Webbed keyboard assembly
US7850378B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 13, 2005 |
| Grant date | Dec 14, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 13, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49826
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A keyboard assembly configured for converting keystroke activation into electrical signals. The keyboard assembly includes a plurality of key caps, each of the plurality of key caps being configured to transition between a rest position and a depressed position. The keyboard assembly also includes a web-like structure having a plurality of interconnected ribs defining a plurality of apertures. The plurality of key caps are disposed such that the plurality of key caps move within the plurality of apertures and traverse a plane formed by an upper surface of the web-like structure when the plurality of key caps transition between the rest position and the depressed position.
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