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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 02, 2007
Filed:
Mar. 19, 2004
Scott M. Rix, Mountain View, CA (US);
Michael S. Roberts, San Francisco, CA (US);
Preston D. Brown, San Francisco, CA (US);
Scott W. Summit, San Francisco, CA (US);
Larry J. Kelly, Los Altos, CA (US);
Tim L. Canepa, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Scott M. Rix, Mountain View, CA (US);
Michael S. Roberts, San Francisco, CA (US);
Preston D. Brown, San Francisco, CA (US);
Scott W. Summit, San Francisco, CA (US);
Larry J. Kelly, Los Altos, CA (US);
Tim L. Canepa, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Ergodex, Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
An independently positionable key switch including a key base having a key cap receiving opening and at least one gripping feature operative to facilitate gripping of the key base. An actuatable key cap is arranged in the key receiving opening of the key base. The key cap is actuatable between an unactuated position and an actuated position.