Patent ID: 8896541

Claim:
A keyboard for a tablet computer comprising: a) a keyboard body having a top side and a bottom side; b) a set of keys located on the top side of the keyboard body; c) a first suction cup having a closed end and an open end, with the closed end attached to the bottom side of the keyboard body, wherein the first suction cup further comprises a first hinge having: i) a first portion attached to the keyboard body, ii) a second portion attached to the closed end of the first suction cup, the second portion having a flat support surface roughly parallel to an opening defined by the open end of the first suction cup, and iii) a pivot portion between the first and second portions that allows the first and second portions to rotate with respect to one another; wherein the bottom side of the keyboard body rests on the flat support surface of the second portion of the first hinge when the keyboard is in a use position; d) a radio frequency transmitter for transmitting keystrokes, based on pressed keys in the set of keys, as radio frequency signals; e) a tablet computer having: i) a radio frequency receiver for receiving the transmitted keystrokes, and ii) a flat display screen, wherein the open end of the first suction cup is attached to the flat display screen of the tablet computer; f) a first foot located on the bottom side of the keyboard body, the first foot contacting the flat display screen of the tablet computer when the keyboard body rests on the flat support surface in the use position and the open end of the first suction cup is attached to the flat display screen; and g) a second keyboard body having: i) a top side and a bottom side, ii) a second set of keys located on the top side of the second keyboard body, the second set of keys including a plurality of keys not found in the first set of keys, iii) a second foot located on the bottom side of the second keyboard body, iv) a second hinge attached to the bottom side of the second keyboard body, the second hinge having a second hinge pivot point, and v) a second suction cup having a closed end attached to the second hinge opposite the second hinge pivot point of the keyboard body, the second suction cup also have an open end attached to the flat display screen of the tablet computer wherein the first and second keyboard bodies are arranged such that the first suction cup is located proximal a first edge of the flat display screen and the second suction cup is located proximal to a second edge of the flat display screen opposite the first edge, such that the first and second feet are located nearer each other than the first and second suction cups.