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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 15, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 21, 2018
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Simon R. Lancaster-Larocque, San Jose, CA (US);
Ari P. Miller, San Francisco, CA (US);
Christopher I. Owen-Elia, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Paul X. Wang, Cupertino, CA (US);
Robert Y. Cao, San Francisco, CA (US);
APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
Embodiments are directed to a keyboard or other input structure having a continuous fiber material. In one aspect, the continuous fiber material is disposed in a layered fiber pattern under tension. The continuous fiber material is continuous in that it is not broken or severed within the webbing. Heat and pressure are then applied to form a structural web. The resulting structural web may be stronger than a webbing of conventional materials yet with reduced relative weight.