Housing and stowage mechanism for terminal keyboard and display panel

Claim 1

A housing and stowage mechanism for a terminal keyboard and data display panel, comprising a housing having a generally rectangular body including a back and a face and relatively narrow surrounding sides, said housing being adapted for mounting vertically with the back thereof against a vertical support; hinge means pivotally securing said housing face to said housing body near the lower edge of said housing face to permit lowering of said face from a closed, vertical position to an open, substantially horizontal position; means for securing a terminal keyboard to said housing face upon a portion thereof opposite said hinge meand and upon the surface thereof facing said housing back; means for securing a display panel pivotally to said housing face upon a portion thereof between said keyboard and said hinge means and upon the same surface thereof as said keyboard, said panel securing means being located near the edge of said panel adjacent said keyboard; and a mechanism linked to said housing face and actuated by motion of said housing face from a closed to an open position for elevating the edge of said display panel opposite said panel securing means above the level of said panel securing means when said housing face is in an open, substantially horizontal position, said mechanism including: first and second links pivotally joined together at one end of each said link; means pivotally securing said first link to said housing body at the end thereof opposite said second link; means pivotally joining said second link to said housing face at a point intermediate the ends of said second link, the end of said second link opposite said first link being free to rotate and translate during lowering of said housing face from a vertical position to a horizontal position; and means at said opposite end of said second link for engaging said edge of said display panel opposite said panel securing means.