CA2182252A1 - Limited movement computer keyboard retaining assembly - Google Patents

Limited movement computer keyboard retaining assembly

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Publication number
CA2182252A1
CA2182252A1 CA002182252A CA2182252A CA2182252A1 CA 2182252 A1 CA2182252 A1 CA 2182252A1 CA 002182252 A CA002182252 A CA 002182252A CA 2182252 A CA2182252 A CA 2182252A CA 2182252 A1 CA2182252 A1 CA 2182252A1
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Prior art keywords
keyboard
retaining assembly
computer keyboard
limited movement
workstation
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CA002182252A
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French (fr)
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CA2182252C (en
Inventor
Donald Lee Oros
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Elsag International BV
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Elsag International BV
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47B—TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE
    • A47B21/00—Tables or desks for office equipment, e.g. typewriters, keyboards
    • A47B21/03—Tables or desks for office equipment, e.g. typewriters, keyboards with substantially horizontally extensible or adjustable parts other than drawers, e.g. leaves
    • A47B21/0314—Platforms for supporting office equipment
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47B—TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE
    • A47B21/00—Tables or desks for office equipment, e.g. typewriters, keyboards
    • A47B21/03—Tables or desks for office equipment, e.g. typewriters, keyboards with substantially horizontally extensible or adjustable parts other than drawers, e.g. leaves
    • A47B21/0314—Platforms for supporting office equipment
    • A47B2021/0321—Keyboard supports

Abstract

A computer keyboard retaining assembly having a removable peg mounted to the bottom of the keyboard and being insertable into a spring loaded peg holder mounted flush with a workstation work surface to allow rotational and lateral movement of the keyboard along the surface to optimally orient the keyboard with respect to the workstation operator while preventing the accidental dropping of the keyboard off the workstation surface.
CA002182252A 1995-08-17 1996-07-29 Limited movement computer keyboard retaining assembly Expired - Fee Related CA2182252C (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US08/516,357 1995-08-17
US08/516,357 US5619394A (en) 1995-08-17 1995-08-17 Limited movement computer keyboard retaining assembly

Publications (2)

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CA2182252A1 true CA2182252A1 (en) 1997-02-18
CA2182252C CA2182252C (en) 2001-07-24

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CA002182252A Expired - Fee Related CA2182252C (en) 1995-08-17 1996-07-29 Limited movement computer keyboard retaining assembly

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US (1) US5619394A (en)
EP (1) EP0761126A1 (en)
CA (1) CA2182252C (en)

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US6068417A (en) * 1998-03-18 2000-05-30 Butler; Robert B. Electrical key connection for expandable keyboard
US6536966B1 (en) 1998-03-18 2003-03-25 Robert Brown Butler Expandable keyboard for small computers and the like
TW492557U (en) * 2000-10-23 2002-06-21 Darfon Electronics Corp Engaging mechanism for removable keyboard module
KR100926649B1 (en) * 2006-07-06 2009-11-16 삼성전자주식회사 Coupling unit and portable computer having same

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US4378553A (en) * 1981-03-13 1983-03-29 Mccall William C Data input system using a split keyboard
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US5267127A (en) * 1990-11-30 1993-11-30 International Business Machines Corp. Personal computer with folding and sliding keyboard
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JPH05189084A (en) * 1992-01-10 1993-07-30 Toshiba Corp Small-sized electric appliance
US5249103A (en) * 1992-07-02 1993-09-28 Ncr Corporation Modular transaction terminal having a docking surface with a plurality of parallel grooves
US5395178A (en) * 1993-01-15 1995-03-07 Stenograph Corporation Tripod for supporting a shorthand machine

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EP0761126A1 (en) 1997-03-12
CA2182252C (en) 2001-07-24
US5619394A (en) 1997-04-08

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