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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 09, 2012
Applicant:
Research IN Motion Limited, Waterloo, CA;
Inventors:
Assignee:
BlackBerry Limited, Waterloo, Ontario, CA;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 13/70 (2006.01); H01H 13/88 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 13/88 (2013.01); H01H 2223/008 (2013.01); H01H 2229/02 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49105 (2015.01);
Abstract
A keypad comprises a keypad frame and a metal spacer disposed on a backside thereof. At least one metal fret having a plurality of metal standoffs is disposed amongst the corresponding keycaps. These metal standoffs connect to the metal spacer (for example, via laser welding). The keypad frame can include a plurality of registration components and the metal spacer can include corresponding registration component-receiving openings disposed therein.