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Patent No.:

US 10741344 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2020

Filed:

Sep. 24, 2018

Keyboard for electronic device

Applicant:

Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);

Inventors:

Eric A. Knopf, Cupertino, CA (US);

Matthew P. Casebolt, Cupertino, CA (US);

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

Robert Y. Cao, Cupertino, CA (US);

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

Dinesh C. Mathew, Cupertino, CA (US);

Zheng Gao, Cupertino, CA (US);

Ryan P. Brooks, Cupertino, CA (US);

Paul X. Wang, Cupertino, CA (US);

Bruce E. Berg, Cupertino, CA (US);

Assignee:

APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US);

Attorney:

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Primary Examiner:

Edwin A Leon

Assistant Examiner:

Iman Malakooti

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 13/70 (2006.01); H01H 13/7065 (2006.01); G06F 3/02 (2006.01); H01H 3/12 (2006.01); H01H 13/705 (2006.01); H01H 13/88 (2006.01); G06F 1/16 (2006.01); H01H 13/02 (2006.01); H01H 13/14 (2006.01); H01H 13/04 (2006.01); H01H 13/10 (2006.01); H01H 13/83 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 13/7065 (2013.01); G06F 1/1662 (2013.01); G06F 3/0202 (2013.01); H01H 3/122 (2013.01); H01H 13/023 (2013.01); H01H 13/04 (2013.01); H01H 13/10 (2013.01); H01H 13/14 (2013.01); H01H 13/70 (2013.01); H01H 13/705 (2013.01); H01H 13/83 (2013.01); H01H 13/88 (2013.01); H01H 2203/038 (2013.01); H01H 2215/004 (2013.01); H01H 2219/028 (2013.01); H01H 2219/056 (2013.01); H01H 2219/062 (2013.01); H01H 2221/07 (2013.01); H01H 2223/03 (2013.01); H01H 2223/054 (2013.01); H01H 2227/022 (2013.01); H01H 2229/02 (2013.01); H01H 2239/056 (2013.01); H01H 2239/074 (2013.01);
Abstract

An input mechanism is disclosed. The input mechanism includes a dome support structure defining an opening that extends through the dome support structure, a collapsible dome positioned in the opening and engaged with the dome support structure, and a cover member coupled to the dome support structure and covering the collapsible dome, thereby retaining the collapsible dome within the opening of the dome support structure.

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