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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2002
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Esa-Sakari M{umlaut over (aa)}ttä, Tampere, FI;
Marko Eromäki, Tampere, FI;
Timo Tarvainen, Oulu, FI;
Assignee:
Nokia Mobile Phones Ltd., Espoo, FI;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 1/370 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 1/370 ;
Abstract
A method in the manufacture of a keyboard for an electronic device, the keyboard comprising a set of separate key caps fitted next to each other for transferring pressings, wherein each key cap is further attached to a common base. In the method, the key caps are separated from a solid piece by laser cutting, the piece being simultaneously attached to said base in such a way that the pieces to be separated from the piece, of which each represents one of said key caps, remain attached to said base even after the cutting.