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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2003
Filed:
Nov. 07, 2000
Kyin Pauk Wong, San Francisco, CA (US);
Siltex Peter Yuen, San Jose, CA (US);
Llavanya Fernando, San Jose, CA (US);
Eric A. Bunn, San Jose, CA (US);
Symbol Technologies, Inc., Holtsville, NY (US);
Abstract
Apparatus for protecting a touch pad against wear, spills and abuse. An apparatus may include a cover for placement over a touch pad and adhesive, adhering to the cover, not adhering to the touch pad and for adhering to a surface surrounding the touch pad. The cover may have upper and lower surfaces. Then the adhesive adheres to the lower surface of the cover. An apparatus may include a touch pad with x and y orthogonal dimensions and at least one edge in each dimension, an overlay above the touch pad and with the touch pad forming a contour, and a plastic-film cover, above and adhering to the overlay, fitting the contour of the touch pad and overlay and covering two edges of the touch pad in each of the x and y dimensions. An edge of the touch pad may be the line at which the touch pad becomes accessible from under any overlying material.