Patent · US Expired

Inflatable keyboard

US5459461A · kind A · utility

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21Claims
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Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateJul 29, 1993
Grant dateOct 17, 1995
Priority date
Expiry dateJul 29, 2013

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T29/49105
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention includes a flexible, pressurizable keyboard made of resilient layers of plastic material, with molded keys which are deformable when pressed so as to send a signal to an electrical device. The keys are arranged with a flexible electrical circuit thereattached, which when depressed, establish a proper complete circuit.

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