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US 2002/0158837 A1Published application
Input device with a covering device
OwnerDing-Teng Houinventor
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Abstract
An input device has a housing with an opening, and a cover pivotally coupled to the housing in a manner such that the cover can assume an open position where the cover is pivoted away from the opening to expose the opening to ambience, and a closed position where the cover completely covers the opening from ambience.
Claims20
An input device, comprising:
- a housing having an opening;
- and
- a cover pivotally coupled to the housing in a manner such that the cover can assume an open position where the cover is pivoted away from the opening to expose the opening to ambience, and a closed position where the cover completely covers the opening from ambience.
An input device, comprising:
- a housing having an opening;
- a cover pivotally coupled to the housing in a manner such that the cover can assume an open position where the cover is pivoted away from the opening to expose the opening to ambience, and a closed position where the cover completely covers the opening from ambience;
- a locking mechanism that releasably secures the cover to the housing;
- and
- a release mechanism that is operatively coupled to the locking mechanism to release the cover from the housing.
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An input device, comprising:
- a housing having an opening;
- a cover pivotally coupled to the housing in a manner such that the cover can assume an open position where the cover is pivoted away from the opening to expose the opening to ambience, and a closed position where the cover completely covers the opening from ambience;
- a locking mechanism that releasably secures the cover to the housing;
- a release mechanism that is operatively coupled to the locking mechanism to release the cover from the housing;
- and
- a pivot mechanism having a first end pivotally coupled to the housing, and a second end secured to the cover.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.