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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.

Date of Patent:
Sep. 14, 2004

Filed:

May. 24, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:

Katsuya Funakoshi, Shinagawa, JP;

Takashi Arita, Shinagawa, JP;

Masayuki Kato, Shinagawa, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 1/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 1/00 ;
Abstract

An input device includes a case, circuit boards, and a support member. The case includes a rib formed therein to extend in a given direction. The circuit boards each include an input part, and are temporarily fastened to the case via the rib in process of assembling the input device. After the circuit boards are temporarily fastened to the case, the support member is fixed to the case so as to support the circuit boards between the support member and the case.


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