Flexible foldable keyboard
US7213991B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 11, 2003 |
| Grant date | May 8, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 12, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01H2231/022
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A flexible foldable keyboard apparatus includes a flexible foldable keyboard (101) having a key defining plane (102), an interface device and phone supporting device (103). The phone supporting device (103) is arranged to unfold from a storage configuration, in which the phone supporting device (103) is folded onto the key defining plane (102) to allow the key defining plane (102) to be wrapped around the phone supporting device (103), to present a telephone supporting configuration, in which the phone supporting device (103) is configured to receive a mobile telephone (401). The phone supporting device (103) is configured to support a mobile telephone (401) in an orientation in which an electrical connection is provided between the interface device and the electrical connectors of the mobile telephone (401), such that the mobile telephone (401) and the flexible foldable keyboard (101) are in electrical communication.
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