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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Patent No.:

US 10128061 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Nov. 13, 2018

Filed:

Sep. 28, 2015

Key and switch housing for keyboard assembly

Applicant:

Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);

Inventors:

Bradford J. Zercoe, Cupertino, CA (US);

Craig C. Leong, Cupertino, CA (US);

John M. Brock, San Carlos, CA (US);

Keith J. Hendren, San Francisco, CA (US);

Assignee:

APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US);

Attorney:

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Primary Examiner:

Anthony R Jimenez

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 9/26 (2006.01); H01H 13/72 (2006.01); H01H 13/76 (2006.01); H01H 13/06 (2006.01); H01H 13/02 (2006.01); H01L 33/50 (2010.01); H01H 13/70 (2006.01); G06F 1/16 (2006.01); G06F 3/02 (2006.01); H01H 3/12 (2006.01); H01H 13/79 (2006.01); H01H 13/80 (2006.01); H01H 13/803 (2006.01); H01H 13/83 (2006.01); H01H 13/86 (2006.01); H01H 13/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 13/06 (2013.01); G06F 1/1662 (2013.01); G06F 3/0202 (2013.01); H01H 3/125 (2013.01); H01H 13/023 (2013.01); H01H 13/04 (2013.01); H01H 13/70 (2013.01); H01H 13/7006 (2013.01); H01H 13/79 (2013.01); H01H 13/80 (2013.01); H01H 13/803 (2013.01); H01H 13/83 (2013.01); H01H 13/86 (2013.01); H01L 33/50 (2013.01); H01H 2203/004 (2013.01); H01H 2203/038 (2013.01); H01H 2203/056 (2013.01); H01H 2205/016 (2013.01); H01H 2205/024 (2013.01); H01H 2207/04 (2013.01); H01H 2211/028 (2013.01); H01H 2213/01 (2013.01); H01H 2213/016 (2013.01); H01H 2215/038 (2013.01); H01H 2219/036 (2013.01); H01H 2219/052 (2013.01); H01H 2219/06 (2013.01); H01H 2219/062 (2013.01); H01H 2221/076 (2013.01); H01H 2227/026 (2013.01); H01H 2229/046 (2013.01); H01H 2239/004 (2013.01);
Abstract

A key and a switch housing for a keyboard assembly is disclosed. A switch housing for the keyboard assembly may include a body having a switch opening and a light source recess formed adjacent the switch opening. The switch opening may house or receive a dome switch for the keyboard assembly and the light source recess may house or receive a light source assembly configured to illuminate a keycap of the keyboard assembly. The switch housing also can include a top panel integrally formed and molded to a portion of the body. The top panel covers the switch opening formed in the body and the top panel is a light guide.

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