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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2009
Filed:
Nov. 18, 2005
Donald W. Burnette, Sunrise, FL (US);
Julio C. Castaneda, Coral Springs, FL (US);
Jason D. Mcintosh, Weston, FL (US);
William H. Robertson, Jr., Fort Lauderdale, FL (US);
Donald W. Burnette, Sunrise, FL (US);
Julio C. Castaneda, Coral Springs, FL (US);
Jason D. McIntosh, Weston, FL (US);
William H. Robertson, Jr., Fort Lauderdale, FL (US);
Motorola, Inc., Schaumburg, IL (US);
Abstract
The embodiments of the invention concern a keypad (). The keypad can include a membrane (), at least one key with at least one flangeto overlap with at least one second flange of a second key (), and at least one audio port opening () in the membrane for providing a passage of air from a transducer () positioned behind at least one key through the keypad to a main volume area (). For example, the audio port opening can be in a region of the membrane between the keys, and the overlapping of the flanges obscures a view of at least one audio port opening.