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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:
Jul. 24, 2001
Filed:
Sep. 29, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Hideki Ito, Fukushima-ken, JP;
Assignee:
ALPS Electric Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 5/16 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 5/16 ;
Abstract
A transparent keyboard device is disclosed which is superior in design synthetically, including spacer portions. The keyboard device comprises a keyboard body with a large number of key tops attached to the upper surface thereof, an upper case, and a lower case, the upper and lower cases accommodating the keyboard body therein, the key tops being formed of a transparent resin, and the keyboard body having a housing formed of an opaque resin and which supports the key tops. Key-shaped spacers formed of the same transparent resin as that of the key tops are mounted on the upper surface of the keyboard body.