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Keyboard assembly

US6054939A · kind A · utility

29Cited by
7References
18Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateMar 11, 1998
Grant dateApr 25, 2000
Priority date
Expiry dateMar 11, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01H2223/004
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A keyboard assembly capable of protecting the circuit membrane or other internal circuitry in the keyboard from being damaged by water flowing in from the key seats and from the bolt holes. The keyboard assembly of the invention utilizes a water-resistant sheet, which covers the circuit membrane mounted on the base of the keyboard body and is surrounded by a sealing flange.

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