Space-saver design for personal computer keyboard
AssigneeKoninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
InventorVickram Vathulya
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Abstract
A space-saving frame member for use in supporting a keyboard adjacent to a monitor. The frame member has an upper end and a lower end, and means for attaching the upper end of the frame member to the monitor such that the lower end of the frame member extends from a lower side of the monitor to support the keyboard. The frame member may be retractable such that when in an extended position, the user can access the keyboard. When the keyboard is no longer in use, the frame member may be retracted such that the keyboard is stored beneath and behind the monitor.
Claims20
An apparatus for supporting an input device, comprising:
- a frame member that includes:
- an upper end that is attached to a monitor, and
- a lower end that extends from a lower portion of the monitor,
- wherein:
- the frame member is configured to allow the input device to be positioned in both a first position and a second position,
- the first position is an extended position in which the input device is extended approximately outward from a front surface of the monitor,
- the second position is a retracted position in which the input device is retracted approximately in line with and adjacent to a rear surface of the monitor, and
- the lower end of the frame member supports the input device in at least the second position.
A monitor configured to store an input device, the monitor comprising:
- a display screen housing having a front surface and a back surface;
- a positioning member attached to a portion of the display screen housing for positioning the input device in both a first position and a second position,
- wherein the first position is an extended position in which the input device is extended approximately outward from the front surface, and
- wherein the second position is a retracted position in which the input device is retracted approximately in line with and adjacent to the back surface.
A monitor configured to store an input device, the monitor comprising:
- a display screen housing having a front surface and a back surface;
- a member having an upper end that is attached to the back surface, and a lower end that extends toward the front surface,
- wherein the member is configured to allow the input device to be positioned in both a first position and a second position,
- wherein the first position is an extended position in which the input device is extended approximately outward from the front surface, and
- wherein the second position is a stored position in which the input device is stored approximately in line with and adjacent to the back surface and is supported by the lower end.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.