Patent ID: 7393151

Claim:
A keyboard configurable for typing in one of three different selectable keyboard configurations, the keyboard comprising: a base having opposed first and second sides and an end extending between the sides, a first keypad, a second keypad, and a third keypad, each keypad comprising a plurality of keys; a first connection mounting the first and second keypads on the first side of the base, the first connection selectively positioning the first and second keypads in first and second operating positions on the first side of the base, the first keypad facing away from the first side of the base in the first operating position for typing on said first keypad, the second keypad facing away from the first side of the base when in the second operating position for typing on said second keypad; a second connection mounting the third keypad to the base, the second connection selectively positioning the third keypad in third and fourth operating positions with respect to the base, the third keypad on the second side of the base and facing away from the base when in the third operating position and adjacent the end of the base and facing the same direction as the first side of the base when in the fourth operating position; wherein the keyboard can be placed in a first keyboard configuration with the first and second keypads in the first operating position and the third keypad in the third operating position so that the keyboard can be held between opposed right and left hands of a user for typing on the first and third keypads with said opposed hands; wherein the keyboard can be placed in a second keyboard configuration with the first and second keypads in the first operating position and the third keypad in its fourth operating position for typing with both hands of a user on the same side of the keyboard; and wherein the keyboard can be placed in a third keyboard configuration with the first and second keypads in the second operating position for typing on the said second keypad by a user.