Claims
- 1. An integral keyboard and storage organizer comprising:
an upper housing, said upper housing containing and partially enclosing a keyboard switching mechanism; a lower housing shell, an inner surface of said lower housing shell defining the lower periphery of a storage cavity; and hinging means, hingably connecting said upper housing to said lower housing shell in a clam shell fashion, whereby upon application of an external force the angular separation between said upper housing and said lower housing shell may be selectably increased and decreased, thereby exposing and concealing said storage cavity.
- 2. An integral keyboard and storage organizer according to claim 1, further comprising detent stop means to limit the possible angular separation of said upper housing from said lower housing shell.
- 3. An integral keyboard and storage organizer according to claim 2, further comprising counterbalance means to hold said upper housing and said lower housing shell at a position of angular separation upon removal of an external force.
- 4. An integral keyboard and storage organizer according to claim 3, further comprising locking means to maintain the upper housing and lower housing shell in a position of minimal angular separation, at which position the storage cavity is not exposed.
- 5. An integral keyboard and storage organizer according to claim 1, further comprising at least one partition disposed within said storage cavity.
- 6. An integral keyboard and storage organizer according to claim 4, further comprising at least one partition disposed within said storage cavity.
- 7. An integral keyboard and storage organizer according to claim 1, wherein said hinging means comprises a compound hinge mechanism, whereby the upper housing and the lower housing shell separate from each other at their hinged axis end as their angular separation is increased, and close toward each other at their hinged axis end as their angular separation is decreased.
- 8. An integral keyboard and storage organizer according to claim 7, further comprising detent stop means to limit the possible angular separation of said upper housing from said lower housing shell.
- 9. An integral keyboard and storage organizer according to claim 8, further comprising counterbalance means to hold said upper housing and said lower housing shell at a position of angular separation upon removal of an external force.
- 10. An integral keyboard and storage organizer according to claim 9, further comprising locking means to maintain the upper housing and lower housing shell in a position of minimal angular separation, at which position the storage cavity is not exposed.
- 11. An integral keyboard and storage organizer according to claim 7, further comprising at least one partition disposed within said storage cavity.
- 12. An integral keyboard and storage organizer according to claim 10, further comprising at least one partition disposed within said storage cavity.
- 13. An integral keyboard and storage organizer comprising:
an upper housing, said upper housing containing and partially enclosing a keyboard switching mechanism; a lower housing shell, an inner surface of said lower housing shell defining the lower periphery of a storage cavity; and slideing means, slideably connecting said upper housing to said lower housing shell, whereby upon application of an external force said upper housing may be slid in parallel alignment to said lower housing shell to selectably expose and conceal said storage cavity.
- 14. An integral keyboard and storage organizer according to claim 13, further comprising detent stop means to limit the length of travel of the slideing means and prevent separation of said upper housing from said lower housing shell.
- 15. An integral keyboard and storage organizer according to claim 13, further comprising at least one partition disposed within said storage cavity.
- 16. An integral keyboard and storage organizer according to claim 14, further comprising at least one partition disposed within said storage cavity.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. provisional patent application Ser. No. 60/336,951 filed Nov. 7, 2001 and entitled Keyboard Organizer, which is incorporated herein by reference.
Provisional Applications (1)
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60336951 |
Nov 2001 |
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