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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 04, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 22, 2004
Applicants:
Roman Peter Rak, Waterloo, CA;
John A. Holmes, Waterloo, CA;
Jason T. Griffin, Waterloo, CA;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Research In Motion Limited, Waterloo, Ontario, unknown;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/02 (2006.01); H04M 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A keyboard apparatus includes a group of switches, a key having a corresponding group of plungers, and a chassis structure including a panel and a post. The post projects upward from the panel to support the key for manual movement pivotally into multiple actuated positions in which the plungers actuate the switches. The panel has a group of apertures through which the plungers are movable into actuating engagement with the switches upon such multi-directional movement of the key.