Combination keyboard and cover for a handheld computer
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1. A device comprising:
- a handheld first apparatus having a display including a first surface from which at least a portion of the display may be viewed;
a second apparatus in operative association with said handheld first apparatus including a second surface, said second apparatus movable between an operational position and a nonoperational position; and
,a planar motion mechanism carrying one of said handheld first apparatus and said second apparatus and allowing planar motion between said second surface and said first surface whereby said second apparatus may be selectably moved between said operational position and said nonoperational position.
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Abstract
A device (10) adding apparatus as a keyboard input to a handheld computer (12) lacking such input (such as pen computers and personal digital assistants) includes a keyboard (11) and a planar motion pivot mechanism (30). Planar motion pivot mechanism (30) includes a body (31) formed as a boot that encloses an end of the handheld computer (12), and a pivot pin (32). The user simply rotates keyboard (11) from a nonoperational position substantially covering the handheld computer display (14), to an operational position at substantially a right angle to the display (14).
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1. A device comprising:
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a handheld first apparatus having a display including a first surface from which at least a portion of the display may be viewed; a second apparatus in operative association with said handheld first apparatus including a second surface, said second apparatus movable between an operational position and a nonoperational position; and
,a planar motion mechanism carrying one of said handheld first apparatus and said second apparatus and allowing planar motion between said second surface and said first surface whereby said second apparatus may be selectably moved between said operational position and said nonoperational position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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