Claims
- 1. A printer comprising: a housing, means in the housing for printing on record members, a keyboard for the printing means, a data cord electrically connecting the keyboard and the printing means, the keyboard having a base portion, the base portion having means for mounting the keyboard for use on a flat horizontal surface, the housing having means defining a supporting surface for rotatably and removably supporting the base portion, the data cord being long enough to enable the keyboard to be mounted either on a flat horizontal surface spaced from the housing or on the supporting means, wherein the base portion includes a lower portion with a generally frusto-conical construction, and wherein the supporting surface comprises a recess shaped to receive the lower portion of the base portion.
- 2. A printer as defined in claim 1, wherein the data cord extends from the keyboard at a location above the surface of the housing.
- 3. A printer as defined in claim 1, wherein the keyboard includes a keyboard portion inclined at an acute angle with respect to the horizontal, and wherein the keyboard portion is above the base portion.
- 4. A printer as defined in claim 3, wherein the angle is about 15.degree..
- 5. A printer comprising: a housing, means in the housing for printing on record members, a keyboard for the printing means, a data cord electrically connecting the keyboard and the printing means, the keyboard having a base portion, the base portion having means for mounting the keyboard for use on a flat horizontal surface, wherein the base portion includes a stuffing chamber for storing a portion of the data cord, the housing having means defining a supporting surface for rotatably and removably supporting the base portion, the data cord being long enough to enable the keyboard to be mounted either on a flat horizontal surface spaced from the housing or on the supporting means, wherein the base portion includes a lower portion with a generally frusto-conical construction, and wherein the supporting surface comprises a recess shaped to receive the lower portion of the base portion.
- 6. A printer as defined in claim 5, wherein the data cord includes a coiled flexible portion and a straight flexible portion, and wherein the stuffing chamber is large enough to receive essentially the entire coiled portion.
- 7. A printer as defined in claim 5, wherein the stuffing chamber is large enough to receive a substantial portion of the data cord.
- 8. A printer as defined in claim 5, wherein the data cord extends from the keyboard at a location above the recess.
- 9. A printer as defined in claim 5, wherein the keyboard includes a keyboard portion inclined at an acute angle with respect to the horizontal.
- 10. A printer as defined in claim 9, wherein the angle is about 15.degree..
- 11. A printer comprising: a housing, means on the housing for printing on record members, a keyboard for the printing means, a data cord electrically connecting the keyboard and the printing means, the data cord being long enough to enable the keyboard to be mounted on the housing or an adjacent surface spaced from the housing, wherein the housing has means for defining a recess, wherein the keyboard includes a base portion including a frusto-conical lower portion rotatably received in the recess to enable the keyboard to be rotated to a position convenient to the user and for enabling removal of the keyboard for repositioning on the adjacent surface, and wherein the base portion includes a stuffing chamber for storing a portion of the data cord when the keyboard is mounted on the housing.
- 12. A printer comprising: a housing, means on the housing for printing on record members, a keyboard for the printing means, a data cord electrically connecting the keyboard and the printing means, the data cord being long enough to enable the keyboard to be mounted on the housing or an adjacent surface spaced from the housing, wherein the housing has means for defining a recess which includes a frusto-conical wall, wherein the keyboard includes a base portion including a frusto-conical lower portion rotatably nested in the recess to enable the keyboard to be rotated to a position convenient to the user and for enabling removal of the keyboard for repositioning on the adjacent surface, and wherein the base portion includes a stuffing chamber for storing a portion of the data cord when the keyboard is mounted on the housing.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation of Ser. No. 232,205, filed Aug. 15, 1988, now abandoned which is a division of Ser. No. 885,886, filed Jul. 15, 1986, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,776,714, granted Oct. 11, 1988.
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