Patent ID: 6794588
Filing Date: 2004-09-21
Classification: G06F,H04M

Abstract:
A two-part keyboard for separatably connecting to an electronic device for inputting data, said keyboard comprising:a first housing, said first housing having a first keyboard part, said first keyboard part comprising at least a key, an inner part of said first housing forming a first space, said first space having a first outlet located on a right-side of said first housing; a second housing, said second housing having a second keyboard part, said second keyboard part comprising at least a key, an inner part of said second housing forming a second space, said second space having a second outlet located on a left-side of said second housing; a base, a left side part of said base movably connecting to said first housing, a right side part of said base movably connecting to said second housing, said first and said second housings moving towards each other or away from each other via the connection between said base, said first and said second housing; a controller for processing an input signal coming from said first and said second keyboard parts, said controller electrically connecting to said first and said second keyboard parts; and a connector for separatably and electrically connecting to said electronic device, said connector electrically connecting to said controller for transferring said input signal to said electronic device, said connector being installed in said base; wherein, when said first and said second housings move towards each other, said left side part of said base is received in said first space via said first outlet and said right side part of said base is received in said second space via said second outlet and, when said first and said second housings move away from each other, said connector is exposed to between said right side part of said first housing and said left side part of said second housing for electrically connecting to said electronic device.