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Connector and support system for a touchpad keyboard for use with portable electronic appliances
   
Document Number
US Patent 6498720
Issued Date
December 24, 2002
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Inventors
Glad; Paul (Taylorsville, UT)
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Abstract
An adapter that electrically couples a portable touchpad keyboard to a portable electronic appliance, wherein the adapter couples a proprietary connector of a portable electronic appliance to an interface of the portable touchpad keyboard through a modified pin connector assembly, and wherein the portable touchpad keyboard also includes a physical support assembly on a bottom portion thereof, wherein the support assembly is unfolded and extended partway therefrom to thereby provide a physical support area on which to rest the portable electronic appliance, wherein the support assembly is unfolded in order to extend the support assembly far enough away from the portable touchpad keyboard to thereby support portable electronic appliances whose physical dimensions are relatively long when compared to a width of the portable touchpad keyboard.
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Owner
Cirque Corporation (Salt Lake City, UT)
Published
December 24, 2002
Application Number
10/039,223
Filed
January 4, 2002
US Classification
361/680   248/121 248/135 248/918 312/208.4 361/683 400/682 400/82
Int'l Classification
A47B   57/00   (20060101)   G06F   1/16   (20060101)  
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Parent Case
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This document claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application Serial No. 60/259,756 filed Jan. 4, 2001, and entitled CONNECTOR AND SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR A TOUCHPAD KEYBOARD FOR USE WITH PORTABLE ELECTRONIC APPLIANCES.
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361/680   361/683   361/686   400/82   400/682   400/691   400/692   400/693   400/488   400/489   312/223.1   312/208.4   248/121   248/122   248/123   248/124   248/125   248/126   248/127   248/130   248/135   248/136   248/166   248/349   248/121   248/122   248/123   248/124   248/125   248/126   248/127  
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