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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:
Apr. 01, 2008
Filed:
Dec. 08, 2005
Applicant:
Hideki Harada, Osaka, JP;
Inventor:
Hideki Harada, Osaka, JP;
Assignee:
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 9/02 (2006.01); H01H 9/18 (2006.01); H01H 13/70 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A key input device includes a key input unit and an illuminating unit. The key input unit has a key cap, movable mechanism, pressure sensing part, and a frame housing these components. The illuminating unit illuminates the key cap from the bottom of this key input unit through the movable mechanism and the pressure sensing part. The key input unit and the illuminating unit are configured in such a way that they are independently waterproofed.