Patent ID: 7125180

Claim:
A collapsible keyboard, comprising: a body comprising a first section and a second section rotatably connected thereto; a first supporting structure connected to the first section and; a second supporting structure, one end of which is connected to the second section, with the other end connected to the first supporting structure, wherein when the first and second sections rotate to expand the body, the first and second supporting structures are rotated by the first and second sections and deploy operative to position the body simultaneously and support an electronic device, an angle is formed between a first plane and a second plane, the first plane is formed by the expanded body, and the second plane is formed by the deployed first and second supporting structures; and a flexible member, wherein the second supporting structure connects to the first supporting structure via the flexible member such that the first and second supporting structures rotate together, wherein the flexible member comprises a first flange, a second flange, and a pin, the first flange connecting to the first supporting structure, the second flange connecting to the second supporting structure, the pin connecting the first and second flanges, with the axial direction of the pin substantially parallel to the surface of the fully expanded body.