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US 6,471,170 B2Granted
Keyboard holder
AssigneeIntel Corporation
InventorGus C. Pook
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Abstract
A keyboard holder to hold a computer keyboard on a computer, is described.
Claims16
An apparatus, comprising:
- a rack, having:
- a back plate to abut a first vertical side of a computer;
- a front plate to abut a second, opposite vertical side of said computer,
- a top plate integrally bridging between said back plate and said front plate so as to hold said back plate and said front plate in substantially parallel relation, said top plate configured to rest on a top side of said computer, said top side of said computer located between said first and second sides of said computer;
- wherein said front plate of said rack has an outwardly extending trough plate onto which an edge of a keyboard for operating said computer may rest, said trough plate having an upwardly extending lip plate formed thereon;
- and
- a clamping plate having a top trough plate for restraining another, opposite edge of said keyboard;
- wherein said clamping plate is attached so as to be adjustably positionable on said front plate to grasp said keyboard therebetween;
- and
- wherein said clamping plate and said trough plate define an outwardly facing opening through which operative elements of said keyboard are accessible for use in testing said computer.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- a rack configured to straddle a computer housing such that opposed dependent plates of said rack reside in parallel relation adjacent vertical side panels of said computer;
- a first computer keyboard holding member extending outwardly from one of said plates;
- and
- a second computer keyboard holding member having a plate extending outwardly therefrom, said second computer keyboard holding member being adjustably positionable on said one of said plates so as to grasp a computer keyboard between said first and second computer holding members;
- and
- wherein said first and said second computer keyboard holding members define an opening facing away from said computer through which operative elements of said computer keyboard are accessible for testing of said computer.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.