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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 11, 2004
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert Olodort, Santa Monica, CA (US);
John Tang, San Carlos, CA (US);
Peter M. Cazalet, Campbell, CA (US);
Sung Kim, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Arturo Meuniot, San Francisco, CA (US);
Paul Martin Donovan, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Assignee:
Think Outside, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 1/794 ; H03M 1/100 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 1/794 ; H03M 1/100 ;
Abstract
A foldable keyboard having a plurality of folding keyboard sections. Each keyboard section includes a frame carrying a key set having a plurality of keys. The key set may be movable laterally relative to the frame. The frame with the key set is foldable with respect to an adjacent frame. The frame provides a self-contained enclosure for the keyboard assembly when fully closed. When opened, the keyboard assembly can be a full-size standard QWERTY keyboard.