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Portable electronic product with a Qwerty keyboard

  • US 7,561,421 B2
  • Filed: 06/06/2006
  • Issued: 07/14/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/23/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A portable electronic product with a Qwerty keyboard, comprising:

  • a housing having opposed top and bottom surfaces, and a Qwerty keyboard disposed to overlay a substantial portion of one of said top and bottom surfaces of said housing, said Qwerty keyboard having an exposed surface being recessed within said one of said top and bottom surfaces of said housing; and

    a display, disposed on the other of said top and bottom surfaces of said housing, said display being pivotally coupled to said housing to overlay a portion of the other of said top and bottom housing surfaces in a first operational position, said display being pivotally displaceable relative to said housing to a second operational position at the opposed one of the top and bottom housing surfaces for operation thereat responsive to said Qwerty keyboard actuation, whereby when a user is not inputting data, a bottom surface of said display is closed in said first operational position; and

    when the user needs to input data, said display is pivotally displaced to said second operational position adjacent said Qwerty keyboard so that the user can view said display while inputting data.

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