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Computer equipment monitor and discriminator

  • US 5,388,032 A
  • Filed: 05/04/1993
  • Issued: 02/07/1995
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/04/1993
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A computer monitoring device for selectively monitoring a plurality of computers mounted within a computer equipment rack, comprising:

  • a base housing having a front partition and a rear partition, wherein the base housing is slidably mounted within an opening in the equipment rack so that the base housing can be substantially recessed in the opening;

    a keyboard located in the front partition of the base housing, wherein the vertical height of the keyboard allows the base housing to be recessed into the opening in the equipment rack;

    a display housing pivotably connected to the base housing in a configuration such that the display housing is rotatably moveable from a collapsed position to an erected position;

    a flat panel display positioned in the display housing so as to be viewed by a viewer when the housing is in the erected position and, when the housing is in the collapsed position, the vertical height of the display and the display housing allows the base housing to be recessed into the opening in the equipment rack; and

    a discriminator, responsive to a selector input device, for selecting one of the plurality of computers for monitoring, wherein the discriminator operatively connects the keyboard and the display to a computer selected by the selector input device.

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