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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 10, 2013
Applicant:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Harold J. Welch, San Jose, CA (US);
Craig C. Leong, San Jose, CA (US);
James J. Niu, San Jose, CA (US);
John M. Brock, San Francisco, CA (US);
Keith J. Hendren, San Francisco, CA (US);
Robert L. Coish, Mountain View, CA (US);
Robert S. Murphy, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
William P. Yarak, III, San Francisco, CA (US);
Assignee:
APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 13/14 (2006.01); H01H 3/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 3/125 (2013.01); H01H 2221/062 (2013.01);
Abstract
A keyswitch mechanism having reduced key rattle and a keyboard having reduced key rattle. A rattle suppression mechanism may be formed on a portion of the scissor mechanism or on a portion of the keycap. The rattle suppression mechanism is configured to maintain force on the portion of the scissor mechanism abutting the keycap.