Key assembly
US8598474B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 11, 2009 |
| Grant date | Dec 3, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 26, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01H2225/028
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A mobile device is described herein in which the mobile device has a housing that includes a transition point and an actuator that can be flexible and that can be used to initiate a predetermined action. The actuator can include a transition point. The mobile device can also have a stiffening component that can be configured to engage the actuator and can also have a flexible circuit. In one arrangement, the flexible circuit can be coupled to the stiffening component and the flexible circuit can be configured to relay signals in response to a force being applied to the actuator. In another arrangement, the actuator can be positioned such that the transition point of the actuator substantially aligns with the transition point of the housing of the mobile device.
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