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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2003
Filed:
Jan. 19, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Tsuyoshi Narusawa, Fukushima-ken, JP;
Masaru Komatsu, Fukushima-ken, JP;
Shinji Hirano, Fukushima-ken, JP;
Assignee:
Alps Electric Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G09F 3/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G09F 3/00 ;
Abstract
In a keyboard input device, a mounting member of a pointing device has holes, and a base has projections. The projections are joined to the holes by caulking, thereby mounting the pointing device on the base. An operating portion of the pointing device is placed among a plurality of control keys.