Patent ID: 8354580

Claim:
A split PC data and music input keyboard, comprising in combination: a left section of keys associated with left hand PC data input with a left positioner and left keyboard housing; a right section of keys associated with right hand PC data input with a right positioner and right keyboard housing; said left section of keys and said right section of keys form a keyboard that separates substantially where said left hand PC data input and said right hand PC data input are divided; said keyboard has a lower housing with a right limiting stop and left limiting stop aligning said left section of keys and said right section of keys; said keyboard has a closed position where said left section of keys and said right section of keys are closest together and keys with substantially the same key to key lateral pitch are contiguous from said left hand section of keys through said right hand section of keys with substantially the same said key to key lateral pitch; said left keyboard housing having a right mating edge that is less than half said key to key pitch from a key centerline to said right mating edge; said right keyboard housing having a left mating edge that is less than half said key to key pitch from said key centerline to said left mating edge; said keyboard has an open position where said left positioner contacts said left limiting stop and said right positioner contacts said right limiting stop spacing said left section of keys from said right section of keys allowing a middle section of keys to be inserted with said key to key lateral pitch to remain contiguous from said left section of keys with substantially the same key to key lateral pitch through said middle section of keys through said right section of keys with substantially the same key to key lateral pitch; and a microprocessor to scan said keys to detect which key or keys are being touched and output key data.