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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2009
Applicants:
Tae Hyun Kim, Anyang-si, KR;
Kyung Soo Ji, Suwon-si, KR;
Jong Won Lim, Anyang-si, KR;
Inventors:
Assignee:
LG-Ericsson Co., Ltd., Seoul, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 13/70 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A communication terminal including a housing having elastic key buttons integrally coupled thereto is provided. The housing is configured to define an external appearance of the communication terminal. Each of the key buttons may have one end thereof integrally coupled to the housing and a free end at an opposite end thereof. A plurality of key-input switches may be respectively positioned beneath each key button. Each of the key-input switches may detect a corresponding key-input when the free end of the key button is brought into contact with the key-input switch.