Foldable piano keyboard
OwnerLindley Frahminventor
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Abstract
A portable piano keyboard is configured to be separable into multiple keyboard sections.
Claims2
A portable piano keyboard configured to be separable into two keyboard halves, each keyboard half comprising approximately half the total number of keys in the keyboard, the two keyboard halves having approximately equal lengths, the two keyboard halves being foldable together to create a consolidated single unit,
- the keyboard having a smaller keyboard length relative to a standard 6.5-inch octave, the keyboard comprises a standard 88 keys,
- wherein the keyboard is foldable along a keyboard hinge,
- the hinge comprising an interface configured to facilitate transmission between the keyboard halves of one or more of power and electronic signals,
- the hinge further comprising a removable pin configured to keep the two keyboard halves together, wherein removal of the removable pin permits the two keyboard halves to be separated,
- wherein a first keyboard half comprises a male power connector located immediately adjacent to the hinge, the first keyboard half further comprising a female electronic connector located immediately adjacent to the hinge, wherein the male power connector and the female power connector are configured to transmit power between the keyboard halves, and wherein the second keyboard half comprises a female power connector located immediately adjacent to the hinge in a position symmetrically opposed to the male power connector, the second keyboard half further comprising a male electronic connector located immediately adjacent to the hinge in a position symmetrically opposed to the female electronic connector, wherein the male electronic connector and the female electronic connector are configured to transmit electronic signals between the keyboard halves,
- the hinge further comprising a connector compartment configured to hold one or more of the male power connector, the female power connector, the male electronic connector, and the female electronic connector.
A portable piano keyboard configured to be separable into two keyboard halves, each keyboard half comprising approximately half the total number of keys in the keyboard, the two keyboard halves having approximately equal lengths, the two keyboard halves being foldable together to create a consolidated single unit,
- the keyboard having a smaller keyboard length relative to a standard 6.5-inch octave, the keyboard comprises a standard 88 keys,
- wherein the keyboard is foldable along a keyboard hinge,
- the hinge comprising an interface configured to facilitate transmission between the keyboard halves of one or more of power and electronic signals,
- the hinge further comprising a removable pin configured to keep the two keyboard halves together, wherein removal of the removable pin permits the two keyboard halves to be separated,
- wherein a first keyboard half comprises a male power connector located immediately adjacent to the hinge, the first keyboard half further comprising a female electronic connector located immediately adjacent to the hinge, wherein the male power connector and the female power connector are configured to transmit power between the keyboard halves, and wherein the second keyboard half comprises a female power connector located immediately adjacent to the hinge in a position symmetrically opposed to the male power connector, the second keyboard half further comprising a male electronic connector located immediately adjacent to the hinge in a position symmetrically opposed to the female electronic connector, wherein the male electronic connector and the female electronic connector are configured to transmit electronic signals between the keyboard halves,
- the male power connector automatically mating with the female power connector upon closing the hinge, the female electronic connector automatically mating with the male electronic connector upon closing the hinge.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.