Patent · US Expired

Low configuration keyboard

US5525979A · kind A · utility

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8Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateAug 14, 1995
Grant dateJun 11, 1996
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Expiry dateAug 14, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01H2233/016
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A low-profile keyboard (5) each switch (3) having a dished keybutton (3) held upward by a rubber dome (49) and having ribs (55) which depress extension (43 and 31) which carry electrical traces (45 and 33) to activate the switch. The assembly is mounted on post (15). A lower recess (21) permits excess travel to a quiet stop. The rubber sheet (47) provides spill resistance.

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