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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 13, 2013
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Wayne M. Delia, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Mozhgan Eslami, Richmond Hill, CA (US);
Gautam Majumdar, Wappingers Falls, NY (US);
GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC., Grand Cayman, KY;
Abstract
A grid connected keyboard which includes a keyboard base; and a removable keyboard positioned with respect to the keyboard base. The removable keyboard include a keyboard grid having a plurality of spaces; a plurality of keyboard keys positioned within the spaces of the keyboard grid; and fastening means between the keyboard grid and each of the plurality of keyboard keys for maintaining the keyboard keys within the spaces of the keyboard grid. The fastening means allows movement of the keyboard keys in a direction perpendicular to a plane that contains the keyboard grid. The removable keyboard, including the plurality of keyboard keys, are removable from the keyboard base as a unit.