Gravity assisted swingdown support for keyboards or the like
CA 1281699 C · Owner: Northern Telecom Limited · Inventors: Obermeyer, Mark W.
Overview
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Abstract of the Disclosure, A leg assembly for a keyboard allows the keyboard to be placed at alternate working angles. The leg assembly comprises a single leg extending substantially for the length of the keyboard, the leg having thereon a rib which acts as a foot when the leg is in a retracted position and which supports a back edge of the keyboard when the leg is in a deployed position. The leg is pivotally mounted to the keyboard wherein the leg is movable between two stable positions, a first position being the retracted position the, second position being the deployed position which is beyond a quiescent position of the leg. The leg is moved from the retracted position to the deployed …
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- Granted March 19, 1991. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended March 19, 2008.
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