Keyboard for slate personal computers
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1. A computer system comprising:
- an upper housing;
a processor within the upper housing;
a display screen attached to the upper housing;
a lower housing comprising a keyboard, the lower housing being mounted to and pivotable with respect to the upper housing and further comprising a zigzag stopper;
a keyboard cover being mounted on an upper housing surface opposite of the display screen wherein the keyboard cover moves pivotably relative to the display screen, the keyboard cover comprising a latch; and
wherein the zigzag stopper and the latch form a latch key assembly wherein the keyboard cover locks the keyboard so as to maintain the keyboard at an angle with the upper housing when the computer system is in a desktop mode.
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Abstract
A computer system may comprise an upper housing, a processor, a display screen, a keyboard case, and a lower housing. The display screen may be attached to the upper housing. The processor may be disposed within the upper housing. The lower housing may comprise a keyboard and may be mounted to and pivotable with respect to the upper housing. The keyboard cover may be adapted to cover the keyboard.
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18 Claims
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1. A computer system comprising:
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an upper housing; a processor within the upper housing; a display screen attached to the upper housing; a lower housing comprising a keyboard, the lower housing being mounted to and pivotable with respect to the upper housing and further comprising a zigzag stopper; a keyboard cover being mounted on an upper housing surface opposite of the display screen wherein the keyboard cover moves pivotably relative to the display screen, the keyboard cover comprising a latch; and wherein the zigzag stopper and the latch form a latch key assembly wherein the keyboard cover locks the keyboard so as to maintain the keyboard at an angle with the upper housing when the computer system is in a desktop mode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An electronic computing device comprising:
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an upper housing having a front face and an opposing rear face; a processor within the upper housing; a screen attached to the upper housing at the front face, the screen is coupled to be operable by the processor to display data to a user of the device; and a lower housing having a hinge and a keyboard, the lower housing being mounted to and pivotable with respect to the upper housing, wherein the lower housing is adapted to be received and nested in a recess on the rear face of the upper housing when the electronic computing device is in a slate mode, the lower housing further having a bump configured for being received in a recess in a side of the upper housing to form an angle stopper mechanism wherein the keyboard is urged to maintain a certain angle with the upper housing when the electronic computing device is in a desktop mode. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. A mobile computing device comprising:
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an upper housing having a screen carried on a first side; a lower housing having a set of input keys disposed on an operational surface, the lower housing being operably coupled to the upper housing for movement between a slate mode and a desktop mode, wherein, in the slate mode, the lower housing folds into a surface of the upper housing opposite of the first side with the set of input keys facing away from the first side of the upper housing, the lower housing further having a bump configured for being received in a recess in a side of the upper housing to form an angle stopper mechanism wherein the lower housing in the desktop mode is urged to maintain a certain angle with the upper housing. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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