device to lock the device in the expanded configuration the stiffeners 15 are swung out into their locked positions where they will come into contact with the stiffener stops 16 as shown in fig2 being magnets the stiffener stops 16 will hold the stiffeners 15 firmly in their locked positions until they are manually swung away from the stiffener stops 16 by the user when ready to fold up the device when the user is finished with the keyboard and handheld computer the device is folded up to form a carrier for the keyboard as follows first the keyboard is removed from under the clip 8 and folded into its folded configuration next the stiffeners 15 are rotated into their closed positions as indicated by the dashed lines in fig2 stiffener stops 16 engage the stiffeners 15 and firmly hold them in their closed positions the user can then fold the device into its folded configuration fig6 shows the direction in which panels 1 5 rotate note that in order to fold the top panel 5 the right panel 6 will have to be pulled away from the top panel 5 and held in the open position against the force of the spring hinge 11 as shown in fig1 similarly the left panel 7 will have to be held in the open position in order to fold the clip panel 1 and the bottom panel 3 also note that the.