US Patent 10153077 Input device attachment/detachment mechanism for computing devices

Aspects described herein generally relate to a computing device and a corresponding input device. The computing device may include a housing including at least one component of the computing device. An input device can be removably attachable to at least a portion of the housing. The computing device may also include one or more electromagnets mounted within the housing, wherein the one or more electromagnets have a detach state that generates a first magnetic field in a direction that opposes a second magnetic field that attracts the input device to the housing.