Keyboard carrier

• US 20050115475A1
• Filed: 12/02/2003
• Published: 06/02/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 12/02/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: PUU RONG Industries Company Limited
• Original Assignee: PUU RONG Industries Company Limited
• Inventors: Lin, Sheng-Hsiung
• Application Number:
  US10/724,735
• Publication Number:
  US 20050115475A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 108/102
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 21/0314 Platforms for supporting office equipment

Abstract

A keyboard carrier installs to a platform by means of a supporting arm disposed at one side of the platform for supporting a keyboard and at least one object. The keyboard carrier includes a storage compartment and a supporting plate. The storage compartment includes a container and a cover. The container stores small objects. The cover corresponds to the container for opening and closing. The supporting plate is made of metal material for supporting the keyboard and the object and includes a first supporting surface and a second supporting surface. The first supporting surface supports the keyboard. The second supporting surface supports the object formed by expanding from the front edge of the first supporting surface towards the user. The first supporting surface and the second supporting surface are integral to the carrier.

Claims

1. A keyboard carrier, installed to a platform by using a supporting arm disposed at one side of the platform for supporting a keyboard capable of holding at least one object, the keyboard carrier comprises:

a storage compartment, including;

a container; and

a cover corresponding to the container to be opened and closed; and

a supporting plate made of metal for supporting the keyboard and the object, including;

a first supporting surface for supporting the keyboard; and

a second supporting surface for supporting the object formed by expanding from the front edge of the first supporting surface towards the user, the first supporting surface and the second supporting surface are integral to the carrier.

2. The keyboard carrier according to claim 1, wherein the first supporting surface and the second supporting surface are not located on the same horizontal plane.

3. The keyboard carrier according to claim 1, wherein the container has at least one partition for separating objects that are inside the container.

4. The keyboard carrier according to claim 1, wherein the second supporting surface provides at least one fixing hole and the container is provided with at least one fixing protrusion disposed on the bottom thereof and respectively corresponding to the fixing holes, to affix the container to the second supporting surface.

5. The keyboard carrier according to claim 1, wherein the container provides at least one fixing element for fixing the fixing protrusion to the fixing hole.

6. The keyboard carrier according to claim 5, wherein the fixing element is a screw.

7. The keyboard carrier according to claim 5, wherein the fixing element is a tenon.

8. The keyboard carrier according to claim 5, wherein the fixing element is a rivet.

9. The keyboard carrier according to claim 1, wherein the container has at least one snap groove disposed on the side thereof for connecting the cover to the container for opening and closing.

10. The keyboard carrier according to claim 1, wherein the cover has at least one snap protrusion disposed on the side corresponds to the snap groove for opening and closing.

11. The keyboard carrier according to claim 1, wherein the storage compartment further includes a soft pad disposed on the cover for providing a user'"'"'s hand with supporting when the user uses the keyboard.

12. The keyboard carrier according to claim 11, wherein the soft pad has a fastener disposed on the edge thereof for connecting the soft pad to the cover.

13. The keyboard carrier according to claim 1, wherein the supporting plate is provided with a binder disposed at the top of the first supporting surface for providing the user with easy reading for correctly inputting data.

14. The keyboard carrier according to claim 1, wherein the container of the storage compartment is provided with at least one partition, and the second supporting surface is provided with at least one hole disposed in the edge of the second supporting surface and corresponding to the partition.