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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:
Oct. 26, 2004
Filed:
Jun. 15, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Nikolaj Bestle, Calabasas, CA (US);
Assignee:
Nokia Mobile Phones Limited, Espoo, FI;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03M 1/100 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03M 1/100 ;
Abstract
The present invention discloses a keypad ( ) for an electronic device including a plurality of fingers ( ) having a splayed open configuration and a plurality of keys ( ) on each finger ( ). The fingers ( ) are moved into a closed configuration when the keypad is installed in said electronic device such that a key ( ) on at least one finger ( ) is positioned in close proximity or is contiguous to a key ( ) on an adjacent finger ( ).