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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2015
Filed:
May. 14, 2012
David Otto Whitt, Iii, Sammamish, WA (US);
Matthew David Mickelson, Seattle, WA (US);
Joel Lawrence Pelley, Bellevue, WA (US);
Christopher Harry Stoumbos, Sammamish, WA (US);
Timothy C. Shaw, Sammamish, WA (US);
David Otto Whitt, III, Sammamish, WA (US);
Matthew David Mickelson, Seattle, WA (US);
Joel Lawrence Pelley, Bellevue, WA (US);
Christopher Harry Stoumbos, Sammamish, WA (US);
Timothy C. Shaw, Sammamish, WA (US);
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Input device assembly techniques are described. In one or more implementations, an input device includes a key assembly including a plurality of keys that are usable to initiate respective inputs for a computing device, a connection portion configured to be removably connected to the computing device physically and communicatively to communicate signals generated by the plurality of keys to the computing device, a flexible hinge that physically connects the connection portion to the key assembly, and an outer layer that is configured to cover the plurality of keys of the key assembly, form an outer surface of the flexible hinge, and is secured to the connection portion such that the outer layer wraps around at least two sides of the connection portion.