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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 24, 2005
Filed:
Dec. 09, 2003
Applicants:
Junichi Inamura, Fukushima-ken, JP;
Tadamitsu Sato, Fukushima, JP;
Inventors:
Junichi Inamura, Fukushima-ken, JP;
Tadamitsu Sato, Fukushima, JP;
Assignee:
Alps Electric Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R001/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An input device includes a belt-shaped strap section in which leads are buried, and connecting members for connecting the strap section in an annular form. The strap section includes a sheet-shaped membrane having a plurality of input sections, and belt-shaped clamping members that can hermetically sandwich portions of the membrane having the input sections. One end of the membrane extends from end portions of the clamping members to be connected to an external device with one of the connecting members therebetween.