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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 13, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 26, 2009
Applicants:
Chao Chen, Waterloo, CA;
Dietmar Frank Wennemer, Waterloo, CA;
Jana Lynn Papke, Waterloo, CA;
Inventors:
Assignee:
BlackBerry Limited, Waterloo, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 1/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A key assembly for an electronic device having a one-piece keycap and an electronic device having such a keycap are provided. In accordance with one embodiment, there is provided a key assembly for use in an electronic device, comprising: a keycap having a plurality of rigid key portions separated by mechanically deforming portions; and a flexible member having opposed first and second sides, the first side having a plurality of key stems which are attached to the plurality of key portions, the second side having a plurality of actuators for actuating dome switches of the electronic device.