Keyboard stand-up angle adjustor structure

• US 7,001,088 B2
• Filed: 05/14/2004
• Issued: 02/21/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 05/14/2004
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Liang Hui-Hu
• Original Assignee: Liang Hui-Hu
• Inventors: Hui-hu, Liang
• Primary Examiner(s): Hirshfeld, Andrew H.
• Assistant Examiner(s): FERGUSON SAMRETH, MARISSA LIANA
• Application Number:
  US10/845,132
• Publication Number:
  US 20050254875A1
• Time in Patent Office: 648 Days
• Field of Search: 400/472, 400/718, 400681-682, 248/127, 248/456, 248/469
• US Class Current: 400/681
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0208 Arrangements for adjusting the tilt angle of a keyboard, e.g. pivoting legs for keyboards integrated in a laptop computer G06F1/1667

Abstract

A keyboard stand-up angle adjustor structure consisting of a recess in the back surface of a keyboard as well as a leading hole mount, a center hole mount, and a trailing hole mount sequentially disposed on two sides at the front, middle, and rear portions of the recess that provide for first movably coupling and unitarily integrating a positioning block and a support block. The positioning block has a male hinge end and a female hinge end respectively disposed at its anterior and posterior extremities. The male hinge end is first aligned with and then inserted into the trailing hole mount near the keyboard rear section and thereby coupled to the back surface of the keyboard. The positioning block female hinge end has two aligned and, furthermore, hollow elements with axial holes that provide for spreading apart the support block pivot posts and inserting them into the positioning block axial holes. Pivot pins protrude outward from the opposite extremity of the support block and, furthermore, the pivot pins are fitted into the leading hole mount or the center hole mount of the keyboard to respectively provide for the keyboard level state or propped up state. As such, the keyboard is postured vertically on the desktop when it is not utilized to providing for additional usable desktop area, thereby achieving practical convenience and, furthermore, without occupying space.

Claims

1. An adjustable key board stand assembly comprising:

a) a key board having a recess having;

i) a leading hole mount located on a front of the recess;

ii) a center hole mount located on a middle of the recess; and

iii) a trailing hole mount located on a rear of the recess;

b) a positioning block having;

i) a male hinge end having two first pivot pins pivotally connected to the trailing hole mount; and

ii) a female hinge end having two first axial holes and two second axial holes adjacent to the two first axial holes, one of the two first axial holes and one of the two second axial holes are located on each of two opposing sides of the female hinge; and

c) a support block having;

i) two second pivot pins located on a first end and facing inwardly and pivotally connected to one of the two first axial holes and the two second axial holes; and

ii) two third pivot pins located on a second end and facing outwardly and pivotally connected to one of the leading hole mount and the center hole mount.

2. The adjustable key board stand assembly according to claim 1, wherein one of the two pivot pins extending outwardly from each of two opposing ends of the male hinge end of the positioning block.

3. The adjustable key board stand assembly according to claim 1, wherein the two second pivot pins are pivotally connected to the two first axial holes and the two third pivot pins are pivotally connected to the center hole mount.

4. The adjustable key board stand assembly according to claim 1, wherein the two second pivot pins are pivotally connected to the two second axial holes and the two third pivot pins are pivotally connected to the leading hole mount.

5. The adjustable key board stand assembly according to claim 1, wherein the two second pivot pins are pivotally connected to the two second axial holes and the two third pivot pins are pivotally connected to the center hole mount.

6. The adjustable key board stand assembly according to claim 1, wherein key board is held in a vertical position when the two third pivot pins are pivotally connected to the center hole mount.