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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. 15, 1994
Filed:
Aug. 25, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
Masahiro Kaizu, Narita, JP;
Atsuhiro Horii, Sakura, JP;
Assignee:
Fujikura Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
200513 ; 200521 ; 200310 ;
Abstract
A click-action membrane switch unit comprises a flexible base film having two surfaces, flexible circuits formed on at least one of the two surfaces of the base film and having interdigitating electrode contacts, a resist film formed on the flexible circuits and having a window in the region of the electrode contacts, a dome-shaped click spring made of electrically conducting material and having an edge placed on the circuits, and a layer fixed to the other surface of the base film and having an opening formed in the portion of the layer which aligns with the click spring.