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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Patent No.:

US 5287245 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Feb. 15, 1994

Filed:

Nov. 13, 1992

Computer having ejectable keyboard ejected by damping device

Applicant:
Inventors:

Samuel A Lucente, Stamford, CT (US);

Richard F Sapper, Milan, IT;

Atsuhisa Naitoh, Ebina, JP;

Seita Horikoshi, Zama, JP;

Mikio Kurihara, Yokohama, JP;

Kazuhide Yoshihara, Machida, JP;

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);

Attorney:

Calfee Halter & Griswold

Primary Examiner:

Gerald P Tolin

Assistant Examiner:

Michael W Phillips

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K / ; G06F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
361680 ; 361727 ; 292163 ; 292181 ; 3123191 ; 400682 ; 345168 ;
Abstract

A keyboard storage and retrieval system for a computer is provided, the system comprising a flat panel display, an enclosure, a removable keyboard slidably attached to the enclosure, and a latching system for lockingly securing the removable keyboard to the enclosure. The latching system includes a manually operated damping device for ejecting the removable keyboard from the enclosure and a manually operated mechanical latching device for securing the removable keyboard to the enclosure. The flat panel display is movable to a closed position on the enclosure to actuate the latching device to prevent the damping device from ejecting the removable keyboard from the enclosure.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Lucente, Samuel. (1994). Computer having ejectable keyboard ejected by damping device (U.S. Patent No. 5287245). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/5287245

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