
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 26, 2001 |
| Grant date | Feb 8, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 27, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F1/1667
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An ergonomic laptop computer or other apparatus is disclosed that provides a user a with a more comfortable angle for the user's wrists and hands while using the apparatus. The apparatus includes a keyboard housing having a top surface comprising a plurality of keys, a bottom surface operationally connected to a main computer body and positioning supports connected to the keyboard housing that extend and adjust to allow the keyboard to change its slope relative to the main computer body. The apparatus may be standard on laptop computers or sold as a retrofit kit that replaces existing non-ergonomic laptop keyboards.
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