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AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsSamuel A. M. Lucente, Richard F. Sapper, Atsuhisa Naitoh, Seita Horikoshi, Mikio Kurihara, Kazuhide Yoshihara
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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.
A laptop computer having an ejectable keyboard, comprising:
A computer having an ejectable keyboard, comprising:
A pen-based computer having an ejectable keyboard, comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.