Keyboard height adjustment system
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1. A keyboard for use on a work surface, the keyboard comprising:
- a housing having a base;
one or more feet; and
a system of gears that extends the one or more feet in a direction substantially perpendicular to the base, and raises a rear portion of the keyboard up and away from the surface such that the base of the housing at the rear portion of the keyboard is not in contact with the surface.
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Abstract
Keyboards comprise mechanisms to raise a portion of the keyboard to angle the keyboard for more ergonomically efficient usage. A first embodiment includes a system of gears that rotates cylindrical feet out of the bottom of the keyboard. The gear system transforms a small amount of user input into a relatively large height extension. Another embodiment includes a plinth of the keyboard housing that rests on the table while the upper portion of the keyboard is raised or lowered to the desired height.
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1. A keyboard for use on a work surface, the keyboard comprising:
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a housing having a base; one or more feet; and a system of gears that extends the one or more feet in a direction substantially perpendicular to the base, and raises a rear portion of the keyboard up and away from the surface such that the base of the housing at the rear portion of the keyboard is not in contact with the surface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A keyboard having a front and a rear, the keyboard for use on a work surface and comprising:
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an upper housing, the upper housing comprising openings where keys of the keyboard are located; and a lower housing comprising a plinth, the plinth rotatable about a pivot at or near the front of the keyboard, wherein a rear portion of the plinth is extended out from the upper housing while the plinth rotates about the pivot in order to change the height of the rear of the keyboard. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of raising the rear of a keyboard, the method comprising:
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depressing a button, the button releasing a foot and causing a compressed spring to decompress thereby rotating the foot about a pivot to an extended position, the extended position of the foot raising the rear of the keyboard relative to a front of the keyboard. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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14. A keyboard for use on a work surface, the keyboard comprising:
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a housing having a base; one or more feet; and a system of gears that extends the one or more feet in a direction substantially perpendicular to the base, and raises a first portion of the keyboard up and away from the surface such that the base of the housing at the first portion of the keyboard is not in contact with the surface. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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17. A keyboard having a front and a rear, the keyboard for use on a work surface and comprising:
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an upper housing, the upper housing comprising openings where keys of the keyboard are located; and a lower housing comprising a plinth, the plinth rotatable about a pivot at or near the rear of the keyboard, wherein a front portion of the plinth is extended out from the upper housing while the plinth rotates about the pivot in order to change the height of the front of the keyboard.
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