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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:
Jun. 09, 1992
Filed:
Jul. 06, 1989
Applicant:
Inventor:
Tatsuya Moriike, Iwaki, JP;
Assignee:
Alps Electric Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H / ; H01H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
200341 ; 200310 ; 200313 ;
Abstract
A key top includes an indicator member formed of a transparent or translucent synthetic resin and having a projection corresponding to a contour of an indicating portion, an outer member formed of an opaque synthetic resin and molded to cover an outer surface of the indicator member except a top surface of the projection, a light transmitting colored coating printed on the top surface of the projection, and a light shielding coating printed on a part of the light transmitting colored coating which corresponds to a closed portion of the indicating portion such as the center of the letter 'O'.