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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.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 1988
Filed:
Oct. 29, 1986
Applicant:
Inventors:
Masaji Takeshima, Nara, JP;
Kiyoshi Kinugawa, Nara, JP;
Assignee:
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
200 / ; 200 / ; 2001 / ;
Abstract
A key switch is provided with a depressable part having a contact set in its underside and held apart from a stationary contact located below it. The depressable part has a key switch surface located to one side of the center on the upper surface of the depressable part. The key switch is also provided with a rotation fulcrum in the center of the underside of the depressable part. The movable contact is located to one side of the center on the underside of the depressable part to allow the depressable part to turn on the fulcrum so that the movable and stationary contacts can touch each other.