Seamless button array panels for handheld communication devices
US8643604B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 15, 2009 |
| Grant date | Feb 4, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 19, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/0202
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A button array panel for a handheld communication device. The button array panel can include buttons and a continuous and seamless layer covering each button. Each button has an associated function and full recovery. A substrate layer can also be provided and can be interposed between the buttons and continuous and seamless layer. The button array panel can be a side button array panel or a keypad button array panel. The button array panel can prevent material, such as dust or liquid, from penetrating the handheld communication device.
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