Patent ID: 7780368
Filing Date: 2010-08-24
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A reconfigurable keyboard apparatus, comprising: a row mounting mechanism for mounting each row of keys on a row frame, the row mounting mechanism allowing one or more keys of each row to be moved and locked in a certain row position, whereby the spacing of one or more keys in each row on the keyboard can change; and a column mounting mechanism for mounting each column of keys on a column frame, the column mounting mechanism allowing one or more keys of each column to be moved and locked in a certain column position, whereby the spacing of one or more keys in each column on the keyboard can change; wherein the row mounting mechanism allows a key of a row to be moved and locked in a certain row position, and the column mounting mechanism allows said key to be moved and locked in a certain column position, individually and independent of other keys; wherein one or more keys can be moved in two different transverse directions independently, row and column, and locked or unlocked in a position for arranging the keys on a keyboard according to a reconfigurable layout.