SELF-STANDING KEYBOARD SUPPORT AND KEYBOARD WITH SAID SUPPORT

• US 20040011937A1
• Filed: 07/16/2002
• Published: 01/22/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 04/26/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Iguchi Issei Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Iguchi Issei Company Limited
• Inventors: Iguchi, Issei
• Granted Patent: US 6,695,273 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 248/351
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 11/22 with approximately constant height, e.g. with constant length of column or of legs F16M11/42 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 13/00 Other supports for positioning apparatus or articles heads thereof F16M11/02 ; undercarriages thereof F16M11/20 ; adapted to be stuck in the ground A45F3/44 ; sockets or holders for poles or posts E04H12/22; Means for steadying hand-held apparatus or articles supports for measuring instruments G01D11/30; supports for casings of remote control switching devices H01H9/025
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0202 Constructional details or processes of manufacture of the input device
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 248/918 Ancillary device support associated with a video display screen

Abstract

The present invention provides a self-standing keyboard support which is easy to install and which enables one to operate the keyboard while equipped with the support without being unsightly and encumbered; and a keyboard equipped with said support.

The invention is a self-standing keyboard support as below. Two L-shaped bands which bands each consist of a flat band portion and an edge portion formed at an approximately right angle to the respective flat band portion, with the flat band portions differing in length therebetween are arranged in such a way that the respective edges face each other. A thin resilient strip is placed across the undersides of the two edges portions and the respective flat bands portions are joined to the thin resilient strip. Further an adhesive portion is provided on the rear side of the thin resilient strip, thereby enabling its installation on the keyboard; and the invention is also a keyboard so equipped with a self-standing keyboard support in which said support is installed. Another keyboard equipped with a self-standing keyboard support may be obtained by installation through integrally molding a similar self-standing keyboard support on keyboard.

Claims

1. A self-standing keyboard support comprising:

an L-shaped band (9) and an L-shaped band (8) wherein

said L-shaped band (9) consisting of a flat band portion (4) and an edge portion (3) which is formed at one end thereof at an angle to said flat hand portion (4) and said L-shaped band (8) consisting of a flat band portion (7) and an edge portion (2) which is formed at one end thereof at an angle to said flat band portion (7) are arranged in such a way that the edge portion (3) faces the edge portion (2) with a designated distance apart therebetween;

the flat band portion (4) and the flat band portion (7) are joined together via a thin resilient strip (6) placed across the undersides of the edge portions (3) and (2).

2. A self-standing keyboard support as set forth in claim 1 wherein the flat band portion (7) is longer than the flat band portion (4).

3. A self-standing keyboard support as set forth in claim 1 or claim 2 wherein the backside of the flat band portion (4) is further provided with an adhesive portion (5).

4. A self-standing keyboard support as set forth in any one of claims 1 to 3 wherein the flat band portion (7) is 2.5-4.5 times as long as the flat band portion (4).

5. A self-standing keyboard support as set forth in any one of claims 1 to 4 claim 1 wherein the length of the edge portion (2) is shorter than that of the edge portion (3).

6. A self-standing keyboard support as set forth in any one of claims 1 to 5 wherein the space between the edge portions (2) and (3) is 0.17-0.65 times the exterior side length of the edge portion (2).

7. A keyboard equipped with a self-standing keyboard support as set forth in any one of claims 1 to 6.

12. A self-standing keyboard support as set forth in claim 1 wherein the angles formed by the flat band portion (4) and the edge portion (3), and by the fat band portion (7) and the edge portion (2) are preferably right angles.

8. A keyboard equipped with a self-standing keyboard support, said support comprising an L-shaped band (18), wherein

said band consisting of a flat band portion (13) and an edge portion (17) which is formed at one end thereof at an angle to the flat band portion (13) is joined to one side of a thin resilient strip (12) while the other side of said thing resilient strip (12) is secured embedded into the keyboard back portion (11);

said embedded portion is provided with a protruding portion (14), and the end face of said protruding portion (14) and said edge portion (17) are arranged so as to face each other with a designated distance apart therebetween.

9. A keyboard equipped with a self-standing keyboard support as set force in claim 8 wherein the height of the protruding portion (14) is equal to the height of the edge portion (17) minus the thickness of the flat band portion (13).

10. A keyboard equipped with a self-standing support as set forth in claim 8 or claim 9, wherein the indented portion (15) is formed on the backside portion of the keyboard (11), the indented portion being as deep as the sum of the thickness of the thin resilient strip (12) and that of the flat band portion (13), as wide as that of the flat band portion (13), and as long as the sum of the distance from the L-shaped band (18) to the end face of the protruding portion (14) and the length of the flat band portion (13).

11. A keyboard equipped with a self-standing keyboard support as set forth in any one of claims 8 to 10, wherein the space between the edge portion (17) and the end face of the protruding portion (14) is preferably 0.17-0.65 times the exterior side length of the edge portion (17).

13. A keyboard equipped with a self-standing keyboard support as set forth in claim 8 wherein the angle formed by the flat band portion (13) and the edge portion (17) is preferably a right angle.